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UPDATES: NOVEMBER 9, 2008:  "Signals Through the Glass", by Skybase Girl (New Captain Scarlet) - Links changed for "Owzat!", "Winter's Hardships" and "Love, Life and Duty", by Scarlet Lady /// NOVEMBER 5, 2008:  Christmas Fan Fiction Challenge, 2008 Edition now launched!  See page to know how to participate /// OCTOBER 31, 2008:  "Parallax Blues, Part 4:  Confrontations", by Chris Bishop - "Words of Warning", by Intensity Angel (NCS) - Pictures posted on the Halloween pictures page /// OCTOBER 29, 2008:  "Shadow Whispers", by Caroline Smith - "The Mysteron Curse", by Angel Crystal (NCS) - "Parallax Blues, Part 3:  Deceptions", by Chris Bishop /// OCTOBER 26, 2008:  "Nain Rouge", by The Rabid Kookaburra" - "The Dream Reaper", by Talia Gray  - "Parallax Blues, Part 2: Confusions", by Chris Bishop /// OCTOBER 19, 2008:  Halloween Challenge:  "No Rest for the Wicked", by Keryn - "Nightmare", by Sage Harpenr /// OCTOBER 15, 2008:  Halloween Challenge:  "Parallaw Blues, Part 1", by Chris Bishop /// OCTOBER 12, 2008:  Halloween Challenge:  "Rewind", by Marion Woods - "On this Night of Nights", by Intensity Angel /// OCTOBER 5, 2008:  Halloween Challenge:  "A Night to Remember", by Sue Stanhope - "Bruises", by Lydia Sheridan (NCS) /// OCTOBER 1st, 2008:  Halloween Challenge:  "Writer's Block", by Hazel Köhler - "An Original Revenge", by Cat 2 - "As Black as Death", by JH Furnish AKA Captain Onyx (re-posted for Halloween) /// SEPTEMBER 25, 2008:  "Who, What, Where...", a listing of fanfic creations, in the new "Tools and Documents" page - Updates on the list of upcoming Halloween fan fiction /// JULY 14, 2008:  "Colouring the Troops", by Mary J. Rudy - Updated versions of "Chance for a Lifetime" and "War of Nerve", by Mary J. Rudy /// JULY 9, 2008:  Halloween Challenge, 2008 edition, now launched.  See page for information on how to participate! /// JULY 5, 2008:  "Captain Scarlet and the Chess Gambit", by Dan - "No One Lives Forever", by Captain Indy - "Like Father, Like Son>, by Intensity Angel (NCS) /// JUNE 25, 2008:  "Sweet Love of Mine", by Sage Harper - Links to "Musical Mayhem", "A Soothing Note", "The Art of Survival", by Scarlet Lady /// JUNE 18, 2008:  "Murky Waters", Chapter 4, by Chris Bishop /// JUNE 12, 2008:  "Mandalay", by Jack Heston /// MAY 13, 2008:  "What Dreams May Come", by Hazel Köhler - "All our Yesterdays", by Marion Woods /// APRIL 26, 2008: "Murky Waters", chapter 3, by Chris Bishop /// APRIL 13, 2008:  "The Final Illusion", by Jack Heston - "Red Alert! Essays" now published on this website, by Mike Adamson and Thunderbird 9.  See the list for titles. /// MARCH 21, 2008:  "Mind Games", by Lydia Sheridan (New Captain Scarlet story) - "Crisis: Anasta", by Jack Heston (re-posted on this website) /// FEBRUARY 13, 2008:  "Fifth Dan", by Parker Gabriel /// FEBRUARY 3, 2008:  "Operation: Minerva", chapter 8, part 1, by Siobbhan Zettler - "Life on Mars" by Keith Ansell /// JANUARY 31, 2008:  "Looking for Real Life", by Caroline Smith - "A Spectrum of Miracles, part 3", by Chris Bishop - "Sweet Child of Mine", by Sage Harper /// JANUARY 28, 2008:  "Mistletoe", by Lydia Sheridan (New Captain Scarlet story) /// JANUARY 19, 2008:  "A Spectrum of Miracles, Part 2", by Chris Bishop /// JANUARY 13, 2008:  "Compromising Positions", by Skybase Girl (New Captain Scarlet) /// JANUARY 6, 2008:  "Sibling Rivalry", by Marion Woods  - "Careless Whisper", by Marion Woods /// JANUARY 1st, 2008:  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  - "A Spectrum of Miracle", Part 1, by Chris Bishop /// DECEMBER 31st, 2007:  "Spectrum Maximum Vacations", Free Captain Scarlet unofficial calendar for 2008 available for download

 

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A new important modification to this site will now be the use of another e-mail address for those of you who are interested in sending me submissions for fan fictions.  This section is growing very rapidly, and the site regular e-mail is almost constantly overloaded by regular messages AND submissions.  While I'm really very pleased with this situation, - It shows how interested you are with this site! - I thought it would be useful for now on to add this new e-mail.  Submissions sent on the regular one will also be accepted, of course.  It's just a way for me to relieve my e-mail box.  The new address for submitting stories is now: spectrum_hq@hotmail.com.  Continue to write!  I'm receiving a lot of interesting stories!

 

 

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The stories contained in this section are  based on characters created by Gerry And Sylvia Anderson for the TV series “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons".

