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This is a continuation of sorts of my first Moonlight/Veronica Mars crossover (Who are You?). It would help if you read the first one. This takes place 3 months after that one.

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"I'm going to run Mick's bike into the garage while you finish packing. I'll be right back."

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Logan moves quickly down the stairs to the driveway. He gets the electric garage door opener out of his Jeep. He pushes the button and the door opens. He puts Mick's bike in neutral and rolls it into the dark garage.

"Don't move." Logan stands very still. He knows that voice. He's been hearing it since kindergarten.

Logan starts to turn. "Duncan?"

"Don't turn around. Just put your hands up. I've got a gun aimed at the back of your head." Logan does as Duncan says. He feels the garage door opener snatched from his hand and hears the door close.

Duncan sneers, "You are so stupid. All I had to do is wait outside. Once you were alone I knew it would be easy to take you. I'll I had to do was wait until you and Veronica were separated. You made it so easy."

"Duncan, you don't want to do this. You don't know…You're asking for a lot of trouble." Logan says.

"I've already got trouble. I'm trying to hold off more trouble. You can turn around now." Logan looks at his old friend. Duncan is much the same. He has lost some weight but he hasn't changed much over the last couple years…except his eyes are much harder, and he's aiming an automatic pistol at the middle of Logan's chest.

"You know I spent two years hiding and running with Lily, and I can do it again. If I shoot you, your father and his friends won't be able to find me any more than the cops could. I've gotten good at hiding. Just do what I say." Logan looks surprised at the mention of his father. "Yes. Logan I know he's your real father. I even know that he and his friend are vampires. You of all people should know that with enough money, you can find out all sorts of things about people. Actually, it explains a little about how come you always got all the girls. It must be those half-breed genes of yours. I hear vampires have a charisma that is compelling to women. That must be what it is with you and Veronica."

Logan hears his words and a little bit of him wonders if Duncan isn't right. He shakes his head slowly. No, he knows better. She loves him. He has to believe that.

Duncan motions for Logan to move. "Sit down right there and keep your hands up."

Duncan wants him to sit in the middle of the garage floor. Maybe Duncan hasn't done his homework as well as he thought. One of the things Mick did when he went over the house is have Josef's security people put camera's on all the outside entrances, even the inside of the garage, because it is so hard to really secure all the entrances to the garage. Veronica will automatically glance at the camera before she enters. It's become a habit for both of them. Logan wonders if Duncan knows this and is using him as bait to get her out here or if he has no clue. With any luck, she will run, but somehow he doesn't think so. Duncan motions to the floor again and Logan does as he's told. Getting shot at this point isn't going to save Veronica. Staying alive and keeping Duncan from hurting Veronica, that's the objective. God, he hopes she will run and not get confrontational. Neither of them has had a lot of sleep in close to 24 hours. Between little sleep, no food, and the fight with Josef, he has no idea what she will do.

Duncan paces the floor while taunting Logan, "Now all I have to do is wait for Veronica to come through that door to find out what's taking you so long and then we're out of here. She'll come back to me just like she did the last time. Just like when I was in Cuba. If you remember, it didn't take long for her to dump you. That's why you wouldn't let her meet me."

Logan goes over the events of the last twenty-four hours and shakes his head in amazement. "Did you really organize all this to get Veronica? You had someone try to kill me and Josef?"

"Actually this whole mess is my father's doing. He's out of control. I just thought I saw a chance to get Veronica back in all the commotion. I gave the middleman extra cash and instructions to give to the hit man to make sure he didn't hit Veronica and to grab her if he could. I hadn't counted on her not trusting me. How did you manage that?"

"I didn't do it. Cassidy Casablanca did. You know how she was when you lived here. She barely trusted anyone, even then. It's why she could suspect you or I would have killed Lily. Well, Cassidy made it so the list of people she doesn't trust is pretty long."

Logan thinks Duncan is actually listening to him, so he continues, "Why would your father go after Josef and me?"

