The Widow's Curse (comic story)

"Welcome humans to the Church of the Sycorax!"

- Sycorax Shaman

Synopsis
The Doctor and Donna Noble travel to an Island that doesn't exist where an old enemy is waiting in Westminster Abbey...

Part One
A group of Zombie's are walking about under the Sea. On a boat a group of people are talking about were they have been. They ask Donna Noble who tells them all the places she has been by herself or with the Doctor. The people introduce themselves to Donna as Norah, Jean and Harry. They ask Donna where she staying and she says the TARDIS. The others just believe that it is some fancy hotel. Donna corrects them. Harry tries to talk to the Doctor who is standing next to Donna. He is looking through binoculars at Shadow Cay. The Doctor tells them all there is no such place as Shadow Cay. The Doctor introduces himself and explains his theory that it can't exists because the Doctor has never met someone who's been there. Harry reads the islands history from a book in order to try and prove it is real. Jean tells the Doctor he has a crooked Aura, he replies saying he had a nasty fall as a child. On a beach on Shadow Cay, two people have discovered a spiky object, they think it it a sea creature. Suddenly a group of Zombies attack them and take away the object. The boat arrives at Shadow Cay. The Doctor and Donna discover a model hand stuck in a wall. They then see a building that looks just like Westminster Abbey. The Doctor tells them all it is Westminster Abbey. The group from the boat prepare to enter the abbey but the Doctor is grabbed from behind. Two men then close the doors trapping the others inside. When a man protests a skull on a rope swings out and catches him on the neck, he collapses. Then the Sycorax reveal themselves telling the group that they are in the church of the Sycorax.

Part Two
It turns out that the man who grapped the Doctor was to keep him from being discovered by the sycorax - who the doctor recognises as female. Inside the church, the sycroax attack the humans, trappiing them all with ropes, but Donna manages to escape with Norah. As they escape, they run into a sycorax, but Donna sprays her with a perfume. Donna and Norah try to find out where the Sycorax are taking people, the sycorax discuss there plans with the leader - the Haxan Craw. Some zombies bring in a round sphere spaed object - which she reacts with joy to - as the now shall have the truth. The Doctor relises that the "locals" are actually all zombies, as is the man who rescued him - the sycorax arecontrolling them with remote control. The man introduces himself as Lee Deverill. The Doctor notes that he is different, but is puzzled because zombie controll doesn't allow for individuallity. The descide to head into the sycorax ship. In the church, some of the humans recognise the sycorax as the christmas aliens on television - but the sycorax tell them not to speak in front of the Haxan Craw. Donna and Norah overlook behind some rocks, as the Haxan Craw brings in the stone. She orders the killing of the humans - but Donna protests. The Sycroax put the stone ball into a screen - which will show them what happened to there husbands. Donna relises that it is like a Black Box recorder. The sycorax watch the clip, which shows the Sycorax being targetted by the humans - saying they have been betrayed. The Doctor and Lee comne across a beach area which is filled with the heads of zombies - the Doctor notes that they have no existance. Lee tells the Doctor that a 747 has gone missing - and notes that the sycorax seem to have hypnotised the entire world. They set of an alarm, and they are chased by sycorax riders. Back in the church, Donna looks on in horror as the sycorax watch the clip of the sycorax being destroyed over and over again.

Part Three
The Doctor and Lee are running from Sycorax hunters, who capture Lee, but the Doctor escapes. Haxan Craw, inside the Shrine watches images of how her husband, the Sycorax leader (Fadros Pallujikaa) met his death. The images show the swordfight between the Doctor and the Sycorax, as Haxan Craw identifies a part the leader's bone jewellery as her rib; a marriage bond he wears. Meanwhile, Lee was taken to Gilfane Craw. Haxan screams at the sight of her husbands death, draws her sword and stabs Harry through his chest.

Continuity

 * The Sycorax return.
 * Harriet Jones destroyed the Sycorax ship in DW: The Christmas Invasion.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Donna Noble
 * Norah
 * Jean
 * Harry
 * Sycorax

Behind the scenes

 * First appearance of Donna in the DWM comic strip series.