Well this was quite the worst place the Doctor had brought me to this time! Not only were we in some sort of cramped little box, but also we were floating about in the weightlessness of space. I managed to clamber over to a window somehow and I looked out to see the bright blue and white ball I called home. "That's the Earth Doctor," I exclaimed happily.
The Doctor was suddenly next to me, his scarf brushing lightly against my cheek. "I thought it nice to visit one of Mankind's greatest milestones."
I was curious to know where we were so I asked. "Where are we then? Skylab?"
The Doctor shook his head. "No, this is later. It's called Mir, which means peace. From Earth we appear as a dot of light, easily mistaken for a star."
I laughed. "Hey I like that, it's very nice." I waved at the Earth through the window before having another look around the space station.
However the Doctor seemed distracted, looking this way and that. "It's almost time to leave Sarah." He pointed over towards the TARDIS.
I gave the place one last look around before something caught my eye, a metal pen. Quickly I pushed it into my waistcoat pocket before taking hold of the Doctors huge hand and floating back towards the open door of the TARDIS. Of course once inside it we fell to the floor. At least I had something soft to break my fall, the Doctor's legs and feet.
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A short journey in the TARDIS later and we were standing at a mountaintop observatory. The Doctor told me that in a few minutes we would witness the last death throws of the space station. I looked down at the view below and almost had a panic attack, the ground dropped away at an alarming rate.
"Look up Sarah," the Doctor called over to me.
I did so and saw the beginning of a fiery plunge through the atmosphere as Mir fell down towards the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. "It's beautiful!" I exclaimed as it arced overhead and down at the horizon. "This would make a great news story, only no-one would believe it as it hasn't been built yet in my time."
The Doctor put one of his large hands onto my shoulder. "I think the Earth's media have enough coverage Sarah, sometimes however it's the personal touch that makes an event more real."
Holding the pen in my hand I grinned. "I know just what you mean Doctor." I held something more valuable than any journalism award or prize. Our visit concluded, we headed back towards the TARDIS and I was sure our next adventure together would be just as much fun, although I would miss my minutes inside that much loved little star.
