Drones of Doom (comic story)

Drones of Doom was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Steve Cook.

Opening narration box
After destroying the Cyber-factory on Centuria, the Doctor and Kadett were tracking down more of the metal menaces...

Summary
The Doctor and Kadett follow the Cyberman's signal, taking a robot-run airship across the now-deserted continent of Azlon on the planet Centuria. Before arriving at the airbus terminal (a Cyber-conversion factory), the conductor / law enforcer becomes influenced by the Cybermen's hypnotic signal, which is being used to subjugate the arriving humans. The Doctor, Kadett and a reprogrammed robot conductor pretend to be hypnotised and follow the other arrivals.

Seizing the right moment, the Doctor disrupts the hypnotic signal and the conductor robot attacks the Cybermen. A stray shot from the conductor ruptures the fuel banks, causing a huge explosion which kills most of the newly converted Cyber-drones, as their humanity starts to become more dominant.

As the Doctor and Kadett flee the explosion, they find a bit of a map in a Cyberman's hand — a map that might lead them to finding out what the Cybermen are up to on Centuria.

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Jayne Kadett
 * Airship conductor

Worldbuilding

 * The Doctor destroys the hypnotic beam

Original print details

 * 2/4 DWBIT 9 (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED!!!
 * No reprints to date.

Continuity

 * A robotic ticket conductor was also featured in TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.