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As Clary and the others continued to stare at Emma Carstairs, Julian Blackthorn started to pace the room. He couldn't bring himself to say what had happened and explain to the confused group in front of him why he and Emma desperately needed their help.

Clary had moved to stand besides Emma, "Emma, what is it? Why do you need our help?"

Emma bit her lip and looked to Julian but found he wasn't paying attention. So, with a sigh Emma spoke up, "Someone got kidnapped and we need you guys to help us find them."

"Why do you need our help? Surely, the two of you and the rest of your little group know how to track someone?" Magnus asked with a surprised face. He remembered the Emma and Julian he had encountered a few months ago and they surely would've never asked for help with something as simple as tracking.

"It's complicated," Emma hesitated to say and refused to meet Magnus' look.

Magnus raised an eyebrow, "How so?"

Jules was getting more and more frustrated because the longer they wasted talking, the further away his kidnapped brother got. But, Jules was also aware the Max and Rafe were in the room and didn't want to say anything in front of them so he caught Emma's eye and gestured to them. She nodded in understanding and kept her mouth shut.

"Really, if you're going to storm in here and demand our help, while we were in the middle of ordering Chinese food mind you, you need to speak up," Magnus said getting annoyed with the tip-toeing around the problem. Alec had been quietly watching Emma and Jules interact so he caught the glance at Max and Rafe and immediately understood that they felt uncomfortable talking in front of the kids.

Magnus sighed, "If you're not going to tell us what's wrong then tell us where the others are at least."

Jules turned and stared at Magnus, "They're still in London."

"And how did you get here?" Magnus asked raising a challenging eyebrow. He knew Julian could be ruthless sometimes and that he shouldn't be challenging a young boy. But, this group in the training room was now family and he'll be damned if they got hurt.

"That's not important." Jules stated simply crossing his arms across his chest.

Little Max came running over to Julian and tugged on his pant leg, "You're Tavvy's brother! Where Tavvy?"

Jules paled and turned away from the young warlock while muttering, "He's not here." Everyone in the room regarded him curiously, normally Jules was amazing with kids, why did he seem like he didn't want to talk to Max? Magnus observed Julian's reaction and got upset.

"Well, are you going to tell my kid where his friend is?" Magnus asked. Alec watched as Magnus got annoyed and decided to intervene. He quickly stood and grabbed Magnus' hand.

"Magnus, why don't you take Max and Rafe with you to the kitchen to order the Chinese food." Alec looked into the green-gold eyes of his love sternly.

Magnus stared into the beautiful blue eyes that always seemed to ground him and nodded, "Fine." He let go of Alec's hand and took Max and Rafe's hands instead.

"Come on boys, time to order dinner." Magnus said guiding them from the room.

As they left everyone could here Max asking Magnus where Tavvy was and why Jules was mad at him. Alec felt a surge of protection towards his son and turned to Julian with his signature scowl. Izzy also felt Jules was a bit rude towards her nephew and was not going to allow that to happen. No one came into their Institute and disrespected Max and Rafe.

Izzy watched them leave and then crossed her arms and stared at the parabatai, "Okay, the kids are gone. Now talk. And just so you know, warlock tracking is the best kind of tracking so getting under Magnus' skin was probably not your best idea if that's why you were here."

"I know, and Jules will apologize to him and Max," Emma shot her parabatai a look and Julian shrugged, "But, we didn't want to say anything with Max and Rafe in the room."

"Yeah, we got that. So, the little ones are gone, now will you spit it out already? I'm hungry and want that Chinese food." Jace called out from where he stood leaning casually against the wall. Clary shot him an annoyed look but he simply shrugged.

Jules curled his hands into fists at his side and didn't look anyone in the eye as he blurted out, "It's Tavvy. They kidnapped Tavvy." Emma was by his side in a second grabbing his fisted hand, she whispered a reassurance to him.

Simon, who had kept quiet up until this point, stepped forward, "Who is they exactly?"

"Zara Dearborn and her group," Jules said through gritted teeth, "They've had it out for us because of Helen and Mark. Their hatred towards Downworlders has only increased. I should've known that they weren't going to stop."

"Look, you guys couldn't have known they would take Tavvy. I mean why would they go for Tavvy? He's only 7!" Clary exclaimed.

Jules sighed and looked up, avoiding eye contact with Alec, "It's because he's friends with a Downworlder."

Alec stared at Julian. He was at a loss for words and suddenly felt furious. Sometimes he forgot that there were still so many bigots in the world. Alec instinctively reached his hand out, expecting Magnus to be beside him but he was still in the kitchen with the kids. However, Jace was next to his parabatai in an instant putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Let me get this straight, they took Tavvy because he's friends with Max? That makes no sense." Izzy said from where she stood.

"Well, there's more," Emma softly spoke.

"Isn't there always?" Jace added with a sigh.

"We think that, uh, Zara and the others, that they, um, want," Emma stuttered looking down uncomfortably. She didn't know how to say it without upsetting everyone in the room.

Clary sensed her hesitation and moved closer to the younger girl, "Emma, you have to tell us. If you need our help, you need to tell us what's going on." Emma sighed and looked to Jules. They communicated without speaking that it was easier if Jules finished.

"We have reason to believe that they're really after Max." Julian quickly said. Alec was frozen to his spot. Jace and Simon stared, stunned. Clary gasped. Izzy was immediately at Julian's side gripping his arm extraordinarily tight. When it came to her family, you did not mess with them.

