Maxine and Mikey visit Not Poppa.

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Magnus has his feet up on the coffee table as he works on the crossword puzzle. Max is still in class and Alec is with Jace, going after demons in Staten Island. Personally, Magnus feels that the demons can have Staten Island, but nobody asked him.

A portal opens up by the kitchen table and Maxine and Mikey walk out. Mikey squeals as he runs over to Magnus.

Mikey kisses Magnus' cheeks, "Hello Not Poppa."

Magnus laughs, "Hello, Mikey."

Maxine sits down and hugs him, "Hi, Not Poppa."

He puts an arm around her, "Hello, Maxine."

Mikey giggles as he slides off Magnus' lap and walks around the loft, "Where's Max and Not Daddy?"

Magnus smiles, "Max is in school and Alec is at work." Mikey giggles as he peeks into the bedrooms. Maxine rests her head on Magnus' arm. Magnus puts his head against hers, "So what do I owe this visit?"

Maxine sighs, "Daddy's at work, and Poppa had a potion to take to Bay Ridge."

"No school?"

"Half day, so instead of sitting at home, Poppa said we could come here."

Mikey giggles as he walks around, "Every thing is the same."

Maxine giggles, "Stop being nosy, Mikey."

Magnus laughs, "Not exactly the same, Mikey, but close enough."

Maxine watches Mikey walk into Magnus' office and whispers, "Mikey was sick a couple of weeks ago."

"Warlock fever?'

Maxine nods, "All he did was sleep."

"It's not that bad, as long as you have somebody around to keep you comfortable."

"We took turns laying with Mikey."

Magnus raises an eyebrow, "Laying with him? You mean laying with him in the bed?"

"Uh huh."

"And he was okay?"

"Uh huh. Poppa and Catarina were both confused about that."

"I would think so. I remember when I, just recently, came down with it, having Max and Catarina nearby irritated me."

Maxine looks at him with wide eyes, "What about Not Daddy?"

Magnus smiles, "It was surprising how having him close actually made me feel better."

"Poppa said he had it before he knew Daddy. Has Max been sick with it?"

"Yes, Max was sick a few weeks before me. He liked having Alec nearby, but not myself."

Maxine nods absently as she watches Mikey walk into the kitchen and open cabinets, "Poppa said that Daddy had a high fever when he was a boy."

Magnus smiles, "I keep forgetting your Daddy has been here since he was young. Yes, my Alec also had a high fever a couple of times. It was interesting."

Maxine nods, "Daddy has been safe with Poppa, here, for a long time. It's only when Daddy leaves the loft that he's in danger."

Magnus raises an eyebrow, as he remembers a time when Maxine's fathers weren't safe in the loft, an event that was wiped from their young daughter's mind. He kisses the top of her head, "Everything okay, Maxine?"

She glances at him quickly then looks away, but he sees the tears in her eyes. She whispers, "I still have nightmares about it."

Magnus gently turns her face to him, "Nightmares about ...your birthday?" Maxine nods as tears roll down her cheeks.

Mikey is suddenly in front of them. He looks at his sister, then at Magnus. His eyes narrow, "Why is Maxine crying?"

Maxine quickly wipes her eyes, "It's nothing, Mikey."

Mikey looks at her, "Not nothing."

Magnus nods, "Maxine, it may help to talk about it with Mikey."

Mikey nods, "Tell me."

She swallows, "Fine." She takes a deep breath, "Daddy was killed on my eleventh birthday." Mikey's hands shoot up and blue flames crackle at his fingertips. He walks away from them and starts to pace. Maxine looks at Magnus with worry in her eyes.

Magnus hugs her tight as he watches Mikey, "Let him absorb that."

She whispers, "Okay, Not Poppa."

Mikey stands in front of Max's bedroom and closes his eyes. He takes a deep breath as he closes his fists, extinguishing the flames. He slowly opens his eyes and walks back to the sofa. He climbs onto Magnus' lap and reaches for his sister's hands, "Tell me."

Maxine kisses Mikey's forehead, as she holds his hands tight, "Poppa and I went to the Institute to get Daddy, then we were going to celebrate my birthday. Dinner then Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Daddy came out the elevator and Raj..." She closes her eyes. Magnus holds her with his left arm. She keeps her eyes closed, tears run down her face, as she continues, "He stabbed Daddy, in the heart, right there in the lobby of the Institute."

A lamp explodes.

Magnus turns Mikey to face him, with a gentle hand. The five year old's purple eyes are ablaze with hate far beyond his young age. Magnus gently kisses the top of his head, "Mikey, it's okay, relax. Your Daddy is fine."

Maxine nods as she reaches for Mikey and puts him in her lap. She holds her brother tight, "Not Poppa is right, Daddy will be alive and safe with us for always."

Mikey closes his eyes and buries his face in Maxine's neck. He mumbles, "Sorry, Not Poppa."

Magnus smiles and flicks his right hand. The lamp is restored. He rubs Mikey's back, "All fixed."

Mikey nods. He wipes away his sister's tears then kisses her cheeks. She smiles at him. Mikey whispers, "Then what happened?"

