The Rising,

part 2

By Lady Blue 75

Disclaimer...Characters...Starsky and Hutch, Huggy Bear, Captain Dobey, Minnie...do not belong to me.

Come along on a journey, thru... twist and turns, darkness and light, laughter and heartache.

Fighting the Things we can't See, is the first part to this story.

X. X. Xxx

As their red eyes glowed, in the evening dusk, they raised their heads to the blood moon.

The wolves were all brown and gray, except one, black as a ravens glossy feathers.

The alpha male, the leader. "We will find Hutchinson, and he will be one of us.

The White Knight, the only white wolf, will he be." Then he raised his

head and continued to howl to his power, the blood moon, but he did not notice

in the distance. A lone white wolf, watching and waiting, not howling, just hidden

in the shadows of yesteryear.

X. X. Xxx

Early Morning

Hutch was searching for his shoe, Starsky would be here any minute. He eyed Tear as if pleading. "Come on girl where did you hide my shoe." The black lab glanced at Hutch, then laid her head down.

Hutch rubbed Tears head. "Show me where you put it, and i'll"...He was interrupted by Starsky's voice. "Hey Hutch, are you ready." Hutch came out with one shoe in his hand. His blond hair hanging in his face, with his sky blues peering through.

Starsky's eyes found Hutch's barefeet. "Oh, well, are you going to chase the bad guys barefoot."

Hutch frowned. "Ha, ha, very funny, now will you help me find the other one."

Starsky strutted to Hutch's bedroom, the window was open with a few plants on the window ledge.

Starsky rummaged through the closest, he walked back to Hutch and held it up.

Hutch was surprised to see his shoe. "Where was it buddy?" Starsky went back toward the back of the apartment. "Follow me."

They went into Hutch's bedroom, Starsky put his hand toward the closest. "Look in your closet partner." Hutch peered inside. "Ok, I don't see anything."

"Look over in that corner behind your cargo pant" Starsky remarked.

Hutch moved his cargos aside, to his surprise. "Hey there's my watch, that's been missing" Hutch grasped his watch between his fingers. My spatula, badge, and necklace."

Hutch shook his head. "Why did she suddenly start hiding my things?"

Starsky proclaimed. "Think about it partner, you where gone a long time. She thinks if she has some of your belongings."

Hutch put his hand to his forehead. "Then she thinks I won't disappear again."

He bent down to pet Tear. "Thanks for caring girl, but I'm back now. I don't plan on going anywhere." Hutch tried to stand up, he grabbed his leg in pain.

Starsky held out his hand, Hutch clenched his hand tightly and slowly stood up. Starsky stared deeply into his Hutch's blue eyes. "Partner don't you think your coming back to soon."

Hutch stared down held his hand to his mouth, as if thinking. "Starsk you know as well as I do, I need to work my leg." Starsky eyed Hutch. The blond had an agitated voice "Ah come on Starsky I can't just sit around here. I need to be out there, on the streets. Anyway the Doc. gave me a clean bill of health."

Starsky pointed out in a firm voice. "What he said, is your leg is healing good, you have desk duty. You do not do anything like running or waking on the streets."

There was a moment of stillness.

Starsky put his hand on his chest. "Why don't you stay home another week."

Hutch became frustrated. "Another week Starsk, your asking me to sit around here and go crazy, I can't do that Buddy. Now you drive me to the station or I'll drive myself."

Starsky ran his fingers through his dark curls. "Ok blondie, come on we can run by Huggy's, and see what he has."

They got in the Torino, he turned the key. Starsky pulled out of the drive.

Hutch put on his sunglasses. "See I feel better already Starsk, out in the fresh air."

X. X

They pulled up at The Pitts, as they walked inside and sat down. Huggy came over. "What can I get my main men."

Starsky remarked. "Ice tea for us both."

Huggy proudly declared. "Man I have a mean chocolate pie, just waiting for the right person to give it some luv."

Starsky rubbed his hands together. "Well that person would be me."

The two detectives waited, as Starsky started humming. He lightly patted the table, as if it were a drum.

Huggy returned. "I made that myself, my grandmother's secret recipe."

Starsky took a bite. "Hmmm hmmmm that's some good eating right there Huggy."

Starsky rubbed his stomach. "Well you sold me Hug, this is the best pie I have ever had."

A beautiful women came in, Huggy's brown eyes turned large. "Now this mama has the skin color of the finest chocolate, that glows like the moon."

She approached Huggy. "I need one of your wonderful pies for my mama's birthday."

He handed her a pie, as she winked. "Thanks Teddy Bear." She sashayed away. "I'll be by later and we'll make that chocolate glowing moon pie."

