Since the most recent chapter of The Chains of Error is now online, I’ve decided to start writing and finishing off The New Threat.In Chapters Seven and Eight of this story, Coralie resigned her commission and is hopeful that she will become the Doctor’s next companion. Amidst a Dalek incursion into Federation territory, Coralie is learning a lot about the Doctor and his adventures through his anecdotes. Given that they had already used the TARDIS once to rescue survivors from the first Federation colony to be attacked by the Daleks, Coralie has gotten a little taste of what it’s like to travel with him and do some good. In her eyes, this is the exact kind of adventure that she signed up for when she saw herself in a Starfleet uniform. While the Doctor is wary of bringing along someone new, he realizes that he’s taken a liking to her drive and the fact that she’s been brought up in a very conscientious society isn’t a bad thing, either.
Looking forward in this story, we’ll be advancing the defense story, as well as what will happen to Coralie since she’s effectively on her way out of Starfleet. Bellerophon is in the middle of nowhere on a very important mission. Do they keep her on the roster? Do they tell her to just hang out until they get to a Starbase? Or does the Doctor just take her with him right away?
On a site update tip, I’ve added a new plugin for Quotation of the Moment, which will now cycle bits of prose from my stories. Enjoy!
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I’ve always been impressed by your handling of this particular crossover — Trek and Who have very different feels, and you combined them really naturally. As for your update, that’s a cool plugin! Do we all have access to that? And is it automatic, or do you get to pick the passage?
Thanks. It really helps when you watch Doctor Who on endless loop for months at a time while you’re working, sleeping, etc. There’s a natural cadence to the storytelling.
All blog authors have access. Look under Plugins for XmasB Quotes. You can activate it and add in your own quotations at your leisure, and then put the widget on your site in the sidebar. It has a lot of freedom to edit the HTML code, if you want.
MDg
Oooh I love the quote box. Thank you thank you thank you!
No problem.
MDg