Doctor Who: The Indestructible Man by Simon Messingham

Author:Simon Messingham
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780563486237
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
Published: 2004-10-31T10:00:00+00:00

XV

The sand was unbroken, a bleached white. In the distance, a fresh dawn light illuminated the crumbling rocks of an old British fort. He couldn"t resist a smile. One day he must come back and revisit the fort in its prime. Creaky ships, pirates and pieces of eight. Oh yes. And yellow fever, brutal murder and slaves.

The Doctor strolled along the marbled beach. Ahead of him, an emperor crab struggled towards the surf line, panicked by wheeling, shrieking gulls, aware that it had exposed itself.

He jogged towards the creature, hurling his elastic-sided shoes away. A gull swooped and the Doctor yelled, scaring it.

Hurling abuse at him, the bird looped away towards the rising sun. It would be back, it squawked defiantly. The Doctor canopied himself over the crab, shielding the little creature from any more attacks. He picked it up, wincing as the crab nipped his hands. He placed it in the transparent water and brushed sand over its ragged shell. The crab clacked its black-fingernail claws, warning him off.

Sucking his wounded fingers, the Doctor said aloud, „What sort of gratitude is that?" Suddenly, he felt lonely.

Already, the sea was as warm as a bath. He waded in further, enjoying the space and the sensation. Until he realised he hadn"t rolled up his check trousers. Fascinated, he watched the damp soak its way up the cloth.

An odour - something against the smell of the beach. He sniffed the clear air. „That"s breakfast," he informed no one in particular.

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