The Sontarans marched out of their ship as everyone looked on in horror! \u201cHow is this possible?!\u201d asked Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, when do the Sontarans learn how to make their ships bigger on the inside?\u201d quizzed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTheir Martial Year 76,000,\u201d replied the Doctor. At that moment, the glowing Miss Tarae stood up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2026cutthroat\u2026over-microwaved\u2026skulking\u2026potatoes!\u201d she hissed. \u201cYou\u2019re supposed to be\u2026desperate Thanakians!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will admit, acting like someone who is desperate is NOT the Sontaran way,\u201d said Trev, \u201cbut the securing of Gallifrey is of top priority! Now, with Gallifreyan technology and science at our disposal, WE shall be the new Lords of Time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHAT\u2019S MY POSITION, YOU ANTS!\u201d shrieked Miss Tarae as she thrust her arms forward, channeling the destructive power of her regeneration energy into various Sontarans. As she continued, her face changed. She grew, her chest became masculine, her hair darkened, and she grew a goatee as her shriek became a male roar. After Miss Tarae spent it all, a new man wearing her Lolita outfit collapsed to the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDESTROY THEM!\u201d ordered Trev. As the Sontarans fired, Romana and Susan picked up Miss Tarae, now a male again, and carried him into the Citadel with the Doctor covering the retreat and locking the doors behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a few minutes, the group found a place to set the masculine Miss Tarae down and hole up. \u201cWell, this is a fine kettle of fish!\u201d hissed the Doctor. \u201cThe Sontarans duped Miss Tarae, excuse me, the Master, into giving them access to Gallifrey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut why again?\u201d asked Rassilon. \u201cThey already tried to invade Gallifrey once!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey still crave our mastery over time travel,\u201d mused Romana. \u201cIt would make sense that they would try when Gallifrey is so weak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOooouughh,\u201d groaned the Master as he sat up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, the \u2018hero\u2019 of the hour awakens,\u201d scoffed Rassilon. The Master ran his hand over his face, then realized he felt a beard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I\u2019m a male again, aren\u2019t I?\u201d he asked no one in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGotta say, while I\u2019m fine with men in dresses,\u201d remarked the Doctor, \u201cthat outfit doesn\u2019t suit you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll rerobe him later,\u201d said Rassilon. The Master face-palmed as he recalled what happened to cause him to regenerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe I was so foolish!\u201d he growled. \u201cI KNOW the Sontarans had developed dimensional transcendentalism and their own Chameleon Circuit in that time! No wonder their Thanakian disguise was so ready to accept my terms!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow did you find them anyways?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy TARDIS picked up a distress signal and I followed it,\u201d replied the Master. \u201cI should have known! The Thanakians never bothered learning Time Lord communication frequencies! That should have been my first clue!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Sontarans, knowing your reputation,\u201d said Rassilon, \u201cand correctly guessing that the Master and Miss Tarae are the same Time Lord, simply showed you what you desired most, Master! Like a CIA agent, you acted on your own agenda!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith what little respect I have for you, Rassilon,\u201d hissed the Master, \u201cwe are beyond recriminations!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYOU OVERREACHED YOURSELF AS USUAL!\u201d shouted Rassilon. \u201cI<\/em> DRAW ANY BOUNDARIES WE MAY CROSS! I<\/em> AM THE FOUNDER OF TIME LORD SOCIETY! SWORN TO DEFEND MY WORLD! \u2026Barely to have started fixing the crisis with the Eye of Harmony, then we lurch into this new one with the Sontarans! I save the recriminations for myself for not turning you away from Gallifrey!\u201d As they argued, Romana found current live security footage of the Sontarans entering the citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTHERE is our real enemy!\u201d she shouted, ending the argument for now. \u201cA Sontaran brigade swarming through the capital\u2019s ruins! And above our heads, a Sontaran time fleet just waiting for the moment we switch off the transduction barriers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEven with reduced power,\u201d remarked Susan, \u201cthe transduction barriers are strong enough to repel any invasion force\u2026well, any invasion force outside the barriers. We need to repel Trev and his men. But how can we win?