Chapter 7:

Jax and Jude eventually tracked down a warlock by the name of Carl. They were currently outside his front door. Jax reached and pushed the doorbell.

"Who's there and what do you want?" a slightly annoyed voice answered through an intercom located right above the doorbell.

"We're Jax and Jude. We need to talk to the warlock Carl," Jax called into the intercom.

"What do you need to talk to me about?" Carl inquired, starting to sound interested.

"We need you to open a portal to New York City," Jax told Carl.

"And why do you need me to do that?" Carl asked.

"Look can you just let us in so we can explain," Jude interrupted.

There was a moment of silence before Carl answered. "Very well."

The door swung open, allowing Jax and Jude entry into the house. Once they were both clear of the door it slammed shut behind them. They turned, expecting to see the person who had let them in, but there was nobody there. They saw a parrot fly into the entry way.

"R'''t. Follow me. Follow me. R'''t," the parrot commanded and started flying away.

Jax and Jude not knowing what else to do followed the parrot. The parrot led them to a room with several couches surrounding a coffee table.

"R'''t. Wait here. Wait here. R'''t," the parrot told them.

Jax and Jude sat down on one of the couches as the parrot flew out another door way. A few minutes later a tall man walked in. He looked pretty much like any normal mundane until you looked down and saw a tail twitching about.

"You are the two boys requesting I open a portal to New York?" Carl questioned.

It was more of a rhetorical question, but Jax answered anyway, "Yes."

"May I ask why you two young boys need a portal?" Carl queried.

"We need to get back to our family in New York," Jax told him.

"Why aren't you already with them there," Carl asked.

"We came here to visit our uncle before he died. We were told to contact you when we need a portal," Jude explained.

Carl stared at them for a few seconds, contemplating if what they were saying was the truth. "You remind me of someone," he muttered. "All right, I'll make you a portal, but it won't be cheap."

"What's the price?" Jax asked.

"I have a few errands for you to run," Carl told them.

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With V & S dead and gone

Shadowhunter lives are peaceful and long.

But that's just boring,

So to add some spice,

Let's bring villains back,

Cause they're rather nice!