Doctor Who: Tragedy Day by Gareth Roberts

Author:Gareth Roberts
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780426204107
Publisher: Doctor Who Books
Published: 1994-04-15T10:00:00+00:00

Shrubb sat behind a large desk in his private office at the Empire Clarion. He sighed and put his toy soldiers back in their box. He probably wouldn’t have time to play with them for a while.

The newsdesks above babbled reassuringly through the air-conditioning of the block. The payments deficit was up, a city manager had been caught with an actress, benefits payments were to be re-examined in view of the clampdown on public spending. All these things seemed so important today. Tomorrow they would not be. In the last few months he had found it hard to restrain himself from hinting in his editorials that the day of judgement was about to come for all the subversive elements, the deviants, the foreigners. They would be the first to go. A healthier nation would emerge, master of the planet once more.

He had been waiting months for what was about to happen. Of all the preparations for Tragedy Day it was this that would give him the most satisfaction.

There was a knock at the door. Without bothering to wait for an answer, Howard Devor walked in, now in full costume as the Captain. ‘I hope you called me here for a good reason,’ he snapped. ‘I don’t think you newspaper people realize the tight schedules we in television work to.’ Without waiting to be asked he sat down opposite Shrubb and poured himself a rakki from the drinks trolley.

‘I’m sorry,’ Shrubb said. ‘But I have a message for you, Howard. From the Supreme One.’

Devor frowned and sipped at his drink. Now that is a good reason. The Supreme One is a good friend of mine.’

‘He’s waiting to speak to you now on the security channel,’ said Shrubb. He indicated a large speaker set into one wall of the office. ‘So whenever you’re ready.’

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