"Mostly it's Josef; you were just a way to distract him. You probably didn't know, at the same time you were being shot at, Jake had several of Josef's properties hit. Oh, and he tried to grab the reporter friend of St. John's. Unfortunately none of it worked the way he wanted it to, so now I have to clean up the mess."

Logan almost stops breathing. "Duncan, Beth is pregnant. They didn't hurt her did they?"

"No, as it turns out she was sick and didn't go in to work. They did however screw up and beat up a guard. My father is such an idiot. He's a good businessman, most of the time, but an idiot about other things. You know who got him into this mess…our old friend, Kendall."

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Veronica finally has their stuff packed. She really hates the idea of running to LA, but she knows that it is the only way to keep Josef happy, and Logan safe. She grabs the suitcase and is going to drag it downstairs, but thinks to hell with it. As usual, she has overloaded it. She could struggle with it, but it would be so much easier for Logan. Where is he? She goes to the living room and doesn't see him anywhere. She starts for the garage and glances at the camera and her heart freezes. She sees Logan sitting down in the middle of the floor with his hands up. Shit. She backs away from the door and grabs her cell phone.

Mick looks down at his cell. It's Veronica. "Hey, are you guys on your way? You are supposed to call Beth." Mick is driving at an alarming rate. He doesn't need the distraction.

"Mick…." He can hear her panic through the phone. Shit. Now what? "Veronica, what's the matter? What's happened?"

"Duncan's here. I saw him on the garage camera. I just went to go into the garage and he has Logan at gunpoint. He's just waiting for me to come out there."

Mick swears a blue streak. "Ok, you get the hell out of there. If he can't get to you he'll need Logan as bait."

"No Mick….I'm going to go in…if it is really me he wants than I'll do whatever I have to. You tell Logan I love him…. Tell Josef I'll do whatever I have to do to keep Logan safe. I won't let anything happen to him." She hangs up.

Mick swears. This was not good. First, he calls Weevil. "The shit has officially hit the fan. I'm almost to my place with Josef, who has silver poisoning, and is probably going to be down for several hours, at least. Veronica just called me. Duncan has Logan at gunpoint in the garage and she won't leave. She's going to see if she can trade herself for Logan. I need you to get over there now. I have to get Josef into a freezer and get him some blood or he won't be alive to see his son. If Duncan shoots Logan or Veronica you know what to do."

"I'm on it," Weevil hangs up.

Next Mick calls Robert. "Robert I need you to get Josef's emergency pack, an IV line, and a cooler full of blood. Get in his Porsche and get over to my place just as fast as you can. Josef is sick, he's been poisoned. I don't know how much blood it's going to take to get him healthy again. I just found out Logan is in trouble back at his house. I need you to watch Josef so I can go after the kids."

"On my way." That was all Mick hears before the line goes dead.

Next, he calls home. "Beth I can't explain right now. I need you to do the following and I need it done now. Go upstairs to the freezer room and turn the heat up to 50 degrees. Throw some clothes in a suitcase for both of us and be ready to leave when I get there. I don't know how long this is going to take. If Robert shows up before I do let him in. Show him where the freezer room is then come downstairs and stay there. I'll explain when I get there."

Lastly, he calls Ryder. "I need everything you can possibly dig up on the Kane family and business, anything that might tell us where the kid would go if he was trying to hide out or going to be on the run. Josef's out of touch so call me not him. I'll relay anything he needs to know."

Mick comes through the door with Josef over his shoulder. As he enters, he sees Robert is already there. Robert follows Mick up the stairs. They strip Josef out of his clothes and get him in the freezer. Mick sees the I.V. line already hooked to a bag of blood ready to go. Robert finds a vein and pushes the I.V. needle into Josef's arm.

"I have to go back to Neptune and help Logan and Veronica. Did you bring lots of blood with you?" Mick asks Robert

"I've got most of his stock of AB negative. If I run out believe me I won't have any trouble lining up more. If you get any word on Veronica and Logan please call. It might keep him here if he thinks there is progress. If not, he will most likely be on the road as soon as he can stand. Mick, find that kid, because if you don't this will be only the start of his trouble."

