The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)

The Not-So-Sinister Sponge
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Romana II, K-9 Mark II
Key crew
Writers:	Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman
Release details
Printed in:	Short Trips and Side Steps

Summary

The Doctor, Romana, and K-9 arrive on an uninhabited planet made up entirely of confectionery. K-9 seems in a bad mood, and Romana realises that it is K-9's birthday. To celebrate the occasion Romana takes the Doctor's TARDIS to fetch a dedicated sponge cake from the Masterbakers of Barastabon. After a brief time storm-induced detour to the planet Kendrax during which she ably foils an alliance of the Master, the Daleks, and the Cybermen, she returns with the cake.

K-9 is cheered by the gesture, but before the trio cut the cake it comes to life and asks politely not to be eaten. The Doctor theorises that the unusual combination of a trip in the TARDIS, exposure to the telepathic circuits, and the unusual properties of the confectionery planet brought the Cake to life. At K-9's suggestion, they release the Cake to live out its life on the confectionery planet.

Characters

• Fourth Doctor
• Romana II
• K-9 Mark II
• The Cake

References

• Barastabon
• time storm
• Kendrax
• The Master
• Daleks
• Cybermen

Notes

to be added

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• This story occurs after ST: Return of the Spiders
• This story occurs before ST: Special Occasions: 2. Do You Love Anyone Enough?

External Links

• Short Trips and Side Steps at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge at The Whoniverse