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ABROAD AS I WAS WALKING Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Clya Brown. In this tale of events contemporary with the classic episode 'Attack on Cloudbase', we learn that Doctor Fawn knows how to treat gluttonous gerbils, Captain Magenta can recite verses from the Book of Revelation, and Symphony Angel has a guilty little secret from Captain Blue. ff 604.  Posted February 21, 2016.


THE ACCURSED Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Caroline Smith. On All Hallows Eve, they would come for him. ff 636. Posted October 28, 2017.


AFTER ATLANTICA  Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods.  A little unofficial R&R has unintended consequences and even Spectrum captains have to live with the consequences of their actions. ff 645.  Missing Scene Challenge. Posted August 30, 2018.


AFTERWARDS Original series Suitable for all readers

by TRK. The officers of Cloudbase slowly wake up from their latest mission... ff 212.  Christmas Challenge. Posted January 9, 2005.


AIM AND TARGETS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Ochre has a question for Blue about what happened on the Car-Vu, because Paul is a very, very good shot. ff 706. Posted March 26, 2022.


THE AISLE SEAT New series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Cat 2. A new recruit of Spectrum meets someone who shouldn't be on the shuttle for Skybase. ff 470. New Captain Scarlet story for Halloween. Posted October 11, 2011.


ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. The Mysterons threaten to use a legend against a tradition... what can it mean? ff 150. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted on January 1rst, 2003 - reposted December 25, 2010.


ALL IN THE FAMILY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. In this story set before Spectrum, the future Lieutenant Green learns that 'even if it is not your fault, it is your responsibility'. Christmas Challenge. ff 515. Posted January 18, 2013.


ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Isabelle Saucier. Regardless of the uniform, the man in red will get the job done. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 619. Posted January 26, 2017.


ALL OUR YESTERDAYS Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

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 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. (Complete story - zip) ff 1. Posted February 10, 2001.


halloween_challenge ALOUETTE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Shades. A vague threat sees multiple teams being sent out to Tokyo... and Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel walking straight into a trap… Halloween Challenge. ff 765. Posted October 8, 2024.


AMBER ALERT Original series Sexual innuendoMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. A ceremonial occasion proves a dangerous mission for Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue - for quite different reasons. Halloween Challenge. ff 445. Posted October 10, 2010.


L'AMOUREUSE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. It’s a thin line between love and hate… ff 245. HalloweenChallenge. Posted October 23, 2005.


AND A SILVER SIXPENCE IN HER SHOE New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Lieutenant Silver is enjoying a short vacation in sunny California. She learns that it’s not the destination that matters, but how she gets there... or tries to. Fifth and last part of the 'Something for Everyone' series of short stories, written for the Challenge of Five and Valentine's Day. ff 603. Posted February 14, 2016.


ANGEL DOWN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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.  ff 119. Posted July 21, 2003.


christmas_challenge ANGELS AND AGENTS - SPECTRUM'S FINEST RENDERED IN WATERCOLOUR! Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet calendar for 2024, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds and captions), with collaboration from Chris Bishop (slideshow animation, web presentation and musical arrangement and Hazel Köhler (beta-reading). Christmas Challenge. ff 758. Posted December 31st 2023.


ANGELS HIGH Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. When the Sparrowhawk Squadron disappeared without a trace during a mission in 1940, people thought it was the end of the story... Posted for Remembrance Day. ff 613. Posted November 11, 2016.


ANGELS OF DECEPTION Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

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. ff 118. Posted July 13, 2003.


ANOTHER NIGHTMARE Original series Suitable for all readers

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


ANTICS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Even the most serious of people do enjoy a little bit of fun every now and again... ff 731. Posted August 24, 2022.


APOCALYPSE Original series Medium level of violenceAdult situations

by Chris Bishop. 2108: 40 years after the Mysterons declared war to the people of Earth - and it looks like they're winning. In a now devastated world, Captain Scarlet finds the first clue in years of research, that might lead him to his former comrades in arms. Complete four parts story. ff 472.  Halloween and Multiverse story. Warning: Parts 2 and 4 contains Implied adult situations.

Book One: Wanderings - Posted October 23, 2011.

Book Two: Homecoming - Posted October 29, 2011.

Book Three: Unveiling - Posted October 31st 2011.

Book Four: Reckoning - Posted October 31st 2011.


ARACHNE  Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. ‘Come into my parlour’, said the spider to the captain. Halloween Challenge . ff 664. Posted October 16, 2019.


THE ART OF SURVIVAL Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. Lake follows training under Captain Scarlet's orders. ff 361. Originally posted June 25, 2008. Reposted on this website - May 20, 2012.


AS BLACK AS DEATH Original series Medium level of horror

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! ff 217. Originally posted January 29, 2005. Reposted for the Halloween Challenge, October 1st, 2008.


ASSAULT ON LONDON Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. London becomes the new target of the Mysterons, and only teamwork from the Spectrum agents can save the city. ff 184. Posted August 25, 2004.


AT THE BOARD OF ENQUIRY... Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Some possible incidents arising from incidents in "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". ff 169. Posted February 25, 2004.


halloween_challenge ATHENA AND EDWIN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. Spectrum finds an ally in a woman of years past recreated by the Mysterons, and who seems to have an odd affinity with wolves - and Doctor Fawn. ff 771 Halloween Challenge. Posted October 26, 2024.


ATOMATON Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee Homer. Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue race to stop a transporter carrying deadly atom from collideing with a nuclear station in the desert. Halloween Challenge. ff 624. Posted June 6, 2017.


ATTRITION Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Tiger Jackson. Cloudbase is devastated as, one by one, Spectrum's senior officers are eliminated by a series of accidents, tragedies, and betrayals. ff 135. Halloween story. Originally posted October 6, 2003 - Reposted October 31, 2013.


halloween_challenge AUTRES TEMPS, AUTRES MOEURS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Clya Brown. Destiny Angel and Doctor Venus struggle to survive in each other's alternate reality after a freak accident transposes their consciousnesses, forcing them both to come to terms with very different prevailing attitudes to women and their place in the Universe. A Fireball XL5  crossover story, Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. ff 770. Posted October 26, 2024.



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BABY LOVE New series Suitable for all readers

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 story. ff 271 Posted March 11, 2006.


BACK TO BASICS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. 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... ff 83. Posted November 26, 2002.


BAD DREAMS New series Suitable for all readers

by Lydia Sheridan. Captain Ochre wakes up from a nightmare. Second part of the 'Unfinished Business' storyline. ff 430. Posted August 8, 2007.


 BAD TRIP New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Isabelle Saucier.New Captain Scarlet story. Routine meetings with informants don't go as planned for Captains Scarlet and Blue... Christmas Challenge. ff 640. Posted January 5, 2018.


BALANCE OF POWER Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

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 Challenge story. ff 80. Posted October 27, 2002.


BARE FACTS Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 59. Posted June 30, 2002.


BASELINES Original series Suitable for all readers

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


A BEACON IN THE SNOW Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. A failed attempt to capture Captain Black brings back a long lost memory from Captain Scarlet's past. ff 258 Christmas Challenge Posted December 17, 2005.


A BEAN BY ANY OTHER NAME SHOULD BE SO SWEET Original series Suitable for all readers

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.


BEARING GIFTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. When the 'old immoveable object' that is Colonel White encounters 'an irresistible force' that is willing to traverse afar to be with their loved ones, something's gotta give. Christmas Challenge. ff 565. Originally posted December 9, 2014 - reposted January 22, 2024.


BEFORE THE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Short missing scene set before the events of the TV episode 'Special Assignment'. ff 720. Posted May 15, 2022.


THE BEST DAY EVER Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

The purpose of Dr Fawn's holiday during Halloween changes after the Mysterons issue one of their threats. ff 246. Halloween Challenge. Originally posted October 31, 2005 - reposted October 1rst, 2012.


 THE BEST PRESENT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. Gift-wrapping in the Amber Room sparks happy memories for the Angels. Christmas Challenge . ff 669.  Posted December 24, 2019.


BIOHAZARD Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Raax the Ice Warrior. When the Mysterons threaten to destroy Raccoon City, Spectrum are sent off to investigate, but some unusual foes are waiting for them... and they want brains. Cross-over with the 'Resident Evil' videogame. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story. ff 449. Revised version. Originally posted October 2010.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 Reposted October 31st, 2015.

Captain Scarlet and Resident Evil Cartoons Posted October 31st, 2015.


BIRDWATCHING Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nibs. A Captain Scarlet pre-Mysterons story: Captain Black is sent to the Shetland Islands to track down a suspected member of an arms-smuggling gang and unwittingly acquires a fan club. ff 722. Posted June 10, 2022.


A BITTERSWEET CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Being the leader of criminal syndicate has its perks but it also can be a barrier. A before Spectrum Patrick Donaghue story. ff 616. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2016.


BLACK AS NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

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? ff 173. Posted June 13, 2004.


BLACK CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Polly Amber. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the 'home of a Christmas Legend'. ff 155. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 24, 2003, reposted January 15, 2014. Check 'Thunderbirds' fan fiction by Polly Amber on the S.I.D. Database site.


BLACK RISING New series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Cat 2. Captain Black resurrection does not go as unnoticed as you might think. New Captain Scarlet story Halloween Challenge.  ff 532. Posted October 13, 2013.


BLACK'S SOUL Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop. After a failed attack of the Mysterons that could have killed thousands of people, Captain Black befriend a young pregnant woman, who is unaware of his real identity. Halloween Challenge .ff 537. Posted October 31, 2013.


BLACK VERMIN Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by RoverGirl. Captain Ochre fights for his life against the nastiest and dirtiest foes imaginable. Halloween Challenge. ff 452. Posted October 31st, 2010.


BLOGTHINGS Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

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


 BLOOD AND CANDLE SMOKE New series Suitable for all readersBad or strong languageAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Skybase Girl. New Captain Scarlet story. December in Mexico - and Captain Ochre finds herself struggling to deal with the aftermath of a Mysteron attack. ff 453. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 12, 2010, reposted December 25, 2017.


BLOOD AND WATER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Backing up Adam at his father’s birthday celebrations, Paul and Karen help him deal with the latest clash between father and son. ff 707. Posted March 26, 2022.


halloween_challenge BLOODSTAINED TILES Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Shades. An investigation by Scarlet, Blue and Ochre into a smuggling ring supplying Bereznik goes terribly, terribly wrong...  Halloween Challenge.  ff 766. Posted October 8, 2024.


BLUE HAWAII Original series Adult situations

by Caroline Smith. A few years before he joins Spectrum, a younger Adam Svenson rekindles his love of surfing in Hawaii. On the tropical island of Oahu, he finds friendship, love and a chance to make history. R rated. ff 435. Posted May 30, 2010.


BLUE HUMMINGBIRD Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Marion Woods. A close encounter with an ancient – and very alien – culture, places Blue and Scarlet in mortal danger. Halloween Challenge. ff 611. Posted October 16, 2016.


BLUE SKIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. A chance meeting causes Blue to experience some unexpected feelings. Fourth part of the 'Moments Obviously Gathered By Someone' series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five.  ff 554. One story left! Posted July 6, 2014.


THE BOARD OF INQUIRY @ SKYBASE New series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. This time, for her 'Board of Inquiry' feature, the author sets her sights on the New Captain Scarlet series.  ff 278. Posted August 19, 2006.


THE BOARD OF ENQUIRY RECONVENES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. New consequences to incidents which happened in 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'. Story submitted for the website's 10th anniversary. ff 467. Posted July 29, 2011.


THE BOX New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Isabelle Saucier. So, what did Lieutenant Green do with that damaged box from "Bad Trip"? New Captain Scarlet story. ff 643. Valentine's Day story. Posted February 14, 2018.


BRADLEY AND THE ARGONAUTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Captain Grey discovers that mankind has always had to face terrifying odds, when he is confronted by a timeless challenge. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge story.  ff 193. Posted October 24, 2004.


BRANDI Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. It's a well-known fact on Cloudbase that Captain Grey is a lonely man. But what happened in Bradley Holden's past for him to choose the path of loneliness? Stingray crossover story. Halloween Challenge. ff 588. Posted October 26, 2015.


A BRIDGE TOO FAR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Zombie. This story is the direct sequel to "Revenge of the Mysterons". ff 61. This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the author comes back to complete it.

PART 1 Posted July 21, 2002.


BRIEF ENCOUNTER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Everyone enjoys a surprise on their birthday, but this particular year Captain Scarlet gets rather more than even he expected.  ff 615. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 17, 2016.


A BRITISH WEREWOLF ON CLOUDBASE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Heather Ballard. A multipart story in comic strip format. An encounter with a mysterious creature in Bavaria creates havok on Cloudbase. ff 667. Halloween Challenge.

Part 1 - Originally posted November 29, 2019.

Part 2 - Originally posted November 29, 2019.

Part 3 - Posted November 5, 2021.

To be continued.


A BRITISH WEREWOLF ON CLOUDBASE CONCEPT ART Original series Suitable for all readers

by Heather Ballard. Concept art from the much appreciated strip "A British Werewolf on Cloudbase". ff 682 Halloween Challenge . Posted November 1st 2020.


BRUISES New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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.


BRUTAL HELP Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. The mission going wrong wasn’t the worst thing that could happen today as Scarlet escapes unscathed but Blue doesn’t. ff 715. Posted April 25, 2022.


BURNT SIENNA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sharn. Welcome to the weirdest video game of your life. Captain Blue’s vintage Christmas gift for a fellow captain causes a world of trouble for Captain Scarlet. Halloween Challenge.  ff 729. Posted July 10, 2022. Reposted November 5, 2022.


A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. When Colonel White attempts to spend a quiet Christmas with a friend, the latest Mysteron threat seems predestined to thwart him. ff 261.  Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2005.



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CANADIAN DREAMLAND Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 17.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 Posted April, 2001.


CAPTAIN BLACK AND THE MYSTERONS  Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. What if... Captain Scarlet went to Mars, and Captain Black was assigned to the protection of the World President?  Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story.  ff 647. Posted October 6, 2018.


CAPTAIN BLACK IN COMMAND Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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 BLUE: MARK OF THE CENTAURI  Original series Suitable for all readers

by Lee Homer.  Captain Blue recounts an experience from his early days as a Spectrum Agent. He finds himself sitting bewildered his car, parked in the road miles off course from his destination and finds that 2 hours are missing off his journey. After filing his report, he undergoes hypnotic regression by Doctor Fawn and discovers what really happened to him on Halloween night.  Halloween Challenge .  ff 663. Posted October 7, 2019.


CAPTAIN SCARLET AND RESIDENT EVIL CARTOONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Raax the Ice Warrior. A series of amusing vignettes inspired by the Captain Scarlet and Resident Evil story 'Biohazard' - drawn by the author. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story.  ff589. Posted October 31st, 2015.


CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE CHESS GAMBIT Original series Suitable for all readers

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 AND THE LEGEND OF PACMAN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jerri F. Kinquen. An original amusing strip a la South Park style, in which Captain Scarlet encounters the Pacman game. Halloween Challenge . ff 134.  Posted October 6, 2003.


CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE PARKING INSPECTOR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Captain Scarlet faces another hazardous peril: the stubbornness of a parking inspector. ff 225.  Posted February 21, 2005.


CAPTAIN SCARLET OF SPECTRUM Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 39.  Posted January 12, 2002.


CAPTAIN SCARLET/PREDATOR: ENDANGERED SPECIES  Original series Bad or strong languageImplied adult situationsHigh level of violenceGraphic horror

by Chris Bishop. Captain Scarlet and Harmony Angel are isolated on a powerful businessman's private island, where they become preys to a deadly hunt. They soon find out that the most dangerous hunter on the island is not human at all, and that they are only baits in an ever deadlier game of vengeance. Complete story.  Halloween Challenge. ff 500.

PART 1 - Posted October 8, 2012.

PART 2 - Posted October 21, 2012.

PART 3 - Posted October 28, 2012.

PART 4 - Posted October 31st, 2012.


CAPTAIN SCARLET REVAMP Original series Suitable for all readers

Essay by Thunderbird 9. An article on the CGI series before it was aired. ff 125. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website. Read other Red Alert! essays. Reposted April 13, 2008.


CAPTAIN SCARLET: SPECTRUM LIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

by John Hawkman. Late at night, on Captain Blue's lonely patrol of Cloudbase, he comes across one of the most powerful weapons in the galaxy. Will this help earth in their war with the mysterons? Or is there more than meets the eye? Captain Scarlet and Green Lantern crossover story. ff 523.  Story archived on the Fanfiction.net site. Posted March 12, 2013.


CAPTAIN SCARLET: THE LOST EPISODE Original series Suitable for all readers

A fun short story from the Princey Foundation.  ff 69.  Originally posted on September 21, 2002. Posted on this website February 8, 2010.


CAPTAIN SCARLET: THE TRUTH Original series Suitable for all readers

by Katey Kinz. This story is a cheeky comedic play featuring your favorite heroes. ff 35.  Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on Fanfiction.net. Added December 20, 2003.


CAPTAIN SCARLET: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS  Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lee Homer.  In 2070, the war with the Mysterons is over, but as the paranoid people of Earth recoup from that war, another race plans to wage another. Captain Scarlet tells this story as Spectrum prepares to fight in "The War of the Worlds".  Halloween Challenge and crossover story.  ff 648.Posted October 15, 2018.


CAPTAIN SCARLET'S ALTERNATE CAREERS Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. Series of vignettes for the End Credits Challenge . ff 432.  Posted February 8, 2010.


CAPTAIN SCARLET'S DEATHS Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Tara Thorson. The End Credits panels provide for snippets of ten very deadly situations for Captain Scarlet - and we do mean deadly! Halloween Challenge and End Credits Challenge .  ff 584.  Also posted on Deviant Art. Posted October 10, 2015.


CARELESS WHISPER Original series Suitable for all readers

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


THE CAT'S EYES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Ono and Kelly Haycock After the Mysterons get hold of Captain Blue, things begin to change on Cloudbase. ff 92.  Posted February 18, 2002.


CAT-ASTROPHE! Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. Most people think that a fossil is a lifeform long dead and gone, so how can one cause so much trouble? ff 48.  Posted April 28, 2002.


A CATCH AT CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Talia Gray. Isn’t it funny how, more often than not, when all else fails, ideas for Christmas presents can suddenly reveal themselves in the most unexpected ways. Christmas Challenge. ff 396.  Posted January 31, 2009.


CATS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Someone must take over duty in the Control Room while the senior staff holds an Halloween party... And sometimes, to get into the spirit like everybody else, there's nothing better than telling a true story... Halloween Challenge . ff 560.  Originally posted October 31st, 2014 - Reposted November 3, 2019.


CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE Original series Suitable for all readers Fantasy/light horror

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 Original series Suitable for all readers

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.  ff 18. Posted April 26, 2001.


CAVERN OF DOOM! Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. A cave tour for Captains' Ochre and Magenta becomes a labyrinth of terror at the hands of the 'Guide from Hell'. ff 50.  Posted May 6, 2002.


CELEBRATION Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. On a significant milestone in his life, Captain Scarlet learns the true meaning of 'many happy returns'. ChristmasChallenge. ff 477.  Posted December 17, 2011.


CELEBRATIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. The Spectrum senior staff - and some guests - forget the Mysterons to join in Christmas celebrations. Christmas Challenge. ff 208.  Posted December 25, 2004. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


 THE CERTAINTY OF RETURN Original series Suitable for all readers Fantasy/light horror

by Marion Woods. They say that ‘time flies when you’re enjoying yourself’, but one Halloween Captain Ochre is destined to find out just how fast it can go. Halloween Challenge. ff 637. Posted November 4, 2017.


CHAN KWAN, BOUNTY HUNTER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

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? Reposted as an Halloween story. ff 140.  Posted October 23, 2003.


CHANCE FOR A LIFETIME Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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.  ff 28.  Originally posted June 21, 2001 - Updated July 14, 2008.


christmas_challenge THE CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Captain Scarlet sees an old friend one Christmas Eve.  ff 742. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2022.


CHANGES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Valuth. First chapter of the series The Thoughest Uniform to Fill. 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. ff 60.  Posted July 5, 2002.


A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. It's one catastrophe after the other when Captain Scarlet is teamed with teamed with a new partner. ff 101.  Spectrum Challenge. Posted March 15, 2003.


A CHARMED LIFE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. Rehearsals of "Macbeth" for an upcoming Halloween performance certainly bring the worst in certain people - especially Captain Scarlet. Halloween story. ff 139.  Posted October 19, 2003.


CHECKERBOARD CHUCKLE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol. Both being rather reserved gentlemen, Colonel White and Captain Black rarely laughed in public.  ff 684. Posted November 7, 2020.


CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 234.  Multiverse Challenge. This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the author comes back to complete it.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 - PART 4

Part 4 posted June 25, 2005.


THE CHEST OF DRAWERS New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. Captain Scarlet's gift of a chest of drawers to Destiny doesn't exactly please her... But someone else is even less happier when old linen sheets are removed from it. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 558. Posted October 18, 2014.


CHILD OF DESTINY New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Skybase Girl. Destiny Angel is having Captain Scarlet's child... but all in not well in the couple's matrimonial life. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 504.  Posted October 28, 2012.


THE CHILDREN OF THE PAST New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adam Blue. Captain Grey takes Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green to an old mansion, which is supposed to be haunted by a family of ghosts. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 508.  Posted October 31st, 2012.


CHILDREN OF THIS UNIVERSE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

by Janile Gnosoma.

  • Part 1: New Beginnings Aboard the newly commissioned Cloudbase, the elite officers were finding out about each other while striving to put their security organisation on the map. ff 652. Posted November 23, 2018.

