Regeneration (TV story)

When Professor Gryffen's Space-Time Manipulator malfunctions, it brings through four alien warriors... and one amazing robot dog.

Synopsis
In 2050, London is under the governance of a totalitarian regime. Two rebellious teenagers, Starkey and Jorjie, find themselves on the run from police and make their way into Professor Gryffen's lab building. Once there, they are witness to K-9's arrival.

Plot
Two men arrive at the home and lab of Professor Alistair Gryffen with a case. Upon providing the case, containing a piece of technology from a "fallen angel", a downed alien craft, they inform him that The Department will want a full report in 24 hours.

Elsewhere, a teenage boy named Starkey, who operates under the pseudonym of "Stark Reality", is near an outdoor public display board terminal and is hacking in to post a dissident message against the goverment. As he finishes a teenage girl known as Jorjie arrives to yet again propose working together. Starkey adamantly refuses, but when the robot police arrive, the pair take off together. So they find themselves in a back alley with police just around both ends. In desperation they try a number of doors until they find one unlocked.

Once inside, they find the lab of Professor Gryffen. They hide in the shadows and watch as the professor begins an experiment with his Space-Time Manipulator. As the duo prepare to leave Starkey kicks the power plug from the wall and the machines goes haywire. Instead of bringing back the professor's lost family, four reptilian warriors arrive through the manipulator's beam. As the professor and two teens attempt to evade the creatures, Starkey is hit with their mucus-like projectile secretions. As Jorjie and the professor turn to aid Starkey a fifth being comes through the beam. This fifth arrival is a dog like robot who informs the humans that his power is running low and that he must self destruct in order to destroy the 4 creatures. As the trio exits the building, an explosion rocks the room and looking back they see the parts of the robot strew across the floor.

As they look around Starkey picks up a oval, palm sized object that seems to still be active. Shortly thereafter Darius arrives and seeing the damage and hearing the name "Stark Reality" quietly places a call to the authorities while Starkey apologizes to the professor. Just then the palm sized ovoid begins to pulse and float into the air. Soon the parts of the robot dog are reintegrated and refashioned into a new, but still recognizable, design. The robot introduces himself as K-9 and begins to recalibrate his systems, including his new flight system.

Just as K-9 exits the building for a flight test, the police arrive and place Starkey under arrest, informing him of a sentence of 6 months in virtual reality detention. As everyone begins to exit the lab, a lone surviving reptile warrior, which K-9 referred to as a Jixen is seen sneaking off into the shadows.

Cast

 * K-9 - John Leeson
 * Starkey - Keegan Joyce
 * Jorjie - Philippa Coulthard
 * Darius - Daniel Webber
 * Professor Alistair Gryffen - Robert Moloney
 * June Turner - Robyn Moore

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Story notes

 * Before his regeneration, the K-9 that is seen is identical to the original models used on Doctor Who. According to K-9 creator Bob Baker, this is meant to be K-9 Mark I who was last seen on screen remaining on Gallifrey with Leela.  This then implies that K-9 Mark I survived the Last Great Time War.
 * K-9 informs Professor Gryffen that much of his memory was damaged in his self destruction, as such K-9 no longer seems to remember the Doctor.

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