The Road To... (comic story)

On the SS Madame de Pompadour in the 51st century, the Tenth Doctor has returned from a party in 18th century France where he is irritated to find that his human companions Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith have yet again wandered off, confiding his frustrations with Arthur the horse. His attention, however, is soon drawn to a rip in time, distinct from the time windows on the ship. From the rip, a humanoid hand is seen to emerge from a figure who asks for the Doctor to "grab on" as they "can't hold..." before quickly shattering as the rip closes. Bewildered by what has just occured, the Doctor determines it to be "not good" but notes that it is something which needs to wait as he hears from a distance that his companions are at the mercy of the Clockwork Droids, promptly rushing off to rescue them.

Part two

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Part three

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Characters

References

The Twelfth Doctor remembers seeing the hand reaching through a portal on another ship where time was "out of sorts".

Notes

The first issue of this story takes place during TV: The Girl in the Fireplace.
Rose and Mickey are not seen but their voices can be heard.
The second issue of this story takes place during TV: The Power of Three.
The third issue of this story takes place during TV: World Enough and Time.
As of December 2018^[update], this is the only comic story to feature Nardole but not Bill.

Continuity

The Doctor appears to converse with Arthur the horse. Indeed, his next incarnation would claim to "speak horse." (TV: A Town Called Mercy)

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