  • Part 2: Trends and Prospects Spectrum is forced to come of age quickly when one of the elite officers starts a war of nerves with an implacable race of aliens and for Captain Scarlet nothing will ever be the same again. ff 652.  Missing Scene Challenge. Posted November 23, 2018.


CHILL New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Cat 2. The TV episode 'Chiller' - From the point of view of various officers stationed on Skybase. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 528.  Posted August 15, 2013.


CHILLED New series Suitable for all readers

by Lezli Farrington. New Captain Scarlet short - Scarlet faces the consequences of his actions during 'Chiller'. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 441.  Posted September 2, 2010.


CHIPS IN THE NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Clya Brown. In a small cafe in the backstreets of Soho two late-night customers discover they have a few things in common – but perhaps not quite as many as they thought... Multiverse story. ff 418.  Posted November 15, 2009.


THE CHOCOLATIER'S HOUSE New series Suitable for all readers

by Skybase Girl. New Captain Scarlet. With Valentine's Day approaching, someone is checking inspiration for a very special gift. ff 461.  Posted February 14, 2011.


CHOCOMAIL New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. New Captain Scarlet story. An odd game on Skybase seems to be exactly what is needed to lift everyone's spirit during the war against the Mysterons. ff 459.  Christmas Challenge. Posted January 18, 2011.


halloween_challenge CHOICE AND CONSEQUENCE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Shades. There are always consequences to your actions and your choices. Before you act, make sure you're prepared for them. Following on from the events of Crossing Paths, there are some choices to be made... A Thunderbirds crossover story, Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. ff 769. Posted October 14, 2024.


CHRISTMAS ANGEL New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Charles' plan was simple: Attend the Global Heritage Foundation meeting, drive home to Greenslade Hall, and enjoy his holiday vacation from the Royal Marines. Of course, plans do not always go as intended... Christmas Challenge. ff 570. Originally posted January 14, 2015 - Reposted January 22, 2024.


christmas_challenge CHRISTMAS ANTICS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. No matter how old you are, an empty Christmas paper wrapping tube is still fun to BONK someone on the head with. Written with the aid of SinEater on Ao3. Christmas Challenge. ff 745. Posted January 22, 2023.


CHRISTMAS ANGELS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Devon 'Ricco' Ricks. A special delivery is ordered to bring back to Cloudbase a Christmas item dear to Symphony's heart. Christmas Challenge. ff 162.  Posted January 8, 2004.


CHRISTMAS CHEERS Original series Suitable for all readers

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


CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIERS New series Suitable for all readers

by Adam Blue. Three soldiers back from their tour of duty are invited to spend Christmas with the family of a Spectrum officer. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 597.  Posted January 15, 2016.


christmas_challenge CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. A newcomer on Cloudbase seems to stir Captain Blue's interest - and Symphony Angel's jealousy. Christmas Challenge. ff 384. Originally posted December 7, 2008 - reposted January 30, 2025.


christmas_challenge A CHRISTMAS MODELLING BEE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Cwissy. It seems that Christmas art modelling does have the ability to create quite a bit of embarrassment for a couple of Spectrum’s captains. ff 776 Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2024.


CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2069 Original series Suitable for all readers

by Clya Brown. Rhapsody writes her personal accounts of some events of 2069. Christmas Challenge. ff 423.  Posted December 28, 2009.


CHRISTMAS OF LOSS Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 259.  Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2005.


CHRISTMAS PRESENCE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Hazel Köhler. A lonely evening transforms into a lovely one when Rhapsody receives an unexpected visit on Christmas Eve. ff 455.  Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 25, 2010 - Reposted December 17, 2015.


christmas_challenge THE CHRISTMAS ROSE Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 201.  Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 12, 2004 - Reposted January 10, 2023.


CHRISTMAS TERROR Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee Homer. Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons complete two-part crossover. In an alternate timeline, Spectrum and International Rescue both face the Mysterons as the latter take over the Fireflash hyposonic airliner in the midst of the Christmas vacations. ff 691. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 8, 2021.

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2


A CHRISTMAS TOY STORY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop . A young boy, named Paul Metcalfe, receives the ultimate Christmas gift: a doll of his favourite hero, Captain Scarlet. ff 458.  Christmas Challenge. Posted January 13, 2011.


THE CHRISTMAS WISH Original series Suitable for all readers

by Kelly Haycock. Extra duties just before Christmas gets Captain Scarlet down, but his friends get together to try and cheer him up. ff 147. Christmas Challenge. First posting: December 10, 2002 - Reposted January 16, 2010.


christmas_challenge CHRISTMAS WITH ADAM'S FAMILY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop . Revised version. 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. Originally posted January 7, 2007. Reposted January 24, 2021.


CHRONOLOGY OF THE ANDERSON UNIVERSE Original series Suitable for all readers

Compilation table by Keith Ansell. Not a fan fiction as such, this chronology, written as if all the Anderson series were part of the same universe, is a formidable source of information that can be used by fan fiction writers of any of the Anderson series, including Captain Scarlet. ff 548.  Previously part of the now defunct Sector 25 website. Posted on this website, February 10, 2014.


CINDY'S ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 93.  Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 23, 2002 - Reposted December 25, 2015.


CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SLIMY KIND Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Birgit Stäbler. A "Ghostbuster" crossover story, where Scarlet accidentally travels back in time to meat the Ghostbusters team. ff 196.  Halloween story. Originally posted on June 9, 2002, reposted for Halloween, October 31, 2004.


CLOSURE Original series Suitable for all readers

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


THE CLOUDBASE STAFF'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2070 Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. The team make their resolutions. Previously posted on Sage's Erehwon Live Journal. Christmas Challenge ff 424.  Posted December 28, 2009.


CLOUDS OF GOLDEN DREAMS Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. A follow up to "On this Night of Nights". Christmas Challenge. ff 386. Posted December 14, 2008.


COLD SWEAT Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horrorMedium level of violence

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 Original series Suitable for all readers

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 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. Originally posted on this website on November 11, 2006. Reposted March 16, 2012.


COLOURS OF THE NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Fay Symes. In which bad dreams in the middle of the night cause Captain Scarlet to confide his troubled thoughts to a friend. ff 488.  Posted May 5, 2012.


COMFORT New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Finding Scarlet after he's badly injured isn't always easy. Fortunately for Captain Blue, someone is there for him. New Captain Scarlet story.  ff 581.  Posted July 27, 2015.


COMING HOME New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Lieutenant Green had always prided herself on being a strong woman. But when she lost her father for the second time, she realized even strong women need a hero sometimes... Not specifically a Valentine's Day story, but contains romantic elements. New Captain Scarlet story.  ff 573.  Posted February 14, 2015.


COMPROMISING POSITIONS New series Suitable for all readers

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.


CONCERT COMPLEXITY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. Script Adapting 'Captain Scarlet is Indestructible', written by Richard O'Neill. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the World Cultural Council. Also available in PDF format. ff 629. Posted September 29, 2017.


THE CONCORDIAN LEGACY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

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). ff 172. Posted May 16, 2004.


CONFUSED EMOTIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Captain Scarlet' struggle with in-dept emotions urge Colonel White to gave him some much needed vacations with Captain Blue. ff 32. Posted July 2nd 2001.


CONSEQUENCES Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

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


CONSPIRACY THEORY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Hazel Köhler. After a train crash in the south of England, a nosy journalist comes a little too close to revealing Captain Scarlet’s secret... ff 622. Posted February 22, 2017.


CONTINUITY AND MIXED UNIVERSES Original series Suitable for all readers

Essay by Mike Adamson. ff 126. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website. Read other Red Alert! essays. Re-posted April 13, 2008.


christmas_challenge CONTRASTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jim Murdock. It's Christmastime... but can the most bitterest of enemies put their enmity aside for the sake of the season? Christmas Challenge. ff 744. Posted January 10, 2023.


 CONVERSATIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Sometimes, when you can't see the forest for the trees, you need an outside perspective to remind you not all battles are physical, nor are they meant to be fought alone. ff 702.  Posted February 10, 2022.


CORDYCEPS Original series Bad or strong languageGraphic horror

by Marion Woods. Revised version. When Captain Scarlet accompanies Doctor Fawn on a medical mission, neither man has any concept of the danger they will have to face. Strong language. ff 409.  Originally posted October 3, 2009. Reposted October 11, 2014.


halloween_challenge  THE CORNER JUNCTION Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Sharn. On the eve of the longest day of the year, Captain Blue faces a predicament born of a haunting imagination from centuries past. Halloween Challenge. ff 751. Posted October 23, 2023.


CORRESPONDENCE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol. Personal messages from Captain Black to Colonel White that were appended to Official Training Reports at the very beginning of Spectrum.  ff 686. Posted November 7, 2020.


CRACK PARK Original series Bad or strong language

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?! ff 71. R-rated. Offending language (in the South Park style). Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on Fanfiction.net. Link repaired - October 3, 2006.


A CRAPPY HALLOWEEN Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 144 Posted October 31, 2003.


CREATIVITY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Ochre’s started a new project, one with a very special mission. Valentine's Day story. ff 704. Posted February 14, 2022.


CRISIS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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! ff 113. Now on this website. Reposted March 21, 2008.


A CROSS TO BEAR Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 19. Posted May 6, 2001.


CROSSED PATHS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 255. Posted December 10, 2002.


halloween_challenge  CROSSING PATHS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. The newest Mysteron threat seemed simple enough, the investigation straightforward as Ochre, Scarlet and Blue got to work. Then it got complicated. A Thunderbirds crossover story. Halloween Challenge. ff 750. Posted October 15, 2023.



CROWN IMPERIUM Original series Suitable for all readers

by Maltray Fox. What is this 'Crown Imperium' that the Mysterons threaten to destroy? ff 229. Posted April 9, 2005.


THE CRYPTID Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. Humans still have a lot to learn about their world. Just ask Captain Grey, Ochre or Scarlet. Halloween Challenge. ff 561. Posted October 31st, 2014.


CUPID AND THE ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. In the middle of a terrible blizzard, Melody's Angel craft has crashed in a remote area in Lapland. Could rescue reach her in time... And if not, who will save her from certain death? Christmas Challenge ff 541. Posted December 25, 2013.


CURSE OF THE WOLF Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

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. Complete three-part story. ff 77.  Halloween story.

PART 1 - PART 2

PART 3 Posted October 20, 2002


CUTTING LOOSE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. When one birthday sees the close of an important relationship for Karen Wainwright, another sees the beginning of one for Symphony Angel. Christmas Challenge. ff 392. Posted January 6, 2009.



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DALEK INVASION EARTH 2068 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 51. Posted May 6, 2002.


DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Original series Implied adult situations

by Sage Harper. It's a hot night in the Irish quarter, after a Halloween costume party in the Officers' Lounge... Halloween Challenge.  ff 288. Posted October 13, 2006.


THE DANGER ZONE Original series Implied adult situationsHigh level of violence

by Marion Woods. Scarlet and Blue's Christmas goes with a bang... ff 457. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 5, 2011.


DANGEROUS LIAISONS Original series Implied adult situationsMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Caroline Smith. Venice is a city of dreams, but when Captain Magenta spends Halloween there he finds himself drawn slowly into a nightmare. ff 248. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2005.


DARK HORIZONS Original series Sexual innuendoHigh level of violence

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?  Multiverse Challenge and Halloween Challenge.  ff 291.  Complete four-part story.

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 PLACES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. There are reasons why Scarlet isn’t often sent on solo missions. ff 708. Posted March 26, 2022.


THE DARK SIDE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. A journey to the dark side of the moon becomes fraught with danger for Captain Scarlet and for Captain Blue, as they return for a new mission to Crater 101. A 'Fireball XL5' crossover. Christmas Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. ff 592. Posted December 17, 2015.


DARK WORLD Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 183.  Multiverse Challenge. Posted August 25, 2004.


christmas_challenge THE DARKNESS OF THE MIND Original series Suitable for all readers

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. Originally posted December 17, 2006 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


DATELINE: 2074, DECEMBER Original series Suitable for all readers

by C.S. Armitage. Captain Black meets with Captain Scarlet on Christmas Eve - with a message from the Mysterons.ff 252.  Christmas Challenge. Posted December 6, 2005.


A DAY IN THE DEATH OF RICHARD FRASER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. There's nothing weirder than watching your own funeral. Halloween Challenge. ff 410.  Posted October 10, 2009.


DEAD MAN'S GAMBIT Original series High level of violence

by 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. ff 136.  Posted October 13, 2003.


 DEAD OR ALIVE New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Adam Blue. Skybase welcomes a new captain within its ranks, but when the members of her old Special Forces unit go into a killing spree, Spectrum suspects that there is more to her than meets the eye. (New Captain Scarlet story). ff 578 Two part complete story. Originally posted April 26, 2015 and February 20, 2017 - Reposted for the Halloween Challenge, October 28, 2017 .

PART 1 - PART 2


DEAD RINGER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop and 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. ff 181.  Complete six-part stories. Zip file available. Posted August 2, 2004.


DEAR DIARY Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Sue Stanhope . A Cloudbase Captain makes a rather unusual diary entry for Hallowe'en. ff 242. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 15, 2005.


DEATH AND TAXES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. Even in these days of electronic communications, it’s nice to get a proper letter. Of course, some letters are nicer than others... ff 574. Posted March 18, 2015.


christmas_challenge DEATH AND THE CAPTAIN Original series Suitable for all readers

Stuck in London on New Year's Eve, Captain Scarlet spends some time with an old acquaintance, and sees an aspect of the New Year celebrations he'd never considered before. Christmas Challenge. ff 390. Posted December 31, 2008. Reposted January 6, 2022.


DEEP DIVE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 95. Posted January 13, 2003.


THE DEFAULTERS' CAR PARK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Captain Magenta discovers there can be scary consequences if you ignore regulations. Halloween Challenge ff 448. Posted October 22, 2010.


DEMONS Original series Medium level of horror

by Keryn. Where Captain Black grasps the true measure of the Mysterons' punishment... Halloween stroy . ff 188. Posted October 8, 2004.


THE DESERT OF VAST ETERNITY Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

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 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Lady Hawke. 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...ff 76. Halloween story. Originally posted October 1, 2002. Reposted February 19, 2012.


DIAMONDS ARE FOR ETERNITY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lady Hawke. Assigned as a security liaison with a troubled diamond 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 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons story. ff 107.  End Credits Challenge. Originally posted, April 12, 2003. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


DIFFERENCES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in Power Star 86. A short story in which Captain Scarlet discovers another aspect of his condition. ff 5. Posted February 10, 2001.


halloween_challenge  A DIFFERENT KIND OF GHOST STORY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. It was just a simple, nighttime stroll through Paris. Halloween Challenge. ff 755. Posted November 6, 2023.


A DIVINE QUEST Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Follow up to "A Hallowed New Moon". Captain Blue makes a desperate gamble to help Captain Ochre and Captain Grey. It might cost him more than he imagines. Halloween Challenge . ff 559. Posted October 28, 2014.


DO THUNDERBOLTS STRIKE TWICE? Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. Complete two part stories.  ff 20. Posted May 6, 2001.

PART 1 - PART 2


DOC'S SPECTRUM 2072 FACTFILES New series Suitable for all readers

by Doc. Inspired by New Captain Scarlet, this document features pictures of custom-made figures - and a few toys made the author, which first appeared on the Spectrum Forum. ff 281.  Posted July 30, 2006.


A DOCTOR'S NIGHTMARE Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. A visit into the mind of Doctor Fawn, who expresses doubts about a treatment he gave to some of his patients . A companion short story to Just a Splash of Death, by the same author. ff 549.  Posted February 23, 2014.


DOMINION PART II New series Suitable for all readers

by Nike. Set immediately after the events of ''Dominion''. Scarlet returns from Mars, with good hopes the Mysterons are finally destroyed. After returning back on Earth, he finds out the war is far from over as the Mysterons' next move is to destroy the city of London... First part of Nike's take on a New Captain Scarlet "Series 3". ff 491. Posted June 24, 2012.


halloween_challenge  DON'T GO Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Janet M74. It was the happiest day of Paul's life. And then it wasn't. Halloween Challenge. ff 754. Posted November 5 2023.


DOPPLEGANGER Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 280. Originally posted May 25, 2004. Re-listed as a Halloween Challenge story October 25, 2006.


DOES HE KNOW? Original series Suitable for all readers

by Flic City. 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! ff 166. Posted February 1, 2004.


DOUBLE BOOKING Original series Suitable for all readers

by Clya Brown. Captain Scarlet goes through red tape - in the most uncommon of places. ff 204. Posted December 19, 2004.


THE DOUBLE MYSTERY New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adam Blue. Ochre tells Scarlet and Blue the story of a strange murder investigation from her past. ff 550. New Captain Scarlet story. Originally posted May 26, 2014, reposted for the Halloween Challenge,  October 18, 2014.


THE DOVE OF PEACE Original series Suitable for all readers

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? ff 54. Posted May 19, 2002.


THE DREAM REAPER Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

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.


DREAMING OF A GRAY CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

Twenty years ago, near Christmas, two future Spectrum officers meet for the first time. Christmas Challenge. ff 513. Posted January 7, 2013.


DRESSED TO KILL Original series High level of violence

by Marion Woods. A case of mistaken identity or a Mysteron plot? Halloween Challenge. ff 590. Posted October 31st, 2015.


DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 270. Posted February 21, 2006.


DRIVING DRUNK New series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Cat 2. What makes Rhapsody Angel hate the Holidays so much? New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge ff 421. Posted December 15, 2009.


THE DUNGEON OF DRAGONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lady Hawke. 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. ff 98. Multiverse Challenge. Originally posted February 14,2003. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


christmas_challenge DUTY OF CARE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Duty of Care - a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others. Something that Colonel White takes very seriously when it comes to those under his command. ff 774. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2024.


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EAGLE'S WINGS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. The Mysterons had vowed that "the wings of the Eagle will be snatched as she soars." ff 34. Posted August 4, 2001.


EARTH'S SHADOWS Original series Medium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Janile Gnosoma. A friendly invitation to the recording of a new musical composition, leaves Captain Scarlet certain that something is seriously wrong. But why is he the only one that can hear it?Christmas Challenge ff 654.  Posted December 6, 2018.


EASTER BUNNY TROUBLES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. The Mysterons directly target Athena, Doctor Fawn's werewolf wife. ff 783. Posted April 20, 2025.


EAVESDROPPING Original series Suitable for all readers

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 Original series Suitable for all readers

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. Originally posted November 12, 2007 - Revised February 4, 2014.


THE END Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Big Bear. A mission involving all of the Cloudbase captains ends with dramatic consequences. Halloween Challenge. ff 534. Posted October 21, 2013.


THE END OF CAPTAIN SCARLET Original series Suitable for all readers

Two-part story. Following on from the events of The Time of the Mysterons, a strange message sent to Captain Scarlet leads him and Rhapsody Angel to a mysterious cottage in France to help understand why the Mysterons want to end their war of nerves. As Scarlet and World Space Patrol Colonel Steve Zodiac travel to Mars to confront the Mysterons, an older and deadlier enemy reappears. And even the Mysterons are scared... Story completed. Halloween Challenge. ff 737. - Posted October 16, 2022.

Part 1 - Posted October 16, 2022.

Part 2 - Posted October 31st, 2022.


END OF EVERYTHING Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Sue Stanhope. The War of Nerves is finished... but with dire consequences. Multiverse Challenge. ff 276. Originally posted June 10, 2006. Reposted for the Halloween Challenge October 10, 2010.


ENDGAME (1) Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 152. Halloween Challenge. Previously available on the Unity City website. Posted October 19, 2007.


halloween_challenge  ENDGAME (2) Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Shades. An endgame is the very last part of a strategic game. The last few moves are usually the most decisive. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story. ff 752. Posted October 31, 2023.


ENDING CAPTIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jay Quirk. Previously posted on 'The Mysteron Complex' site. Funny captions for each of the Embleton end credits drawing! ff 106. End-Credits Challenge. Posted March 23, 2003.


EPIPHANIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Johcafra. A retired Captain Scarlet receives the visit of trainees from Spectrum. Story presented for the website's 10th anniversary. ff 466. Posted July 7, 2011.


ETERNAL RELIEF Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. ff 243. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. Posted October 15, 2005.


ETHOS Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 182. Originally posted August 2, 2004 - Revised version, August 19, 2006.


 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Ronda Curtner, reporter. A Christmas cracker starring Captain Scarlet and the members of Spectrum, which features pictures from Spectrum HQ 2005 Unofficial Captain Scarlet Calendar Spectrum is Gorgeous . Christmas Challenge ff 121. Originally posted December 31, 2004 - Reposted December 25, 2017.


AN EXERCICE IN HOPE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 25. Updated June 26, 2001.


EXTRAPOLATIONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 282. 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 Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Meet Mr Peplow - an eyewitness to a Spectrum operation who will tell you his own point of view. ff 251. Posted November 13, 2005.



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THE FACE IN THE MIRROR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. It is Halloween night, and three of the Angel pilots are playing scrying games in the Amber Room. ff 236. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 1rst, 2005.


THE FACE OF A PRETTY GIRL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Searching into Captain Blue's quarters, Symphony Angel finds more than she's looking for. ff 223. Posted February 14, 2006.


THE FALL OF WELTSBURY COUNTY COUNCIL Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by King Felix. Set in a parallel universe, this is a new, original take of the fandom, where the characters and the settings are given an all-new and a much different background. Story archived on the Fanfiction.net site. ff 548. Posted March 17, 2013.


FALLEN ANGEL New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

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 Series. ff 265. Posted January 15, 2006.


FALLEN ANGELS Original series Suitable for all readers

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.  ff 194. Posted October 31, 2004.


FALLEN GLORY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 186. Posted October 2, 2004.


FALLING FROM GRACE Original series Medium level of horrorHigh level of violence

by Kelly Haycock. This story suggests a possible ending for the Mysterons' war of nerves. ff 46. Halloween Challenge. Posted April 21, 2002.


