Halloween

Blair set the bowl of miniature chocolate bars and candies down on the table next to the door. Deciding to test the loot they were handing out, he tore the wrapper off a Snickers bar and popped it into his mouth. He smiled, as he walked back to the couch, at the pure genius of the person who thought to put peanuts and chocolate together.

Hearing a light knock, he turned down the sound of Jim's new Santana CD and went to the door. So far he had been visited by an assortment of vampires, princesses, and Star Wars characters. He wondered who would be next. With the bowl of treats in hand he flung the door open, expecting to hear the cries of "trick or treat". His mouth dropped open and he took a step back from the door. His eyes wide with fear.

"Oh, ha, ha, Sandburg," Jim growled as he pushed his way into the loft. His arms were full of groceries.

"Hey, Jim," Blair laughed. "Can I help it if that was the scariest mask I've seen all night?" He followed his friend into the kitchen. "So, what's for dinner?" He started to sort through the bags.

"Whatever you're making, Chief." Ellison went to the fridge for some bottled water. "I heard from Simon while I was dodging kids in the supermarket. They found his body, Blair. He died in the fire."

"Guess that ends it. There was a lot I didn't get about him. He saw them, Jim. He saw the panther and the wolf. " He stopped unpacking the groceries. "Do you think...?" He looked at his partner long and hard and then sighed. "Probably not." Sandburg pulled a loaf of bread from the bag. "He was one sad bastard, wasn't he?"

"Yeah, he was." Jim walked over to the CD player and turned up the volume on Supernatural. He watched his friend's reflection in the glass of the picture that hung over the stereo system. It was just a little too solemn for his liking. The case had been a long and tough one. Parris had had them chasing their tails. Grinning to himself, Ellison reached for the newspaper, flipping to the entertainment section. Nothing like a little humor in bad taste to get the kid going.

"Hey, Chief, what's say that after the last goblin gets the last piece of candy we go to the show?" He folded the newspaper in two and held it out for his friend. "There's this picture I've been wanting to see. It's about these three kids that go camping in the woods to film a documentary about..."

finis

Stay tuned next week when a runaway is witness to a murder and it's up to Jim and Blair to find him before the killer does in "Family Ties" an all new The Sentinel.

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Acknowledgement: I'd like to offer a special thank you to Mina, who approached me months ago about "scenes" she had imagined for a story. Those chilling dreams Blair had are hers. *g* I would also like to thank her for being patient enough to wait until I finally wrote the story and not suggest that she talk to someone else. Thank you for sharing those wonderful ideas with me!