"You better have some serious evidence before making claims that my family is in danger. If you're lying so help me, I will…"

"IZ!" Simon was at her side in an instant pulling his fiancée away from the teenage boy, "Izzy, let him explain. You do have an explanation, right?" He asked Jules nervously.

"Yeah, we do. I'm sorry I should've led with the explanation but they're apparently upset by all the work going on here. They hate the Downworlder Shadowhunter Alliance that Magnus and Alec have established. So, Diego came to Cristina this morning telling her that Zara and crew wanted to hurt the New York Institute and what better way than to threaten one of their family members. We have no idea where she took Tavvy but I promise we are trying everything we can to put a stop to it. I just need my little brother back." Jules said sadly.

"Well, that certainly puts a bummer on wedding planning," Simon commented in an attempt to lighten the tense mood in the room.

Izzy rolled her eyes, "Like you were any help with the planning anyways. It was all me and Magnus!"

"Hey!" Clary exclaimed.

"I guess you helped too," Izzy smirked at her best friend and the two shared a smile.

"Right, if you girls are done?" Jace looked at them and received a glare in response, "I think it's best if maybe I help them since I have no part in the wedding planning and frankly would rather not sit around and chat about dresses and stuff."

"I'm helping too," Alec firmly stated.

All eyes were on Alec in an instant. Jace regarded his parabatai, "Alec, maybe you shouldn't if they're after Max."

"That's exactly why I'm helping. Remember where you go, I go?" Alec stared intently at Jace and Jace caved knowing there was no talking Alec out of this.

. .

"Do you want to say that again?" Magnus asked, his eyes narrowing as he looked at everyone staring back at him.

Magnus was currently in a state of disbelief. Someone kidnapped Tavvy in hopes of finding Max. His Max! He knew something was wrong the moment that they all walked back into the kitchen. He saw all of their faces. He listened as Alec told the kids to go off with Emma and Jules for a few minutes so the adults could talk. Then they dropped the news on him. It felt like the floor was being ripped out from underneath him and his world was shifting.

"You heard us fine the first time," Jace rolled his eyes and leaned against the kitchen counter.

"Watch it blondie. I am not in the mood for your witty charm right now," Magnus snapped and held a finger up to him which meant he wanted complete silence. He closed his eyes and gently massaged his temples. He felt a hand resting on his back and when he opened his eyes, he saw Alec looking at him with concern in his eyes.

"She won't take him," Izzy insisted. She saw Simon look over at her from across the kitchen and nodded at her. It was one of those looks. A look that only couples who truly understood each other could comprehend. "There is no way anyone is going to steal my nephew. Even someone as awful as whatever her name is."

"Zara," Jace said.

"Who cares," Magnus rolled his eyes. "When I get my hands on her, she is going to regret ever threatening my son."

"Our son," Alec corrected. Magnus shot him a look and Alec shrugged. "You clearly know what I meant."

"So, where do we start?" Clary asked.

"Warlock tracking is the best, right?" Simon asked, looking over at Magnus.

"It is one of a kind," Magnus nodded. "If anyone will have luck finding her then it is going to be me."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Izzy asked. "Let's track her!"

. .

"It's not working," Magnus growled and then slammed the shirt he was holding on the table. Jules had provided Magnus with an old shirt of Tavvy's in hopes of tracking him.

"Try harder," Jules insisted as he balled his hands up into fists at his side. He slammed a fist on the table and it caused everyone to jump slightly.

"Do you think I'm not trying?" Magnus glared at the boy in front of him. "Do you think I'm not giving it my best effort?"

"Why isn't it working then?" Jules asked. They could all hear the desperation in his tone and they all knew how important Tavvy was to him. He was like his son.

"Because of your anger," Alec suddenly said.

"His anger?" Izzy asked, looking between her brother and Magnus.

"You are so clouded by your anger by what happened that it is making you difficult to track," Jace said as he suddenly realized what was happening.

"I'm fine," Magnus insisted.

"We are so sorry about this," Emma suddenly said.

"What?" Clary asked, looking at the blonde in surprise.

"We know that you guys are busy planning the wedding and that should be your main focus. We are so sorry that we completely disrupted that," Emma explained.

"Don't even worry about it," Simon insisted.

"He's right," Izzy nodded. "There will be plenty of time for us to get married. I know that Simon's not going anywhere."

"She's right," Simon nodded and then smiled at his fiancée. "I'm hooked."

"You better be," Izzy smirked at him.

"Now that the two of you are done being sickeningly adorable," Jace rolled his eyes. Clary nudged his side and shook her head.

"Be nice," Clary warned him. Jace shot her one of his smiles that always seemed to make her swoon. She just shook her head and turned back to Magnus.

"Can we try one more time?" Jules asked and then softened his tone. "Please? We have to find him. He's just a little boy."

"We'll find him," Alec promised. He looked over at Magnus and nodded at him. Magnus took a deep breath and nodded back. He lifted the shirt again and then closed his eyes. Everyone watched him adamantly and saw that he was completely focused. Suddenly his eyes shot open and he looked around.

"What is it?" Jules asked, leaning forward anxiously.

"Did you find them?" Izzy asked.

"I saw them," Magnus said. He placed the shirt on the table and leaned forward. His eyes narrowed and he took a deep breath. "I know exactly where they are."