FALSE KNIGHT OF THE ROAD Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Sometimes, all the secrecy in the world can't protect those we love.  Halloween Challenge. ff 450. Posted October 28, 2010.


FAMILY CHRISTMAS New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. Captain Blue brings his new girlfriend home for a family reunion at Christmastime. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 388.  Posted December 24, 2008.


FAMILY HONOUR Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. A glimpse into some of the significant events from Captain Magenta's past that eventually led to him joining Spectrum. ff 147.  Posted November 16, 2003.


FAN FICTION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Captain Blue finds Captain Scarlet reading fan fiction stories about Spectrum on the net. ff 133.  Posted September 21, 2003.


A FATED ENCOUNTER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by VMR. Follow up to "A Divine Quest". The latest Mysteron threat proves to be challenging and demanding. Will the absence of Captain Blue have unforeseen consequences? End Credits Challenge. ff 582. Posted August 31, 2015.


FEAR ITSELF Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Shades. After a mission gone awry has left all five captains trapped in nightmares born of their own memories and fears, Fawn takes a risky gamble to help them find their way out. Halloween Challenge. ff 734. Posted October 7, 2022.


THE FEMALE SHADE OF BLUE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by RoverGirl. What happens with a member of a legendary team of past heroes ends up in the Future to fight Captain Black and the Mysterons? A Power Rangers cross-over. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story. ff 444. Posted October 2nd, 2010


FERGUSON'S FOLLY Original series Suitable for all readers

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. ff 27. Posted June 9, 2001.


FIFTH DAN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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


THE FINAL ILLUSION Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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.


THE FINAL MYSTERON MESSAGE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. A possible ending to the War of Nerves. ff 471. Halloween and Multiverse story. Posted October 19, 2011.


FINED Original series Suitable for all readers

by The Musicain. Captain Scarlet's niece, Sandra Ryder A.K.A. Charity Angel has recently joined Spectrum, but her first mission- to escort the World President- isn't exactly a success. Story archived on the Fanfiction.net site. ff 524. Posted March 12, 2013.


THE FIRST CHRISTMAS New series Suitable for all readersImplied adult situations

by Skybase Girl. Spectrum's first Christmas means different things to different people and unexpected emotions flood to the surface. The sequel to "Signals Through the Glass". Christmas Challenge. ff 483. Posted December 31, 2011.


FIRST FOOTING New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. When Captain Ochre grudgingly accepted Captain Magenta's invitation to visit with his family for their New Year holiday, she was not prepared for what would happen next. New Captain Scarlet story Christmas Challenge . ff 595.  Posted December 31, 2015


FISSION Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady and 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. ff 49. Posted April 28, 2002.


 THE FIVE INDESTRUCTIBLE TELEPLAYS  Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

Script adaptations by Andrew Hsieh of the five audio episodes from 1967, written by Angus P. Allan and Richard O'Neill.  Posted September 29, 2017.


  • Introducing Captain Scarlet

    Adapting the story of the same title, written by Angus P. Allan.  Colonel White reports to a World Government security council the events from the episode "The Mysterons". Also available in PDF format.  ff 627.

  • Goliath

    Adapting "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", written by Angus P. Allan. The World Air Force plane Goliath has been taken over by the Mysterons.  Also available in PDF format.   ff 628.

  • Concert Complexity 

    Adapting"Captain Scarlet is Indestructible", written by Richard O'Neill.  The Mysterons threaten to destroy the World Cultural Council. Also available in PDF format.  ff 629.

  • Probe Omega 

    Adapting "Captain Scarlet of Spectrum", written by Angus P. Allan. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the Moon. Also available in PDF format.  ff 630.

  • Spectrum Is Maroon 

    Adapting "Captain Scarlet versus Captain Black", written by Richard O'Neill. Pursued by Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue, Captain Black takes two children hostages. Also available in PDF format.  ff 631.


FIVE LIGHTS New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Cat 2. Five mysterious lights in the night might be an omen to bad thing to come, as Captain Grey can bear witness... New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 506. Posted October 31st, 2012.


FIVE VERY IMPORTANT WORDS Original series Suitable for all readers valentine

by Shades. Because no relationship is ever all sunshine and roses, there are five words that are absolutely vital: ‘I’m sorry’, and ‘I forgive you’. Valentine's Day story ff 779. Posted February 14, 2025.


FLEDGING Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Sometimes, you just have to fly with you own wings. ff 530. Posted October 13, 2013.


FLIRTING WITH DANGER New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

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. ff 272. New Captain Scarlet story. Posted March 11, 2006.


FLYING AMONGST ANGELS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

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? ff 114. Spectrum Challenge. Posted June 8, 2003.


FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER Original series Action-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Marion Woods. Symphony's past results in present danger and future menace. Christmas Challenge. ff 482. Posted January 23, 2012.


FOOLISHNESS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Because everyone is entitled to a little foolishness. ff 709. Posted March 26, 2022.


 FORTUNE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. On Halloween night, you can sometimes have unexpected encounters - or so learns sixteen years old Paul Metcalfe. Halloween Challenge. ff 651. Posted November 5, 2018.


FREQUENT FLIER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. All sorts of people pass through airports, to all sorts of destinations. Some people, of course, travel more often than others... Halloween Challenge. ff 446. Posted October 17, 2010.


FRIENDS AND STRANGERS New series Suitable for all readers

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  story. ff 266. Posted January 21, 2006.


FROM HEAVEN UNTO THE EARTH Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

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. Posted August 7, 2012.


halloween_challenge FROM MASSACHUSETTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sharn. After his stint as acting commander of Cloudbase in ‘White as Snow’, Captain Blue receives some peculiar feedback from his colleagues. Halloween Challenge. ff 756. Posted November 12, 2023.


FROM THE HEART Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Captain Ochre struggles to find the right words to say to a former lover as Valentine’s Day approaches. ff 462. Posted February 14, 2011.


FROZEN Original series Suitable for all readers Fantasy/light horror

by Marion Woods. Halloween finds Captain Blue facing up to a bleak future. Halloween Challenge. ff 632. Posted October 1st, 2017.


FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. A Spectrum officer reflects on the loss of one of his friend. Halloween Challenge. ff 412. Posted October 19, 2009.


THE FUTILITY OF DUTY New series Implied adult situations

by Cat 2. A silly game between the Angels brings back memories of a lost love to Melody. ff 468. New Captain Scarlet/Thunderbirds crossover. Posted August 8, 2011.


FUTURE CONDITIONAL Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

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. ff 131. Posted August 31, 2003.


THE FUTURE UNFOLDING Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Devon 'Ricco' Ricks and Valuth. A simple mission brings problems and changes lives of three of Spectrum forever. ff 143. HALLOWEEN story. Posted October 31, 2003.



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 THE GARDEN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. In a place of peace and beauty, Scarlet makes an unexpected encounter. Halloween Challenge . ff 638. Posted November 4, 2017


GENDER ROLES IN SPECTRUM Original series Suitable for all readers

Essay by Mike Adamson. ff 127. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert website. Read other Red Alert! essays. Reposted April 13, 2008.


GHOST Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

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 . ff 195. Posted October 31, 2004.


THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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". ff 102. Posted March 15, 2003.


THE GHOST OF A CHANCE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. A Randall and 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. Complete three-part story. ff 298.  Posted October 31, 2006. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.

CHAPTER 1 - CHAPTER 2 - CHAPTER 3


christmas_challenge THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (1) Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 263. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 8, 2006 - Reposted January 22, 2022.


THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (2) Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. There are surprises for everyone at the Christmas Eve party for senior staff on Cloudbase. Christmas Challenge. ff 618.  Posted January 19, 2017.


THE GIANT EMERALD Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. The new Mysterons' threat against Ireland brings Spectrum in another conflict with General Ward from the TV episode "Avalanche". ff 24.  Posted May 19, 2001.


THE GIFT Original series Suitable for all readers

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... ff 96.  Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 15, 2003, reposted January 23, 2014.


christmas_challenge THE GIFT OF ONESELF Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. When Colonel White gives permission for a Christmas party, Captain Blue discovers that not all the best presents come gift wrapped. ff 85. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 3, 2002 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


christmas_challenge GOING HOME Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nibs. Released from Mysteron control, Captain Scarlet awaits a reinstatement decision while resting with his parents. As he tries to understand what has happened, a nativity play rehearsal prompts him to look at everything from a fresh angle. Christmas Challenge.  ff 698. Posted January 6, 2022.


THE GOLD STANDARD Original series Suitable for all readers

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? ff 6. Posted February 10, 2001.


GOLIATH Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. Script. Adapting 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons', written by Angus P. Allan. The World Air Force plane Goliath has been taken over by the Mysterons. Also available in PDF format . ff 628. Posted September 29, 2017.


GOOD KNIGHT, DEAR LADY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Mary J. Rudy. Revised version. Captain Scarlet makes an another important step in his relationship with Rhapsody. ff 21.  Posted May 6, 2001.


GOODWILL TO MEN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop . It's New Year's Eve... and Captain Black is in London, on a Mysteron mission. Christmas Challenge. ff 481.  Posted January 14, 2012.


GRAY ADMIRAL, WHITE COLONEL Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Parker Gabriel . The Spectrum commander becomes the Mysterons' next target, when they announce that "Colonel White will be ruined by his greatest injury". ff 440.  Posted July 19, 2010.


GREEN AND SCARLET Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Scarlet and Green taking a moment to play a game of chess. ff 710. Posted March 26, 2022.


GREEN RINGS OF DESPAIR New series Suitable for all readers

by Weeping Angel XIII . Destiny is haunted by nightmares of a man she once loved... New Captain Scarlet story. ff 492.  Posted July 16, 2012.


THE GREY HOUND New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Cat 2. An unusual ghost haunts Captain Ochre's family for generations... New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 507.  Posted October 31st, 2012.


GREY WATERS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Sometimes it seems that he is the odd man out. Until Spectrum ends up being in deep water. Third part of the 'Moments Obviously Gathered By Someone' series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five. ff 553.  Posted June 29, 2014.


 GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. In 1606 the Observance of 5th November Act was passed, creating a public holiday to celebrate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot. Someone on Cloudbase thinks it is time it was revived. ff 741. Posted November 5, 2022.


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THE HACKING GAME Original series Suitable for all readers

by E1HSB. Set in a school in Portchester, a couple of children are mysteronised for a scheme to stop exportations from Portsmouth. ff 57.  Added June 4, 2002. Updated January 4, 2014: Story unavailable.


A HALLOWED NEW MOON Original series Medium level of violenceAdult situations

by VMR. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be good-looking and the best. As a victory dinner doesn’t finish how it should, will it cause the careers of two captains to end? Halloween Challenge . ff 557.  Posted October 11, 2014.


christmas_challenge HARMONY AT CHRISTMASTIME Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Christmas is more than just presents, it's love and harmony (Julie Hebert).  ff 700. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 16, 2022.


THE HAUNTED HOUSE New series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Cat 2. Captain Ochre discovers that trange events from past and present are links, while she visits a haunted house in Wales with her colleagues. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge ff 538. Posted October 31, 2013.


THE HAUNTING Original series Suitable for all readers

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.


THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 6 New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. In a story set during the Terrorist Wars, Mason Frost, the future Doctor Gold, investigates strange events in one specific room of an old mansion transformed into a hospital. (New Captain Scarlet story) Halloween Challenge. ff 556. Posted October 4, 2006.


HAVE A NICE DAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nibs. A trip by train doesn't go exactly as planed for Paul Metcalfe and Adam Svenson. ff 703. Posted February 10, 2022.


HAVE MERCY ON THE PRISONER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Tiger Jackson. There's another side to the story of Manhunt: Captain Black's. ff 109. Posted May 18, 2003.


christmas_challenge HAVE YOU GOT A LIGHT? Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marizel. The spirit of Christmas touches everyone on Cloudbase and it is the thought that counts... ff 460. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 25, 2011 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


THE HEARNE INHERITANCE Original series High level of violenceAdult situations

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 Original series High level of violenceGraphic horror

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. Originally posted October 31, 2007, reposted October 13, 2021.


THE HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. There is still no cure for the common birthday, but some birthdays do have more significance than others. ff 625. Posted July 14, 2017.


HEAT-WAVE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. ff 130. Posted August 19, 2003.


HERE'S LOOKING AT A WHITE CHRISTMAS New series Suitable for all readers

by Adam Blue. In London, Captains Scarlet and Blue investigated the mysterious disappearance of three scientists who have created a new, inventive technology. ff 543. New Captain Scarlet story. Posted January 7, 2014.


 HERE'S TO YOU, PATRICK DONAGHUE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sage Harper . An unsuspected nightly visitor guides Captain Magenta through a supernatural journey. ff 639. Halloween Challenge. Posted November 4, 2017.


THE HIGHWAYMAN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nibs. A mysterious customer turns up at the Longboat Inn in the small town of Stone, Staffordshire. Melissa, the pub's owner, is intrigued by him. He couldn't possibly be a suspicious character. Could he? ff 733. Posted September 30, 2022.


HIS DARK CHARISMA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. They say there are two sides to every story so you must be able to see from both sides… Halloween Challenge. ff 501. Posted October 15, 2012.


HISTORY CREATED AND CRUSHED Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Nigel Preece. A "Thunderbirds" crossover. Complete three-part story. The Mysterons send an agent through time to prevent the birth of World President Younger. ff 68. Posted September 21, 2002.

PART 1 - PART 2 - POSTSCRIPT

Read "Thunderbirds" Fan fiction by Nigel Preece on S.I.D. Database.


THE HOLLY AND THE IVY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Polly Amber. Why would the Mysterons choose to air a Christmas Carol for their new threat? What is this new riddle hiding? ff 209. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2004.


HOME SWEET HOME New series Suitable for all readers

by Adam Blue. Adam Svenson celebrates Christmas with his family at home in the North of Texas. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 571. Posted January 21, 2015.


HOUSE OF DOLLS New series Medium level of horrorHigh level of violence

An adaptation of Phil Ford's script of the same name, by Isabelle Saucier. Scarlet is on a camping holiday with his sister and her son, but when they escape a Mysteron attack on the highway, their nightmare is only just beginning. They take refuge with toy collector Alexander Woodchurch and discover that some toys are not for playing with. (New Captain Scarlet story). Halloween Challenge. ff 608. Posted October 2, 2016.


HOW FRAGILE WE ARE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. In sickbay on Cloudbase, in the early hours of the morning, a man watches by the bed of his injured friend... ff 170. Posted February 25, 2004.


HOW THE WAR OF NERVES ENDED... Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. The real story behind it all. Halloween Challenge ff 443. Posted October 2nd, 2010.


HOW TO TELL IF YOUR BOSS IS A MYSTERON AGENT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jason Helwege. Originally appeared in The Hot Corner No. 1. A tongue-in-cheek guide to help spot Mysterons. ff 4. Posted February 10, 2001.


HQ HIJACK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keith Martin. A very short story, where Captain Black sets out an attack on three Spectrum officers. First published in Issue 3 of 21st Century Fiction, in 1993. The author was 12 at the time. ff 547. Posted February 4, 2014.


THE HUNT FOR RED ARROW Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. Finding the perfect gift for a loved one can be an adventure. Ask Melody Angel. ff 620. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 31, 2017.



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I HAVE ENDURED WORST Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. In a brief rest between missions, Conrad has a moment of contemplation. ff 695.  Halloween Challenge . Posted October 31, 2021.


I HOPE YOU DANCE New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2 . An invitation from Captain Magenta causes Rhapsody Angel to take a trip down memory lane. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 489. Posted June 3, 2012.


I JUST WANNA BE YOUR TEDDY BEAR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. While doing some shopping in London, Captain Blue and Captain Scarlet make a stunning discovery. ff 203. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 19, 2004. Reposted January 31st, 2018.


christmas_challenge I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (1) Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. All holiday leaves have been cancelled this year. But everyone has memories, of Christmases and other festivals past. ff 158. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 24, 2003 - Reposted January 30, 2025.

Prologue

Spectrum Christmas Parang

Remembering the Children

Cotton to Paris

Rare Avis

The Holly and the Ivy

Model Officer

Winter Solstice

G'Day

Skywatching

Absent Friends


I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (2) Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. How does a mother fare during Christmas when Captain Scarlet of Spectrum is her son? Christmas Challenge ff 593. Posted December 25, 2015.


I SENT A LETTER TO MY LOVE New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Cat 2. An official gathering brings Melody face to face with a former love. New Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds crossover. Valentine's Day story . ff 519. Posted February 14, 2013.


IDLEWILD New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Skybase Girl. In the run up to the first Christmas following the Mysterons' declaration of war, Scarlet and Destiny embark on an unexpected pilgrimage to New York city. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 510. Posted December 9, 2012.


IMAGINARY New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lydia Sheridan. Who's Lieutenant Silver's best friend? And how deadly can she be? New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge - ff 330. Posted October 9, 2007.


IN HIS ELEMENT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Vignettes from the life of one of the Spectrum Captain. ff 328. Posted September 18, 2007.


INDIGO Original series Suitable for all readers

by Matt Crowther. Who was Captain Indigo before that faithful day he was killed in the TV episode "Spectrum Strikes back"? The author gives us his version. ff 226. Posted March 29, 2005.


INSTINCTS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Ono and Kelly Haycock. The sequel to "The Cat's Eyes". Blue and Symphony find that their problems are going to come back and get worse! ff 52. Posted May 6, 2002.


INTO THE DEPTHS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Halloween was just around the corner when the Mysterons launched a new threat. What could go wrong? Halloween Challenge . ff 610. Complete story.

PART 1 - Posted October 9, 2016.

PART 2 - Posted October 16, 2016.

PART 3 - Posted October 23, 2016.


INTO THE LIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. In a story set in the past, Magnolia Jones - the future Melody Angel - celebrates a very lonely Christmas. Christmas Challenge. ff 540. Posted December 17, 2013.


INTRODUCING CAPTAIN SCARLET Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. Script. Adapting the story of the same title, written by Angus P. Allan. Colonel White reports to a World Government security council the events from the episode 'The Mysterons'. Also available in PDF format. ff 627. Posted September 29, 2017.


IT NEVER WOULDA WORK ANYWAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Ochre's tales have got him in trouble with Melody. A Valentine's Day special story. ff 220. Posted February 13, 2005.


christmas_challenge IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. When a little thoughtful kindness was worth more than any Christmas present. ff 757. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2023.


IVORY FATHER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Parker Gabriel. The story of Father Ivory of the Spectrum Organization. ff 318. Posted June 5, 2007.

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JOCHRES WILD Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sue Stanhope . Someone is playing VERY sick jokes on Cloudbase personnel... Halloween story. ff 137. Posted October 17, 2003.


JUST A DRILL New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. It is Halloween, and the staff of Cloudbase participate to an exercise which might have dire consequences to Captain Scarlet (New Captain Scarlet story) Halloween Challenge. ff 562. Posted October 31st, 2014.


JUST A SPLASH OF DEATH Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by VMR. One of Scarlet’s greatest fears takes him to the edge. Would it be enough to send him over? This story has an alternate ending. Check the link at the end. Halloween Challenge. ff 535. Posted October 28, 2013.


JUST ANOTHER WINTER'S DAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Kelly Haycock. This time of year isn't Christmas for everyone. For some, it's just another winter's day.ff 86. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 3, 2002.



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THE KINGMAKER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

A multi-universe crossover by D. Lynn Bivens, Kimberly Murphy, and Gerald James Seward. Originally appeared as a multi-parts story in Power Star 100, 101, 102 and 103. Along with a number of other characters (from various TV shows), Captain Scarlet finds himself in The Prisoner's Village. ff 3. Posted February 10, 2001.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 - Conclusion


THE KINSLAYER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Amy Rawe, aka Captain Violet. Some say he’s alive still, screaming. But how can you scream when your mouth is no longer yours? ff 303. Posted November 28, 2006.


KINTSUGI Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Remembering the effects of his own wounds, especially the ones that were more than just the physical injuries, Grey helps Scarlet to find a way to process his own experience. ff 712. Posted March 26, 2022.


 THE KIRSKA INCIDENT Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee Homer. Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons complete two-part crossover. Set in an alternate timeline. When International Rescue answers a call for help from a secret weapons testing base, they might have bitten more than they could swallow. ff 681. Halloween Challenge . Posted November 1st, 2020.

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2


KISSES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. They say that kisses are sweeter than wine. Valentine's Day story. ff 747. Posted February 14, 2023.


KITH AND KIN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Father's Day brings memories, news and events to different officers on Cloudbase. ff 233. Posted June 19, 2005.


halloween_challenge KOKKINO Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sharn. When Captain Scarlet vanishes without a trace after vacationing with his parents, Ochre and Magenta come up with a far-fetched theory that might just be more fact than fey. Halloween Challenge. ff 773. Posted November 13, 2024.


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LADY IN RED Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. Complete three-part story. The origin and first times of Lieutenant Lake within the Spectrum organisation.  ff 237. Originally posted, Auguste 15, 2005. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3


THE LAND OF WHITE RIVERS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Tiger Jackson. Christmas should be a time of peace and love. But the Mysterons threaten 'the land of white rivers'.Spectrum must discover where it is and act... soon! ff 87. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 3, 2002. Re-posted, December 4, 2010.


LES LARMES DE LA REINE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. They say that ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’, but that isn’t always true. ff 496. Posted August 23, 2012.


THE LAST CAPTAIN SCARLET STORY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by John A. Mariani. Warriors switch sides in this 'imaginary tale' of the end of the War of Nerves. Multiverse Challenge and Halloween Challenge. ff  292. Previously published in 21st Century Fiction, Issue 1. Posted October 20, 2006.


