Summary: Six months ago, Shawn Spencer disappeared.

Five months, three weeks and six days ago, there were no leads as to where he had been taken.

Today, there's one, seemingly sent by Shawn himself. With it comes a whole host of new problems from old enemies. The game has started once again, and this time, everyone has their part to play.

SPOILERS for all seasons up to the first couple of episodes of season 5. Especially spoiled are: An Evening with Mr. Yang and Mr. Yin Presents. Vague to spoiler-y specific references throughout from various episodes. Completely written pre-YIN 3 in 2 D.

Rated: T
Categories: Season, Alternate Universe Characters: Buzz, Gus, Henry, Juliet, Karen, Lassiter, Mary, Mr. Yang, Mr. Yin, Shawn
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Suspense
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 31 Completed: Yes
Word count: 88135 Read: 338952
Published: December 21, 2010 Updated: May 20, 2011

1. Prologue - What People Really Want, To Feel by thekk [Reviews - 38] (274 words)
And away we go...

2. Part One: The Disappearance of Shawn Spencer by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2677 words)
Alright, folks! It's time to give you a little meat and kick start this fun little tale. Major thanks to the four of you who read this and commented less than 24 hours after I posted the prologue! You guys floor me and gave me a big burst of excited energy after a looong day at work. :)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Psych or anything else that is referenced, like Dairy Queen, Twin Peaks, It's a Small World... I can't list everything out. You know better than to assume I own it anyway, right? (For all that official business, see the story notes. I had a nice disclaimer there.)

RANDOM NOTE: I feel the need to point out two things, but I'm only going to point out the first and let you figure out the second the fun way. ;) So, for your edification, this story has three main parts. We're embarking on Part One: The Disappearance of Shawn Spencer (Or, The Past Meets the Present: How to Live Long Enough to Become a Villain). We'll be here for awhile, so get comfy.

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3. Chapter Two by thekk [Reviews - 8] (2892 words)
So when I said next week, I apparently actually meant today. What can I say? I just couldn't resist posting some more. :)

Disclaimer: Psych's not mine. *shrug*

4. Chapter Three by thekk [Reviews - 5] (3420 words)
Already over 1,000 reads *and* getting fun reviews? You guys are wonderful! I love stopping by and reading what you think of this so far! Thanks! :)

Here's a little more. If you haven't caught on yet, part one goes back and forth between 6 months ago and the present day. ;)

5. Chapter Four by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2736 words)
Happy New Year! :D I hope you guys had a good year... I feel like I have. There were trying times, sure, but overall... great times were had, I learned a lot, and experienced life. I'm hoping the same things can be said this time next year. :)

Anyhoo... so glad you're here reading this! Your comments, exclamations and demands that I update both encourage and motivate me! Thank you! :)

And it continues...

6. Chapter Five by thekk [Reviews - 8] (3704 words)
I figured it'd be a good start to the new year to give you guys another update. Two in less than two full days! Woo hoo! :)

7. Chapter Six by thekk [Reviews - 9] (3304 words)
Alriiiight! Here we are, the moment pinkberry's been waiting for- reaction time! See? That only took six pretty long chapters. Could've been worse. ;)

This one goes out to all the lurkers, especially the one(s) who will appreciate the Alias references in this chapter. ;) Also referenced in this chapter that I'm disclaiming now: True Blood, Neopets, Supernatural. Don't own a one of 'em. ;)

Without further adieu...

8. Chapter Seven - Part One by thekk [Reviews - 6] (4119 words)
Like I said, chapter seven is really, really long. So it's split into two parts. Here's part one and part two will be up soon enough. ;)

9. Chapter Seven - Part Two by thekk [Reviews - 7] (3318 words)
You guys are fast! I love hopping on here and seeing how many of you have read and reviewed in so little time! Definitely a big motivator for me. Thank you all so much! :D

And, as promised, part two...

10. Chapter Eight by thekk [Reviews - 8] (3505 words)
Well, I think we have a record for 'number of days it takes before Kristin will update.' Five whole days. Heh. :)

Still loving your comments & feedback. Only two chapters left until we hit Part Two and then are you in for it. ;)

11. Chapter Nine by thekk [Reviews - 8] (2685 words)
I almost just reposted Chapter 8. How embarrassing. ;)

Sorry this one took a lot longer than normal- a full week?! *Shock* I do have a pretty good excuse, though, so I think you'll forgive me. I've been sick since last Saturday and it hasn't been fun. I've barely done anything this past week, let alone think about updating. Now that I'm at least feeling 75% better, I've decided to go ahead and put my dear friends out of their misery. ;)

Still don't own anything. You all know the drill by now.

Read on...

