The Eternal Dogfight ( comic story ) Publisher ' s summary . The day after tomorrow – and the Vrezian Confederacy and the J ' arrodic Federation have brought their " honourable " air - war to Earth . They ' re not here to invade , and they ' re being exceptionally considerate about collateral damage , all things considered . But human air travel is at a standstill , our culture is collapsing , the skies are clogged with toxic smog . . . And UNIT can ' t do a thing , as the aliens vaporize the weapon s stockpile of any country that dares interfere ! The deadlock needs a peaceful and clever solution – let ' s hope the Doctor is up to the job ! And in the middle of it all . . . Alice is given a shocking offer she dare not refuse ! Plot . The Eleventh Doctor finally brings Alice Obiefune back to her flat in Hackney . She asks him for a couple of days to sort out the storage for her mum ' s stuff and to find a new place to live . She is still grieving for her mother . The Doctor tells her she can live and store things in the TARDIS but Alice knows it cannot be forever . John Jones , who got into the habit of nervous eating and gained some weight is interested in records from 2015 . ARC get out of the TARDIS too . Suddenly , they hear a very loud bang somewhere above . The Doctor sticks his sonic screwdriver out the window but he can see what it is without any instruments . The Eternal Dogfight has come to Earth . This fight , this war has lasted longer than anyone can remember . The Doctor learned about it in the Time Lord Academy and even then the origins had already been lost in the mist of time . The Eternal Dogfight is fought between the Amstron s of the " Great Wheel " and the J ' arrodic Federation . Both of their home planets are believed to have been lost early in the conflict . Losing one ' s home planet is something the Doctor can clearly relate to . Since then , the two opponents travel across the universe with their planet - sized motherships continuing the fight . The Amstrons and the J ' arrodic are really only interested in fighting each other . However , sometimes their fight takes them to populated solar systems , and then collateral damage cannot be completely avoided . So the Doctor decides to go to the " Great Wheel " and stop this war once and for all . Alice fails to persuade him to take her too . He just gives her a mobile phone to reach him just in case . So she gets to the business of sorting out her flat and catching up on the news . When first the Amstrons and the J ' arrodic arrived with their war , people on Earth panicked . But the ambassadors of the two warring sides informed Earth ' s leaders that they mean no harm to Earth . So the people of Earth started treating the hostilities as free fireworks . Meanwhile , Alice finds a photo of her and her mum with a celebratory cake . That brings back memories , but the moment is ruined by a strange sound from the kitchen . At first , she thinks the Doctor is back . When she enters the kitchen , however , she sees a shadowy silhouette in front of a glowing golden circle . Were the Doctor there , he would have recognised the traditional Time Lord robes , headdress and skullcap , as well as the golden glow he saw in the Mississippi Delta when Talent Scout coerced him by offering him what he wanted . The silhouette calls Alice by the name . The " Great Wheel " . Glorious mothership of the Amstrons . Meanwhile , the Doctor materialises the TARDIS on the " Great Wheel " . To his amazement , Jones manages to find an Amstron cream donut first thing and take a bit of it before the Doctor snatches it away , worried how it would affect Jones ' metabolism . The Doctor ' s plan is to break into the Amstron sacred library to try and find what started the war in hopes that it can also be used to end it . ARC opens a door that leads to space . They grab jet packs that Amstrons use to navigate the enormous " Great Wheel " . The Doctor correctly guesses that the jet packs are thought controlled . So they all think " Amstron Sacred Library " , jump out into the nothingness and , propelled by the jet packs , join the extensive traffic around the " Great Wheel " . On their way , they witness space funerals with endless coffins of pilots sent towards the sun . Soon they are discovered by Amstron guard s , who start firing at them . At the same time , Jones starts feeling sick , and not only because of the bumpy jet pack flight . Fortunately for them , an impressive building that must be the library is already in view . They land in front of the gigantic gates to the library almost simultaneously with the guards . Jones is feeling poorly indeed , complaining that something alien inside him is changing him . ARC finally manages to open the gates , only to find another group of guards pointing their weapons at them from the inside . The Amstrons believe them to be J ' arrodic was spies . The Doctor tries to resolve the conflict by using his psychic paper . Unfortunately , Amstrons are under orders to terminate any non - Amstrons on the spot . As they prepare to open fire , ARC grows in size , turns into a whirlwind of biomass and ensnares all the guards inside of itself . Despite that most probably having saved their lives , the Doctor is not entirely happy and orders ARC to spit them out . ARC suddenly says , " He is coming " and then " ARC will serve you " and disentangles itself from the Amstrons . The Doctor and ARC help Jones , who is seemingly starting to hallucinate , get into the library . The Doctor is a bit intimidated by the millions of books , not knowing where to start searching for a war - ending loophole . Suddenly , Alice appears from a side entrance offering her library expertise . But she is not alone . Her mother is apparently alive and back . She looks exactly as on the photo Alice found . Even the clothes is the same . It is now the Doctor ' s turn to point out that she cannot stay alive forever . Notes . Original print details . " to be added "