Some events and characters Copyright © of all trademarks materials (Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons and all other series titles, all their characters, vehicles, crafts, etc.), owned by ITC/Polygram.  Information of the series are all been taken from copyright © materials (books, magazines, videos, T.V. medias, comics, etc) owned by ITC/Polygram.   

 

 

UPDATE NOVEMBER 5, 2008:

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE, 2008 EDITION - Now launched!

 

UPDATE OCTOBER 31, 2008: 

Stories posted, for the HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE, 2008 edition now closed - Read all the stories online.

 

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2008:

New section:  TOOLS & DOCUMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 6,  2002:

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SPECTRUM IS SCARLET - anthology zine of fiction, poetry and art by fans, for fans. Published in 1992 and still selling! Prices including postage: UK £6.00, USA/Canada $15.00 US, Pacific £10.00/$20.00 US. Overseas orders shipped airmail. For further details contact the editor, Jay Felton: jayshah99@hotmail.com

(As far as I know, the Captain Scarlet stories contained in this fanzine are not posted anywhere on the web.  This is a 112 pages A4 format zine.  Recommended. C.B.)

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AFTERWARDS, by The Rabid Kookaburra.  The officers of Cloudbase slowly wake up from their latest mission... Christmas story. Posted January 9, 2005.

 

ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK, by Scarlet Lady.  The Mysterons threaten to use a legend against a tradition... what can it mean? Christmas story.  Updated and re-posted December 8,  2003.

 

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, by Marion Woods. As she waits for an important event, Rhapsody thinks back over the years that have led her to where she is...  ff 357 Posted May 13, 2008.

 

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW - (complete story - zip), by Chris Bishop. Two years before the Mysterons begin their war of nerves with the people of Earth, the World Government prepares to instigate a Special Military Force that, unbeknown to all, will eventually be­come the ultimate adversary of the Aliens:  Spectrum. 

 

L'AMOUREUSE, by Marion Woods. It’s a thin line between love and hate…  Halloween Challenge. Posted October 23, 2005.

 

ANGEL DOWN, by Matt Crowther.  Sequel to Angels of Deception. Rhapsody crashes after a battle with a Mysteron craft and on Cloudbase Magenta clashes with Colonel White. Posted July 21, 2003.

 

ANGELS OF DECEPTION, by Matt Crowther.  Captain Magenta has to protect Rhapsody after a threat on the Angels' lives and gets closer to the Angel during the threat. Posted July 13, 2003

 

ANOTHER NIGHTMARE, by Sue Stanhope.  Where Captain Blue finds himself in yet another trapped. Halloween Challenge - ff 335 Posted October 28, 2007

 

THE ART OF SURVIVAL,  by Scarlet Lady.  Lieutenant Lake Series.  Lake follows training under Captain Scarlet's orders.  - ff # 361  Linked to the Captain Scarlet, Spectrum site. Link added, June 25, 2008.

 

AS BLACK AS DEATH, by JH Furnish, aka Captain Onyx.  Captain Black is called upon by his masters to unleash a small army upon an unsuspecting city - an army of the Dead, retrometabolized from the grave!  Originally posted January 29, 2005.  Re-posted for the Halloween Challenge, October 1st, 2008 ff 217 

 

ASSAULT ON LONDON, by Matt Crowther.  London becomes the new target of the Mysterons, and only teamwork from the Spectrum agents can save the city. Posted August 25, 2004.

 

AT THE BOARD OF ENQUIRY... by Keryn. Some possible incidents arising from incidents in "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". Posted February 25, 2004.

 

ATTRITION, by Tiger Jackson. Cloudbase is devastated as, one by one, Spectrum's senior officers are eliminated by a series of accidents, tragedies, and betrayals. HALLOWEEN story.  Posted October 6, 2003.

 

 

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BABY LOVE, by Kelly Winkworth. A visit to sickbay turns Lieutenant Green's world upside down! Set three years after Kelly's 'Angel trilogy'.  New Captain Scarlet (CGI) story. Posted March 11, 2006.

 

BACK TO BASICS, by Hazel Kohler. How could returning Spectrum to its origins possibly benefit the Mysterons?  Spectrum has no idea what the latest threat means, or how the Mysterons could achieve it.  Then ground installations start going silent, and agents start disappearing.  As the situation goes from bad to worse, only Scarlet, Blue, White and Green remember that Spectrum used to be a lot bigger... Posted November 26, 2002

 

BAD DREAMS, by Lydia Sheridan. Captain Ochre wakes up from a nightmare.  Second part of the 'Unfinished Business' storyline. New Captain Scarlet story  ff 320. Posted August 8, 2007

 

BALANCE OF POWER, by Sue Stanhope. Spectrum must repel demonic forces battling for supremacy of the Earth, but find themselves unwittingly caught up in their power games. HALLOWEEN story.  LINK TO ANOTHER SITE. Posted October 27, 2002.

 

BARE FACTS, by Cwissy.  In order to stop the Mysterons' new diabolic plot,  an intrepid Spectrum team must infiltrate an esoteric religious cult, and investigate an obsessed professor, who had developed a 'virus of baldness', that could be unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Posted June 30,  2002.

