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|image = Unnatural Selection (comic story).jpg | |image = Unnatural Selection (comic story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Prisoners of Time]]'' | |series = ''[[Prisoners of Time]]'' | ||
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|featuring = Zarbi | |featuring = Zarbi | ||
|featuring2 = Adam Mitchell{{!}}Cloaked figure | |featuring2 = Adam Mitchell{{!}}Cloaked figure | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[The Animus]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1868]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1868]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Scott & David Tipton | ||
|editor = [[Denton J. Tipton]] | |editor = [[Denton J. Tipton]] | ||
|artist = [[Simon Fraser (artist)|Simon Fraser]] | |artist = [[Simon Fraser (artist)|Simon Fraser]] | ||
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|publication = [[POT 1]] | |publication = [[POT 1]] | ||
|traded = ''[[Prisoners of Time: Volume 1]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Archives: Prisoners of Time]]'' | |traded = ''[[Prisoners of Time: Volume 1]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Archives: Prisoners of Time]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 January 2013 | ||
|publisher = IDW Publishing | |publisher = IDW Publishing | ||
|format = [[American comic book]], 26 pages | |format = [[American comic book]], 26 pages | ||
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The group tries to fight them off, but the Doctor suggests against it, saying that going with them is the only way to find the missing students. Ian, Huxley, and the Doctor are split away from the rest of the group, who are given gold mind-control bracelets to wear. At the Doctor's suggestion, Ian and Huxley fight off the Zarbi and the trio escape. | The group tries to fight them off, but the Doctor suggests against it, saying that going with them is the only way to find the missing students. Ian, Huxley, and the Doctor are split away from the rest of the group, who are given gold mind-control bracelets to wear. At the Doctor's suggestion, Ian and Huxley fight off the Zarbi and the trio escape. | ||
After searching the tunnels, the Doctor finds | After searching the tunnels, the Doctor finds [[the Animus]], who says a seed of it remained despite the destruction. It has reformed itself on [[Earth]] to get revenge on the Doctor. The Animus plans to take over Earth with an army of Zarbi drones, but before he can enact his plan he is hit by a [[train]] piloted by Ian. | ||
[[File:Animus hit by train.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Animus hit by train.jpg|thumb|[[The Animus]] is hit by a [[train]].]] | ||
The Doctor uses a portal to send the Zarbi home. After some debate, the Doctor convinces Huxley to keep quiet about what he has seen. Huxley leaves, noting that he hates leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor notes that the Animus could not have reformed on its own, and that the portal used to bring it here was beyond its technological abilities. The Doctor suggests further investigation to his companions, but is shocked to find them missing. | The Doctor uses a portal to send the Zarbi home. After some debate, the Doctor convinces Huxley to keep quiet about what he has seen. Huxley leaves, noting that he hates leaving the Doctor alone. The Doctor notes that the Animus could not have reformed on its own, and that the portal used to bring it here was beyond its technological abilities. The Doctor suggests further investigation to his companions, but is shocked to find them missing. | ||
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* [[Adam Mitchell|Cloaked figure]] | * [[Adam Mitchell|Cloaked figure]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The cloaked figure studies images of the Doctor and his companions, including images of [[Rose Tyler]], [[Leela]], [[Romana I]], [[the Brigadier]], [[Martha Jones]], [[Donna Noble]], [[K9]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Vicki Pallister]], [[Captain Jack Harkness]], [[Romana II]], [[Adric]], [[Ace]], [[Dodo Chaplet]], [[Rory Williams]], [[Amy Williams]], [[Mickey Smith]], [[Liz Shaw]], [[Frobisher]], [[Adam Mitchell]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Katy Manning (Unnatural Selection)|Katy Manning]], among others. | * The cloaked figure studies images of the Doctor and his companions, including images of [[Rose Tyler]], [[Leela]], [[Romana I]], [[the Brigadier]], [[Martha Jones]], [[Donna Noble]], [[K9]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Vicki Pallister]], [[Captain Jack Harkness]], [[Romana II]], [[Adric]], [[Ace]], [[Dodo Chaplet]], [[Rory Williams]], [[Amy Williams]], [[Mickey Smith]], [[Liz Shaw]], [[Frobisher]], [[Adam Mitchell]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Katy Manning (Unnatural Selection)|Katy Manning]], among others. | ||
* The cloaked figure has an image of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] driving away from the TARDIS while in [[Hollywood]]. | * The cloaked figure has an image of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] driving away from the TARDIS while in [[Hollywood]]. | ||
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* The [[Adam Mitchell|cloaked figure]] studies an image of the [[Seventh Doctor]] in a [[Walker General Hospital|hospital]] whilst discussing the Doctor's ability to regenerate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The [[Adam Mitchell|cloaked figure]] studies an image of the [[Seventh Doctor]] in a [[Walker General Hospital|hospital]] whilst discussing the Doctor's ability to regenerate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* The cloaked figure studies the Roman stone carving of the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | * The cloaked figure studies the Roman stone carving of the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Donna Noble]] and the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
*Barbara tells the Doctor not to interfere with history. Similarly to how he had previously told her in ([[TV]]: [[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]) | * Barbara tells the Doctor not to interfere with history. Similarly to how he had previously told her in ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
{{Prisoners of Time}} | {{Prisoners of Time}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:POT comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:First Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:First Doctor comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1868]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1868]] | ||