But as debris from the transport ship begins hitting the sickbay window, Liam unexpectedly bursts out laughing; against all the odds, a Cybermans decapitated head has drifted across space and struck the android ship. (WC: Real Time, AUDIO: Real Time), Tobias Vaughn suffered partial cyber-conversion, retaining just his head and therefore his own thoughts. There's something strange going on in the house, and Lily wants to know what it is. In fact, I was inside my head. (TV: World Enough and Time) The later Cybermen transformed entire apartment blocks into Cyber-Factories before rounding up the humans of the city for mass conversion, with theSaxonMaster referring to these particular factories as the Cyber Foundries. Kate Stewart speculated these pods would have additionally functioned as cyber-conversion units when necessary. Already, Cybermen are walking the Earth, telling the public that there is nothing to fear. The CyberLord was instantly given the new strategy: to leave the asteroid and attempt to directly attack the enemy vessel. Jack orders Toshiko to go to the surface with emergency power cells so they can open the weapons lockers while Gwen and Owen are to search for any weapons. Its design seemed wrong in some way; unsophisticated and crude. No Archive Warnings Apply; Karen Brett has finally lost all of her humanity and become a Cyber Leader. It is also a place for socialization, helping each other and making new friends. With a wheezing of the photonic cells and spluttering of engines improvised from old cars, the Cybus ship slowly lifted from the surface of the planet, ready to engage this new enemy. The Cyber-Unit is incomplete. The same process was used to convert Bill Potts into the first Mondasian Cyberman on the ship. The remaining missiles whirled and span in alternating arcs to where the enemy ship sat. This form of conversion was excruciating. In one, they were humans, hiding and limited; in the other, they were Time Lords, but wounded, secretive, and erratic. You must have been moving in your sleep because your legs are tangled in the duvet. (TV: The Tenth Planet et al), Most factions of Cybermen were only capable of converting humans and Mondasians, due to their near-identical physiologies (TV: The Tenth Planet et al), although the Cybermen that attempted to invade Earth via International Electromatics were converted from Isons (AUDIO: The Isos Network), and another group could convert Veridians (AUDIO: Hour of the Cybermen). At least one flock of pigeons was cyber-converted as well, though the method used was unknown. The Cybermen, however, had slowly set a plan in motion that would eventually make Miss Hartigan both a convert and a leader. I do not like the Cybusmen, really really do not like them. But now there was nothing they could do. The Cyberman saga concludes in the next installment. Genesis! Nightmares by sonic_spoondriver Fandoms: Doctor Who General Audiences; No Archive Warnings Apply; F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Other; Complete Work; 23 Jan 2023. Since contact has been lost with the transport ship, the Cyber-Planner is unable to determine whether the androids have the information they require; it thus decides to assume that they have, which means the Cybermen must move their master plan forward. No planets not even any stars. A short 3d animation created in Daz Studio featuring an audio edit from the excellent Big Finish audio production Cyberman Conversion. The Cyber-Planner has already helped Hunt to overcome his own fear at the prospect. Tosh runs up to them and tells Jack that she rigged the doors to open after a few minutes and Ianto runs to go back inside. Its difficult to do without damaging him, but Samantha ordered Spavin not to harm his patient. As Ianto makes his way to the holding cell, he finds Lisa's body has died. "He was right, the Doctor didnt save me this time." (AUDIO: Master of Worlds), One parallel Earth was ravaged by these Cybermen and its entire human population was captured and turned into a worldwide power station; each human was wired inside a pod that harvested the electricity generated by their body and transmitted through the Cyber-Mainframe to every active Cyber-unit. The androids must get to Telos before the Cybermen do. (TV: Closing Time), Missy transformed the dead corpses of millions of humans into Cybermen, such as Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Danny Pink and Skarosa. The Cybermen aboard the transport ship discover that their hyperdrive has been reprogrammed and sabotaged, stranding them in a heavily defended area of android-controlled space. When she thought she couldn't take it anymore, her world got turned upside down for the worst. I could make out the details of the synapses firing, the thoughts trying to bat aside the assault of the hive. ( PROSE: Illegal Alien) One group of Cybermen encountered by the Fourth Doctor on Telos possessed Cyber-particles within their hands, allowing them to convert humans merely by touching them. In canon, he takes one path. Jack gives Ianto an ultimatum. Fear is Humanity's greatest enemy. Another 8 jets of flame and the crew were already more than half destroyed. