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{{Infobox Story | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print| | |companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]] | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |||
|companions=[[Brigadier | |||
|setting= | |setting= | ||
|writer= | |writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | ||
|prev= | |release date = 5 December 2007 | ||
|next=But Once a Year (short story) | |prev = Fanboys (short story) | ||
|next = But Once a Year (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Faithful Friends: Part | '''''Faithful Friends: Part One''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]]. It featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to | UNIT is closing up for [[Christmas]]. [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart]] is finishing up some paperwork when [[John Benton]] enters to update him on the personnel situation. The two discuss their plans for the holiday: Benton is visiting his mother, while the Brigadier says his plans are "the usual". With [[UNIT HQ]] emptied, the Brigadier hears singing. He traces it to the Doctor's [[laboratory]]. When he enters, he disrupts the Doctor's apparatus, to the Doctor's anger. However, when the Doctor learns that it's [[Christmas Eve]], his anger evaporates. When he learns the Brigadier has no plans, he suggests they celebrate together at the Doctor's house. After a large dinner, they enjoy drinks and reminiscences. They receive an emergency call about [[meteorite]]s that have fallen. As they leave, the Brigadier offers to host next year's Christmas. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[John Benton]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Every year Corporal [[Carol Bell|Bell]] gives the Brigadier a bottle of [[malt]]. | ||
* The Doctor is trying to gauge the lifespan of [[plankton]] on [[Nigellus II]]. | |||
* The Brigadier's yearly Christmas tradition involves [[port]] and a good [[book]]. | |||
* The Doctor drives them to his place in [[Bessie]]. | |||
* The Doctor and the Brigadier have roast [[goose]] for dinner. They drink a [[1945]] [[Chateau Mouton Rothschild]]. | |||
* They wonder how [[Jo Grant]] is doing. | |||
* The Brigadier mentions the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Axon]]s and [[the Master]]; the Doctor mentions the [[terrible Zodin]]. | |||
* The meteorites fell near [[Bath (city)|Bath]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor spends [[Christmas Eve]] with [[the Brigadier]] in the [[Smithwood Manor|house he bought]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') | ||
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