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Sontarans are master tacticians, second only to the Daleks,\u201d remarked Rassilon. \u201cWhat must they think of us now? Mere fools! Desperate, greedy children that would sacrifice their safety for quick advantage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s done is done, Rassilon,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cNow we must deal with the current situation. As you said, they\u2019re tacticians. Even with their failure, Stor and his men must have transmitted valuable data about Gallifrey\u2019s defenses. Then they used that data to concoct various plans to try again. By chance, the Master inadvertently helped them put one of their long shots into action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much happening at once!\u201d sighed Rassilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrandfather, there\u2019s something I need to tell you,\u201d said Susan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSusan, I hate to say it, but it will have to wait until we deal with all these crises.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrandfather, it\u2019s about the Eye!\u201d insisted Susan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSusan-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on a minute, Doctor, let\u2019s hear her out,\u201d said Romana. \u201cLet her cook, I believe 21st<\/sup> century humans would say. Susan, the floor is yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs us Time Lords are well aware,\u201d began Susan, \u201cthe Eye of Harmony is the main source of power. The transduction barriers, time vortex monitoring equipment, and a TARDIS heart, are all linked to the Eye. But the connection between the Eye and a TARDIS heart is different. In order to handle the temporal energies, the link is established via the Main Eye and a smaller version of the Eye inside a TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on, there\u2019s a star in each TARDIS permanently about to collapse?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d confirmed Susan. \u201cBut there was something Gallifreyans after Omega overlooked. A TARDIS heart has to remain small in order to keep a TARDIS functioning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course! That safety measure was built into the first TARDIS!\u201d realized the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI get it!\u201d gasped Rassilon. \u201cRemove a TARDIS heart, allow it to grow-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd hey presto, a NEW Eye of Harmony to power Gallifrey!\u201d finished the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo who will sacrifice their TARDIS\u2019s heart?\u201d asked the Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo one needs to!\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cRassilon, lead us to Banza\u2019s TARDIS! Maybe we can convince it to let its heart become the new Eye!\u201d Rassilon flinched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026not possible anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cBanza\u2019s TARDIS went through the full shutdown sequence. Its heart is\u2026unavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy mention that fool of a general\u2019s TARDIS?\u201d asked the Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe survived,\u201d explained the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut he used his last life to save New Earth from Rita Repulsa and the Toymaker,\u201d continued Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we sent his TARDIS back to Gallifrey to be respectfully scrapped,\u201d finished the Doctor. \u201cAnd if it went through the full shutdown sequence, then its smaller Eye collapsed on itself with no damage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight now, Doctor,\u201d sighed Rassilon, \u201cthe only active TARDIS\u2019s are the Master\u2019s Type 75\u2026and your Type 40.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh? \u2026Oh. \u2026OOOOOHHHOOHOAHAHAHA!\u201d The Master started cackling. \u201cOh, this is just too rich! You\u2019re asking the Doctor to sacrifice her only means of escaping Gallifrey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s still YOUR TARDIS!\u201d hissed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot a chance!\u201d laughed the Master. \u201cDoctor, you want to help Rassilon? You\u2019ll have to sacrifice your TARDIS!\u201d Those words echoed in the Doctor\u2019s mind, proving how insane the Master really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Trev and his men were still swarming through the capital. By now, the scout ship was empty. Trev took in a breath. \u201c\u2026Fear,\u201d he sighed with a wicked grin. \u201cThe citadel is rank with it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerhaps singing will amplify it,\u201d suggested his adjutant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo you have a song in mind?\u201d asked Trev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust the old marching song at the Academy.\u201d Trev grinned at the suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSet the beat, Adjutant! I feel like singing that glorious marching anthem!\u201d ordered Trev. 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