Warfront

Falling out of the Divergent Universe, the Doctor is at her lowest point yet - having actually killed Tecteun. Already regretful, The Doctor returns herself to Gallifrey to be tried by President Romana. There a political faction humorously named the "Spiral Politic" after the Time Vortex themself has taken control. Have the Time Lords once again crossed a line? The Doctor is starting to think so. But Romana has a strangely youthful face and is far more concerned with a young woman named Parker - who this strangely Vengeful Romana insists will be one day responsible for the death of all life on Earth...

Imprisoned alongside Parker by the presumably false Romana, the Doctor considers the correct course of action. The Spiral Politic are much more than a political faction, they're temporally displaced Gallifreyans. From alternative timelines that never came to be in our own - another sharp fragment of glass from the struggles of the Time War...and if they have their way they'll take over the entirety of Gallifreyan Civilization. The choice is clear. The Doctor has to break out. But dare she take Parker, the new friend she has quickly grown so invested in, with her? According to the Matrix, Parker will one day be the most powerful threat to the universe as we know it, but the Doctor isn't so sure if that's true. But Bad Things happen to the Doctor's friends... will taking Parker alongside her refute this harsh destiny, or set things in motion so it happens in the first place?

The Doctor and Parker quickly find themselves embroiled more deeply than ever before in this Gallifreyan Conspiracy. On the run, they find enemies at every turn - and fewer places to turn to. Encountering Coordinator Narvin only gains them more attention, as the three of them find themselves at odds with the corrupt police force. The Spiral Politic and their unseen leaders have far more to do with an elemental force than a political faction. How can you stop politics from shaping the galaxy? The Doctor isn't sure. What's for certain is it's not the only threat - dangerous terrorists plant bombs across Arcadia...Narvin thinks that these bombs are yet another play for control by the Spiral Politic, but the Doctor isn't sure what they would have to gain. And she isn't sure whether Narvin is entirely himself either. 

The Doctor has been blind. Parker is exactly as she was described by the Time Lords - a deadly force, with psychic powers beyond the Doctor's comprehension. The Doctor has played into a most dangerous game, masterminded by the deadly faction that is the Spiral Politic! Parker, in a state of rage, begins to rewrite the reality of Gallifrey's surface, intending to set it ablaze. The Doctor must stop her newest friend from becoming her newest enemy. Especially if she encounters her father...  All hail Parker Pine, Daughter of Sutekh!

It's been decades since the Doctor has heard of the Spiral Politic. But with her luck in the world, these things are never truly left to rest. The Spiral Politic has always been a facade for something more dangerous, and when she returns to earth to find it's entire history retconned, she's more than concerned.  All the more frightening is the return of Parker Pine, the dangerous psychic that nearly destroyed her own planet, now living a simple quiet life as an ordinary girl on this alternate earth. But they're soon on the run again, when dangerous masked figures from the Steampunk Elite - clearly members of a familiar Faction - suddenly attempt to assassinate Parker. The Doctor is forced to work with the lesser of two evils as she plots what could have made earth into such a different state. But she isn't going to like the answer...

As the Doctor and Parker investigate this strange new world, they discover exactly how it was created. An opposing force in the Time War made sure the Dark Ages on Planet Earth never happened - delving humanity into an age of industrial revolution. Humans make technology like bees make honey. Someone is speeding up human development with no limit to see what happens. Flying Cars exist, but the television set has been forgone entirely for the radio. An age that was never supposed to happen - brilliant opportunity for the Faction! The fact that this has been engineered once more, by yet another invisible figure leaves the Doctor even more on edge than before - could people just stop playing with her life like it was a game? The Alternate Romana's arrival on the planet heralds a vast turf war between historical figures, as the mafias of Leonardo Da Vinci and Charles Hindenburg go head to head. Just an average wartime for the Doctor.

But as the agents of Faction Paradox hunt down Parker and The Doctor, Parker begins remembering her past life as daughter of Sutekh, and realizes an innate ability as a pyrokinetic. As the friction between Parker and The Doctor rises once more, Parker must decide between anarchy and reason...