Crown Jewels Stolen (short story)

Crown Jewels Stolen was a short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the Stingray content in the issue. Another article from the front page mentioned Unity City, a location first introduced in The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks.
== Summary ==
Across the world, the biggest hunt in history gets underway as police from every major country join Universal Secret Service agents and World Aquanaut Security Patrol vessels in the search for the British Crown Jewels, stolen from a World Air Force Wombat on its way to Canberra for the World Fair. While Stingray hunts for the wrecked Wombat, plain clothes police and USS agents keep a twenty-four hour watch on all spacedromes and ports, with the British government offering a reward of one million pounds for information leading to the recovery of the jewels.
Elsewhere, John Tracy of International Rescue's Thunderbird 5 alerts the organisation to be on standby in case their help is required in the search for the heart specialist Doctor Adams, on his way to Madagascar to save General N'Mobo from heart disease when his aircraft vanished. TV 21 preemptively send their special rescue correspondent to Kenya to cover the search.
Meanwhile, uproar ensues in the World Senate chambers in Unity City as furious senators demand an explanation of Space City's clampdown on information regarding the disappearance of the Electrode 909. In particular, senator Pundab Majeery argues that the public have a right to know all the facts concerning the incident, as well as the whereabouts of Fireball XL5.
== Characters ==
* John Tracy
* Pundab Majeery
* Rescue correspondent
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Wombat was last reported over the central Pacific prior to Stingray picking up its crew from a life dinghy.
* The Wombat was pictured leaving London Airport with the Crown Jewels aboard.
* Adams's aircraft disappeared over the Kenya Game Reserve.
* Pundab Majeery is the senator for Ceylon.
== Story notes ==
* This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds.
== Continuity ==
* The British Crown Jewels have been stolen, though they would later be recovered in time to appear at the 2066 World Fair. (COMIC: The Rogue Planet)
* John Tracy has alerted International Rescue to the disappearance of Doctor Adams, someone they would later help search for. (COMIC: Impasse, PROSE: Thunderbird Two)
* Space City has restricted information on the Electrode 909, though TV 21 would continue to keep its readers informed of further developments through the Laser-accelerated Spectro-view. (COMIC: The Archives of Phryne)
Category:Stories set in 2066
Category:TV21 cover stories
Category:1966 short stories
Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series