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{{Infobox | |series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |||
|series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print| | |featuring = [[Edward Grainger]] | ||
| | |enemy = {{Roberts|n=The Demon}} | ||
| | |setting = [[London]], [[25 June]] [[1906]] | ||
| | |release date = 18 September 2006 | ||
|next | |writer = Joseph Lidster | ||
}}{{ | |anthology = Short Trips: The Centenarian | ||
|prev = The Three Paths (short story) | |||
|next = Echoes (ST short story) | |||
}}{{you may|Prologue|n1=other stories titled ''Prologue''}} | |||
'''''Prologue''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Joseph Lidster]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Violet (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Violet]] meets her [[fiancé]] [[Richard (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Richard]] at the pub. She tells him of a harrowing experience she just had. | |||
Her mistress, [[Mary Grainger]], has thrown a surprise party for her husband [[Lawrence Grainger]]. When he arrives home, he is in a foul mood, and Violet tries to warn him about the party. However, when he enters the drawing room, his good humour is restored. | |||
Violet heads downstairs to the kitchen to see the cook, [[Best (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mrs Best]], waving a rolling pin at two strangers, a young man and an old one. Mrs Best sends Violet to fetch the butler, [[Peake (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mr Peake]]. Both Peake and Lawrence accompany her back to the kitchen. They hear a scream from Mary. One of the guests, [[George Steer|Sir George Steer]], enters the kitchen, dragging a pregnant Mary with his arm around her neck. The old man is knocked down but promises to Mary that he will save her and her child. Sir George addresses one of the strangers as "Doctor", and his eyes explode with a green light. Violet faints. | |||
When she wakes, Mr Peake comforts her. Sir George plans to kill the baby when it is born. Mary's water breaks. The four men try to reason with Sir George, but he doesn't listen. Suddenly Violet hits Sir George on the side of his head, and he collapses. A kind of green spirit comes out of him and flies away. | |||
Mary has her baby in the kitchen. The strangers inform the family and servants that Sir George had been possessed, and they should take care of him when he wakes. The younger stranger tells Violet that she has saved the world and that she won't be forgotten. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[ | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Edward Grainger]] | * [[Edward Grainger]] | ||
* [[Mary Grainger]] | * [[Mary Grainger]] | ||
* [[Lawrence Grainger]] | * [[Lawrence Grainger]] | ||
* [[Louisa Pollard]] | * [[Louisa Pollard]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Richard Pollard]] | ||
* [[Richard (Prologue)|Richard]] | * [[Richard (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Richard]] | ||
* [[Violet (Prologue)|Violet]] | * [[Violet (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Violet]] | ||
* [[George Steer]] | * [[George Steer]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Best (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mrs Best]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Peake (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Mr Peake]] | ||
* [[Kirby (Prologue to The Centenarian)|General Kirby]] | |||
* [[Greystone (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Lord Greystone]] | |||
* [[Hallis (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Dr Hallis]] | |||
* [[Len (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Len]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Violet and Richard meet at the [[White Rabbit (London)|White Rabbit]]. | |||
* There has recently been an [[earthquake]] in [[San Francisco]]. | |||
* The Edwardian characters wonder if the entity that possessed Sir George was [[the Devil]], to which the Doctor answers that "you could say that". | |||
== Notes == | == 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 == | == Continuity == | ||
* The " | * The "demon" in this story is later revealed to be {{Roberts}}. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 9 November 2023
- You may be looking for other stories titled Prologue.
Prologue was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Centenarian. It was written by Joseph Lidster. It featured the Eighth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Violet meets her fiancé Richard at the pub. She tells him of a harrowing experience she just had.
Her mistress, Mary Grainger, has thrown a surprise party for her husband Lawrence Grainger. When he arrives home, he is in a foul mood, and Violet tries to warn him about the party. However, when he enters the drawing room, his good humour is restored.
Violet heads downstairs to the kitchen to see the cook, Mrs Best, waving a rolling pin at two strangers, a young man and an old one. Mrs Best sends Violet to fetch the butler, Mr Peake. Both Peake and Lawrence accompany her back to the kitchen. They hear a scream from Mary. One of the guests, Sir George Steer, enters the kitchen, dragging a pregnant Mary with his arm around her neck. The old man is knocked down but promises to Mary that he will save her and her child. Sir George addresses one of the strangers as "Doctor", and his eyes explode with a green light. Violet faints.
When she wakes, Mr Peake comforts her. Sir George plans to kill the baby when it is born. Mary's water breaks. The four men try to reason with Sir George, but he doesn't listen. Suddenly Violet hits Sir George on the side of his head, and he collapses. A kind of green spirit comes out of him and flies away.
Mary has her baby in the kitchen. The strangers inform the family and servants that Sir George had been possessed, and they should take care of him when he wakes. The younger stranger tells Violet that she has saved the world and that she won't be forgotten.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Edward Grainger
- Mary Grainger
- Lawrence Grainger
- Louisa Pollard
- Richard Pollard
- Richard
- Violet
- George Steer
- Mrs Best
- Mr Peake
- General Kirby
- Lord Greystone
- Dr Hallis
- Len
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Violet and Richard meet at the White Rabbit.
- There has recently been an earthquake in San Francisco.
- The Edwardian characters wonder if the entity that possessed Sir George was the Devil, to which the Doctor answers that "you could say that".
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]]
- The "demon" in this story is later revealed to be the Bruce Master. (PROSE: Forgotten)
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