Time of the Ood (comic story)
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Time of the Ood was a comic story written byJames Peaty and published in the third year ofTitan Comics'sDoctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor series.
Summary[[edit] |[edit source]]
The Doctor andAlice Obiefune are summoned toThe Devil's Eye by atelepathic message channeled throughthe Sapling by anold friend.
Plot[[edit] |[edit source]]
Whilethe Doctor is working on excitingthe TARDIS'scontrafibulator he is interrupted by a call fromAlice Obiefune who tells him thatthe Sapling has fallenill. The Doctor quickly observes the Sapling but is stumped as to the cause of the illness especially when The Sapling begins to repeat a message telling the pair to "Share thesong" and "Bring them home". The Doctor decides to leave the Sapling aboard the TARDIS to rest while he and Alice investigate where they have landed. The pair find themselves onThe Devil's Eye - agalaxy classpleasure hub - which is being ravaged byred-eyeOod.
The Doctor is able to ward off a group of Ood by re-routing a temporarystasis shield from the station's primary emitter coil. This is witnessed byHead of MaintenanceJonni Halburton who uses a short rangeteleport to bring the Doctor and Alice to her. Jonni reveals that she is the cause of the Ood's possession as revenge against them for their willingness toserve which she views as undermining her extremist work freeing the rest of the Ood from slavery as part of theFriends of the Ood. However, Jonni is killed when one of the Oodelectrocutes her with theirtranslator ball.
The Doctor comes up with a plan to free the Ood by handing Alice thedata slice which is frying their mind and instructing her to return to the TARDIS and place it onto the Sapling'sforehead so that it can be amplified by his psychic connection to the Ood. Alice manages to carry out her task, with help from the Doctor who deactivates the base'sstasis bubble, and the Ood are freed. The Doctor takes the Ood to theOod Sphere and reunites withOod Sigma who reveals that he was the one who sent the psychic message to the Sapling.
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- Alice and the Sapling playchess.
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- The Doctor claims thatchess is a "dullgame" favoured bycontrol freaks (TV:Nightmare in Silver) androbot dogs (TV:The Sun Makers,The Androids of Tara) unless it was coursing withsixty thousand volts. (TV:The Wedding of River Song)
- TheOod use theirtranslator balls to kill their victims. (TV:The Impossible Planet, et al.)
- Many references are made to the Ood being freed fromslavery. (TV:Planet of the Ood)
- ACwrier was among the guests onThe Devil's Eye. (COMIC:Remembrance)
- Jonni Halburton is the last member of theFriends of the Ood. (TV:Planet of the Ood)
- The Ood'stelepathic field is atBasic 100. (TV:The Impossible Planet)
- Ood Sigma remarks on the Doctor having learnt not to delay. (TV:The End of Time)
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