Remember how Valentine called Maryse his? Well this is a different version of what I thought should have happened.
The Valentine of Nightmares
"Ah, Maryse, my Maryse- it has been a long time."
Maryse swallowed hard. "I'm not your Maryse anymore, Valentine."
Valentine just looked amused and settled his gaze on Alec and Isabelle. "And your daughter looks just like you- as does my son." Alec frowned, could Valentine be referring to Jace? Had he returned?
"Leave my children out of this, Valentine." Maryse said her tone sharp but with a hint of pain.
"Oh but of course, after all, your son still believes Robert is his father." Valentine said smirking at Alec. Alec shivered visibly and looked to his mother for answers.
"Now is not the time for this Valentine." Maryse said glaring at Valentine. Valentine laughed and vanished, appearing behind Alec causing him to jump.
"Oh? But when will be the time? He is almost 18, or were planning on deceiving him for the rest of his life?" Valentine put a hand on Alec's shoulder and Alec paled, his heart was pounding out of his chest as Valentine leaned closer to him whispering in his ear. "Well let's get back to the reason I came here today." Valentine said and went back to the spot he was in before.
"We were talking about the Mortal Instruments- I'm sorry did you just call Alexander Lightwood your son?" The inquisitor asked looking at Valentine.
Valentine smirked. "I did, but let's save that topic for another time, right now we were discussing your terms, if I'm correct you said you had my son, Jonathon, and if I gave you the Mortal Instruments you'd release him and if I didn't you'd kill him, correct?" Valentine asked looking like he was reading something.
"Kill him?" Isabelle echoed. "MOM!"
"Isabelle." Maryse said. "Shut up."
The Inquisitor shot Alec and Isabelle a glare before focusing her gaze on Valentine. "You have the terms correct."
"Then my answer is no."
"No?" the inquisitor repeated before smirking at Alec. "You can not bluff me, and if Alexander truly is your son, then unless you want him to die as well I suggest you change your answer." She took out a stele and drew a mark on his wrists, watching with pleasure as Alec squirmed and winced at the rune. Just like with Jace, Alec's wrists were crossed over each other, bound by flames.
"Imogen, leave my son out of this!" Maryse said glaring at the Inquisitor.
"Why should I? His father is the reason so many are dead, why my son…" the inquisitor shook her head. "The law is absolute!"
"So, this really is about Stephan." Maryse said softly.
"This is about the law! And if we do not get the Mortal Instruments we will kill both your sons." The Inquisitor said looking at Valentine.
"My answer is still no." Valentine said.
"What?" the inquisitor said staring at Valentine.
"My answer stays, I will not give up the Mortal Instruments for Jonathon or Alexander's life."
Alec felt like Valentine had slapped him, he knew Valentine was insane, but he didn't even think when he said his answer.
The inquisitor's eyes went from Alec to Valentine over and over. "But they're your sons." Her eyes stayed glued to Valentine. "Your children."
"Children make their own choice, that's something you never understood. I offered Jonathon safety if he stayed with me, he spurned the idea. As for Alexander, his mother made him believe Robert was his son, I have no use for a child that doesn't realize his potential, or a child that chose family over power." Valentine said glaring at the Inquisitor.
Isabelle had heard enough, she grabbed her brother's arm and started pulling him out of the room. "Alexander STAYS!" the inquisitor yelled glaring at Alec and Isabelle.
Alec looked at his sister as if mentally telling her to stay with him. She frowned but nodded, and held his arm while keeping her gaze awkwardly on the scene around her.
Valentine turned his eyes back to Alec who shook slightly; his blue eyes were to the floor.
"Tell me Alexander; don't you want to save your family? Your friends? If you come with I will guarantee their safety as well as yours, come, let us fill the long gap between us." Valentine said holding his hand out toward Alec.
Alec stared at the hand, he felt almost ashamed that it took him so long to come up with an answer, he wanted his family and friends to be safe, but he also wanted to kill this man, the man that supposedly was with his father. He looked down at his hands, if they were already treating him like a criminal… "I… don't know what to think anymore, but I know I will never go with you." Alec said glaring at Valentine.
Valentine laughed. "An answer I expected to hear from you."