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds), Mechanising Worms were capable of inflicting basic upgrades by biting a target, making them somewhat similar to Cybermites, and large swarms could be released by deceased Cybermen to fully convert anyone nearby to replace the lost unit. ( AUDIO: Return to Telos) A gauntlet discovered by an archaeological team on Catrigan Nova possessed similar conversion capabilities. Knowing that Levinson would oppose full implementation of the Scorpius project, the Cybermen allowed Hunt to send his warning; now, Levinson will believe that the project has been terminated, and once the time is right, he will be replaced by a new President who will be more amenable to what Scorpius has to offer. "Let them go!" the Doctor shouted, struggling against his captor. Everything is lost, Chiaki Nanami, Hope's Peak Academy Ultimate Gamer, was going to find one of her classmates that disappeared. The Cyber conversions begin. However, they appeared unable to convert Autons or lifeforms with similar biologies, as one registered Josh Carter as human based on his speech alone, and another attempted to convert him (AUDIO: Code Silver) only to be hijacked by him and used as a means of transportation, and later as a weapon against other Cybermen. Jack gives Ianto an ultimatum. Please consider turning it on! The primary system shut down, and for a second whilst the back ups rebooted, the Cybusmen were each alone. Torchwood has fallen. They put to work on the surface of Telos with similar such failures. When she asks, he refuses to tell Gwen that he'd ever loved anyone to the extent that Ianto loved Lisa. I think the doctor himself couldnt have handled that situation so well. Was the sound of you thrashing around loud enough for the Doctor to hear through the endless corridors of the Tardis or had you been shouting too? Meanwhile, Liam awakens to find an android doctor, Spavin, removing the neural inhibitor fluid from his nervous system. A purer path. The other ship has changed vector. Unfortunately, by this point the Cybermen have decided of their own accord to initiate the ships self-destruct systems, and when the androids storm the control room, the disorientated Cyber Leader manages to smash the self-destruct mechanism, preventing Liam from aborting the sequence. And there, the Cyberium would lay its trap. (AUDIO: Master of Worlds), The dimension seeding protocols that these Cybermen used to begin upgrading other universes involved translocating dimension bridge technology (that resembled virtual reality headsets) to other universes, which, when used by a life-form, would transport their mental avatar to a Cyber-controlled world in another universe. But that's the least of her worries, the ship has been trying to get back to Telos for years, its engines are failing, the crew is going missing and something lurks beneath. The CyberLord sat on the battle bridge. (AUDIO: The Reaping), The Mondasien Chang Twins joined the surface work crews, and were converted into Cybermen. Tosh does this, which unfortunately also means entering total lock-down. Metal arms raised, a violent wave of red lasers filled the airlock. (TV: Doomsday) Another Torchwood employee, Lisa Hallett, the lover of Ianto Jones, was partially cyber-converted (TV: Cyberwoman), Mercy Hartigan was the CyberKing command unit. Genesis! (TV: The Tenth Planet), After being drafted by the Mondasian government to work on the propulsion system, Yvonne Hartley was mostly converted. For her, going to school meant to be humiliated and harassed by people whom she once considered her friends. Let her go and I won't fight you. Prepare to Be Upgraded ( A Doctor Who fanfic of Cybermen) June 13, 2013 Uncategorized 11, awesome, Borg, cybermen, Daleks, DW, fanfic, Matt Smith, Me, metaphysics, Neil Gaiman, Nightmare In Silver, superlogic, tardis, The Doctor The answer was immediately given, when another blast hit them from behind. A second burst and next 4 had ceased to function. The enemy continued sitting there, as the missiles got closer and closer. (TV: The Power of the Doctor). The Scorpius strategy is now in full operation. Conversions through this method were completed in about five seconds. (AUDIO: Telepresence), In addition, both Osgood and the Master were able to modify existing cyber-technology to create further advanced conversion methods. Battle computer predicted a 78% probability of success if the Cybusmen were forewarned of their original failures. The CyberLord merely waited for it to suggest a strategy; there was no reaction to facing a totally unknown enemy. Prepare to be upgraded, the Cyberman rattled off in his empty voice. Lisa re-enters the cybernetic unit and begins to drain more power from Torchwood, soon noticed by the others. There is barely a character to wipe away with the cybermen conversion. Nothing at all. Within 20 microseconds of detection, the entire crew had been reawakened. The next day, Ianto enters the Hub. He cries and fails to shoot. (AUDIO: Telepresence, Code Silver) When the Cyber-Mainframe began converting the Earth of N-Space, the Cybermen oversaw the construction of mass conversion centres across the planet by millions of virtually converted humans. Artie Maitland and Angie Maitland suffered partial conversion by Cybermites, who intended to take advantage of their imagination. Its electronic voice was sinister and inhuman; this was something created for its practicality, not its consumer appeal. (AUDIO: Return to Telos) A gauntlet discovered by an archaeological team on Catrigan Nova possessed similar conversion capabilities. As it attacks Lisa, the rest of the team, along with the recovered and protesting Ianto, escape through the invisible lift. But they arent going to Orion Liam awakens aboard the androids ship to learn that he beamed out at the very moment the transport ship exploded; fortunately, the last of the neural inhibitor fluid in his brain saved him from a serious concussion. (TV: Deep Breath, Dark Water, Death in Heaven), However, there were a minority of Cybermen capable of converting other species; the Cybermen of the Cyberiad who recovered from the Cyber-Wars were capable of upgrading "almost any living components", and were even capable of converting Time Lords. It seemed unlikely that something that could develop space flight would be able to design something like this. dont let the