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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|number in range = 169 | |||
|image = Pay the Piper.jpg | |||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
| | |featuring = Danny Fisher | ||
| | |featuring2 = Annabel Lake | ||
|featuring3 = Patrick Lake | |||
|enemy = [[Mr Minus]] | |enemy = [[Mr Minus]] | ||
|year = [[Obsidian Mainframe]] | |year = [[Obsidian Mainframe]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Scott Gray | ||
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware]] | |editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] | ||
|penciller = | |penciller = | ||
|inker = [[David A Roach]] | |inker = [[David A Roach]] | ||
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|cover inker = | |cover inker = | ||
|cover colourist = | |cover colourist = | ||
|publication = [[DWM 468]] | |publication = [[DWM 468]] - [[DWM 469|469]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = | ||
|reprint = | |reprint = The Blood of Azrael (graphic novel) | ||
|traded = | |traded = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 12 December 2013 - 9 January 2014 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = | ||
|publisher = Panini Comics | |publisher = Panini Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 2 | |||
|series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|prev = John Smith and the Common Men (comic story) | |prev = John Smith and the Common Men (comic story) | ||
|next = The Blood of Azrael (comic story) | |next = The Blood of Azrael (comic story) | ||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a comic story published in the [[DWM 468|issues 468]] and [[DWM 469|469]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | |||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}} '''''was a comic story published in the [[DWM 468| | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
=== Part 1: Pay the Piper === | === Part 1: Pay the Piper === | ||
[[Eleventh | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] have arrived at the [[Temple of Infinite Profit]] on the [[Seventh Moon of Koth]], maintained by the [[money]]-worshipping religious order known as the [[Mandalax Tide]]. This religious order has a collection plate the size of [[Birmingham]], and it has acquired a Matter Translation Portal. On the [[psychic paper]], the Doctor has received a message from the other side of the portal reading, "Have you heard the Piper pay?" Sensing the fear and desperation in the message, he and Clara enter the portal. | ||
They emerge in the [[Obsidian Mainframe]], where people can submit goods from anywhere in the galaxy; these goods are converted into energy, sold, and turned back into matter in a portal to the buyer. The Doctor and Clara are similarly information as opposed to matter right now, though death in the Mainframe applies to the real world as well. | They emerge in the [[Obsidian Mainframe]], where people can submit goods from anywhere in the galaxy; these goods are converted into energy, sold, and turned back into matter in a portal to the buyer. The Doctor and Clara are similarly information as opposed to matter right now, though death in the Mainframe applies to the real world as well. | ||
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Using his psychic paper, the Doctor is able to determine the approximate location of the message sender. As [[Danny Fisher|Londi Kalo]] drives the time travellers in his taxi, the Doctor expresses dislike for the money obsession prevailing in the Mainframe, though Clara points out the importance of money for healthy living. | Using his psychic paper, the Doctor is able to determine the approximate location of the message sender. As [[Danny Fisher|Londi Kalo]] drives the time travellers in his taxi, the Doctor expresses dislike for the money obsession prevailing in the Mainframe, though Clara points out the importance of money for healthy living. | ||
Meanwhile in the Nucleus of the Obsidian Mainframe, [[Norbo Lakka]] attempts to welcome | Meanwhile in the Nucleus of the Obsidian Mainframe, [[Norbo Lakka]] attempts to welcome Donaria Strul, a wealthy, proud being who claims to despise flattery. | ||
The Doctor traces the message to Auction House #9999, an infamous building where people have been rumoured to enter without exiting. Londi, having already agreed to a full day with the Doctor and Clara, nervously enters alongside them. | The Doctor traces the message to Auction House #9999, an infamous building where people have been rumoured to enter without exiting. Londi, having already agreed to a full day with the Doctor and Clara, nervously enters alongside them. | ||
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However, the Doctor's TARDIS gets its final bid. Just as the Doctor and Clara attempt to enter the vehicle, it vanishes... | However, the Doctor's TARDIS gets its final bid. Just as the Doctor and Clara attempt to enter the vehicle, it vanishes... | ||
Meanwhile, Lakka and Strul are discussing the Doctor. The latter notes that she purposefully pointed the Kindred in the Doctor's direction, as the two beings transform into their real selves: [[Danny Fisher]] and [[Annabel Lake]] respectively. [[Patrick Lake]] explains that they can now monitor every transaction in the Obsidian Mainframe. He also notes that the aliens were saved, and the Doctor gets a heroic moment... | Meanwhile, Lakka and Strul are discussing the Doctor. The latter notes that she purposefully pointed the Kindred in the Doctor's direction, as the two beings transform into their real selves: [[Danny Fisher]] and [[Annabel Lake]] respectively. [[Patrick Lake]] explains that they can now monitor every transaction in the Obsidian Mainframe. He also notes that the aliens were saved, and the Doctor gets a heroic moment... "everybody wins." | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald]] | * [[Clara Oswald]] | ||
* [[Danny Fisher | * [[Danny Fisher]] | ||
* The [[Kindred of Fel]] | |||
* [[Mr Minus]] | |||
* [[Annabel Lake]] | |||
* [[Norbo Lakka]] | * [[Norbo Lakka]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Verifier (Pay the Piper)|Verifier]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Haaz]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Patrick Lake]] | ||
== | |||
''to | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Norbo Lakka]]'s staff include a [[Okrenian]] from the [[Jolius Cluster]], a [[Ren'ai]] from [[Gostan IV]], a [[Hoga]] from [[Atriana]], and a [[Tessian]] from [[Dusukk]]. | |||
* The Doctor offers up a signed photo of [[Dick Turpin]] in his auction bid. | |||
* To discredit Minus, the Doctor claims the Kindred of Fel are just [[Tantroolian astro-bunny|Tantroolian astro-bunnies]]. | |||
* Annabel sarcastically congratulates Danny's acting by saying his [[BAFTA]] is being mailed to him. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Danny mentions Annabel's "Miss Ghost" disguise, and how the Doctor had seen through it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:2014 comic stories]] | [[Category:2014 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Two part comics]] | ||
