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Clary was training with Izzy back at the institute, still needing work even after going through her experience in the demon realms. She had gone where no other shadowhunter had been, stopping Sebastian at a great cost. Now, she was still waiting to hear about Simon's chance of ascending, and she needed to distract herself. She hadn't heard much on his situation since they brought him to Magnus, and she wanted to make sure her friend found a way to get back to who he used to be.
Sparring with Izzy was often painful, though it wasn't as bad as it could be. She wasn't used to training with other shadowhunters like this, after spending so much time learning from Jace. While her boyfriend took her training seriously, they often got more breaks for making out than they likely should have been doing. That meant she was breathing hard, trying to block Isabelle's every attack with their training blades in the room.
They danced across the floor, Isabelle slashing down with her wooden sword as Clary moved to block with her own. The clang of the two weapons echoed around them as Clary did her best to attack back, only for Isabelle to dodge to the left, retaliating quickly with a sweep of her leg. Clary jumped over the kick, doing her best to keep her balance as Isabelle smiled, swinging her stick towards Clary while she was airborne, this time striking Clary's side. "Nice work, but it looks like you still need some practice." Isabelle commented, while Clary rubbed her side, raising her stick back towards Izzy with a determined expression on her face.
"Let's go again. I'm going to beat you at least once before we're done here." Clary insisted, while Isabelle laughed, throwing her hair over her shoulder.
"I've been doing this for years, you may have a few extra talents, but you've got a lot of work before you can beat any of us." Isabelle commented, comparing Clary to the rest of her friends. It didn't stop Clary from trying, at least, as they resumed their training exercise, wooden swords clashing as Jace and Alec entered the room, both of them looking concerned.
They had been on patrol for the night, searching for demons in town like their job was supposed to be. It felt strange, taking a step back from villains like Sebastian and Valentine, but it was actually what their job was meant to be. Clary had yet to join them on patrols of that nature, but she knew it would happen soon. She was called for back-up if they got into a major fight right now, but the scouting out for demons was done by the more experienced shadowhunters. Even with experience from both wars, their numbers were needed at the moment and the Clave was afraid of risking more lives than necessary for simply tasks such as this.
That was why it was only Jace and Alec patrolling New York tonight, even though Jace was supposed to be heading the Institute here. "What's up?" Isabelle asked them, stopping when she saw the looks on their faces. Jace walked straight to Clary, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her forehead as a greeting, before focusing back towards the others.
"Something strange. Jace and I found a demon tonight, but it wasn't like any demon I've seen before." Alec commented, sounding a bit lost.
Jace scoffed, shaking his head. "I told you not to worry, that thing wasn't worth our time. Our Sensor is broken, that's all it was." Jace argued, pulling out the device and handing it over to Isabelle.
Clary didn't quite understand what could break a device meant to sense demon energies, but it probably was like most devices with its own faults. "What was wrong with it? Did it not sense the demon's presence?" Clary asked, while Jace and Alec both shook their heads.
"No….the readings were off the charts, even higher than what we'd expect from a Greater Demon." Alec commented, before focusing on Clary again. "On top of that, he also claimed that we would—" Alec began, before something bizarre happened. They had been talking like usual, but something seemed to shimmer in the air before them, reminding Clary almost of a portal as people appeared out of no where in the training room.
Before Clary was a group of four people, all of them looking to be teenagers with strange appearances. If there had been a convention in town, Clary would have thought they were cosplayers or something dressing up as their favorite manga character. One of them had pink hair, dressed in a black vest with a white scarf wrapped around his neck. The girl by his side had long blond hair, with a blue skirt held up by a brown belt. Her shirt wast white, with a strange design that looked like a cross between a heart and a cross. Behind them was another boy, who Clary did her best to turn away from quickly. He had black hair, but for some reason, he had nothing but a pair of boxers on. Next to him stood a girl completely dressed in armor, with scarlet hair and a calm expression.
Jace stared at them with wide eyes beside his friends, both groups just as confused as they stared at each other. The pink haired boy sniffed the air, looking rather strange as he stepped closer to them, narrowing his gaze at the shadowhunters before him. "Hmm…you smell funny." he declared, while his friends seemed to sigh. The blond one pulled him back by his scarf, putting some space between Clary and the boy before things got too uncomfortable.
"Knock it off, Natsu. I can't believe you sometimes, can't you just be normal for once!" she complained, while Natsu seemed oblivious, not quite grasping the issue.
