Summary
Charley falls asleep while reading a book in the TARDIS. When she wakes she is surprised to discover that she is no longer on board the TARDIS, but an airship. Wandering around the airship, Charley finds a bar filled with many people, talking to the bartender, Charley learns that the passengers are all on a journey. While awaiting the arrival of the Doctor, Charley begins to talk to the people in the bar. Each tells the story of how they came aboard the airship. Charley comes to understand that all of the passengers had been removed from their own timelines in order to protect the Web of Time.
Charley wakes up back in the TARDIS to find the Doctor waiting for her. He tells her that the airship was the heart of the time vortex, and since no time passes there, the passengers will never know that they’re in limbo, forever heading towards a destination that they will never reach. The Doctor tells Charley that it was the best solution he could come up with, as they could not be permitted to cause further damage to the Web of Time. The Doctor and Charley set off in the TARDIS for another adventure, leaving Charley with a better understanding of the person she is travelling with.
Characters
References
- The Doctor says that he visits the airship from time to time to remind him of his responsibilities as a time-traveller.
- The TARDIS contains a Louis XIV chair and a copy of Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the Stars.
- T'rss is a Martian spirit.
Notes
- This story is made up of linking material from all the stories featured in Short Trips: Repercussions.
Continuity
- Two characters that could have been companions Grant Markham and Samantha Jones appear in the airship, suggesting they may have been removed from time. (MA: Time of Your Life, The Eight Doctors)
- The R101 and Ramsey the Vortisaur are mentioned. (BFA: Storm Warning)
- Cybermen and the Garazone system are mentioned. (BFA: Sword of Orion)
Timeline
- This story occurs after BFA: Sword of Orion
- This story occurs before ST: Best Seller
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