UFO Stories
The Soul Mates Saga
This Saga centers on my first UFO story, which brought Ed and Virginia into a romantic relationship. In my opinion (and many others) the series was leaning in that direction near the end and this storyline examines that possibility. Read how Ed and Virginia end up as a husband/wife team battling the aliens. It is a canon based action packed Saga, filled with adventure and romance.
SM-1 Mission of Mercy - Colonel Lake races against time to deliver a medication needed to save the life of Straker's son.
SM-2 Best Friends - Virginia helps Gay regain her confidence, and the two form a friendship.
SM-3 Silver Star - Colonel Lake risks her life to save Moonbase and her comrades.
SM-4 Absence - Fate intervenes, forcing Ed and Virginia to reassess the parameters of their relationship.
SM-5 Soul Mates - Virginia must choose between love and duty.
SM-6 Dark SHADO - Virginia and Ed become trapped in the mirror universe depicted in The Bodyguard.
SM-9 Expecting - A very pregnant Virginia Lake-Straker and her husband become trapped when an explosion tears through HQ. (A Challenge Story)
SM-10 Distant Memories - An accident at the London research facility sends the captured UFO, containing Virginia, back in time to 1862 Nevada. (A UFO/Bonanza Crossover Story)
SM-11 The Omega Conundrum - A military force outside of SHADO tries to forcefully gain access to the time travel technology.
The Hewett Series
The Hewett series started as one story but took on a life of its own as Matt Hewett finds that life never has a dull moment with Virginia his new love. Although these stories were written for fun, they still form a very serious storyline. These stories all take place after the last episode in the series.
HS-1 Matters of the Heart - Virginia is courted by a science fiction writer that she was sent to investigate. (A Challenge Story)
HS-2 Glitch in the Machine - A problem in SHADO's new communications system spells trouble for Virginia's new husband. (A Challenge Story)
HS-3 In Training - Captain Matt Hewett is sent on a vital mission, while in London romance blooms for Ed and Jen.
HS-4 Love Never Fails - Virginia and Matt must travel to mourn the loss of a friend, leaving their daughter in the care of Ed and Jen.
Dark Desire Saga
Dark Desire 1: Transformations - A very different take on Ed and Ginny. A Halloween Challenge Story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
UFO 2012 Saga
With the movie still on the horizon I decided to write my own interpretation of the UFO series. The Saga starts in 2003 when the Space Shuttle is lost during reentry with all hands, including British Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Mary Straker, a newlywed as well as the UK’s first astronaut. The loss of the both the spacecraft and the International Space Station prompts an immediate investigation. One of the key players in the follow up is USAF pilot and astronaut Colonel Edward Straker, now a widower. He and his team soon find out that the tragedy was not an accident. This series will take UFO into the twenty first century. This Saga will be a non-canon, modernized interpretation of the original series.
Enemy Action - The loss of the Space Shuttle prompts an investigation and leads to the formation of SHADO.
Other Stories
This group of stories was all written as standalones, although A Matter of Principle is referred to in some of my other work. Heartbreak on the Moskva may turn into a series itself if I run out of other ideas. A Matter of Responsibility, A Mother's Day Visit, and The Gift, take place within the Soul Mates story arc.
Beaver James - Beaver James' last hour, as told by him.
A Matter of Principle - Paul Foster considers a poor decision.
The Bodyguard - A look at SHADO in a mirror universe. (A challenge story for the SHADO Writer’s Guild.)
Heartbreak on the Moskva - Alec, Ginny and Major Natiroff attempt to recover an alien document in the Soviet Union. (A challenge story.)
A Matter of Responsibility - Ed tells his fiancee of a questionable decision made two years prior. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
Why: From the Diary of Virginia Lake - After a long day at SHADO, Virginia recalls memories from the past.
The Memorial Service - A SHADO operative ponders her loss of a friend. (A challenge story for the SHADO Writer’s Guild.)
A Mother's Day Visit - Ginny finds a visit with her mother to be informative. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
The Gift - Virginia and Ed learn more details of their shared family history. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
A Moment in Time - A look at the end of the episode, Timelash, from Ed's point of view.
A Life Worth Saving - Virginia adopts a friend. A Companion story to the Episode The Cat With Ten Lives, and a Challenge story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
A Departure from the Norm - Paul Foster encounters a new alien weapon, with interesting results. A challenge story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
A Study in Contradiction - Virginia searches for answers, on more than one front. (An introspect based on the episode Reflections in the Water.)
A Lonely Night Apart - On the eve of his wedding, Commander Straker considers his life.
A Need to Know - At the altar, flashbacks reveal the circumstances surrounding Ed and Virginia meeting for the first time.
This Saga centers on my first UFO story, which brought Ed and Virginia into a romantic relationship. In my opinion (and many others) the series was leaning in that direction near the end and this storyline examines that possibility. Read how Ed and Virginia end up as a husband/wife team battling the aliens. It is a canon based action packed Saga, filled with adventure and romance.
