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story name=I Was a Monster!!!|
 
 
{{Infobox Story
series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]|
 
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|range = Short Trips (series)
doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]]|
 
 
|series in range = Short Trips: Zodiac
companions=[[Romana]]|
 
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|series number in range = 1
year=|
 
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|number in series = 10
writer=[[Joseph Lidster]]|
 
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|doctor = Fourth Doctor
publication=[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]|
 
 
|companions = [[Romana II]]
previous story=[[Five Card Draw]]|
 
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|enemy = [[Capricorn Killer]]
next story=[[The Invertebrates of Doom]]|
 
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|setting = [[London]], [[2002]]
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|writer = [[Joseph Lidster]]
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|anthology = ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]''
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|release date = [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
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|reprint = Short Trips: Re:Collections{{!}}''Short Trips: Re:Collections''
 
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]''
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|prev = Five Card Draw (short story)
 
|next = The Invertebrates of Doom (short story)
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|series2 = ''[[Short Trips: Re:Collections]]''
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|prev2 = Blessed Are the Peacemakers (short story)
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|next2 = Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)
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'''''I Was a Monster!!!''''' was the tenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]''. It was written by [[Joseph Lidster]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]].
   
==Summary==
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== Summary ==
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A man has been on a pub crawl. When he goes outside for a [[cigarette]], a young woman approaches him. She bites him on the neck and drinks his [[blood]]. She hears a noise, and has to leave before she can kill him.
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When the man wakes next day, he realises that he has changed. He now has a hunger for blood, but tries not to give in to it. He stays inside during the day and hangs out in bars at night. He notices that he no longer has a reflection, but it turns out he can be photographed.
==Characters==
 
*[[Fourth Doctor]]
 
*[[Romana]]
 
   
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Twelve days later, he is standing outside a bar and screams in frustration. A man walking nearby calls him a freak. This angers him, and he kills the man and drinks his blood.
==References==
 
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Now that he has started, he continues to kill. He puts pictures of his victims on his wall. The press dubs him the "Capricorn Killer" because he has a goatee.
==Notes==
 
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He starts to crave fame as much as he craves blood. One night in a crowded pub he dances with a [[television]] drama star. He kills her and escapes in the confusion. Back at home he takes down the pictures of his victims.
==Continuity==
 
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One night he sees a beautiful woman in the bar. She tells him to come with her. She introduces herself as [[Romana]]. She takes him to her friend, whom she calls [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]]. He is holding a walking stick. He explains to the Capricorn Killer that something brought him into this world and they can only help him one way. The Doctor plunges the stick through the Capricorn Killer's [[heart]], killing him.
==Timeline==
 
*This story occurs after [[DW]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]''
 
*This story occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Checkpoint]]''
 
   
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== Characters ==
 
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
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* [[Romana II]]
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* [[Capricorn Killer]]
   
 
== References ==
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* The Capricorn Killer [[Google]]s himself.
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== Notes ==
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* The stories in ''[[Short Trips: Zodiac]]'' are inspired by the signs of the [[zodiac]]. This story's theme is {{w|Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn}}.
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* This story is told with flashbacks and first-person narrative, and includes a fictional book excerpt and television script.
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* This story was reprinted in ''[[Short Trips: Re:Collections]]''.
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== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor is uncharacteristically ruthless in how he deals with the Capricorn Killer, likely due to the war between the [[Vampire]]s and the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'')
 
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[[Category:Stories set in London]]
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[[Category:Romana II short stories]]
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[[Category:Short Trips: Re:Collections short stories]]

Revision as of 02:50, 6 May 2020

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I Was a Monster!!! was the tenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Zodiac. It was written by Joseph Lidster. It featured the Fourth Doctor and Romana II.

Summary

A man has been on a pub crawl. When he goes outside for a cigarette, a young woman approaches him. She bites him on the neck and drinks his blood. She hears a noise, and has to leave before she can kill him.

When the man wakes next day, he realises that he has changed. He now has a hunger for blood, but tries not to give in to it. He stays inside during the day and hangs out in bars at night. He notices that he no longer has a reflection, but it turns out he can be photographed.

Twelve days later, he is standing outside a bar and screams in frustration. A man walking nearby calls him a freak. This angers him, and he kills the man and drinks his blood.

Now that he has started, he continues to kill. He puts pictures of his victims on his wall. The press dubs him the "Capricorn Killer" because he has a goatee.

He starts to crave fame as much as he craves blood. One night in a crowded pub he dances with a television drama star. He kills her and escapes in the confusion. Back at home he takes down the pictures of his victims.

One night he sees a beautiful woman in the bar. She tells him to come with her. She introduces herself as Romana. She takes him to her friend, whom she calls Doctor. He is holding a walking stick. He explains to the Capricorn Killer that something brought him into this world and they can only help him one way. The Doctor plunges the stick through the Capricorn Killer's heart, killing him.

Characters

References

  • The Capricorn Killer Googles himself.

Notes

Continuity

  • The Doctor is uncharacteristically ruthless in how he deals with the Capricorn Killer, likely due to the war between the Vampires and the Time Lords. (TV: State of Decay)