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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=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Romana]] | |companions=[[Romana II]] | ||
|setting=[[Prague]], [[30th century]] | |setting = [[Prague]], [[30th century]] | ||
|writer= | |writer=Chris Roberson | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: Destination Prague | ||
|release date = 30 June 2007 | |||
|prev=War in a Time of Peace (short story) | |prev=War in a Time of Peace (short story) | ||
|next=Suspension and Disbelief (short story) | |next = Suspension and Disbelief (short story) | ||
|enemy=[[Kaj Jepperson]] | |||
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'''''The End of Now''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Chris Roberson]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana]]. | '''''The End of Now''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Chris Roberson]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Romana visit [[Prague]] in the [[30th century]] because a man named [[Kaj Jepperson]] has invented a [[time machine]]. He barely listens to them, complaining that his assistants, [[Frantiek Hrabal]] and [[Emilie Smetana]], have been murdered so he has no time to answer questions. When they learn he is using [[zygma energy]], they unsuccessfully try to talk him out of completing it. | The Doctor and Romana visit [[Prague]] in the [[30th century]] because a man named [[Kaj Jepperson]] has invented a [[time machine]]. He barely listens to them, complaining that his assistants, [[Frantiek Hrabal]] and [[Emilie Smetana]], have been murdered so he has no time to answer questions. When they learn he is using [[zygma energy]], they unsuccessfully try to talk him out of completing it. | ||
As they explore the city looking for something to eat, they are accosted by a strange warped figure. They realise it is a future version of Jepperson. He was thrown backwards in time and has been waiting fourteen centuries for this moment — the moment that he remembers the Doctor and Romana visiting him. This Jepperson is the one that killed Hrabal and Smetana while trying to dissuade them from continuing their work with the younger Jepperson. | As they explore the city looking for something to eat, they are accosted by a strange warped figure. They realise it is a future version of Jepperson. He was thrown backwards in time and has been waiting fourteen centuries for this moment — the moment that he remembers the Doctor and Romana visiting him. This Jepperson is the one that killed Hrabal and Smetana while trying to dissuade them from continuing their work with the younger Jepperson. | ||
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* Landmarks in Prague include [[Charles University in Prague|Charles University]] and the [[Astronomical Clock]]. | * Landmarks in Prague include [[Charles University in Prague|Charles University]] and the [[Astronomical Clock]]. | ||
* The Doctor hopes to eat a [[kolache]]. | * The Doctor hopes to eat a [[kolache]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 30th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 30th century]] | ||
[[Category:Romana II short stories]] | [[Category:Romana II short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:59, 7 March 2024
The End of Now was the twelfth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Destination Prague. It was written by Chris Roberson. It featured the Fourth Doctor and Romana.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Romana visit Prague in the 30th century because a man named Kaj Jepperson has invented a time machine. He barely listens to them, complaining that his assistants, Frantiek Hrabal and Emilie Smetana, have been murdered so he has no time to answer questions. When they learn he is using zygma energy, they unsuccessfully try to talk him out of completing it.
As they explore the city looking for something to eat, they are accosted by a strange warped figure. They realise it is a future version of Jepperson. He was thrown backwards in time and has been waiting fourteen centuries for this moment — the moment that he remembers the Doctor and Romana visiting him. This Jepperson is the one that killed Hrabal and Smetana while trying to dissuade them from continuing their work with the younger Jepperson.
At Jepperson's lab, the older Jepperson tries to stop the machine but it is too late. The younger Jepperson realises what is happening and is dragged into the machine. The older Jepperson fades away while the younger one is sent back fourteen centuries into the past.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Landmarks in Prague include Charles University and the Astronomical Clock.
- The Doctor hopes to eat a kolache.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
