(IAN heads for the TARDIS.) ALYDON: Where? BARBARA: It's beautiful. DOCTOR: A Machine. FIRST DALEK: Go out and rebuild the planet Skaro. I might live with them! IAN: But...the Daleks know you and the Thals are in the city. Now is the time to attack! OPERATIONS ROOM
(The DALEKS continue their work at the capsule...)
THIRD DALEK: Fifty-two...
FIRST DALEK: The Thals are blocking the intersections from sealing on level nine! Only one race can survive! Power...going... TUNNEL
(The survivors of the party sit on the floor of the tunnel, dejected and grubby with dirt as KRISTAS walks towards them having checked ahead.) They all laugh, including IAN who has just joined them.) They stop to get their bearings.)
Plan: A: The TARDIS; Q: What has brought the travellers to the planet Skaro? A: two indigenous races; Q: Who do the Doctor and his companions meet on the planet Skaro? A: the Daleks; Q: Who are the Thals fighting with? A: armoured travel machines; Q: What are the Daleks encased in? A: the Thals; Q: Who do the Doctor and his companions convince to fight for their own survival? A: pacifist principles; Q: What do the Thals have? A: their own survival; Q: What do the Thals need to fight for? A: a two-pronged attack; Q: What type of attack did the Thals launch on the Daleks? A: the Dalek city; Q: What do the Thals attack? A: The Daleks; Q: Who are killed when their power supply is cut off? Summary: The TARDIS has brought the travellers to the planet Skaro where they meet two indigenous races - the Daleks, malicious mutant creatures encased in armoured travel machines, and the Thals, beautiful humanoids with pacifist principles. They convince the Thals of the need to fight for their own survival. Joining forces with them and braving Skaro's many dangers, they launch a two-pronged attack on the Dalek city. The Daleks are all killed when, during the course of the fighting, their power supply is cut off.