They Watch the World (short story)

They Watch the World was a Dateline 2089 short story printed in Action 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.

Summary
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Characters

 * Cooper Bristol
 * Commander Shore
 * Colonel White
 * Lhomel
 * Victor McCormack
 * Kylie Walker

Worldbuilding

 * The members of the Kaplan Commission are also members of the World Security Council, which is answerable only to the World Senate. They usually hold conferences by videophone and only meet in person for matters of utmost security.
 * Bristol knows the members of the Commission will be investigating themselves and hopes they are all "men enough" for the task.
 * McCormack sees the Commission as an act of ritual cleansing and notes he and his men failed in their responsibilities and must now demonstrate awareness.
 * Jim Colton, head of the Universal Secret Service's World Intelligence Network, was unavailable for comment.
 * Commander Zero of the World Space Patrol is unable to attend the Commission due to a special mission on Astra.
 * Commander Shore of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol will be attending and "just wants the facts".
 * Friction is expected between Colonel White of Spectrum and World President Lhomel, who has been quietly critical of the organisation since taking office.
 * Spectrum was a "pet project" of Lhomel's predecessor, President Melchior, especially after they rescued him from the Mysterons.
 * White insists that he knows the Mysterons better than any politician and will not admit any mistake on his part.

Story notes

 * This story was a crossover with Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Joe 90.

Continuity

 * The Kaplan Commission is meeting in Washington to discuss the recent assassination plot. (COMIC: Assassination! et al.)
 * The chairman of the Commission will be Admiral Cooper Bristol, who is the head of the World Navy. (COMIC: The Rogue Planet)
 * General Victor McCormack of the World Army Air Force acknowledges that it was his men who let the gunman roam the streets of Unity City. (PROSE: Captain Black Surrenders)
 * The fact that Spectrum moved Cloudbase away from Bermuda as the Astran peace mission was expected in Unity City angered World President Lhomel. (PROSE: Get the Gunman!)
 * Lhomel remains convinced that the Mysterons engineered the original Astran border incidents. (COMIC: Space Border Battle, PROSE: Captain Scarlet in Death Crash!)