To save a Mars Chapter 1, a veronica mars fanfic

This is a rewrite of season 3 episode 9 (catching of the rapists) from Logan's perspective. I took some liberties with the plot – Logan plays a much bigger role, and not all events develop as they did. This is my first story in the Veronica Mars universe which I only discovered a week ago. Please review.

I do not own any of the characters of Veronica Mars.

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It has been three days. Three days since the realization that this couldn't go on, the realization that they had to break up. Logan walked over to the bathroom sink and splashed some cold water on his face. He hasn't slept well. All this time he was mustering the courage to talk to her.

"Don't just stand there dude!" Dick stumbled into the bathroom "I need to take a leak"

Logan nodded and walked out still deep in his thoughts.

"This party is gonna be epic!" Dick said from the bathroom, his willingness to talk while doing the 'business' always somewhat disgusting. "All the hot chicks in school are gonna be there" He added walking out looking at Logan still deep in thought

"I get it" Dick shook his head. "You can't cruise babes with your detective girlfriend around" he shook his head. "She has eyes everywhere." He said walking back to his room.

That's just it, Dick didn't get it. Logan didn't want to cruise chicks. He wanted Veronica. But not the distant Veronica who would call him once in a while for a quickie, and then disappear again, investigating the latest crime in the greater Neptune area. He wanted her to want him as much as he wanted her. But that just wasn't Veronica. She would throw an occasional "I love you" his way, but it felt as if she was just being polite. She would never intentionally hurt him, but neither did she loved him as much as he loved her.

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"Dude it's those hairy lesbians again" Dick said pointing out to the Lilith Hall float featuring a pig in a PhiSig t-shirt. "They need to chill already!"

Logan didn't answer as he just noticed Her, and his thoughts were consumed by the conversation they were about to have. Veronica Mars, in plain clothes and a ponytail she looked more beautiful than ever.

"Hello handsome" She smiled completely oblivious to the agony she inflicted upon him in the last few days.

"Shh…" Dick interjected "Not in front of the old man." "He is the jealous type." A few minutes of Veronica's clever banter with Dick and him felt like hours, until Dick finally got the message and left them alone.

"You weren't outside my criminology class." She said pulling him in flirtatiously "I waited"

"Something wrong?" She asked finally

"I can't do this anymore Veronica." He finally mustered the courage to say. There was no turning back; he was now 'all in'. He was talking all the while looking for clues in her eyes. She was surprised, shocked even… but she didn't seem that upset.

"I am always here if you need anything." He paused "But you never need anything." Logan said giving her one last kiss on the forehead. One last look and he walked away. Veronica still seemed calm. She could be faking it. She could be heartbroken. No, he decided. No one is that good of an actress.

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PhiSig party started out pretty well. Logan went with Dick and Mercer – the smooth talking bookie on campus. Dick quickly found some brunette to foul around on the couch with. Classic Dick… He never got attached to any girl for more than five minutes, so he never got hurt. Mercer meanwhile turned out to be a pretty solid wingman – within minutes they were chatting up a couple of girls. Then he saw her. "What is Veronica doing here? This isn't her scene." Logan thought. The girls meanwhile realized Logan was not paying attention to them and walked away.

"Hey Veronica" Mercer greeted her as she approached

"Hey" She responded looking at Logan.

"Hey" he said

The couple stared at each other completely ignoring Mercer who soon excused himself. The reasons for the breakup were starting to fade. He liked when he looked at him like that, like he is the only man in the world. He liked it a lot.

"You are here because of investigation?" Logan asked

"I am who I am" Veronica responded with a weak smile

Pretty soon the rest of the 'A-team' arrived. Wallace and Pez… Wallace okay – he was her sidekick for years now. But Pez? Why would she ask this guy she barely knew to help out over Logan?

"What does he have that I don't?" Logan couldn't help but think. Veronica used to ask for his help, Logan saved her life more then once, she used to need him. But not anymore. She was Veronica Mars. She didn't need anyone.

"I have the closest car." Logan said volunteering to help "Let me do this"

Walking out Logan couldn't help but admire Veronica. So calm and collected organizing her 'troops' under pressure. In a way he felt closer to her now then when they were dating. Being a detective was, after all, her life.

"Hello?" Wallace knocked on a dorm door "Is Kim Kaiser here?" Logan was pacing anxiously next to the door. Wallace sneaked a disapproving look at his best friend's ex. It was clear why Veronica never invited Logan on their little crime fighting adventures. The man was about as subtle as a sledgehammer. With the fire in his eyes, and clenched fists Logan seemed scarier than the rapist himself, and certainly he was not going to let Logan do the talking.

"What do you want?" A girl opened the door in her pajamas

"Kim Kaiser, is she your roommate?" Wallace asked

"I am Kim." The girl responded as the two guys looked at each other in surprise for a few moments "I have a test tomorrow. Can we hurry this up?"

Clearly the girl was not drugged or even drunk. Disappointed at the time they wasted, Wallace apologized, asked her a couple questions and turned to Logan to leave. Except Logan was gone already.

"Great, I ll just walk home." Wallace mumbled to himself. Another party spent chasing phantom leads. Being Veronica's friend was sometimes quite a hit on one's social life.

"I need to find Veronica!"- was all Logan could think of. The rapist was still at the party, and if somebody could find him it would be Veronica. Knowing her, she would then confront the rapist with her feisty anger and a 90lbs frame. Not very good odds there.

"I haven't seen her." Mac answered her cell. "Pez and I are looking for her."

