Dark Side of the Moon (comic story)

Dark Side of the Moon was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Alan Campbell.

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 ship's 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 which needs air.

As he searches the ship, an automated voice announces a course change and the beginning of Operation Nightfall. This will take the ship into the shadow of a nearby moon. At nightfall the Palomians become savage, predatory creatures who hunger for fresh meat. The Doctor learns from the ship's navigational equipment that Palomi's orbit took it deep into the Tyranean nebula. Last night was actually forty-two 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 ship's 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

 * 2/2 DWBIT 64 (4 pages) THE END!

Continuity
to be added