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{{Infobox Short Story|
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story name=Osskah|
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series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]|
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writer=[[Gary Owen]]|
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|release date = 30 June 2007
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|genre        = Science fiction
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'''''Osskah''''' was the thirteenth short story in the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthology ''[[Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Gary Owen]], and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
When the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crash lands on a mountainside, the avian inhabitants of the planet take the Doctor to meet their elder, Wingleader [[Osskah Longspan]]. The birds choose to throw the Doctor to his death until the Doctor declares himself a god. The Doctor then realises that Osskah is dying and offers to perform surgery in an attempt to prolong his life. During the makeshift surgery, the Doctor distracts Osskah by telling him of his recent adventures, in return, Osskah tells the Doctor of a civil war amongst his people which wiped out half their race and that he wrote a book chronicling the history of his planet in remembrance. The Doctor and Osskah then realise that the Doctor's recent adventure had created a space rift that Osskah's world is consequently being sucked into, Osskah gives his history book of his planet to the Doctor in the hope that his people will be remembered.
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] crash-lands on a mountainside, the avian inhabitants of the planet take the [[Eighth Doctor]] to meet their elder, Wingleader [[Osskah Longspan]]. The birds choose to throw the Doctor to his death until the Doctor declares himself a god. The Doctor then realises that Osskah is dying and offers to perform surgery in an attempt to prolong his life. During the makeshift surgery, the Doctor distracts Osskah by telling him of his recent adventures. In return, Osskah tells the Doctor of a civil war amongst his people which wiped out half their race, and that he wrote a book chronicling the history of his planet in remembrance. The Doctor and Osskah realise that the Doctor's recent adventure had created a space rift that Osskah's world is being sucked into. Osskah gives his history book of his planet to the Doctor in the hope that his people will be remembered.


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
*[[Osskah Longspan|Osskah Longspan ]]
* [[Osskah Longspan]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
*The Doctor tells [[Osskah Longspan|Osskah]] that he has just been on a mission to save several sentient suns from a blight caused by colonists visits to their solar systems.
* The Doctor uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] to scan Osskah.
*The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to scan Osskah.
* The Doctor is answering distress calls during the [[Last Great Time War]].
*Osskah's planet and its star fall through a rift into another universe.
*The Doctor mentions that there is a "storm in heaven" and that his people are trying to stop it.
*Debris from the "storm" is landing all over Osskah's world.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*This story was adapted for audio by [[Heroic Efforts Productions]].
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*Osskah calls the Doctor a "lonely god". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
* Osskah calls the Doctor a "lonely god". ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')
*The "storm in heaven" is implied to be the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')


==Timeline==
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*This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[Museum Peace]]''
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*This story occurs before [[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]''


==External links==
*http://heroic-efforts.blogspot.com/2010/11/doctor-who-osskah-short-trips.html
[[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Short Trips: Snapshots short stories]]

Latest revision as of 20:15, 3 November 2024

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Osskah was the thirteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Snapshots. It was written by Gary Owen, and featured the Eighth Doctor.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Doctor's TARDIS crash-lands on a mountainside, the avian inhabitants of the planet take the Eighth Doctor to meet their elder, Wingleader Osskah Longspan. The birds choose to throw the Doctor to his death until the Doctor declares himself a god. The Doctor then realises that Osskah is dying and offers to perform surgery in an attempt to prolong his life. During the makeshift surgery, the Doctor distracts Osskah by telling him of his recent adventures. In return, Osskah tells the Doctor of a civil war amongst his people which wiped out half their race, and that he wrote a book chronicling the history of his planet in remembrance. The Doctor and Osskah realise that the Doctor's recent adventure had created a space rift that Osskah's world is being sucked into. Osskah gives his history book of his planet to the Doctor in the hope that his people will be remembered.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Osskah calls the Doctor a "lonely god". (TV: New Earth)