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series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |||
|featuring = [[Jack Holbine]] | |||
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|setting = [[Cape Helles]], [[1915]] | |||
|writer=Ian Mond (writer) | |||
|anthology= Short Trips: The Centenarian | |||
|release date = 18 September 2006 | |||
|prev=Echoes (ST short story) | |||
|next = Dream Devils (short story) | |||
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'''''Direct Action''''' was the third short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Ian Mond (writer)|Ian Mond]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
''to | [[Jack Holbine]] travels to [[1915]], believing that he is to film the life of [[Edward Grainger]]. He is disappointed to learn that he is assigned to film Edward's father, [[Lawrence Grainger]], and his role in the [[Gallipoli campaign]]. | ||
Armed with the tools of his trade, Jack accompanies Lawrence as he is assigned to the Gallipoli campaign. On the way, Lawrence is shot at by [[Turkey (country)|Turks]], but when he is protected by Jack's [[force field]] (of which Lawrence is unaware), he thinks that God is on his side and begins to shoot the attacking Turks, an unseen Jack following him. | |||
A stranger appears and uses a device that reveals Jack and his cameras. Jack knocks out Lawrence and yells at the stranger. The stranger, who calls himself the Doctor, recognises that Jack is filming Lawrence and chides him for changing history. They experience a shock wave from the imminent temporal tsunami. | |||
Meanwhile, Lawrence is captured by Turks, and Jack has to impersonate Captain [[Mustafa Kemal]] to rescue him. Jack and the Doctor come to the conclusion that, due to Jack's interference in Lawrence's timeline, Edward Grainger will not become the peacemaker he was supposed to be, but will instead work for [[British]] intelligence. | |||
The Doctor suggests Jack come with him to avoid the coming temporal tsunami, but Jack refuses. After the tsunami hits, Jack becomes Jack Holbine, an [[Australia]]n soldier who rescues Lawrence from the Turks. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Edward Grainger]] | |||
* [[Jack Holbine]] | |||
* [[Lawrence Grainger]] | |||
* Captain [[Mustafa Kemal]] | |||
* [[Ernest Borgmann]] | |||
* General Sir [[Ian Hamilton]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Doctor offers Lawrence a [[jelly baby]]. | ||
* Jack can't stand the song "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]". | |||
* The [[Historical Protection Society]] will punish Jack if he changes the past. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* | * The stories in ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]'' revolve around [[Edward Grainger]], a man who has met the Doctor more than a dozen times over the course of his life. | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 1 March 2024
Direct Action was the third short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Centenarian. It was written by Ian Mond. It featured the Fourth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jack Holbine travels to 1915, believing that he is to film the life of Edward Grainger. He is disappointed to learn that he is assigned to film Edward's father, Lawrence Grainger, and his role in the Gallipoli campaign.
Armed with the tools of his trade, Jack accompanies Lawrence as he is assigned to the Gallipoli campaign. On the way, Lawrence is shot at by Turks, but when he is protected by Jack's force field (of which Lawrence is unaware), he thinks that God is on his side and begins to shoot the attacking Turks, an unseen Jack following him.
A stranger appears and uses a device that reveals Jack and his cameras. Jack knocks out Lawrence and yells at the stranger. The stranger, who calls himself the Doctor, recognises that Jack is filming Lawrence and chides him for changing history. They experience a shock wave from the imminent temporal tsunami.
Meanwhile, Lawrence is captured by Turks, and Jack has to impersonate Captain Mustafa Kemal to rescue him. Jack and the Doctor come to the conclusion that, due to Jack's interference in Lawrence's timeline, Edward Grainger will not become the peacemaker he was supposed to be, but will instead work for British intelligence.
The Doctor suggests Jack come with him to avoid the coming temporal tsunami, but Jack refuses. After the tsunami hits, Jack becomes Jack Holbine, an Australian soldier who rescues Lawrence from the Turks.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fourth Doctor
- Edward Grainger
- Jack Holbine
- Lawrence Grainger
- Captain Mustafa Kemal
- Ernest Borgmann
- General Sir Ian Hamilton
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor offers Lawrence a jelly baby.
- Jack can't stand the song "Bohemian Rhapsody".
- The Historical Protection Society will punish Jack if he changes the past.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The stories in Short Trips: The Centenarian revolve around Edward Grainger, a man who has met the Doctor more than a dozen times over the course of his life.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
