The Twist ( comic story ) Summary . In the wake of Clara ' s exit , the Doctor is flying solo — and finding just as much trouble , danger , and cosmic wonder as when Ms Oswald was around ! Plot . Part one . On the Twist in the 40th century , the Twelfth Doctor is watching a band perform on stage . After the concert , Hattie Munroe approaches the Doctor , who admires her bass guitar . She asks him who he is , hesitant to believe that he is a fan due to his age . As she tries to say that she has to go , a pair of security guards push past , interrupting them . Hattie asks the Doctor if they ' re after him , and he says that he was creating a diversion , pointing out the man they are chasing . The Doctor follows the guards , still carrying Hattie ' s bass . She chases after him to get it back . The Doctor reaches the man and grabs him , telling him " Come with me if you want to live " , saying he always wanted to say that line . The three of them hide from the guards , and the Doctor asks why the security were chasing him . The man , who introduces himself as Jakob , tells them that he was accused of the murder of Idra Panatar , saying that it was the " feral beasts " who did it . Arriving at the scene of the crime , they find the spot where Panatar was killed . Jakob explains more about the " feral creatures " , and says Panatar had to have been killed by one of them . The Doctor uncovers a hidden room behind a bookcase , which is filled with pictures from different places across the Twist . Looking at them , Jakob says they are all of the " creatures " . The Doctor finds out that the pictures , which all show fox - like humanoids , date back as far as multiple years ago . Seeing a picture of one in a tree , he deduces that the park would be a good place to search first . Jakob welcomes the Doctor and Hattie to Central Power Park , a park which has trees wired to power electricity to the Twist . Suddenly , the two security guards find them , and the Doctor , Hattie and Jakob run away , trying to hide among the trees . As they crouch down behind a tree trunk , a clawed foot steps down on a branch . Hattie looks up and sees one of the " feral creatures " standing above them , howling . Part two . As Hattie and Jakob back away from the creature , the Doctor admires it . Hattie tells him to get back as Jakob attempts to open a hatch in the ground . Hattie hits the creature with her bass , breaking it , but stopping the creature . The three of them climb down the hatch . Above them , the security guards find the creature and shoot it . Jakob leads them down a tunnel . They arrive in an oxygen dome , which the Doctor guesses is from the original colony ship that grew the Twist from a matter seed . As they look around , three more of the fox creatures confront them , calling them " strangers " and " hunters " . The creatures , calling themselves the Foxkin , advance , saying they need to protect their warren . The Doctor says he ' s there to help , but to no avail , as the Foxkin try to attack him . Jakob and Hattie drag him away , through a door in the wall . Locking the door with his sonic screwdriver , the Doctor looks around to see they are in the a stasis farm on the original colony ship , where the original human s were meant to have slept . However , he says something must have gone wrong . Hattie asks what the Doctor means , and he opens one of the stasis pods , revealing one of the colonists , long dead . Hattie says that it is impossible , as she and Jakob are descended from the original colonists . Looking around , the Doctor finds the stasis farm ' s control panel , and accesses old records . He discovers that a system malfunction killed all the colonists on the ship . Wanting to find out how the humans survived , the Doctor triggers an alarm that summons the Foxkin . Jakob accuses the Doctor of betraying them , while the Doctor tells the Foxkin to take him to their leader . Being led into a massive city , the Doctor realises that they are in the second oxygen dome . The Foxkin lead the three of them up to a throne , where Canek , High Sequencer of the Foxkin , introduces himself . Jakob accuses the Doctor of leading them into a trap , but the Doctor says he has realised what is truly going on , saying that the Foxkin are the original colonists , to Hattie ' s confusion . He says that with all the humans dead , somebody had to have started the growth of the Twist from the matter seed , and brought the humans back to life . Canek says he is correct , explaining the Foxkin evolved from foxes on board the ship , eventually discovering the dead humans and finding out how to clone the DNA of the dead bodies and ' revive ' them . Now , the Foxkin guide the humans from the shadows without them knowing . He says that since nobody can know , the Doctor , Hattie , and Jakob cannot return to the surface . He gives them a choice - be imprisoned amongst the Foxkin , or be killed . Part three . The Doctor , Hattie and Jakob are led into a cell by two Foxkin . One of the Foxkin apologizes , saying there is no other way . Jakob protests as the Doctor tries to unlock the cell with his sonic screwdriver . Jakob refuses to believe the Foxkin created all of the humans on the Twist , and still says they committed the murder . The Doctor , noticing Jakob ' s bionic eye , uses his sonic screwdriver to sift through its memory records , and finds the code for the lock . Opening the door , they walk away , but turn around to see two more Foxkin . The Foxkin say they are there to help them escape . Jakob says it must be a trap , but the Foxkin explain they are part of a movement that want the Foxkin to reveal themselves to the human inhabitants of the Twist . The two Foxkin guide them back to the surface , where a crowd is gathering in Central Power Park . A reporter speaks over footage of the two security guards and the Foxkin they found earlier . Jakob says that now , people will believe he is innocent . The Doctor confronts him and says that Jakob knew all about the Foxkin , and had taken the news to Idra . He had found out she knew , and was about to reveal the Foxkin to the humans . He uses his sonic screwdriver to activate memories from Jakob ' s bionic eye , showing him killing Idra . He says Jakob killed her to stop her from revealing the truth , and framed her death on the Foxkin . The Foxkin that helped them escape hears this , and growls at Jakob , who runs away . The Doctor tells the Foxkin to let him run . He then says that they ' re going to " put on a show " , and tells Hattie to contact the rest of her band . He tells the two Foxkin to gather as many of their species as they can , and bring them into the park . Later , the band are performing onstage , with a large crowd gathered . Reporters report on the events , mentioning the mystery of who the Doctor is , and reports of fox - like creatures in the park . After the performance , the Doctor takes the microphone , and informs the crowd of the Foxkin and how they saved the colony . He tells them to live in peace with the Foxkin , and share the Twist with them . Around the Twist , humans start noticing the Foxkin , some even being friendly towards them . The security guards then find Jakob , putting him under arrest . The Doctor and Hattie are talking after the concert , and he asks whether Hattie wants to go for a trip in the TARDIS . Notes . Original print details . " to be added "