An Unexpected Guest – A UFO Christmas Story

1st December 2015

(first published Dec 2014) This is set in the era of the original series, and comes some time after the episodes ‘Conflict’ and ‘Court Martial’. Doug Jackson was one of the most enigmatic of the characters in UFO, a man who seemed to have his own agenda at times. There is virtually no backstory for him and in this story I have attempted to give him some ‘past’, some reason…

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Moment of Truth

1st December 2015

A UFO Story By Lightcudder ©May 2012 Usual disclaimers apply. Takes place approx three weeks after ‘The Man Who Came Back’ Dedicated to: ‘The London Five’. The green light gave the go-ahead, I punched the button and the carriage door slid open, releasing me onto the platform. Commuters hurried past on their way to work, holding newspapers, briefcases and the ever-present umbrella, even in such mild conditions. I had nothing…

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Christmas Weird

1st December 2015

Author: dragon Christmas, Christmas time is here Time for Toys and time for Cheer   Paul Foster caught himself humming the old child hood Christmas song as he walked along the corridors of Harlington-Straker studios. He wasn’t entirely certain why the cheery and somewhat cheesy Christmas song in the in the squeaky falsetto cheered him, but it did. Now he caught himself humming the song a few days after the…

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The Hot Seat

1st September 2015

  The Hot Seat By Kevin Goodman He ran his hands over the emerging stubble on his face. He’d been sitting at this damn desk, for how long now? Ed made it seem so easy, so natural. Alec Freeman glanced down at the ever-expanding pile of reports, requests and other minute details that the running of SHADO required. He looked over at the drinks dispenser, wondering if it was time,…

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Room 5:28

‘Room 28. Level 5.’ ‘Yes? Is there a problem?’ ‘It’s locked.’ ‘Is it?’ Straker didn’t look up. ‘Any particular reason? I mean.. does anyone ever go down there? The lower levels? It’s all distribution rooms and redundancy back-up systems.’ ‘So?’ ‘So why lock one room?’ ‘I don’t know. Maybe the janitor stores his collection of porn magazines there.’ Straker laid a hand on the map he was studying. ‘Looks as…

1st September 2015
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A Drop Too Many (Captain Scarlet)

1st September 2015

Scarlet. I hadn’t intended it to end that way. It hurt. As always. That’s always the worst part, knowing that, whatever happens, it’s going to hurt. This was no different. Searing pain. And I couldn’t stop myself from screaming. Falling hundreds of feet isn’t much fun, especially when you aren’t wearing a parachute and you know how it’s going to end. The horror shrieks in my mind, the implacable truth…

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Bad Company

1st September 2015

Ed Straker walked into his office, greeted his secretary, discussed the appointments of the day and took his mail into the inner office with him. He was surprised to find a large padded mailer sitting on his desk already, no postage. “Miss Ealand?” “Sir?” “Package, on my desk?” “Delivered via courier, sir. About half an hour ago. Security says it’s clear.” “Thank you.” He frowned at the package, dealt with…

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You Can Always Count on Me Pt 3: Lost Without You

“Captain, a personal call for you, channel two.” “Thanks.” Lew Waterman put his reports aside. The cabin door shut and he switched the phone button. “Waterman.” “Hey Lew, how are you, old man?” The voice of Colonel Collins sounded far away, disturbed by noise interferences. “It’s more difficult to get in touch with you than a pay raise from Commander Straker.” “Uh, Craig, I’m not that old, only five months…

1st June 2015
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