Author's Notes: Now, timeline wise I'm not sure if I got this right. I remember seeing some of the old eppies on that Spike TV channel where Joe had a bar in Paris but I'm not sure which season it is since I've only seen 1-4. So sorry about the little mix up but hey its fanfiction.

Chapter 6: Kidnapping With Good Intensions:

It's been a few weeks now and Joe was settled in at Paris at his bar there. He kept his self busy and he prayed to God that Methos didn't know he was here. He didn't feel like dealing with the Old Man right now because he figured by now the news of what happened reached him by now. Methos could be a real pain in the ass sometimes, even worse then Mac and Richie put together and that was saying a lot.

Still out of old habit, he glanced to the door every now and then and wished that Tilly would walk through. But he knew she wouldn't. That's why he transferred here . He kept reminding himself. She would be a lot safer in the States.

Joe decided to some stock check in the back to distract him. However, when he went back he didn't see that he had an intruder and by the time he did know, it was too late, and his intruder knocked him out.

Back at the States, Tilly worried about Joe constantly. He did get points for leaving the letter but the fact that she didn't know where he was, drove her crazy. However, Mac and Richie kept assuring her that Dawson would be fine. "He's been around this long hasn't he?" Richie told her once. Then he added: "He knows how to take care of himself."

Matters didn't help much when she got a bad feeling. Something was wrong. She could feel it. She dashed to the phone to call Mac. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon pick up." She said to herself but she never got a hold of him. Someone broke in and before she could do anything was knocked out just like Joe.

When Joe woke up, he had no idea where he was. All he knew was that his head hurt like hell. He also found he wasn't alone. He saw Tilly a few feet away from him unconscious on the floor. "What the hell?" he asked going to her side.

Tilly began to stir and found Joe looking down at her. "Joe?" she asked and sitting up. "Ow," she said. "My head."

"Easy," Joe said and helped her up.

"Where are we?" she asked him.

"I don't know." He said.

Then she noticed the blood coming from his forehead. "You're bleeding." She went to check on the wound but he pulled away.

"I'll be fine."

Tilly sighed. "Well, under these circumstances, I'm really glad to see you."

"This is why I left because of something like this could happen." Joe told her.

"What are you involved in Dawson?" she asked him. "Why can't you tell me?"

"Because you wouldn't understand and even if you did there is still a possibility you could get hurt." He replied. "But I'm going to get us out of here, somehow. Someone is going to start talking sooner or later."

"So, you do know who has us." She replied.

"Lets just say I have an idea." Joe said.

The Watcher thought of any kind of rule he could have broken with his fellow Watchers. He ticked them off before so they were on him like a hawk but as far as he knew he was clean. Then he went to Mac. Mac had a ton of enemies but for some odd reason his enemies were laying low right now and Mac was actually enjoying a much deserved break from the Game but after this someone was going to get hurt. If it was one thing you didn't do was mess with the Highlander's friends.

"Are you in some sort of trouble?" Tilly asked him. "Please Joe I need to know who is responable for your leaving and what is such a great threat to me!"

Joe sighed. It looked now he would have to tell her. He would have to explain it to her anyway after this. Joe pulled up his coat sleeve. "See this," he said showing her the Watcher symbol.

"What does that mean?" she asked.

"I'm part of a secret society know as the Watchers. We observe and record the lives of Immortals." He explained slowly.

"Immortals?" she asked stunned. "They actually exist?"

"Yes, they do, our job is document them so they can be part of our history and not forgotten." He continued.

"How long have you been doing this?"

"Half of my life." He answered.

"Then they're reasonable?"

"In a way yes, but in another way, the Immortals are too." He said. "You have no idea, but our friends Mac, Adam, Amanda, and even Richie are Immortals and they enemies and when they see that they have friends they usually go after them because they use people like you and me as bait…"

"This is unreal." She replied. "Richie…"

"They don't tell a lot of people because people fear what they don't understand." He told her. "I just hope that after all this you will forgive-"

Tilly cut him off and let her lips brush against his. This time Joe didn't push away. Their kiss was interrupted by someone else. "Well, its about damn time." A familiar voice said through the shadows of their prison.

"You've got to be kidding me." Joe said when Methos revealed himself.

"Adam?" Tilly was just as confused. "What's going on?"

"This is what we call kidnapping with good intentions." He answered her with a smirk.

"This was a little extreme don't you think?" Joe asked him angrily.

Another familiar voice caught his ear. "Oh come on Dawson, it was worth just to get you two back together."

"Oh no, Ashlyn?!" Joe was shocked that she was involved with all this. "Adam is rubbing off on you and I don't mean that in a good way!"

Ash laughed.

"Do you want out of there or not?" Methos asked him.

"Sometime today would be nice." Joe said.

"All right, all right, keep your trousers on." Methos said. "Besides, this isn't all our fault." He went on as he let his prisoners out.

Joe and Tilly exchanged knowing glances. This could only be the work of one highly skilled, evil genius. Well, perhaps highly skilled was the wrong term but evil was perfect description. "Richie." Joe and Tilly said in unison. He was so going to be dead when they got home.

"I think I at least get a thank you." Richie stated a few days later when everyone was gathered at Joe's, minus Angie. She was at the shelter. She would join them later.

"Only after we kill you." Said Tilly and hit on the arm.

"Oww," he said dramatically and acting like he was hurt.

"You mean you guys were willing to risk your secret for us?" Joe asked his Immortal friends.

"Yeah," Mac answered. "Besides we trust Tilly, just like we trust the other girls."

"Well, Angie doesn't know yet." Richie said.

"When are you going to?" asked Tilly.

"I don't know." He answered honestly.

"What I want to know is who is reasonable for the head bang?" Joe asked rubbing his head where a bump now resided.

"Same here." Said Tilly. "I'm going to have headaches for a few months now."

Methos and Richie raised their hands. "I'm so disowning you for that!" Tilly yelled at him.

"I'm not surprised on Adam's part." Joe said glaring at the Old Man.

Methos didn't say a word. He just smirked at his handy work. "So, when do I get to that again?" he asked.

"Man, I need some aspirin you guys can give someone a head ache." Said Tilly.

"Amen," said Joe. "C'mon I got some behind the bar."

Tilly followed Joe to the bar and he tossed her some. "Thanks." She said with a smile. "Now, my question how do we thank Richie for this?"

"Oh I don't know," replied Joe with a smirk. "I say we try to get him and Angie together. After all I sense some chemistry there don't you."

"Yes, I think you're right." Tilly said.

Angie and Richie would be the next target.

Fin.

Author's Notes: (continued): Yes this is the end of this story but a squeal might be in the works. Tehehe.