 

BASELINESVolume 2, Issue 1 of Cloubase's own magazine, brought to you by Lieutenant Wisteria. ff 314 Posted April 8, 2007

 

A BEACON IN THE SNOW, by Tiger Jackson.  A failed attempt to capture Captain Black brings back a long lost memory from Captain Scarlet's past. (Christmas Challenge) Posted December 17, 2005.

 

A BEAN BY ANY OTHER NAME SHOULD BE SO SWEET, by Caroline Smith. Be prepared for anything when one Angel is desperate for only one thing!  Fifth and last part of the Five-part 'The Five Senses' series.   Challenge of Five - ff 340. Posted November 21, 2007

 

THE BEST DAY EVER, by Keryn. The  purpose  of  Dr  Fawn's  holiday  during  Halloween  changes after the Mysterons issue one of their threats. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2005

 

BLACK AS NIGHT, by Matt Crowther. 'Operation Night' is the name Spectrum gave to the plan to capture Captain Black. Even if it worked - would it be successful - or would the Mysterons fight back? Posted June 13, 2004.

 

BLACK CHRISTMAS, by Polly Amber. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the 'home of a Christmas Legend'. Christmas storyPosted December 24, 2003. - Check 'Thunderbirds' fan fiction by Polly Amber  on the S.I.D. Database site.

 

BLOGTHINGS, by Gabi Howard.  Talking to strangers can be dangerous... Halloween Challenge - ff 333 Posted October 23, 2007.

 

THE BOARD OF INQUIRY @ SKYBASE, by Keryn.  This time, for her 'Board of Inquiry' feature, the author sets her sights on the New Captain Scarlet series. Posted August 19, 2006.

 

BRADLEY AND THE ARGONAUTS, by Marion Woods. Captain Grey discovers that mankind has always had to face terrifying odds, when he is confronted by a timeless challenge. HALLOWEEN and Multiverse Challenge story. Posted October 24, 2004

 

A BRIDGE TOO FAR, by Zombie.  This story is the direct sequel to "Revenge of the Mysterons" PART 1 Posted July 21, 2002

 

BRUISES, by Lydia Sheridan. Sometimes real life is a lot scarier than any horror story.   New Captain Scarlet story.  Halloween Challenge  ff 372 Posted October 5, 2008.

 

A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY, by Marion Woods. When Colonel White attempts to spend a quiet Christmas with a friend, the latest Mysteron threat seems predestined to thwart him. (Christmas Challenge) Posted December 31, 2005.

 

 

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CANADIAN DREAMLAND,   by Fred Walker.  A  three-parts story that was originally supposed to appear in the printed fanzine "Spectrum is Blue".  A fun romantic/adventure/comedy story in which Scarlet and Destiny Angel go on a mission, posing as a couple. PART 1 - PART 2PART 3 Posted April, 2001

 

CAPTAIN BLACK IN COMMAND, by Matt Crowther.  Set at the beginning of Spectrum, before the Mysterons.  Captain Black leads the newly-formed Spectrum officers against terrorists who had kidnapped the World's Attorney General. ff 317 Posted April 23, 2007.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE CHESS GAMBIT, by Dan. When a cryptic message coming from an empty sector on Mars is received by Spectrum, the colour-uniformed officers fly into action. ff 364 Posted July 5, 2007

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET & THE CITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, by Andrew Foxley, on the "Supermarionation Is Go" site.  Multi-part, complete  story.  Story not available.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE LEGEND OF PACMAN, by Jerri F. Kinquen. An original amusing strip a la South Park style, in which Captain Scarlet encounters the Pacman game. HALLOWEEN story.  Posted October 6, 2003.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE PARKING INSPECTOR, by Keryn.  Captain Scarlet faces another hazardous peril:   the stubbornness of a parking inspector. Posted February 21, 2005.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET OF SPECTRUM, by  Maltray Fox. A novelisation of the audio story of the same title. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the moon, which would cause havoc on Earth. Captain Scarlet travels to the Siberia Rocket Base, where Colonel White and Lieutenant Green just escaped  from an attempt against their lives. Posted January 12, 2002

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET  REVAMP Essay by Thunderbirds 9.  An article on the  CGI series before it was aired.  Now on this website.  Previously on the Red Alert! website. Read other Red Alert! essays.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET, THE LOST EPISODE, A fun short story from the Princey Foundation. Caution!  These are not the Spectrum members as we know them. LINK TO ANOTHER SITE.

 

CAPTAIN SCARLET: THE TRUTH, by  Flight 180. This story is a cheeky comedic play featuring your favorite heroes.   Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on FAN FICTION.NET .  ADDED DECEMBER 20th!

 

CARELESS WHISPER, by Marion Woods.  It's Symphony's birthday, and Captain Blue is trying to cheer her up.  Christmas Challengeff 349  Posted January 6, 2008.

 

THE CAT'S EYES, by Ono and Kelly Haycock.   After the Mysterons get hold of Captain Blue, things begin to change on Cloudbase. Posted February 18, 2002.

 

CAT-ASTROPHE! by Cwissy. Most people think that a fossil is a lifeform long dead and gone, so how can one cause so much trouble? Posted April 28, 2002.  

 

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, by Marion Woods Captain Scarlet discovers the truth of the phrase - better the devil you know.... Halloween Challenge - ff #293 - Posted October 28, 2006.

