Mikey and Magnus2 return to their world.

Enjoy

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Magnus and Mikey step out the portal into their loft. They smell the delicious aroma of lasagna.

Alec is sitting on the sofa. Smiling, he stands and walks over to his husband and son, "Finally, where the hell have you two been?"

Mikey giggles as Magnus holds Alec around the waist, "Hello to you too." Magnus rests his forehead against Alec's as he closes his eyes. He feels the 'Alec' calmness take away the stress of the day and relaxes as the love rune gives the loft as Alec's present location.

Alec laughs, "Hello, Magnus."

"Better."

Mikey wraps his arms around his fathers, "Home sweet home."

The front door opens, Maxine and Amber walk in. Maxine is holding a plate of cookies. She quickly walks over to the kitchen table and sets the plate down. She grabs Amber's arm, "Come on, group hug."

Amber laughs as they walk over to the men. She holds Magnus, "What drama happened now?" Maxine wraps her arms around Mikey and Alec.

Mikey shakes his head, "It was bad."

Alec sighs, "Dinner's almost ready, set the table, then you can tell us."

Mikey, Maxine and Amber walk over and start setting the table. Magnus holds Alec close.

Maxine asks, "So?"

Mikey sighs, "Not Daddy was killed when he was a boy. Daddy was killed by demons."

Maxine faces him, "Demons? When?"

"After Poppa revoked the Order and Daddy moved back to the Institute."

Alec pulls away from Magnus, "Why did you revoke the Order?"

Magnus glares at Mikey, then kisses Alec, "Because I was an idiot who listened to your father."

"My father? How did he convince you to revoke the Order?"

"Allegedly three warlocks were ready to step up and say I told them I was going to get into the Institute one way or another."

Amber shakes her head as she gets glasses from the cabinet, "Warlocks and their drama."

Maxine wrinkles her nose at her wife, "Hush, you." She turns back to her brother, "But you couldn't kill Robert."

Mikey nods, "Correct. I stayed here with Daddy and Poppa, while Poppa dealt with Robert."

Alec pinches the bridge of his nose, "What?" Magnus gently touches Alec's forehead. Alec blinks as the memories flood into his mind. He slowly smiles at Mikey, "I was quite surprised to see a portal open into the living room after Magnus supposedly locked the loft down for the night."

Mikey giggles, "It was easy enough to unlock Poppa's wards and let myself in."

Magnus laughs, "It took three warlocks to do the same thing."

Mikey sniffs, "They are lucky I didn't go after them."

Maxine giggles as she holds her brother, "My badass little brother." She stands on her tip toes and kisses his cheek.

Mikey giggles as he rests his chin on his big sister's head, "Who you calling 'little'?"

Amber laughs, "Hey, that's my wife you're insulting."

Mikey grins, "And?"

Amber smiles, "Nothing, just wanted to let you know."

"Got it."

Alec sighs, "So because you revoked the order, demons killed me when I was a child?"

Magnus shakes his head, "No, Alexander. Max's father was killed in the Institute when he was a child. You and Jace were killed years after I revoked the order."

"Oh."

Mikey nods, "It was a mess, Daddy. Plus we had to rescue Albert."

Maxine wrinkles her nose as Amber looks from her to Mikey, "Who's Albert?"

Maxine sighs, "That's what the Clave named Max. They named me 'Alberta'. Yeck."

Amber smiles, "I love Alberta. I demand that you get a name change."

Maxine sniffs, "I demand that I get a divorce."

Amber smiles, "Love you too." Maxine sniffs. Amber looks at Mikey, "So what's your 'Clave name'?"

Mikey cringes, "Lionel."

Amber laughs, "That's a horrible name. So, in this drama, were you Mikey or Lionel?"

Mikey glances at Magnus then rests his head on Maxine's head, without saying a word. She holds him tight.

Magnus answers, "Lionel."

Amber raises an eyebrow, "Okay."

Alec nods, "Yes, dinner is ready. You can tell us all the details as we eat."

Mikey gives his fathers a grateful smile as he lets go of Maxine and reaches for the oven mitts.

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As they eat, Magnus tells everybody about waking up alone, then finding Mikey outside the loft. Together, they went in search of Max only to find Warlock!Alec. Eventually they found Max and his Magnus. Deaths were prevented and timelines were restored.

Amber asks, "So what about Maxine and me?"

Magnus shrugs, "The way that Max explains it, Maxine isn't seen as a threat, so she was probably living in Brooklyn..."

Maxine wrinkles her nose, "As Alberta?"

Her father laughs, "Probably, blueberry."

"Ugh."

Amber smiles, "But she's with me?"

Magnus shrugs, "Can't say. Sorry."

"Interesting."

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After dinner, Amber and Maxine wash the dishes. Alec sits on the sofa as Magnus walks over to the bar. Mikey sits in an armchair.

Maxine glances at her brother as she brings the dishes to the sink.

Amber thinks out loud as she washes, "Assuming you're still a teacher, and assuming Brian's still in your class, would we still end up together?"

Maxine smiles, "If I learned anything from Max, it's that love is universal. Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane are together in every world. Therefore, we will always find each other." She kisses her wife.

Amber smiles, "Good."

They finish the dishes. Magnus is sitting next to Alec, drinking his martini. Amber carries the plate of cookies into the living room and places it on the coffee table.

