‘NEPTUNE CONNECT’

A FOUR-PART STORY BY TIM BRADLEY

Synopsis

The Doctor once lost a friend because of the Cybermen. When a fleet attacks the planet Earth, the TARDIS intervenes, only for the Cybermen to escape through a temporal vortex into Earth’s timeline. The Doctor, Nyssa and Billy glimpse an alternative Earth dominated by the Cybermen. To find out what happened and how the timeline was altered, the TARDIS crew follow them back to Earth’s past in the year 2054.

Contents

Introduction

‘Neptune Connect’ Special Artwork #1 provided by Stephen Buckley

‘Neptune Connect’ Special Artwork #1 provided by Stephen Buckley

Cast of Characters

THE DOCTOR – PETER DAVISON
Time-Space Traveller

NYSSA – SARAH SUTTON
His Trakenite Companion

BILLY WALKER – TIM BRADLEY
His 1963 Human Companion

GILES TADA – BRENT SPINER
Managing Director of Neptune Connect

JAMIE TADA – BRENT SPINER
Giles Tada’s son, Betty’s love interest, a special undercover agent

BETTY PHILLIPS – NINA TOUSSAINT-WHITE
Giles Tada’s secretary, Jamie’s love interest

SNAP – 
Giles Tada’s bodyguard (‘Parts One-Two’)

FRAN – 
Giles Tada’s girlfriend (‘Parts Two-Four’)

CAPTAIN STEWART – 
Commanding officer of the Earth spaceship U.S.5. Scott (‘Part One’)

COMMANDER JOHN – 
First officer of the Earth spaceship U.S.5. Scott (‘Part One’)

ENSIGN WHEATON – 
Helmsman of the Earth spaceship U.S.5. Scott (‘Part One’)

CYBERMEN – NICHOLAS BRIGGS
CYBER LEADER, CYBER LIEUTENANT, CYBER UNIT #335 (‘Part One’), CYBER UNIT #779 (‘Part One’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #1 (‘Parts One-Two’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #2, NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #3 (‘Part Two’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #4 (‘Parts Two-Four’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #5 (‘Parts Two-Three’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #6 (‘Parts Two-Three’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #7 (‘Part Three’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #8 (‘Part Three’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #9 (‘Parts Three-Four’), NEPTUNE CYBERMAN #10 (‘Parts Three-Four’), CYBER PLANNER (‘Parts One-Three’), CYBER CONTROLLER (‘Parts Two-Three’), CYBER COMMANDER (‘Part Four’), CYBER UNIT #34 (‘Part Four’), CYBER UNIT #35 (‘Part Four’), CYBER HEAD (‘Part Four’)

ADRIC – MATTHEW WATERHOUSE 
The Doctor’s Alzarian companion, deceased. (‘Part One’)

EARTH SHIP #1 (‘Part One’), EARTH SHIP #2 (‘Part One’), EARTH SHIP #3 (‘Part One’), EARTH SHIP #4 (‘Part One’), AGENT #1 (‘Part One’), AGENT #2 (‘Part One’), SECURITY GUARD (‘Part Two’), MAN (‘Part Four’), WOMAN (‘Part Four’), SOLDIER #1 (‘Part Four’), SOLDIER #2 (‘Part Four’)

‘Nyssa of Traken’ originally created by Johnny Byrne
‘Billy Walker’ created by Tim Bradley
‘Cybermen’ created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis

© Tim Bradley, 2025