The Chaos Pool (audio story)

The Chaos Pool was the third and final title in the Key 2 Time audio trilogy. Lalla Ward appears as Romana II briefly in this story. This is her character's most early appearance chronologically in the main monthly series audio stories.

Publisher's summary
The ageless leader of a dying race believes that salvation lies within The Chaos Pool, a place that even the Guardians of Time have been unable to locate. Meanwhile Commander Hectocot and his Teuthoidian followers move in for the kill - again and again and again...

Two different races from opposite ends of Time - so how can they co-exist?

In their search for the final segment of the Key to Time, the Doctor and Amy become caught in the crossfire. As the end of everything approaches, old friends and enemies reveal themselves and the final battle between the forces of Chaos and Order ignites...

Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Amy - Ciara Janson
 * Black Guardian - David Troughton
 * White Guardian - Jason Watkins
 * Zara - Laura Doddington
 * Astra of Atrios/Romana - Lalla Ward
 * Captain Pargrave - Ben Jones
 * Commander Hectocot - Toby Longworth
 * The Voice - Cate Hamer

Individuals

 * The Doctor's last news of Romana was that she was working for the High Council.

Continuity

 * The Grace's banishment of the Guardians echoes the White Guardian's banishment of the Eternals in DW: Enlightenment).
 * For Romana this story occurs after her return to Gallifrey in NA: Blood Harvest, though before she becomes Lord President, as seen in NA: Happy Endings.

Timeline

 * The Chaos Pool occurs after: BFA: The Key 2 Time - The Destroyer of Delights
 * The Chaos Pool occurs before: DWM: The Curse of the Scarab