I'm working on this now because it's clogging up my head and keeping me from Once a Protector, Always a Protector. Once I get this done, I can get back to work on that.

WARNING: AU!Malec's deaths are brutal and may be upsetting.

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Max is finishing his lunch when he looks up, sees a portal open, and out runs fourteen year old Maxine. She glances around the living room, then her tear filled eyes look at Max.

Max jumps out the chair and runs to her. He screams, "Poppa." He pulls her into his arms and holds her tight.

Magnus runs out his office and sees them, "Maxine?"

She lets Max go and runs towards him, then stops. Magnus looks at her gently and walks over, "It's okay, Maxine. Come here."

She goes into his embrace and holds his shirt tight in both hands. In between sobs she whispers, "They're dead."

Max takes out his phone and texts "911" to Alec. He opens a portal to his father's office, then runs to his room for his laptop.

Alec walks through the portal into the loft, putting his phone back in his pocket. He looks around, "Maxine?"

She turns at his voice and reaches for him, afraid to let Magnus go. Alec walks over and she buries her face in his chest as she holds Magnus' shirt tight in her right hand.

Max powers up his laptop as he sets it on the kitchen table and sits down. He glares at it, "Damn it, faster."

Magnus gently releases Maxine's grip on his shirt. She screams and looks at him with panic in her eyes. He gently kisses her knuckles, "It's okay, Maxine." He puts her hand on Alec's sleeve and tells his husband, "Take her out of here." Alec nods and he guides her into Magnus' office.

Magnus walks over to Max and sits next to him, "Portal window."

Max nods. He glares at the laptop and moves it to the side. He opens a portal window.

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The loft.

Magnus walks out his office to answer the door. The door bursts open and Connelly is standing there, "Hello Magnus."

Magnus glares at him and lifts his hand, but Connelly quickly puts handcuffs on him and slams him against a wall. Magnus' cat eyes flare, "Why are you here?"

Alec comes running out their bedroom, seraph blade in hand. Connelly smiles at him, and flicks his hand. Alec slams into an invisible wall. Alec narrows his eyes, "Get out of our home."

Connelly smiles and opens a portal in back of Alec. Magnus screams as he sees Aldertree walk out and stab Alec in the back. Aldertree pulls the blade out, as Alec falls to the floor. Aldertree smiles at Magnus as he slashes Alec's love rune, "This time he isn't coming back."

Magnus screams as he tries to break free from the handcuffs. Tears roll down his face as he glares at Aldertree, "I will rip you to pieces."

Connelly laughs as he walks over to Magnus and easily breaks his neck, "You're not doing shit." Magnus falls to the floor, dead.

Aldertree and Connelly both turn when they hear screaming. Maxine is standing outside her bedroom. Connelly glances at Aldertree, the ShadowHunter sneers, "She isn't a threat, we are done here." Connelly nods and opens a portal, they leave.

Maxine, tears running down her face, runs to Alec and kneels by his body. She tugs on his arm and pleads, "Please Daddy, get up."

She crawls over to Magnus, "Poppa." She screams and sobs into Magnus' chest.

She slowly gets to her feet. She looks from one father to the other. With a trembling hand she tries to open a portal and sobs when her magic won't work. She closes her eyes and tries again. A portal slowly opens and she runs through it.

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Max closes the portal window and wipes his eyes. He looks over at Magnus, who is also wiping his eyes. Magnus glances at his office, "I need to see Alexander."

Max nods. They both stand and walk into Magnus' office. Alec is sitting in a chair, Maxine is asleep, curled up in his lap. Her head resting on his chest and her arms tight around him.

Alec looks up and sees the horror in his husband and son's eyes, "How bad is it?"

Magnus walks over and kisses him, "Real bad." Max nods as he kisses Alec's cheek.

Alec holds Maxine tighter, "And we have to put her back there."

Magnus nods, "She has to be in the timeline when we fix this." He pulls a chair close to Alec and sits down.

"Who?"

"Aldertree and Connelly."

"I thought Aldertree was dead there?"

Magnus shakes his head, "Guess not."

"Connelly? Wasn't he the warlock that went after me by the Library?"

"Yes that asshole."

Alec shakes his head, "I hate to wake her up. She hasn't stopped crying."

Max kisses Alec's cheek and leaves the room.

Magnus nods, "We'll put her in her room and take care of this."

"How are you doing?"

Magnus kisses him, "I'm never okay watching you get killed." He rests his head on Alec's arm.

