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Maryse Lightwood sighed. She always felt bad leaving her children alone for so long. Sure, Alec was eighteen going on nineteen very soon and had a boyfriend of his in his life, Jace and Isabelle were only a few years behind him. She sighed when she thought of Max; she missed him more than life itself. It was taking time to heal and get past but she knew he was in a better place. At least she kept telling herself that to keep herself sane. She was hardly prepared for what happened next though, Jace, Clary, Isabelle, and Magnus burst through a portal in frenzy.

15 minutes earlier…

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Clary said with a huff. She watched as Magnus flipped the pages in the ancient book and sighed as he did so. "How do you even know he's in Idris?"

"I just know ok?" Magnus snipped.

"Boyfriend's instinct." Jace smirked. "It's natural."

"This is no time for joking Wayland!" Magnus glared and recited the incantation before a portal begun to form. "Somewhere out there Alec is running scared and possibly dying within hours! So I can do without the jokes for now!"

Jace immediately shut his trap and gulped. Magnus was right. They had left Alec untreated for so long it was truly possible that he was going to die soon if they didn't hurry. Jace and Clary interlocked hands and Isabelle grabbed Jace's. Magnus grabbed Clary's other hand.

"Ok now nobody let go." Magnus instructed. "And think of Idris that's where we wanna go."

The four closed their eyes and felt the portal suck them into the other dimension.

Present Time…

"What in the Angel's name are you all doing here?!" Maryse exclaimed, clearly shocked. Magnus groaned as he crawled out from under Jace. Clearly the portal hadn't been as strong as he'd hoped. It was supposed to take them to Alec's location, but instead it took them to where Alec had intended to go.

"We're hunting for Easter eggs." Jace replied sarcastically grumbled and hopped up from the ground off of Magnus. "It was going great so far until Magnus deciding to cheat by using inter-dimensional time travel."

Magnus rolled his eyes and walked over to Maryse. Maryse could see in his eyes he was clearly distressed and this had not been a social call.

"Please Mrs. Lightwood," Magnus pleaded with her. "Please tell me you've seen Alec?"

"Alec is here?" Maryse questioned. "Isn't he supposed to be at the Institute with the rest of you?"

"Alec ran away." Clary explained. "He ran away because of us, technically all of this is our fault."

"I don't believe that I follow…?" Maryse was thoroughly lost.

"Mrs. Lightwood this is a matter of grave importance," Magnus explained the whole story. "Alec was poisoned by the two Greater Demons of Fear and Truth which in itself is a dangerous combination, but he also was left untreated for a few days and has progressively gotten worse from what I've heard and witnessed. He's seeing things that aren't real and if he's not treated soon he will die…so please we have to find him…please…"

Maryse let out a gasp and covered her mouth. Her poor son, Alexander was out there all alone and worst of all injured with demon poison in his system. Whatever the Clave wanted from Maryse would have to wait she determined. Her son was sick and he clearly needed her.

"We'll try the forest first." Maryse instructed. "If I was going nuts, honestly that's the first place I'd go to hide."

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Alec shook, he shivered, and worst of all he was in so much indescribable pain. He just wanted to go home, but he didn't know where that was anymore. The forest around him was taking a different shape. It took the shape of his bedroom. Alec saw a young ten year old version of himself and his parents were before him.

"I should have raised a better son…" Robert Lightwood said a look of pure spite on his face as he looked at Alec. "You flaming...disgrace…a true disgrace to the Lightwood name. I can't even look at you."

Ten Year Old Alec's eyes were filled to the brim with tears. His bottom lip quivered and he actually whined. He wanted so badly for them to understand.

"You aren't supposed to kiss boys Alec, it's not natural." Maryse scoffed and pushed her son down. Robert growled and then starting hitting him. Not enough to break anything but enough to make a point and a few large bruises.

"M-Mommy…help me…D-Daddy please…!" Ten Year Old Alec cried out. He was shaking in pain and Robert and Maryse watched over his little body that was covered in marks.