 LAST CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Lieutenant Flaxen finds out, the hard way, that love isn't always reciprocated. Christmas Challenge . ff 673.  Posted January 18, 2020.


THE LAST FLIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop . Symphony Angel flies through a blizzard, in search of Captain Blue whose plane had recently disappeared. ff 211. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 9, 2005.


THE LAST HOPE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. While Captain Scarlet is stricken by a mysterious illness, the Mysterons have threatened to take Earth's last hope... ff 26. Posted June 3, 2001.


THE LAST REMAKE OF KING KONG Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Hollywood's Prestige Studios' is planning a new remake of the classic King Kong movie. But when t he Mysterons strike, and the star of the movie kidnaps Symphony Angels, it's a race against time as Spectrum is hot in pursuit of the ape in order to save their colleague before she would get killed. Can (Hollywood) history repeat itself if Beauty can tame the beast? Halloween Challenge. ff 587. Complete story.

Chapter 1: Monkey Business - Posted October 21, 2015.

Chapter 2: Banana Peel - Posted October 21, 2015.

Chapter 3: Going Ape - Posted October 26, 2015.

Chapter 4: Beauty and the Beast Posted November 6, 2015.

Chapter 5: Monkeying Around - Posted November 10, 2015.

Chapter 6: The Angels and the Ape - Posted November 10, 2015.


THE LAST TRAIN New series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Cat 2. On his way to meet with his sister for Christmas, Captain Scarlet makes a very unusual train journey. New Captain Scarlet story.  ff 531. Originally posted as a Halloween story on October 13, 2013. Reposted for the Christmas Challenge January 14, 2015.


LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Shades. Human nature being what it is, Scarlet had long suspected that this day was eventually going to come and someone would try to figure out what made his retrometabolisim work. With or without his cooperation. ff 693.  Halloween Challenge . Posted October 3, 2021


THE LAZARUS HEART Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. ‘A Lazarus heart’ is when a person spontaneously returns to life after hope for their revival is gone. Captain Scarlet has inevitably become something of an expert… Halloween Challenge. ff 739. Posted October 31st, 2022.


LESSONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Melody Angel eavesdrops on a secret that she wasn't supposed to discover, and that involves Rhapsody and Captain Ochre. ff 168. Posted February 14, 2004.


LET THERE BE LIGHTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. London is lit up on Captain Scarlet's birthday, but not in a way he appreciates. Christmas Challenge. ff 566. Posted December 17, 2014.


LIFE ON MARS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keith Ansell. Everything you wanted to know about the history of the Red Planet in the Gerry Anderson Universe but were afraid to ask. ff 354. Posted February 3, 2008.


LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON New series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. A look into a moment in the life of young Paul Metcalfe, and his relationship with his father. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 365. Posted July 5, 2008.


LIME DOCTOR Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Parker Gabriel. This story follows “Gray Admiral, White Colonel”,  and consists mainly of Dr. Lime’s life story, which she relates to Captain Scarlet ff 486. Posted April 14, 2012.


A LITTLE FICTION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Sometimes a little fiction is needed to heal the hurts caused by a larger one. Valentine's Day story. ff 705. Posted February 14, 2022.


A LITTLE MISFORTUNE Original series Action-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Marion Woods. Captain Magenta was known as the odd man out amongst the Spectrum captains, but then, he had never been a run-of-the-mill kind of guy to start with. ff 433. Posted May 17, 2010.


 A LITTLE NIGHT DRAMA Original series Suitable for all readers

A Play in 13 Act. Reposting of the original 2006 Spectrum Halloween Costume Party, by Caroline Smith (with collaboration of Chris Bishop , Keryn, Hazel Köhler, Mary J. Rudy, Marion Woods and Siobhan Zettler). Halloween Challenge.   ff 297. Originally posted October 31, 2006 - Re-posted October 23, 2017.


christmas_challenge LITTLE SHOP OF SANTA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop. A Spectrum officer is victim of a mysterious death and Spectrum must find out what killed him, while protecting the owner of a toyshop from the Mysterons. Christmas Challenge. ff 394. Originally posted January 20, 2009 - Reposted December 25, 2023.


THE LIVES AND DEATH OF CONRAD TURNER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Janet M74. Anonymity is very important for a Spectrum officer. ff 762. Posted Jyly 22, 2024.


LIVING THE VIDA L'OCHRE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Can Captain Ochre live down his reputation for practical jokes? Halloween Challenge. ff 415. Posted October 31, 2009.


A LOGICAL QUESTION, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Pythia. They had far more in common than either of them knew ... Drabble, exactly 200 words long. A crossover story ff 436. Posted May 30, 2010.


LOOKING FOR REAL LIFE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. The future Rhapsody Angel , Dianne Simms, is a wealthy society girl who is becoming bored with the whirl of endless fun and parties, until the festive season brings her into contact with someone who will change her life. Christmas Challenge . ff 353. Originally posted January 31, 2008. Reposted January 31, 2023.


LOSS OF INNOCENCE Original series Bad or strong languageHigh level of violenceAdult situations mature adult

by Hazel Köhler. Paul Metcalfe learns the hard way that some evil never stays dead... For mature readers only. Contains violence and explicit adult scenes. ff 576. Posted April 4, 2015.


 LOST  Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR.  A dark forest, a deep fog and strange things happening in the night... ff 650. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2018.


LOVE, LIFE AND DUTY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. Lieutenant Lake has been grievously wounded in a mission, and everyone on Cloudbase worry about her. ff 161. Linked November 9, 2008. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


LOVE AND WAR New series Suitable for all readers

by James Jago. The Mysterons are playing 'Divide and Conquer', and the irksome cad of a pilot who has won his daughter's heart is on Skybase for a joint SPECTRUM/RAF/Royal Navy Exercise. Colonel White has had better weeks... New Captain Scarlet story. ff 269. Posted February 14, 2006.


LOVING THE ALIEN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Pam Brown. Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel discover each other one evening on the Promenade Deck. ff 299.  Previously published in 21st Century Fiction, Issue 3.  Posted November 11, 2006.



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MAGENTA GLASS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. An important point in time causes Magenta to reflect on his life. First part of the 'Moments Obviously Gathered By Someone' series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five. ff 551. Posted June 16, 2014.


MAINLY FROM APPLES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol. Mysterons and moonshine should never be introduced. In the same universe as Small Victories.  ff 683. Posted November 7, 2020.


MANDALAY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Jack Heston. It's a long and harrowing road ahead, as Spectrum must protect the vital delivery of a generator, that the Mysterons had sworn to destroy. ff 359. Originally published in the SYNDICATED IMAGES Fanzine, Issue 5, September 1985. Posted June 12, 2008.


MANY HAPPY RETURNS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. Spectrum just discovered that electricity is the Mysterons' Achilles' heel. But is it responsible for Captain Scarlet's current illness? Set directly after "Operation Time". Christmas Challenge ff 429. Posted January 30, 2010.


MANY WAYS TO SAY IT AND SOME OF THEM INVOLVE WORDS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. A.K.A. how a group of men with the collective communication skills of a box of rocks say 'I care about you' and 'I love you' without actually using those words. ff 780. Posted February 14, 2025.


MARTIAN PROLOGUE Original series Suitable for all readers

Anonymous. A new story retelling the first encounter with the Mysterons. ff 38.  Posted December 11, 2001.


MASQUERADE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Spectrum has to think on its feet when the Mysterons gatecrash a party... Christmas Challenge. ff 393 Posted January 13, 2009.


MASTER OF THE NIGHT Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendoMedium level of horror

by Chris Bishop. Revised version. During a furlough, Captain Scarlet, Captain Ochre, Rhapsody and Melody, visit Rhapsody’ eccentric cousin in Maine and end up spending a night of terror while facing a creature hungry for their blood. Halloween Challenge. ff 78. Originally posted October 20, 2002 - Reposted October 4, 2014.


 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Edward Wilkie had always believed that, in accordance with Hippocrates’ dictums, he had to make a habit of two things: to help, or at least, to do no harm. Then he met Captain Scarlet and everything he thought he knew went straight out of the window. ff 662. Posted September 29, 2019.


MEET THE ENEMY Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Clya Brown. In a world in which one of the most bloodthirsty of the World Government’s adversaries – Titan – has finally been vanquished, Spectrum has to come to terms with new alliances and enmities that are beginning to emerge from the remnants of the old order… A Stingray crossover. Multiverse story. ff 407. Posted July 12, 2009.


MEMENTO MORI Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. A sombre occasion on Cloudbase gives Colonel White pause for thought. ff 474.  Posted for Remembrance Day, October 11, 2011.


A MID-AUTUMN NIGHT'S MARE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Tiger Jackson. Captain Magenta is enjoying a late-October holiday in Ireland, where he learns that it isn't wise to deny a Pooka what it wants. ff 249. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2005.


MIDNIGHT HOUR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. In the middle of the night, Scarlet roams Cloudbase. ff 711. Posted March 26, 2022.


christmas_challenge MIDNIGHT MISSION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Captain Silver . One of Cloudbase's crew breaks Colonel White's quarters during the night. Originally published in the 'Spectrum is Scarlet' fanzine, 1992. Christmas Challenge. ff 701. Posted January 22, 2022.


MIND GAMES New series Suitable for all readers

by Lydia Sheridan. Still plagued with painful memories, will Captain Ochre accept the help of her friends? ff 320 Posted March 21, 2008.


MIRACLE AT 40,000 FEET Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Spectrum must find out what is 'the Spirit of Christmas' the Mysterons want to destroy, while Captain Scarlet discovers an intruder in his quarters.ff 90. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 15, 2002 - now re-posted December 11, 2011.


MISSED OPPORTUNITY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Talia Gray. Someone - or something? - wants Captain Scarlet's blood. Halloween Challenge ff 411. Posted October 10, 2009.


MISTAKEN IDENTITY (1) Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lady Hawke. Anything can happen while you're on vacation- bad weather, lost luggage, lumpy beds, wrong turns. But when Captain Scarlet grudgingly agrees to accompany his partner on a trip to the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, disaster is definitely not on their itinerary! Inspired by the author's real trip to Mt. Rainier! This is Lady Hawke's fourth Captain Scarlet story. ff 72. Originally posted August 2, 2002. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


MISTAKEN IDENTITY (2) Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Caroline Smith. Sometimes, you don’t always get what you wish for Halloween Challenge. ff 499. Posted October 8, 2012.


 MISTIGRI Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes - and species. Halloween Challenge . ff 665.   Posted November 3, 2019.


MISTLETOE New series Suitable for all readers

by Lydia Sheridan. Teenager Serena Lewis goes to a wild party. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 351. Posted January 28, 2008


THE MISTLETOE BOUGH Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Marion Woods. On Christmas Eve, Captain Scarlet finds the ghost in his family's closet is out for revenge. Christmas Challenge. ff 91. Originally posted December 15, 2002 - Reposted December 2nd, 2012.


MIXED DOUBLES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Mary J. Rudy. Previously appeared in Power Star No. 110. Nature's own lookalikes - identical twins - add to the confusion as Spectrum determines the target of the Mysterons' latest threat. ff 30. Originally updated and posted June 22, 2001 - Re-listed as a Christmas Challenge January 1rst, 2007.


MOMENTS OBVIOUSLY GATHERED BY SOMEONE Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. A series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five.

  • Magenta Glass

    An important point in time causes Magenta to reflect on his life. ff 551. Posted June 16, 2014.

  • Ochre Socks

    Does Ochre plus Socks plus time equals annoyance and aggravation or amusement and a bit of cheer? ff 552. Posted June 22, 2014.

  • Grey Waters

    Sometimes it seems that he is the odd man out. Until Spectrum ends up being in deep water. ff 553. Posted June 29, 2014.

  • Blue Skies

    A chance meeting causes Blue to experience some unexpected feelings. ff 554. Posted July 6, 2014.

  • Scarlet Leaves

    An opportunity to appreciate something makes Scarlet contemplate reasons why to carry on. ff 555. Posted July 13, 2014.


MOONLIGHT RHAPSODY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Mary J. Rudy. Revised version. Captain Scarlet makes one fateful declaration to Rhapsody Angel. ff 22. Posted May 6, 2001.


MOONLIGHT SHADOWS Original series Implied adult situations

by Marion Woods. Sharing a furlough with Rhapsody Angel in Chelsea, Captain Scarlet has a strange encounter. Not really a Christmas story as such, but the date this story is set warranties its addition to the Christmas Challenge. ff 257. Posted December 17, 2005.


MORE IMPORTANT THAN SUBSTANCE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Captains Scarlet and Blue are the only people who can save the world when the Mysterons threaten to imitate art – or are they? ff 215. Posted January 21, 2005.


MURDER ON CLOUDBASE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Polly Amber. Who killed Captain Scarlet? Where and how? Halloween story. ff 142.Originally posted October 25, 2003. Reposted October 31, 2018.


MURKY WATERS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Chris Bishop. Set a year after the War of Nerves started, shortly before Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel became a couple. Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel are sent on assignment in Devil's Bayou, in Louisiana, where they will become isolated from the rest of Spectrum and in deadly danger, when the Mysterons will pronounce their newest threat. Multi-part story. Implied adult situations in chapter 9. Complete story ff 320.

CHAPTER 1 - CHAPTER 2 - CHAPTER 3 - CHAPTER 4 - CHAPTER 5 - CHAPTER 6 -

CHAPTER 7 - CHAPTER 8 - CHAPTER 9 - CHAPTER 10 - CHAPTER 11 - EPILOGUE

AUTHOR'S NOTES

Complete story PDF Format

Completed December 31, 2013.


MUSICAL MAYHEM Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. Following the latest threat from the Mysterons, Spectrum must protect... a music band. ff 363. Posted June 25, 2008. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


MUSING OF A RUBY HEART Original series Suitable for all readers

by Amber Nytstar. One person discovers the hard way that being in the wrong place at the wrong time could be hazardous to her health. But could pulling her trump card leave her in a stickier situation? ff 120. Posted July 21, 2003.


MY SPECTRUM VALENTINE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

The Spectrum officers wish you a Happy Valentine's Day in this collection of touched-up pictures created b y Caroline Smith. Valentine's Day special. ff 517. Posted February 14, 2013.


A MYSTERON CHRISTMAS SURPRISE Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Just a little bit of Christmas fluff. What happens when the silly season is felt in an unexpected place? Christmas Challenge. ff 568. Posted December 25, 2014.


THE MYSTERON CURSE New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Angel Crystal. A new recruit arrives on Skybase - which seems to announce the beginning of the end for either Spectrum - or the Mysterons. New Captain Scarlet story Halloween Challenge. ff 381. Posted October 29, 2008.


THE MYSTERON MENACE Original series Suitable for all readers

an article by Geoff Willmetts, filled with interesting ideas that fanfic writers will like to get a look at. Originally appeared in SF Crownsnest, January 2002. ff 53. Posted May 12, 2002.


MYSTERON PSYCHOLOGY: THE SPECULATION OF ONE LAYMAN Original series Suitable for all readers

A Speculation on Mysteron psychology, by Parker Gabriel. ff 341. Posted November 21, 2007.


MYSTERON REVERSAL OF MATTER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Parker Gabriel. Originally appeared in Power Star No. 112. A report from "Spectrum Reseach" on the Mysterons' great powers. ff 7. Posted February 10, 2001.


halloween_challenge THE MYSTERONS: AN ALTERNATIVE TAKE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Janet M74. In this alternative version of the pilot episode, the story doesn't exactly unfold the way we know. Halloween Challengeand Multiverse Challenge. ff 768. Posted October 14, 2024.


THE MYSTERONS - A NOVELISATION Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Dale. A fanfic adaptation, into a novel, of the TV episode that started it all! ff 58. Completed story. Posted June 4, 2002.


MYSTERONS: NUL POINTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Hazel Köhler. The Mysterons go into show-business, and for a while, Spectrum is undecided whether to stop them or not... ff 437. Posted June 6, 2010.



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NAIN ROUGE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by TRK . The Mysterons plan to use an old and obscure legend to destroy an important city of Earth. Halloween Challenge. ff 378. Posted October 26, 2008.


THE NATIVITY SET Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. A possible disaster might have been a trigger for a miracle or two. ff 657. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 26, 2018.


NATURAL ALLIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Paul Metcalfe always enjoyed taking long country walks because he never knew what he might find. Halloween Challenge. ff 694. Posted October 22, 2021.


NATURAL SELECTION Original series Suitable for all readersBad or strong language

by Marion Woods. Homesickness was, for him, merely a word that weaker men used. His career was his life. Warning: Some strong language. ff 400. Posted March 15, 2009.


NATURE VS. NURTURE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Allison Lannister. Fresh from Koala Base, Selena Wilson has been appointed as the new colour-coded officer on Cloudbase. But will her secret be an advantage for Spectrum in the war against the Mysterons - or will she finds herself torn between two worlds? ff 564. To be continued.

PART 1 Posted November 18, 2014.

PART 2 Posted May 4, 2015.

PART 3 - Posted December 2, 2020.


NEMESIS New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Talia Gray. Sometimes, it is the monsters within that are the most terrifying of all. Halloween Challenge. ff 414. Posted October 25, 2009.


NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET CARVED PUMPKINS New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Connie G aka Luvmylops. A special project for you to try at home for this Halloween! New Captain Scarlet. Halloween Challenge. ff 334. Posted October 23, 2007.


NEXT YEAR IN ZION New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Cat 2. Captain Scarlet meets the nostalgic Lieutenant Almond in Skybase's Observation Lounge. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge . ff 389. Posted December 24, 2008.


NEWTON'S LEGACY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. Captain Black has sinister plans in mind for Captain Ochre. But can Spectrum decipher the Mysteron riddle before they can carry out their threat? ff 43. Posted March 3rd, 2002.


christmas_challenge THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. A good friend will try to make sure you’re not feeling lonely on Christmas Eve.  ff 687. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 11, 2020.


THE NIGHT STAIRS New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Cat 2. New Captain Scarlet story. A Spectrum team passed a holiday in a haunted house Halloween Challenge. ff 447. Posted October 17, 2010.


NIGHT TERRORS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Keryn. Captain Blue discovers that sometimes, you can never get some rest - even in your sleep. Halloween Challenge.  ff 294.  Posted October 31, 2006.


A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Sue Stanhope. An evening off during a training session happens to coincide with Halloween and Ochre wants them all to spend it in a haunted house. Halloween Challenge. ff 371. Posted October 5, 2008.


NIGHTMARE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Sage Harper. On Halloween morning, Ochre and Melody must face their worst nightmare... being married to each other. Halloween Challenge. ff 377. Posted October 19, 2008.


THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Polly Amber. Colonel White goes to spend Christmas with family and friends - but ends up facing a very strange threat! ff 264. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 8, 2006.


halloween_challenge NIGHTMARES Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Jim Murdock. In this story written for the Halloween Challenge, the Spectrum captains are all trapped in nightmares which can claim their lives. Halloween Challenge . ff 767. Posted October 8, 2024.


THE 99% BIRTHDAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. A birthday treat for Captain Scarlet causes a nightmare for Rhapsody Angel. ff 655. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 17, 2018.


NO ONE LIVES FOREVER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Captain Indy. It's the final confrontation, as the Spectrum officers take the War of Nerves on the Mysterons' own turf - Mars. ff 366. Posted July 5, 2008.


NO OWL REQUIRED Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol. Young Conrad Turner is not impressed with the Harry Potter Book series.  ff 685. Posted November 7, 2020.


NO REST FOR THE WICKED Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Keryn. On All Hallows' Eve, Captain Black is tormented by spirits. Halloween Challenge. ff 376. Posted October 19, 2008.


NOT A REST CENTRE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. The war of nerves is over, but for one senior member of Spectrum there is a whole new battle… and it’s one he can’t win. Halloween Challenge.  ff 416. Posted October 31, 2009.


NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. A little scene between Paul and Dianne as they prepare for a covert mission.  ff 714. Posted April 25, 2022.


NOT EVEN IN MY WILDEST DREAMS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Captain Burgundy and 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. Posted August 7, 2012.


 NOT SUCH A RESTFUL NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers Action-oriented/low level of violence

by VMR. Captain Scarlet is given the simple task of delivering some important documents to a W.A.A.F base in the middle of a desert. What could go wrong? ff 634. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 15, 2017.


 NOT THE WAY TO SPEND A BIRTHDAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. It's Symphony's Birthday - but the day doesn't go at all as she would have wished. Christmas Challenge. ff 642. Posted January 31, 2018.



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AN OBSERVATION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. There's more effects than just the obvious with the number of times Scarlet is in and out of Medical. ff 713. Posted April 25, 2022.


OCHRE AND OUT New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adam Blue . Just before Christmas, Captain Ochre goes missing during an assignment in Russia. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 514. Posted January 15, 2013.


OCHRE SOCKS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. Does Ochre plus Socks plus time equals annoyance and aggravation or amusement and a bit of cheer? Second part of the 'Moments Obviously Gathered By Someone' series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five. ff 552. Posted June 22, 2014.


OF FEELINGS AND HOPE Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. This story takes place in the same Christmas that the story "X-Miss" covers. With some of the captains away, Christmas just does not feel the same for the Angels. So Harmony decides to do something about it. ff 596. Posted January 15, 2016.


OF OBSESSION AND DESIRE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Caroline Smith. In a story set in the beginning of Spectrum, Rhapsody Angel goes to Egypt following an invitation from her father, and Captain Ochre, Captain Magenta and Symphony Angel follow her. But their visit to an ancient Egyptian Queen's tomb isn't the only interest found during this impromptu furlough, as the four Spectrum agents encounter love, deception and perfidy. ff 148. Posted December 2, 2003.