Mick nods. "I'm out of here. I'm taking the Ferrari. Josef will have the Porsche if he needs it. I just can't leave Beth here with a sick vampire, even Josef. It would just be asking for trouble."

"Go. I'll take care of Josef."

Mick goes down the stairs two at a time. "Are you ready?" he asks Beth.

"Of course. Let's go. You can fill me in on the way."

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Veronica writes a note and leaves it on the fridge for Logan. He might not see it right away, but if anything happens to her, she wants to make sure he knows how much she loves him. Veronica takes deep breath to calm her nerves. She opens the garage door and sees Logan sitting on the floor with his hands up. "Logan?"

"Hey babe, we have company."

Duncan walks out of the shadows. "Hi, Veronica. I came back for you. I thought of you every day. Please come out here or I'll shoot Logan." She hears the edge to his voice and knows he would do it.

Veronica comes through the door and watches Duncan. "It's ok, Duncan. You don't have to shoot anyone. Look, just leave Logan here. You and I can go off on our own. You don't have to kill Logan for that to happen."

Duncan is surprised. "You'll go with me?"

Veronica nods. "If you leave Logan tied up here, I'll go with you wherever you want, but you can't hurt him."

Logan looks up at Veronica and smiles a sad smile. "Ronnie, don't do this."

She smiles. He hasn't called her that in a long time. "It's time, Logan. I have to go with Duncan."

Duncan turns to Logan. "I knew she'd dump you as soon as I came back."

Veronica walks over, stands very close to Duncan, and looks up at him. "I'll only go if no one gets hurt."

Duncan makes a face at her. "Ok, but he needs to be tied up. Go get the duct tape and do a good job. If you don't I might have to shoot him to slow him down."

Veronica moves like a sleepwalker. She sees the duct tape on the shelf. She goes over and stands in front of Logan. "Put your hands out in front of you." He does as she says and she bends down and starts to wrap his hands together with the duct tape. It's the one time she's glad his sleeves are always too long. Her back is to Duncan, but he still has the gun trained on Logan. Duncan can't see Veronica's face, but Logan can.

She looks at him and smiles sadly. "It has to be this way. Don't come after me. Don't try and find us. It's better for everyone if you just let me go." He can see by the look on her face how much it's hurting her to say these things to him. Silently she mouths the words I love you so only he can see her. She cuts the tape and then stands up. She turns to Duncan "Let's go."

"No. Do his ankles too. I don't want him getting too far until we get away from here." Veronica bends over again and tapes his ankles together. "There, can we leave now?"

"No, not yet. Cut me one more piece about six inches." Veronica does as he says, and he slaps it over Logan's mouth. "Now we can go."

Veronica just wants Duncan out of here with Logan in one piece. She doesn't care how that happens as long as it does.

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Weevil rides by the house doesn't see any strange vehicles in the driveway. He decides to take a chance. He lays his bike down in the ditch down the street and then heads to the house. He only senses one human around. He sure hopes its Logan. He tries the front door but it's locked. Weevil easily snaps the lock, enters the house, and heads to the garage. He lets out a sigh of relief. Logan is alive and well. Tied up and madder than hell, but alive. Weevil goes over to cut him loose and stops. This is after all Logan, who is notorious for acting first and thinking later. "I'll let you go but you have to do what I say. You can't go off halfcocked after Duncan. Agreed?"

Logan shakes his head. Weevil decides he better at least let him talk. He pulls the tape off Logan's mouth. "You cut me loose. I'm going to kill that son of a bitch. He took Veronica out of here at gunpoint. I'm going to kill him."

"Logan, did he say where they were going? Did he give you any indication you know where to look for them?"

"No, but when you cut me loose I'll hut that son of a bitch down like a dog. He's got Veronica."

Weevil stands back and looks at Logan. "Weevil cut me loose!"

