Lunar Lagoon (comic story)

Lunar Lagoon was a Fifth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Monthly.

Summary
As the Fifth Doctor enjoys fishing on of a beach of an island in Pacific Ocean, he suddenly come under gunfire. Waving a white flag, he is taken prisoner by a lone Japanese soldier, Fuji. Although at first the Doctor thinks World War II has ended, he soon learns that this is not the case when he witnesses a Japanese aeroplane shooting an American plane that goes down over the island the next morning.

Fuji is caught in the blast of one of the aeroplane's bombs and is injured. The Doctor tries to help him, but, after he implies that the reason why Fuji is alone on this island is he is a deserter, Fuji wanders into the moonlit jungle. He finds the parachute of a downed American pilot. Although his injuries render him barely able to stand, Fuji is determined to prove his honour by killing the American. He tries to shoot him, only to discover that his gun is unloaded. The American pilot kills Fuji.

The Doctor walks back to the TARDIS, thinking he was right to remove the bullets from Fuji's gun because, if he had not, Fuji would have killed him. Wracked with guilt, the Doctor concludes that if he tells himself that often enough he might believe it one day.

Characters

 * Fifth Doctor
 * Fuji
 * Angus Goodman

Worldbuilding

 * Fuji shares his name with Mount Fuji, a similarity he regards as a constant personal burden, and was initially a fisherman in Okinawa. He became part of a forward observation patrol for the Japanese military out of duty. He studies reefs and tides as a specialisation and knows how to find clams, oysters and the occasional pearl.

Continuity

 * The Doctor's "second favourite past time" is fishing. (TV: The Androids of Tara)
 * The Doctor had come to the island "seeking rest and recuperation from his trials on Gallifrey". (COMIC: The Stockbridge Horror)