Lost and Found by Xanateria (PG)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Length: 21,418 words
Author on LJ:xanateria
Author's website: her LJ
Why this must be read:
Summary:
They say life is what happens when you make other plans. After leaving a stressful job in Cascade, former detective Jim Ellison never intended to work in canine search and rescue. But he finds that he likes the solitude his new life offers. When graduate student Blair Sandburg goes missing, Jim learns that sometimes we find exactly what we need when we run away from what we can't handle, and just because you rescue someone doesn't mean they won't rescue you right back. A story that teaches us that when it comes to destiny, no matter how complicated it seems, man's best friend really does know best.
What if Jim hadn't met Blair in Cascade and hadn't gotten his senses under control with Blair's help? In this AU, Jim makes a decision to leave the P.D. to try to reduce the stress on his senses living in a big city entails. He moves to a small town near the mountains and finds help from an unexpected quarter - and no, it's not Blair.
Blair does enter the story but after Jim has regained most of the control over his life, thanks to his friend, Amiga.
Blair's hurt and lost on the mountain, and with bad weather on the way, it's a race against time to find him.
This was a 2011 sentinelbigbang story, and stargatesg1971, the artist paired with xanateria, went above and beyond because she also created a story trailer that leaves you breathless with anxiety and eager to read the story. The traditional artwork of story banners and icons are lovely also, and the story itself is well-written, exciting, and has a light touch with the mystical sentinel/guide connection. The building of trust between Jim and Blair, giving first aid for hypothermia(I admit, I love me some good hypothermia scenes), and the tension as the storm hits are some examples of why I enjoyed this story.
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“Our callout today is for one Blair Sandburg, graduate student, with a University expedition to the that new dig site up near the north end of the State Park. He and another grad student, Keely Watson, were leading fourteen students on a day hike up to the site. From what I understand, the idea was to give them a taste of field work. Sandburg dropped back to motivate a couple of stragglers and wasn’t seen again. The group looked for him, but after an hour, Watson determined that they needed to continue on to the site and let authorities know he was missing. The clock started half an hour ago. We’re being trucked to the start of the hiking trail the group was taking. Due to the large area we need to cover, we won’t be going out in pairs, so it will be vital we all stay in radio contact. We’ll have spotty cell reception too, so make sure your batteries are charged.”
He paused for a moment. “I’ve got the description sheets with his vital stats, what he was wearing, the usual. Take a good look, people. We’re short on time, the storm is slated to hit and hit hard in about four hours. We’ll only be allowed to continue the search as long as the local authorities deem it safe.”
It was under an hour’s drive to the staging area. Megan immediately set up the command post she would need, and passed out the grid assignments she and Dylan had come up with on the trip over. I checked the description once more. Amiga sat beside me, tongue lolled out in a smile. By now, she recognized the routine just as well as I did, and she knew we would be headed out soon. I wasn’t sure where the clothes with his scent on them had come from, but as I waited for our turn with them, there was a strange intensity to the preparation for me. I’d never heard the name before, and I had certainly been involved with more tragic scenarios. Still, I couldn’t shake it. This man was important to me somehow. I just wished I knew why.
Link to the trailer “We Have a Situation”
Lost and Found by Xanateria
Pairing: Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Length: 21,418 words
Author on LJ:xanateria
Author's website: her LJ
Why this must be read:
Summary:
They say life is what happens when you make other plans. After leaving a stressful job in Cascade, former detective Jim Ellison never intended to work in canine search and rescue. But he finds that he likes the solitude his new life offers. When graduate student Blair Sandburg goes missing, Jim learns that sometimes we find exactly what we need when we run away from what we can't handle, and just because you rescue someone doesn't mean they won't rescue you right back. A story that teaches us that when it comes to destiny, no matter how complicated it seems, man's best friend really does know best.
What if Jim hadn't met Blair in Cascade and hadn't gotten his senses under control with Blair's help? In this AU, Jim makes a decision to leave the P.D. to try to reduce the stress on his senses living in a big city entails. He moves to a small town near the mountains and finds help from an unexpected quarter - and no, it's not Blair.
Blair does enter the story but after Jim has regained most of the control over his life, thanks to his friend, Amiga.
Blair's hurt and lost on the mountain, and with bad weather on the way, it's a race against time to find him.
This was a 2011 sentinelbigbang story, and stargatesg1971, the artist paired with xanateria, went above and beyond because she also created a story trailer that leaves you breathless with anxiety and eager to read the story. The traditional artwork of story banners and icons are lovely also, and the story itself is well-written, exciting, and has a light touch with the mystical sentinel/guide connection. The building of trust between Jim and Blair, giving first aid for hypothermia(I admit, I love me some good hypothermia scenes), and the tension as the storm hits are some examples of why I enjoyed this story.
***
“Our callout today is for one Blair Sandburg, graduate student, with a University expedition to the that new dig site up near the north end of the State Park. He and another grad student, Keely Watson, were leading fourteen students on a day hike up to the site. From what I understand, the idea was to give them a taste of field work. Sandburg dropped back to motivate a couple of stragglers and wasn’t seen again. The group looked for him, but after an hour, Watson determined that they needed to continue on to the site and let authorities know he was missing. The clock started half an hour ago. We’re being trucked to the start of the hiking trail the group was taking. Due to the large area we need to cover, we won’t be going out in pairs, so it will be vital we all stay in radio contact. We’ll have spotty cell reception too, so make sure your batteries are charged.”
He paused for a moment. “I’ve got the description sheets with his vital stats, what he was wearing, the usual. Take a good look, people. We’re short on time, the storm is slated to hit and hit hard in about four hours. We’ll only be allowed to continue the search as long as the local authorities deem it safe.”
It was under an hour’s drive to the staging area. Megan immediately set up the command post she would need, and passed out the grid assignments she and Dylan had come up with on the trip over. I checked the description once more. Amiga sat beside me, tongue lolled out in a smile. By now, she recognized the routine just as well as I did, and she knew we would be headed out soon. I wasn’t sure where the clothes with his scent on them had come from, but as I waited for our turn with them, there was a strange intensity to the preparation for me. I’d never heard the name before, and I had certainly been involved with more tragic scenarios. Still, I couldn’t shake it. This man was important to me somehow. I just wished I knew why.
Link to the trailer “We Have a Situation”
Lost and Found by Xanateria