"Huh? I was being normal. You're the one that's weird, Luce." he commented. Clary was struggling to figure out what was going on, while Alec and Jace shared a look.
"He wasn't lying, it seems. I guess it's a good thing they're here, at least. Now, they get to be greeted by my amazing charm rather than some boring old mundane." Jace commented, making Clary glance at him with confusion.
Alec stared at her with sympathy, seeming to understand why she was lost. "It's what he told us. The demon claimed that he brought the residents of a dying dimension to our world, but neither of us could figure out why he would do such a thing. To be honest, he wasn't like a normal demon, trying to kill and destroy our world." Alec commented, while Jace shook his head in disagreement.
"He's deceiving us, I know it. Alec, we've always known that it is in their nature to deceive us and trick us to get what they want. Demons are unnatural and it is our job to kill them, don't forget that." Jace argued.
The scarlet haired woman seemed to focus on them, catching one word out of their conversation. "Demons? I'm sorry, but is this place plagued by them as well? We seem to be having an odd amount of demon attacks lately, for a land that has been so peaceful for years." she commented, while Natsu seemed to be picking a fight with the half-naked boy behind her now. Lucy was simply trying to stay out of their way, and Erza was oblivious to the fight behind her.
"Peaceful? We've been at war with demons for decades, where the hell have you been?" Isabelle demanded, while Erza frowned, clearly not quite understanding what was going on.
She turned to speak with her comrades, stopping slightly when she saw the battle between Natsu and Gray. Clary didn't quite understand the insanity that was going on in front of her, but she winced slightly as the armored woman clashed both of their heads together. "Stop this fighting at once! Can't you see that we have a problem here?" the woman demanded, while both boys grimaced slightly, rubbing their heads.
"Hey, sorry about my friends, they can be a little crazy. Can you tell me where we are and how to get to Magnolia? None of us really know what happened….or how we even left to be honest." the blond asked, stepping forward while the scarlet haired woman focused on criticizing Natsu and his friend.
Clary had never heard of such a city, which was strange. Did these people really come from a place like Pandemonium, where warriors had fought back against demons yet lost? She had seen evidence of it within the demon realm, evidence of another world's version of shadowhunters. Maybe that demon Alec and Jace had seen was telling the truth, that these people had just escaped a dire situation involving demons. "Right now you're in New York, specifically at the Institute." Clary told them, while her friends seemed a bit irritated.
"Clary, enough. They could be dangerous, we shouldn't trust them." Jace stated, pulling her back slightly. Alec was wary as well, likely due to the fact that a demon had informed them of the presence of these strangers.
Lucy seemed saddened by their reactions, her face falling as she turned back towards the others. "I see….I guess I can't ask for much help then. You see, Erza wasn't lying before. Our home was quite peaceful when I was growing up, but recently….demons have been invading from all over. People are dying, and no one is safe anymore. The only jobs available for us wizards involve slaying demons, and that's dangerous work that has led to most of our guild members being killed." she stated, sounding sad over her loss of her friends.
The shadowhunters had been too focused on the strangers to notice the Sensor at the moment, the way it was acting up as if a demon were near. Only now did Alec glance at it, moving to set it aside before he froze, gazing at the group in front of him. "No…Jace, look! It's doing it again." Alec insisted, showing it to his parabatai. Jace glanced at it, narrowing his gaze at the strangers as he pulled out one of his seraph blades, prepared to fight.
"So, one of them is a demon too? How'd it get into the Institute? We've put up wards recently, didn't we?" Jace asked, watching as Isabelle nodded, pulling out her electrum whip to help back up Jace.
Natsu stepped forward, seeing the weapons being drawn. "So, you guys wanna fight, huh? Well, I'll show you what happens when you mess with Fairy Tail!" he promised, shocking all of them when flames appeared and began coating his fists. The scarlet haired woman stood by his side, drawing her sword, as the naked boy stood in a strange stance, his legs spread apart with his fist clasped in the palm of his other hand.
Lucy looked nervous, watching them all as she slowly pulled out what looked like a keyring. "I will not allow you to harm my friends, regardless of where you come from!" Erza declared, while Clary continued to frown at them. Did they all give speeches about friendship?
Jace had other comments to make, however, more focused on Natsu than he was on Erza. "Fairy Tail? Come on, even I can do better than that for a name. Might as well be the Pretty Princesses, it sounds just as threatening to me." he commented, swinging his seraph blade around as he prepared to fight.