12. Chapter Ten by thekk [Reviews - 11] (2864 words)
Whoops! I let this go a little longer than I had anticipated. Sorry about that. Things were pretty busy this past week as I had postponed a lot of things from when I was sick. Catch up can be fun (and some of mine was) but it takes up a lot of time, too.

Anyway, enjoy the last installment of Part One! :D

13. Part Two: The Final Game of Yin & Yang by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2127 words)
Yes! Part Two is upon us! :D Things get a little more boom-boom-boom in this portion of our tale. (I doubt that makes any sense. Oh well.) As always, I appreciate your reviews and comments and engaged reading of this story! :D

Be on the lookout for a second update this week. It's a good week, so I'll probably be updating again on Wednesday or Thursday. ;)

Enjoy! :)

14. Chapter Twelve by thekk [Reviews - 9] (2468 words)
Alright! Here's your bonus update, dear readers. Why am I doing this? Well, because today is my 21st birthday! Woo hoo! :D I can smell my pineapple angel food birthday cake from where I'm sitting and boy does it smell delicious. :) Anyway, my birthdays are generally happy affairs and what better way to share some happy than giving you the present of a new chapter? *grin*

Enjoy!

15. Chapter Thirteen by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2577 words)
And we're back! First of all, thank you guys so so much for all the birthday wishes! :D I had a great birthday and have now been 21 for a week (and 1 day)... and still need to go renew my driver's license. Heh.

Anyway...

Thanks for sticking around. To my loyal reviewers- you guys ROCK. Seriously, I think I smile every time I get on here and see the number's gone up and I smile even more when I read the lovely things you have to say. :) To my lurkers- I know you're there! Hope you're enjoying the story! ^_^

Without further adieu...

16. Chapter Fourteen by thekk [Reviews - 7] (2014 words)
I meant to update before now... but things this past week have been a little crazy. Boss was out of town, we were moving from our old building to a new one downtown, and I was in charge of pretty much everything. I got some nice hours in, but that meant no time to update. So now I'm visiting my sister, sitting by an open window in her campus apartment before church, ready to get this chapter to you oh so faithful readers. ;)

Whoa.... I almost posted chapter 15 instead of 14. That would've been fun. *locates actual update* Okay. All set. Here we go...

17. Chapter Fifteen by thekk [Reviews - 5] (3600 words)
Okay, so NOW it's time for chapter 15! Thanks for all the reviews, guys! :) This one goes out to all my lurkers. If one of you posts a review for the first time and identifies yourself as one of my lovely lurkers, I'll update again tomorrow. ;) Ooh, motivation! (Or is it bribery? Hmm....)

18. Chapter Sixteen by thekk [Reviews - 8] (1966 words)
Well, well, well... look at this! Two updates, two days in a row. You guys can go thank the fabulous Claire for that. She came out of the lurker shadow and left a review for me! Thanks, Claire! :)

Random side note... I was watching One Tree Hill the other night, getting caught up on this season (I know, I know...) and had to 'rewind' it. Did mine ears hear correctly? And they did. They mentioned Psych! Once I realized what was going on I started cracking up. Remember in Yin 3 when Mary's talking about One Tree Hill? He says it's a 'poorly executed Dawnson's Creek' and he doesn't see the appeal? They were responding to that. Character One: "Ooh! Wanna watch Psych?" Two: "I've never heard of that. Is it good?" One: "Meh..." Boom boom boom... hilarious tv-show good-natured dissing. ;) I enjoyed it at any rate. It's amusing.

Anyway... moving onward! :)

19. Chapter Seventeen by thekk [Reviews - 13] (2858 words)
First of all, this story has a read count of 10,992. That number makes my eyes bulge a little scary-like. ;) Thank you all for reading this, being kind enough to review on occasion and for all your support! It means a lot. :)

Secondly, I've realized that my little pen name on here looks like "thekk." This amuses me because a) it should read "The KK," b) I just didn't bother to put a space or uppercase letters when I signed up and c) what kind of a name is thekk?! lol So, from now on you can read it as "The KK" and know that KK is my real-life nickname. *grin*

Onward!

20. Chapter Eighteen by thekk [Reviews - 13] (1792 words)
Hey, my lovely readers & reviewers! Sorry this one took a bit longer than 'normal' to post... I've been working on my photography website and getting some things ready for my main shooting season (I'm a photographer in "real life." Or I'm trying to be one! *grin*). That and my sister being home for spring break have put the updating on hold for a little longer than I'd planned. Hopefully none of you are too traumatized by the wait! ;)


Anyway, we're actually at the end of Part Two! Can you believe it? Man, that went by quickly! Just so everyone knows, Part Three is written but I haven't done my edits yet, so I'll have to do that as I have time. That means it may take a bit longer for me to update each time. BUT- I'm leaving for a fun trip to Ireland in May (woo hoo!) and I'm hoping to have this story completely finished on here by the time my flight takes off on 5/21. So don't fear! I'll hopefully get this story wrapped up in the next month and a half. :)