Starsky was sitting down with his head resting on his hands.

Hutch had a smirk on his face. "How much did you charge her Teddy Bear, she didn't pay you."

Huggy cleared his throat. "Well man you know how it is."

Starsky popped some walnuts in his mouth. "No we don't. Tell us how it is Teddy Bear?"

Huggy glared. "Man you two came here for something today, and I know it wasn't to talk about my pies."

Starsky got a serious look on his face. "No Hug we didn't, this is going to sound crazy." Starsky took a deep breath.

Hutch's face showed the hell he had lived through. "I saw something out there Huggy, something I can't explain." He paused, "Well, not where people won't think I'm crazy. "

Starsky rubbed his chest. "Yea I saw it to Hug."

"Huggy's eyes got as big as quarters, you both saw them."

Starsky and Hutch stared at each other. "You've seen them Huggy."

Huggy scratched his head. "No man, I have not seen them, but I've read about the urban legend. Huge wolves howling at a blood moon." Hutch stared at Huggy, then at Starsky, their blue eyes melted into each others.

Hutch whispered in a low tone."I saw men running naked then they turned into wolves. I've never seen wolves this big."

Starsky rubbed his hand over his mouth. "They came out of the forest, red glowing eyes, and fangs."

Without a word Huggy ran upstairs and returned with a book.

They turn the pages, as Hutch pointed. "Look right here."

Starsky started to read. "Recurring disappearances, of women, children, and men. They go in the forest, but never make it out."

Starsky's mouth dropped open. "We saw them, they saw us, but we made it out."

Hutch's face became alarmed . "There coming for Windy."

Starsky's dark blues became worried. "We can't be with her twenty-four seven."

Hutch pushed his longish blond hair back. "No we can't, but Minnie can. She's on vacation for the next two weeks." Hutch rubbed his temple. We tell her the truth." Starsky's eyes just stare in disbelief.

Hutch tapped the table with his fingers. "We have to find Windy's dad before he finds her. Minnie already knows he killed Kite."

Huggy stared at them both. "So you think they will come here to Bay City?"

Huggy thought back. "Remember that vampire dude. Man I still have stakes and garlic. They won't stay around long, "With The Bear on the job."

Starsky seemed puzzled.. "I think that only works on vampires."

Huggy whispered, as if defeated. "Yea that's right man, I have to read that book, and see how we keep those wolves away."

Huggy picked up the book, and walked upstairs, he glanced at his bartender. "Watch the place man, and don't let them wolves in." The bartender scratched his head, and scanned the bar.

Starsky started the Torino, the brunet speed off leaving skid marks. Starsky mentioned. "I have an idea Hutch, we tell Minnie, they both need to leave Bay City for a few weeks."

Hutch snaped his fingers. "Yea Minnie has a sister that lives in"...Hutch points his finger at Starsky. "Montana she has a ranch, Windy would luv the animals."

"Yea Minnie always talked about going to visit her sister, but she lives to far." Starsky remarked. .

Hutch stared out the window. "We'll run it by Dobey, get them in the witness protection program.

X Xxx

It was dusk now, the sun had left the sky, as the crescent moon rose higher in the dark sky.

Starsky and Hutch did not notice what lurked in the shadows, a scout sent to case out Bay City. It's eyes glowed red as Starsky and Hutch drove by. A low growl left the wolves mouth, as his fur stood on his back.

He ran back to the shadows and stayed low, as he made his way back to where his alpha was waiting.

X. Xxx

Early morning

They pull up at Wendy's aunts house, hesitate to go in. Hutch scratched his ear. "Well its now or never."

The house was a big Victoria type, the lawn perfect. A small flower bed surrounded the house.

Hutch pinched his nose, but knocked on the door. A beautiful asian woman came to the door. "May I help you." She was very petite, her black hair pulled up.

Hutch's face beamed. "I'm Detective Hutchinson, this is my partner Detective Starsky. They pulled out their badges.

The woman motioned them to follow her. " Miss Logan is waiting for you in the parlor, follow me."

Starsky grabbed Hutch's arm. "Hutch that's Maple"

Hutch glanced at Starsky. "Now I see why you go to get maple pancakes Buddy."

Starsky cleared his throat, as his cobalt eyes appreciated the Asian woman's beauty. "I've been going to your restaurant, in the mornings for pancakes."

She turned to Starsky, then Hutch. "No I don't recall, but the blond is familiar."

Hutch smile. "Ah well, I do luv maple pancakes."

Starsky stared at them both his mouth drew downward.

