Gnome Guard (comic story)

 is a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2013.

Summary
The Eleventh Doctor brings Clara to the planet Iros, the location of what Clara admits to be "great most beautiful garden in the universe". Their peace does not last long, though, as the pest control arrives. Thinking them weeds, the robots attempt to spray the TARDIS crew with pest spray. The Doctor tries slowing them down with fertiliser, which angers them further — he's wasted the stuff.

He and Clara come across a slightly more barren area of the garden, and the Doctor thinks to turn on the sprinkler system, hoping they'll malfunction or rust. The robots, however, water-proof, are unharmed. Just as they are about to kill the Doctor and Clara, though, one of the others has a sudden revelation: they fixed the sprinkler system, bringing life, therefore they are a good force in the garden, not pests.

The two are thanked for their services, and are given a full tour of the garden. It's now that the Doctor regrets fixing the sprinkler... because he's soaking wet, and can't turn it off!

Characters

 * Eleventh Doctor
 * Clara Oswald

Original print details

 * Publication with page count and closing captions
 * 1) DWA 325 (4 pages) More adventures next time
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity
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