Author's Notes: I'm now starting a new project on Doctor Who. Don't worry about my other stories, their chapters are presently being written.
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The first thing that Private Woolmer heard that evening was the sound of rain hitting the tents.
The weather on Erebus was always terrible. Often it would pour so much a man would have to turn his sleeping bag inside out to stay dry. Other times, it would snow heavily and then all melt, leaving thick layers of ice you often slipped on, injuring your head or rear end, both of which were more or less equally painful.
Despite numerous requests for better accommodation, such as trailers, the group still slept in tents, even though soldiers were giving more complaints of food that could not be eaten, infected wounds and higher disease rates. The camp was almost unanimous in its complaining about those who lived in the bunker, who got light, warmth and good accommodation.
Moaning from outside attracted Woolmer's attention, and he unzipped the tent to find Corporal Haynes by what had, just before the rain arrived, been a campfire cooking the food for that evening.
"Well, this certainly ruins the plan for egg and sausages this evening."
Corporal Haynes was not alone in his disappointment. Many had suggested cooking inside a tent, but often this set both their food and tent on fire.
Sighing, Woolmer went into the tent and pulled out a packet of Penguin chocolate biscuits. They tasted good, but if they ate them after tonight they would probably be sick.
A sudden scream alerted them, and instantly Woolmer dropped the biscuits, following Haynes to the noise.
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In the main part of the camp, men were being dragged into the shadows by shambling humanoid forms. Nobody could see what was going on properly, but perhaps that was a good thing. Either way, the camp was under attack.
Men screamed while younger recruits wet themselves, and a few aimed into the shadows, attempting to kill their assailants. The shots largely failed to hit their mark, and if any of them did kill an attacker, they did not fall out of the shadow.
As the shadows moved forwards, the attackers got nearer and nearer, causing the gradual disappearance of most men.
Eventually, only ten were left out of the fifty that had been in the camp to start. Running as quick as possible, they attempted to break through the shadows, which they succeeded, losing two men in the process.
In terror, and desperation, the men fled away from the camp, with Corporal Haynes and Private Woolmer among them…
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A loud, grating and wheezing sound echoed throughout the ruins of the camp, and a police box appeared next to where Woolmer's tent was, now unoccupied and soaking.
The police box door opened, and the Tenth Doctor stepped outside, immediately noticing the damp weather.
"Wow, have people here never heard of umbrellas? They honestly need them if they're going to remain dry at all."
Briefly stopping to put on his coat, he set out, noticing the abandoned tents and abandoned food. The campfire was out, as you would expect in such weather.
The things that surprised the Doctor most were the rifles and handguns all clattered about. He then figured this was probably a military reconnaissance camp before civilian colonisation was allowed, just to guard the builders and such. Obviously it had been abandoned, that was already evident, though he didn't understand why military men would just drop their equipment before leaving.
A horrid thought suddenly struck him. The men might not have all disappeared. In fact, they might not have left the camp. At least not alive.
While making conclusions when he was completely absorbed in confusion and fear, the Doctor failed to see the shadows surround him.
He turned around to see a humanoid figure try and grab him…
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In future chapters of this story, this won't be as rushed. I realise the Doctor only got a cameo in comparison to the other parts of the story he wasn't in, but hopefully you'll understand it isn't easy to transfer from zombies and Halo to Doctor Who. Constructive criticism please…