 

CAUSE AND EFFECT by Hazel Köhler.  A short story, in which the action is set shortly before the events of the first episode.  It's Hazel's second story.  Posted April 26, 2001

 

CAVERN OF DOOM! by Cwissy.  A cave tour for Captains' Ochre and Magenta becomes a labyrinth of terror at the hands of the 'Guide from Hell'. Posted May 6, 2002.

 

CELEBRATIONS The Spectrum senior staff - and some guests - forget the Mysterons to join in Christmas celebrations. Christmas story. Linked to the Captain Scarlet, Spectrum site. Posted December 25, 2004.

 

CHAN KWAN, BOUNTY HUNTER, by Ono. Chan Kwan lives in a world full of monsters, but she knows how to handle her own, being a bounty hunter and all. But something strange is going on and people and monsters are turning up dead, all leading back to a bar. Can Chan uncover this strange murder mystery or end up becoming a victim? Re-listed as an HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 23, 2003

 

CHANCE FOR A LIFETIME, by Mary J. Rudy.  Set at the end of the TV pilot episode "The Mysterons" and before the second episode "Winged Assassin." Spectrum, still shaken by the Mysterons' attacks against the World President, must decide whether Captain Scarlet is free of the alien influence.  The scene where Scarlet wakes up in Cloudbase sick bay won the Fanderson writing competition at the 1993 Space City convention. Originally posted June 21,  2001 - Updated July 14, 2008.

 

CHANGES, by Valuth.  First chapter of the series THE TOUGHEST UNIFORM TO FILL , now posted.  Spectrum is just getting on its feet when an unforeseen accident causes a search for two of its Captains. Their rescuer has ties with another of Spectrum's key people, and with one nobody even suspected. Events unfold of tragedy, and create even more unusual circumstances in the process. Posted July 5, 2002.

 

CHAOS ON CLOUDBASE, by Sue Stanhope. " We will return with our own and chaos and terror shall follow." With that threat, the Mysterons launch an attack - on Cloudbase officers. LINK TO ANOTHER SITE. Story No longer available for now.  Stay tuned for the 'retrometabolised' version.

 

A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS, by Marion Woods.  It's one catastrophe after the other when Captain Scarlet is teamed with teamed with a new partner. Spectrum Challenge. Posted March 15, 2003

 

A CHARMED LIFE, by Marion Woods. Rehearsals of "Macbeth"  for an upcoming Halloween performance certainly bring the worst in certain people - especially Captain Scarlet.  HALLOWEEN story.  Posted October 19, 2003

 

CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM, by Tiger Jackson. Captain Scarlet's mistake in deciphering a Mysteron threat has resulted in the deaths of all five Angels. Now Spectrum must carry on - if it can - with the Angels' ill-assorted temporary replacements. Multiverse ChallengeTo be continued.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 - PART 4

Part 4 posted June 25, 2005.

 

CHRISTMAS ANGELS, by Devon Ricks. A special delivery is ordered to bring back to Cloudbase a Christmas item dear to Symphony's heart.  Christmas story. Posted January 8, 2004

 

CHRISTMAS CHEERS, by Keryn. A series of fifteen limericks for the Holiday Season. ff 305 (Christmas Challenge) Posted December 17, 2006.

 

CHRISTMAS OF LOSS, by Chris Bishop. Set a few years in the Future.  At Christmas time, a father and a child must deal with a recent, terrible loss. (Christmas Challenge). Posted December 25, 2005.

 

THE CHRISTMAS ROSE, by Tiger Jackson. While shopping in Paris, Rhapsody Angel meets a little boy who has a very special wish for Christmas, one that only an Angel can fulfill. Christmas storyPosted December 12, 2004.

 

THE CHRISTMAS WISH, by Kelly Haycock. Extra duties just before Christmas gets Captain Scarlet down, but his friends get together to try and cheer him up. Christmas story. Posted December 10, 2002

 

CHRISTMAS WITH ADAM'S FAMILY, by Chris Bishop.  A snowstorm forces Captain Blue to take Captain Scarlet and Symphony Angel to his family home in Boston at Christmas - and  the evening gets even more eventful than everyone expected. . ff 311 (Christmas Challenge) Posted January 7, 2007

 

CINDY'S ANGEL by Chris Bishop. Trying to escape armed men who had taken an embassy on Christmas Eve, a young girl encounters a certain red-clad gentleman on the roof. Christmas story. Posted December 23, 2002

 

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE  SLIMY KIND, by Birgit Stäbler, The English verson, now available on this site.  "A Ghostbuster" cross-over, where Scarlet accidentally travels back in time to meat the Ghostbusters team. HALLOWEEN story.  Originally posted on June 9, 2002,  re-listed for Halloween, October 31, 2004.

 

CLOSURE, by Sage Harper.  An uninvited guess says goodbye during the first Halloween party on Cloudbase. Halloween Challenge - ff 331 Posted October 19, 2007.

