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{{Infobox Story | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|series=[[Virgin Decalogs]] | |||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |doctor=Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Nyssa]] | ||
|setting= | |setting= | ||
|writer= | |writer = Daniel Blythe | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Decalog 2: Lost Property | ||
|prev=The Nine-Day Queen (short story) | |release date = 20 July 1995 | ||
|prev = The Nine-Day Queen (short story) | |||
|next=People of the Trees (short story) | |next=People of the Trees (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Lonely Days''''' was the seventh story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 2: Lost Property]]''. It was written by [[Daniel Blythe]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. | '''''Lonely Days''''' was the seventh story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 2: Lost Property]]''. It was written by [[Daniel Blythe]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
''to | [[Sebastian Musgrove]] is stationed on [[Monitoring Base XL-7]], alone except for two robots. He has a hologram of his former girlfriend, [[Tarla McCail]], who was killed by the [[Dalek]]s. The base has been experiencing power fluctuations, there are storms outside, and Sebastian thinks there is something on the planet with him. | ||
In the TARDIS, Nyssa informs the Doctor that they have lost the [[lottery]]. This reminds the Doctor of a planet he once won, so they decide to visit it. He had assigned to the [[Earth Colonies]] to develop. | |||
They arrive on the base and find Sebastian. He seems nervous in their presence, and the Doctor offers to check out the power outages. Sebastian starts seeing things, like his hologram coming to life. Nyssa sees the hologram as well. | |||
The Doctor's investigations reveal that there is something on the planet that is draining the base's power. When the base comes under attack, Sebastian tries to offer the Doctor and Nyssa as sacrifices to whatever is on the planet, but the Doctor remembers something about this place and leaves the room. | |||
Nyssa finds him with a creature of light. It extends a tendril towards him, and Nyssa pushes him away, trying to save him. He yells at her, saying it was trying to communicate with him. The tendril then enters Nyssa, and she begins to speak. | |||
The creature is [[Telxzana]], the last of the [[Pzorswihr]]. She is part of the planet, and she has been trying to communicate with Sebastian, but being electro-sensitive, her attempts shorted out the base's power. She has been trying to tell him that she is dying, and he must leave the planet. | |||
When the Doctor and Nyssa leave, they promise Sebastian they will send a survey ship to the base to pick him up. | |||
In the TARDIS, the Doctor tells Nyssa that he remembered hearing about the instabilities on the planet when he won it, and he had always meant to check it out. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Drone Silver]] | * [[Drone Silver]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Nyssa has a breakfast of [[toast]], [[marmalade]] and [[coffee]]. | * Nyssa has a breakfast of [[toast]], [[marmalade]] and [[coffee]]. | ||
* [[ | * The Doctor uses the [[Aliases of the Doctor|alias]] Dr John Smith. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Kublai Khan]]. | |||
* The Doctor won the planet in a game of [[poker]] against a [[Draconian]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Nyssa recalls | * Nyssa recalls their recent battle against the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], where they lost [[Adric]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] returning to [[Heathrow Airport]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Decalog 2: Lost Property short stories]] | ||