Dreadnought (comic story)

Dreadnought is an Eighth Doctor comic story originally printed in Radio Times.

Summary
The Eighth Doctor arrives on a space vessel called the Dreadnought, where he meets Stacy Townsend, who is running from the Cybermen. They capture the Doctor and Stacy, who finds out that her fiancé, Bill, has become a Cyberman. The Cybermen tried to force the Doctor into revealing the secrets of time travel, but, as he refused to do so, they threatened to kill Stacy. In order to prevent Stacy's death, the Doctor led the Cybermen into his TARDIS. Once inside the TARDIS, the Doctor tries to make contact with the cyber-converted Bill, who then attacks him. When Stacy makes him remember their relationship, he makes the ultimate sacrifice, killing himself to stop the Cybermen. After this the Doctor and Stacy depart in the TARDIS.

Characters

 * Eighth Doctor
 * Stacy Townsend
 * Bill
 * Cybermen
 * Cyber-Leader

Continuity

 * The Doctor is still getting used to his new head. (TV: Doctor Who)
 * The Cybermen try to get the secrets of time travel from the Doctor, just as Axos attempted. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
 * The Cyber-Leader notes how they've threatened the Doctor's friends before. (TV: Earthshock)
 * Cybermen have entered the Doctor's TARDIS before. (TV: Earthshock, Attack of the Cybermen)
 * Bill attacks the Cyber-Leader and is called a "rogue Cyberman." (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)
 * The Doctor reverses the polarity of the TARDIS's neutron flow. (TV: The Sea Devils, Castrovalva, Mawdryn Undead, The Five Doctors)
 * The Doctor intends to take Stacy home, something he previously tried with Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, and Tegan Jovanka. (TV: The Reign of Terror', The Visitation)