"You guys, stop it! Jace, didn't you just say that Sensor was broken?" Clary demanded, stopping them just seconds before an actual battle began. Jace nodded slowly, keeping his gaze locked on the wizards before them. "Then it's probably wrong now. None of these people are demons, they're just regular people who need our help." Clary insisted, seeing Lucy smile at her gratefully.
"Thank you, I'm so glad that someone is willing to help us." she stated, holding out her hand to shake Clary's. "I'm Lucy, by the way. These are my friends, Natsu, Gray, and Erza." she stated, introducing the others behind her.
Natsu looked disappointed to not be fighting, pouting into his scarf as he glanced away. Gray gave a small wave as he stood calmly in the room, still seemingly unaware of his lack of clothing. Erza inclined her head, giving Clary a smile as she stepped forward by Lucy's side. "It's nice to meet you. My name is Clary, and the blond behind me is Jace, my boyfriend. The black haired boy is Alec, Jace's parabatai, and the other girl is Alec's sister, Isabelle." Clary stated, introducing her own group as well.
Alec was now focused on his phone, but the others grudgingly waved towards the newcomers, only slightly less tense then they had been before. "I am unfamiliar with that term. Tell me, are there other guilds nearby that could aid us? They might be able to tell us the direction to Fairy Tail from here." Erza asked, confused with Clary's introduction of Alec. She moved on quickly, however, more focused on finding her home it seemed than on understanding where she was.
"Guild? Do you mean, clubs of some kind? We don't exactly have guilds for anything around here." Clary asked, while Natsu stepped forward, shaking his head at her.
"Nah, she means a wizard's guild! You know, a place where wizards gather to work and stuff." he told her, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Jace glanced at her, looking a bit concerned as he shook his head at them.
"Damn, maybe I should have listened to that idiot's claim. Warlocks without demonic blood, it seems like it's actually is possible." he commented, watching as Gray narrowed his eyes at Jace, not looking pleased with the comment.
"Don't compare us to monsters like that, you hear? My family was killed by a demon, I'm not going to let a single one of them live after they destroyed my home." Gray argued, his expression cold and angry.
"Calm down, hot-head, we weren't planning on calling you a demon." Isabelle commented, while Gray seemed to get even more irritated.
His gaze flickered over to Natsu, before turning back to Izzy. "Don't go comparing me to Natsu, you brainless bimbo! He's the flame brain around here, not me." Gray argued, while Natsu seemed to grow angry, about ready to shout back another insult. That was before Erza glared at both of them, making them instantly calm down and wrap their arms around each other, smiling brightly at her as if nothing had happened. "Sorry, m'am! I meant nothing mean by it at all, Natsu and I are always the best of friends!" Gray stated immediately, while Clary did her best to follow this insanity.
Alec glanced up at them, his face pale as fear seemed to enter his expression. "Guys, we've got to go. Jace, remember that demon from before?" Alec asked, watching as Jace nodded, turning away from the newcomers briefly. "I just got a text from Magnus. I think the demon is at my boyfriend's house."
Clary didn't need to hear anything more to get ready for a fight. She was already in gear anyway, wearing it to get used to moving around in it during training. With her stele in hand, she planned on creating a portal to take them to Magnus' in an instant, while Alec and Jace followed behind. "We're coming with you. You're gonna need some back-up if you're fighting against demons. No offense, but your magic power seems weak, you don't stand a chance against them." Gray insisted, following behind them.
Jace glanced back at him, frowning slightly. "Really? Man, here I was thinking we'd get a break from the sight of naked men. I guess Magnus will enjoy the view, but I had hoped to avoid causing more problems in his relationship with Alec." Jace commented, while Gray glanced down in confusion, staring in shock at his body.
"What? How did that happen?" he demanded, while Clary stared at him with a raised eyebrow.
"How do you not notice losing all of your clothes?" she demanded, while Lucy sighed, shaking her head.
It was clear that the blond was used to this at least, and just as irritated as Clary was by their antics. "You get used to it. That's Gray's fun little quirk, he has a bit of a stripping habit." she commented, while Clary began to wonder just how someone would develop such a habit. Still, with all of them behind her, she prepared herself to bring them all to Magnus', in the hopes that they could stop this demon attacking the warlock's home.
And now Fairy Tail has met the shadowhunters! I hope you are all excited for what comes next, I know I am. Feel free to review and tell me what you think!