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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor [=McShane=] of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge on the Doctor. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor [=McShane=] of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving.

At a press conference, her Ace's pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge on the Doctor. Doctor.

Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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* CallBack: The Dark Citizens, with their power to manipulate time by force of will, recall the [[WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime Gods of the Fourth]].


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* ContinuityNod: The Dark Citizens, with their power to manipulate time by force of will, recall the [[WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime Gods of the Fourth]].

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* PortalDoor: An anachronistically prehistoric tree, “attached to the event horizon of a dimensional shift.”

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* YoureInsane: The Doctor rails at the lunatic implausibility of the Eleven’s desires, and later rather gently ponders the mania induced by housing several incarnations.

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* YoureInsane: The Doctor rails at the lunatic implausibility of the Eleven’s desires, and later rather gently ponders the mania induced by housing several incarnations.incarnations.
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* AfterTheEnd: Following the release of the Dark Citizens, Ace, on the desolate planet Rox, meets Cardinal Ollistra, last surviving member of the High Council of Time Lords, and Captain Rasmus. With much of the cosmos in ruins, the Eleven rules with an army of robots self-duplicates.

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* AfterTheEnd: Following the release of the Dark Citizens, Ace, on the desolate planet Rox, meets Cardinal Ollistra, last surviving member of the High Council of Time Lords, and Captain Rasmus. With much of the cosmos in ruins, the Eleven rules with an army of robots robotic self-duplicates.

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* ForTheEvulz: The Doctor notes that the Eleven is more dangerous than the likes of the Master and the Rani because their evil acts are always committed in the name of some grander plan, whereas the Eleven causes chaos for the sake of it.



* LiteralSplitPersonality: After gaining the power of the Dark Citizens, the Eleven is able to extract his past selves from his mind and put them in various robot drones, such as forcing the Eight to be his cleaners.



* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[spoiler:The Eleven realises that he's in an illusion when his other selves- currently in robots rather than his mind- all agree with him]].



* TokenGoodTeamMate: The Eleven’s eighth incarnation is actually quite a nice chap.

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* TokenGoodTeamMate: TokenGoodTeammate: The Eleven’s eighth incarnation is actually quite a nice chap.
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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge on the Doctor. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane [=McShane=] of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge on the Doctor. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…
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* ActorAllusion: The Eleven’s imprisonment of the Doctor as a jester recalls Creator/SylvesterMcCoy’s role in Theatre/KingLear.

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* ActorAllusion: The Eleven’s imprisonment of the Doctor as a jester recalls Creator/SylvesterMcCoy’s role in Theatre/KingLear.''Theatre/KingLear''.
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* AfterTheEnd: Following the release of the Dark Citizens, Ace, on the desolate planet Rox, meets Cardinal Ollistra, last surviving member of the High Council of Time Lords, and Captain Rasmus. With much of the cosmos in ruins, the Eleven rules with an army of robots imbued with his brain patterns.

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* AfterTheEnd: Following the release of the Dark Citizens, Ace, on the desolate planet Rox, meets Cardinal Ollistra, last surviving member of the High Council of Time Lords, and Captain Rasmus. With much of the cosmos in ruins, the Eleven rules with an army of robots imbued with his brain patterns. self-duplicates.



* CanonImmigrant: The play explores ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' revelation of Ace’s post-TARDIS career.

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* CanonImmigrant: The play explores ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''' revelation of Ace’s post-TARDIS career.



* UniversalRemoteControl: To divert the Eleven from releasing the [[SealedEvilInACan confined Dark Citizens]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu on a whim]], the Doctor ventures the Time Lord Matrix, if used to process the huge amounts of data, could be used for limitless manipulation.

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* UniversalRemoteControl: To divert the Eleven from releasing [[DoNotTauntCthulhu on a whim]] the [[SealedEvilInACan confined Dark Citizens]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu on a whim]], Citizens]], the Doctor ventures the Time Lord Matrix, if used to process the huge amounts of data, could be used for limitless manipulation.
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* NightmareFace: The Dark Citizens are said to resemble boiled chicken.
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* HiredGuns: Gabriel Perrera, whose [[DrugsAreBad unscrupulous]] [[HumanTraffickers field]] Ace condemns, is enlisted as nevertheless enlisted as a guide.

