I discovered Veronica Mars in 2010, and I became obsessed with the characters. That show was how I first discovered fanfiction. I read obsessively for months, and then I decided that maybe I could do that—I could write a story. The biggest thing that always bugged me about the show was the character Duncan Kane. How could both Veronica and Logan, my two-favorite people, be so devoted to this guy? This story and the entire series, really, is my attempt to create a Duncan Kane that made sense to me—one I could at the very least respect.

A million words or so later, I wrote a six series story describing their epic journey in college. The new friends they make, the loved ones they lose, the battles they fought can all be read in this series. If you've been an old fan of the show or just discovered it after the Hulu revival and were dissatisfied with Rob Thomas' vision for the characters (I was), then you will be absolutely in love with this series. I develop ALL the supporting characters equally and give them all an epic love story. In each story, I never deviate from the main LoVe story, which is Logan and Veronica—a fact that Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell never quite got while filming the show.

The goal of my story was to take the characters to logical places within the world Rob Thomas created. I wanted to fix some holes, but I did do so in what I thought were logical ways, not fantastical. There is no crossover element in this tale. I focused on emotional connections and internal thought processes of the characters because that's what I find the most fascinating. With television, it's up to the talent of the actors to portray the emotion. In stories, we can give the reader/viewer exactly what we want them to have. This is definitely a LoVe story with some MaDi thrown in the mix. There is some dramatic plot twist and a few adult scenes in the second half of this stories

Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars as it's the creation of Rob Thomas. However, I DO own a few original characters I create in this series.

Prologue

******Setting: Immediately after Season 3*****

When Veronica got on the plane to begin her summer internship with the F.B.I., she had no idea how much would change while she was gone. She was so used to being in the center of all the events that connected all those in her life that she never dreamed that all she cared about would move on so dramatically while she was gone. She was so relieved to leave Neptune behind that she never gave much thought to how things would be when she returned. Her dad had won the election in spite of the last-minute attack ads and Kane-centric intrigue. She was comfortable leaving him because she knew Cliff would help him get out of the legal tangles erasing that tape for Veronica had caused him. While she was at the airport waiting for her flight, she was even more relieved she was leaving when she caught a news report announcing the return of the billionaire Kane family's fugitive son. The report said that Duncan Kane had returned to the United States with his daughter, who he had allegedly kidnapped. He was currently in New York being questioned by the F.B.I. The news report was surprising; especially because Meg Manning's parents were shown on either side of him. Meg's mom had Duncan's daughter, Lily, in her arms. Everyone was all smiles.

"One big happy family," Veronica thought cynically. She knew that the Kane money and influence were capable of anything. She also knew that the Manning's own horrific treatment of their youngest daughter that she and Duncan had witnessed put them in a vulnerable position.

"Clarence must have finally gotten the leverage the Kanes needed to force them into their current script," she thought. "Good for Duncan."

She was happy for him. Her life with him seemed like a dream even though it was a little over a year ago. She was just really happy that she could have the summer away from all the drama his return would cause. Returning to Neptune and contacting her would be a priority of Duncan's. She knew this as well as she knew how unprepared she was to deal with him. Filing for the F.B.I. would be just the mindless task she needed. Let the fun begin!

******Chapter End*****

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