Logan was getting really worried. He has broken half a dozen traffic laws speeding back to the party. For the smartest person in Neptune, Veronica could be pretty dumb sometimes. She separated from the group and didn't tell anyone where she was going. What if that was that pervert's plan all along? He tried to attack Veronica a week ago, and only by luck was Logan even there. "Why does Veronica think she is invincible" Logan couldn't help but think. "She could really get hurt…"

"So we had the wrong girl" Veronica realized after walking into Carrie's dorm room. Carrie was passed out on the floor. Quickly she hid Carrie in the closet, put on a pullover and laid down on her bed. Not a second too late as she heard somebody enter the room.

"Gotcha" she thought to herself. "But why aren't the cops evacuating the dorm?" Veronica was getting a little worried

"Unicorns, really?" guy's voice said inside the room "I'll definitely need some mood music"

"He sounds familiar" Veronica thought to herself

"It's a me thing. I have no patience." The rapist said sitting down on the bed "I mean if I met you in a bar or a club I would have had you on your back in an hour."

"Keep dreaming" Veronica couldn't see, but her other senses were heightened. Based on how far the bed sank when he sat down, this guy was a little heavier then Logan. 170 - 180 lbs maybe. His motions where quick and fluid, his breath steady, he must be in decent shape. "I must catch him off guard" Veronica concluded

"But that is an hour of my time" He said angrily standing up. Concluding that he was now with his back to her Veronica snuck a peak. She recognized the shirt instantly.

"Mercer!" She couldn't believe it. The cute popular guy, Logan's friend by the way, who could get plenty of conventional sex is the rapist. "That does it. Men officially suck."

The buzzing of the razor interjected in between his rants confirmed it – this was the guy. Suddenly a bang was heard from the closet, Carrie must have fallen down.

"You are getting sloppy Veronica." She thought. Mercer approached the closet and opened it. Inside was the real Carrie passed out.

"What the F.." he said as the tazer grazed his skin. He reacted quickly enough to get the taser out of Veronica's hands without being incapacitated. She tried to fight but Mercer was overpowering her.

"That's my face you bitch!" he said punching her hard in the face. While she was often in danger before, being in an actual fist fight was a new experience for Veronica. Then she saw her chance. Crawling under the bed she grabbed one of Carrie's unicorns. As Mercer dragged her out Veronica jammed the horn of the unicorn deep into his leg.

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Logan hit the brakes hard, as he realized something. A week ago he hired a 6'5 300 pound bodyguard for Veronica. That backfired big time – the guy didn't exactly blend in. Though he promised he would stop,

Logan went to see Vinnie – the PI competitor of Keith Mars, who managed to put some sort of a bug in Veronica's cell. Or was it a trace? Who knew, but more importantly Logan could pinpoint Veronica's location from his laptop. "To hell with promises, she is in danger!" Veronica was somewhere in Venice hall. Venice hall? That's where Wallace and that Emo rocker live.

"Of course!" Logan yelled out loud. That bastard Piz had a thing for Veronica from day one. He must be the guy! And now he left her alone with him. "I am so stupid!" Logan yelled out again.

Quickly, Veronica bolted out of there. She was usually good under pressure, but even she was freaking out. She ran over to Wallace and Piz's room and started banging on the door. Then it occurred to her… Wallace was off campus following a lead and Piz was still at the party with Mac waiting for her.

"Veronica are you okay?" Mo, the RA asked concerned.

He called the cops and gave her some green tea.

"The girl, Carrie Kaiser, she is still there." Veronica said

"I ll get a couple of guys and go down there." Mo responded "You ll be safe here."

Mo closed the door behind him. Veronica heard the lock as she sipped some tea. "Why would he lock me in?" she thought as she saw a photo of Mo and Mercer. "I am so stupid" she thought feeling the drugs kick in. "Nobody knows I am here" the girl realized as panic was setting in.

"The window?" was the first idea. But it was way too high. Instead she hid in the closet

"Pick up dad…" "Please pick up" Veronica called him from Mo's phone she found in the room

"You let her get away!" Mercer said angrily. Hiding could have worked… It could have. If her dad hadn't called her that very second.

They dragged her out of the closet and took the phone away.

"We'll shove the rest of the GHB down her throat. She won't remember last year let alone last night."

Just as she thought it couldn't get any worse… ending up as a vegetable because these geniuses overdosed her was now a real possibility. But what could Veronica do?

Logan knocked loudly on Wallace's dorm door. Suddenly something caught his eye. A drop of blood on the floor next to the door. It was still fresh.

"Open up you piece of shit" Logan banged loudly. Not awaiting the response Logan broke down the door with his leg. "Veronica!" He yelled into the room. Piz was not here and neither was Veronica "Veronica!" He yelled louder

"What are you doing?" Parker looked at Logan in surprise

"He's got her… he's got Veronica!" Logan said catching his breath a little "The rapist" he added to clarify

"Oh my God!" Parker exclaimed

"Veronica!" They both started yelling

"Logan" Veronica attempted to yell from Mo's room. But it was no louder than a whisper. Could she really hear him, or was it a hallucination?

"They can't hear you Veronica" Mo responded. "Don't worry, you won't remember a thing." Suddenly an object in her right hand caught his attention. "I ll take that" he yanked her cell phone away and looked at an unfinished text message to Logan "Mo and Mer".

Veronica could no longer keep her eyes open – the darkness was setting in. Finding her own cell and increasing the ring volume to maximum was her last play.

"Let me delete this for you" As Mo pressed the delete button, he felt a sudden vibrating sensation in his hands. Then a loud noise pierced his dorm room. In a moment of panic Mo was scrambling to understand what was happening. Another loud noise pierced the room. Mo looked down on the phone and saw an incoming call from Logan Echolls. He began clicking frantically trying to mute the call, but it was clearly too late. Half the dorm must have heard it.

Please review. Part 2 coming up.