The figment of Robert set his eyes on Alec as the figment of Maryse disappeared. Alec panicked. He tried to scramble to his feet and run away, but he found that his feet weighed about one hundred pounds under his pale and sickly body. He held a gasp in his throat as the figment of Robert reached out for Alec's throat and Alec felt his hand squeeze hard. Alec shrieked and fell to the ground, rolling down the incline a bit and landing in a heap. He looked up and the figment of Robert stood, looking over him with a look a hate.

"I couldn't be more disappointed…"

The figment then disappeared as well as everything else. The forest came back into view and Alec was once again alone. He coughed hard and some blood came up into his palm. He shook and went even whiter when he saw it was mixed with the black of the demon poison.

"T-This is it….I-I'm dead…" Alec muttered to himself as he lay by the riverside. The fever pulsing through his veins with a hot fury and his mind so clouded he couldn't ever see the fog lifting. He closed his eyes and prayed for a miracle.

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Jace, Clary, Magnus, Isabelle, and Maryse all had entered the forest fully armed and ready for anything. Magnus walked side by side ahead of everyone else with Maryse. Isabelle was in the middle, her lips pursed in a frown and a worried look shooting through all her facial features. Clary and Jace stayed behind in the back not speaking a word to each other but looking around for signs of Alec.

"This is my fault…" Magnus rubbed his tired eyes. "I should've come to see him…he always lies about how he's feeling. I should've known better."

"Magnus," Maryse sighed, she took his hand and placed hers on top of his. "Alec is a smart boy, he wouldn't do anything without a reason, if he wanted you to stay away it's because he didn't want you to see him in pain or weak. Its how Shadowhunters are taught, we're taught that pain and fear is a weakness. Here's what I do know though, if Alec will trust no one else right now, he'll still trust you. He loves you and Angel knows even if I didn't approve of it before I approve now because here you are searching for him instead of staying behind. That's love."

Magnus smiled. He needed to hear those words right now honestly, something to distract him from Alec's condition right now. Magnus leaned down and kissed her hand in a friendly gesture before she squeezed his tight.

"Now," Maryse nodded. "Let's go find my son."

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"COME AND GET ME BITCHES!" Alec screeched. He was currently surrounded by figments of demons. They weren't Greater Demons but either way they were Downworlders. He grabbed the invisible blade that was a figment by his ankle and slashed at nothing. Without the fog clouding his mind, he'd know by now that he was holding a stick and slashing at bushes and trees that were not moving nor talking back to him. "I SAID COME AND GET ME YOU WORTHLESS ASSHOLES!"

His voice echoed through the woods and Maryse's ears caught it. She grumbled at Alec using profanity like that, but she was more relieved that they found him than his language. Magnus heard it too and gasped before everyone took off in Alec's direction.

They found themselves at the river and on the other side was the man in question.

"ALEC!" Magnus called, he was the first through the rush of cold water and then he took off running towards Alec once he reached the other side. "PLEASE ALEC! ALEC SWEETHEART IT'S NOT REAL! NONE OF IT IS REAL!"

Alec glared at Magnus and suddenly punched him in the jaw. Magnus stumbled but maintained his ground. Alec yelled again in frustration and then Magnus saw tears dropping from Alec's beautiful blue eyes.

"M-Magnus…t-tell me you love m-me…" Alec pleaded, he fell to his knees and Magnus knelt in front of him, propping his chin up so he was looking at him. "T-Tell m-me I'm n-not a f-f-faggot…t-tell me nobody h-hates me…please!"

Alec stammered and suddenly broke down. He was full blown crying. Maryse, Clary, Isabelle, and Jace crossed the river and ran over to where Magnus was holding Alec in a heartfelt embrace. He was stroking Alec's raven black hair and repeatedly whispering calming words in his ear.

"Sssh its ok my angel," Magnus cooed and smoothed Alec's hair back from his feverish forehead. "My sweet baby, it's alright, you're safe. I've got you Alexander it's alright…"

Alec cried into Magnus' chest. He left big tear stains on Magnus' shoulder but he didn't care. He just needed Magnus right now, needed to smell his scent, and needed his strong arms around him. Alec felt safe now. His eyes started to close and he fell asleep as warmth overtook him.

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Yay they found Alec! But will he be ok?!

More to come soon, I'm sorry school puts me back sometimes.