MISSION DAY Minus 5
The TARDIS materialized on the larger of two moons circling a large blue green planet not all that dissimilar to Earth in the mid to late Twentieth century. The Doctor had chosen his current barren surroundings to guarantee he would not be interrupted while he carried out extensive repairs on the time machine's systems. He had noticed a few faults developing. While not serious unto themselves, they were starting to irritate him and he finally decided to pull everything apart to find the problem. Since this would take several days, if not weeks to complete, he dropped his traveling companion, Mel, off at a near by space station where she could get a little pampering. They had been on several hair-raising adventures and the Doctor felt Mel needed a break. He had arranged for her to spend a week at an exclusive spa where she would be able to indulge herself an anyway she saw fit while he handled the tedious job of repairing the console.
The Doctor looked over the readings, giving a disapproving scowl as he did so. The planet was called Eldeberon and seemed to mirror Earth in many ways, including the amount of pollutants it was dumping into the atmosphere. He shook his head and then shut everything down leaving only emergency lighting and life support operating. Giving the planet no further thought, he set to work tackling the console.
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