OF MONSTERS AND MEN Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Chris Bishop. In pursuit of terrorists near the North Pole, Captain Scarlet unexpectedly met a very strange and bitter individual who views this encounter as an invasion of his privacy. Halloween Challenge . ff 563. Posted October 31st, 2014.


OLD FRIENDS New series Suitable for all readers

by Lezli Farrington. Captain Grey reflects on a particular scene in Instrument of Destruction. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 539. Posted November 11, 2013.


ON ELITE SPECIAL AGENTS AND SUPPORT STAFF, THE CARE AND FEEDING OF Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. A light-hearted guide to the perils and pitfalls of setting up an elite team of special agents and support staff. ff 439. Posted June 30, 2010.


ON SHAKY GROUND Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. Spectrum must regain the trust of the World President, and Captain Magenta prove that's he's still on the level, while the Mysterons take control of a device that can create earthquakes. ff 41. Posted February 18, 2002.


ON THIS NIGHT OF NIGHTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. On Halloween night, a spirit visit his long lost love - who is still alive. Halloween Challenge ff 374. Posted October 12, 2008.


ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. It's Christmas Eve, and Captain Scarlet tries to tell a bedtime story to his daughter. Christmas Challenge . ff 545. Posted January 23, 2014.


ONCE UPON A TIME Original series Suitable for all readers

by Janet M74. Captain Black is not used to… talking about stuff. ff 763. Posted July 22, 2024.


THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Original series Medium level of violenceGraphic horror

by Tiger Jackson. A technician's sloppiness in a clean-up operation gives the Mysterons a helping hand from Captain Black. ff 192. Halloween story. Posted October 24, 2004.


ONLY ACCEPTABLE COURSE OF ACTION Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Shades. When it comes to the lives of those you love, what is acceptable course of action to one can be anathema to another, because everyone is the hero of their own story. ff 782. Complete story. Posted March 9, 2025.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3


ONLY HUMAN ON THE INSIDE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. When Scarlet's birthday treat turns sour, Captain Blue has to trust his hunch that Scarlet's last message would lead to a complete recovery. Christmas Challenge. ff 511. Posted december 17, 2012.


OPERATION: MINERVA Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Siobhan Zettler. The Mysterons promise to take control of a secret scientific project, that they plan to use to destroy first Spectrum, then Earth. ff 218. Ongoing, multi-parts story. Check for added parts. To be concluded.

PROLOGUE - CHAPTER 1 - CHAPTER 2 - CHAPTER 3 - CHAPTER 4 - CHAPTER 5 - CHAPTER 6 -

CHAPTER 7, Part 1 - CHAPTER 7, Part 2 - CHAPTER 8, Part 1

CHAPTER 8, part 1 posted February 3, 2008.

Slight corrections to Prologue and Chapter 1, August 2, 2009.


OPERATION SANTA Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. One good deed deserves another. ff 658. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 26, 2018.


ORIGIN OF AN ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Don Sample. Drabble. Spectrum briefs some new recruits. Crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Story archived on the Fanfiction.net site. ff 525. Posted April 29, 2013.


THE ORIGIN OF ANNIHILATION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. "You started the shockwave with your unprovoked attack on our Martian complex. This act of aggression will be avenged. You will pay in full."  ff 676. Halloween Challenge . Posted October 18, 2020.


AN ORIGINAL REVENGE New series Action-oriented/low level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Cat 2. Captain Blue recounts a tale of his childhood. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 370. Posted October 1st, 2008.


OSCAR TANGO New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. Captain Grey relates a strange story from the Terrorism war. Possibly the most unusual ghost story ever. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 533. Posted 0ctober 21, 2013.


THE OTHER SIDE Original series Medium level of violenceGraphic horror

by Tiger Jackson. A man dressed in red and black is found in a village graveyard. But who is he? No one knows, least of all the stranger himself, who remembers only that he has an urgent mission to fulfill. When a man has no name and no past, what does the future hold for him? Halloween Challenge. ff 289. Posted October 13, 2006.


OUR CAPTAIN LIMERICKS Original series Suitable for all readers

poem by Dan. Spectrum Challenge. ff 103. Posted March 15, 2003.


OUT OF THE PIT Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Jack Heston. In Tokyo, Captain Black wakes up a free man... But does Spectrum really dare to believe the Mysterons lost control of him? ff 484. Posted February 5, 2012.


THE OUTBREAK New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Nike. The Mysterons plan an insidious attack by stealing a devastating virus. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 522. Posted March 3, 2013.


OWZAT! Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. Spectrum agents are participating to a cricket game in order to stop the latest Mysteron threat. ff 174. Linked November 9, 2008. Now on this website, May 20, 2012



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PAINS IN RECRUITING New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Recruiting the top elements for the new Spectrum agency was not always as easy as it seemed, as Serena Lewis would find out when a certain US Army corps major walked into the United Nations’ building in London... New Captain Scarlet story. ff 606. Posted August 8, 2016.


PANTHER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Captain Lime. Captain Scarlet clandestinely brings a kitten on Cloudbase, where it causes all sorts of troubles. ff 81. Originally posted on MNS 'Amber Room, Cloudbase', November 2, 2002. Complete story, now on this website - November 9, 2010.


PAPER CUTS New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Skybase Girl. In which Symphony Angel's good deed lands her in hot water, while Scarlet and Destiny play a game of 'Truth and Consequences'. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 427. Posted January 16, 2010.


PARADISE PEAKS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. When Rhapsody takes Captain Scarlet to Paradise Peaks in search of elegance and charm, they do not expect to encounter deadly danger. Christmas Challenge . ff 668.  Posted December 17, 2019.


PARALLAX BLUES Original series Medium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Chris Bishop. The long planned sequel to "Parallax View". An explosion occurs at the Spectrum Research Centre in Valley Forge, which will have unexpected consequences for Captain Blue. (Part 3 is R rated) Completed story. Halloween Challenge. ff 375.

Part 1: Reflections - Posted October 15, 2008.

Part 2: Confusions - Posted October 26, 2008.

Part 3: Deceptions - Posted October 26, 2008.

Part 4: Confrontations - Posted October 31, 2008.


halloween_challenge PARALLAX VIEW Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop. An accident in the R and D Department on Cloudbase catapults Captain Scarlet in a parallel where he is mistaken for that world's other Scarlet - who is still a Mysteron agent. Halloween Challenge and Multiverse story. ff 138. Complete two-part story.

Part 1: Through the Mirror - Originally posted October 19, 2003 - Reposted October 31, 2023.

Part 2: Evil Twin - Originally posted October 31, 2003 - Reposted October 31, 2023.


PARANOIA Original series Suitable for all readers

by Flic City. The Mysterons have made their latest threat, and Captain Scarlet is in no shape to stop them this time... ff 179. Chapter 2 posted June 24, 2004.

Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2


PARTY FAVOURS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. Desperate measures are called for when Scarlet's birthday approaches and he's in Sick Bay. ff 454. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 17, 2010.


PASSAGE OF TIME Original series Suitable for all readers

by Valuth. Not part of the series 'The Toughest Uniform to Fill', some parts mentioned in this short story refer to situations that have occurred in 'Uniform' so far. ff 104. Posted March 15, 2003


PASSAGES Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Caroline Smith. School sucks, he doesn’t understand girls, and he’s forever in the shadow of his smarter brother. Will Richard Fraser ever make something of himself? ff 520. Posted February 23, 2013.


THE PASSENGERS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. A routine mission to protect a political VIP becomes a deadly game of hide and seek for Scarlet and Blue when they are accompanied by some Very Important People of their own. ff 117. Posted July 7, 2003.


THE PASSWORD IS MAGENTA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. A sequel to "Angels of Deception" and "Angel Down". Captain Magenta receives a special assignment from Colonel White. ff 129. Posted August 11, 2003.


PAST IMPERFECT Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. The Mysterons are the least of his worries when some 'old friends' catch up with Captain Magenta. Whilst, for Blue and Grey, a routine assignment, during a quiet spell, goes horribly wrong. ff 44. Posted April 2nd, 2002.


PATTERN AND BIAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. On the eve of Halloween, Ochre, Grey, Green and Fawn have a conversation about superstitions and the irrationality, or not, of belief in them. ff 717. Originally posted May 15, 2022. Reposted as a Halloween Challenge story October 24, 2022.


PAWNS OF EVIL Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by D. Lynn Bivens and Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared as a two-part story in Power Star No. 82 and 88. There is some doubts about Captain Scarlet's loyalty, while Captain Black wrecks havoc in New York with an army of Mysteron... ff 2. Originally posted February 10, 2001. Reposted October 10, 2009 for the Halloween Challenge.

PART 1 - PART 2


PERCHANCE TO DREAM Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. Summoning spirits can lead to disturbing surprises... Halloween Challenge. ff 141. Posted October 25, 2003.


THE PILGRIMS' WAY New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Skybase Girl. When Flight Lieutenant Caroline Foster-Finch rescues a group of motorists stranded on a flooded causeway, she has no idea that her life is about to be changed for ever. A pre-Spectrum New Captain Scarlet story. ff 598. Posted January 31, 2016.


PIXIE DUST New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Isabelle Saucier. When Colonel White agreed to let the girls have a sleepover as a morale-boosting activity, he couldn't know what it would really mean for them... and for him. (New Captain Scarlet story) ff 579. Posted June 8, 2015. 


POPULATION EXPLOSION Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Kelly Haycock. Available on this site.The Mysterons threaten to integrate themselves into Earth's population. And Captain Scarlet gets more than he bargained for. ff 67. Posted February 18, 2002.


PRESENT TENSE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. Set a few weeks after the events of "Past Imperfect". Gabriel James has recognised Captain Ochre as former World Government Police Corps Commander Richard Fraser. In his attempts to use this information for his own ends, he discovers that this secret from Ochre's past is just the tip of the iceberg. ff 63. Posted August 2, 2002.


PRIDE AND JOY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lezli Farrington. Set a generation after the events of the regular series. Meet Rose Scarlett Metcalfe, one of Spectrum newest recruit... and daughter of famed Captain Scarlet. Zip file also available. ff 55. Originally posted May 19, 2002. Revised version, now re-listed - October 2, 2004.


PRIDE OF A FATHER New series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. Captain Scarlet's spirit escapes his body and receives an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge . ff 395. Posted January 20, 2009.


PRIMARY COLOURS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Fay Symes. In a story set before the War of Nerves, the new Captain Blue of Spectrum meets Captain Scarlet. ff 485. Posted March 16, 2012.


PROBE OMEGA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. Script. Adapting 'Captain Scarlet of Spectrum', written by Angus P. Allan. The Mysterons threaten to destroy the Moon. Also available in PDF format. ff 630. Posted September 29, 2017.


PROJECT KINGSILVER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lady Hawke. When Captains Scarlet and Ochre meet up with some new technologies, the end results of avarice are peril, tragedy and a spirited swordfight! This is the author's seventh Captain Scarlet story. ff 97. Originally posted, January 22, 2003. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


halloween_challenge A PROSPECT OF WHITBY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. Captains Scarlet and Blue have more than vampires to worry about on a visit that stirs up far more than they bargained for.Halloween Challenge. ff 187 Originally posted October 8, 2004 - reposted November 12, 2023.



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THE QUEST Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Directly set after the events of the TV episode "Manhunt", and concluding the storyline started in the story "The Secret". Fearing Scarlet is growing obsessed with the idea that Black could be saved from the Mysterons’ control,Colonel White decided to reveal to Scarlet a secret that had been kept from him since his first revival. But White obtains more than he bargains for when, giving to Scarlet access to the file containing all about that secret, Scarlet discovers something else he wasn’t meant to ever learn. ff 199. COMPLETE STORY. Epilogue and Zip file of complete story posted November 26, 2004.


A QUESTION OF TRUST Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Set one week after the events on the TV episode “Winged Assassin”. The new improved Captain Scarlet had proven his loyalty to Earth and Spectrum by giving his life in an attempt to save the Asian Director General’s live. But it’s not everybody in the Spectrum organisation who trust him just yet. Captain Ochre and Destiny Angel each have their reasons to distrust him. ff 15. Complete story - zip posted March 11th 2001 - Complete revision June 18th, 2001.


A QUIET MOMENT TOGETHER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Paul and Dianne having a quiet moment together as they prepare to take the next step in their fledgling relationship. ff 716. Posted April 25, 2022.



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A RACE AGAINST TIME Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Spectrum pulls out all the stops to make a special delivery. Christmas Challenge ff 422. Posted December 17, 2009.


RAGE New series High level of violenceGraphic horror

by Nike. A mysterious Mysteron attack in a small town in Nebraska leads to unusual consequences for the victims, the survivors - and Spectrum. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 502. Posted October 15, 2012.


christmas_challenge REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Captain Scarlet was feeling aggrieved and was plotting rebellion.  ff 688. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 17, 2020.


RECOLLECTION OF A JADE SOUL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Amber Nytstar. Megan has received word that her sister's dead, yet her heart tells a different story. Follow-up to "Musing of a Ruby Heart". ff 157. Part of the FanFiction.Net site. Check for other Captain Scarlet stories on Fanfiction.net. Link added January 1rst, 2004.


RECRUITMENT PAINS New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Adam Svenson didn’t want any part in being recruited to join this so-called top United Nations’ new agency. It seemed too good to be true. And going to London to tell sir Charles Grey in person turned out to be a rotten idea. Or did it? New Captain Scarlet story. ff 605. Posted August 8, 2016.


 RED ALERT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop. It's Christmas Eve on Cloudbase, and with Colonel White away on vacation, Captain Blue and the crew must face an emergency. Revised version. Christmas Challenge. ff 385. Originally posted December 7, 2008. Reposted February 3, 2019.


RED ALERT! ESSAYS Original series Suitable for all readers

Previously on the Red Alert! website, now presented on the Spectrum Headquarters website, with the gracious permission of Mike Adamson.

  • The 2001 Connection, by Mike Adamson.  ff 463.  Reposted April 14, 2011.

  • Retrometabolism and the War of Nerves, by Mike Adamson.  ff 122.  Re-posted April 13 2008.

  • White Lightning: The Technical Feasibility of the Angel Interceptor, by Mike Adamson.  ff 124.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

  • Where was Glenn Field? by by Mike Adamson.  ff 123.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

  • Captain Scarlet - Revamp: Good or Bad Idea, by Thunderbird 9.  ff 125.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

  • Continuity and Mixed Universes, by Thunderbird 9.  ff 126.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.

  • Gender Roles in Spectrum, by Thunderbird 9.  ff 127.  Re-posted April 13, 2008.


REFLECTIONS New series Suitable for all readers

by Lydia Sheridan. Captain Ochre wakes up from a nightmare. Second part of the 'Unfinished Business' storyline. ff 430. Posted August 8, 2007.


RELATIVE DANGER Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. In the build up to Christmas, Captain Scarlet discovers that Heaven is missing an Angel. Christmas Challenge. ff 546. Posted January 31st, 2014.


RELATIVE TROUBLES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sage Harper. Captain Blue's family is in danger, and all of the senior staff gets involved in various parts the rescue mission. ff 401. Posted April 1st, 2009.


 RELATIVE VALUES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. Christmas is a time for families... Christmas Challenge . ff 670.  Posted December 31, 2019.


REMEMBERED Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. A failed assignment against the Mysterons brings back memories of a lost love for Harmony Angel. Christmas Challenge. ff 426. Posted January 8, 2010.


RENEWAL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. After the death of a partner, Captain Ochre has difficulty trying to come to terms with his loss, but he finds help from an unexpected source. ff 163. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 8, 2004 - Reposted January 7, 2019.


THE REPRESENTATIVE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. What happened on Lunarville 7, before the events told in the episode of the same name?  Script format.  Missing Scene Challenge. ff 660.   Posted February 8, 2019.


REQUEST Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. After Blue has a very close call on a mission and they are finally pushed to talk about it, most of the captains and the Angels discuss what they’d want done for them should they ever be replicated. ff 718. Posted May 15, 2022.


RESURRECTION Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Hilary Perry. "Those who once ruled the Earth will do so again." So says the latest Mysterons' threat. But what does it mean exactly? Halloween Challenge.  ff 286. Previously appeared in an Australian fanzine. Posted October 8, 2006.


RETROMETABOLISM AND THE WAR OF NERVES Original series Suitable for all readers

Essay by Mike Adamson. ff 122. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website . Read other Red Alert! essays. Reposted April 13, 2008.


REUNION Original series Suitable for all readers

by MMK. Former members of Spectrum met for a Christmas celebration, twenty years after the last Mysteron threat. Multiverse story and Christmas Challenge. Complete story. ff 324.

PART 1 - Posted December 11, 2007.

PART 2 - Posted December 25, 2007.


REUNION IN WAR New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2 . At a very special celebration, Rhapsody Angel meets and reminisces with an old friend. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 487. Posted May 5, 2012.


REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by  Zombie. This story is a modern day remake of the pilot episode. It has several different elements to it, like the actual Mysterons themselves. Also, it has a different explanation for Captain Scarlet's powers. It's essentially a remake, so there're obviously  some alterations. Hopefully it is an enjoyable read. Complete story. ff 29. Posted June 21st, 2003.

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PART 5 - PART 6 - PART 7 - PART 8


REWIND Original series Bad or strong languageMedium level of horrorHigh level of violenceAdult situations

by Marion Woods. In life, there is no pause button, no rewind, and definitely no replay - or is there? R rated. Halloween Challenge ff 373. Posted October 12, 2008.


THE RIDDLE OF THE OSIRIANS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Clya Brown. Rhapsody takes the spotlight in this adventure when events from the age of the Pharaohs are found out to have tremendous impact upon the present - not only for mankind but also for the Mysterons. ff 153. Posted December 24, 2003.


RISING WATERS: INDIA 2067 Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Tiger Jackson. On the eve of war between China and India, neo-thugee terrorists act to destroy India's holiest river.ff 111. End Credits Challenge. Posted May 31, 2003.


THE ROAD THROUGH THE WOODS New series Suitable for all readers

by Cat 2. What is the truth behind the accident in Monk's Wood, which involved two Spectrum officers? New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 498. Posted October 1rst, 2012.


ROCK-A-BYE ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop and Marion Woods. After a Mysteron attack in Tibet, Captain Scarlet and Harmony Angel find a baby boy and bring him back to Cloudbase. ff 205. Christmas Challenge. This story is also available in PDF format. Originally posted December 25, 2004. Reposted December 12, 2016.


ROMANCE AND DANGER Original series Suitable for all readers

by SciFiBob. Captain Scarlet's strip adventure told through fantasy collector's cards created by the author! While Paul is on a part mission / vacation, he mets a very intriguing young lady! The more he learns about Barbie Wellington the more he is amazed! ff 398. Posted March 3, 2009.


ROOM 5 Original series Medium level of violence

by Tiger Jackson. Captain Ochre is a man haunted by the past. But not his own past. Halloween Challenge. ff 145. Posted October 31, 2003.


ROOM OF AMBER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Mary J. Rudy. Set some time prior to the arrival of the Mysterons. This story uses Captain Scarlet, in a minor role, and a new character to tell how a series of events affected life on Cloudbase forever. AUTHOR'S NOTES. ff 232. Posted June 2, 2002. Re-listed January 1rst, 2003 as a Christmas Challenge.


ROYALTY IN DANGER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jcamts. Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue have to protect the Queen of England from the Mysterons. With surprises on the way. Story archived on the Fanfiction.net site. ff 526. Posted April 29, 2013.


RUNNING INTERFERENCE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. This is a very short missing scene piece for the episode 'White as Snow'. ff 719. Posted May 15, 2022.



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SACRIFICE New seriesSuitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Kelly Winkworth. New Captain Scarlet. Spectrum Angel pilot Rio Younger gets caught up in a Mysteron plot against her father, the World President, with tragic results. ff 254. Posted December 6, 2005.


SAFE AT ANCHOR, RIDING THE STORM New series Adult situations mature adult

by Macx. New Captain Scarlet.   He should have died in Ragnarok, bleeding to death, but Adam Svenson didn't. He survived against all odds, recovering at a speed that is inhuman. But Adam is human through and through, not a Mysteron. Something happened and it's connected to his best friend and partner in the field. It might destroy them both. It might be the beginning of something new. ff 553. Contains some slash scenes. Part of the FanFiction.net site. Link added June 22, 2014.


SAFETY FIRST Original series Suitable for all readers

by Polly Amber. Things are not what they appear when Captain Scarlet goes to a family Christmas in Winchester. ff 307. Christmas Challenge. Posted, December 25, 2006. Reposted December 24, 2019.


SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lezli Farrington. Set a few years from the regular plot. On Christmas, Captain Scarlet investigates a series of murder at Spectrum London R and D - and needs the help of his six-years old daughter, Rose. Christmas Challenge. ff 207. Posted December 25, 2004. Reposted December 25, 2012.


 SANTA COLONEL Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sage Harper. In the midst of the Christmas season, the Mysterons threaten to kill the father of Cloudbase. Christmas Challenge . ff 672.  Posted January 8, 2020.


SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. It is Valentine Day, and the Captains have decided to give a little surprise to the Angels. ff 202. Posted February 14, 2004.


S A Y A N Z Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Tiger Jackson. A game at a peculiar Halloween party leads Cloudbase personnel into a supernatural interrogation. ff 73. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 1, 2002.


SAYONARA CAPTAIN BLACK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Captain Black from Spectrum finds unexpected assistance when he must make an important decision. Set before the pilot episode 'The Mysterons'. ff 273. Posted March 22, 2006.


SCARLET Original series Suitable for all readersHigh level of violence

A short story by Chris Pollard, on the TimeLord website. A interesting new view, and even a different character altogether. ff 70. Originally posted on September 21, 2002. Link repaired February 8, 2010.


