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ONLY ACCEPTABLE COURSE OF ACTION
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.
MANY WAYS TO SAY IT AND SOME OF THEM INVOLVE WORDS
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. page5Posted February 14, 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF GHOST STORY
It was just a simple, nighttime stroll through Paris. Halloween Challenge. ff 755. Posted November 6, 2023.
ENDGAME (2)
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.
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.
They say that kisses are sweeter than wine. Valentine's Day story. ff 747. Posted February 14, 2023.
After a hectic three months, Dianne finally has a chance to relax and unwind. Valentine's Day story ff 748. Posted February 14, 2023.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A theory to attempt to explain why Scarlet’s sixth sense is so notoriously spotty in the show. ff 730. Posted August 24, 2022.
Even the most serious of people do enjoy a little bit of fun every now and again... ff 731. Posted August 24, 2022.
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.
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.
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 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.
Paul has a temper, one that he keeps tightly controlled for very good reasons. ff 724. Posted June 10, 2022.
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.
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.
This is a very short missing scene piece for the episode 'White as Snow'. ff 719. Posted May 15, 2022.
Short missing scene set before the events of the TV episode 'Special Assignment'. ff 720. Posted May 15, 2022.
Short missing scene, set shortly after the first episode, 'The Mysterons'. ff 721. Posted May 15, 2022.
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.
A little scene between Paul and Dianne as they prepare for a covert mission. ff 714. Posted April 25, 2022.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There are reasons why Scarlet isn’t often sent on solo missions. ff 708. Posted March 26, 2022.
Because everyone is entitled to a little foolishness. ff 709. Posted March 26, 2022.
Scarlet and Green taking a moment to play a game of chess. ff 710. Posted March 26, 2022.
In the middle of the night, Scarlet roams Cloudbase. ff 711. Posted March 26, 2022.
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.
Ochre’s started a new project, one with a very special mission. Valentine's Day story. ff 704. Posted February 14, 2022.
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.
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.
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.
In a brief rest between missions, Conrad has a moment of contemplation. ff 695. Halloween Challenge. Posted October 31, 2021.
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.
ON ELITE SPECIAL AGENTS
AND SUPPORT STAFF, THE CARE AND FEEDING OF
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.
The "Sometimes" Series (Challenge of Five):
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Because sometimes watching is all you can do. Starring Colonel White. ff 404. Posted June 24, 2009.
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T HAVE A CHOICE
Because there are times when you really don't have a choice. An adventure from Scarlet's pre-Spectrum days. ff 405. Posted June 24, 2009.
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO DEFY
Because sometimes you have to make sure the other side knows that you're still up and fighting. Starring Destiny, Scarlet and Blue. ff 406. Posted June 24, 2009.
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LAUGH
Because there are days when the only thing you really need is a laugh. Starring Blue and Scarlet. ff 403. Posted June 24, 2009.
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO PLAY
Because boys will always be boys, even when they're highly-trained agents fighting an interstellar war. Starring all five captains. ff 402. Posted June 24, 2009.
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