"So, let me get this straight. Jonathan is alive?" Asked Jocelyn
"Yes, I was also surprised at first but it's true." Said, Luke, giving Jocelyn a hug, "Jonathan is alive."
"And Jonathan alongside Carly were taken by Valentine?" Asked, Jocelyn, as everyone nodded.
"We've been trying to track them for the last two days but it keeps failing." Said, Clary, as Jocelyn walked over to the monitor.
"So their over water." Said Jocelyn
"That's what we think." Said, Isabelle, pulling up a hologram map of the area, "The closest water source is this river. Valentine will want to stay close to watch us skuttle like mice. We have already sent a team searching for a vessel that could hide Valentine and his men."
"Well hopefully they find something soon. I would love to meet my son." Said, Jocelyn, as Clary noticed Alec beating a punching bag in the room next door. She left the group and went to go check on him.
"You okay?" Asked Clary
"My parabatai is missing, do I look okay?" Asked, Alec, punching the bag again as hard as he could.
"I have my brother and sister missing as well, Alec. You aren't the only one who is worried." Said, Clary, snapping back at his mean tone.
"Well, it isn't my fault they're gone." Said, Alec, giving Clary a look.
"What are you implying?" Asked Clary
"Jace was taken to protect you and Carly was taken because she was related to you." Said Alec
"This is not my fault. I am not the reason they were taken and just because they're related to me doesn't give you the right to blame me." Said Clary
"Clary, all of this is because of you. Everything that has ever caused problems is because of you. Simon becoming a vampire, Jace doing whatever you said and Valentine taking your siblings is all on you. You are the reason all this bad stuff has happened in the last year." Said, Alec, as Clary got teary eyed and Isabelle came to Clary's side.
"Alec, this is not her fault." Said Izzy
"You can believe that but I know the truth." Said, Alec, walking out of the room.
"Don't listen to him, he's just worried about Jace." Said, Isabelle, giving Clary a hug.
"But, what if he's right?" Questioned, Clary, moving back from the hug, "Ever since I came into the picture everything has gone wrong. I pulled my sister and my best friend into this world and screwed over everyone else."
"He's not right. This is not your fault, okay?" Said, Isabelle, giving Clary another hug.
After being taken back into the bowels of the ship, Jace and I had our hands tied with chains. Then we were put on a hook and lifted just high enough so our feet couldn't touch the ground. After that a man came into the room with the biggest muscles I had, probably, ever seen. He put on boxing gloves and turned toward us.
"You're gonna hit a girl?" I asked as he approached both of us.
"Valentine wants it, so I do as I am told." Said, the man, punching me in the stomach as hard as he could, "And yes I am prepared to hit a girl."
"Hey ugly!" Yelled, Jace, grabbing the goon's attention.
"Are you talking to me?" Asked the goon
"Yeah I am. Only a piece of garbage would hit a girl. Someone who is ugly, smelly and...wimpy." Said, Jace, egging him on.
"Oh yeah, pretty boy." Said, the goon, punching Jace right in the nose, "I might be ugly and smelly but I am not wimpy."
The goon backed up and I turned my head, to see blood streaming down Jace's face. Jace smiled and the goon hit him a few more times in the stomach and face. He left bruises, cuts, and a broken nose.
"Even if you beat us, that doesn't mean we're gonna join Valentine's side." I said getting the goon's attention.
"Carly don't." Said, Jace, as he spit up blood.
"Willingly, no. But eventually you'll break. And if you don't we have another way to get you to join." Said, the goon, as he used all the strength he had to punch me in the face. At first I saw stars then everything went black.
A few hours later, I woke up to find myself still chained up. I felt like I had bruises all over my body, which was probably the case. I turned toward Jace and he looked just as bad, if not worse. I tried to loosen the chains so I could slide my hands through but the chains were just too tight. I searched the floor for anything I could find to loosen or break the chains but as I searched, someone came into the room. He walked up to us, looking unhappy.
"I'm guessing you're the other way to make us join." I said as Jace opened his eyes.
"That I am. The name's Ethan and you must be Carly and Jace." Said, Ethan, putting his hands on his waist.
"Lucky guess." Said Jace sarcastically
"Isabelle told me so much about you two, well everybody at the institute." Said, Ethan, as Jace and I both got a surprised look on our faces.
"You know Isabelle? Isabelle Lightwood?" I asked a bit confused and hopeful.
