The Scarecrow (comic story)

Summary
Inside an atmosphere bubble on the other side of the universe is Major Luisa Suarez. In the darkness she is supplied with food, drink and clean clothes by her captor. During the lights on she is left alone, not knowing how she arrived or why she is there. One day the Doctor and Amy Pond also arrive with the same questions, having previously been exploring a planet before darkness suddenly fell. The Doctor however recognises the well known landmark outside as The Wormhole of Calibri – site of one of the nastiest and shortest wars in galactic history. The Tulokon, having destroyed their own planet, used the wormhole to attack the planet Hazri. The Hazrians only just managed to defeat them. Working out that whoever was holding them captive wanted to keep them alive, the Doctor sabotages the life support system. As the Doctor expects, the bubble is plunged into darkness and using only a match for light (his sonic screwdriver having been taken away) they see the reptilian face of their captor – a Hazrian. However, instead of being a fearsome creature, the Hazrian is more afraid of its captives than the other way around. The humans are the most fearsome looking creatures that the Hazrians have ever seen and are being kept to scare away any more Tulokons that dare to cross the wormhole and attack again. The Doctor manages to persuade the Hazrian that the Tulokons have long gone and no longer pose a threat and it agrees to fetch the Doctor’s TARDIS and return Luisa to Earth. To set the Hazrian’s minds at rest the Doctor rigs up a look-a-like scarecrow

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Amy Pond
 * Major Luisa Suarez

Original print details

 * Publication with page count and closing captions


 * 1) DWA 182 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Tower block trouble for the Doctor and Amy
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity
to be added

Timeline

 * This story occurs after DWAN: The Living Storm
 * This story occurs before DWAN: Sky Scraper