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{{Infobox Story | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |||
|series= [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |enemy = {{Ainley|The Master}} | ||
|companions=[[Peri Brown]] | |setting= [[Eternity, California|Eternity]], [[1880s]] | ||
|setting=Eternity, | |writer = Lance Parkin, Mark Clapham | ||
|writer= | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips and Side Steps | ||
|prev=The Longest Story in the World (short story) | |release date= 6 March 2000 | ||
|next= | |format = Short Story;</br>46 pages, two parts | ||
|prev = The Longest Story in the World (short story) | |||
|next = The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''A Town Called Eternity''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Mark Clapham]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | '''''A Town Called Eternity''''' was the second short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]''. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Mark Clapham]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
The Sheriff of [[Eternity | The Sheriff of [[Eternity, California|Eternity]] and Jack are waiting for rustlers. They have men hidden away for an ambush. Suddenly, the hidden men are attacked by something with "[[teeth]] like knives, [[skin]] like a tree trunk and glinting, [[alligator]] [[eye]]s". The Sheriff and Jack are soon killed as well. | ||
The Doctor takes Peri to the Wild West in the [[1880s]] to see Peri's past. They enter the saloon, run by [[Josh Larson]], and introduce themselves. Josh thinks that the Doctor is Dr Sebastian Rowley, whom they are expecting to arrive to investigate the recent strange deaths. The Doctor goes along with the assumption. The deputy Sheriff, Paul, comes in with a plaster footprint. The Doctor recognises it as a [[dinosaur]] called a [[deinonychus]]. | The Doctor takes Peri to the Wild West in the [[1880s]] to see Peri's past. They enter the saloon, run by [[Josh Larson]], and introduce themselves. Josh thinks that the Doctor is Dr [[Sebastian Rowley]], whom they are expecting to arrive to investigate the recent strange deaths. The Doctor goes along with the assumption. The deputy Sheriff, Paul, comes in with a plaster footprint. The Doctor recognises it as a [[dinosaur]] called a [[deinonychus]]. | ||
Peri, meanwhile, has gone for a walk with Josh, who, despite looking like a man in his twenties, claims to be one hundred and ten years old. He tells Peri of an elixir he bought when he was eighty. When he took it, he started becoming younger, and now only ages about a year for every ten. When Peri tells him she has a relative named [[Iziah Brown]], he takes her to see the Brown family. | Peri, meanwhile, has gone for a walk with Josh, who, despite looking like a man in his twenties, claims to be one hundred and ten years old. He tells Peri of an elixir he bought when he was eighty. When he took it, he started becoming younger, and now only ages about a year for every ten. When Peri tells him she has a relative named [[Iziah Brown]], he takes her to see the Brown family. | ||
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Paul tells the new Sheriff about the arrival of "Dr Rowley". The Sheriff asks for a description and recognises both the Doctor and Peri. | Paul tells the new Sheriff about the arrival of "Dr Rowley". The Sheriff asks for a description and recognises both the Doctor and Peri. | ||
The Doctor is in a shop looking at | The Doctor is in a shop looking at [[fossil]]s, and meets [[Sarah Brown]], wife of Iziah Brown. She knows of Dr Rowley and is thrilled to finally meet him. She tells him of dinosaur [[bone]]s found on her land and offers to take the Doctor there. However, the Sheriff enters, and the Doctor discovers he is [[the Master]]. The Doctor is locked up. When Paul tells the Master about Peri, the Master decides killing her will make the Doctor suffer, and he and Paul leave. Sarah shows up with explosives and frees the Doctor. However, they are confronted by the Master and [[hypnotise]]d townspeople. The Master kills Sarah when he learns her last name, and gloats that he has just wiped Peri from history. He then tells the people that the Doctor is an imposter and has just killed Sarah Brown. The townspeople begin to attack the Doctor. | ||
Peri has met Iziah Brown and is surprised to learn that he has six wives. She wonders which of them might be her ancestor. | Peri has met Iziah Brown and is surprised to learn that he has six wives. She wonders which of them might be her ancestor. | ||
As the Master gloats over the Doctor, the Doctor pulls at the mask that is covering the wounds the Master sustained on [[Sarn]]. The Master tells the Doctor he has found the Fountain of Youth, orders the townspeople to kill the Doctor, and leaves. | As the Master gloats over the Doctor, the Doctor pulls at the mask that is covering the wounds the Master sustained on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]]. The Master tells the Doctor he has found the Fountain of Youth, orders the townspeople to kill the Doctor, and leaves. | ||