relationship tags fool you - this isnt a multidoc sorry, dont mind me just getting emotional about cybermen again, the inherent horror of a human in a cyber case, And I'm gonna be fine (Maybe Not Tonight), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart/Petronella Osgood, Episode: The Power of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Thirteenth Doctor & Yasmin Khan & Graham O'Brien & Ryan Sinclair, Spoilers for Episode: s12e10 The Timeless Children, Background Yasmin Khan/Original Female Character, i'm searching for something that i can't reach, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, i dont know how to tag this actually. My ears seemed to pick up a peculiar swishing noise, as my mind thought of all the beautiful things that I had almost lost forever. If I took the upgrade, Id also be down for the count. Conversion was the third release in the first series of Big Finish Productions' Cyberman audio series. My connection to others makes it so no matter what you do, some aspect of the assimilated self, will always be part of someone elses being. The CyberLord could detect the battle computers additional processing of this data as it attempted to relate this new data into its plans. Tiny particles, dust storms and asteroids; the embryos of future stars and planets drift purposelessly in the void. It crumpled like paper with just a few blows. Everyones reality is perceived at least a wee bit differently. As the gravitational forces pull more objects together, the force increases exponentially. Ship Detected, it repeated. He rigged the equipment in secret to keep her alive, hiding her in the Hub's basement in hopes of curing her. It is a truth universally acknowledged that any narrative with multiple timelines will eventually include a crossover incident. You have failed., Forget about all that, the voice said in reply, we are cybermen. These events are beyond the scope of their programming, and they transmit a report back to Earth, requesting instructions. tip: katekyou "alternate universe" sort:>words, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (4), Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of | The End of Kibougamine Gakuen | End of Hope's Peak High School (1), Kate Lethbridge-Stewart/Petronella Osgood (2), Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of | The End of Kibougamine Gakuen | End of Hope's Peak High School, Enoshima Junko as the Master (Doctor Who), written as platonic but can be read as romantic, the doctor is purposefully vague so you can imagine whatever face, hell this could be Lumleys thirteenth doctor or Jackson Lake or Dhawan!Doctor if you want, or any role-swapped or fanmade doctor for that matter, the doctor (doctor who) isnt referred to with any pronouns, reader isnt referred to with any pronouns, Reader is The Doctor's Companion (Doctor Who), what actually happened to trigger the nightmare is left vague, no beta we die like Ja- ohn Barrowmans prospects of returning to the show, idk man i wrote this with high blood sugar so the quality might be ahhhh. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Away from the hospital used for conversions, the process killed her. Brett is overcome with grief, loss and despair -- exactly the emotions that Hunt now offers to remove from her Now: The refugees from the Isle of Wight have been injected with neural dampening fluid to keep them docile while theyre transported elsewhere for full conversion. Lily doesn't believe them. Love, happiness, anger, fear? After he leaves, Lisa's Cyberman influence takes over. It's still not too late," the Doctor said. Its set after 'The Next Doctor'. It wasnt a voice I could hear though, it was inside my head. (AUDIO: The Crystal of Cantus), Webley was partially converted by cyber mites. However, since Samantha Thorne is an android double-agent, the fluid has had little effect on her. The Cybermen left the bridge, returning to their ship and resuming their mission after this momentary interruption. The World Shapers Comic Relief Comic The Good Soldier Dreadnought The Flood The Power of the Cybermen / Drones of Doom / Enemy Mine / Time of the Cybermen Assimilation Doctor Who and the Last Stand The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who Conversion Untitled Cyber Crisis Supremacy of the Cybermen The Bidding War The Lost Dimension. Identify yourselves. This was the most efficient form of conversion as it took under 60 seconds. It also marked the first appearance of a villain from Doctor Who in Torchwood with the appearance of a Cyberman, though they were not fully converted . I just shrugged, and calmly awaited the end. This appeared to be an extension of the dimension bridge technologys mind control capabilities, as Osgood was granted full access to the Cyber-Mainframe despite not being fully converted. Enough of her individuality survived for her to recognise her Father and her pet Cybernetic bird. (TV: Closing Time) Partial conversion, with the victim retaining autonomy and a human identity and body parts, was possible. This process worked on humans and even appeared to work on the Half-Face Man, despite him being a Clockwork Droid and not a human. Jack sprays Lisa with a special "barbecue sauce" that helps Myfanwy identify its prey. The ships computer was calculating the odds of engaging this enemy. We may be flawed, we may have functions that dont seem necessary to machines like yourself, but we are abstract creatures. On that note, if you are looking for a more involved, a more detailed and character driven fanfic that's mostly pretty good even if it does ocassionally slide into some of the old tropes, I'll suggest Visited by a Doctor by Tangerine-Alert. (LogOut/ It is also a place for socialization, helping each other and making new friends.