Alec looked down, he felt confused and was scared as a result. 'If I had been raised by this man, would I have ended up like Jace? Like Valentine?' Alec thought with a frown.
Valentine smirked at the look on Alec's face. "My son, don't be like that, it wasn't your fault you were raised by the Lightwoods," Valentine said before shooting a venomous glare at Maryse. "It was your mother's."
Alec looked up, he couldn't believe what he was hearing, had Valentine really blamed his mother for everything? "The only thing my mother did wrong was join your Circle, you're the one that's done countless crimes, you're the one at fault here!" he yelled his blue eyes dark with anger.
Valentine threw his head back while he laughed. "You are adorable Alexander. But if your mother was as pure as she claimed she was, you wouldn't be alive."
Alec jolted, his sister held his arm tighter while he looked at his mother. "Wait, so he's right? Robert Lightwood's not my father?" Alec asked his voice filled with hurt.
"Alec I am so sorry." Maryse said her eyes welling up as she looked at her son.
The Inquisitor cleared her voice. "I have new terms for you, Valentine. Your son, Alexander for the Mortal Instruments."
Valentine looked amused while Alec and Isabelle stared at her in horror. "Imogen, what are you saying? This is my son life we're talking about." Maryse said her eyes large.
"Very well, send Alexander to me and I'll send the Instruments to you." Valentine said smirking largely.
The Inquisitor nodded. "We well send him to you immediately." She said grabbing Alec's arm violently.
Valentine nodded. "I'll see you soon, my son." He said before vanishing.
Maryse couldn't believe what had happened, the Inquisitor had offered her son for the Mortal Instruments. "Imogen. How could you do that?" she asked glaring at the Inquisitor as the woman had reentered the room.
The Inquisitor had locked Alec in the same prison Jace was in and was in the process of getting a portal ready. "I did nothing wrong, the law is the law, and if sacrificing one boy means the Mortal Instruments are returned, then so be it." The Inquisitor said no once looking over at Maryse as she completed the portal.
"My son has nothing to do with this, he's done nothing wrong." Maryse argued following the Inquisitor as the woman walked into the training room.
"Nothing wrong? Since I've been here, he's broken the rules countless times, why if he wasn't a bargaining chip I would have stripped his marks." The inquisitor said and undid the prison.
Alec's wrists were bleeding at this point, his restraints were eating at his skin. He looked up as the Inquisitor entered and winced as she pulled him up by his arm. "You know, I used to follow the law, but if this is how you treat people, maybe some of Valentine's beliefs are right." Alec muttered under his breath.
The inquisitor sneered and walked him back down the stairs to the portal. "Tell your father that I expect the Instruments soon." The Inquisitor said and undid his restrains before pushing him into the portal.
Alec gasped in pain as he landed on a ship, his back hitting the deck in a loud painful thump. He rolled onto his side and stood up, looking around, he wondered if Magnus and Jace even knew he was here. "Alexander." Alec turned, his head whirling as he saw Valentine Morgenstern, the man was coming up a set of stairs, his back no longer had the Mortal Sword strapped to it.
Alec frowned as the man came closer; he had never felt so small in his entire life as he looked Valentine over. "Did you give the instruments back already?" Alec asked causing Valentine to grin.
"Oh no, Alexander, and I don't plan on ever doing that, you see now I have my family together, I have my sons and my daughter on this ship, and soon the Ritual will be complete." Valentine said wrapping his large arms around Alec's shoulders.
Alec looked around, there were signs of a struggle, blood and demon Ichor were covering the ship. "Where are Jace and Clary?" he asked.
"Your sister is down stairs, she was a very naughty girl and is being punished, your brother on the other hand is currently fighting my guards," Valentine said looking around at the bird like demons swooping around them. "Since I can't find Jonathon anywhere, I'll take you to see your sister." he said and half-dragged Alec down the steps that he had emerged from.
Alec looked around, it was dirty and grimy, he saw blood everywhere and nearly fell into Valentine as he walked. Valentine pulled Alec into a room and Alec saw Clary, she was lying on the ground with blood around her. "Clary!" Alec yelled and ran over to her. He pulled out his stele and applied a couple of healing runes to her skin, waiting to see if they'd take affect.
