Heliotrope Bouquet (short story)

was a short story published in DWM 181 and 182. It did not feature the Doctor at all.
== Summary ==
In the 26th century, the three crew members of the space yacht Heliotrope Bouquet II depart Soarpath Junction, only to become caught in the middle of a space battle between Daleks and Cybermen. They escape, but the ship is badly damaged. While making their way to a safe harbour, a Cyber-Leader forces them to return to the battle so he can destroy the Dalek ship. They succeed in tricking the Cyberman, destroy him, and resume course away from the battle.
== Characters ==
* Sym Costain
* Misha Devlin
* Goff
* Haydnn
* Cyber-Leader Klayt
* Daleks
* Cybermen
== Worldbuilding ==
* Planets, colonies and other astronomical locations mentioned include Looking-glass, Soarpath Junction, the Partition Sector, Nyvann, the Davian Systems, the Plaides, Sark and Sadizar.
* Spacecraft mentioned include the Downline Express, the Heliotrope Bouquet II, the Cybership K'voon and the Dalek flagship Urun-hutsaiki Rak.
* The Daleks pilot what appear to be hoverbouts in the poster, but they are called "space maneouvre cradles" in the text.
* Goff had served with Space Tactical and Central Intelligence.
== Notes ==
* A poster depicting the Dalek — Cyber War was included with the story.
* "Plaides" is presumably a misspelling of "Pleiades".
== Continuity ==
* At this point in time, the last contact with the Daleks and Cybermen was so long ago that some people no longer believe in them. In TV: The Space Museum, Vicki (who is from 2493) didn't know what a Dalek looked like until she saw one, and in TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen (set in the previous century) the Cybermen are believed to have died out centuries ago.
* Misha had worked three years as an interpreter in the Draconian Disputes. (TV: Frontier in Space)
Category:DWM prose stories
Category:1991 short stories
Category:Dalek short stories
Category:Stories set in the 26th century
Category:Cyberman short stories
Category:Doctor Who short stories