The Truth Behind the Lie (short story)

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The Truth Behind the Lie was a short story written by Bastian in 2020. It crossed over Doctor Who with The Neverending Story. Written after the finale of Doctor Who Series 12, it imagined a potential origin for the Doctor. It was later followed up on in A Little Knowledge, which featured Jenny Everywhere and Jenny Over-There.

Contents

Plot

The Childlike Empress escapes the destruction of Fantasia but at the cost of her memories.

Worldbuilding

  • The Childlike Empress is 10,000 years old and lives in the Ivory Tower.
  • The Auryn grants wishes but also takes away memories.
  • The Empress has the ability to regenerate her body.

Behind the scenes

Read online

  • The story can be read online on ArchiveOfOurOwn.org.
  • Some of the dialogue is taken word-for-word from The Neverending Story with key alterations made to fit the premise of this story.
  • Since the Gallifreyan language has never been spoken in any Doctor Who story, the author had to create gibberish for Tecteun's dialogue. It translates as "Hello there. What is your name? My name is Tecteun. I am a Shobogan. I travel the universe. Would you like to come back to Gallifrey with me? I promise I will take care of you."
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