Snowfall ( novel ) Snowfall , released in its entirety as Doctor Who : Snowfall , was a December 2010 online novella published on the BBC ' s " Doctor Who " website as part of the 2010 Adventure Calendar . It was released by chapter , in such a way that it appeared to be somewhat separate stories . However , once all chapters had been made available as a single volume , it was more obviously a unified story . Summary . The Doctor , Amy and Rory arrive in South America , and find themselves eagerly awaiting the birth of an alien baby . Plot . Chapter 1 : Frozen . David Kershaw notices something is strange ; it is Christmas Eve but no one is around . He realises that it is 8 : 20 p . m . and he must have fallen asleep on the train , but he is not at Waterloo , the end of the line , as he had thought when he left the train . The platform is covered in even snow inches deep , as if no - one had been on the platform in days , except at the end of the platform . He can see a square patch the snow has only just begun to cover , yet there are no tracks leading from the area . He tries to call his wife , but there is no signal on his mobile phone . Planning to wait for the next train , he spots a small café labelled " Refreshment Room " in which he can see the silhouettes of two people . The only customer , called Big Jack , is in the Refreshment Room after a mistake when reading the announcements for his train . Behind the counter is a red - haired girl and a man in a porter ' s uniform . Jack is surprised when David enters the room and orders tea . David , seemingly angry at seeing Jack , pulls up a chair to his table and asks how long it has been since they last saw each other . He estimates it is about ten years , which Jack says is " not long enough " . David thinks it suspicious that the two of them would end up in the middle of nowhere . He says the square in the snow outside looked about the size of the TARDIS . To David ' s astonishment , Jack understands the reference and knows about the Doctor as well , from an adventure he begins to tell . Chapters 2 and 3 : Cold Snap . Louie Rollins , his cousin Millie Peterson and Millie ' s mother , Rachael are going to see a pantomime of " Peter Pan " . Millie has met the Eleventh Doctor before with Louie . She thinks the Doctor may want to join them and calls him on the number he had given them . She reaches voicemail and leaves a message . The Doctor meets them at the theatre . They notice it is very quiet around and inside the building , and the only member of the staff is Big Jack . He says no one had made it due to the terrible weather . As Jack prepares tea , the Doctor is dismayed that Jack does not have a key to the cashier ' s office It is deadlock seal ed and houses the TARDIS . The group realises the temperature has dropped inside the theatre , and then the lights go out . Through the window the Doctor can see that the lights are working on the street . After the chandelier above them breaks from the weight of ice , Louie feels weak and cold and they lay him down on a couch in the manager ' s office . The group works to raise Louie ' s core temperature ; the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to heat the tea urn , which he says will keep the room warm for a while . The Doctor and Millie leave to gather blankets , after the Doctor instructs Big Jack to turn on the emergency power . Jack feels that something is watching him . Something enters through the basement door behind him . Rachael hears a strange noise . The Doctor and Millie take some blankets and a fire extinguisher . Rachael hears the slithery noise . She wedges a chair beneath the doorknob as something tries to get in ; something cold and wet attaches itself to Jack ' s back and drains his energy ; and Millie slides on the icy carpet and falls over the balcony . The Doctor catches Millie as she falls ; Louie uses the sonic screwdriver on the door . He hopes it will scare the alien away for a while . Jack collapses on the power switch , activating the generator and turning on the power , dislodging the creature from his back . Millie and the Doctor deliver the blankets to Louie and the Doctor places blankets around Jack . He studies the slime on Jack ' s jacket and has an idea but it doesn ' t quite make sense , though he has a plan that will work . Suddenly , the " grey , domed jelly like " creature attaches itself to Millie ' s back . The Doctor sonics it off . It is a newborn and sick Brakari . Malnourished , she had latched herself onto Millie for more energy , on instinct . They try to keep the Brakari alive and hope the heat in the room will attract the mother . Louie has fallen unconscious and the Doctor must get his TARDIS from a deadlock sealed room . Millie realises he can sonic the hinges ' screws instead . They rush back to the office to collect the screwdriver . Outside the offce the adult Brakari approaches . The Doctor speaks to the adult , telling her he will have enough energy for her , her daughter and Louie once he can reach the TARDIS . The Brakari relaxes , but she grows angry again as she sees the baby is clearly near death . Big Jack volunteers as an energy donor to the baby while the Doctor gets to the TARDIS . The Doctor and Millie retrieve equipment from the TARDIS to revive the baby and Louie and save Jack . Jack closes up the theatre and catches sight of the TARDIS and steps inside . The group then travels to space to release the Brakari , Chapter 4 : The Thaw . Jack , has ended his story . He shows David a grab from the theatre ' s security footage : him . the Doctor , Millie and Louie . David says he wishes he had a photo of the Doctor , as he had changed his life , but he tells Jack to keep the image . As Jack returns the picture to his wallet , other photos fall onto the table , including one of two happy brothers . He pauses at it before putting it back . David and he finish their tea in silence . The girl with the red hair and the man in the porter ' s uniform come up to their table . They give the two men a tin of biscuits . Jack breaks the seal on the tin . He notices someone had eaten all the jammy dodgers in the tin . The girl begins to laugh . When Jack and David are alone again , Jack asks David to tell his story of how he met the Doctor . Chapters 5 and 6 : Vampire Hurricane . " to be added " Chapter 7 : Station Pressure . " to be added "