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{{Infobox | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|series in range = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | |||
|series number in range = 3 | |||
doctor= | |number in series = 3 | ||
companions=[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]| | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |||
|featuring = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | |||
|enemy = Mr. [[Calder (Ash)|Calder]] | |||
prev=Mire and Clay (short story)| | |setting = {{il|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]]|[[Shoreditch]], [[1963]]}} | ||
next=Face-Painter (short story) | |writer = Trevor Baxendale | ||
|anthology = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | |||
|release date = 16 June 2003 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
|prev = Mire and Clay (short story) | |||
|next = Face-Painter (short story) | |||
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'''''Ash''''' was the third short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]''. It was written by [[Trevor Baxendale]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to be | The Doctor tells Steven a story about himself and his granddaughter Susan. | ||
The Doctor and Susan have just been to the theatre and are lost in [[London]]. There is a heavy fog, and they cannot hear any signs of civilisation. When they double back, they are still lost. | |||
Suddenly they hear singing, and try to find the voice. They find themselves in an avenue, but their relief turns to dread when they see the buildings' windows are smashed and there is debris in the street. The Doctor briefly sees his and Susan's reflections in a piece of broken window, and is startled to see a wicked and cunning face in place of Susan's. He cries out in alarm. They hear the singing behind them, and turn to see a young lady. She offers to take them home for [[tea]], and introduces herself as [[Joan Calder|Joan]]. | |||
Joan's house is dilapidated and cold. [[Joan's mother|Her mother]] is in the living room, ironing. She seems sad, and doesn't seem to want the Doctor and Susan there. He offers to leave, but she sends Joan to make tea. Joan pours five cups, and suddenly the Doctor and Susan realise that there is an old man, Joan's [[Calder (Ash)|Grandpa]], in the room. Joan's mother tells them he was in the [[World War I|last war]]. She starts to talk about [[World War II]] as if it were still occurring, and the Doctor begins to wonder if he and Susan have somehow [[time travel]]led. | |||
Joan's mother acts strangely, as if she is warning Joan of something. The Doctor looks at Grandpa, and he looks like the reflection the Doctor had seen. He realises that whatever is going on here, the old man is the source. The Doctor wants to leave, but Joan's mother won't let him. He asks the year, and she says it is [[1943]]. However, the Doctor says it can't be 1943, because the Calders have plenty of [[sugar]], which was rationed in 1943. | |||
Flames start in the room, and Joan and her mother are burned up. The house disintegrates, and the Doctor and Susan rush for the door. Grandpa tries to stop them, and the Doctor yells for Susan to get the [[mirror]]. She breaks it, and Mr Calder collapses and scatters into ash. | |||
When the Doctor and Susan leave what's left of the house, they find themselves in modern London — back where they belong in [[1963]]. They take a taxi back to [[Totters Lane]]. | |||
The Doctor tells Steven that he thinks something in the mirror found Mr Calder. He likes to think that he and Susan freed Joan and her mother from "a nightmarish existence". | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor]] | ||
* [[Steven Taylor]] | * [[Steven Taylor]] | ||
* [[Susan Foreman | |||
=== The Doctor's story === | |||
* First Doctor | |||
* [[Susan Foreman]] | |||
* [[Joan Calder]] | * [[Joan Calder]] | ||
* Mrs Calder | * Mrs [[Joan's mother|Calder]] | ||
* Mr Calder | * Mr [[Calder (Ash)|Calder]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Mr Calder is believed by the Doctor to have done something terrible during [[World War I]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Interestingly, [[The Exiles (short story)|the first story]] in the ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]'' anthology also featured a mysterious and (yet) unidentified entity trapped in a mirror. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and Steven are still recovering from the deaths of [[Katarina]] and [[Sara Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 10 February 2024
Ash was the third short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors. It was written by Trevor Baxendale. It featured the First Doctor and Susan Foreman.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor tells Steven a story about himself and his granddaughter Susan.
The Doctor and Susan have just been to the theatre and are lost in London. There is a heavy fog, and they cannot hear any signs of civilisation. When they double back, they are still lost.
Suddenly they hear singing, and try to find the voice. They find themselves in an avenue, but their relief turns to dread when they see the buildings' windows are smashed and there is debris in the street. The Doctor briefly sees his and Susan's reflections in a piece of broken window, and is startled to see a wicked and cunning face in place of Susan's. He cries out in alarm. They hear the singing behind them, and turn to see a young lady. She offers to take them home for tea, and introduces herself as Joan.
Joan's house is dilapidated and cold. Her mother is in the living room, ironing. She seems sad, and doesn't seem to want the Doctor and Susan there. He offers to leave, but she sends Joan to make tea. Joan pours five cups, and suddenly the Doctor and Susan realise that there is an old man, Joan's Grandpa, in the room. Joan's mother tells them he was in the last war. She starts to talk about World War II as if it were still occurring, and the Doctor begins to wonder if he and Susan have somehow time travelled.
Joan's mother acts strangely, as if she is warning Joan of something. The Doctor looks at Grandpa, and he looks like the reflection the Doctor had seen. He realises that whatever is going on here, the old man is the source. The Doctor wants to leave, but Joan's mother won't let him. He asks the year, and she says it is 1943. However, the Doctor says it can't be 1943, because the Calders have plenty of sugar, which was rationed in 1943.
Flames start in the room, and Joan and her mother are burned up. The house disintegrates, and the Doctor and Susan rush for the door. Grandpa tries to stop them, and the Doctor yells for Susan to get the mirror. She breaks it, and Mr Calder collapses and scatters into ash.
When the Doctor and Susan leave what's left of the house, they find themselves in modern London — back where they belong in 1963. They take a taxi back to Totters Lane.
The Doctor tells Steven that he thinks something in the mirror found Mr Calder. He likes to think that he and Susan freed Joan and her mother from "a nightmarish existence".
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor's story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First Doctor
- Susan Foreman
- Joan Calder
- Mrs Calder
- Mr Calder
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mr Calder is believed by the Doctor to have done something terrible during World War I.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Interestingly, the first story in the Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors anthology also featured a mysterious and (yet) unidentified entity trapped in a mirror.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Steven are still recovering from the deaths of Katarina and Sara Kingdom. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)
