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|publication = [[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]] | |publication = [[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:15, 13 March 2012
Summary
Four years after his involvement in the Hundred Days War, the Eighth Doctor returns to the city of Cherenkov, where he defeated the brutal dictator Jeremiah Maru-Stahl. By showing the medal he was awarded for his actions, he ensures that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial.
The Doctor visits Maru-Stahl. He was to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this. The Doctor talks to Maru-Stahl inside his cell, who then lapses into insanity. Over the next few days, the Doctor attempts to coerce Maru-Stahl into revealing how he changed from a beloved revoultionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days. the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in the TARDIS.
Characters
References
- The Doctor mentions that he lost a companion during the Hundred Days War.
- The Doctor has a faint scar from the war that runs from his jaw to the bottom of his neck.
- The Doctor drinks whiskey with Elias.
Notes
- The planet on which the story is set remains unnamed throughout the story.
Continuity
to be added
Timeline
- This story occurs after BFA: To the Death
- This story occurs before ST: Reversal of Fortune
