In November 2023, the Meep arrived on Earth to escape the justice of the Wrarth Warriors, with the Meep's crash-landing in London becoming known to the Space Defence Centre as the November 2023 UFO incident. (PROSE: The Star Beast [+]Gary Russell, adapted from The Star Beast (Russell T Davies), 60th Anniversary Novels (Target Books, 2023).)
History[]
Arrival of the Meep[]
The Meep was on the run from the Wrarth Warriors and was attacked. Struggling to escape in their ship, the Meep parked on Earth in London and planned to avert the Wrarth Warrior's pursuit by hiding on the planet. The Fourteenth Doctor and Rose Noble witnessed the landing while traversing in London's market streets near Camden Town; Donna Noble was there too, but missed the event as she was sorting her shopping. UNIT noticed the landing and deployed their soldiers with their scientific advisor Shirley Bingham to investigate the ship. The Meep fled their ship, hurting their paw along the way. They reached the alleyway to Rose Noble's shed, where she found and cared for the Meep, the alien posing as the victim of the Wrarth Warriors' pursuit. Meanwhile, the Wrarth Warriors pursued the Meep, landing in their own pod not far from where the Meep fled and began searching the area.
Getting a lift from Shaun Temple's taxi cab, the Doctor arrived at the site and, using sonic screwdriver to assess the ship concurrent with Shirley's analysis. The pair both concluded it was parked, rather than crashed. The UNIT soldiers then inspected the ship, but were hypnotized by the Meep's Solar Psychedelia, causing them to leave Shirley and move to the Noble's estate to protect the Meep. Soon, the Doctor, the soldiers and the Wrarth Warriors converged at the Noble's house. In the ensuring skirmish, the Doctor managed to help the Meep and the Nobles escape in Shaun's cab.
The Doctor drove them to a car park and, using his sonic and the Shadow Proclamations, called an inter-galactic court to understand why the Meep and the Wrarth Warrior's were in conflict. Two representatives, Zogroth and Zreeg gave their account that the Meep is really a maniac bent on conquest and causing destruction. Realizing they were to be deemed the villain, the Meep turned aggressive, killing the two representatives for the Wrarth Warriors and taking the Doctor and the Nobles hostage. Back at the ship, the Meep revealed their plan to destroy London to escape back into space. Not allowing that, Shirley helped free the Doctor and the Nobles, with the Doctor and Donna teaming up to stop the Meep's launch, the Doctor release the "The DoctorDonna" within her to do so. However, the Meep's soldiers appear to kill them, but Rose reveals she also contains traces of the Doctor's mind, using their intelligence to save them. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)
Aftermath[]
With the Meep defeated, the remaining Wrarth Warriors took the Meep prisoner. UNIT then proceeded to clear up the damage, including providing compensation for the Noble's now destroyed house. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)