They checked out the house, white couches, white carpet, expensive painting hung on the walls.They saw a women sitting at a white table with wolves engraved in the top. They noticed the walls had pictures of wolves.

Hutch walked up to one particular picture, a black wolf his eyes glowing red.

She motioned for them. "Here come join me, very seldom do I get company. Please sit down." Miss. Logan raised her hand toward the dark haired beauty. "This is Ms. Maple she lives here with me, and helps me out."

Starsky put his hand on his chest, he gazed at Maple.

The tall blond put his hand out. "We haven't meet formally I'm Ken Hutchison."

She grinned. "Yes I met you at the front door." Hutch looked down, as he blushed. A laughed escaped his mouth.

Starsky also grinned. "I have pancakes every morning that this beautiful lady makes."

Miss Logan ask. "Could you bring us some tea, and some of those little white powered cookies you made."

"Yes ma'am." Maple curtsied, as she left.

Starsky stood up. "The restaurant is a good investment." Miss Logan nodded "Yes, she's dreamed of owning a little place like that since she was a little girl. She makes good money there, and I pay her well."

Maple brought in the tea and cookies, then curtsied. Miss Logan continued. "I think that little place will make it, she's such a good cook."

Starsky ate a cookie. "Hmmmm, hmmmm that lady can cook."

Hutch grinned. "I think I'll start joining you for pancakes Starsk."

Starsky leered at Hutch. "When did you get interested in maple pancakes."

Hutch grinned pleasantly. "Well, I just want to spend quality time with my Buddy, and help the little lady get more business."

Miss Logan eyed both detectives. "I'm sure you didn't come over here to discuss cookies and pancakes, officers."

Hutch became serious. "no we didn't, as a matter of fact we came to tell you what Windy needs."

The woman became puzzled. "Well I tell you right now she does not need me, there's nothing here for a little girl. She needs a yard with a fence and a dog to play with, not here with some old woman."

Starsky ask. "What do you think of Windy's father?"

Miss. Logan's emerald eyes fire up. "He's a horrible man, not fit to raise a child!"

Starsky stared into Ms. Logan's green eyes. "That's why we need to keep Windy's father from finding her."

Hutch stood up. "Well its settled, we know a sweet lady who has two beautiful dogs. We have know her a long time."

The woman's eyes sparkled. "Well now, I think that sounds perfect."

Hutch gazed into Miss. Logan's eyes. "You will not be able to know her location, or contact her. Until we can prove that Windy's father murdered her mother, and he is behind bars."

Miss Logan stared at the floor, as a tear excaped her eye. "I will miss Windy, her mother Kite would bring her over, and I would sat in the garden. I would give her an old pickle jar, and let her catch bugs from my garden."

Hutch put his hand on Miss Logan's hand. "We will catch Windy's father as soon as fast as we can."

Starsky stared at Miss Logan with sympathy. "We have a safe house far from here for Windy."

Miss Logan still had tears in her eyes. "The importance thing is that Windy is safe and happy."

Hutch ran his hand across the table "Who carved this beautiful table with wolves."

Miss Logan commented. "I did, I learned how to carve as a child, you see I've always been fascinated with these beautiful creatures."

Starsky picked up a crystal ball that was on the table. Miss. Logan became nervous. "Oh be very careful with that officer, that is thousands of years old."

Starsky seemed mesmerized. "Do you tell the future with this thing."

The women's eyes seemed to glow toward Starsky. "Why yes, would you like me to read your future."

Starsky's eyes lit up.

Hutch took the crystal ball out of his hand and placed it back on its stand. "No thank you we don't have time."

She touched Starsky's hand. "Perhaps some other time." He pulled away as if something shocked him.

Hutch approached the wall, as he thought. every picture is a wolf, everyone.

Hutch was drawn to a certain picture. "That picture, the one with the black fur and red eyes, is he special?"

Miss Logan's eyes had a look of sadness. "Why yes, that was the alpha, he used to be my boyfriend. long ago before he was a wolf, mind you." We were to be married, I wanted children so badly." He started changing slowly. He wasn't sweet and kind anymore, never brought me flowers again."

Hutch bit his lower lip. "Well exactly when did he start changing."

Mrs Logan became distressed "He meet this horrible man, long frenzy hair and a big bushy beard. He seemed like he controlled my Riley."

Starsky's cobalt eyes became darker. "Riley as in Kites father.

She remarked. "As a matter of fact yes."

Miss Logan waved her hand toward the garden. "Lets go sit in the garden, it's such a lovely day." They both put their hand out so she could go first.

Starsky pulled Hutch back, their faces almost touched nose to nose. "I thought we didnt have time? Hutch just shrugged his shoulders.