Iziah tells Josh and Peri his family's secret: they have found the [[Fountain of Youth]]. | Iziah tells Josh and Peri his family's secret: they have found the [[Fountain of Youth]]. | ||
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The Master is attacked by a velociraptor but manages to shrink it with his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. The shrunken raptor falls into the fountain and regains its life. The Master, seeing this, drenches himself in the fountain water and is healed. He proceeds to hypnotise the dinosaurs. | The Master is attacked by a velociraptor but manages to shrink it with his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. The shrunken raptor falls into the fountain and regains its life. The Master, seeing this, drenches himself in the fountain water and is healed. He proceeds to hypnotise the dinosaurs. | ||
The Doctor has been cut down and is being examined by the undertaker, Curtis, and his assistant Pete. They argue about whether or not to bury the Doctor. Curtis sends Pete to get a sack for the body, and is surprised when the Doctor sits up and speaks. Curtis runs off, and the Doctor heads back to the saloon, empty except for a blind man who tells him the townspeople are headed for the | The Doctor has been cut down and is being examined by the undertaker, Curtis, and his assistant Pete. They argue about whether or not to bury the Doctor. Curtis sends Pete to get a sack for the body, and is surprised when the Doctor sits up and speaks. Curtis runs off, and the Doctor heads back to the saloon, empty except for a blind man who tells him the townspeople are headed for the Browns' home. The Doctor obtains a horse and heads there himself. | ||
At home, the Browns gather weapons and dynamite and prepare for a dinosaur attack. They are instead attacked by the hypnotised townspeople, led by Deputy Paul. Armed with sticks and tools, they attack Peri. The Doctor appears and rescues her, bringing her inside the house. | At home, the Browns gather weapons and dynamite and prepare for a dinosaur attack. They are instead attacked by the hypnotised townspeople, led by Deputy Paul. Armed with sticks and tools, they attack Peri. The Doctor appears and rescues her, bringing her inside the house. | ||
The Doctor has an idea for dealing with the angry mob without hurting them. They will shock the townspeople out of their hypnotism. When the mob finally breaks through the door, they are confronted by the Doctor, Peri, Josh and the remaining Browns engaging in odd behaviour - singing, dancing, hugging, juggling, and barking. With the hypnotism broken, Josh orders them back home, and they comply. | The Doctor has an idea for dealing with the angry mob without hurting them. They will shock the townspeople out of their hypnotism. When the mob finally breaks through the door, they are confronted by the Doctor, Peri, Josh and the remaining Browns engaging in odd behaviour - [[singing]], [[dance|dancing]], hugging, [[juggling]], and barking. With the hypnotism broken, Josh orders them back home, and they comply. | ||
However, the Master has shown up with his hypnotised dinosaurs. Before he can order them to attack, the Doctor shoots him. The men rope the dinosaurs, and when the Master recovers from the gunshot, Josh loops one of the ropes around the Master, and sends the dinosaur connected to it on its way, with the Master dragging behind. | However, the Master has shown up with his hypnotised dinosaurs. Before he can order them to attack, the Doctor shoots him. The men rope the dinosaurs, and when the Master recovers from the gunshot, Josh loops one of the ropes around the Master, and sends the dinosaur connected to it on its way, with the Master dragging behind. | ||
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* [[Pete (A Town Called Eternity)|Pete]] | * [[Pete (A Town Called Eternity)|Pete]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Master | * The Master uses the [[The Master's aliases|alias]] Sheriff Masters. | ||
* The Master recognises the [[velociraptor]]s from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. | |||
* The Master recognises the [[velociraptor]]s from ''Jurassic Park'' | |||
* The Master uses his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. | * The Master uses his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. | ||
* The Doctor's [[respiratory bypass system]] allows him to survive the hanging. | * The Doctor's [[respiratory bypass system]] allows him to survive the [[hanging]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Master has survived being burnt by the flames on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
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