"How sweet, older brother healing little sister, it's almost touching." Valentine said with laughter in his voice.
Alec glared and set Clary back down as he stood up. "Shut up, you monster! How could you do that to your daughter?!" Valentine glared back and backhanded Alec, causing him to fall to the floor.
"Don't talk back to me or you'll experience the same fate." Valentine said stepping down on Alec's ribs. Alec could taste his blood as Valentine grinded his ribs with his boots. "Now, stay here like good children and don't move!" Valentine snapped and closed the door. Alec coughed, wiping his mouth as some blood came out and moved to Clary's side, breathing heavily as he pulled her into his lap.
Clary awoke to the sound of heavy breathing, she looked up and saw Alec, his eyes were closed and he was holding his stele tightly. "Alec?" Clary asked causing his eyes to open partially.
"Hey, your awake, that's good." Alec said struggling to get the words out.
Clary sat up straighter and watched as Alec held his chest, wincing in pain as he sat up straighter as well. "You're hurt!" Clary said and took Alec's stele from him, Alec winced but let her draw a healing rune on him, closing his eyes once more as the cooling rune worked on him. "What happened?" Clary asked once she was done.
"I got traded for the Mortal Instruments, though Valentine won't give them away, so basically I got traded away to a mad man for nothing." Alec said leaning his head against the metal wall behind them.
"How'd you end up in this room though? And why were you hurt?" Clary asked.
"I went over to heal you and then talked back to Valentine, he didn't like it so he slapped me in the face and then- I think he broke a few ribs." Alec said as he felt his chest.
They both froze as they heard footsteps and both turned to the door as Valentine returned.
"Have you two learned your lesson?" Valentine asked moving closer to them. Alec glared and looked around, Clary doing the same both trying to find a weapon to use.
"How is it, that Jace ended up so cool when he had you for a father?" Alec asked. Valentine grinned darkly and loomed over Alec.
"Tel me Alexander, how is it, you can have my blood, but be so weak, I'll have to change that." Valentine grabbed Alec by the throat and lifted him in the air before tossing him against the wall, knocking him out as his head hit it.
Clary looked over to Alec before grabbing the Mortal Sword Valentine had strapped on his back and pointed it at Valentine.
Valentine laughed before glaring at her. "Why is it, all of my children end up being disrespectful little punks?" Valentine asked before lunging at her, he pinned her down and grabbed the sword from her, pointing it at her throat. "You remind me of your mother, so stubborn, so beautiful." Alec had woken up and staggered over, his head bleeding as he went to Clary's aid, kicking Valentine off of her. Valentine turned and glared at him, "Your mother raised you to be weak, Alexander, but I'm going to change that." Valentine said and grabbed Alec's hair, pulling him out of the room while Alec squirmed and fought in his grasp.
"Let me go!" Alec yelled while Valentine dragged him into another room, pushing Alec down on a bench while he got a needle ready.
Alec watched, the needle had a bright blue liquid in it, Valentine walked over to Alec and gagged him before taking out a stele and drawing a circle on Alec's neck. "Hold still." Valentine ordered and injected the blue liquid into Alec.
Jace and Simon had gotten to Clary, she was fine thanks to Alec. "Valentine has Alec, we have to get him." Clary said to them.
"Alec? He's on the ship?" Jace asked.
"Yeah when I woke up he was there with me, I healed him and he told me he was traded for the Mortal Instruments," Clary said holding Alec's stele tightly. "Valentine came back and I took the Mortal sword from him and he pinned me to the ground after knocking Alec out, he woke up before Valentine could stab me with the sword." Clary added.
Jace sighed. "And let me guess, Alec played hero and attacked Valentine and Valentine got angry with him and dragged him away, that sound about right?" Jace asked.
"Actually yes, but I'm worried about him." Clary said. Jace nodded.
"Well then let's find him." and with that the three of them left the room to look for Alec.
Alec had never been in that much pain, Valentine had injected him twice with some blue liquid that looked shimmery. Once Valentine was done, he left Alec and Alec had never felt this dizzy or sore ever. He wanted to call out for Jace, but his mouth felt like steel, he closed his eyes as tears started to form in them and opened them as the door opened. Thinking it was Valentine, Alec closed his eyes again accepting the darkness that was beckoning him.