Starsky tugged him back again. "Hutch when she touched me I felt a jolt go up my arm, she's a witch."

Hutch frowned. "She's not a witch, you heard her she's a fortune teller." Starsky contemplated the words. Then followed Hutch out the door.

They sat down, Hutch pointed to a flower. " Right there Starsk is an echinacea, it can also be used to help colds."

The woman remarked. "My my, do you grow flowers."

Starsky's face turned to a frown. "He's a regular botanist."

Hutch hated to ruin the mood. "Mrs. Logan, what were you telling us about Riley?"

Miss Logan's voice seemed stiff. "Riley became very angry because I would not go to the mountains and marry him, and have his wolf pups."

Hutch sat down, he observed the womans unusually green eyes. "I called off the engagement that day." She remarked.

She gazed at the emerald ring he had given her. "I still wear this because it reminds me of who Riley used to be. What might have been if he had not changed."

Miss. Logan continued her story.

"I heard that he met this mountain woman, Riley had a family with her."

She held her head proud. "I never saw him since."

Starsky seemed deep in thought. "Do you know this man's name?" Why yes Marcus, Simon Marcus."

Starsky bent down as to be on the same level as the woman. His blue eyes turned to an ocean storm. "How long ago was this."

She thought for a moment. "Well let me see forty years ago."

Hutch put his elbows on his knees. The blond ask with confusion."How old was Simon Marcus at that time."

The women nodded her head. "The same age as my Riley, thirty."

Hutch's blue eyes stared deep into Miss Logan's Emerald eyes. "Are you sure about this?"

She put her hand on Hutch's. "Why yes, I remember like it was yesterday. I had just turned twenty five such a young girl."

She reached in her desk and pulled out a photograph. "See that's me and my Riley, we went out to celebrate his thirtieth birthday." She stopped and wiped the dampness from her eye. "You see they had the same birthday October 1st."

Hutch reached for the picture. He flipped the picture to the back, written in ink 10/1/33. "Do you mind if I ask. Why is part of this picture torn off?"

Miss Logan became disturbed. "That awful man was in the picture, I tore him off and burned it."

Starsky ask. "You wouldn't happen to know who took the photograph?"

She remarked. "Just a man at the restaurant he ask, if we wanted a birthday picture."

Hutch still held the photograph. "Do you mind if we take this, we will get it back to you."

The women thought for a minute. "Mind you bring it back."

Hutch tilted his head slightly. "absolutely"

Hutch hurried out the door, without a word. Starsky cleared his throat. "You'll have to excuse my partner. He's very tired."

She put her hand on Starsky's. "I hope this helped, in your friends search for the answers he seeks."

Starsky felt a spark run through his arm again. the brunet pulled away quickly, and he made his way quickly to the Torino.

Hutch with a shocked face. "You know as well as I do Starsk, Simon Marcus is not seventy years old."

Starsky scratched his head. "Either that lady is lying, or Marcus has a youth serum." Starsky rubbed his arm. "I don't care what you say, that lady is a witch or maybe a vampire.

Starsky's eyes became glazed. "I think I know what Marcus wants, you.Think about it Hutch, every picture of the wolves were brown or gray expect the black alpha." Marcus made Windy's dad the new black alpha, to do his dirty work, don't you see Hutch."

Hutch's mouth fell open, his once beautiful sky blue eyes, looked wild. "He called me The White Knight. Marcus did, when I was trying to find you Starsk."

Starsky stared. "What exactly did he say."

He stared deep into my soul. "You won't kill me, your The White Knight." Hutch put his hand on his forehead, his blue eyes appeared to change to glass.

Starsky thought for a minute. "White is considered good and pure. If he can break you into doing his killing. What a victory for Simon Marcus, that crazy man would have the first white alpha."

Starsky stated. "You have natural blond hair, your a good man. A natural born leader, you save people. Put the bad guys behind bars."

Hutch said, "So are you Starsk."

The brunet pointed out. "Hutch I don't have blond hair, you do." Starsky clarified.

"Partner, you are,... The White Knight'."

Arthur's Note

Thank you to everyone who followed, Fighting the Things we can't See. I don't even know where this will lead our dynamic duo, but we will take this journey together as it unfolds. :)...

I am writing because It is relaxing for me, and I'm working my brain. I get to go to places I normally would never get to visit. I live in the Fictional World of Bay City with Starsky and Hutch, but they do not belong to me. ( A girl can dream. :)

Simon Marcus, well he bullied his way into my story. He does not belong to me, and I don't want him, but I needed a villain.