"We went to the Infirmary and Poppa bought him back with the love rune. Daddy was all better."

Magnus' arm is still around her, "That's how my Alec came back to life as well."

Mikey's eyes narrow as he looks at Magnus, "Raj killed Not Daddy too?"

Magnus smiles and kisses his nose, "No, darling. Not Daddy was killed by a demon. I killed Raj a long time ago."

Mikey nods, "Good." He looks at his sister, "What happened to Daddy killing Raj?"

Maxine weakly smiles as she kisses his forehead, "Max killed him."

Mikey's eyes widen, "Not Daddy's Max?"

Maxine giggles, "What other Max, do we know?"

Mikey looks at Magnus, "Your Max killed Daddy killing Raj?"

Magnus smiles, "Yes, he did."

Mikey smiles, "Awesome."

Maxine giggles and hugs Mikey, "You're awesome."

Mikey giggles as his arms go around her, "Maxine awesome."

Magnus laughs as he holds both of them, "You two are too much."

Mikey looks at Magnus, "I want to see."

Maxine's eyes widen, "You want to see Daddy getting killed?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No, I want to see Max being awesome."

She giggles, "Me too." She looks at Magnus, "Can you do that, Not Poppa?"

Magnus smiles, "Let me try." He opens a portal window. Mikey squeezes in between Magnus and Maxine.

They watch as a glamoured Max walks down a hallway. Magnus says, "That's the prison floor of the Institute." Maxine and Mikey nod as Max's glamour flickers away.

A man in a cell yells, "You can't hurt me."

Magnus tenses, "That's Raj." Maxine hold Mikey's hand tight. Magnus puts his arm around them.

Max coldly says, "That's what you think." He flicks his hand and the cell door flies open. Maxine and Mikey have never seen their brother's eyes so cold. They also are shocked at the coldness of his voice as he tells Raj, "What kind of monster stabs a man in front of his family? Especially his child?"

Maxine swallows as she puts Mikey in her lap and moves closer to Magnus. She holds both of Mikey's hands in hers as Magnus' arm tightens around her.

Raj sneers at Max, "That thing is not 'his' child."

Mikey's eyes narrow as the lamp explodes again. Maxine kisses her brother's head and whispers, "Love you."

Mikey kisses her hands, "Love you." He looks up at Magnus, "Sorry, Not Poppa."

Magnus laughs and kisses his nose, "It's okay, Mikey." He restores the lamp with a flick of his right hand.

Magnus is taken back by the hate in his son's blue eyes as he coldly tells Raj, "We have nothing left to talk about." Max creates a fireball in both hands and throws them at Raj. The fireballs hit their target perfectly and Raj screams as he bursts into flames.

Mikey claps his hands as Raj burns. Maxine smiles at Magnus, "Is it wrong, that this makes me happy?"

Magnus kisses her cheek, "No my darling. It's not wrong."

Max leaves the cell and walks down the hallway. Izzy2 steps out an elevator. Max stops. She runs down the hallway, passes him, and enters the cell.

Maxine giggles, "Aunt Izzy wants to make sure Raj is dead." Mikey nods.

Magnus sniffs, "He is definitely dead." Mikey giggles.

Izzy2 walks out the cell and goes over to him, "You're Max, from that other world?"

Mikey nods, "Yes, Aunt Izzy, that's our big brother Max." Maxine giggles.

Max smiles, "Yes, I am."

"Because of you, Magnus was able to save Alec from the demon attack." Max nods.

Mikey looks at Magnus, "Demon attack?"

Magnus kisses his nose, "Max saw it in a dream and we saved your Daddy."

Mikey smiles, "Max is awesome." Maxine nods as she rests her head on Magnus' arm.

Izzy2 looks towards Raj's cell, "Alec wanted him to suffer."

Max smiles, "He suffered. But he doesn't deserve to live."

Mikey's eyes narrow, "Bad man hurt Daddy."

Maxine nods, "Bad man doesn't deserve to live."

Magnus nods, "I absolutely agree."

Izzy2 answers, "No, he doesn't." She hugs Max, "Thank you."

Maxine nods, "Yes, thank you, Max."

Max hugs Izzy2 tight, "You're welcome."

She glances around, "I saw you walk down the hall and turned off the cameras."

Maxine giggles, "Yes, nobody has to know." Mikey giggles.

Max smiles, "I didn't care, but thanks."

"It would have raised too many questions."

Max nods, "You're right." He flicks his hand and the cell door closes, "Spontaneous combustion."

Maxine giggles, "Sounds good to me." Mikey nods.

Izzy2 laughs, "Works for me. I can fix the footage so that it'll look like it was never turned off."

Max smiles, "Nobody will be the wiser."

She hugs him and kisses his cheek, "Let me go do it now."

He nods and creates a portal, "Goodbye Aunt Izzy." He leaves. She smiles as she walks to the elevators.

Magnus closes the portal window. He smiles at Maxine, "Does that help?"

She nods, "It does. Poppa told me that Max took care of Raj, but to actually see Max do it, is awesome."

