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doctor= | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
companions=[[Susan]] | |series in range = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | ||
|series number in range = 3 | |||
|number in series = 1 | |||
|doctor = First Doctor | |||
|companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |||
next | |setting = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] | ||
|writer = Lance Parkin | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | |||
|release date = 16 June 2003 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
|prev = A Long Night (short story) | |||
|next = Mire and Clay (short story) | |||
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'''''The Exiles''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]''. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
' | Susan and the Doctor are on the run. They have taken a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] that was in long-term storage. The [[console room]] is dark, but the Doctor manages to set them in flight. He then figures out how to turn on the instrument lights, and levels the TARDIS's flight. After Susan finds the room's lights, they discover the room has other features besides the console: the double [[Real world interface|doors]] through which they entered, an alcove with a [[fault locator]], a [[TARDIS scanner|scanner]], and another door, presumably leading to the rest of the ship. Susan wants to explore now, but the Doctor cautions her to wait. | ||
The Doctor settles down to rest, but Susan can't sleep. She thinks she might find [[TARDIS manual|operating instructions]] for the TARDIS. There must be a library on board. Making sure her grandfather is asleep, she sneaks through the door, closing it behind her. She finds herself in a bright corridor. She runs down the corridor and comes face to face with a [[mirror]] in the middle of the corridor. She finds a door nearby, and enters. She finds a large room, filled with clothing. She spends quite a bit of time looking at the clothes, then chooses an outfit for herself. Suddenly she has a strange feeling that someone is in the room with her, but no one is there. She wants to know what she looks like in her new outfit, but for some reason she is reluctant to look in the mirror in the corridor. | |||
Susan finally musters the courage to look in the mirror. She sees a man in the reflection, though he is not in the corridor with her. He is pale and wears long dark robes. His hand reaches out, and she holds out her hand. He kisses her hand and smiles, and Susan sees that he has fangs instead of teeth. He then tells her, in a strange [[language]], that she is not the one and this is not the time. | |||
The mirror is suddenly empty, and Susan runs back to the console room. She tells her grandfather what happened. The Doctor thinks the man is a time echo, a glimpse of the past. He tells her they must concentrate on the future. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | |||
* [[Susan Foreman]] | |||
* [[Marnal|Man in the mirror]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * The Doctor uses his [[everlasting matches]] to illuminate the dark [[console room]]. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
{{prose | == Continuity == | ||
[[Category:First Doctor short stories | * Susan finds a [[Seventh Doctor's jumper|thick wool top with red swirl symbols and red jagged lines]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', et al.) | ||
* The strange [[mirror]] with the same mysterious reflection would later be discovered by [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Echo (short story)|Echo]]'') | |||
* The Doctor has previously carried out missions for the Time Lords, which he would later do in his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', etc.) | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 3 November 2024
The Exiles was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors. It was written by Lance Parkin. It featured the First Doctor and Susan Foreman.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Susan and the Doctor are on the run. They have taken a TARDIS that was in long-term storage. The console room is dark, but the Doctor manages to set them in flight. He then figures out how to turn on the instrument lights, and levels the TARDIS's flight. After Susan finds the room's lights, they discover the room has other features besides the console: the double doors through which they entered, an alcove with a fault locator, a scanner, and another door, presumably leading to the rest of the ship. Susan wants to explore now, but the Doctor cautions her to wait.
The Doctor settles down to rest, but Susan can't sleep. She thinks she might find operating instructions for the TARDIS. There must be a library on board. Making sure her grandfather is asleep, she sneaks through the door, closing it behind her. She finds herself in a bright corridor. She runs down the corridor and comes face to face with a mirror in the middle of the corridor. She finds a door nearby, and enters. She finds a large room, filled with clothing. She spends quite a bit of time looking at the clothes, then chooses an outfit for herself. Suddenly she has a strange feeling that someone is in the room with her, but no one is there. She wants to know what she looks like in her new outfit, but for some reason she is reluctant to look in the mirror in the corridor.
Susan finally musters the courage to look in the mirror. She sees a man in the reflection, though he is not in the corridor with her. He is pale and wears long dark robes. His hand reaches out, and she holds out her hand. He kisses her hand and smiles, and Susan sees that he has fangs instead of teeth. He then tells her, in a strange language, that she is not the one and this is not the time.
The mirror is suddenly empty, and Susan runs back to the console room. She tells her grandfather what happened. The Doctor thinks the man is a time echo, a glimpse of the past. He tells her they must concentrate on the future.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses his everlasting matches to illuminate the dark console room.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Susan finds a thick wool top with red swirl symbols and red jagged lines. (TV: Time and the Rani, et al.)
- The strange mirror with the same mysterious reflection would later be discovered by Ace. (PROSE: Echo)
- The Doctor has previously carried out missions for the Time Lords, which he would later do in his second incarnation. (PROSE: World Game; TV: The Two Doctors, etc.)