"Yeah, we're friends." Said Ethan
"How come I have never met you?" Questioned Jace
"You don't need to know all of Izzy's friends, Jace." I said
"Yeah, but she never even mentioned him." Said Jace
"That's because me and Isabelle are "special friends"." Said Ethan
"Oh, now I get it." I said as Jace was still confused. The look on his face made me smile and I hadn't done that in days.
"Special friends?" Asked, Jace, as his facial expression made me smile even more at the fact he didn't understand.
"We are in a romantic relationship. She wanted to hide it from Maryse and Robert so they wouldn't disown her..." Said Ethan
"Why? What is so weird about you that they wouldn't understand?" Questioned, Jace, as Ethan's face saddened.
"My mom was fairy folk and my dad was a warlock. I'm a hybrid so I have both warlock and fairy abilities. Most think I am a freak, and shadowhunters think worse of me. She wanted to keep us a secret so I wouldn't get hurt." Said, Ethan, looking down at his feet.
"How did you end up here?" I asked getting his attention.
"I was kidnapped a few weeks ago by Valentine. Since I have more abilities than the average witch, he has been using me as his warlock. I've tried to escape multiple times but I never succeed." Said Ethan
"What about Dot? She's a family friend and was taken by Valentine when he first took my mom. Is she okay?" I asked hoping nothing bad had happened. She was kind and always helped me escape my mom when she was being overprotective.
"Dot's alive and well. She's more dedicated to him then I am but that's probably because she sees no way out." Said Ethan
"So why are you down here? Just to share life stories and hold hands?" Said, Jace, going back to being sarcastic and annoyed.
"I'm supposed to come down here and make you guys loyal to Valentine through a spell. But..." Said, Ethan, taking a long pause.
"You're gonna defy him?" Asked, Jace, with a bit of happiness in his tone.
"Kinda. I am going to make you loyal but there will be a loophole. If one of your friends gets on the ship to rescue you and you see them, the spell will break. So once they come for you, you're free." Said, Ethan, stepping forward.
"Couldn't you just not hex us?" Questioned Jace
"I could but then he might suspect something and dying is not on my to-do list." Said, Ethan, putting two fingers on my forehead and whispering something. Then he did the same to Jace.
"So what did that do?" I asked
"It will make you loyal. You will follow his lead and listen to him until you are rescued. I wish there was another way but there isn't." Said Ethan
"Thanks for the loophole." Said, Jace, actually saying something nice.
"No problem. When you get rescued and I know you will, let Izzy know I'm alright." Said, Ethan, as he turned to leave.
"You're gonna come with us." I said
"What?" Asked Ethan and Jace at the exact same time.
"Well, we can't just leave you here to be controlled by Valentine. We could even save Dot if we had the time. All of us could get to safety and out of his clutches." I said as a door slammed
"We'll talk about this later." Said, Ethan, running out of the room. Seconds later, Valentine strolled in with a smug grin on his face.
"I see Max got his anger out." Said, Valentine, as he looked at our wounds.
"Yeah, real swell guy." Said Jace sarcastically
"He's dedicated." Said, Valentine, snapping his fingers. Once he did, me and Jace were lowered and two goons took the chains from our hands.
I rubbed my wrists which now had thick red marks. Jace on the other hand snapped his nose back in place. No doctor, painkillers, or help. He did gasp a bit once it was done, but still. If that was me I'd probably at least let one tear fall.
"Why are you letting us down? Sick of us already?" Asked, Jace, with a smug smile as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"We're gonna go on a mission." Said Valentine
"Mission?" I questioned
"Yes Carly, a mission. You always get left behind when the action hits so it's time you finally get to fight." Said, Valentine, as Jace and I were each handed a shadow blade.
"Where are we going?" Asked Jace
"Maria's Pizza Palace on the corner of Jefferson and 3rd." Said, Valentine, as a portal opened in front of us.
"Who are we fighting?" I asked a little nervous and a little excited. I have never been able to fight a monster before. I've trained and I've trained a lot but I have never fought the real thing. Well, never fought the real thing and won.
"You'll see. Now let's get going, the monsters aren't gonna wait to be killed." Said, Valentine, as I started walking forward. I didn't want to move my feet but it was like I couldn't control them. I looked toward Jace and I could tell it was the same for him. We gave each other one more glance as we followed Valentine through the blue watery entrance.