THE SCARLET COMMANDER: THE MYSTERONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Flic City. The beginning of the adventures, re-told as a fantasy story. Multiverse Challenge story. ff 177. Posted June 24, 2004.


SCARLET KRYPTONITE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. There is one thing that Captain Scarlet fears the most... ff 315. Posted April 23, 2007.


SCARLET LEAVES Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. An opportunity to appreciate something makes Scarlet contemplate reasons why to carry on. Fifth and last part of the 'Moments Obviously Gathered By Someone' series of short stories and vignettes, written for the Challenge of Five. ff 555. Posted July 13, 2014.


SCARLET RIVERS Original series High level of violence

by VMR. Time takes its toll on everything and everyone. What is its price for Captain Scarlet? Halloween Challenge. ff 585. Posted October 21, 2015.


SCARLET VAMPIRE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Flic City. What if the explanation for the Mysterons' powers was supernatural, instead of scientific...? Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge story.  ff 191. Posted October 17, 2004.


SCARLET'S WOMAN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Pam Brown. Captain Scarlet is in love with a young woman. But the Mysterons have projects for her. ff 283. Originally presented in '21st Century Fiction', Issue 1. Posted September 23, 2006.


SCENES IN POETRY Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. Verses inspired by Ron Embleton's End Credits Panels. End Credits Challenge. ff 509. Posted November 17, 2012.


SCRUTINY: THE BRITISH DICTATORSHIP 2028-2047 Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

Article by Keith Ansell. A summary of the fall the British dictatorship, Britain's entry into the World Government, and the possible impacts on some Spectrum members. ff 607. (Previously appeared in the "Portal 31, Adventure in the 31st Century" Fanzine, Edition 2, March 2003) Posted September 19, 2016.


THE SCULPTOR Original series Graphic horror

by Caroline Smith. When her car breaks down in a thunderstorm, Symphony seeks help from an isolated house... Halloween Challenge. ff 189. Originally p osted October 17, 2004, Reposted October 19, 2011.


SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS Original series Medium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Marion Woods. The new threat from the Mysterons strikes close to home when Captain Blue goes back to his home town of Boston - and his family for the Holidays Season. ff 200. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 4, 2004.


SECOND CHANCE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keith Ansell. A short story, filling the blank from the first episode, of what happened to the real Scarlet, between the SSC crash and the fall from the Car-Vu. ff 167. Previously available on the Unity City website. Previously posted 2004-02-01. Now on this site - February 22, 2011.


SECOND SIGHT Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Caroline Smith. Captain Scarlet gambles with the future of all he holds dear. Halloween Challenge - ff 332. Posted October 23, 2007.


THE SECRET Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop.  Following the events in the first episode "The Mysterons". Doctor Fawn and Doctor Weiss, Spectrum Medical Centre Head Psychiatrist conduct an experience with Captain Scarlet to find out what happened exactly after the car crash that had originally killed him... ff 33. Posted August 1rst 2001.


SECRET LOVERS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Melissa Gaffney. A short story, in which two people meet in London on Christmas Day. ff 253. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 6, 2005.


halloween_challenge SECRETS Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horrorMedium level of violence

by Shades. On the way back from a secret global security conference in Manitoba, Canada, Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Rhapsody Angel stumble across a secret from the days of the British Civil War... or perhaps more accurately the secret stumbles across them. Halloween Challenge. ff 772. Posted November 3rd, 2024.


SEEING DOUBLE New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

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. Posted July 17, 2012.


SEEING GREEN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Trapped in the darkness, with time running out, Captain Scarlet tries to keep Lieutenant Green conscious and in the process learns something that surprises him... Fourth of the Five-part 'The Five Senses' series. Challenge of Five. ff 326. Posted September 18, 2007.


SEEING IS BELIEVING Original series Implied adult situations

by Marion Woods. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the scariest of all?  ff 473. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31st, 2011.


SHADES OF BLACK Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Nigel Preece . A 'Fireball XL5' cross-over. A glimpse in the past of Captain Black, when he was Colonel Conrad Turner, commander of Fireball XL3.  ff 115. Posted June 16, 2003.


SHADES OF FAWN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nigel Preece. A World Navy officer is found wounded at sea. Can an Australian doctor help him get his life back? Stingray crossover. ff 327. Posted September 18, 2007.


SHADES OF GREY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Nigel Preece. A 'Stingray' cross-over. Stingray captain Bradley Holden faces a menace encountered twenty-one years ago by his father. ff 82. Posted November 3, 2002


SHADOW WHISPERS Original series Implied adult situationsHigh level of violenceGraphic horror

by Caroline Smith. Captain Ochre is investigating a series of brutal murders onboard Cloudbase. Halloween Challenge ff 380. Posted October 29, 2008.


THE SHAPESHIFTER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Allison Lannister. Spending the night in an old Welsh manor, Captain Scarlet and his colleagues are confronted to a strange supernatural creature roaming within. . ff 677. Halloween Challenge . Posted October 24, 2020.


THE SHAPE OF THINGS... Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lady Hawke. With Scarlet away on a secret surveillance mission to Mars, Captains Blue and Grey find themselves in charge of a most unusual woman, one who also holds a secret, a most astonishing talent. And it’s one the Mysterons would kill to get their non-corporeal fingers around. This is Lady Hawke’s tenth Captain Scarlet story. That said- Happy 10th Anniversary to Chris Bishop’s Spectrum Headquarters! My gift? A good yarn, of course. Thanks for the Scarlet memories. L.H. ff 490. Posted June 13, 2012.


SHARP EDGES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Siobhan Zettler. Captains Ochre and Magenta are way over their head, while locked in a room with a bomb set to explode. ff 132. Posted September 15, 2003.


SHE'LL BE APPLES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. Captain Grey finds out that worse things than Mysterons can happen to you on Halloween. Halloween story. ff 239. Posted October 6, 2002.


SHIFTING SANDS Original series Implied adult situationsGraphic horror

by Caroline Smith. Captain Ochre recounts a traumatic event from his teenage years. Halloween Challenge. ff 290. Originally posted October 20, 2006 - Reposted October 28, 2014.


SHIFTING SHAPES New series Suitable for all readers

by Skybase Girl. Shape Shifter - a speculative look at what might have happened next. New Captain Scarlet short. ff 438. Posted June 21, 2010.


SIBLING RIVALRY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. Christmas is a time for families, and as Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue discover , you should never underestimate the brotherhood of strangers. Christmas Challenge. ff 348. Posted January 6, 2008.


SIG: SPECTRUM IN GRAPHITE Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2015, by Caroline Smith (Drawings, collage, backgrounds and captions), with Hazel Köhler (Main title) and Chris Bishop (Presentation). Christmas Challenge. ff 569. Posted December 31, 2014.


S.I.G.B.! (SPECTRUM IS GOING BATTY!) Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop . There could be too much of anything... In this specific case, Spectrum certainly thinks so, even if it's not necessarily true. Halloween Challenge. ff 735. Posted October 7, 2022.


SIGNALS THROUGH THE GLASS New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Skybase Girl. Set in the early days of Spectrum, before the advent of the Mysterons. Captain Grey and the newly-recruited Melody Angel discover that the world is indeed a small place and there are times when the past refuses to be buried. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 383. Posted November 9, 2008.


SIKAKO Original series Suitable for all readers

by Siobhan Zettler. Directly set after the events of TV Episode "Expo 68". What could have caused Captain Grey and Technician Terracotta to order a full quarantine in Cloudbase's main hangar deck? ff 198. Posted November 13, 2004.


SILENT MAJORITY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. There are other people than Spectrum agents serving on Cloudbase - and the Mysterons want to use them for their latest threat... ff 160. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 1rst, 2004. - Reposted December 17, 2018.


SILENT NIGHT, SNOWY NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop . Falling snow, especially on Christmas Eve, has the most unexpected effect on people. ff 699. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 16, 2022.


SILVER BELLS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. This story is set the year following Lieutenant Green's proposal (Love, Life and Duty and Celebrations). The couple plan to get married for Christmas, but will all go to plan? Christmas Challenge ff 262. Posted December 31, 2005. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


SINGING SWORD Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. The Mysterons intend to use the S.W.O.R.D. Radio Broadcasting Studio to strike their next blow! ff 64. Complete story. Conclusion and zip file posted August 2, 2002.

PART 1 - PART 2 - PART 3 -

CONCLUSION - Complete story zip


S.I.Q. Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Hazel Köhler. The omnipotent Q brings a Spectrum officer to the Enterprise E in the 24th century. Why, and how is he going to get home again? Multiverse Challenge story. ff 178. Posted June 24, 2004.


SITUATION REPORTS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Amusing captions conveying Captain Scarlet's personal thoughts during each of the life-threatening scene drawn by Ron Embleton. End Credits Challenge. ff 214. Posted January 21, 2005.


SITUATION REPORT (SITREPS) 2 Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. Yet another series of amusing captions, for each of the life-threatening scene drawn by Ron Embleton. ff 238. End Credits Challenge. Posted August 29, 2005.


THE 6.30 BULLET Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. Captain Black sets himself to carry on the Mysterons' latest threat. ff 316. Posted April 23, 2007.


666 Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop. The Mysterons attack - but is the man who comes to the rescue of Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel a friend... or foe?  ff 666. Originally posted November 30, 2019. Reposted for the Halloween Challenge October 4, 2020.


SIZE DOESN'T MATTER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

by Chris Bishop . After he opens a book given to him by his grandfather, Captain Scarlet starts to see the world from a new... perspective. Halloween Challenge. ff 244. Posted October 23, 2005.


SLEEPING LION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. This little scene was inspired by the Spectrum Calendar and other photo manipulations put together by Chris Bishop, Caroline Smith and others. ff 723. Posted June 10, 2022.


SMALL ADVERSARIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. In this story written in the author's unique and whimsical style, the Mysterons threaten Spectrum with the attack from a 'lesser enemy'. But what or who the hell exactly is that lesser enemy? ff 764. Posted July 22, 2024.


SMALL VICTORIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol. Short, fluffy vignette. Captain Black takes his joy where he can find it. ff 434.. Posted May 24, 2010.


SNAPSHOT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Yarol . A very short story where Captain Scarlet reminisces about his friendship with Captain Black, at a particular moment in time. ff 175. Now part of this site - June 13, 2004.


A SNOWSTORM WITH A SUNNY HEART Original series Suitable for all readers

by Nadrac. A ficlet, in which Colonel White delves into some self-reflection. ff 760. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 22, 2024.


SO BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Sue Stanhope. Captain Grey thinks he's found the woman of his dreams, but when those dreams turn to nightmares, only Spectrum can help. ff 108. Posted April 12, 2003.


SO NEAR, YET SO FAR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sue Stanhope. Two old friends who followed different paths met after years of conflict for another kind of confrontation. ff 267. Posted January 30, 2006.


christmas_challenge THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BAH' HUMBUG Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Captain Grey is brought a little unexpected Christmas cheer. Christmas Challenge ff 256. Originally posted December 12, 2005 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


SOJOURN Original series Action-oriented/low level of violenceAdult situations

by Marion Woods. Captain Blue and Symphony Angel take some needed time off in Nantucket... Meanwhile, Spectrum faces another threat from the Mysterons. ff 268. Posted February 14, 2006.


A SOLDIER NEVER DIES New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adam Blue. After the events in Ragnarok, Captain Blue is rushed to Skybase. A follow up to the episode 'The Storm at the End of the World'.  New Captain Scarlet story.  Missing Scene Challenge. ff 653.  Posted November 23, 2018.


SOMETHING BLUE New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Romantic dinner plans plus a Spectrum emergency equal a recipe for disaster. Or do they? New Captain Scarlet story. Fourth part of the 'Something for Everyone' series of short stories, written for the Challenge of Five and Valentine's Day. ff 602. Posted February 14, 2016.


SOMETHING BORROWED New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Destiny’s shopping day with the girls doesn’t turn out as she expects... New Captain Scarlet story. Third part of the 'Something for Everyone' series of short stories, written for the Challenge of Five and Valentine's Day. ff 601. Posted February 14, 2016.


SOMETHING NASTY IN THE BEDROOM Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Nibs. There's something in the bedroom in the Metcalfe house... but is it dangerous? Halloween Challenge. ff 738. Posted October 24, 2022.


SOMETHING NEW New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Symphony’s Japanese tradition for Valentine’s Day is reinterpreted by other Spectrum personnel. New Captain Scarlet story. Second part of the 'Something for Everyone' series of short stories, written for the Challenge of Five and Valentine's Day. ff 600. Posted February 14, 2016.


SOMETHING OLD New series Suitable for all readersImplied adult situations

by Isabelle Saucier. Diana Grey’s plan was simple: Enter the UN Security Committee building, tell Charles what she thought about him being a no-show at their Valentine’s Day lunch, and go to the opera. Of course, she should have known how those things worked by now... New Captain Scarlet story. First part of the 'Something for Everyone' series of short stories, written for the Challenge of Five and Valentine's Day. ff 599. Posted February 14, 2016.


SOMETHING STUPID Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Even the best of friends can surprise each other. ff 274. Posted March 22, 2006.


SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN WATCH Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. Because sometimes watching is all you can do. Starring Colonel White. "Sometimes..." series. ff 404. Challenge of Five. Posted June 24, 2009.


SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T HAVE A CHOICE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Because there are times when you really don't have a choice. An adventure from Scarlet's pre-Spectrum days."Sometimes..." series. Challenge of Five. ff 405. Posted June 24, 2009.


SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO DEFY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Because sometimes you have to make sure the other side knows that you're still up and fighting. Starring Destiny, Scarlet and Blue. "Sometimes..." series. Challenge of Five. ff 406. Posted June 24, 2009.


SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LAUGH Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Because there are days when the only thing you really need is a laugh. Starring Blue and Scarlet. "Sometimes..." series. Challenge of Five. ff 403. Posted June 24, 2009.


SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO PLAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Because boys will always be boys, even when they're highly-trained agents fighting an interstellar war. Starring all five captains. Challenge of Five. "Sometimes..." series. ff 402. Posted June 24, 2009.


A SOOTHING NOTE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. A quiet moment in the life of Lieutenant Lake. Short story. - ff 362. Linked, June 25, 2008. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


SOPHISTRY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. A quiet drink at the end of the day turns into a deep conversation between Fawn and Magenta about the whys and wherefores of the war with the Mysterons. ff 732. Posted August 24, 2022.


SOULS APART New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Skybase Girl. In which Scarlet and Destiny ponder the meaning of life and death, as they each struggle to deal with a difficult anniversary. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 323. Posted August 1st, 2007.


SOULS OF THE BRAVE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Big Dave. Captain Black regains his humanity whilst the real Mysterons pay a visit to earth. ff 40. This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the author comes back to complete it.

PART 1 - PART 2 - Posted January 12, 2002.


SPC: SPECTRUM'S PET COMPANIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2014, by Chris Bishop, from a concept and an idea by Caroline Smith. Christmas Challenge. ff 542. Posted December 31, 2013.


SPECIAL DELIVERY Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. A secret conference, a Mysteron threat and a VIP that needs protecting. Nothing that Spectrum’s top flight agents haven’t dealt with before. Or so they think. ff 746.  Christmas Challenge. Posted January 22, 2023.


THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Rain stops play. ff 726. Posted July 5, 2022


SPECTRUM - THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet calendar for 2023, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds and captions), with collaboration from Chris Bishop (musical arrangements, animation and presentation) and Hazel Köhler (captions and beta-reading) and Marion Woods (captions and review). Inspired by a suggestion by Parker Gabriel, on the Spectrum HQ Forum.  Christmas Challenge.  ff 743. Posted December 31st 2022.


SPECTRUM AT EASE Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2006, by Caroline Smith (pictures), with assistance from Mary J. Rudy (title), Marion Woods (captions), and Chris Bishop (presentation). Christmas Challenge. ff 260. Posted December 31, 2005.


SPECTRUM HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY Original series Suitable for all readers

Chris Bishop , with the collaboration of Mary J. Rudy , Marion Woods and Caroline Smith. A series of pictures and captions, featuring the Cloudbase officers, attending the latest Halloween costume party. ff 247. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2005.


SPECTRUM HALLOWEEN PARTY, 2007 EDITION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop (with collaboration of Caroline Smith, Keryn, Mary J. Rudy , Marion Woods and Siobhan Zettler). This year's annual costume party - as usual, from all of Cloudbase Senior Staff. Halloween Challenge. ff 338. Posted October 31, 2007.


SPECTRUM HOME AND AWAY Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet calendar for 2022, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds, text and title art), with collaboration from Chris Bishop (musical arrangements, animation and presentation) and Hazel Köhler (beta-reading) ff 697. Posted December 31, 2021.


SPECTRUM IN DUPLICATE Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet calendar for 2021, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds, text and title art), Isabelle Saucier (montages, photo editing and text) and Chris Bishop (musical arrangements, animation and presentation), with collaboration from Hazel Köhler (beta-reading) ff 690. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31st, 2020.


'SPECTRUM IN RECESSION' MEETS 'THE MAKING OF STAR WARS' Original series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. Series of vignettes for the End Credits Challenge - and tribute/ crossover to 'Star Wars'. ff 442. Posted September 2, 2010.


SPECTRUM IN REHEASAL Original series Suitable for all readers

2009 Spectrum Halloween Costume Party, by Caroline Smith, Hazel Köhler, Marion Woods and Chris Bishop . The Spectrum members are celebrating Halloween with their annual costume party - and this time, Colonel White provided the theme. Halloween Challenge.  ff 417. Posted October 31, 2009.


SPECTRUM IN (THE) GALLERY Original series Suitable for all readers

Captain Scarlet Unofficial Calendar for 2011 , by Caroline Smith (Title, Montages, Backgrounds and Calendar Pages), with Hazel Köhler (Title, Foreword and Beta-reading) and Chris Bishop (Foreword and Presentation). ff 456. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2010.


SPECTUM IS BLACK Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adrian Kleinbergen. A version of the last battle between Spectrum and the Mysterons. ff 177. Added June 13, 2004. Visit Adrian Kleinbergen's site The Kleinbergen Exhibit.


SPECTRUM IS GLAMOROUS Original series Suitable for all readers

Captain Scarlet Unofficial Calendar for 2009", by Caroline Smith (Pictures, calendar pages, title and captions) Marion Woods , and Hazel Köhler (Captions) and Chris Bishop (Presentation). Christmas Challenge. ff 391. Posted December 31, 2008.


 SPECTRUM IS GOLD! Original series Suitable for all readers

A 50th anniversary 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' special edition 16-month calendar for 2017-2018, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds captions), Isabelle Saucier (montages, photo editing and captions) and Chris Bishop (montages, photo editing, captions, musical arrangements and presentation), with collaboration from Hazel Köhler (beta-reading) ff 626. Originally posted September 1st, 2017. Reposted for the Christmas Challenge January 5, 2018.


SPECTRUM IS GORGEOUS Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2005, offered by Caroline Smith, as a Christmas and New Year gift for the all fans. ff 206. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2004.


SPECTRUM IS MAROON Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew Hsieh. Script. Adapting 'Captain Scarlet versus Captain Black', written by Richard O'Neill. Pursued by Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue, Captain Black takes two children hostages. Also available in PDF format . ff 631. Posted September 29, 2017.


  SPECTRUM IS RUBY Original series Suitable for all readers

A Special Edition 'New Captain Scarlet' calendar for 2020, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds, text, animation and title art), Isabelle Saucier (montages, photo editing, animation and text) and Chris Bishop (musical arrangements, animation and presentation), with collaboration from Hazel Köhler (beta-reading) ff 671. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31st, 2019.


SPECTRUM IS SCARLET Original series Suitable for all readers

Anthology zine of fiction, poetry and art by fans, for fans, published in 1992. A must-have. See page for more information. Updated January 22, 2022.


 SPECTRUM IS STAR CROSSED Original series Suitable for all readers

A 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' calendar for 2019, by Caroline Smith, (montages, photo editing, backgrounds captions), Isabelle Saucier (montages, photo editing and captions) and Chris Bishop (musical arrangements and presentation), with collaboration from Hazel Köhler (beta-reading) ff 656. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31st, 2018.


SPECTRUM IS WHITE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop . Colonel White has taken much-needed holidays, and pays a visit to his dead wife grave in London. But then, as the Mysterons make their new threat to use “Two outlawed heroes to take out one crowned head”, White is captured by Captain Black, and put through a mind bending experiment with drugs to make him believe he’s still at war with the British Government and in league with rebels, like in his young days. Multi-part story. ff 45. Originally completed April 14th 2002. Revised version, plus two new complete downloadable PDF format zip files July 27, 2015.


SPECTRUM MAXIMUM VACATIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

Captain Scarlet Unofficial Calendar for 2008", by Caroline Smith (Pictures and Calendar pages) Marion Woods (Title and captions) Mary J. Rudy (Captions) and Chris Bishop (Presentation). Christmas Challenge. ff 346. Posted December 31st, 2007.


A SPECTRUM OF MIRACLES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop . Christmas Challenge. While on their Christmas furlough in London, Captain Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel accidently stumble upon a very curious conspiracy, involving Captain Magenta and some of his friends from his old days. They are soon convinced to give and hand, and Scarlet soon find himself playing a big part in it. However, none of them counted on a few problems befalling them - including the presence of Colonel White, himself on vacations with a guess at the same hotel they're saying. ff 347. Complete story.

PART 1: A Pocketful of Rainbows - Posted January 1st, 2008.

PART 2: Colonel for a day - Posted January 19, 2008.

PART 3: Miracles - Posted January 31, 2008.