SM-1 Mission of Mercy - Colonel Lake races against time to deliver a medication needed to save the life of Straker's son.
SM-2 Best Friends - Virginia helps Gay regain her confidence, and the two form a friendship.
SM-3 Silver Star - Colonel Lake risks her life to save Moonbase and her comrades.
SM-4 Absence - Fate intervenes, forcing Ed and Virginia to reassess the parameters of their relationship.
SM-5 Soul Mates - Virginia must choose between love and duty.
SM-6 Dark SHADO - Virginia and Ed become trapped in the mirror universe depicted in The Bodyguard.
SM-9 Expecting - A very pregnant Virginia Lake-Straker and her husband become trapped when an explosion tears through HQ. (A Challenge Story)
SM-10 Distant Memories - An accident at the London research facility sends the captured UFO, containing Virginia, back in time to 1862 Nevada. (A UFO/Bonanza Crossover Story)
SM-11 The Omega Conundrum - A military force outside of SHADO tries to forcefully gain access to the time travel technology.
The Hewett Series
The Hewett series started as one story but took on a life of its own as Matt Hewett finds that life never has a dull moment with Virginia his new love. Although these stories were written for fun, they still form a very serious storyline. These stories all take place after the last episode in the series.
HS-1 Matters of the Heart - Virginia is courted by a science fiction writer that she was sent to investigate. (A Challenge Story)
HS-2 Glitch in the Machine - A problem in SHADO's new communications system spells trouble for Virginia's new husband. (A Challenge Story)
HS-3 In Training - Captain Matt Hewett is sent on a vital mission, while in London romance blooms for Ed and Jen.
HS-4 Love Never Fails - Virginia and Matt must travel to mourn the loss of a friend, leaving their daughter in the care of Ed and Jen.
Dark Desire Saga
Dark Desire 1: Transformations - A very different take on Ed and Ginny. A Halloween Challenge Story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
UFO 2012 Saga
With the movie still on the horizon I decided to write my own interpretation of the UFO series. The Saga starts in 2003 when the Space Shuttle is lost during reentry with all hands, including British Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Mary Straker, a newlywed as well as the UK’s first astronaut. The loss of the both the spacecraft and the International Space Station prompts an immediate investigation. One of the key players in the follow up is USAF pilot and astronaut Colonel Edward Straker, now a widower. He and his team soon find out that the tragedy was not an accident. This series will take UFO into the twenty first century. This Saga will be a non-canon, modernized interpretation of the original series.
Enemy Action - The loss of the Space Shuttle prompts an investigation and leads to the formation of SHADO.
Other Stories
This group of stories was all written as standalones, although A Matter of Principle is referred to in some of my other work. Heartbreak on the Moskva may turn into a series itself if I run out of other ideas. A Matter of Responsibility, A Mother's Day Visit, and The Gift, take place within the Soul Mates story arc.
Beaver James - Beaver James' last hour, as told by him.
A Matter of Principle - Paul Foster considers a poor decision.
The Bodyguard - A look at SHADO in a mirror universe. (A challenge story for the SHADO Writer’s Guild.)
Heartbreak on the Moskva - Alec, Ginny and Major Natiroff attempt to recover an alien document in the Soviet Union. (A challenge story.)
A Matter of Responsibility - Ed tells his fiancee of a questionable decision made two years prior. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
Why: From the Diary of Virginia Lake - After a long day at SHADO, Virginia recalls memories from the past.
The Memorial Service - A SHADO operative ponders her loss of a friend. (A challenge story for the SHADO Writer’s Guild.)
A Mother's Day Visit - Ginny finds a visit with her mother to be informative. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
The Gift - Virginia and Ed learn more details of their shared family history. (A challenge story for the Sci-Fi Forever Forum.)
A Moment in Time - A look at the end of the episode, Timelash, from Ed's point of view.
A Life Worth Saving - Virginia adopts a friend. A Companion story to the Episode The Cat With Ten Lives, and a Challenge story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
A Departure from the Norm - Paul Foster encounters a new alien weapon, with interesting results. A challenge story for the SHADO Writer's Guild.
A Study in Contradiction - Virginia searches for answers, on more than one front. (An introspect based on the episode Reflections in the Water.)
A Lonely Night Apart - On the eve of his wedding, Commander Straker considers his life.
A Need to Know - At the altar, flashbacks reveal the circumstances surrounding Ed and Virginia meeting for the first time.
Story Timeline
After reviewing some of the events in the episodes, I found it necessary to shuffle some things around to fit my story-lines. I was originally using the UFO Mega-Set episode order as a baseline. I still use that layout with two alterations. The Cat with Ten Lives and Court Martial have been moved to maintain continuity with the events as stated in the series as well as my story-lines. This is a work in progress, and I will be adding certain major story events as well as historical events.