It was a stormy day on Skaro, as it usually was around this season. Alydon was sitting on top of one of the many frozen trees that were petrified by the neutron bomb his people dropped on the Kaled city so long ago. It had been three months since the doctor had came, and Ian persuaded the Thals to rebel against the Daleks. The daleks were all dead now, and that's what made Alydon feel uneasy. As corrupt and ill willed as the Daleks were, he could not help but feel responsible, his ancestors, the Modarian Clan of the Thals had threatened and harmed the peaceful Kaleds and the Dal government. If it had not been for his ancestor's mistake, the Daleks could have never been Daleks, and what they once were; the Kaleds could have lived in peace.
It was raining; and the sky had gone from light gray to dark gray almost black. He wondered when the next season would come, when the clouds would move away from the sky revealing the bright crimson red that was the sky. He hopped down from the tree and walked back to the village. The Thal population was low, at first they were a barbarian race of tribesmen, then they were a great yet still ruthless civilization with half a billion making up that civilization. Now there were only a few thousand. When Alydon returned to the village, he saw children playing with each other, and mothers holding newborn babies.
Everyone who saw Alydon greeted him, as the leader of the tribes he was well respected. He was in no mood to talk however, but he tried to keep everyone's spirits up by smiling and greeting people. He returned to his hut where he found Dyoni, now with child cleaning up the house. "Please Dyoni, don't work now, of all times, allow me to do it, please go and rest" Alydon requested. Dyoni turned around and smiled.
"Now that you're in charge of the Thals, you haven't got any time to do simple chores anymore" she laughed. Her smile faded, she realized something was wrong with Alydon, something as different. "Yes, well try not to push your self to far, I will be back, I have a meeting with council" he said as he wondered out of the hut.
It was still rather damp and stormy when he went out side, but the breeze was warm. As he walked through the village to the council building he started to remember, The Doctor, Susan, Barbara, Ian, and even Temmosus…. Temmosus had been killed in the Kaled cities when the Daleks fooled him into believing they would make an alliance. He was stunned n the legs and then killed by a ray, which was directed at his chest. Then Alydon started to remember the daleks, silver demons, in some cases green, nothing but filthy xenophobes who wished only to destroy.
On his way to the council building, Aydon had run into Ganatus, who was in charge of training young Thals how to fight. The Thals were Pacifist, but The Doctor and Ian had taught them that you must know how to defend yourself. "Well hello there Alydon, you look stressed, don't tell me your tired of being leader already?" Ganatus asked. "No, no, in fact I'm on my way to council building now" Alydon replied. Ganatus raised an eyebrow. "Today of all days? Its so stormy out here" he said. Alydon laughed. "Well these things happen don't they" Alydon said.
'Yes well…" Ganatus mumbled.
"What is it Ganatus, still miss Barbara?' Alydon asked.
"No!" Ganatus roared.
"Well, its not just Barbara, she was the only person I truly loved and I'm sure she felt the same I just know it, you have Dyoni and I still have no one!" he said
Alydons face went from black to bright and filled with happiness, he began laughing.
"What? What's so funny Alydon! How would you feel?" Ganatus said angrily.
"Nothing my friend, its just that, you act and feel as though no one else will love you, there are 600 women on Skaro, I'm sure one of them will love you enough" he laughed.
Suddenly Ganatus smiled. "You're right Alydon, now go to your meeting!" he said. Alydon was shocked, he had forgotten all about the meeting, and he had been talking to Ganatus for about 5 minutes. Without saying goodbye Alydon sprinted ahead past all the other huts. He ran through the opening of the massive hut that was the council building, and all the elders looked at him, clearly disappointed in his behavior. "How dare you Alydon, coming in here late and running inside the sacred hut, that's not something Temmonus would do!" yelled one of the elders. He had a long white gray beard and wore a long robe and cape with a yellowish brown snake pattern.
Alydon bowed. "I'm sorry so honorable council members, please forgive me, I was delayed. "Alydon, although we have breached the Kaled cities and taken the artificial food created by the daleks, water is still and issue, all of the Daleks supplies ran out, and we predict this sudden rainfall will only last the hour, maybe a small pond will be created, but nothing that will save us" the same member said. Another elder began to speak; he wore the same attire but had long blond hair. "And Alydon, as you know, it takes more then the artificial sunlight created by the daleks, to create food, it also took there water supplies. And due to the fact they were so small it has run out, we will starve to death and most likely die out with in the weak, we need more water and food!" the elder growled.
Alydon was shocked; he knew the Daleks water supplies would last for at least a year he knew they would. Another elder spoke. "Alydon, if we do not find more water, we will all die!"….
End Prologue