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series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
companions=[[Ace]]| | |companions=[[Ace]] | ||
|setting = [[Prague]], [[2050]] | |||
writer= | |writer=Gary A. Braunbeck, Lucy A. Snyder | ||
|anthology=Short Trips: Destination Prague | |||
|release date = 30 June 2007 | |||
next | |prev=The Time Eater (short story) | ||
|next = Men of the Earth (short story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''Fable Fusion''''' was the seventeenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Gary A. Braunbeck]] and [[Lucy A. Snyder]]. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
In the TARDIS, Ace dreams of a little girl listening to [[violin]] music coming from a pit. | |||
The Doctor and Ace respond to a call from Dr [[Elizabeth Holub]], the granddaughter of [[Liz Shaw]]. She and her team of scientists in Prague are working on [[cold fusion]]. They report that they have been experiencing power outages at night, power surges at dawn, and weird sightings of things like [[dragon]]s and [[ogre]]s. When Elizabeth mentions that she hears music, Ace responds, "A violin?" | |||
As the Doctor and Ace begin to investigate, she tells him about her dream. They stop by a dragon, who mentions the word "Hynek". The Doctor realises that they need to head to a library or bookstore. Before they reach the [[National Library (Prague)|National Library]], their car dies and they find a lad who can make himself invisible. The Doctor figures out he is [[Sleepy John]] from ''[[Czech Folk Tales]]''. Sleepy John takes them to his mistress. | |||
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Sleepy John's mistress is a little girl named [[Nápev]]. Her father used to read ''Czech Folk Tales'' to her every night. Then he was killed during the [[petrol]] riots, and since then she has used the energy of the sun and Prague to create characters from the book. | |||
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Ace, who has felt a deep sympathy for the little girl, convinces her to stop creating these characters, and the Doctor takes the girl to [[Gallifrey]]. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[Ace]] | |||
* [[Elizabeth Holub]] | |||
* [[Viktor (Fable Fusion)|Viktor]] | |||
* [[Nápev]] | |||
* [[Sleepy John]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * The Doctor mentions Rabbi [[Yehuda Loevy|Loew]] and the [[Golem of Prague]]. | ||
* | * The Doctor mentions [[Johannes Kepler|Kepler]] and [[Tycho Brahe]], as well as [[Magister Kelley]]. | ||
* Ace calls the Doctor a "right old [[Monty Python]]". | |||
* Ace mentions the [[Fountain of Youth]]. | |||
* Elizabeth mentions [[cold fusion]] experiments at [[UCLA]]. | |||
* Landmarks in Prague include the [[Little Quarter]], the [[Jewish Quarter]], [[Dalibor Tower]], [[Charles Bridge]] and [[Prague Castle]]. | |||
* Ace brings along her [[Nitro-9]]. | |||
* Ace has been to [[Clacton]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
{{prose | == Continuity == | ||
* Ace was made aware of Liz Shaw in [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''. | |||
* Ace is aware of UNIT. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Short Trips: Destination Prague short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2050]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 8 March 2024
Fable Fusion was the seventeenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Destination Prague. It was written by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder. It featured the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the TARDIS, Ace dreams of a little girl listening to violin music coming from a pit.
The Doctor and Ace respond to a call from Dr Elizabeth Holub, the granddaughter of Liz Shaw. She and her team of scientists in Prague are working on cold fusion. They report that they have been experiencing power outages at night, power surges at dawn, and weird sightings of things like dragons and ogres. When Elizabeth mentions that she hears music, Ace responds, "A violin?"
As the Doctor and Ace begin to investigate, she tells him about her dream. They stop by a dragon, who mentions the word "Hynek". The Doctor realises that they need to head to a library or bookstore. Before they reach the National Library, their car dies and they find a lad who can make himself invisible. The Doctor figures out he is Sleepy John from Czech Folk Tales. Sleepy John takes them to his mistress.
Sleepy John's mistress is a little girl named Nápev. Her father used to read Czech Folk Tales to her every night. Then he was killed during the petrol riots, and since then she has used the energy of the sun and Prague to create characters from the book.
Ace, who has felt a deep sympathy for the little girl, convinces her to stop creating these characters, and the Doctor takes the girl to Gallifrey.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions Rabbi Loew and the Golem of Prague.
- The Doctor mentions Kepler and Tycho Brahe, as well as Magister Kelley.
- Ace calls the Doctor a "right old Monty Python".
- Ace mentions the Fountain of Youth.
- Elizabeth mentions cold fusion experiments at UCLA.
- Landmarks in Prague include the Little Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, Dalibor Tower, Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.
- Ace brings along her Nitro-9.
- Ace has been to Clacton.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace was made aware of Liz Shaw in TV: Battlefield.
- Ace is aware of UNIT. (TV: Battlefield)