21. Part Three: The Resolution by thekk [Reviews - 10] (3746 words)
I made some time today to sit down and go through some more chapters. It was much needed (I'd been meaning to for days now!) and definitely something I'll try to do again soon (maybe Sunday...) so we can share the grand finale of this fic sooner than later. :)

Random, but totally exciting to me- I noticed that the PsychFic Awards are a-happenin' now! This is the first set of them I've really been around for and I'm definitely going to be nominating some of you lovely reviewers, so don't be surprised if you see your name on the nomination list. You guys are the BEST and I really love and appreciate your support, kind words, and excited (and sometimes angered) exclamatory comments. haha :)

Oh, and you may want to go look at this when you get to a certain park of the story: http://www.radiolabs.com/police-codes.html


Without further adieu... here's Part Three!

22. Chapter Twenty by thekk [Reviews - 9] (3634 words)
Alright! Here's your next bit-o-story. It's like a Bit-O-Honey only better. Or maybe not. I guess that's debatable. Some of you may really like sugar. *shrug*


Well, anyway... enjoy! I'll probably be back soon to update again. I'm trying not to let it go to long between updates but I've been a busy bee the past week or so. (It's that time of year!) Anyway, HAPPY EASTER to each and every one of you and thank you so much for sticking with this story! :)

23. Chapter Twenty One by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2306 words)
*waves*

Hey, friends! Thanks for returning for the latest installment of this little tale. :) I had intentions of posting earlier in the week... on Monday and then yesterday, but they all fell through. It's been a weird week. Anyhoo, I finally made it over here now and am going to give you the next bit. Hooray! :) I hope you enjoy it!

24. Chapter Twenty Two by thekk [Reviews - 8] (2218 words)
And I'm back! I've kind of made up a posting schedule based around my current happenings and when I leave for my trip to Ireland. So the epilogue should be posted a couple of days before I take off. *crosses fingers* :)

Enjoy! I know you've been waiting for this chapter!

25. Chapter Twenty Three by thekk [Reviews - 7] (2283 words)
Well, look at this... I'm not even making you sit on that cliffhanger for too long. What? Your fingers are already hurting holding on to the cliff for the few days you *have* been waiting? Oh. Sorry.

Forgive any mistakes in this one... I am so tired and my proof of a proof of a proof of this draft may be a little off still. I hope not, but things do happen. Anyway, I didn't want to get behind on my posting schedule already (heh) so I decided to come post really fast anyway. ;)

Onward we go!

26. Chapter Twenty Four by thekk [Reviews - 8] (2947 words)
Well, so much for my posting schedule. This was supposed to go up yesterday, haha. No worries... I've adjusted and will still hopefully have this thing completely posted by the end of next week! Exciting, yes? ;)

27. Chapter Twenty Five by thekk [Reviews - 5] (3628 words)
It's that time of day again, kiddos! Update time, that is! :) Thanks for sticking around and commenting on what's sticking out to you in these chapters! It means a lot to me. You guys are awesome. :)

28. Chapter Twenty Six by thekk [Reviews - 7] (4536 words)
Alright, readers & reviewers! Here is another installment. :) I hope you enjoy it! More to come fairly soon... I leave for Ireland on Saturday (!!!) and I'm still determined to have this finished by then. So let's do this! *grin*

29. Chapter Twenty Seven by thekk [Reviews - 6] (2001 words)
Hey, my dear readers! Thanks so much for the continued love for this story. Those of you reviewing, please know I really appreciate that and you guys make me smile A LOT. :)

We're so close to the end of this fic! I can hardly believe it... only a couple pieces left now and by the weekend you'll have the end! Hooray! :)

Enjoy!

30. Chapter Twenty Eight by thekk [Reviews - 10] (3288 words)
Holy guacamole! This is it, guys.... the last real chapter! I know, I know... you're probably wondering 'what?! how can this be?!' But it's true. This is it... well, technically there's still the epilogue. It'll be coming your way very very soon. :) Still, relish this one, readers-dear! We're almost done. :)

31. Epilogue - That And A Corner Booth by thekk [Reviews - 24] (2648 words)
Well, this is it, my lovely readers! The last piece of this story is here. It's been a lot of fun sharing this story with you guys and I appreciate all the kind words you've shared via reviews! Thank you for sticking with this fic and encouraging me in my writing. I hope you enjoy the epilogue as much as you've enjoyed the rest of the story. :)

And to my lurkers, I appreciate you all, too! I know you're there because that 'read count' number goes up all the time. ;) Thanks for reading this story! Feel free to say hi here at the end if you want and let me know what you think about this tale. :)

Alright, lovelies... let's finish this thing.