Ante Bellum ( short story ) Ante Bellum was the fifth short story in the Short Trips anthology " " . It was written by Stephen Hatcher . It featured the Seventh Doctor and Ace . Summary . Maurice Bernard heads for his dig site . He is pleased that they found a goblet that possibly came from Troy . However , he is shocked to see that the dig site has been completely destroyed , with the goblet sitting in the centre of the devastation . In the TARDIS , the Doctor and Ace track a signal to Constantinople in 1914 . They are searching for a device that can emit enough power to wipe out half of the city . British agents Andrew Underwood brings the goblet to his superior , Fenton . He informs Fenton that they took the goblet from Bernard , killing him . They are aware of the goblet ' s power , and hope to use it for Britain in case of war . As one of their agents takes the goblet away for safekeeping , it emits a surge of power and incinerates him . Nearby , the Doctor and Ace are in a coffee shop . The Doctor explains that the goblet is a Krivani propulsion unit . He finds the signal and they head for a building . Breaking in , they make their way to the room containing the goblet . The Doctor takes the goblet and heads out the window . As Ace follows , they hear voices telling them to stop . Fenton and Underwood run outside , shooting at them . The Doctor runs away and is captured by Turkish police . Ace is captured by Fenton and Underwood . The Doctor is thrown into a cell . Ace is interrogated by Underwood . They think she and the Doctor are British spies working for the Kaiser . They don ' t believe her story , and Fenton leaves to talk to someone in the Ministry . The Doctor is interrogated by Colonel Çelebi , in charge of the prison , and Gerold Rösler , a German agent . At first they don ' t believe his story , but seeing his look of fear as the goblet emits another energy surge convinces them . They want to help him get the goblet off Earth . They receive a note , ostensibly from Ace , arranging for a meeting at a nearby church . They make plans for retrieving both Ace and the goblet . Ace , meanwhile , having been knocked unconscious by her captors , wakes and begins to free herself . As she sneaks out , she is grabbed from behind . The Doctor enters the church and is confronted by the two British agents . He asks to see Ace , but they want the goblet first . Ace ' s captor is Rösler , who manages to convince Ace that he is helping the Doctor . They head for the church . As the Doctor hands over the goblet , Rösler and Ace arrive . Rösler bluffs that he has men surrounding the church , but Underwood and Fenton get away . The Doctor , Ace and Rösler give chase . Rösler shoots at the men , and the goblet emits a surge that incinerates Underwood and Fenton . The Doctor deduce s that Rösler must have hit the goblet . Rösler and Çelebi now hurry the travellers back to the TARDIS . They make their farewells , and the TARDIS dematerialises , heading for the Time Vortex . The Doctor opens the doors and throws the goblet out . Ace , having found it odd to work against the British in this adventure , wonders what will happen to their friends . Continuity . " to be added "