Chapter 10:
"What is it, Magnus?" Alec inquired.
"I know those people," Magnus answered.
"Yeah, we kind of figured that out when they knew who you were," Jace said.
Magnus huffed. "If you would let me finish without interrupting, you would understand why this is important. Now, like I was saying. I knew those people… a long time ago."
"So? I'm still not seeing the problem," Isabelle was confused.
"Look at how they are dressed and tell me when you think that clothing is from," Magnus was getting exasperated.
"It looks like it's from the 1800s," Clary observed.
"Right, they're from the 1800s," Magnus said.
"Really? I just thought they were either going to a costume party or had terrible taste in clothing," Isabelle said.
"Are they our ancestors?" Jace inquired.
"Don't Shadowhunters learn anything about their family trees?" Magnus responded.
"What are we supposed to do? We can't exactly keep it a secret that they are in the future," Alec pointed out.
"We'll have to figure out a way to get them back to their own time and erase their memories of their stay in this time," Magnus decided.
"What are we supposed to tell them in the meantime?" Simon asked.
"The truth I guess. Like Alec said, we can't exactly keep it a secret from them that they've traveled through time. All we can do is try to limit their exposure to this time," Magnus said.
"So we just lock them up in the institute," Isabelle agreed.
"How are we supposed to get them there? We don't exactly have time to take them. We need to break Sebastian out of the zoo," Clary commented.
"What if a couple of us went to the zoo and cased it while the rest took them to the institute," Simon suggested.
"Whoever goes will have to take lots of pictures," Magnus noted.
"OK then it's settled. Clary and I will go to the zoo and the rest of you can take them back to the institute," Jace declared.
"Why do you and Clary get to go to the zoo? It was my idea!" Simon protested.
"I'm the best fighter, and Clary can make new runes with her stele in an emergency. Therefore, we make the best candidates to be the ones who go to the zoo," Jace averred.
"We should make up our minds, they're starting to wander," Alec pointed.
"We'll go with Simon's plan. Jace, Clary, we'll expect you and back at the Institute shortly after the zoo closes," Magnus said.
They made their way over to the past shadowhunters.
"Is everybody ready to go?" Magnus inquired.
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Howler monkey in the zoo,
Howler monkey, who are you?
Are you evil with a wicked plan?
I know you used to be a man.
Is that why you howl, and sound so blue?