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'''''Wish You Were Here''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]''. It was written by [[Guy Clapperton]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | '''''Wish You Were Here''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]''. It was written by [[Guy Clapperton]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor visits Nestra, a tourist planet run by the | The Doctor visits Nestra, a [[tourist]] [[planet]] run by the [[Thetran]]s, in search of an old friend, [[Korriklimm]]. Korriklimm created the leisurebots that serve the tourists on [[Nestra]], and when tourists started going missing, Korriklimm came to Nestra to check things out. His family asked the Doctor to find him. | ||
The Doctor meets Janis Carma, who is pretending to be a tourist but is really a Thetran agent, also investigating the disappearance of tourists. They discuss the problem over tea, served by a robot named Lakksis, which is programmed to give the tourists whatever they like and refuse them whatever they don't like. | The Doctor meets [[Janis Carma]], who is pretending to be a tourist but is really a Thetran agent, also investigating the disappearance of tourists. They discuss the problem over tea, served by a robot named [[Lakksis]], which is programmed to give the tourists whatever they like and refuse them whatever they don't like. | ||
When Janis and the Doctor separate, she is captured by Lakksis. Meanwhile, the Doctor encounters an old friend, K’tarth. Lakksis comes after the Doctor, and he and K’tarth run away, ending up in the infirmary. There the Doctor finds his friend, Korriklimm, and many others. Korriklimm tries to warn him, but gas fills the room and the Doctor loses consciousness. | When Janis and the Doctor separate, she is captured by Lakksis. Meanwhile, the Doctor encounters an old friend, [[K’tarth]]. Lakksis comes after the Doctor, and he and K’tarth run away, ending up in the infirmary. There the Doctor finds his friend, Korriklimm, and many others. Korriklimm tries to warn him, but gas fills the room and the Doctor loses consciousness. | ||
When the Doctor awakens, he is chained up, along with Janis. His friend, K’tarth, is revealed to be an artifical life form that Lakksis used to trap the Doctor. Through questioning, the Doctor realises that Lakksis’ programming does not allow him to see the consequences of his actions. The people in the infirmary are sick from over-indulgence, and Lakksis refuses to give them medication, as it is something they don’t like, and that goes against his programming. | When the Doctor awakens, he is chained up, along with Janis. His friend, K’tarth, is revealed to be an artifical life form that Lakksis used to trap the Doctor. Through questioning, the Doctor realises that Lakksis’ programming does not allow him to see the consequences of his actions. The people in the infirmary are sick from over-indulgence, and Lakksis refuses to give them medication, as it is something they don’t like, and that goes against his programming. | ||
