Affirmative (short story)

 was a Brief Encounter short story printed in DWM 178. The story takes its title from K9's way of saying yes.

Summary
Upset by the consequences of his plans, the Doctor visits Gallifrey to observe K9, who has been missing the excitement of his time in the TARDIS. After watching from a distance, the Doctor finally stops to speak to K9. Feeling reassured his plan for Leela has been a success, he takes K9's name tag to remember him by, leaving quickly without alerting Leela to his presence.

Characters

 * Seventh Doctor
 * Leela
 * K9 Mark I

Continuity
to be added

Timeline

 * This story occurs after NA: Love and War (after the Doctor leaves Ace)
 * This story occurs before DWM: Time, Love and TARDIS