Mission to the Known (short story)

 was the third of five Time Lord Victorious short stories released by Eaglemoss Collections. It was printed in DWFC TLV 2, which came with the Dalek Time Commander and Dalek Scientist Figurine Set. It was written by James Goss.

Summary
The Dalek Time Commander observes a lifeform being placed in total suspended animation. The Scientist informs him that the creature is a Fellonian, extinct in the Daleks’ timeline. They deem it worthy of further study, with the Commander ordering the Scientist to “extract and weaponise.”

The Time Commander leaves the laboratory and meets the Executioner in a chamber only the two of them can access. The Commander tells it that the scientific operation is a success, aware it could be exterminated for its failure to correct the timeline. They play a pre-recorded message from the Emperor for the event of their failure. He gives them new orders, explaining that their presence in the Dark Times poses an unique opportunity as the Daleks have been unable to penetrate the barriers around that era. The Emperor shows them Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, and claims he has forseen a time when the Time Lords will seek to become the dominant lifeform in the universe by trying to destroy the Daleks. He orders them to avert the Time Lords’ creation by destroying Gallifrey. The Commander responds that he will obey.

Characters

 * Dalek Time Commander
 * Dalek Scientist
 * Dalek Executioner
 * Emperor of the Restoration
 * Fellonian

Continuity

 * The Daleks arrived in the Dark Times with help from the Eighth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Enemy of My Enemy)
 * The Daleks are harvesting the genetic material of Dark Times lifeforms. (COMIC: Tales of the Dark Times; PROSE: All Flesh is Grass)
 * The Doctor has left the Daleks in disgust at their back-up plan, leaving his TARDIS behind. (PROSE: All Flesh is Grass)
 * The Emperor predicts a time when the Time Lords will attempt to destroy the Daleks. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)