"I assume they killed me first."

Magnus' cat eyes flare, "Yes and the bastard cut the love rune."

"Shit."

Magnus nods. He reaches across Maxine and covers Alec's hand with his. He relaxes as his thumb rubs across Alec's knuckles.

They sit in silence until Max walks back in, "I got it."

Magnus nods as he stands up. Alec sighs as he gently kisses Maxine's forehead, "Sweetheart, you have to wake up."

Maxine slowly opens her eyes and looks at him. She smiles, "Daddy," then she remembers and screams.

Alec holds her tight, "Shh, Maxine, we are going to get them back."

She nods as he gently puts her on her feet. She clings to him as they walk out the office. She looks at Magnus with terrified eyes, "Not Poppa, I don't want to go back there."

Magnus nods, "I know darling, but you have to be in the timeline when we prevent this from happening."

She nods as tears run down her face, "I know, but..."

Magnus hugs her, "Just keep your face pressed in Alec's chest as we walk through and we'll put you in your room."

Maxine nods, "I can do that." She stands by Alec as Max finishes syncing up his phone.

Max nods, "Time to go." He opens a portal.

Alec gives Maxine a gentle smile, "Ready?"

She swallows, "I think so, Not Daddy." She buries her face in his shirt and holds him tight.

Alec gently rubs her back, then picks her up. She buries her face in his neck and wraps her arms around his neck, as he holds her close. Magnus nods, "That's better."

They walk through the portal.

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And walk into the loft. The front door is open and the bodies are gone.

Magnus glances at Max as Alec puts Maxine on her feet.

Maxine looks around as she holds Alec's hand tight, "Where are they?"

Magnus sees Alec2's blood on the rug, but can only shake his head, "Once you left, Max and I stopped watching."

They walk towards the bedrooms.

Alec pushes Maxine in back of him as he reaches for his seraph blade and turns around.

Jace2 is standing by the door, seraph blade in hand as he looks at everybody. Maxine runs to him. He lowers his blade as he holds her, "Where the hell were you?"

"I went to get help."

"By the angel, I thought...Never mind what I thought. As long as you are safe." He looks at Alec, "I assume you know what happened?"

Alec nods, "But where are they?"

Jace2 holds Maxine, "Izzy and I were texting them all day and getting no answer. I ran over here, saw them dead and Maxine gone. Izzy just left with their bodies. I came back to see if I could figure out who was responsible and saw all of you."

Magnus walks over and squeezes his arm. Jace2 gives him a weak smile. He looks at Max, "So, you're Max."

Max nods, "Hello Uncle Jace."

Jace2 nods, "Please tell me, you can fix this."

Magnus nods, "That's why we're here."

"Thank the angel. Tell me how I can help."

Alec walks over, "Go back to the Institute."

"Wait, what? No, I need to kill whoever is responsible for this."

Alec nods, "I know, but we got this."

"You sure?"

"Yes, Jace."

"What about Maxine?"

She will be in her room, as she was when it happened."

"But this time Alec and Magnus will be okay?"

Max walks over and kisses Jace2's cheek, "I guarantee it."

Jace2 nods, "That's good enough for me. Maxine has trust in you, then I have trust in you." He hugs everybody and kisses Maxine's forehead, "You going to be okay?"

She nods, "Max will bring Daddy and Poppa back to me."

He smiles at her and leaves the loft.

Magnus flicks his hand at the door and it closes, "Okay, let's get this done."

Maxine eyes the rug as they walk past it. Alec kisses her forehead, "It's going to be alright, Maxine."

Tears fill her eyes as she nods, "I hope so, Not Daddy."

They walk into her bedroom. Magnus smiles and holds her head in his hands, "Close your eyes, Maxine."

She nods, "Okay." She closes them.

He gently kisses her forehead, "Blueberry, you tired?"

She giggles, "Yes Poppa."

He leads her to the bed, "Here go to sleep."

She nods as she gets into bed, her eyes still closed. Worry crosses her face, "Poppa, where's Daddy?"

Alec is already walking over. He pulls the blanket over her, "I'm right here, blueberry." He kisses her forehead, "Night."

She smiles as she lays her head on the pillow, "Good night, Daddy. Night Poppa." She relaxes into the bed and goes to sleep.

Magnus's eyes go cold, "Okay Max, it's time."

Max nods, "Yes, Poppa." He creates a portal. He and his fathers leave Maxine's room.

-tbc-

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Aldertree and Connelly are dead men walking and they don't even know it.