Salva Mea (short story)
Salva Mea was the nineteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Snapshots. It was written by Joseph Lidster. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and C'rizz.
Summary
Luke Tillyard is waiting for the train to take him to his grandfather's funeral when he is approached by Charley Pollard. Luke discovers that Charley is running from a crazed alien called C'rizz, and he steps in to protect her. The Doctor catches C'rizz's attention, and Luke puts his headphones in C'rizz's ears and plays his music on full volume. C'rizz falls unconscious, and the Doctor and Charley take him back to the TARDIS.
Characters
Worldbuilding
- Luke listens to Faithless on his MP3 player.
- Luke isn't familiar with bands like Kaiser Chiefs, Keane and Kasabian.
- Luke used to watch the Teletubbies in his youth.
- Luke's grandfather Ronnie used to hand out Ferrero Rocher.
- Luke shopped at Primark and WHSmith.
- Enrique Iglesias plays in King's Cross Station.
- Luke's grandfather Ronnie met the Sixth Doctor, Will Hoffman and Emily Chaudhry.
Notes
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Continuity
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