Chapter 8:

"You three," Valentine growled.

"Hey, Moe?" Shemp said.

"Yeah?" Moe asked.

"I think we better get out a here," Shemp said.

Valentine charged at them.

"Your right! Let's beat it!" Moe called as he turned and ran for the door.

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Clary watched as Valentine chased the Stooges out of the room. Sebastian was still fighting Celaena. Clary couldn't tell who was winning. They seemed pretty evenly matched.

"It's strange that the Stooges couldn't get off this floor," Isabelle commented. "Could something be keeping them here?"

"There could be something keeping them here," Magnus replied. "Or they could just be too stupid to use the elevator."

"One of us should try and see if we can get off this floor," Clary suggested.

"I'll go," Jace and Clary said at the same time.

"How about you both go," Magnus said. "It would be better if we don't go wandering off by ourselves."

"Agreed," Jace approved. "Clary and I will go see if there really is something keeping people on this floor, or if it's just the Stooges stupidity."

Clary and Jace left the room. When they were inside the elevator, Jace pressed the button for the fifth floor. The elevator moved, and when it came to a stop, the doors opened with a ding. The floor they were on looked exactly like the twenty-first floor.

"Either the fifth floor looks exactly like the twenty-first floor, or we are still on the twenty-first floor," Jace said.

At that moment they saw the Stooges run around the corner of the hallway, dash into a room, and slam the door shut. Valentine followed closely, he ran up to the door and tried the nob. He then backed up and ran for the door, just as it flew open and the Stooges came out. Upon seeing each other they both came up short. The Stooges turned around and slammed the door closed again right before Valentine could get to it. Again Valentine backed up and was just about to try to break the door down when the Stooges came out again. They went through the same motions several more time before Valentine got tired of it and ran forward just as the Three Stooges opened the door. Valentine sprawled to the ground on the other side.

"As much fun as it is to watch them, we should try the elevator again," Clary said. "Are you sure you pushed the button for the fifth floor?"

"I'm ninety-nine percent sure," Jace replied. "You saw me push the button."

"We should still check it and make sure," Clary said.

"Agreed," Jace replied.

They walked into the elevator for their second attempt.

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The Stooges are cuckoo,

The Morgensterns mad,

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