SPECTRUM PREVIOUS VOCATIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

Captain Scarlet Unofficial Calendar for 2007", by Caroline Smith (pictures), with assistance from Mary J. Rudy (title), Marion Woods , Clya Brown (captions), and Chris Bishop (presentation). ff 309. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 30,2006.


christmas_challenge SPECTRUM RECONSTRUCTED! Original series Suitable for all readers

The Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Universe Through the lense of Artificial Intelligence. The Unofficial 2025 Captain Scarlet Calendar, by Clya Brown, (montages, photo editing and captions), with collaboration from Chris Bishop (slideshow animation, web presentation, musical arrangement and video montage), Caroline Smith (montages, photo editing, backgrounds and captions), and Hazel Köhler (beta-reading). Christmas Challenge. ff 777. Posted December 31, 2024.


SPECTRUM'S CHRISTMAS CAPTIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

Collective work. A compilation of all the captions gathered through the years from the members of the Spectrum HQ Forum and inspired by Captain Scarlet Christmas-related pictures. Plus, a few additional captions! Christmas Challenge . ff 516. Posted January 31st, 2013.


SPECTRUM'S CHRISTMAS DRABBLES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper, with a few additions by Marion Woods . A series of Christmas theme-inspired drabbles - starring your favourite Spectrum characters. ff 312. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 7, 2007.


SPECTRUM'S FINEST New series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Brindlewhite. A.K.A. 'Captain Ochre's first mission'... as she learns to cope with working with her male counterparts! New Captain Scarlet spoof strip. ff 399. Posted March 3, 2009.


christmas_challenge THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Alan J. Porter. When the Mysterons threaten to destroy 'the Spirit of Christmas', Spectrum must discover what target hides this new riddle. Cameo appearance by Joe 90. ff 84. First published in Comicopia #74 - December 2002. Originally posted December 1rst, 2004. Reposted January 30, 2025.


THE SPIRIT OF GIVING Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. There are many ways to show someone that you care. Creative circumvention of regulations is one of them. ff 759. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 8, 2024.


halloween_challenge  SPOOKY INTERACTION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Clya Brown. A conversation between the author and ChatGPT about the pseudoscience of the Mysterons. Halloween Challenge. ff 749. Posted October 6, 2023.


SQUISHY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Meet Captain Ochre's new pet... ff 277. Posted June 10, 2006.


SS CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS: THE MYSTERONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. Set in 1969, in an alternate world, where Nazi Germany won the war, the SS Elite force of Spectrum encounters its most implacable enemy: the Mysterons. ff 228. Multiverse Challenge. Posted April 9, 2005.


ST PATRICK'S DAY DREAM Original series Suitable for all readers

by Cwissy. Captain Scarlet fights a leprechaun. Or does he? ff 782. Posted March 17, 2025.


SSC: SPECTRUM SCI-FI CLASSICS Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2013, by Caroline Smith and Chris Bishop (Title, Montages, Backgrounds, Calendar Pages and Presentation), with Marion Woods (Colonel White's foreword and beta-reading) and Hazel Köhler (Beta-reading). ff 512. Christmas Challenge. December 31, 2012.


STAND BY FOR ACTION Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2012, by Caroline Smith and Chris Bishop (Title, Montages, Backgrounds, Calendar Pages and Presentation), with Hazel Köhler (Beta-reading). Christmas Challenge. ff 479. Posted December 31, 2011.


STAND BY FOR ACTION (PART 2) Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Calendar for 2016, by Caroline Smith (montages, backgrounds and captions), with Marion Woods, Isabelle Saucier (captions and beta-reading) and Chris Bishop (web presentation). Christmas Challenge . ff 594. Posted December 31, 2015.


STAR STRUCK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. When the Stars shine down at Christmas... Follow up to "More than substance". Christmas Challenge. ff 480. Posted January 7, 2012.


christmas_challenge STILL ON PATROL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. On Christmas, Grey and Green take a moment to remember former comrades lost to the sea and those Still on Patrol. ff 696.  Christmas Challenge. Posted December 10, 2021.


STILLWATERS Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Shades. There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy’. A fact that Scarlet finds out to his and the world’s peril. Halloween Challenge. ff 740. - Posted October 31st, 2022.


STORM FORCE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Captain Tourmaline. A story following Captain Tourmaline before he joins Spectrum. ff 65. This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the author comes back to complete it.

PART 1 - PART 2 - Posted August 2, 2002.


STRANGE PLANET Original series New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Math Girl. The Tracy Family deals with disastrous trouble in Los Angeles, and on distant, hostile Mars. Mostly a Thunderbirds story with elements from both 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons' and 'New Captain Scarlet'. - Previously posted on Fanfiction.net.  ff 475. Posted November 19, 2011.


A STRANGE STORY New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Cat 2. The story told by Captain Brown on Halloween night seems ordinary enough. Nothing can be further from the truth... New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 503. Posted October 21, 2012.


STRICTLY BASELINES Original series Suitable for all readers

Volume 3, Issue 4 - Newest issue of Baselines is now available online. Christmas Edition! by Lieutenant Wisteria. ff 476. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 3, 2011.


THE SUBSTITUTE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop . Revised version. Captain Scarlet is asked to take over the job of a very old friend. ff 310. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 1rst, 2007, reposted December 25, 2017.


SUPERMARIONATION IS GO! Original series Suitable for all readers

A Gerry and Sylvia Anderson tribute for 2017, by Caroline Smith (montages, photo editing, backgrounds, captions and musical arrangements), with Marion Woods (beta-reading) Isabelle Saucier (beta-reading and web presentation) and Chris Bishop (musical arrangements, web presentation and other formats). ff 617. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 31, 2016.


 SUSPICION  Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Caroline Smith.  Friend or foe? Captain Blue must decide. ff 649. Halloween Challenge and  Missing Scene Challenge. Posted Octtober 22, 2018.


halloween_challenge  A SWARM OF SCARLETS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Janet M74. Adam isn't sure what's going on, but something is. Because one minute there's Paul, and then another there's Scarlet. And another Scarlet. And another… Halloween Challenge. ff 753. Posted November 5 2023.


SWEET CHILD OF MINE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. A Mysteron threat on Chicago in the run up to Christmas brings a few surprises; and for some, the greatest gifts of all. Christmas Challenge . ff 352. Posted January 31, 2008.


SWEET LOVE OF MINE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Follow up to "Sweet Child of Mine". Ochre continues to explore his relation with his long lost son, Ricky. ff 360. Posted June 25, 2008.


A SYMPHONY IN BLUE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop . For a little while now, Captain Blue and Symphony Angel have talked about marriage. In vacations together in the Nevada, they have decided to make it happens, without Colonel White’s knowledge of it. But as they stop in a town in the desert, before arrival in Las Vegas, Blue encounters a man from his past, who brings back painful memories to him. ff 110. Complete story. Epilogue and zip file posted May 19, 2003.


SYNCHRONICITY Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. The latest Mysteron cryptic threat seems to be related to the missing Lieutenant Garnet's investigation, concerning a machine built to control volcanic eruptions, but that can also be used to created them. Captains Scarlet, Blue and Grey are sent to continue the investigation, but the mission goes terribly wrong when Scarlet is swapped away in an undercover cave and discovers not only the missing Spectrum officer, but a passageway to strange new worlds - not unlike his own, but oh so different! Multiverse Challenge story. ff 171. Complete story.

Part 1: Reality - Posted April 26, 2004.

Part 2: Dichotomy - Posted May 31, 2004.

Part 3: Identity Crisis - Posted July 7, 2004.

Part 4: Confrontation - Posted August 15, 2004.

Part 5: Resolution - Posted October 2, 2004.

Part 6: Restoration - Posted October 2, 2004.

Complete story on Zip file - Posted October 2, 2004.



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TAKI'S HALLOWEEN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Dan. The captains of Spectrum discover that black cats and Halloween can be more menacing than anything they could have imagined.  ff 75. Halloween Challenge. Originally posted October 12, 2002 - Reposted November 3, 2019.


THE TALK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. There are many briefings whenever new staff are inducted onto Cloudbase, and today Doctor Fawn was asked to run The Talk, or the ‘interpersonal relations briefing’. The colonel really should have remembered that the doctor A) has a sense of humour, and B) is not easily embarrassed. ff 725. Posted June 10, 2022.


TARGET: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee Homer. Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons complete three-part crossover. Set in an alternate timeline. When the Mysterons threaten International Rescue, it's up to Spectrum to help those who had dedicated their lives to help others!  ff 679. Halloween Challenge . Posted October 28, 2020.

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3


TARGET: PROJECT PROMETHEUS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Cornelius Alexander. The Mysterons target a solar energy converting complex in Unity City. Can Spectrum stop them before the entire city is left without any power? Originally published in Issue 9 of the SIG! Fanzine, Winter 1983. ff 580. Posted June 18, 2015.


TARQUIN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. A Mysteron threat fails to take 'man's best friend' into account. Christmas Challenge. ff 420. Posted December 6, 2009.


A TASTE FOR ETERNITY Original series Medium level of horrorAdult situations

by Selene. Captain Ochre makes a very strange encounter in New Orleans. Halloween Challenge. ff 536. Posted October 28, 2013.


TEAM SPIRIT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sue Stanhope. A short story where Captains Ochre and Magenta argue soon after being paired up as field partners. ff 154. Posted December 24, 2003.


TEARS OF A CLOWN Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Captain Ochre is faced with the consequences of his past actions, when the past catches up with him in a most unexpected way. ff 213. Posted January 17, 2005.


TECH-NICALLY DESTRUCTIBLE? New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by jojojojo01.  A security breach at a laboratory linked to Spectrum’s fight against the Mysterons needs to be investigated. Colonel White sends his best men to check it out, but the results could be devastating for all involved. New Captain Scarlet story. Multi-part story - To be continued.  ff 646.

PART 1 - Posted September 22, 2018.

PART 2 - Posted February 26, 2019.


TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by J. Calvin Smith. Originally appeared in Power Star No. 96. An "Army of Darkness" crossover. The "Indestructible Man" encounters the "Chosen One", in a story where Captain Black seeks the Necronomicon for the Mysterons. ff 10. Originally posted February 10, 2001. Re-posted October 23, 2005 - as a Halloween story.


TEMPER Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Paul has a temper, one that he keeps tightly controlled for very good reasons. ff 724. Posted June 10, 2022.


TEN LITTLE CAPTAINS Original series Suitable for all readers

Poem by Dan. Spectrum Challenge. ff 105. Posted March 15, 2003.


THE TERROR THAT STALKS BY NIGHT Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. There’s something stalking women on Cloudbase – and it’s looking for the Angels… ff 240. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 9, 2005.


TESSERACT Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. Captain Scarlet experiences an 'alternative' Christmas when a surprising visitor arrives. Christmas Challenge. ff 428. Posted January 30, 2010.


THANK YOU, MY DEAR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Gabi Howard. Short story. Gifts from the heart can bring comfort to lonely friends.Christmas Challenge. ff 342. Posted December 3, 2007.


 THE THANKFUL VILLAGE New series Suitable for all readers Action-oriented/low level of violence

by Cat 2 . The newest of enemies have been with us for a very long time. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 633. Posted October 8, 2017.


THANKS FOR THE SCARLET MEMORIES Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lady Hawke. In this third story by the author, Captains Scarlet and Blue are assigned to Niagara Falls to protect the plans for a new hydroelectric turbine generator. Things go awry when their informant is kidnapped, and Captain Blue is seriously injured in the process. Spectrum then discovers a new hidden danger for the not-so-indestructible Captain Scarlet. ff 62. Originally posted April 21, 2002. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


THAT IS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Marion Woods. The startling result of a routine medical causes consternation on Cloudbase. Three members of Spectrum re-evaluate their pasts and give Doctor Fawn the delicate task of resolving the dilemma - without breaching confidences… ff 231. Posted May 2, 2005.


THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. A Valentine's Day Concert on Cloudbase offers a chance for the personnel to display some of their lesser known talents.... A Valentine's Day special story.ff 219. Posted February 13, 2005.


THAT WAS YOU? Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. Symphony realises she met one of her colleagues before Spectrum. ff 221. A Valentine's Day special story. Posted February 13, 2005.


THAT WHICH DOESN'T KILL YOU Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceFantasy/light horror

by Chris Bishop. What really happened during the "Attack on Cloudbase" events? Was it really all a dream? Halloween Challenge. ff 451. Posted October 31st, 2010.


THEORY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. A theory to attempt to explain why Scarlet’s sixth sense is so notoriously spotty in the show. ff 730. Posted August 24, 2022.


THEY ALSO SERVE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. While the rest of the senior staff goes on training, Lieutenant Green is put in charge of Cloudbase, with junior lieutenants and the standby Guardian Angels under his order. And the Mysterons chose that moment for their latest threat... ff 197. Posted November 13, 2004.


THE THIN LINE Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. A family wedding at Christmas – what could possibly go wrong? Captain Blue finds out for himself. ff 614. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 5, 2016.


THINGS PEOPLE DO Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. With one of his captains held hostage by a terrorist and the other dead, Colonel White finds he can understand how the Mysterons so easily decided that wholesale destruction was a logical conclusion. ff 728. Posted July 5, 2022.


THIS IS CLOUDBASE 2078 Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Cloudbase and her staff, seen through the eyes of the onboard counsellor. Story presented for the website's 10th anniversary. ff 464. Posted May 22, 2011.


THIS OTHER EDEN Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. There's nowhere an Angel fears to tread. Challenge of Five. ff 285. Posted October 3, 2006.


THOSE WHO ALSO SERVE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. A story of the beginning of Spectrum, from the point of view of a totally different Spectrum agent. ff 152. Posted November 23, 2003.


christmas_challenge THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. Christmas Challenge. ff 775. Posted December 25, 2024.


THUNDERBIRDS/CAPTAIN SCARLET: WAR OF NERVES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee Homer. International Rescue still operates during the Mysterons War of Nerves. It's 2067 and Spectrum ask for their help to save a VIP who is trapped in depths along with one of their own after the Mysterons' attack. Will they save them in time? Crossover story. Halloween Challenge. Also posted on Deviant Art. Now part of this website. ff 586. Completed story.

CHAPTER 1 - Posted October 21, 2015.

CHAPTER 2 - Posted October 26, 2015.

CHAPTER 3 - Posted October 31st, 2015.


TIME OF THE MYSTERONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Jim Murdock. Two-parts story. The Mysterons have threatened to destroy Spectrum in time...but what does that mean? And why is Captain Scarlet's response being hampered by imposters onboard Cloudbase claiming to be his colleagues? The only person who can help him is Captain Black, but he is stuck in a time loop.  ff 675. Halloween Challenge .

Part 1 - Posted October 13, 2020.

Part 2 - Posted October 18, 2020.


TIME'S FUGITIVES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Maltray Fox. Three creatures from the Future comes to the 21st Century, using a time device created by a Spectrum scientist. A two-parts story. ff 42. This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the author comes back to complete it.

PART 1 - Posted February 18th 2002.


TIN SOLDIER   Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop.  Captain Scarlet's birthday celebration is interrupted by an accident in the Engine Room. The crew of Cloudbase is then confronted to an unexpected side of Paul Metcalfe that bewilders them all. And if matters were not complicated enough, the World President announces his impromptu visit to Cloudbase, and that he will brings his family along. Christmas Challenge. ff 567.

PART 1 - Posted December 17, 2014.

PART 2 - Posted January 21, 2015.

PART 3 - Posted January 28, 2015.

PART 4 - Posted February 4, 2015.

PART 5 - Posted February 4, 2015.

CONCLUSION - Posted February 4, 2015.


TINA PALAMAC, HER LIVES AND TIMES , by Clya Brown.

  • CYCLE ALPHA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

    In an alternate universe in the year 2046, where Mars has already been partially colonised and peace reigns between the Solar Federation and the Astran Empire, a plot of incredible proportions is afoot. A plot that could - if successful - sweep away everything with which mankind of that universe is familiar - and replace it by a very different future for the planet Earth... ff 224. First part of a three-volume novel. Multiverse Challenge. To be continued. Also available in downloadable PDF Format. Posted February 21, 2005. Reposted July 13, 2020.


  • CYCLE BETA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

    Second part of a three-volume novel. In another reality and another time, different from the one encountered in Cycle Alpha, in a wine cellar beneath the house of an old family friend, Rhapsody Angel makes a discovery that will shake the world she knows to its foundations... ff 224. To be continued. Also available in downloadable PDF Format. Multiverse Challenge. Posted April 19, 2005. Reposted July 13, 2020.


  • ENTANGLEMENT Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceImplied adult situations

    Third part and of a three-volume novel. In an English country house at the dawn of the Regency era, representatives of two potential futures struggle to come to terms with interdependencies between their respective realities, and the personal consequences. ff 674. Multiverse Challenge. Conclusion. Also available in downloadable PDF Format. Posted July 13, 2020.


TINY TERROR Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Mary J. Rudy. Previously appeared in Power Star No. 84. A diminutive Mysteronized singer has targeted the British Prime Minister during the maiden voyage of the first luxury Space Liner. ff 31. Posted June 25th 2001.


TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST Original series Action-oriented/low level of violenceAdult situations

by Marion Woods. Spending his birthday with his family gives Adam Svenson food for thought and hope for the future. ff 408. Posted August 23, 2009.


TO HEAR THE ANGEL SING Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. An emergency call from the RAF makes Rhapsody Angel's Christmas Eve watch less dull than she'd expected. ff 149. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 8, 2003 - Reposted December 25, 2013.


TO LOVE, TO HONOUR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. Rhapsody Angel comes into an important inheritance. As a result, Captain Scarlet must learn more about what he is, and Rhapsody is forced to make a terrible choice. ff 275. Posted March 28, 2006.


TO TASTE AND TASTE NOT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. Love - or duty? Doctor Fawn must chose. Third of the Five-part 'The Five Senses' series. Challenge of Five.  ff 325. Posted August 17, 2007.


TO THIS TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Matt Crowther. Set in a World War II 'What if' setting - follow the story of the heroic Spectrum Squadron, defending Britain against the continuous attacks of German warplanes. ff 216. Multiverse Challenge. Originally posted February 13, 2005 - Reposted November 11, 2014 for Remembrance Day.


TO TOUCH THE SKY Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Caroline Smith. Rhapsody Angel poignantly remembers how she learnt to fly. First of the Five-part 'The Five Senses' series. Challenge of Five. ff 321. Posted July 16, 2007.


TOPIC NINE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Johcafra . Inspired by the original series episode "Treble Cross". Halloween Challenge ff 529. Posted October 6, 2013.


 TORMENT IN TIBET New series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lezli Farrington. After another failed vacation with Captain Scarlet, Destiny Angel swears this will be their last one. And it just might be... New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 505. Originally posted October 28, 2012. Reposted November 10, 2018.


TORPENHOW HALL Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Marion Woods. The Mysterons aren't the only ones out for revenge. ff 469. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 3rd, 2011.


THE TOUGHEST UNIFORM TO FILL , by Valuth.

  • CHANGES Original series Suitable for all readers

    First chapter of this story, 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. ff 60. Posted July 5, 2002.


  • CROSSED PATHS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

    Second chapter of the series. 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. ff 255. Posted December 10, 2002.


  • DEEP DIVE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

    Third chapter. 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. ff 95. Posted January 13, 2003.


  • WAR GAMES Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

    Fourth chapter. Spectrum wages a contest against the Mysterons that brings extreme warriors to a top security base for their own protection. The discovery that not all of those warriors are willing to cooperate creates problems not just for Spectrum but for the warriors themselves, and they have an unlikly enforcer.ff 99. Posted February 14, 2003.


 TRAGEDY ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readers Action-oriented/low level of violence

by Andrew J. Jones . Two-part story. Fate has not always been kind to Conrad Turner or Tori Beth Adams, whose lives have been entertwined nearly since their births. After the Mysterons took control of Captain Black, that link could prove deadly to her. ff 635. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 23, 2017.

PART 1 - PART 2


TRAINING GROUNDS New series Action-oriented/low level of violenceAdult situations

by Isabelle Saucier. Even if technically it's not Lieutenant Green's job to protect Colonel White,she feels it's her duty to be able to do so. After the events on the Proteus, she found out she still had some things to learn. About the job, and about who she trained with. Contains adult situations. (New Captain Scarlet story) ff 575. Posted March 27, 2015.


TRANQUILITY New series Suitable for all readersImplied adult situations

by Isabelle Saucier. What happened on the excursion vehicle on the Moon? How did Ochre and Magenta come back? How did Scarlet react to learning that Black wasn't in the remains of the yellow Bison? New Captain Scarlet story.  ff 583. Posted August 31, 2015.


TRANSITIONS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Tiger Jackson. Captain Black has been wounded trying to escape Captain Scarlet. Now he must heal - without the help of the Mysterons? ff 222. Posted February 13, 2005.


TRAUMA New series Action-oriented/low level of violenceSuitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. When Lieutenant Green dispatched an Albatross to retrieve Captains Scarlet and Blue in Alaska, she didn't expect the bad news that followed... Set right after the Storm at the End of the World episode. New Captain Scarlet story.   ff 577. Posted April 19, 2015.


TRAVELER New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. A Spectrum agent is preparing to embark on a life-changing voyage. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 661 Valentine's Day story and Missing Scene Challenge. Posted February 14, 2019.


THE TRIAL RUN, PART 1: SILENCE AND SLOW TIME Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

by Marion Woods. A Thunderbirds crossover story.

  • PART 1: SILENCE AND SLOW TIME Part One of a two-part story. Scarlet knew one of the rules of spelunking was ‘Kill Nothing but Time’, but would time kill him first? Halloween Challenge. ff 736. To be continued. Posted October 16, 2022.


  • PART 2: RACE AGAINST TIME Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horror

    by Marion Woods. Part Two of a two-part story. Anyone can have friends, but one who would face their own terrors to find you is all you’ll ever need. Story completed. Halloween Challenge. ff 736. Posted October 24, 2022.


