Chapter 21:

Jace, Alec, Magnus, and Celaena walked into the conference room only to find the Three Stooges and the Morgenstern men already there.

"What are you guys doing here? I thought you were out looking for Adrian," Jace said.

"We were, but then somehow we ended up here again. What are you guys doing here?" Moe asked.

"Where are Clary and the others?" Sebastian asked, noticing that Clary wasn't with Jace.

"Clary and I met up with Isabelle, Simon, and Celaena. While we were with them Clary, Isabelle, and Simon disappeared. We think that Adrian took them somewhere else," Jace explained.

"Is it possible they are with Adrian now?" Sebastian asked.

"Possibly. Magnus is going to track them," Alec said.

Magnus walked over to the table.

"Which one was Clary's cup?" Magnus asked.

"I think it was that one," Jace said pointing to a cup.

Magnus picked the cup up and did the tracking spell. He walked out of the room, gesturing for the others to follow. They walked down several hallways until they came to a room none of them had seen before.

"How did we miss this?" Jace pondered out loud.

"There was a glammer hiding it," Magnus said.

Jace opened the door to the office and walked in, the others following. Inside was a large office. Jace saw Clary, Isabelle, and Simon in separate cages along one wall. Adrian was sitting at a large desk, grinning at them.

"Look who finally showed up," Adrian said, cheerfully.

"Let them go," Jace commanded.

"OK," Adrian shrugged and snapped his fingers.

Clary, Simon, and Isabelle disappeared from the cages and reappeared beside them. Clary tried to run towards Jace but was stopped when she ran into an invisible wall. She rebounded off the wall. She regained her balance and reached her hand out, touching the wall.

"Let them go," Jace growled at Adrian.

"I did," Adrian replied.

"I meant for you to let them go so they could rejoin us," Jace hissed.

"Oh! Well that I'm not going to do," Adrian stated.

"Why not? Why can't you just let us leave this floor?" Magnus said.

"BECAUSE I CAN'T! I CAN NEVER LEAVE THIS FLOOR!" Adrian shouted.

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They searched for the missing,

And found their three friends,

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