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* HiredGuns: Gabriel Perrera, whose [[DrugsAreBad unscrupulous]] [[HumanTraffickers field]] Ace condemns, is enlisted as nevertheless enlisted as a guide.
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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, a Time Lord whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, a Time Lord whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge.revenge on the Doctor. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…
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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her public hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, a Time Lord whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her public pointed hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, a Time Lord whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…
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Twenty years following her departure from the TARDIS, Ace, now Professor McShane of Sociology and Ecology, is CEO of A Charitable Earth. Settling down to watch ''Film/TimeBandits'' one evening, a visit from the Doctor persuades her to aid in a spot of universe-saving. At a press conference, her public hint of a youthful period of emotional abuse draws a visit from the Eleven, a Time Lord whose aim to unearth a Time Lord artefact will constitute brutal revenge. Ace plays along, and, with licensed guide Gabriel Parrera, they visit Brazil’s Vale do Javari, where lies a concealed Time Lord artefact: the Dark Gate. Open it, and the universe is over…

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*ActorAllusion: The Eleven’s imprisonment of the Doctor as a jester recalls Creator/SylvesterMcCoy’s role in Theatre/KingLear.
*AfterTheEnd: Following the release of the Dark Citizens, Ace, on the desolate planet Rox, meets Cardinal Ollistra, last surviving member of the High Council of Time Lords, and Captain Rasmus. With much of the cosmos in ruins, the Eleven rules with an army of robots imbued with his brain patterns.
*CallBack: The Dark Citizens, with their power to manipulate time by force of will, recall the [[WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime Gods of the Fourth]].
*CanonImmigrant: The play explores ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' revelation of Ace’s post-TARDIS career.
*DeadpanSnarker: Cardinal Ollistra, dryer than the soles of Ace’s boots.
*DealWithTheDevil: In exchange for [[spoiler: reversing most of their cosmic damage]], the Doctor [[spoiler: makes the Dark Citizens an offer]] implied to involve his anticipated [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor dying day]].
*DidYouJustScamCthulhu: In apparent aid of the Eleven’s aim to mimic via the Matrix the timeline manipulation of the Dark Citizens, [[spoiler: the Doctor traps him in it]].
*DissonantSerenity: The eerily soft-voiced Dark Citizens.
*EldritchLocation: A region of forest in Brazil’s Vale do Javari holds a prehistoric tree, whose interdimensional interior leads to a guarded volcanic wasteland.
*ETGaveUsWifi: A local tribe, equipped with ray guns, guard an artefact hidden by the Time Lords in Vale do Javari.
*EvilOverlord: The Eleven, via a deal with the Dark Citizens, reduces much of the universe to a chaotic wreck. Out of spite, he keeps the Doctor as his “fool.”
-->'''The Doctor:''' I prefer the term “jester”.\\
'''The Eleven:''' I insist on the term “fool.”
*{{Hellgate}}: The Dark Gate, which resembles “a mirror the size of a cliff,” leads to a ruined cosmos inhabited solely by beings whose [[RealityWarping power]] enabled them to destroy all other forms of life.
*HiredGuns: Gabriel Perrera, whose [[DrugsAreBad unscrupulous]] [[HumanTraffickers field]] Ace condemns, is enlisted as nevertheless enlisted as a guide.
*TheInfiltration: The Eleven, in offer of revenge for the Doctor’s “emotional abuse”, enlists Ace to help find the Dark Gate. [[spoiler: Beforehand, the Doctor asked her to]].
*PortalDoor: An anachronistically prehistoric tree, “attached to the event horizon of a dimensional shift.”
*NightmareFace: The Dark Citizens are said to resemble boiled chicken.
*OmnicidalManiac: A successful example in the Dark Citizens.
*RealityWarping: By force of will, the Dark Citizens are able to alter timelines, and thereby weave any arrangement of all matter.
*ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: An ethical example; from the Minister for Indigenous Rights, Ace obtains clearance to the relevant region of Vale do Javari.
*TalkingToThemself: The Eleven, a Time Lord whose Regenerations vie with one another for influence of their shared body.
*[[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Time Lords Are the Real Monsters]]: The Dark Citizens, seemingly their universe’s equivalent of the Time Lords, gained, by such technology as the Matrix, the ability to warp space/time by force of will.
*TokenGoodTeamMate: The Eleven’s eighth incarnation is actually quite a nice chap.
*UniversalRemoteControl: To divert the Eleven from releasing the [[SealedEvilInACan confined Dark Citizens]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu on a whim]], the Doctor ventures the Time Lord Matrix, if used to process the huge amounts of data, could be used for limitless manipulation.
*WhatTheHellHero: Ace angrily laments the Doctor’s alliance with omnipotent sickos.
*WhereAreTheyNow: Ace, twenty years after leaving the TARDIS, is now CEO of A Charitable Earth, and lectures in ecology and sociology.
*YoureInsane: The Doctor rails at the lunatic implausibility of the Eleven’s desires, and later rather gently ponders the mania induced by housing several incarnations.

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