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{{Infobox Story | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|series in range = Short Trips: Zodiac | |||
|series number in range = 1 | |||
|number in series = 12 | |||
|main character = [[Tom Watson]] | |||
|featuring = Sixth Doctor | |||
writer= | |featuring2 = Peri Brown | ||
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prev=The Invertebrates of Doom (short story)| | |writer = Alison Lawson | ||
next= | |anthology = Short Trips: Zodiac | ||
|release date = 6 March 2002 | |||
'''''The Stabber''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]''. It was written by [[Alison Lawson]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
|prev = The Invertebrates of Doom (short story) | |||
|next = Introduction and links (short story) | |||
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'''''The Stabber''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]''. It was written by [[Alison Lawson]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[ | [[Tom Watson]] is having a normal day at work. His job is to inject [[fish]] from the lake with an antibiotic serum. He accidentally injects his thumb with some of the serum. | ||
The next day, Tom feels great. While at the lake, he puts some of the serum in his [[tea]]. He starts to get a [[headache]], then hears voices in his head. The fish are talking to him, asking him to stop injecting them with serum. They tell him to call for help by concentrating. Tom does so, and falls asleep. | The next day, Tom feels great. While at the lake, he puts some of the serum in his [[tea]]. He starts to get a [[headache]], then hears voices in his head. The fish are talking to him, asking him to stop injecting them with serum. They tell him to call for help by concentrating. Tom does so, and falls asleep. | ||
When he awakes, there are two people standing near him. They introduce themselves as the [[Sixth | When he awakes, there are two people standing near him. They introduce themselves as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. The fish tell Tom that they will help. Tom tells the Doctor and Peri about everything, including the voices. Peri is sarcastic, but the Doctor listens to Tom. The Doctor invites Peri to Tom's house for dinner, and sneaks a bit of Tom's tea into a test tube. | ||
Peri has dinner at Tom's house and meets his wife [[Mary Watson|Mary]] and his daughter [[Linda Watson|Linda]]. At dinner Tom talks about his work, and that he never eats fish because he knows what he's injecting into them. When Peri leaves, the fish tell him that she will help because he showed her such good hospitality. | Peri has dinner at Tom's house and meets his wife [[Mary Watson|Mary]] and his daughter [[Linda Watson|Linda]]. At dinner Tom talks about his work, and that he never eats fish because he knows what he's injecting into them. When Peri leaves, the fish tell him that she will help because he showed her such good hospitality. | ||
The Doctor examines the tea in | The Doctor examines the tea in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He works out a formula to block the side effects of the serum. | ||
The next morning, the Doctor goes to the laboratory responsible for the serum. He meets with Dr [[Grahame Harden]], who developed the serum. He tells Harden that the serum has hallucinogenic side effects. Harden becomes angry, not at the Doctor, but at his superiors who wouldn't let him test the serum before production. The Doctor shows him the problem with the formula and gives him the blocking agent. | The next morning, the Doctor goes to the laboratory responsible for the serum. He meets with Dr [[Grahame Harden]], who developed the serum. He tells Harden that the serum has hallucinogenic side effects. Harden becomes angry, not at the Doctor, but at his superiors who wouldn't let him test the serum before production. The Doctor shows him the problem with the formula and gives him the blocking agent. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor]] | * [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Peri]] | * [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Tom Watson]] | ||
* [[Mary Watson]] | * [[Mary Watson]] | ||
* [[Linda Watson]] | * [[Linda Watson]] | ||
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* [[Trevor (The Stabber)|Trevor]] | * [[Trevor (The Stabber)|Trevor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor notices that the [[ | * The Doctor notices that the [[TARDIS laboratory]] is a bit messy. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The stories in ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]'' are inspired by the signs of the zodiac. This story's theme is Pisces. | * The stories in ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]'' are inspired by the signs of the [[zodiac]]. This story's theme is {{w|Pisces (astrology)|Pisces}}. | ||
* No reason was given as to why the Sixth Doctor and Peri arrived there in the first place. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Short Trips: Zodiac short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:09, 9 February 2024
The Stabber was the twelfth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Zodiac. It was written by Alison Lawson. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tom Watson is having a normal day at work. His job is to inject fish from the lake with an antibiotic serum. He accidentally injects his thumb with some of the serum.
The next day, Tom feels great. While at the lake, he puts some of the serum in his tea. He starts to get a headache, then hears voices in his head. The fish are talking to him, asking him to stop injecting them with serum. They tell him to call for help by concentrating. Tom does so, and falls asleep.
When he awakes, there are two people standing near him. They introduce themselves as the Sixth Doctor and Peri. The fish tell Tom that they will help. Tom tells the Doctor and Peri about everything, including the voices. Peri is sarcastic, but the Doctor listens to Tom. The Doctor invites Peri to Tom's house for dinner, and sneaks a bit of Tom's tea into a test tube.
Peri has dinner at Tom's house and meets his wife Mary and his daughter Linda. At dinner Tom talks about his work, and that he never eats fish because he knows what he's injecting into them. When Peri leaves, the fish tell him that she will help because he showed her such good hospitality.
The Doctor examines the tea in the TARDIS. He works out a formula to block the side effects of the serum.
The next morning, the Doctor goes to the laboratory responsible for the serum. He meets with Dr Grahame Harden, who developed the serum. He tells Harden that the serum has hallucinogenic side effects. Harden becomes angry, not at the Doctor, but at his superiors who wouldn't let him test the serum before production. The Doctor shows him the problem with the formula and gives him the blocking agent.
At the lake, Peri meets Tom. She surreptitiously pours something into his tea. The Doctor arrives, and they make their farewells. When Tom drinks his tea, his headache goes away and he can no longer hear the fish.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor notices that the TARDIS laboratory is a bit messy.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The stories in Short Trips: Zodiac are inspired by the signs of the zodiac. This story's theme is Pisces.
- No reason was given as to why the Sixth Doctor and Peri arrived there in the first place.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
