Can you guess who Max went to get?

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A portal opens in the living room, Max has returned. Mikey is holding his hand and looking around with wide eyes.

Magnus smiles as Mikey runs over to him, "Hello, Not Poppa."

Magnus picks him up, "Hello, Mikey." He kisses the toddler's head, "Did Max tell you why you are here?"

Mikey nods, a serious look in his purple eyes, "Other Daddy is sick."

"Right, Mikey."

AU!Magnus walks over, "Who's this little guy?"

"He's our son from another world."

"Oh, my Alec and I never talked about children. And now.." He blinks as tears threaten again.

Magnus squeezes his arm, "Mikey may be only five, but he is very powerful." He gently puts Mikey on the bed.

Mikey crawls over to AU!Alec's side and passes a hand over his neck. Mikey nods and snaps his fingers. Red flames come to his fingertips, he claps his hands and places both of them on AU!Alec's neck. His eyes blaze purple as he concentrates.

AU!Magnus stands by Magnus and holds his arm. Magnus covers his hand as Max goes to his other side and holds his other hand.

Mikey takes his hands off AU!Alec's neck and sits on the bed. Two seconds later, something slowly burns on the right side of AU!Alec's neck. The love rune takes shape then goes black.

Mikey giggles as Magnus smiles, "Good job, Mikey."

Max nods, "Magnus has to put magic in it. Then Alec has to die for it to bring him back."

AU!Magnus looks from one to the other, "Die? He has to die?"

Magnus squeezes his hand, "Only for a little while."

AU!Magnus closes his eyes as Mikey shakes his head, "Other Daddy is not dying." Mikey climbs off the bed. He tugs on AU!Magnus' pant leg, "Other Daddy is not dying." He walks around the bed and holds AU!Alec's pointer and middle fingers in his tiny hand, "Other Daddy is not dying." He looks at AU!Magnus.

When AU!Magnus doesn't move, Mikey walks back over and grabs his hand. He pulls AU!Magnus closer to the bed and holds his pointer and middle fingers in his left hand as he reaches for AU!Alec's fingers with his right. With a nod, he closes his eyes, "Other Daddy is not dying." Power begins to radiate from his hands.

AU!Magnus gasps as he loses control of his glamour and his cat eyes flare.

Magnus and Max hold hands as they watch AU!Alec's body start to shake violently. The love rune begins to glow blue. Then the deflect/block rune and his wedding rune glow blue. They watch as all of his runes start to glow. His body starts to gain weight and muscle mass. His face fills out. His hair slowly grows back as white, then goes black.

AU!Magnus has tears running down his face as he watches his husband grow younger before his eyes.

AU!Alec's runes stop glowing blue and go black.

Mikey opens his eyes and nods. He lets go of both men's hands and slowly walks over to Magnus, "I'm tired, Not Poppa."

Magnus gently picks him, "I would think so." Mikey rests his head on Magnus' shoulder and closes his eyes, "You did good, Mikey." He kisses the toddler's head.

Max nods and kisses Mikey's cheek, "Awesome job."

AU!Magnus regains control of his glamour as he looks from them to his husband, "That's it?"

AU!Alec slowly opens his eyes and looks at his husband, "Magnus?"

AU!Magnus quickly runs to his side and sits on the bed. He pulls AU!Alec into his arms and holds him as tears run down his face.

"Magnus?"

AU!Magnus holds his husband's face in his hands and kisses him, "For right now, less talking, more holding." He wraps his arms around AU!Alec again.

"But?"

AU!Magnus kisses him, "Shh."

Max giggles as he and his father smile. Mikey looks around. Magnus kisses his forehead, "Go back to sleep."

Mikey nods, "Okay, Not Poppa." He rests his head back on Magnus' shoulder and closes his eyes.

AU!Magnus kisses his husband, "I love you, so much."

"So it's okay to talk now?"

AU!Magnus laughs, "I guess so."

"What happened?"

AU!Magnus smiles at Max, Magnus and Mikey, then kisses AU!Alec, "A miracle."

AU!Alec wipes the tears from his husband's face, "I've been de-aged?"

"I'm not sure." He looks at Magnus.

Magnus shrugs, "I can't say for sure. It's best that Catarina check him out."

AU!Magnus nods, "Of course. Tomorrow, she needs her rest."

"As does a young warlock that I know."

Max nods, "I should take Mikey home."

Magnus shakes his head, "No, let me. You stay and find out who is responsible for this."

Max sniffs, "The usual suspects, Poppa."

"True, then they need to be found and taken care of."

"Okay." Max takes his phone out and hands it to Magnus, "Hit 'location' and it will bring you back here". Magnus nods and Max walks out the bedroom.

AU!Magnus stands and walks over to Magnus. He gently kisses the top of Mikey's head, "Thank you."

Mikey opens his eyes and gives him a sleepy smile, "You're welcome, Other Poppa." He snuggles close to Magnus and goes back to sleep.

Magnus smiles, "Let me take him home, then I'll return."

AU!Magnus nods, "So much power in so small a warlock."

"Indeed." He opens a portal and leaves the bedroom.

AU!Magnus watches as AU!Alec gets out the bed and stretches. He walks over and holds him, "I feel like I've been given a second chance to live."

AU!Alec gives him a shy smile, "I'm starving."

AU!Magnus laughs, "Then, it's my husbandly duty to feed you." They kiss.

"I thought you were going to feed me."

"Yes, but it has been so long since I've been in your arms, that I just want to enjoy that for a little while longer."

AU!Alec smiles, "Okay, I suppose a few more minutes won't hurt." He puts his arms around AU!Magnus' waist and pulls him close.

AU!Magnus rests his forehead against his husband's and closes his eyes.

-tbc-

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Love it? Hate it?

Now that I got this out of my head, I can get started with Max's adventure through Soulmates.