"Alec, thank the angel." It was Jace. Alec opened his eyes before closing them again, his head hurt and his body felt numb. He felt someone grab him and hold him close, but he wasn't sure who was carrying him.
"We're getting off this ship, Luke is waiting for us." Jace said, he carried Alec up the steps, hurrying to where he had last seen Luke.
"My children, are you planning on leaving without saying good bye?" Valentine said as he waited at the entrance. Jace handed Alec to Simon and held his Seraph blade in a battle ready pose.
Valentine glared at the group. "Filthy revenant, how are you still alive? Even with regeneration, you can't heal yourself if you're starved." Valentine said as his glare settled on Simon.
"I gave him some of my blood." Jace said stepping in front of Simon.
"You willing gave your blood to that creature?" Valentine asked his face set in a hard expression.
Jace hesitated before looking from Simon to Clary, and finally at Alec. "Yes." He said carefully.
"You have no idea what you've done Jonathon, no idea." Valentine said glaring at his son.
"I saved a life." Jace said holding his Seraph blade up. "One you tried to end."
"You resurrected a monster, one that will only kill and feed again," Valentine said lowly. "His kind is always hungry."
"I'm hungry now." Simon said smiling feral wild-like grin. He shifted Alec in his arms and looked like at any moment he was going to drop the unconscious boy and rip Valentine's throat out. "I'd love to drink your blood, though I'd likely choke on your blood, you poisonous piece of_"
Valentine laughed and held up the Mortal sword. "I'd like to see you try, the second you come near me you'll be burned by the sword."
"The sword isn't complete, you never took Maia's blood." Clary said glaring at her father.
Valentine glared and swung the blade, knocking Simon and Clary back. Clary let out a scream as she fell down the stairs and Simon set Alec down on the deck before running toward her. Valentine glared and swung the sword again, hitting Simon.
Simon gasped in pain and held his torn chest, the wound already healed.
Valentine glared at him before turning to Jace. "If you kill the revenant now, you can undo what you've done." He said.
Jace glared and was crouched near Alec. "No." he said sternly.
Valentine sighed and settled his gaze on Alec, Alec who had just begun to stir. "What about you Alexander, take the sword, and fulfill your father's wishes."
Alec sat up slowly, his eyes were glazed over, he stood up, walking blindly over to Valentine and grabbed the Soul-Sword from Valentine, pointing it at Simon.
Jace watched as Alec moved over to Simon, his movements stiff and zombie-like. Jace moved over to him and held him back. "Don't do it, Alec. Simon's our friend, don't kill him!" Jace yelled hoping to snap his friend out of whatever trance he was in.
Alec continued walking over to Simon, ignoring Jace as he held the sword up. Jace frowned and moved back to Alec's side, knocking him out in a single powerful blow. Alec fell forward, collapsing to the deck, the Soul- Sword lying next to him. Jace grabbed Alec while Simon grabbed the sword. Clary ran over and looked to them before pointing to a metal ladder leading off the ship.
"Do you think I'd let you leave?" Valentine asked moving to where the ladder was. Clary felt hopeless, they're exit was gone. Jace pointed to the black stele in Clary's hand. Alec's stele, she had forgotten she still had it. She nodded in silent understanding and dropped to her knees, drawing a series of runes on the deck.
When she was done she put Alec's stele in her pocket and waited for a reaction. She now knew she could create new runes, the rune she created just now was one she named Break. They all waited in silence wondering what Clary had done.
The floor began to break and crumble underneath them. Jace gripped Alec tighter as they all fell through the floor boards.
"Come on we're getting out." Clary said and ran through the bottom of the ship with Jace and Simon following. Clary went to the back of the ship and with Alec's stele she drew another Break rune, watching as the wall broke apart giving them an exit.
Jace looked down; underneath them was a long drop into freezing cold water. He looked back to Clary in shock. "This is your plan? We can't jump into that water!"
"Look, it's either that or we all stay on the ship." Clary said and jumped.
Simon waved at Jace and jumped into the water after Clary. Jace swore loudly and looked to his unconscious friend. "Sorry buddy." Jace said and jumped in as well holding Alec tightly as he did.