Mikey giggles, "Max is awesome."

"Why thank you, Mikey."

Mikey climbs off Maxine's lap and squeals as he runs over to Max. His brother drops his backpack on the floor and picks Mikey up. Mikey giggles as he kisses Max's cheeks.

Max laughs as he walks over and sits on the coffee table, Mikey in his lap, "So what did I do?"

Mikey's eyes are serious, "Killed the bad man that hurt Daddy."

"Raj?"

Maxine sits next to Max and puts her arms around him, "Uh huh, it was awesome."

Magnus smiles, "As if they don't love you enough."

Mikey smiles, "Love Max."

Maxine rests her head on Max's arm, "Love him a lot."

Max puts his arm around Maxine, "And I love you both, a lot."

Maxine smiles, "I think it's time to go home." They stand.

Magnus holds Maxine's face in his hands, "Maxine, it's okay to have nightmares about that. Hell I still do. It's normal." He kisses her forehead.

Maxine nods, "Thanks, Not Poppa." She smiles, "Seeing Max take care of Raj helped a lot."

"That's good to hear." Magnus picks Mikey up, "How are you feeling?"

Mikey giggles, "Awesome."

Magnus laughs, "That's even better to hear."

Maxine hugs Max, "Thank you." She kisses his cheek.

He smiles, "You're welcome. Anybody that hurts any Alec Lightwood, is going to feel my wrath."

She nods, "Definitely."

Max picks Mikey up, "Love you."

Mikey kisses his cheeks, "Love you more."

Max laughs as he puts Mikey on his feet, "Not going to argue with you about that."

Maxine opens a portal. She holds Mikey's hand as they wave goodbye and leave the loft.

Magnus and Max walk over to the sofa and sit down. Max smiles at his father, "Spying on me?"

Magnus shakes his head, "Not really. One minute we were talking about warlock fever and the next Maxine was getting upset."

"Maxine had warlock fever?"

"No. Mikey did."

Max moves over to the coffee table, "Mikey? He's kind of young isn't he?"

Magnus shrugs, "There's no minimum age."

"Why did Maxine get upset?"

"She's still having nightmares about her Daddy being killed in the Institute."

Max nods, "I know the feeling."

"She bought up you killing Raj and wondered if I could show her what happened. It was enjoyable."

Max smiles, "My fan club thought it was awesome."

Magnus laughs, "That they did."

Max smiles, "A lot has happened since we first met Maxine and her fathers."

Magnus nods, "Indeed it has. Starting with a powerful little boy named Mikey."

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Maxine and Mikey walk out the portal.

Mikey giggles, "The same."

Maxine giggles, "Not the same, Mikey, don't be silly."

"You silly."

"Uh huh, Mikey silly."

"Uh huh, Maxine silly."

"Both of my children are silly." Alec is standing by his bedroom door.

Mikey giggles as he runs to Alec, "Daddy's home." Alec picks him up.

Magnus smiles as he stands by Alec, "You two have fun?"

Maxine smiles as she walks over to her father and hugs him, "Poppa, it was awesome."

Mikey nods, "Max killed the bad man that hurt Daddy."

Magnus smiles, "Which one?"

Maxine whispers, "Raj."

Alec raises an eyebrow, "You mean the Raj that killed me?"

"Uh huh."

"Why would you want to see that?"

Maxine holds Magnus tight, "We only saw Max being awesome, that's it."

"Oh."

"And Mikey destroyed Not Poppa's lamp a couple of times."

Mikey giggles, "I said I was sorry."

Alec laughs, "Did Not Poppa fix the lamp?"

Maxine giggles, "Yes, Daddy."

Magnus laughs, "Then it doesn't matter."

Mikey giggles, "See."

Maxine sniffs, "Whatever, Mikey."

"Whatever, Maxine."

Alec shakes his head, "Whatever, both of you. Who's hungry?"

Mikey and Maxine giggle as they both raise their hands, "Me."

Magnus smiles, "How about we go out to eat?"

Maxine nods, "Hamburgers?" Mikey nods.

Alec smiles, "Hamburgers, it is. Apollo Diner?" Maxine nods and Mikey claps his hands.

Magnus opens a portal and holds Maxine's hand. Alec holds Mikey as they leave the loft.

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Don't even ask me how I ended up in Maxine's Not So Happy Birthday. But it presented me with an opportunity to connect to a future fanfic in this series.

I hope you liked it. xoxo

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Revenge chapter 2:

Mikey continues to ignore him and walks away until a ShadowHunter holds his seraph blade to Mikey's neck, "You were asked a question."

Mikey's blood goes cold as he glares at the ShadowHunter. He remembers Maxine holding his hands tight as she told him about Raj killing Daddy in cold blood, right here in the Institute on her eleventh birthday. The tears ran down her face as she remembered that horrible day.

When he asked what happened to their father's murderer, she weakly smiled and said that Max killed him.

Now in this world where he woke up in a warlock shelter, he glares at the man, "Get out of my way, Raj."

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Now we know how adult Mikey knew what Raj looked like.