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Small Creatures (Ninth Doctor, the Brigadier)

Apr 15, 2009 11:21

Title: Small Creatures
Author: paranoidangel42
Beta: hhertzof
Recipient: infiniteviking
Rating: PG
Character(s): Ninth Doctor, Brigadier
Summary: The Ninth Doctor uncovers a mystery in the Brigadier's garden
Notes: For infiniteviking: original prompt at the end because it gives the whole fic away

( Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, formerly a Brigadier in UNIT, was working in his garden when the earthquake hit. )

character: the doctor (09), rating: pg, era: multi-era, character: brigadier lethbridge-stewart, 2009 ficathon, !fic

Comments 22

lost_spook April 15 2009, 17:07:23 UTC

I love it! The Brigadier should just accept that the Doctor never is going to allow him a peaceful retirement... Much put-upon Brig in a daft situation = Love & it was good to see him with Nine, too. :-)

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 14:51:59 UTC

Thank you. I'm not sure the Brigadier's capable of a peaceful retirement even without the Doctor around!

aralias April 15 2009, 17:28:19 UTC

i love that, once again, the brigadier manages to recognise the doctor. the story in general is just great fun and i enjoy the idea of the brigadier sharing his house with gnomes from now on :)

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 14:52:27 UTC

Thank you. I'm not so sure the Brigadier's quite so excited about the idea :)

humantales April 16 2009, 02:15:50 UTC

I love the Doctor's and the Brig's voices in this.

The Brigadier decided to give up on asking questions for now; it only led to more. That it does, that it does. ;-)

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 14:54:26 UTC

Thank you. That's the Doctor for you - never explaining everything.

persiflage_1 April 16 2009, 05:43:08 UTC

Poor Brigadier. One day he'll get a quiet life.

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 14:54:49 UTC

Oh, I'm not so sure about that :)

infiniteviking April 17 2009, 05:48:51 UTC

and now he was too British to ask

*DIES*

I love how the Brig recognizes the Doctor right away. And how the Doctor says "It's a garden gnome," as if that should explain everything, and how Doris is so calm -- the woman's a rock, really, and the Brig's very lucky to have her. And the Lambton Worm -- fascinating bit of paranormal history! And the end choked me up. The Brig underestimates himself, really, and his steady presence might have been just what the Doctor needed after what he went through -- but then, there's Doris and the community to rebuild. A hard choice to make.

Thanks so much for this, mystery writer. It's brilliant and fantastic and you've made my whole week!

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 15:04:00 UTC

I'm so glad you liked it. I would have liked to have seen he Brigadier go off with the Doctor at the end, it would have been interesting seeing them together.

I have to admit that I only came across the Lambton Worm while searching Wikipedia for a suitable villain :)

infiniteviking April 22 2009, 18:34:58 UTC

It would! The Brig definitely needs a few trips in the TARDIS. Possibly with several Doctors in succession... oh dear, you're giving me ideas. *grins*

It's a legend I've never heard of, anyway; always nice to find a new one, and you handled it with aplomb. Garden gnomes.... *collapses giggling again*

paranoidangel42 April 22 2009, 19:34:58 UTC

No, they're good ideas! The world needs more Brig anyway.

You did ask for a silly monster :)

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