They all began to swim, the water dragging their clothes and bodies down. Something metal came near them and it took Jace only a second to realize it was Luke's truck. Magnus was lying on the wheel, his skin pale as he sat there unmoving while Maia and Luke sat next to him both looking exhausted and worn. "Uh, are alive?" Simon asked as all of them piled into the truck.
Magnus moved his body as a way to show them that he was indeed, alive. "We're heading back to land." Magnus said tiredly. Everyone nodded and sat in silence.
They were close to land when Alec sat up, looking confused and shivering. "What happened?" he asked as he thought back, he remembered Valentine, the needle, Clary…
"You were all possessed and stuff, you tried to kill me!" Simon said waving his arms around.
Alec frowned. "I did? Wait, why are we wet and on a floating truck?" Alec asked.
"We're wet because in order to escape Valentine's ship, we had to jump into the water, we're on a truck because of Magnus." Jace said with a shrug as he pointed to the warlock.
Clary looked at Alec's neck worriedly. "You have a Circle rune…" she said.
Alec frowned and looked at one of the side mirrors of the truck staring at the rune on his neck. "How long have I had this?" Alec asked.
"Since we found you on the ship, don't worry, I'm sure when we get back to the Institute mom can help." Jace said patting Alec on the shoulder.
Alec nodded and then sneezed; the sneeze was surprisingly small and almost cute.
Jace laughed. "I swear I love your sneezes, they suit you." Jace said with a grin.
Alec glared and flipped Jace off before closing his eyes and resting his head on Jace's shoulder. "Wake me up when we get to land." He said and within seconds he was asleep.
Jace smiled at his friend and laughed as Alec sneezed again.
When they got to land Alec wasn't surprised to find himself burning up. They were out of the truck and waiting by Magnus to see if he was awake before heading out. Magnus walked with them his eyes glued to Alec as they all headed over to a cab.
Simon, Clary, Jace and Alec were in the cab while Magnus went back to the truck that had Luke in the driver's seat and Maia next to him.
Jace saw how red Alec's cheeks were and as they headed up the steps of the Institute and kept his arm out behind his friend, worried that Alec was going to pass out walking up the steps Simon and Clary had gone back to the cab and were long gone as Jace and Alec got into the Institute.
Jace and Alec were surprised that Maryse was looking at them with relief and happiness. "My boys- how on earth did you get off of Valentine's ship?" she asked looking at the two of them.
"Clary." Was the answer they came up with as they said it in unison.
"Clary followed me out with Magnus and Luke, and after we got off of the ship, Magnus and Luke were waiting for us with a werewolf girl we had saved." Jace explained.
The Inquisitor walked in, she still had superiority as she looked at the two boys, but she also looked apologetic. "I-apologize to both of you, I acted rash and put you both in a situation that should have been handled better." She said awkwardly before walking away.
Alec laughed weakly before falling to the floor, his head pounding out of his skull.
Alec awoke a day later in his room with clean and dry clothes on and a wash cloth on his head. His mother was sitting beside him smiling sadly. "I truly apologize Alexander." she said touching his cheeks softly.
Alec smiled back and sat up, he noticed he had a bandage around his neck where the Circle rune was "What's with the bandage?" Alec asked feeling his neck.
"While you were asleep we had the silent brothers come and remove the Circle rune, they put the bandages on you so the skin can heal properly." Maryse said.
Alec nodded and took the wash cloth off his head. "Where are Jace and Izzy?" he asked his voice was scratchy.
"Jace went to go pick up dinner for everyone and Isabelle is in her room." Alec nodded and moved to get out of bed, he felt better aside from the mild cough he was holding back.
"How do you feel?" Maryse asked.
Alec shrugged. "Better." Right as he said that he began to cough.
Maryse stood up and handed him a glass of water she had put on his dresser. Alec drank it and laid back down, okay so he still felt sick.
"Get better; I'll bring some soup up later." Maryse said and kissed the top of his head before leaving the room.
Alec frowned. Clary and Jace both fell into the same water but he was the only one that got sick. He sighed and closed his eyes, maybe when he wakes up he'll magically feel better.
Done! Yay! Please review and give me your opinion and or any questions you may have, and if I get a ton of reviews I may run with this.
