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|setting = Earth, [[50,000,000]] | |||
|writer = Jim Mortimore | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: The Solar System | |||
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|next = Mars (ST short story) | |||
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'''''Earth''''' was the third short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Solar System]]''. It was written by [[Jim Mortimore]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor has ended up on [[Earth]] with [[Jacob Abiathar Earl-Thornton|Jake]], a young man from [[1939]], 50 million years in his future. The only species left on Earth are two species of large robotic [[ant]]s and a cattle-like species that the Doctor claims are the descendants of [[human]]s. | |||
Jake and the Doctor are taken by the black ants to their nest, and the Doctor communicates with the queen, learning that the ants are about to go to war over the last source of food. The nest is attacked by a red ant. It is chased off, and the Doctor and Jake follow it. At the red ant colony, the Doctor communicates with the queen there, while Jake explores on his own and finds a [[time capsule]] that survived far longer than its creators intended. | |||
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When the two ant species confront each other, Jake takes the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] from the Doctor and threatens to deactivate all the ants. The Doctor wants to prevent this but is at a loss until he realises that stuck to Jake's shoes are some [[wheat]] seeds that the ants can plant to grow new crops. | |||
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The war averted, Jake and the Doctor leave. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Jacob Abiathar Earl-Thornton]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * Earth was home to two warring species of robot ants in the year [[50000000|50,000,000]]. | ||
* | * The Doctor mentions the [[Menoptera]]. | ||
* The Doctor compares the [[Volcano|volcanic]] surface of the Earth to a [[Crème Brulée]]. | |||
* Jake has heard of a giant [[meteorite]] crater in [[Arizona]]. | |||
* The Doctor gives Jacob a sticking plaster to put on his [[carotid artery]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * A version of the story was self-published by the author in the anthology ''The Book of Shadows, ''under the new title ''Baby Grand vs The Queen of the Bug–Eyed Betties''. | ||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Menoptera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') | |||
* The Doctor hates [[spider]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 29 February 2024
Earth was the third short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Solar System. It was written by Jim Mortimore. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor has ended up on Earth with Jake, a young man from 1939, 50 million years in his future. The only species left on Earth are two species of large robotic ants and a cattle-like species that the Doctor claims are the descendants of humans.
Jake and the Doctor are taken by the black ants to their nest, and the Doctor communicates with the queen, learning that the ants are about to go to war over the last source of food. The nest is attacked by a red ant. It is chased off, and the Doctor and Jake follow it. At the red ant colony, the Doctor communicates with the queen there, while Jake explores on his own and finds a time capsule that survived far longer than its creators intended.
When the two ant species confront each other, Jake takes the sonic screwdriver from the Doctor and threatens to deactivate all the ants. The Doctor wants to prevent this but is at a loss until he realises that stuck to Jake's shoes are some wheat seeds that the ants can plant to grow new crops.
The war averted, Jake and the Doctor leave.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Earth was home to two warring species of robot ants in the year 50,000,000.
- The Doctor mentions the Menoptera.
- The Doctor compares the volcanic surface of the Earth to a Crème Brulée.
- Jake has heard of a giant meteorite crater in Arizona.
- The Doctor gives Jacob a sticking plaster to put on his carotid artery.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A version of the story was self-published by the author in the anthology The Book of Shadows, under the new title Baby Grand vs The Queen of the Bug–Eyed Betties.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions the Menoptera. (TV: The Web Planet)
- The Doctor hates spiders. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)
