Fearing Tranter had specifically chosen to return to halt his project, Weston jettisoned his laboratory onto the planet below to continue his research. After emerging from the container, he was attacked by the natives, but later repaired his body with technology. He resided in the planet's abandoned ore refinery and used the abundance of lava and ice for steam power, undetectable by the Daleks. While on the planet Weston modified natives to assist him and created one pacified Dalek which valued life and was grateful to him.