Updates: July and August, 2012

by **chrisbishop** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:23 am

Hello everyone, to another Spectrum Headquarters updates!

This week, it's all fan fiction again... and all New Captain Scarlet, with TWO brand new stories for you to enjoy.

First: this forum's own member, Adam Blue, offers us a Captain Blue-centered story:

SEEING DOUBLE, by Adam Blue. Spectrum has to deal with the return of robotic foes with new surprising tricks up their sleeve. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 493

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... double.htm

Secondly: we offer you a story that had graced the page of Fanfiction.net and for which the author gave us posting permission. This one is a Destiny Angel's point of view story:

GREEN RINGS OF DESPAIR, by Weeping Angel XIII. Destiny is haunted by nightmares of a man she once loved... New Captain Scarlet story. ff 492

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... espair.htm

Have you noticed number 493 sneaking around in the previous text? That's right! We're growing closer to our 500th story's announcement! And since we have a bunch of stories on the way, AND Halloween is just around the corner (oh, all right, still a few months away...), we should be able to reach it pretty quickly!

Come back soon for more!

Chris

by **chrisbishop** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:53 am

Hello everyone, and welcome to this first updates for the month of August.

This summer has been hot with new stories, and the heat continues, as yet again, the Spectrum Headquarters website offers you new entries.

First, a story from a long-time collaborator, that makes a return with a new chapter in her 'Rose Metcalfe' series:

FROM HEAVEN UNTO THE EARTH
by Lezli Farrington. A holiday in New York seemed like a good idea at the time, but the Mysterons have other plans for Scarlet and his young daughter Rose. ff 494

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... _earth.htm

Welcome back Lezli! And thank you for this wonderful gift!

And secondly, although listed on this website, this story is stored onto the Spectrum's Nerve Centre website, which makes it none the less a welcomed addition to the Captain Scarlet fan fiction world:

NOT EVEN IN MY WILDEST DREAMS
by Captain Burgundy & Captain Lime. Captain Scarlet wakes up in sickbay after another brush with death, and from there, unexpected events unfold rapidly. Link to an outside site. ff 495

http://www.captainscarletspectrum.com/c ... Dream.html

Enjoy these two fines stories... and at the same time, take the opportunity to visit other stories written by these authors, which were re-formatted to suit wide-screen presentation.

Those are stories number 494 and 495... and yes, we're drawing closer to the big 500. There's still stories to be posted until next Halloween, people. So come back later for me!

Newest stories are listed on the New Fan Fiction Additions page: http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... on_new.htm

And of course, you can reach our entire Archives through this following page (where the link at the top menu will bring you): http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/page5.html

by **Marion** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:56 pm

Gosh! It is getting exciting!

Welcome back to Lezli & a big hello to Captains Burgundy and Lime :grin:

Nice ones, all of you - well done. 8M-M)

I wonder who will post story number 500... eh, Colonel? :wink:

by **MMK** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:33 pm

When we do get to 500, we'll have to crack open a bottle of Champagne to celebrate :wink:

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:10 pm

Hoping it's not Mysteronised...

by **Marion** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:31 am

Well, Blue and Ochre are sure to make the party go with a bang! And Blue knows a great tune when he hears one... O-beer-O

by **Captain Indigo** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:32 pm

Thank you

It's so good to be back

by **adam blue** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:06 pm

Yeah, i read somewhere Blue likes a good party!!

by **Scarlet Lady** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:38 pm

Great story, Lezli. Welcome back!

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:59 am

This is another week of updates. We're growing closer to our 500th story, and closer too to our 2012 Halloween Challenge!

This week, in tribute to two of our favourite characters - whose birthday is this month - we have a new fan fiction story, written by Marion Woods:

LES LARMES DE LA REINE
by Marion Woods. They say that ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’, but that isn’t always true. ff 496

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... _reine.htm

Another update for this week, is the much needed revitalisation of our Links page. Previously, the Links page listed sites in order of inscription and looked like a mess of links and pictures. Now, all the sites are in alphabetical order, with their logo opening the presentation, neatly organised and separated. A rotating yellow star had been apposed to the newest links - either added or repaired - in order to detect them quickly within the link. As a matter of facts, we already have new repaired or added links, so you might want to check it out!

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/page7.html

Remember! The Halloween Challenge is approaching, and we hope that many people will be willing to participate - and to send us submissions! Check the Halloween pages for more information, and contact the webmaster!

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/halloween.htm

Come back soon for more goodies!

Chris

by **Scarlet Lady** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:45 am

Looking good, Chris!

The links page looks great in its new format and it's good to know that all the links work. I know how hard it its to keep links to other sites up-to-date... "Murder" is probably not an exaggeration.

by **Marion** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:17 pm

Certainly does, Chris - and I notice the BBC website has a link to a certain Spectrum Headquarters site as well... :grin:

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:55 pm

BBC has a link? I can't find it at the moment! However, I did notice that Fanderson does have one!

The Links page has indeed been pruned and I got rid of nearly all the dead links. However, there were a couple of them I kept, because I either think they'll be back or that I need to make a more thorough search to see if they're not hiding somewhere else on the net.

If ever you discover links that would fit well in this page, please let me know, and I will add them!

by **Marion** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:38 pm

BBC has a link - My Science Fiction Life:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mysciencefictionlife/A18094584

at the bottom of the page is a link to our favourite website - and Fanderson...

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:00 pm

Ahhhhh! THAT BBC site! No, I didn't notice. Thanks, Marion!

By the way, I'm always on the lookout for good fan fiction stories featuring our team of courageous heroes, so I often go on Google to make a search with the key words "Captain Scarlet" and "fan fiction". Did you notice WHICH website comes up repeatedly lately?

Selfish promotion here and misplaced pride :oops:

And maybe it actually means there's not that many websites left for Captain Scarlet fanfic anymore. Those other websites which appeared in the search are also known to many of us.