TRICK OR TREAT Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Captain Scarlet is not too happy about all the Halloween celebrations, but everyone else is having a good time. Until... ff. 74. Halloween story. Originally posted October 6, 2002. Re-posted, October 3rd, 2011.


TRICKSTER, PRANKSTER, OCHRE: DIE! Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Melody Angel becomes the unintentional victim of Captain Ochre's latest prank. With the Angel pilot furious and unforgiving towards the unrepentant captain, will the two of them survive when the Mysterons make their next move? ff 612. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31st, 2016.


TRIPPING THE TRAP Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Chris Bishop. Set during and after the events of "The Trap" TV episode. Captain Scarlet's suspicions are not enough to prevent the Mysterons from setting their plans into motion at Glen Garry Castle. ff 521. Posted March 3, 2013.


TROUBLE WITH MOGWAI Original series Suitable for all readersFantasy/light horrorMedium level of violence

by Chris Bishop . The courier plane brings to Cloudbase a cute, furry little animal, that Harmony Angel had received in inheritance. But there are three important rules to follow to keep the animal, and it doesn't take long for Captain Scarlet to break the first one... Halloween Challenge. ff 190. A 'Gremlins' crossover. Completed.

PART 1 - Posted October 17, 2004.

PART 2 - Posted October 24, 2004 .

PART 3 - Posted October 31, 2004.


TROUBLE WITHIN Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Scarlet Lady. The Mysterons want to strike a blow to Spectrum, by attacking the organization from within. ff 36. Posted September 18, 2001.


TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in Power Star 113. Paul Metcalfe's father learns about the secret of Captain Scarlet's ability. ff 8. Posted February 10, 2001.


THE TRUE MEANING... Original series Suitable for all readers

by Lady Hawke. Peace is all Captain Scarlet wishes for this holiday. Getting it is a different story... ff 89. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 10, 2002. Reposted December 25, 2012.


TURNING POINT Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendo

by Chris Bishop. A visit to Sickbay turns Rhapsody Angel's life upside down. ff 79. Posted October 26, 2002.


T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ( SPECTRUM STYLE) Original series Suitable for all readers

A poem, by Valuth, inspired by the work of Clemet Moore. ff 94. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 23, 2002.


THE TWELVE DAYS OF COLONEL WHITE'S CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. A Spectrum Christmas song, based on the popular carol, "The 12 Days of Christmas". ff 659. Christmas Challenge. Posted February 3, 2019.


TWELVE DAYS OF SPECTRUM CHRISTMAS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Flic City. A set of vignettes, about the Christmas before the Mysterons. No real plot, but lots of fluff! ff 164. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 14, 2004.


TWENTY MINUTES TO ANHILIATION Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Ralph Ferreira. Originally appeared in Power Star 96 . The Mysterons plan to destroy a matter-antimatter reactor in a Brazilian nuclear research centre... ff 7. Posted February 10, 2001.


halloween_challenge TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Chris Bishop. Revised version - 2024. Multi-chapter complete story. After what he remembers as being a crash on Cloudbase runway, Captain Blue and Rhapsody Angel wake up in a strange and savage world, in which heir Spectrum colleagues have assumed the identities of characters from Norse legends. ff 279 Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. Originally posted August 29, 2006. Re-posted October 14, 2024.


TWILIGHT MEMORIES Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. The former Rhapsody Angel reminisces about the end of the War of Nerves. ff 319. Multiverse Challenge. Posted June 24, 2007.


TWILIGHT TIME Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. One Halloween, Magenta and Scarlet discover that not all fairies are cute. Halloween Challenge. ff 336. Posted October 28, 2007.


TWIN TALES Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Vicki Lister. A Mysteron threat is announced and after a series of break-ins, the finger of suspicion is pointing at Rhapsody. But Scarlet has reason to believe that there are other forces at work... Halloween Challenge and Multiverse Challenge. ff 241. Posted October 9, 2005.


TWIST OF FATE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Clya Brown. A tale from Captain Ochre's past life in the World Government Police Corps, featuring some friends and foes destined to cross Spectrum's path once more in the years to come. ff 761. Posted July 15, 2024.


christmas_challenge A TWISTED TRINITY New series Medium level of violenceAdult situations

by Skybase Girl. A family Christmas in the Canadian Rockies forces Scarlet and Destiny to confront their inner demons. Meanwhile, an old adversary has some shocks in store. R rated. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 345. Originally posted December 25, 2007. Reposted January 30, 2025.


TWO OF A KIND Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Lady Hawke. Captain Scarlet is sent to a New York University to assist a team of professors with the calibration of a new Mysteron detection device. There he meets not only an interesting and idealistic psychology professor, but the uncertainty of an alternate destiny for them both. ff 76. Originally posted September 25, 2001. Revised version February 5, 2012.


THE 2001 CONNECTION Original series Suitable for all readers

by Mike Adamson. Essay. Not strictly CS, but an exploration of the relationship between Gerry Anderson's work and Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey. ff 463. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website . Read other Red Alert! essays. Re-posted April 14, 2011.


2010: A SPECTRUM ODYSSEY Original series Suitable for all readers

A Captain Scarlet Unofficial Calendar, by Caroline Smith (Pictures, calendar pages, title and captions) and Chris Bishop (Presentation). Christmas Challenge ff 425. Posted December 31, 2009.


TYRANT Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Ralph Ferreira. Originally appeared in Power Star No. 101. WAAF North American Commander General Osbourne wants to launch an attack on the Mysterons on Mars… An attack that can result in dreadful consequences. ff 9. Posted February 10, 2001.



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UISGE BEATHA Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Marion Woods. While celebrating his birthday, Captain Scarlet gets up close and personal with some whisky... Christmas Challenge. ff 344. Posted December 17, 2007.


UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. Her first story. Captain Scarlet must face a special commission set to investigate his Mysteronisation. Previously appeared in "The Hot Corner" Fanzine. ff 22. Posted May 6, 2001.


christmas_challenge UNDERGROUND HEROICS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in The Hot Corner 2. A short story in which, after a day of shopping, Captain Scarlet encounters a group of violent robbers in a subway train. ff 14. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted February 1, 2001 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


UNEASY RELATIONS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Kimberly Murphy. Originally appeared in Power Star 90. The Mysterons threaten the lives of the European commanders of the World Military Forces. And one of them is Captain Scarlet's own father. ff 13. Posted February 10, 2001.


THE UNEXPECTED ANGEL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Parker Boots . Spectrum hires a new Angel pilot. And she has a link with one of the original girls. ff 692.  Posted August 23, 2021.


christmas_challenge AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS New series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith. A troubled Lieutenant Green confides in Captain Blue, with surprising consequences.  ff 689. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 25, 2020.


AN UNEXPECTED FIND Original series Suitable for all readers Action-oriented/low level of violence

by VMR . Bad weather keeps a young Paul Metcalfe inside, where, after following his mother’s suggestion, he finds an interesting item. This story is set before Spectrum. Christmas Challenge ff 641. Posted January 15, 2018.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS New series Suitable for all readers

A series of "New Captain Scarlet" situations, featuring Captain Ochre, by Lydia Sheridan. ff 430.

  • PART 1: REFLECTIONS

    What is wrong with Ochre? Captain Magenta wants to find out. Posted July 9, 2007.

  • PART 2: BAD DREAMS

    Captain Ochre wakes up from a nightmare. Posted August 8, 2007.


  • PART 3: MIND GAMES

    Still plagued with painful memories, will Captain Ochre accept the help of her friends? Posted March 21, 2008.



UNKNOWN DANGER Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Ralph Ferreira. Originally appeared in Power Star 113. The Mysterons want to destroy the Neptune, "Pride of the Seven Seas". Captains Scarlet, Blue and Magenta board the ship incognito to protect it. ff 12. Posted February 10, 2001.


UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER New series Medium level of horrorHigh level of violence

by Lee Homer. Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to Point Pleasant in West Virginia to investigate possible Mysteron activity at a Research Centre. However, they encounter something even more terrifying. (New Captain Scarlet story). Halloween Challenge. ff 609. Story completed.

CHAPTER 1 - Posted October 2, 2016.

CHAPTER 2 - Posted October 9, 2016.


 UP ALL NIGHT  Original series Suitable for all readers

by Caroline Smith.  The enfolding events of Inferno, from Captain Ochre's perspective. ff 644.  Missing Scene Challenge.  Posted July 4, 2018.



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VACATION? NO, HOUDINI! New series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Adam Blue . Spectrum must find not one, but TWO weapons currently used by the Mysterons to cause havoc. New Captain Scarlet story. ff 497. Posted September 9, 2012.


VALEDICTION Original series Suitable for all readersSexual innuendoMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. The sequel to ‘The Ghost in the Machine’. Captain Scarlet had always known that the day would come; but when it did, he was nowhere near ready for it. ff 235. Posted August 10, 2005.


VALENTINE CAPTAINS Original series Suitable for all readers valentine

by Ronda Curtner, reporter. Spectrum HQ's fearless reporter reveals the Spectrum Captain's Valentine Day celebrations. ff 397. Posted February 14, 2009.


A VALENTINE ROSE New series Implied adult situations valentine

by Skybase Girl. Black faces a lonely Valentine's Day until the Mysterons unexpectedly step in. New Captain Scarlet story. Valentine's Day story . ff 518. Posted February 14, 2013.


THE VALENTINE TIGER Original series Suitable for all readers valentine

by Cwissy. In this follow up to 'Athena and Edwin', Dr Fawn takes his brand new bride to a safari park for their honeymoon. Then the Mysterons have their own plans... Valentine's Day story. ff 778. Posted February 14, 2025.


THE VENGEANCE SYNDROME Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther Following an attack on the World Capitals, Spectrum is involved in an operation against the Mysteron Complex on Mars. ff 185. Posted September 20, 2004.


christmas_challenge THE VIGIL New seriesSuitable for all readers

by Skybase Girl. On Christmas Eve, Captain Blue worries that Santa Claus might not deliver the one gift Spectrum needs. New Captain Scarlet story. Christmas Challenge. ff 478. Originally posted December 24, 2011 - Reposted January 30, 2025.


THE VILLAGE Original series Implied adult situationsGraphic horror

by Caroline Smith. When Captain Scarlet stops for a drink in an idyllic village, he discovers that surface appearances can be deceptive. Rated R. Halloween Challenge.  ff 591. Posted November 6, 2015.



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WAKING MOMENTS Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Shades. Short missing scene, set shortly after the first episode, 'The Mysterons'. ff 721. Posted May 15, 2022.


WAKING UP Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. Waking from death isn’t always easy for Paul, but Doctor Fawn is determined to find a solution when old traumas complicate the transition. ff 727. Posted July 5, 2022.


THE WALKING DEAD Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Chris Bishop. An investigation for possible Mysteron activities in Haiti turns to nightmare for Captain Scarlet and Lieutenant Green, when they are faced with a mythical menace. Halloween Challenge.  ff 413.

Part 1: Towards Darkness - Posted October 25, 2009.

Part 2: Snakes and Rainbows - Posted October 31, 2009.


THE WALLS BETWEEN THE WORLDS GROW THIN New series Medium level of violenceImplied adult situations

by Yarol. New Captain Scarlet. There are times when the walls between worlds grow thin. There are places that act as nexus where people with no secure place in a world can and will meet.   ff 678. Halloween Challenge . Posted October 28 2020.


WAR GAMES Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Valuth. Spectrum wages a contest against the Mysterons that brings extreme warriors to a top security base for their own protection. The discovery that not all of those warriors are willing to cooperate creates problems not just for Spectrum but for the warriors themselves, and they have an unlikly enforcer. ff 99. Fourth chapter of the series "The Thoughest Uniform to Fill". Posted February 14, 2003.


WAR OF NERVE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Mary J. Rudy . Colonel White orders a Cloudbase security drill, but it doesn't go quite the way he expects it to... ff 66. Originally posted August 29, 2002 - Updated July 14, 2008.


WASHING DAY Original series Suitable for all readers

by Clya Brown. When Mrs Muriel Tippett's washing machine is repaired in time for Christmas, the technical expertise comes from a rather unusual source. ff 151.  Christmas Challenge. Originally posted December 15, 2003 - Reposted January 31st, 2014.


WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS Original series Adult situations

by Marion Woods. A Pre-Spectrum story. Paris proves it is indeed the city of romance, when two strangers accidentally meet whilst Christmas shopping. Marion's Captain Scarlet's birthday story for 2008. Christmas Challenge. ff 387. Posted December 17, 2008.


WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD Original series Suitable for all readers

by Kelly Haycock and Devon 'Ricco' Ricks. The Mysterons threaten to bring to light the past of a member of Spectrum and reveal something not wanting to be found, but what does that mean? One person knows and it means returning to something long forgotten. This story is a crossover with Harry Potter and contains spoilers for the new book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". ff 146 This story is unfinished and will remain so, unless the authors come back to complete it.

PROLOGUE - CHAPTER 1 - CHAPTER 2 - CHAPTER 3 - CHAPTER 4 -

CHAPTER 5

Chapter 5 added November 16, 2003.


A WELL EARNED BREAK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Shades. After a hectic three months, Dianne finally has a chance to relax and unwind. Valentine's Day story ff 748. Posted February 14, 2023.


WHAT DREAMS MAY COME Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendoMedium level of horror

by Hazel Köhler. Just a little sliver of broken glass, embedded in a small scratch on his arm. That's all it was when it started, but the consequences for Captain Scarlet were terrifying... ff 358. Posted May 13, 2008.


WHAT REMAINS Original series Adult situations

by Skybase Girl. Set in the year 2100 and intended as a sequel to Marion Woods’ story “Valediction”. Colonel Scarlet and former Symphony Angel Karen Svenson are struggling to deal with the tragic deaths of their spouses. But when their efforts to rebuild their lives take an unexpected turn, they are unprepared for the resultant fallout. Christmas Challenge. ff 572. Posted January 28, 2015.


WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Matt Crowther. Spectrum must ensure that an important cargo threatened by the Mysterons will reach Cloudbase. But they will need outside help in their mission to protect... a shipload of Dr. Pepper?! Spoof story. ff 180. Posted July 17, 2004.


WHAT'S TO REMEMBER? Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of horror

by Sue Stanhope. What does happen - when Scarlet sleeps? Halloween Challenge. ff 284. Posted October 3, 2006.


WHEN THE CHILDREN RULE THE WORLD Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lieutenant Spooky. On the " FanFiction.Net" site. A bunch of kids help Spectrum to stop a threat from the Mysterons. ff 56. Added May 27, 2002. Updated January 4, 2014: Story unavailable.


WHEN THE THUNDER CRASHES Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Ono. Sailor Moon/Captain Scarlet Crossover. Sailor Jupiter is sucked into a Vortex of Time to face an enemy away from the aid of her fellow Senshi, but the world she is now in will make her face greater perils. ff 100. Posted March 9, 2003.


WHEN THE WAR IS OVER Original series Suitable for all readers

by AgProv (Paul Catlow). A not entirely serious and somewhat satirical look at the Captain Scarlet world just after the end of the Mysteron war. Owes something to the humour of Terry Pratchett and homages Douglas Adams but does not crossover. Loosely episodic. ff 431. Also listed on Fanfiction.net. Posted February 8, 2010.


WHERE WAS GLENN FIELD? Original series Suitable for all readers

Essay by Mike Adamson. ff 123. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website . Read other Red Alert! essays. Reposted April 13, 2008.


WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING... Original series Suitable for all readers

by Lady Hawke . The sequel to "The Shape of Things…" Seeking to discover the true mystery of the Mysterons, Captain Scarlet goes against orders to utilize a piece of advanced technology. By experimenting with Professor deRavin’s electrode-studded helmet, Scarlet’s hope is to tap into the Mysterons’ hive mind and discover useful information dealing with a new entity- The Guardians. But will the Mysterons notice Scarlet’s inner wanderings and seize his mind to their control once more? And will the shape-shifter, Ehlora Piper, assist and guide Scarlet to the information which might save his Earth from their shared and deadly enemy? This is Lady Hawke’s 11th Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons story. ff 527. Posted May 29, 2013.


christmas_challenge A WHITE CHRISTMAS CAROL Original series Suitable for all readers

by Chris Bishop , Mary J. Rudy and Sue Stanhope. Colonel White has been in a very irritable mood since the beginning of the Holiday Season, and is making life miserable for his officers on Cloudbase. ff 165. Complete story. Christmas Challenge. Originally posted January 15, 2004 - Reposted December 25, 2022.

PART 1 - PART 2


WHITE LIGHTNING; THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ANGEL INTERCEPTOR Original series Suitable for all readers

by Mike Adamson. Essay on the Angel Interceptor (I guess the title says it all!). ff 124. Now on this website. Previously on the Red Alert! website . Read other Red Alert! essays. Reposted April 13, 2008.


WHO, WHAT AND WHERE IN 'CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS' FANON Original series Suitable for all readers

A list of characters, places and institutions created by authors by authors for their fanfic stories on the Spectrum Headquarters website (Version 2.1) A combined work, made by various authors from the website, this listing is meant as an informative sheet. ff 368. Updated with new material, March 11, 2017.


WHO WHAT AND WHERE IN 'NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET' FANON New series Suitable for all readers

A combined informative sheet, compiled by various authors from the website, this list is similar to the 'Who, What and Where' for 'Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons', but contains places and institutions created by authors by authors created exclusively for New Captain Scarlet fanfic stories on the Spectrum Headquarters website. ff 623. Posted March 11, 2017


WHO'S THE FOOL NOW? Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. The members of Cloudbase senior staff get together to get revenge on Captain Ochre on April Fool's Day. ff 227. Posted March 29, 2005.


WHOSE HEART THE BLACKEST Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Kimberly Murphy and Richard A. Spake. Originally appeared in Power Star 91. Captain Scarlet must face a man who has the same powers of rejuvenation as himself… and who appears to be the Mysterons' present target. ff 11. Posted February 10, 2001.


WILD JUSTICE Original series Suitable for all readersMedium level of violence

by Marion Woods. The remergence of an old adversary makes Captain Blue wonder who he can trust and causes headaches - of every kind - for his Spectrum colleagues. Story presented for the website's 10th anniversary. ff 465. Posted June 23, 2011.


A WILLING CAPTIVE Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lady Hawke. This story has the Spectrum team brushing up on their combat skills at a North American training facility. While practicing maneuvers, Scarlet is kidnapped by Captain Black. Does the British captain go along willingly, and does Colonel White really want to risk his best officer to the schemes of the Mysterons? ff 47. Originally posted, October 19, 2001. Re-posted February 19, 2012.


A WILLING SACRIFICE Original series Suitable for all readers

by Marion Woods. Christmas is a time to count your blessings... ff 304. Christmas Challenge. Posted December 6, 2006.


WINTER'S HARDSHIPS Original series Suitable for all readers

by Scarlet Lady. Lieutenant Lake Series. This story relates what happens when Captain Scarlet takes new recruit Lieutenant Lake in a day of training. ff 159. Linked November 9, 2008. Now on this website - May 20, 2012.


WITH LOVE New series Suitable for all readers

by Lydia Sheridan. Short story. Lieutenant Silver can't seem to share the Christmas spirit on Skybase. Christmas Challenge. ff 343. Posted December 11, 2007.


WORDS OF WARNING New series Suitable for all readers

by RoverGirl. On Halloween, a gypsy makes a dark prediction to Destiny Angel. New Captain Scarlet story. Halloween Challenge. ff 382. Posted October 31, 2008.


WORKING RELATIONSHIP Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Lee C. Highway. Captain Scarlet clashes with the newest officer on Cloudbase. ff 301. Previously appeared in the Shockwave fanzine.  Posted November 11, 2006.


WORRY ME ERIN New series Suitable for all readers

by Isabelle Saucier. Captain Blue’s attempt at being romantic and original takes an unexpected detour. (New Captain Scarlet story). ff 621. Valentine's Day story. Posted February 14, 2017.


WOULD THE REAL CAPTAIN SCARLET PLEASE STAND UP? Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Devon 'Ricco' Ricks. How do you tell who is who when the Mysterons try and replace their man with your own? ff 116. Posted June 16, 2003.


WRITER'S BLOCK Original series Suitable for all readers

by Hazel Köhler. Things that go 'beep in the night... Halloween Challenge ff 369. Originally posted October 1st, 2008. Reposted November 5, 2022.



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X-MISS? Original series Suitable for all readers

by VMR. An order from Colonel White causes four of his Captains not to be on Cloudbase over the Christmas season. Will there be any Christmas cheer for them? Christmas Challenge. ff 544. Posted January 15, 2014.



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YEAR IN A SPECTRUM Original series Suitable for all readers

by Sage Harper. A series of vignettes, one for each month, depicting a short episode in the lives of Cloudbase officers during one full year. ff 230. Originally posted April 19, 2005 - Re-posted December 25, 2005 for the Christmas Challenge.


YOU BELONG TO ME Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violenceSexual innuendo

by Marion Woods. Spectrum's officers discover the truth in the saying that 'Having children doesn't make you a parent any more than having a piano makes you a pianist'... Rated R. ff 313. Christmas Challenge. Posted January 15, 2007.


YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US... Original series Suitable for all readers

by Keryn. What happens when the Mysterons' direct message system fails and they have to go through normal communication channels? ff 250. Posted November 13, 2005.


YOUR POINT BEING...? Original series Suitable for all readersAction-oriented/low level of violence

by Tiger Jackson. Captain Scarlet finds himself trapped, just so Captain Black can teach him a lesson. ff 112. End Credits Challenge. Posted May 31, 2003.



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ZETSUBOU Original series Medium level of violenceMedium level of horror

by Caroline Smith. Family, a blessing or a curse?  ff 680. Halloween Challenge . Posted November 1st, 2020.


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