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  • UNIT Christmas Parties: Ships That Pass (short story)
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  • During a battle, Brac's ship is about to crash onto a planet. He gives in to the urge to eject, only after noting his ship will destroy a nearby building. The annual UNIT Christmas party is interrupted with news of a UFO. The Brigadier leaves, and several others follow. Before Harry can do so, an alien ship crashes into the building. Harry and Sarah are trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Sarah and Harry swap "worst Christmas" stories. They have enough air to breathe, but they don't know if anyone else survived the crash. Harry tries to keep Sarah's spirits up.
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Doctor
  • Fourth Doctor
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  • UNIT Christmas Parties: Ships That Pass
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Anthology
  • Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury
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  • ...Be Forgot
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  • Evergreen
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  • During a battle, Brac's ship is about to crash onto a planet. He gives in to the urge to eject, only after noting his ship will destroy a nearby building. The annual UNIT Christmas party is interrupted with news of a UFO. The Brigadier leaves, and several others follow. Before Harry can do so, an alien ship crashes into the building. Harry and Sarah are trapped under the rubble. Several UNIT officers, including the Brigadier, are trapped under less rubble, and when they climb out they see a ship imbedded into the ruins of the building. The Doctor warns them to stand down, recognising the ship as a Voddod warrior ship. He notes that it is genetically coded to respond only to the pilot, who has ejected. He is probably the UFO that was reported earlier. Meanwhile, Sarah and Harry swap "worst Christmas" stories. They have enough air to breathe, but they don't know if anyone else survived the crash. Harry tries to keep Sarah's spirits up. In the woods, the Doctor and the UNIT troops encounter Brac. He doesn't care about the people trapped under his ship until he learns the Doctor is a Time Lord. The Doctor offers to take him back to the battle if he will disable his ship. He finally agrees. Harry and Sarah are rescued. She is taken to an ambulance. Harry is given water, but when he sees Brac, he faints.