Revenge of the Nestene (short story)

 was "Chapter 21" of the original novelisation for Rose, written by Russell T Davies and narrated by Jacob Dudman. It was released in 2020 as a sequel to the television story Rose for the Who at Home watch-along series.

Synopsis
Part of the Nestene survives in the form of a clown. It enters Westminster and merges with the body of someone killed in the destruction, who has ambitions of power, creating a new being, and deciding to take revenge on the Doctor.

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Pierrot
 * Woman
 * Auton

Locations

 * The Consciousness remembers "the day Nestenia fell" in the Time War.

Species
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Concepts
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Continuity

 * One "nugget" of the Nestene Consciousness has survived the Ninth Doctor's anti-plastic. (TV: Rose)
 * The Nestene Consciousness considers starting an alliance with the Doctor's greatest enemies, including the Daleks and the Cybermen, in order to finally defeat him. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
 * The Nestene Consciousness enjoyed a romance with the Embodiment of Gris. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, PROSE: Cold Fusion, et al.)
 * At the edge of the Time War, the Nestene encountered 100 Gallifreys, 1,000 burnt out Skaros, and a dozen Earths, taken from different moments and used as weapons in the War. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Time War)

Behind the scenes
It is likely the person the Nestene merges with is meant to be Boris Johnson, at the time of this story's writing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.