Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders

The Doctor said, ‘He was my teacher, my guru, if you like.
You’ve heard me speak of him.’
Sarah said, ‘So you’re a Time Lord too?’
K’anpo nodded. ‘But the discipline they imposed was not for
me.’
‘Or me,’ said the Doctor.
‘We both had to get away.’
‘The Doctor, er, borrowed a TARDIS and set off on his
wanderings. And I regenerated and came here to Earth.’
‘Regenerated?’ said Sarah weakly.
‘When a Time Lord’s body wears out,’ explained the Doctor,
‘it can regenerate – become new.’
Sarah shook her head, baffled. A thought struck her. ‘What
about Cho-Je? Is he a Time Lord, too?’
K’anpo smiled. ‘Cho-Je is merely a projection. You might
say he was my other self.’
Mike Yates recovered consciousness, to see Cho-Je leaning over
him, apparently none the worse. ‘Come, Mr. Yates,’ said the
little monk. ‘There is no time to lose.’ Groggily, Mike got to his
feet and followed Cho-Je out of the cellar.
Outside the Abbot’s door, Barnes and the others still stood in a
circle. Tommy watched and waited, bracing himself for the final
ordeal.
In his room, K’anpo stood up. ‘I have enjoyed our reunion,
Doctor. But now the moment approaches.’
‘What moment?’ asked Sarah.
‘The moment of death,’ said the old man placidly. ‘The
moment I have been waiting for. You know what to do, Doctor?’
Sarah had never seen the Doctor so uncertain. ‘No,’ he said,
‘I’m not sure...’