Finding himself flat on the ground wasn't entirely unwanted, though it was certainly unexpected, the Doctor gasping for breath after having the wind knocked out of him. He barely spotted the beast leap over them, lifting his head in time to watch it fall with the shot. Well, that was one less beast.

He struggled to his knees and peered towards where the thing had come from. Two more approached, and he made a grab at Gabriel to get his attention, since he had the weapon, though he wasn't sure the man could take them both out in time with their speed, one of them already preparing to leap.