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Wider World, by hathy_col (Gen)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Gen (Harriet Jones, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart)
Length: 1,767
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hathy_col
Author Website: Fic tag
Why this must be read:
Very early in her term, Harriet Jones (formerly of Flydale North, currently Prime Minister) has a meeting with the Brigadier. This is one of those fics that slides instantly into personal canon, because of course they met, and of course this is what they would have had to say to each other.
“Well, I’ll make this as brief and painless as possible. You’ll remember UNIT, naturally?”
Harriet nodded. “Of course.” UNIT had been quietly persistent in questioning her after Downing Street had been blown up. It was only afterwards she learnt just how many of them had died in the Slitheen attack.
“I used to work for them. Actually, I used to be in command of it, although that was quite some time ago. Now they just wheel me out to introduce the cause to new Prime Ministers, even if this one has already discovered them.” The Brigadier smiled. “You’re quite unusual. They talk about you with terms of high praise, you know.”
“Gosh.” Harriet found herself blushing. “Really?”
“You single-handedly managed to fight off an alien invasion, or so some of the election propaganda would have us believe,” the Brigadier said with a shrewd smile.
“I did tell your people it wasn’t all me,” she protested. “No one else would believe me.”
“No one would believe quite a lot of what goes on in this country,” the Brigadier said bluntly. “They speak of America as though it’s the hotspot for invasion, but no one ever remembers the night the Yeti invaded.” He said the last part sadly and Harriet stared in confusion.
“I don’t think I ever heard of a Yeti invading England,” she said carefully.
“No, you wouldn’t have,” the Brigadier said frankly.
Wider World
Pairing: Gen (Harriet Jones, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart)
Length: 1,767
Author on LJ:
hathy_colAuthor Website: Fic tag
Why this must be read:
Very early in her term, Harriet Jones (formerly of Flydale North, currently Prime Minister) has a meeting with the Brigadier. This is one of those fics that slides instantly into personal canon, because of course they met, and of course this is what they would have had to say to each other.
“Well, I’ll make this as brief and painless as possible. You’ll remember UNIT, naturally?”
Harriet nodded. “Of course.” UNIT had been quietly persistent in questioning her after Downing Street had been blown up. It was only afterwards she learnt just how many of them had died in the Slitheen attack.
“I used to work for them. Actually, I used to be in command of it, although that was quite some time ago. Now they just wheel me out to introduce the cause to new Prime Ministers, even if this one has already discovered them.” The Brigadier smiled. “You’re quite unusual. They talk about you with terms of high praise, you know.”
“Gosh.” Harriet found herself blushing. “Really?”
“You single-handedly managed to fight off an alien invasion, or so some of the election propaganda would have us believe,” the Brigadier said with a shrewd smile.
“I did tell your people it wasn’t all me,” she protested. “No one else would believe me.”
“No one would believe quite a lot of what goes on in this country,” the Brigadier said bluntly. “They speak of America as though it’s the hotspot for invasion, but no one ever remembers the night the Yeti invaded.” He said the last part sadly and Harriet stared in confusion.
“I don’t think I ever heard of a Yeti invading England,” she said carefully.
“No, you wouldn’t have,” the Brigadier said frankly.
Wider World