Get the Gunman! (short story)

Get the Gunman! was a Dateline 2089 short story printed in Action 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.

Specifically, the Astrans and Unity City were mentioned, with both originating from The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks. Get the Gunman! also referenced the World Intelligence Network, making it the first crossover between the Doctor Who universe and Joe 90.

Summary
Bermuda is sealed tight as the hunt for the killer who fired on the Astran convoy gets underway; St George's Airport is swiftly closed to outgoing flights while World Navy patrol boats lock down the harbours. Additionally, extra World Intelligence Network agents are called in to assist with the gargantuan task of searching Unity City.

Meanwhile, furious Word Senators demand answers as to why Spectrum is failing to respond to the emergency, with its headquarters Cloudbase instead heading away from Bermuda over the Pacific despite an active Mysteron threat also looming over the city. Insiders comment that Colonel White had been against holding the peace talks in Unity City "on security grounds".

Finally, air tickets for Bermuda rise sharply in price as the reporters of the world battle to get to the island. Airline Air Terrainean announce their intention to hold a "rigorous inquiry" into the steepening cost of their Fireflash flights.

Characters

 * Colonel White

Worldbuilding

 * Ticket touts were able to get hold of reservations for the next Fireflash flight "within seconds" of the bullet being fired into the Kaplan.

Story notes

 * This story was a tie-in to the Fireball XL5 story Assassination and the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons story We Will Destroy Unity.

Continuity

 * Shots have been fired at the Astran convoy in Unity City, as depicted in COMIC: Assassination!.
 * The Kaplan's assassin was confirmed to be Count Lugosti in COMIC: On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer... and COMIC: Zodiac Makes An Arrest.
 * Cloudbase is still silent as it heads across the Pacific, as previously noted in PROSE: Ghost Ship!.
 * The Mysterons have threatened to destroy Unity City, as primarily seen in COMIC: We Will Destroy Unity City.
 * The world's press scramble to get to Bermuda. Lady Penelope and Parker arrived from England via Fireflash in COMIC: On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer....