The Klepton Parasites (comic story): Difference between revisions

Valda, the leader of the Thains then thanked Dr Who, saying that he and the children had taught his race how to defeat their enemies, to which the white haired old man replied that they had not yet defeated the Kleptons, that they were ruthless, determined, and that they would be back. Despite not knowing where the invaders were from, Dr Who felt the Thains must take the fight to the Kleptons and catch them in their lair, prompting Gillian to suggest there may be some clues as to their origins in one of their not so badly damaged flying machines. Studying the craft, her grandfather, comes to the conclusion that the Kleptons cannot survive in this planet's atmosphere without their podships, reminding her that when their transport's globe had previously been pierced the Klepton had crashed, he also wonders if they could repair and fly the alien vessel. Elsewhere, the would be conquerors, with their huge eyes, snouts and large finlike ears, stand in a court room like chamber, reporting to their leader, [[Klepton One]], telling him that eight of their podships have been smashed up. Angered, he informs them that he will not be defeated, that the Thains must be crushed, that the Kleptons must intensify the creepers, and drag their city to the ground. Suddenly, the plant life that had already been tearing down numerous buildings, multiplied tenfold, ripping itself from the ground, with its tendrils curling and coiling, to wrap itself around anything that got in its way including John.  

[[Dr Who]]'s grandson [[John Who|John]] was in the clutches of the terrifying creepers, a living plant species that was spreading at an alarming rate across [[Thain city|Thain City,]] in an attempt to destroy it, and to help its masters the [[Prisoners of the Kleptons (comic story)|Kleptons]] enslave the planet's inhabitants. The creepers have tendrils that seem to have an infinite growth capacity, twisting and turning in on itself to maintain its hold on the the boy as its stems shoot high into the air. His sister [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] watches on helplessly as the plant begins to choke him, and Dr Who tells her that they need to find a weapon, as the branches are too thick and strong for them to tackle. Racing toward the [[Thain|Thains]] guns, the old man believes that a blast from a heat gun should do the trick, and fires off the biggest of the guns in order to "singe that overgrown aspidistra's tentacles." A searing blast hits the creeper, and John jumps free to the ground. The heat gun had saved John, but couldn't tackle all the creepers that were sprouting up around them, and indeed engulfing every last building too. Rather than see the city as a heap of rubble Valda considered surrendering, but John insisted that the Thains mustn't let the Kleptons enslave them, with Dr Who concluding that if the Thains are determined to fight they will beat, what he calls those "[[Sydney Newman|bug eyed monsters]]."

Dr Who thereafter rallied the Thains to help repair the dome of the Klepton's flying machine, in an attempt to get the podship in the air, and try and find their enemy's base. However, as they worked together, a lone Klepton vessel returned with a stark warning booming out for all to hear, a final and chilling warning from [[Klepton One]], that said, "Surrender or we will utterly destroy your city..." Valda replied on behalf of all his people saying that the Thains would not give in, that they would fight and they would win. The Klepton ship then took off, as Dr Who, John and Gillian boarded their now repaired podship, in which they intended to give pursuit. This side, their craft was right by a building the creepers were about to pull down right on top of them. The ship starts to rise, the building starts to fall toward them, and amidst the fleeing people, someone yells out that the travellers are doomed...

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