Starsky & Hutch Advent Calendar 2017

Author’s Note: Thank you, Flamingo!

Cal Dobey knew he’d never been this happy before in his life! He’d scored thirty-four points and led Bay City High School’s Bengals to their first victory in ten years over the Los Angeles powerhouse, Mid-Central High.

The bus was raucous to say the least, with his teammates laughing, poking each other as if still in a daze, and reliving every free throw, missed shot and scored point of the entire game. It was heady stuff, especially knowing he’d sunk almost half of those points himself. Still, he felt a little guilty having told Mr. Duncan, their weary head coach, to go on ahead in the assistant coach’s car. Cal had assured both of them that he and Dean, the driver who was a notorious stickler for decorum on his bus — yeah, right, not when the coaches weren’t there — could ride herd. Mr. Duncan and Mr. Jernigan needed a restful trip home more than they needed an hour or so in the company of overwrought teenagers.

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Author’s Note: Mostly canon characters in a somewhat non-canonical pre-series gen story.

Harold Dobey didn’t think he’d ever been any more nervous in his life than he was at this moment. He had been working on the chief’s project for weeks and had only just that morning decided on his first recommendation. He knew his superior wouldn’t be happy with it though, and his stomach was knotted.

When Janice, the secretary who had served three chiefs in a row, received a buzz on her phone, she nodded to him to go ahead in. He smiled as phony a smile as he’d probably ever dumped on anyone, rose to his feet, straightened his shoulders, and opened the door.

Mark Sawyer stood to meet him and held out his hand. “Thanks for coming so quickly, Harold. I hope Janice didn’t give you the impression it was an emergency.”

“No, sir.” Dobey took the firm, dry hand and returned the steady grip. “I was about to head in this direction anyway.”

Sawyer cocked an eyebrow. “My project?”

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