 

COLD SWEAT, by Chris Bishop. Rhapsody Angel wakes up to a nightmarish situation, in the middle of a misty cemetery. Halloween Challenge - ff #295 - Posted October 31, 2006

 

COLOURING THE TROOPS, by Mary J. Rudy.  WAAF Colonel Paul Metcalfe's day starts out like any other, but he receives a very interesting proposition... ff 367  Posted July 14, 2008

 

THE COLOURS OF BLOOD AND TWILIGHT, by Fay Symes. Captain Scarlet has a private meeting with Captain Black who makes him an offer on behalf of the Mysterons. ff 300 (Previously appeared in the 'Shockwave' fanzine.) - Posted November 11, 2006

 

COMPROMISING POSITIONS, by Skybase Girl.  While spending Christmas on Skybase, Colonel White discovers that the most unwelcome presents are not always given by the Mysterons. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge ff 350 Posted January 13, 2008

 

THE CONCORDIAN LEGACY, by Clya Brown.  Spectrum is drawn into a race to solve a prehistoric underwater mystery that takes Captain Grey and Lieutenant Green back to their previous careers in the WASPs, where old friends and enemies alike are to be found both above and below the waves. Multiverse Challenge story (cross-over with Stingray). Posted May 16, 2004

 

CONFUSED EMOTIONS, by Scarlet Lady.  Captain Scarlet' struggle with in-dept emotions urge Colonel White to gave him some much needed vacations with Captain Blue. Posted July 2nd 2001

 

CONSEQUENCES, by Marion Woods. There is always one present that stands out from the rest. ff 308 (Christmas Challenge) Posted December 25, 2006.

 

CONTINUITY AND MIXED UNIVERSES,  Essay by Thunderbirds 9.  Now on this website.  Previously on the Red Alert! website. Read other Red Alert! essays.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

 

CRACK PARK, by Leese. A Captain Scarlet/South Park crossover (??!!) Ever notice how Kenny comes back to life after every episode? Could it be Captain Scarlet is his father?!

Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on FAN FICTION.NET .  R-RATED.  OFFENDING LANGUAGE (In the South Park style). Link repaired - October 3, 2006.

 

A CRAPPY HALLOWEEN, by Jerri F. Kinquen.  In the same vein as "Legend of Pacman", another 'South Park' style strip, where Captains Magenta and Ochre plays a prank to the Angels. HALLOWEEN story.  Posted October 31, 2003.

 

CRISIS, by Colin Taylor. The World President orders Spectrum to cease and desist all its activities and Colonel White is accused of treason - just as the Mysterons launch their new attack! ff 302 (Originally published in 21st Century Fiction, Issue 2) - POSTED November 28, 2006

 

CRISIS: ANASTA, by Jack Heston.  The painstaking reconstruction of the devastated Anasta Temple is proceeding apace when Spectrum pays Egypt a visit. The Mysterons have threatened to pollute the lake and expose a secret Egypt has kept for years: the hidden oilwell in Anasta's depths! Now on this website. Re-posted March 21, 2008.

 

A CROSS TO BEAR, by Mary J. Rudy.  Revised version.  Set several years before the first encounter with the Mysterons.  A story of Paul Metcalfe when he was lieutenant in the WAAF Special Forces.  Posted May 6, 2001

 

CROSSED PATHS, second chapter of the series THE TOUGHEST UNIFORM TO FILL, by Valuth. A brush with the Mysterons has brought Cijay into slight contact with Captain Ochre, as well as Captain Black. As she finds out about the Mysterons through the surreptitious encounter, several Captains grow concerned as to what she has been involved with of late. Posted December 10, 2002

 

CROWN IMPERIUM, by Maltray Fox.  What is this 'Crown Imperium' that the Mysterons threaten to destroy? Posted April 9, 2005.

 

CURSE OF THE WOLF, by Ono and Chris Bishop.  When Rhapsody Angel’s craft crashes and she’s attacked and wounded on a mysterious island by a strange beast, Captain Scarlet and Lieutenant Green come to take her back to Cloudbase, but must also confront the monster she had encountered. Three parts story.  HALLOWEEN story.

PART 1 - PART 2  

PART 3 Posted October 20, 2002. Now concluded

 

 

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DALEK INVASION EARTH 2068, by Ralph Morton.  This is not an  actual story. More of a plotline for  a special project, which would need the help of talented drawing artists to take form.  Read all the details, and contact this site if you're interested in joining this project. Posted May 6, 2002.  

 

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, by Sage Harper. It's a hot night in the Irish quarter, after a Halloween costume party in the Officers' Lounge... Rated R. Halloween Challenge - ff #288. Posted October 13, 2006.

 

DANGEROUS LIAISONS, by Caroline Smith. Venice is a city of dreams, but when Captain Magenta spends Halloween there he finds himself drawn slowly into a nightmare. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2005.

 

DARK HORIZONS, by Chris Bishop. Set fifteen years in the future...  The remaining forces of the officially disbanded Spectrum, find the survivor of a crash in the radioactive ruins of what had been Futura City.  But is he friend or foe and could he be their ultimate hope in their now desperate fight against the Mysterons?  First Part of Four.  Multiverse Challenge  and Halloween Challenge - ff #291 - STORY COMPLETED

PART 1 - Posted October 20, 2006

PART 2 - Posted October 25, 2006

PART 3 - Posted October 28, 2006

PART 4 - Posted October 31, 2006

 

DARK WORLD, by Neil Crossley.  Captain Scarlet is taken into an alternative universe where the outcome of his alter ego's encounter with the Mysterons was different, which had terrible repercussions on the War of Nerves. Multiverse Challenge Posted August 25, 2004.

 

THE DARKNESS OF THE MIND, by Marion Woods.  To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable. Marion's 2006 story for Captain Scarlet's birthday.  ff 306 (Christmas Challenge) Posted December 17, 2006.

