Alec yelled after Maureen, warning her to stay away from Magnus, but his cries went unanswered, as the vampire had already disappeared, intent on finding the warlock. Someone did eventually hear Alec however, and as the newborn started to pull himself from the debris Raphael discovered him.

"Alec? What happened? Have you sustained any serious injuries?" Raphael asked, his voice filling with alarm, that Alec had never heard before.

Alec did not dwell on this, instead he desperately pulled himself free, with Raphael's help, and as soon as he was clear of the collapsed floor he quickly turned to his maker.

"Have to save Magnus," was the only explanation he offered, before running at full speed towards Brooklyn.

Alec wasted no time in getting to Magnus' apartment, the city around him flying past without him even registering it. He arrived at Magnus' door relieved to see no sign of a struggle. As long as Magnus was safely inside there was no way for Maureen to get to him, Alec assured himself, as long as the warlock had enough common sense to not invite her in. Alec's confidence quickly vanished as he stepped into the apartment, and realised it was empty. Of course the High Warlock was a busy man, and Alec had no idea where to start looking for him. In a panicked frenzy Alec tried to recollect all of the places Magnus could be, but the never-ending list did little to help the situation. After a few moments Alec then figured out the obvious solution; track the warlock by scent. Hopefully he wouldn't have strayed too far from his home, especially so late at night, and Alec was very familiar with his scent. Before Alec could start to feel relieved over the solution he had reached, he realised he had no idea how to track someone by scent. It wasn't exactly a skill practiced by shadow hunters, and so Alec tried to mimic how he presumed a vampire would go about sniffing someone out. Alec inhaled the smell of the loft, closing his eyes and allowing himself to be completely overwhelmed by that one smell that was simply Magnus. After a minute or so Alec noticed that he could detect the same scent outside the apartment, almost as if he could make out a path made up of that smell. Alec opened his eyes again, and let his instincts take over as he followed his sense of smell. Once Alec became surer of his ability, he started to run after the scent, and eventually it started to become strong again, until it was the same intensity of smell that Alec had experienced in Magnus' apartment. A second later Alec, who had been distracted by his concentration on following the warlock's scent, bumped into Magnus, almost completely knocking the older immortal over. He quickly caught Magnus by the arm, and the warlock cautiously pulled away from Alec's grasp.

"So you go from not wanting to talk to me, to stalking to me?" Magnus asked as he took in Alec's disheveled state.

His clothes were torn from falling through the floor of the old building, and he was also covered in dust and splinters.

"We have to go, now!" Alec said as he started to guide Magnus back towards the loft.

"I have a very important client I must see, and last I checked, you did not particularly want anything to do with me."

"It really isn't the time to be stubborn Magnus! I'm trying to help you," Alec said in exasperation. "Maureen is out trying to hunt you down at this very moment!"

Magnus didn't seem to view the situation with as much seriousness as Alec, as Alec saw when the warlock laughed.

"I am not afraid of a young vampire, no matter how insane she is."

"Maureen is not just any vampire! You don't know what she's capable of!"

"Oh, so you're here to save me from her? How noble," Magnus replied sarcastically.

"Argh, not the time Magnus! Come on!" Alec said as he grabbed Magnus' arm and dragged him towards his apartment.

"Alec get your hands off of me," Magnus said quietly, although his voice still held a threatening tone.

"Why won't you let me help you? She plans to torture, and then probably kill you!"

"I am eight hundred years old Alexander, one girl doesn't scare me."

"Well we'll just have to change that, now won't we?"

Maureen's high-pitched childlike voice filled the street as she dropped down from the balcony above that she had been watching the two men from. Alec instinctively placed himself in front of Magnus protectively, and he bared his fangs at Maureen. Again he had not noticed them extend to their full length.

"I thought I buried you? You are a strong one, aren't you?" Maureen said as she started to circle around Alec and Magnus.

"That's enough," Magnus said, and he stepped away from Alec.

He raised his hands to start a spell, however Maureen had predicted this move, and pounced at him. At the last moment Alec was able to block the attack, although by the time he had wrenched Maureen away, she had managed to scratch at Magnus' face, leaving him with three bleeding claw marks.

"No body messes with this face!" Magnus said, and he then raised his hands again, this time completing his spell.

The magic struck Maureen, however it hardly slowed her down as she attacked again, this time aiming for Alec. Alec met the assault, lashing out at Maureen, and hearing a crack as his fist connected with her ribs. She yelped in pain, but still managed to grab Alec by the throat. Although he did not need to breathe, the nails pulling at the soft flesh there were still a concern, and they reminded Alec of his other encounter with the vampire. Alec wrapped his hands around Maureen's arm, crushing it, and then flung her away. As she was regaining her composure and preparing to lunge at Alec again, a stronger bolt of blue sparks hit her, throwing her back into a solid wall. She slumped for a moment, but Alec saw her once again pull herself back up. Before she could continue the fight Alec grabbed Magnus, and ran. He ran even faster than he had before, aware that Maureen was still following them. As Alec reached the steps of Magnus' apartment he could feel the warlock fighting against his grip, as he had practically thrown Magnus over his shoulder, but he kept a strong hold. Just as Alec was on the last step he felt a cold hand around his ankle, causing him to fall. Having ungraciously dropped Magnus, Alec twisted around, but before he could pull Maureen away from him, he felt her fingers contract around his ankle, effectively smashing every bone there. Alec reached down and wrenched her fingers away, also hearing those bones break, and he then ran into the apartment, dragging Magnus along with him. Alec didn't even notice he had run through the front door until he turned back and saw the shattered wood, and for a terrifying moment, as he saw Maureen running towards him, he thought that perhaps she would be able to follow them inside Magnus' home, however she was thrown back by an invisible force as she tried to enter. Obviously not satisfied with the results of the evening, Maureen hissed at Alec, and paced the corridor of Magnus' loft. Suddenly her entire posture changed as she glanced behind her, a flash of fear appearing across her face, just as she bolted from the hallway, disappearing out of the building.

"Thank you," Magnus eventually whispered as the two sat in silence, staring at the doorway.

This snapped Alec out of his trance like state, and he rose, wincing as he tried to put pressure on his foot.

"You saved me."

"Why do you sound so surprised?" Alec asked as he offered a hand to Magnus.

The warlock took Alec's hand, and soon was standing next to Alec, who pulled his hand away from Magnus as he noticed that the warlock had not immediately let go.

"Sorry, old habits," Magnus muttered.

"Did you really think I wouldn't try to help you, just because we broke up?"

"Well you have been a tad resentful lately."

Alec looked down at that statement, not being able to object.

"So that's why she left in such a hurry," Magnus said as he looked out of his window, at the sunrise.

Alec's gaze followed Magnus, and he instantly flinched away from the centre of the room, settling amongst the shadows. With a wave of his hand Magnus closed the blinds, and the apartment fell into darkness once again.

"Well, it looks like you're trapped here with me, yet again," Magnus said as he sat down on the couch, exhaustion etched into his features. For a fleeting moment Magnus' face seemed to reflect his true age, but that look soon passed, replaced by his eternal youth.

"What the hell happened to your door?!" Jace said as he stepped through the ruined threshold, accompanied by Izzy and Clary.

"Talk about déjà vu," Alec muttered as he turned to face the shadow hunters.