...Be Forgot (short story)

	Eighth Doctor
	Bernice Summerfield
	Braxiatel Collection
	Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
	Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury
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...Be Forgot was the twenty-first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. It featured the Eighth Doctor and Bernice Summerfield.

Summary

Bernice is unable to celebrate Christmas because of the number of friends she lost during the Fifth Axis occupation. When walking away from the Christmas celebrations she finds the Eighth Doctor in the Garden of Remembrances. The Doctor comforts Bernice and tells her not to blame herself for the deaths and leads her back to the party.

Characters

• Bernice Summerfield
• Irving Braxiatel
• Eighth Doctor
• Hass
• Jason Kane
• Peter Summerfield
• Yakkle

References

• The Doctor leaves Braxiatel a Christmas present of a pair of socks, signed 'Thete', indicating that their relationship goes back to the days on Gallifrey when the Doctor was known as Theta Sigma.
• Bernice has a snowglobe with a Yeti in it.
• Bernice watches Only Fools and Vervoids.

Notes

• Bernice Summerfield acts as the main character of the story.

Continuity

• Bernice is angry at the Doctor for not helping fight the Dalek occupation of the Braxiatel Collection. (AUDIO: Death and the Daleks)
• The Doctor seems familiar with Peter, having been told of his existence in AUDIO: Benny's Story.