"It's time for your interview." Said a fellow shadowhunter
"Lead the way." Said, Clary, as she followed the other shadowhunter down a few corridors. They passed many doors along the way until they got to the one at the end of the hall. The shadowhunter opens the door to Mr. Aldertree's office as Clary takes her seat. The shadowhunter leaves and Aldertree turns to greet Clary. They shake hands as he takes his seat behind his desk.
"How long is this going to take?" Asked, Clary, crossing her arms.
"Not long. As long as you answer my questions truthfully." Said, Mr. Aldertree, scooting forward, "What happened when you were looking for the book?"
"Me, Alec, Izzy, Jace, Carly, Simon and Camille…" Said, Clary, as she began to speak.
"The vampire who has broke the Clave's rules countless times? A wanted woman?" Questioned, Mr. Aldertree, as he interrupted Clary.
"She was are only lead to the Book Of The White. After we found the book we were going to turn her in." Said Clary
"Were you?" Questioned Mr. Aldertree
"We were. As we searched for the book, Carly noticed another part of the library. She went inside to look as a portal opened up. Valentine and his men came running in, causing Camille to vanish and for knives to be at our throats." Said Clary
"And where was Jace?" Asked Mr. Aldertree
"Out of the room." Said Clary
"Don't you think it's odd Carly and Jace were absent as Valentine's men arrived? Isn't there a chance they knew that Valentine was coming and planned it." Said Mr. Aldertree
"You think they are working with him?!" Said, Clar,y as her voice rose in tone.
"Don't you think it's possible?" Questioned Mr. Aldertree
"No, I don't. After Valentine arrived, Carly hid. Before she could find anything to help us she was dragged out of the other room. Then Jace gave himself over so we could be free. But before we could save them Carly and Jace were thrown into the portal as Valentine and all his goons followed." Said Clary
"So Jace just gave himself over to Valentine?" Questioned Mr. Aldertree
"No. He let the goon take him so the rest of us could escape. He wanted us to be safe and Carly was taken against her will." Said Clary
"From what I've heard it sounds more like she let herself get taken." Said Mr. Aldertree
"You didn't see the anger and fear on her face when she saw Valentine. She would never go willingly." Said Clary
"If I was made to stay at the Institute and never trusted with missions, I might want to be taken also. She was always the one left behind and this time she is the one you have to save." Said Mr. Aldertree
"Are we done here?" Asked, Clary, with anger in her tone and eyes.
"Yes, I think I have all the information I need." Said, Mr. Aldertree, as Clary stormed out of the room. As she did Clary passed Alec and Izzy.
"We need to find Jace." Said, Alec, pacing back and forth. Izzy tried to focus on Alec and finding Jace and Carly but she was distracted. Alec looked up and noticed her distracted face.
"What are you thinking about?" Asked, Alec, interested and concerned.
"Nothing important, just trying to come up with something to find Jace." Said, Isabelle, half-lying. She didn't want to tell Alec the real reason and he must of bought her lie because he changed the conversation back to Jace.
"We need to find him." Said Alec
"I know." Said Isabelle
"I need him, Izzy." Said, Alec, looking into Izzy's eyes with anger and frustration. Jace had always been Alec's best friend and his first crush. Jace was his parabatai and Alec couldn't live without him.
"I might be able to help with that." Said, Jocelyn, coming up to the siblings.
"How?" Asked Izzy and Alec at the same time.
"Before I drank that sleeping potion, I put something in my pocket so that Valentine wouldn't get his hands on it." Said, Jocelyn, showing Izzy and Alec a shiny black rock.
"A rock?" Questioned Isabelle
"It's not any rock. This is called a seeing stone. You hold it in your hands and think of the one person you are trying to find. It can work with anyone but finding a parabatai is easier because you already have a connection with the other person." Said Jocelyn
"Give it to me." Said, Alec, reaching for the stone as Jocelyn moved it away.
"There is a catch." Said Jocelyn
"What kind of catch?" Questioned Isabelle
"The stone doesn't work over water, it's less painful than using your rune and it's quicker then a tracking spell. The problem is you have go into your mind and find the other person's mind. If you fall too deep you could get lost and there's a chance you don't come back." Said, Jocelyn, as Isabelle and Alec gave each other a look.
"I'm doing this." Said, Alec, taking the stone from Jocelyn
"Alec, I don't think it's a good idea. What if something happens and you don't wake up?" Said Isabelle
"I don't care what happens to me. Jace…" Said Alec
"And my daughter." Said Jocelyn interrupting Alec.
"Jace and Carly need to be rescued. This is the fastest way and if we wait any longer, it could already be too late." Said Alec
