Dark Side of the Moon (comic story)

Opening narration box
The Meathunter drones are under orders to kill the Doctor!

Summary
Counting on the fact that the Meathunter drones will not risk firing at the ships glass shell the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to deactivate them. The Doctor guesses that because the drones, who don't need air, didn't fire they must be protecting someone or something else that does need air. Searching the ship an automated voice announces a course change and the beginning of Operation Nightfall which will take the ship into the shadow and darkness of a nearby moon. With nightfall the Palomians become savage predatory creatures with a hunger for fresh meat. The Doctor learns from the ships navigational equipment that Palomi's orbit took it deep into the Tyranean nebula. The last night was actually 42 years, giving the Palomians time to adapt and change, the shadow of the moon brought out their savage side and the construction of the warship itself but the exposure to sunlight turned them into the peaceful creatures the Doctor first met on boarding. Using his sonic screwdriver again the Doctor changes the ships course taking it back to the sunlight. The peaceful Palomians re-emerge with no memory of 'last night.'

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Florian

Original print details
(Instalment, publication with page count and closing captions)
 * 2/2 Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 64 (4 pages) THE END!

Continuity
to be added

Timeline

 * This story takes place after DWBIT: About Last Night
 * This story takes place before DWAM: The Chromosome Connection