Carnage Zoo (comic story)

Carnage Zoo was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cole.

Opening narration box
The Doctor visits the 22nd century ...

Summary
Travelling alone, the Doctor visits a zoo to take his mind off things. One of the newest attractions is the endangered, intangible Krikoosh. It is a cute, fox-like creature, which because of its unique properties is kept in a specially constructed cage.

The Doctor explains to nearby visitors that the Krikoosh is made of unstable molecules and can pass through solid objects. He is distracted by the approach of a nearby cleaning robot that isn't cleaning anything! He scans the robot with his sonic screwdriver. The casing breaks open and a Dalek is exposed, its cover blown.

The Dalek transmits an ultrasonic sound that drives the other animals (including the Gorrillazons — giant fanged apes) berserk and creates a distraction while it completes its mission and secures the target: the cage and the Krikoosh.

The Doctor cancels out the Dalek signal using his sonic screwdriver over the tannoy system, but the animals do not settle immediately. As the Dalek flies off with the cage, the lions surround the Doctor!

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Krikoosh
 * Gorrillazons
 * Dalek

Original print details

 * 1/4 DWBIT 57 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED...
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity
to be added