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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|setting= [[Covent Garden]], [[London]], [[December]] [[1861]] | |setting= [[Covent Garden]], [[London]], [[December]] [[1861]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Matthew Sweet | ||
|anthology=''[[Short Trips: | |anthology=Short Trips: The History of Christmas | ||
| | |release date = 26 November 2005 | ||
| | |reprint = Short Trips: Re:Collections | ||
|prev=Sedna (short story) | |||
|next = Home Fires (short story) | |||
|series2 = ''[[Short Trips: Re:Collections]]'' | |||
|prev2 = Venus (short story) | |||
|next2 = Life After Queth (short story) | |||
}}'''''The Lampblack Wars''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Matthew Sweet]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | }}'''''The Lampblack Wars''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The History of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Matthew Sweet]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Sarah have landed in [[Victorian]] England. The Doctor plans to take Sarah to a show, though when he learns the date, he notes that entertainment "will soon be rather hard to come by". | The Doctor and Sarah have landed in [[Victorian]] England. The Doctor plans to take Sarah to a show, though when he learns the date, he notes that entertainment "will soon be rather hard to come by". | ||
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One of the performers, [[Simia the Missing Link]], has been attacked, but she is brought back to life by [[Anak]]. The Doctor and Sarah arrive, as does Mary, and the Doctor recognises Anak as a resident of the [[Rock Belt of Hextacosulous]]. | One of the performers, [[Simia the Missing Link]], has been attacked, but she is brought back to life by [[Anak]]. The Doctor and Sarah arrive, as does Mary, and the Doctor recognises Anak as a resident of the [[Rock Belt of Hextacosulous]]. | ||
Anak tells his story. Mary stole the bottle of "ink" from him. It isn't actually ink, but rather the microbes of the survivors of two warring planets. Mary's possession of the "ink" has placed her in danger, and the | Anak tells his story. Mary stole the bottle of "ink" from him. It isn't actually ink, but rather the microbes of the survivors of two warring planets. Mary's possession of the "ink" has placed her in danger, and the only solution is for her to drink it. When she does so, a vivid tattoo appears on her back. | ||
Later, Sarah is at the chophouse when the Doctor arrives with a newspaper dated tens days hence, advertising the performance of one "Maria Parota, the Living Panorama". They decide to stay a few more days to see Mary's performance. | Later, Sarah is at the chophouse when the Doctor arrives with a newspaper dated tens days hence, advertising the performance of one "Maria Parota, the Living Panorama". They decide to stay a few more days to see Mary's performance. | ||
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* Mr [[Goodall]], Jr | * Mr [[Goodall]], Jr | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Albert is the Prince Consort of Queen [[Victoria]]. | * Albert is the Prince Consort of Queen [[Victoria]]. | ||
* The Doctor calls Mary drinking the "ink" her [[ | * The Doctor calls Mary drinking the "ink" her [[Sydney Carton]] moment. | ||
* The Doctor reads ''[[The Times]]''. | * The Doctor reads ''[[The Times]]''. | ||
* The two warring planets were [[Hextacosulous Blue]] and [[Hextacosulous Green]]. | * The two warring planets were [[Hextacosulous Blue]] and [[Hextacosulous Green]]. | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Third Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith short stories]] | [[Category:Sarah Jane Smith short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Short Trips: The History of Christmas short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1861]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1861]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Short Trips: Re:Collections short stories]] | ||