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{{Infobox | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |||
series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print| | |companions=[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Nyssa]] | ||
doctor=Fifth Doctor| | |enemy= | ||
companions=[[ | |setting = The [[Necropolitan]] | ||
enemy= | |writer=Jake Elliot | ||
|anthology = Short Trips: Farewells | |||
writer= | |release date = 29 April 2006 | ||
anthology= | |prev=Into the Silent Land (short story) | ||
prev=Into the Silent Land (short story)| | |next = The Velvet Dark (short story) | ||
next=The Velvet Dark (short story) | }} | ||
'''''Wake''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Jake Elliot]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan]]. | '''''Wake''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Jake Elliot]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
As [[Verin]] attends to his duties on the [[Necropolitan]], he notices that the Doctor is here with two of his friends. Later, there seems to be some kind of disturbance at the Necropolitan, and the Doctor seems to be involved. | |||
Verin learns from Nyssa, the Doctor's friend, that there has been a murder here. He attends to a ceremony that he has to perform, and learns from [[Cora (Wake)|Cora]] that the Doctor is helping the [[Solemn One]]s deal with the murder. | |||
The next day, as Verin attends to other tasks, he hears a pounding on a closet door. He opens the door to find the Doctor and his friends within. They thank him for releasing them and head off in a hurry while Verin heads for his next task. | |||
Later, Verin watches as the Doctor and his friends leave after being thanked by the Solemn Ones. Verin wonders what it was all about but comforts himself with the knowledge that nothing ever happens at the Necropolitan. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Tegan]] | * [[Tegan]] | ||
* [[Verin]] | * [[Verin]] | ||
* [[Cora]] | * [[Cora (Wake)|Cora]] | ||
* [[Styles (Wake)|Styles]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Necropolitan rituals include the [[Rite of Crystal]], the [[Ritual of the Green Silk]] and the [[Rite of Elegant Turning]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and his companions have just witnessed Adric's death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | * The Doctor and his companions have just witnessed Adric's death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 1 March 2024
Wake was the seventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Farewells. It was written by Jake Elliot. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
As Verin attends to his duties on the Necropolitan, he notices that the Doctor is here with two of his friends. Later, there seems to be some kind of disturbance at the Necropolitan, and the Doctor seems to be involved.
Verin learns from Nyssa, the Doctor's friend, that there has been a murder here. He attends to a ceremony that he has to perform, and learns from Cora that the Doctor is helping the Solemn Ones deal with the murder.
The next day, as Verin attends to other tasks, he hears a pounding on a closet door. He opens the door to find the Doctor and his friends within. They thank him for releasing them and head off in a hurry while Verin heads for his next task.
Later, Verin watches as the Doctor and his friends leave after being thanked by the Solemn Ones. Verin wonders what it was all about but comforts himself with the knowledge that nothing ever happens at the Necropolitan.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Necropolitan rituals include the Rite of Crystal, the Ritual of the Green Silk and the Rite of Elegant Turning.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and his companions have just witnessed Adric's death. (TV: Earthshock)
