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doctor= | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
companions=[[Steven Taylor]]| | |series in range = Short Trips: A Day in the Life | ||
|series number in range = 13 | |||
writer= | |number in series = 11 | ||
|doctor = First Doctor | |||
|companions=[[Steven Taylor|Steven]] | |||
next | |enemy = [[Rufus Malvin]] | ||
|setting = [[Asteroid (Making History)|Unnamed asteroid]], [[23 April]] [[2978]] | |||
|writer = Trevor Baxendale | |||
|anthology= Short Trips: A Day in the Life | |||
|release date = 7 July 2005 | |||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |||
|prev = Morphology (short story) | |||
|next=One Wednesday Afternoon (short story) | |||
}}'''''Making History''''' was the eleventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Day in the Life]]''. It was written by [[Trevor Baxendale]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
''to | The Doctor and Steven materialise on an asteroid on which a peace treaty is about to be signed between humans and [[Omwanar]]. However, Space-General [[Robert Simmons]], the only human trusted by the Omwanar, who was to sign the treaty, has just died of a [[heart attack]]. His personal assistant, [[Harlow]], is afraid this means the war will continue, but the Doctor has an idea. | ||
The Doctor convinces Harlow and Space-Colonel [[Rufus Malvin]] to allow Steven to masquerade as Simmons, as the Omwanar probably can't tell one human from another. | |||
Face to face with [[Lyshur Lysus]], the leader of the Omwanar, Steven at first has trouble getting through to Lyshur. The translator device is making a hash of both their statements. But when Steven destroys the device, and shows an ability to speak Lyshur's language, the two begin to get along, with Lyshur calling Steven "Bob". | |||
As the Doctor takes a closer look at the body of Simmons, Lyshur tells Steven of her pregnancy and asks permission to lay her eggs in Steven's body. | |||
The Doctor announces that Simmons was [[murder]]ed, and accuses Malvin of poisoning him. His motive was his mistrust of the Omwanar, and his desire to keep the war going. He storms into the negotiation room and shoots Lyshur, wounding her. Steven knocks the gun away and the two men struggle. Lyshur uses her tentacles to separate the men, and in the process lays her eggs in Malvin's body. Lyshur is dying, but not from the gunshot wound. Rather, it is part of the Omwanar biological process. The Doctor helps her sign the treaty and Steven signs for the dead Simmons. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | |||
* [[Steven Taylor]] | |||
* [[Robert Simmons]] | |||
* [[Rufus Malvin]] | |||
* [[Harlow]] | |||
* [[Lyshur Lysus]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor sometimes follows the [[football]] results. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor mentions having faced the [[Zarbi]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') the [[Rill]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'') and the [[Sensorite]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | ||
* | * Steven mentions having faced the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 5 March 2024
Making History was the eleventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Day in the Life. It was written by Trevor Baxendale. It featured the First Doctor and Steven Taylor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Steven materialise on an asteroid on which a peace treaty is about to be signed between humans and Omwanar. However, Space-General Robert Simmons, the only human trusted by the Omwanar, who was to sign the treaty, has just died of a heart attack. His personal assistant, Harlow, is afraid this means the war will continue, but the Doctor has an idea.
The Doctor convinces Harlow and Space-Colonel Rufus Malvin to allow Steven to masquerade as Simmons, as the Omwanar probably can't tell one human from another.
Face to face with Lyshur Lysus, the leader of the Omwanar, Steven at first has trouble getting through to Lyshur. The translator device is making a hash of both their statements. But when Steven destroys the device, and shows an ability to speak Lyshur's language, the two begin to get along, with Lyshur calling Steven "Bob".
As the Doctor takes a closer look at the body of Simmons, Lyshur tells Steven of her pregnancy and asks permission to lay her eggs in Steven's body.
The Doctor announces that Simmons was murdered, and accuses Malvin of poisoning him. His motive was his mistrust of the Omwanar, and his desire to keep the war going. He storms into the negotiation room and shoots Lyshur, wounding her. Steven knocks the gun away and the two men struggle. Lyshur uses her tentacles to separate the men, and in the process lays her eggs in Malvin's body. Lyshur is dying, but not from the gunshot wound. Rather, it is part of the Omwanar biological process. The Doctor helps her sign the treaty and Steven signs for the dead Simmons.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor sometimes follows the football results.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions having faced the Zarbi, (TV: The Web Planet) the Rills (TV: Galaxy 4) and the Sensorites. (TV: The Sensorites)
- Steven mentions having faced the Daleks. (TV: The Chase, The Daleks' Master Plan)
