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|}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a short story in the [[Brief Encounter]] range in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was a [[pseudo-historical]] story that revolved around the actual historical event of [[Skylab]]'s unceremonious [[1979]] return to [[Earth]]. | |}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a short story in the [[Brief Encounter]] range in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It was a [[pseudo-historical]] story that revolved around the actual historical event of [[Skylab]]'s unceremonious [[1979]] return to [[Earth]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
[[Paul Forbes]] is in trouble. Rather foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the [[Gibson Desert]] on an ill-advised summer trip between [[Darwin]] and [[Alice Springs]]. His [[Landrover]] doesn't like it. After it overheats near [[Barrow Creek]], he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down. In the distance, what he assumes to be a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a [[British]] [[police box]]? [[Seventh Doctor|A man]] pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies —just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling [[Skylab]]. The man pops back inside the police box, muttering something about a person named [[Ace]], who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off. | [[Paul Forbes]] is in trouble. Rather foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the [[Gibson Desert]] on an ill-advised summer trip between [[Darwin]] and [[Alice Springs]]. His [[Landrover]] doesn't like it. After it overheats near [[Barrow Creek]], he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down. In the distance, what he assumes to be a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a [[British]] [[police box]]? [[Seventh Doctor|A man]] pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies —just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling [[Skylab]]. The man pops back inside the police box, muttering something about a person named [[Ace]], who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Seventh Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
*[[Paul Forbes]] | * [[Paul Forbes]] | ||
*[[Ace]] (implied to be in [[the TARDIS]]) | * [[Ace]] (implied to be in [[the TARDIS]]) | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*Forbes drinks [[Coke]]. | * Forbes drinks [[Coke]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The Doctor is specifically said to be wearing his dark coat and carrying a red-handled umbrella. | * The Doctor is specifically said to be wearing his dark coat and carrying a red-handled umbrella. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*after [[BE]]: ''[[Dream a Little Dream For Me]]'' | * after [[BE]]: ''[[Dream a Little Dream For Me]]'' | ||
*Before [[BE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 184)|Untitled]]''<br /><br /> | * Before [[BE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 184)|Untitled]]''<br /><br /> | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:BE stories]] | [[Category:BE stories]] | ||
[[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | [[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 5 November 2011
Three Steps to the Left (short story) was a short story in the Brief Encounter range in Doctor Who Magazine. It was a pseudo-historical story that revolved around the actual historical event of Skylab's unceremonious 1979 return to Earth.
Summary
Paul Forbes is in trouble. Rather foolishly, he has chosen to drive across the Gibson Desert on an ill-advised summer trip between Darwin and Alice Springs. His Landrover doesn't like it. After it overheats near Barrow Creek, he is forced to stop in the blazing sun in the hopes that his engine will somehow cool down. In the distance, what he assumes to be a mirage forms before his eyes. Why, though, is it in the form of a British police box? A man pops out of the box and asks him to move three steps to the left. A baffled Forbes complies —just in time to avoid being struck by a chunk of falling Skylab. The man pops back inside the police box, muttering something about a person named Ace, who hates it when he does this sort of thing because she thinks he's just showing off.
Characters
- Seventh Doctor
- Paul Forbes
- Ace (implied to be in the TARDIS)
References
- Forbes drinks Coke.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor is specifically said to be wearing his dark coat and carrying a red-handled umbrella.
Timeline
- after BE: Dream a Little Dream For Me
- Before BE: Untitled
External links
to be added
