The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)

Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Romana II, K9 Mark II
Key crew
Writers:	Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman
Release details
Printed in:	Short Trips and Side Steps
BBC Books - Short Trips
← Previous	A Town Called Eternity
Next →	Nothing at the End of the Lane

The Not-So-Sinister Sponge was the third short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips and Side Steps. It was written by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K9 Mark II.

Summary

The Doctor, Romana, and K9 arrive on an uninhabited planet made entirely of confectionery. K9 seems in a bad mood, and Romana realises it is K9's birthday. To celebrate the occasion, she takes the Doctor's TARDIS to fetch a dedicated sponge cake from the Masterbakers of Barastabon. After a brief time storm-induced detour to the planet Kendrax during which she ably foils an alliance of the Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen, she returns with the cake.

K9 is cheered by the gesture, but before the trio cut the cake, it comes to life and asks politely not to be eaten. The Doctor theorises that the unique combination of a trip in the TARDIS, exposure to the telepathic circuits and the unusual properties of the confectionery planet brought the cake to life. At K9's suggestion, they release the cake to live out its life on the confectionery planet.

Characters

• Fourth Doctor
• Romana II
• K9 Mark II
• The Cake

References

• Barastabon
• time storm
• Kendrax
• The Master
• Daleks
• Cybermen

Notes

to be added

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge occurs after ST: Return of the Spiders.
• Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge occurs before ST: Do You Love Anyone Enough?.

External links

• Short Trips and Side Steps at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge at The Whoniverse