Maxine walks over to Mikey and grabs his arm, "You, me, let's go." He stands and follows her into his bedroom. She closes the door.

Amber raises an eyebrow, "What's that all about?"

Magnus smiles, "Brother sister stuff."

"Oh." Amber takes a cookie and sits in the armchair.

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After closing the door, Maxine pulls Mikey to the bed and they sit down. She holds one of his hands in both of hers, "You weren't Lionel, were you?"

Mikey shakes his head as he whispers, "I was Freak."

"What happened?"

"I walked into the Institute and hurt a bunch of ShadowHunters." He looks down at their hands and whispers, "I killed a few as well."

"Daddy's?"

Mikey violently shakes his head, "No, one in Pennsylvania."

"Oh, good."

"Good? Maxine, I was only a boy and I was killing because that's what was drummed into my head. Kill ShadowHunters."

She squeezes his hand, "You remember what you did?"

"A little. It's fading away."

"You know that wasn't real."

He nods, "I know. When I was doing it, deep down I felt this great sadness and horror. When Poppa showed up in my cell, I felt relief that finally it was going to be alright."

Maxine smiles, "You knew he was 'Poppa'?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No. He was just a warlock. But he unlocked one of the bands on my wrist and trusted me to do the right thing."

"Which was?"

"Heal myself. Once my mind was clear of being 'Freak', and I was 'Mikey' again, the guilt set in and I was scared that Poppa would reject me."

"Poppa and Daddy would never reject you."

"I know, but my mind was still a little hazy. Especially when I saw that my tattoos were gone. But Poppa got them back for me."

"That's good."

Mikey nods, "Yeah, but I still can't help thinking about what I'm capable of." He swallows, "I'm a monster, Maxine."

She shakes her head, "You are not a monster, you are my badass little brother."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. Do you want to hurt ShadowHunters now?"

His purple eyes widen, "Of course not."

"And if somebody tried to hurt Daddy?"

His purple eyes narrow, "They would be dead in seconds."

She kisses his cheek, "See, you're not a monster."

Mikey slowly smiles, "Maxine Caroline Lightwood-Bane Greenberg, you are a wise woman."

She grins, "I know. Now let's join everybody." She stands, still holding his hand.

Mikey nods as he stands up. She flicks her hand and the door opens. They leave the bedroom.

Amber turns around, "Everything okay?"

Maxine nods, "Everything is awesome, right Mikey?"

Mikey giggles, "Maxine is awesome."

Amber rolls her eyes, "Whatever, you two."

Maxine walks over to the coffee table, "By the angel, who ate all the cookies?" Magnus and Alec point at Amber. Mikey giggles as Maxine puts her hands on her hips and glares at her wife, "Amber! Those cookies were for Daddy, Poppa and Mikey."

Amber shrugs, "I left Mikey four."

Mikey raises an eyebrow as he grabs two chairs from the kitchen table and puts them side by side. He sits in one.

Maxine shakes her head, "Four? My brother is a growing boy, he needs more than four cookies."

"You're a warlock, just magic up some more."

"Oh, I will, and you better not touch them." She eyes Amber as she flicks her hand. The plate is full of cookies. Smiling, she picks the plate up and brings it Mikey, "Have a cookie."

Mikey giggles as he takes two, "Thank you."

Maxine smiles, "You're welcome." She carries the tray to her fathers, "Cookie?"

Alec laughs as he takes one, "Thank you, blueberry."

"You're welcome, Daddy. Poppa?"

Laughing, Magnus shakes his head, "No thank you."

"Okay." She glares at Amber as she walks back to Mikey. He takes three more. She puts the plate on the kitchen table, then sits on the other chair.

Amber rolls her eyes, "Whatever, Alberta."

Maxine's eyes widen, "How dare you."

Alec laughs, "Okay, you two, stop fighting."

"She started, Daddy."

Magnus laughs, "For a change, I'm not the one in trouble."

Mikey giggles, "Poor Poppa."

Maxine sniffs, "More like, poor Amber."

Amber smiles, "You are so sexy when you're angry."

"You're not getting any more cookies."

Amber winks, "I don't need cookies, I got you."

Maxine smiles, "That was corny."

"I got you to smile."

"You always make me smile." Maxine glances at her watch, "It's getting late, I got to be up early tomorrow." She stands. Mikey stands as well. She hugs him, "You good?"

Mikey kisses her cheek, "Yes."

She smiles, "Excellent."

Alec, Magnus and Amber stand. Amber hugs Magnus then Alec. She hugs Mikey, "Sorry for eating all the cookies."

Mikey laughs then kisses her cheek, "Not a big deal."

Maxine rolls her eyes, "Don't tell her that."

Mikey giggles, "Sorry."

"Nah, it's too late now."

Amber smiles as she holds Maxine's hand, "I love you."

Maxine kisses her, "Love you."

Mikey walks them to the door. Maxine kisses his cheek, then they leave. Mikey closes the door and waves his hand. The chairs return to their place at the kitchen table.

Magnus pulls Alec closer, "All I want to do right now is hold you tight." They kiss.

Mikey yawns, "I'm going to bed as well." He kisses Magnus' cheek, "Night, Poppa." He kisses Alec's cheek, "Night, Daddy." He walks into his bedroom.

Alec smiles, "You can hold me tight in bed."

Magnus nods, "That works as well." Hand in hand they walk to their bedroom.

-tbc-

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Next up: Warlock!Alec returns to his world.