Farewells (short story)

Not to be confused with Short Trips: Farewells, a collection of short stories.

 was a Brief Encounter short story published in the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993. It was notable for being written by Terrance Dicks and for plugging a "gap" in continuity that fans of the time believed to exist. Specifically, it allowed the Fourth Doctor the opportunity to formally bid Sarah adieu after the emergency trip to Gallifrey which separated them.

However, it is a story which is now difficult, if not impossible, to place within continuity. School Reunion has since directly stated that he never returned to see her after the events of The Hand of Fear, which also invalidates certain events in the comic story Train-Flight.

Summary
Sarah Jane Smith is burying her dead cat Mog when the Fourth Doctor arrives to bid her the proper farewell he should have given her in when he left her.

Characters

 * Fourth Doctor
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * K9

Continuity
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