Many times in his life the Doctor had been on the cusp of battle.<\/p>\n
But never like this.<\/p>\n
The TARDIS was hundreds of miles away in London. There would be no escape for him as bullets flew, as cannonshot fell. His life could easily end here, on the deck of Victory.<\/p>\n
His companion, much shorter than he, handed him a spyglass. “There. Just on the horizon.”<\/p>\n
The Doctor put the spyglass to his eye. “Sails. Pennants. Villeneuve’s fleet.”<\/p>\n
“Glorious, isn’t it?” Horatio Nelson smiled. “Signal the fleet! Make sail! Straight in!” he shouted.<\/p>\n
The Battle of Trafalgar was at hand.<\/p>\n
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