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{{Infobox Story | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|''Short Trips'' short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |||
|series= [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |companions=[[K9 Mark II]], [[Romana II]] | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |setting= | ||
|companions=[[ | |writer = Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman | ||
| | |anthology=Short Trips and Side Steps | ||
|writer= | |release date= 6 March 2000 | ||
|anthology= | |prev = A Town Called Eternity (short story) | ||
|prev=A Town Called Eternity (short story) | |||
|next=Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story) | |next=Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story) | ||
}} | |series2 = "Special Occasions" | ||
'''''The Not-So-Sinister Sponge''''' was the third short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|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]]. | |next2=Do You Love Anyone Enough? (short story) | ||
}}'''''The Not-So-Sinister Sponge''''' was the third short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'' and the first of four linked "Special Occasions" stories in that anthology. It was written by [[Gareth Roberts]] and [[Clayton Hickman]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]], and [[K9 Mark II|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 [[Barastabon]] to fetch a dedicated [[Cake|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 [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], she returns with [[the Cake]]. | [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]], and [[K9 Mark II|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 [[Barastabon]] to fetch a dedicated [[Cake|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 [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cyberman|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. | 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. | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Masterbakers come from the [[planet]] [[Barastabon]]. | * The Masterbakers come from the [[planet]] [[Barastabon]]. | ||
* The Doctor flips through his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] to figure out what he's forgotten. Romana has a time-o-fax. | * The Doctor flips through his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] to figure out what he's forgotten. Romana has a time-o-fax. | ||
* After being thrown off course by a [[time storm]], Romana lands on [[Kendrax]] and foils a joint plan by [[the Master]], the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]]. | * After being thrown off course by a [[time storm]], Romana lands on [[Kendrax]] and foils a joint plan by [[the Master]], the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. | ||
* The Doctor's diary mentions the [[Feast of Rassilon]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first of four connected stories in this volume featuring the Fourth Doctor and Romana II. | * This is the first of four connected stories in this volume featuring the Fourth Doctor and Romana II in [[The Doctor's reality (The Not-So-Sinister Sponge)|a simplified version of reality]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whotrip3.htm|Short Trips and Side Steps}} | |||
* {{Whoniverse|ST03.php#story3|Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge}} | * {{Whoniverse|ST03.php#story3|Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge}} | ||
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[[Category:K9 short stories]] | [[Category:K9 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Master short stories]] | [[Category:The Master short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Cyberman stories]] | [[Category:Cyberman short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Dalek short stories]] | [[Category:Dalek short stories]] | ||
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