Terror Task Force ( short story ) Summary . Joel Shaw , a soldier attached to the United Planets Defence Complex , finds himself recalled from holidaying on Venus to begin a new training regimen on Mars . He is one of 100 specially - chosen individuals who are part of a mission so secret even they don ' t know what it is . One day , he , Mark Seven and Reb Shavron are called from their course work to join the Supreme Commander in a briefing room . There , they finally get their mission orders . Shaw is promoted to the rank of Space Major , and told that he will head a new division called the Anti - Dalek - Force . Shavron and Seven will be his joint seconds - in - command . The Supreme Commander gives Shaw " carte blanche " to set up the ADF how he sees fit . They can use the 50 - strong team — for half of the initial training class have already washed out — how they see fit . The next day , the trio are headed to Skaro in their new deep - space vessel . Their plan : the first direct bombing of the Dalek capital city in a hundred years . Their ship is instantly crippled by overwhelming Dalek firepower on hitting Skaro orbit . It plummets to the ground , crash landing on the surface of Skaro . Far from being a crushing defeat , however , things are going Shaw ' s way . He wants to create the " illusion " of an easy defeat so that the Daleks would be caught off guard by the " real " plan : a land assault on foot . The Daleks help with his plan by investigating the remains of the ADF ship and declaring that no survivors were found . The Dalek defence thus slackens just that little bit that allows the trio to amble into the Dalek city . The trio soon completely disable the Daleks ' so - called " sky - spy " — a kind of early warning system that allows them to detect approaching enemy vessels . The Daleks capture the trio pretty swiftly after their successful sabotage , and begin to torture Reb for the reasons why she perpetrated her attack . But the Daleks don ' t have enough time to get any answers . Their city comes under massive bombardment before Reb says a word . The explosions give the trio a window of opportunity . They run almost blindly , suddenly thinking they might have a chance of getting off the planet alive . Unfortunately , a couple of Daleks block their path . Mark Seven rushes with unusual strength towards one of them . He disables it , but loses an arm in the process . Still , he gets back up and makes a run at the second one . This time , he ' s hit squarely by a blast from the Dalek gunstick . Momentum carries him forward , allowing his now - limp and lifeless body to upend the remaining Dalek . Shaw throws the body of his dead colleague over his shoulder , and he and Reb are able to get on the evacuation ship and return to the safety of space . Shaw calls the Daleks to gloat . Shaw and Reb then filed incident reports , taking the time to heap posthumous praise on their fallen second - in - command . Immediately after they finish , Mark Seven pops through the doorway , complaining that the on - board android expert didn ' t have all the spare parts necessary for his repair . Seven ' s surprised colleagues are astonished to learn that they ' ve been serving alongside a " mark seven totally humanoid robot " . References . " to be added " Continuity . " to be added "