Doctor Who 100 Challenge: mysteries and creepy

by Red Wolf

"What is this stuff?" Jack experimentally poked the strange white sealant, watching it flake away.

The Doctor looked over Jack's shoulder and grinned. "Minties. Fantastic things. They're a chewy sweet that Australians carry in case they need an emergency fuel tank or radiator repair. Probably not ideal for long term electrical repairs, but they did the trick nicely." He clapped Jack on the shoulder and went back to work under the console.

If the sealant was partially masticated candy, Jack wasn't sure he wanted to know the origins of the glowing blue substance he'd found holding the pipe work together.