 

DATELINE: 2074, DECEMBER, by C.S. Armitage.  Captain Black meets with Captain Scarlet on Christmas Eve - with a message from the Mysterons.  (Christmas Challenge). Posted December 6, 2005.

 

DEAD MAN'S GAMBITby Chris Bishop With all the opportunities they had, why haven't the Mysterons ever  tried to Mysteronise Captain Scarlet again? ...Or maybe they DID. This story follows shortly after the events depicted in the TV episode ‘Spectrum Strikes Back’. HALLOWEEN and End Credits Challenge story.  Posted October 13, 2003.

 

DEAD RINGER by Chris Bishop & Sue Stanhope. During a mission in Vermont, Captain Scarlet just has time to save Captain Magenta from drowning.  While Magenta's recuperating in Cloudbase sickbay, the Mysterons make their move, and their newest agent come to New York to take over Patrick Donaghue's old Syndicate. Part 5, Epilogue and complete story on zip file posted August 2, 2004. STORY COMPLETED!

 

DEAR DIARY, by Sue Stanhope.  A Cloudbase Captain makes a rather unusual diary entry for Hallowe'en. Halloween Challenge (Link to an outside site) - Posted October 15, 2005.

 

DEEP DIVE, by Valuth. Third chapter of the series THE TOUGHEST UNIFORM TO FILL. What seems to be a major situation is showing that even the Mysterons can throw a twist at Spectrum. A bit of specialized help is there for the asking, and yet things don’t go quite the way they’re expected. Posted January 13, 2003

 

DEMONS, by Keryn.  Where Captain Black grasps  the true measure of the Mysterons' punishment... HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 8, 2004.

 

THE DESERT OF VAST ETERNITY, by Marion Woods.  It's Halloween again, and Paul Metcalfe has chosen to isolate himself for the occasion, but when a strange visitor offers him the chance to turn back time, what can he do but say – yes?   Halloween Challenge - ff 329  Posted October 2nd, 2007.

 

THE DEVIL TAKE JERSEY, by LadyHawke. When Captain Ivory goes missing during a furlough to her home state of New Jersey, Captain Blue, in temporary command, sends Captains Scarlet and Turquoise to investigate. As they gather their data, Turquoise's Cherokee belief in Native American mysticism and his trust in the existence of the mysterious and unexplainable come into conflict with Scarlet's matter-of-fact deductive methods. Yet the unlikely clues add up to only one fantasical cause... HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 1, 2002.

 

DIAMONDS ARE FOR ETERNITY, by LadyHawke. Assigned as a security liason with a troubled mining company, Captain Scarlet gets more than he bargains for when he starts asking questions. These diamonds are definitely forever! This is Lady Hawke's ninth CS story. Spectrum Challenge Posted April 12, 2003

 

DIFFERENCES, by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in Power Star No. 86.  A short story in which Captain Scarlet discovers another aspect of his condition.

 

DO THUNDERBOLTS STRIKE TWICE? By Mary J. Rudy.  Originally appeared as a two-parts story in Power Star No. 36 and No. 48 (which are available only in print).  Version revised by the author. The Mysterons used a Mysteronised  veteran pilot and his airplane to carry out their new threat.  Posted May 6, 2001

PART 1 - PART 2

 

DOC'S SPECTRUM 2072 FACTFILESinspired by New Captain Scarlet, this document features pictures of custom-made figures - and a few toys made by 'Doc',  which first appeared on the Spectrum Forum. Posted July 30, 2006.

 

DOPPLEGANGER, by Hazel Köhler.  After the gunfight at the London Car Vu, there are two identical corpses on Cloudbase.  Which one is the Mysteron copy? Multiverse Challenge story.  Originally posted May 25, 2004. Re-listed as a Halloween Challenge story October 25, 2006.

 

DOES HE KNOW?, by Flic City. From the author: "A slightly strange one-off, explaining a situation that I don't think many people have even noticed. From the point of view of a familiar character. NOT slash!" Posted February 1, 2004

 

DOUBLE BOOKING, by Clya Brown.  Captain Scarlet goes through red tape - in the most  uncommon of places. Posted December 19, 2004.

 

THE DOVE OF PEACE, by Cwissy. When a fiery young nurse is pursued by a  knife-wielding menace; a lecherous politician; and a determined Captain Black - will a lone Captain Magenta be able to triumph over the tenacious trio? Posted May 19, 2002

 

THE DREAM REAPER, by Talia Gray. The Room of Sleep - where all appears calm and peaceful... and yet, deep down in the void of subconciousness, something dark is stirring.   Halloween Challenge  ff 379 Posted October 26, 2008

 

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, by Sage Harper.  The episode 'Manhunt' as told from Captain Blue's point of view. Captain Blue must come face to face with his inner feelings for Symphony Angel during the chase to capture Captain Black.  Warning: Some strong language. Posted February 21, 2006.

 

THE DUNGEON OF DRAGONS, by LadyHawke. Trapped in a cave-in, injured and running out of oxygen, Captain Scarlet and a young boy share a story to ease their peril. This is Lady Hawke's eighth Captain Scarlet story. Posted February 14, 2003.

