Planet of the Evil Ones

Planet of the Evil Ones was the first episode of season 7 of Category War. It was the start of the Starlanna Arc.

## Synopsis

"'Do you see those two figures out in Sector Z7GH-99?' There was the implication that Necroceph pointed at the screen. He did not have hands, however, the implication was so powerful that hands formed right then and there.

'They are... disruptions. I want them found and I want them killed. K-I-L-L-E-D. That is final. Don't even bring me back their bodies. I have a great coming-together to visit!'"

After being stranded in a mysterious dimension, Areex encounters a being of extreme omnipotence who gifts them an android companion.

The being also gives them information on where they are - Derleth's World. The home of some of the most horrible beings in all of existence - the Great Old Ones.

Areex's goal is to escape to another dimension without being found by the Great Old Ones. Not exactly easy even when they're all gathered in one place.

## Plot

### The Dark Pyramid (1)

After the crash of the Nebula, Areex awakens in a mysterious pyramid-filled black-desert hellscape. The hellscape is seemingly empty until the luminous figure of the Creator appears before Areex. After (attempting) to introduce himself, the Creator divulges that Areex is in Derleth's World - a chunk of the pre-universe that is the current home of the Great Old Ones. Once this is done, the Creator gives Areex an android duplicate of his form (dubbed Tom) to accompany them. The Creator then vanishes.

Inside of one of the pyramids, a hideous Great Old One resembling a massive rotting disembodied head watches Areex and Tom on a massive screen and sends a young Great Old One resembling a flickering image of a human (named M) to "kill the disruptions"

Areex and Tom begin trudging towards one of the pyramids. The duo is quickly found by M. M approaches the duo, however, instead of killing them he attempts to convert them to his cause. M is so young that he doesn't even know what death is. The duo decline and M leaves. Before leaving, M makes a cryptic comment about the moon (how "everyone whose everyone is there") before he vanishes. Areex wonders how they are going to get to the moon. Something unseen lets out a horrifying roar and begins chasing Areex and Tom and the duo begins fleeing for their life.

### The Horrid Box (2)

While being chased by the beastial Great Old One (named Φ/Phi), Areex and Tom run into the nearest pyramid. The door of the pyramid slams shut behind the duo. After making sure that Φ has left, Tom and Areex begin exploring the rooms of the pyramid. They find several Great Old Ones (such as one that mimics a warped version of Tom, a giant preying mantis, and a being made of paper). They are only glimpsed through the corners of their eyes as all of them appear to be leaving the pyramid in a hurry.

After wandering through several corridors, Tom finds a room which has two large holes in its wall. Several tentacles made of meat sludge emerge from the wall. This is a Great Old One. The tentacular Great Old One points to an adjacent room. Tom walks into it and finds a glowing box on a pedestal.

After Areex walks in, both of them begin examining the box. None of their devices show that the box even exists - showing an empty pedestal. After some debate over whether or not contact with the box is safe, the duo decide to both touch the box at the same time. Once they do, they vanish - having been warped to...

### The Dinner Party on the Moon (3)

...Derleth's Moon. An orange sky and red sand accent multiple small buildings made of black stone. The duo very quickly finds the main landmark of Derleth's Moon - a massive black stone tower which stretches up into the heavens. The buildings around them are attached to the tower. Areex and Tom get the distinct impression of being herded towards the tower - which is helped by seeing a ridiculous and horrifying Great Old One dart in between the buildings - as several Great Old Ones watch them.

Once inside the tower, Areex and Tom find a massive party manned by every type of Great Old One. Looking around the room, they find that the Great Old Ones haven't noticed them and find an empty stage. Both of the travelers feel like they are being dragged to the stage but avoid the desire. Areex and Tom then begin walking to the top of the tower due to Areex's advice. Areex is genuinely horrified of the Great Old Ones and speaks only in whispers as to not alert them. Eventually, Tom and Areex reach a massive staircase that seems to stretch for infinity. Once they step onto the stairs, the stairs begin rapidly winding upwards into the top of the pyramid. Once they reach the top, Areex and Tom enter into a small room and find a small Great Old One - barely a child - working on a device. After scaring the Great Old One off, Areex finds that the device is a dimensional siphoner. The duo can hear footsteps rapidly approaching as they walk towards it. Tom barricades the door as Areex scuttles the siphoner. A portal is formed within the siphoner that leads to an adjacent dimension. Areex breaks the globe on the siphoner - allowing Tom and Areex to jump through the portal as the door is broken down by two Great Old Ones. The portal shuts before the Great Old Ones can follow.

