Track Attack (comic story)

Summary
Its June 1885, and somewhere on the Northampton to Euston rail line, the Doctor and Amy Pond have made their way to the front of a steam train, speeding out of control, at impossible speeds. The driver is unable to stop or even slow down the train so the Doctor climbs out and releases all the steam by undoing a valve using his sonic screwdriver. Once the train had slowed to a stop, the Doctor discovers that the train had been taken over by a Shift Agent (a creature without a solid body that takes controls of machines). The Shift Agent needs to recover ‘Dark Matter' that has been leaking and could very soon rip the planet apart. Tracing the Dark matter to Euston Station, the steam train was the fastest means of travel the Shift Agent could find. Releasing the carriages, the Doctor helps the Shift agent by heating up the water molecules with his sonic and, with the Shift Agent's help, the engine soon reaches Euston Station where, after jumping the queue, the Doctor locates the Dark Matter amongst the luggage. It is handed over to the Shift Agent who takes it away safely, avoiding a “worst case scenario”.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Amy Pond
 * Shift Agent

Original print details (Publication with page count and closing captions)

 * 1) DWA 167 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE FOR THE DOCTOR AND AMY

Reprints

 * None to date

Continuity
to be added

TIMELINE

 * This story occurs after DWA: About Face
 * This story occurs before DWA: Nowhere Man