 

 

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EAGLE'S WINGS, by Scarlet Lady.  The Mysterons had vowed that "the wings of the Eagle will be snatched as she soars." Posted August 4, 2001

 

EAVESDROPPING, by Caroline Smith. Captain Grey's day gets more and more frustrating. Until...  Second of the Five-part 'The Five Senses' series.   Challenge of Five - ff 322.  Posted August 1st, 2007

 

THE EMISSARIES, by Johcafra.  Spectrum makes a new attempt to make contact with the Mysterons.  Written in a script format, this story presents a possible ending to the original TV series.  - ff 339. Posted November 12, 2007

 

END OF EVERYTHING, by Sue Stanhope. The War of Nerves is finished... but with dire consequences.  Multiverse Challenge. Posted June 10, 2006

 

ENDGAME, by Keith Ansell.  Now on this website, this 'saga of destruction', as it was described, brings together many characters from various Gerry Anderson's series...  in the ultimate fight against the Mysterons. Halloween Challenge - This story, and many others from Keith Ansell and various other writers, are available on the Unity City website. 

 

ENDING CAPTIONS,  by Jay Quirk. Previously posted on The Mysteron Complex site.  Funny captions for each of the Embleton end credits drawing! Spectrum Challenge. Posted March 23, 2003

 

ETERNAL RELIEF, by Vicki Lister. After the loss of some of Spectrum's most crucial personnel, Scarlet is struggling to find relief from his pain, but the relief he finds may not be as welcome as it seems. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. Posted October 15, 2005.

 

ETHOS, by Keryn.  Following Colonel White's latest instructions, the Cloudbase senior staff try to come up with a set of values that will serve to create Spectrum's new code of conduct. Originally posted August 2, 2004 - Revised version, August 19, 2006.

 

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY, by Ronda Curtner, reporter.  A Christmas cracker starring Captain Scarlet and the members of Spectrum, which features a special Christmas and New Year gift for the all fans: SPECTRUM IS GORGEOUS, a Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2005, offered by Caroline Smith.  Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2004.

 

AN EXERCICE IN HOPE, by Mary J. Rudy. Previously appeared in Power Star No. 78.  The latest naval war game exercise has been targeted by the Mysterons.   This story won the Fanderson 91 fiction competition. Updated June 26, 2001.

 

EXTRAPOLATIONS, by Caroline Smith.  A Captain Scarlet/X-Men crossover/multiverse.  The year is 2068, and Professor Charles Gray’s School for Gifted Children is a haven for mutants, but when a stranger searching his past turns up in their midst they find that they can no longer ignore the world that hates and fears them. Four-part novel.  Story concluded!  Multiverse Challenge.

PART 1  Posted May 22, 2006

PART 2  Posted June 10, 2006

PART 3  Posted July 22, 2006

PART 4 Posted November 19, 2006

 

THE EYEWITNESS, by Marion Woods. Meet Mr Peplow - an eyewitness to a Spectrum operation who will tell you his own point of view. Posted November 13, 2005.

 

 

 

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THE FACE IN THE MIRROR, by Sage Harper.  It is Halloween night, and three of the Angel pilots are playing scrying games in the Amber Room. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 1rst, 2005.

 

THE FACE OF A PRETTY GIRL, by Marion Woods.  Searching into Captain Blue's quarters, Symphony Angel finds more than she's looking for. Posted February 14, 2006.

 

FALLEN ANGEL, by Kelly Winkworth.    Second story in the 'Angel trilogy'. Continuing from where 'Sacrifice' finished, a member of the Angel team is back from the dead. But she is not what she seems, causing Captain Scarlet plenty of heart ache. Set in the New Captain Scarlet CGI SeriesPosted January 15, 2006.

 

FALLEN ANGELS, pictures by Caroline Smith, captions by Clya Brown, Caroline Smith and Marion Woods.  A collection of touched-up pictures shows how the Angels got carried away for this year's Halloween party...  HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 31, 2004.

 

FALLEN GLORY, by Matt Crowther.  We learns that heroism runs in the family, as an important member of Spectrum visits the resting place of his grandfather, who also fought the good fight during World War II. Posted October 2, 2004.

 

FALLING FROM GRACE, by Kelly Haycock.  This story suggests a  possible ending for the Mysterons' war of nerves. Posted April 21, 2002.

 

FAMILY HONOUR, by Sue Stanhope. A glimpse into some of the significant events from Captain Magenta's past that eventually led to him joining Spectrum. Posted November 16, 2003.

 

FAN FICTION, by Keryn.  Captain Blue finds Captain Scarlet reading fan fiction stories about Spectrum on the net. Posted September 21, 2003.   

 

FERGUSON'S FOLLY, by Mary J. Rudy.  Another story set some years before Spectrum and the Mysterons.  A story of young Colonel Paul Metcalfe, before he became Captain Scarlet.  Posted June 9, 2001.

 

FIFTH DAN, by Parker Gabriel.  The Mysterons threaten to 'throw Harmony out of tune'.  Challenge of Five - ff 355. Posted February 13, 2008.

 

THE FINAL ILLUSION, by Jack Heston.  What is the 'Great Arm of Spectrum', that the Mysterons threaten  to turn against the Spectrum organisation?  ff 356 Originally published in RED ALERT! Fanzine, December 1985. Posted April 13, 2008.

 

FISSION, by Scarlet Lady & Captain Tourmaline.  Captain Blue has an accident, and a new Spectrum officer, Captain Tourmaline, replaces him, just as the Mysterons announce they will destroy Pacifica. Posted April 28, 2002.

