Press Firmly (#166 "bluster")
Previously written (way back in April 2000!), but new to LiveJournal.
Doctor Who © BBC.
The Sixth Doctor had returned to Gallifrey, with Mel. He'd once again saved the oldest and most powerful civilization in the known universe from a handful of aliens armed with water pistols.
But this time, the Doctor failed to slip away afterwards. The TARDIS was "grounded" until he prepared a full report on his activities for the Gallifreyan bureaucracy.
The Time Lords didn't trust the Doctor with a computer terminal. Mel was helping him fill out several antiquated paper forms.
"These forms have to be filled out in triplicate," Mel said.
The Doctor's eyes widened in astonishment. "Triplicate? TRIPlicate!? TRIPLICATE!?!?"