Something Borrowed (short story)

 was the sixth Puffin eshort released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.

Publisher's summary
A wedding on the planet Koturia turns out to be a far more dangerous proposition than the Sixth Doctor and Peri ever expected. It marks the return of whose genius matches the Doctor's. Can the Doctor outwit this villain, save Peri and stop the wedding in time?

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Sixth Doctor
 * Peri Brown
 * Lord Evris Makshi
 * Jonos
 * Wira
 * Wira

The Doctor

 * A previous incarnation has visited Koturia before, saving the life of Evris Makshi. Peri guesses that this was the Fifth Doctor.

Species

 * Koturians are capable of a form of regeneration.

Places

 * Koturia was modelled after Las Vegas, making it another New Vegas, and contained replicas of the Sahara and the Flamingo hotel and casinos.

Cultural references

 * The person officiating at the wedding is dressed like Elvis Presley.
 * Koturian culture has taken the garish "Vegas wedding" concept and turned it into an event of major cultural significance.

Items

 * The Doctor uses his sonic lance.

Continuity

 * Peri recalls nearly becoming a victim of the Rani's experimentation on Earth in the 19th century. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)
 * The Rani states that the Doctor's next regeneration may be sooner that he thinks. (TV: Time and the Rani)