 

FLIRTING WITH DANGER, by Kelly Winkworth. Captain Magenta is teamed up with Eternity Angel to go on an undercover mission with Eternity posing as his wife! Set four years after Kelly's 'Angel trilogy'.  Mild sexual innuendo.  New Captain Scarlet (CGI) story. Posted March 11, 2006.

 

FLYING AMONGST ANGELS, by Zpan Sven. Captain Scarlet is about to fall to his death when a winged being saves him. Was it really a real life angel or something else?  Spectrum Challenge. Posted June 8, 2003.

 

FRIENDS AND STRANGERS, by Kelly Winkworth.  Eternity Angel and Captain Scarlet have trouble dealing with their feelings for each other. This story is the third of Kelly's 'Angel trilogy' and starts eighteen months after 'Fallen Angel'. New Captain Scarlet (CGI) story. Posted January 21, 2006.

 

FUTURE CONDITIONAL, by Sue Stanhope. Set a few days after the events of Present Tense  Ben Fisher is desperate to recoup his lost millions before he loses control of the Syndicate and probably his very life, whilst the Mysterons issue a cryptic threat to bring
peace to where it is needed least.
Posted August 31, 2003.

 

THE FUTURE UNFOLDING, by Devon Ricks and Valuth. A simple mission brings problems and changes lives of three of Spectrum forever. HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 31, 2003.

 

 

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GENDER ROLES IN SPECTRUM Essay by Thunderbirds 9.  Now on this website.  Previously on the Red Alert website. Read other Red Alert! essays.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

 

GHOST, by Keryn. When the Mysterons announced they'll kill a senior officer of Cloudbase senior staff.  Meanwhile, Captain Blue has been sent to Australia, and Captain Scarlet follows to protect his friend - and received some unlikely help assistance. HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 31, 2004.

 

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE, by Marion Woods.  Set in 2075, this story takes both Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue in Prague where Scarlet narrowly escape Captain Black's newest plan to neutralize him, and Captain Blue encounters 'the Ghost in the Machine". Posted March 15, 2003.

 

THE GHOST OF A CHANCE, by Scarlet Lady.  Randall & Hopkirk crossover.  Whilst in London, Captain Scarlet meets an annoying ghost, who refuses to leave him alone. What could he possibly want from the captain? ...Or is he more concerned about what he might be able to do for him? Multiverse Challenge  and Halloween Challenge  - ff # 298  Link to an outside side - Posted October 31, 2006.

 

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, by Lezli Farrington.  Set in a distance Future, in the "Rose Metcalfe Saga" storyline.  For  his 300th birthday, Captain Scarlet asks his daughter a favour that might have dire consequences for both of them. (Christmas Challenge  Posted January 8, 2006.

 

THE GIANT EMERALD, by Scarlet Lady.  The new Mysterons' threat against Ireland brings Spectrum in another conflict with General Ward (from the TV episode "Avalanche". Posted May 19,  2001

 

THE GIFT, by Lezli Farrington. In the lead-up to Christmas, Captain Indigo thinks that her fatigue is all due to overwork, but then she receives the gift she thought she'd never have...   Christmas story. Posted January 15, 2003

 

THE GIFT OF ONESELF, by Marion Woods. When Colonel White gives permission for a Christmas party, Captain Blue discovers that not all the best presents come gift wrapped. Christmas story. Posted December 3, 2002

 

THE GOLD STANDARD, by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in Power Star No. 75.  The Mysterons had threatened to destroy the "Gold Standard". But what are they referring to, exactly?

 

GOOD KNIGHT, DEAR LADY, by Mary J. Rudy. Revised version. Captain Scarlet makes an another important step in his relationship with Rhapsody. Posted May 6, 2001.

 

 

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THE HACKING GAME, by E1HSB.  Set in a school in Portchester, a couple of children are mysteronised for a scheme to stop exportations from Portsmouth. Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on FAN FICTION.NET.  ADDED JUNE 4th 2002.

 

THE HAUNTING, by Prismatic Avatar.  Short snippet from a member of the Spectrum HQ Forum to answer to the Halloween Image Challenge - ff #296 Posted October 31, 2006.

 

HAVE MERCY ON THE PRISONER, by Tiger Jackson. There's another side to the story of Manhunt: Captain Black's.  Posted May 18, 2003

 

THE HEARNE INHERITANCE, by Marion Woods Paul Metcalfe discovers he is to inherit a substantial legacy, but finds that there are serious drawbacks associated with the bequest.  Halloween Challenge - ff #287. Posted October 8, 2006

 

HEARTLESS, by Chris Bishop.  While Captain Scarlet rests in Cloudbase sick bay, It's a race for Spectrum to trail and capture the criminals who butchered  him.  Halloween Challenge - ff 337 Posted October 31, 2007.

 

HEAT-WAVE, by Matt Crowther.  During a heat-wave - and while Cloudbase must compose with an air-conditioning problem - the Mysterons threaten to set Europe on fire. Posted August 19, 2003.

 

HISTORY CREATED AND CRUSHED, by Nigel Preece. A "Thunderbirds" crossover. The Mysterons send an agent through time to prevent the birth of World President Younger.  - PART 1 - PART 2 - POSTSCRIPT Posted September  21,  2002

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