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Mick is driving as fast as he dares. He explains to Beth on the way what had happened to Josef and the call he'd gotten from Veronica and the calls he'd made. They are driving in silence. "You should have left me home. I'm might slow you down."

"I couldn't. You're safer with me. I couldn't leave you in the apartment with a sick vampire and I can't be sure that whoever is behind all this won't make another try for you. I don't think Duncan is responsible for everything that has happened. Someone else is involved in this as well."

Mick's phone rings. He hopes this is good news. "Weevil, what do you have?"

"I found Logan he's in his garage trussed up, and Veronica is gone with Duncan. He's alive and healthy. How far out are you? I'm somewhat hesitant to cut him loose as you can imagine his state of mind. It's not good. I don't want to have to do five rounds with him before you get here."

"I don't blame him. I'm about ten minutes out. He can sit tight that long. Tell him I'll cut him loose when I get there."

To Logan's astonishment, Weevil sits on the steps leading into the house and just sits there. "Weevil he's got Veronica. You have to cut me loose."

"Mick will cut you lose when he gets here. He's about ten minutes away. Logan, going off with guns blazing and not knowing where they are going isn't going to get Veronica back."

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Mick's phone starts ringing as soon as he hangs up. "Ryder, what have you got?"

"Lots and lots. I don't have any idea where he would go but I'm trying to tap all the phones and email accounts registered to him and his family. I also have the alias he used when he was running with his daughter. Although I'm sure, he's changed all that. I have all his properties and that of his entire family. Is there somewhere I can send it?"

"I'll call you back in a few minutes. I'll get you an email address you can send it to."

"Hey, I have Logan's and Veronica's if that's where you want it sent."

"Yea, send it to Logan's."

"Hey Mick, I don't know if you know this but Josef was doing a world class job of picking the family business apart. They are about to go under. They've been playing fast and loose with their stocks. They're about one jump ahead of the SEC. In fact, word has it that a certain reporter has an expose that was about to be aired on the net detailing lots of hanky panky in that company." Mick looks over at Beth and smiles.

"That figures. It's been so crazy I haven't had a chance to figure out why someone would go after her and Josef. You just tied part of it up. I have the last piece. Ryder, find out who is in charge of that little project for Josef and make sure they turn up the heat. I'm authorizing them to do whatever they need to in order to bankrupt the company. Also, if you can cause any more damage with the SEC with them; do it. Keep in on the QT, we don't need Josef involved with the SEC. I just want that family too busy to help the kid."

"Mick, the kids got a trust fund that nobody can touch. It's apart from the family money. It was left to him by his grandfather."

"That's fine. Just keep the old man busy. One more thing, I need you to log on to my office computer, pull a file, and email it. I'll give you passwords."

Ryder snorts, "Aww it's no fun if you give up the password."

Mick laughs, "Ryder we don't have time to mess around. The label on the case file is Kane. Email the entire thing to Celeste Kane. The email address is in the file. That should have the old man jumping plenty. If you have any more information, you can call my cell or Beth's. She's with me."

"Say hi to the lovely Beth for me, and I'll call you with an update when I have something more." Ryder says.

Mick turns to Beth. "Ryder says hi to the lovely Beth." Beth smiles but she wrinkles her nose at him. "Yea, I know. What's this about an expose that you are about to air on Kane Industries?"

Beth smiles. "Yes, how does Ryder know?"

Mick shrugs not telling her Josef probably has Ryder hacking her computer to make sure she isn't researching something that is off limits. "Is it already taped?"

"Yes. I was just waiting for final confirmation on some of my material. It came in this morning. But with things the way they have been, I haven't had a chance to tell Mo to air it."

"Do it now. I want them hopping so fast they don't have a chance to help that kid."

Beth smiles and makes her call to Mo. "I've got all the confirmation I need. Air the story. It's going to blow them out of the water. The SEC should be in their faces quickly after it airs."

Mo laughs "Will do and good work girl."

Beth hangs up. "Now what?"

Mick pulls up in Logan's driveway. "Now we go cut Logan loose and try to keep him from getting himself and Veronica killed.

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