Still Lives (short story)

Summary
UNIT corporal Helen Martin goes missing after the Inferno incident, and there’s still no sign of her weeks later. The Doctor purports to be uninterested, but the obvious eventually occurs to Liz, and she fears that it’s occurred to the Doctor as well. When Helen went missing she was on patrol behind the Doctor’s hut, and just as Bessie was swept into the alternate universe along with him, perhaps she was as well -- and if so, there’s nothing the Doctor can do about it. In fact, Helen is sliding slowly through the parallel worlds, caught up in the wake of the Doctor’s journey and watching the entire world change slowly around her; fashion styles, news headlines and the weather altering incrementally as the days go on. After five years of this strange life, however, she briefly meets a man going the other way, a former RSF solder named Mark. They only see each other for a few seconds before sliding off in opposite directions once again, but Helen realises that they’re switching places, and goes on with renewed hope, knowing that in another five years her journey will be complete.

Characters
Third Doctor

Liz

The Brigadier

Continuity
to be added