## Cast

* Areex - John Scott Martin
* Tom/The Creator - Tom Baker
* Hereticus - TBA
* M - TBA
* Necroceph - TBA
* Φ (Phi) - TBA

*rest to be added*

## References

### Miscellaneous

* Co-ordinator young are called larval-forms.
* The Great Old Ones are also called the Vhkchron’vaak, the Qhrikkkik, and the Xvighilik.

### Deities

* The Creator mentions Odin.
* Rehm-Dutt is a god within a religion practiced by some Co-ordinators.
* Necroceph is worshipped on the planet Taiora as a god of death.
* The main god in the faith of the Mirik is not a Great Old One.
* The Rebjad Nebula is home to a god with steel skin.
* Fish native to the planet Thiuat possess at least one god.

### People

* Dhrepp was a disciple of Rehm-Dutt and attempted to teach Areex their faith. This largely failed.
* Tom was created by the android makers of Ahjeq.
* Dr. Lurk is a Great Old One and friend of Necroceph's.
* Areex witnessed holographic murals on the planet Yingil.
* Dim Skuthos is ruled over by a being known as the Ber'sherrier. Areex gained a scanner from them after working a trade route between the Skuthos and Sullus systems.

### Locations

* The fourth world in the Proxima Centauri system is called Ofagia.
* Dim Skuthos is a planet in the Skuthos system.
* Lovehag is a market moon.
* Jirrh is home to sulfurous deserts.
* Several planetoids orbit the Ofio Hole.

## Notes

* Planet of the Evil Ones is considered to be one of the best Category War serials

## Continuity

* A Great Old One named Azdrathara would be present on another Starlanna world, Kel (CW: *Hotel Hell*)
* The Seventh Doctor would later visit Derleth's World - encountering several Great Old Ones previously seen in this story (DW: *The Blood Pyramid*)
* This story follows from plot points from *The Raid*
* The Crystalline Plane is mentioned (CW: Gallery of Dreams)
* The Creator first visited the Resistance in *The Curse of Tau Ceti* - although Areex didn't see him this time
* Reach, Dorcha Aon, the Worldbuilders, Unity, and Eyea are mentioned (CW: Reach, Hephaestus, Pathos, Unity, The Raid)
* Dorcha Aon's rulership over hell is featured in Hell Itself.
* The Great Old Ones' origin is given more flesh in Doctor Who: *Millennial Rites*
* The Waro are mentioned (DW: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
* The wastelands of Skaro - homeland of the Daleks - are mentioned.

## External links

* Planet of the Evil Ones on wattpad

Sephulchre, Decay, The Children Shall Rule, Operation: Earth, Deathdays, The Loop, Reach, Genesis, Parasite, The Relics of Sutekh, Nova Six, Siege

**Seasons 4 and 5**
The Final Sanction, Sultanate, Hunters, Legacy of the Dead, Art, The Vault, The Curse of Tau Ceti, The Great Interstellar Train Robbery, The Shoal, Ice Screams, Hephaestus, The War Makers

**Season 6**
The Wall, The Water Monsters, War and the Daleks, Song of Death, The Maze, The Raid

**Seasons 7-9**
**Planet of the Evil Ones**, The Evolutionary Episode, Liberation, The Labyrinth of Karakarat, The Corruptor, The Woodworks, The Dark One, The Core, The Obsidian Archipelago, Breath, The Wheel of Metal, Death in the Light, Diamond Dogs, Hotel Hell, Legacy

**Season 10**
Planet of Bones, Men of the Earth, The Eight Soldiers, The Orb of Cestala, The Palace of Death, The Time Storm, Angel of Time, The Flight of Luxury, The Fine Game of Nil, The Haunting of the Epsilon Zone, The Horrid Circus, The Last Day at Eridan, Town of the Damned, The Jester's Trial, Concealment, Death Masks, The Last City on Earth