After Izzy scared Raj out of the room, he called Magnus. When Magnus answered and heard the news, he froze in fear. He dropped his phone, shattering the screen. Magnus opened a portal with no hesitation, appearing within Alec's room within seconds.
When Magnus saw him, his heart dropped. "What happened?"
"We were trying to find Jace, and Jocelyn said that this stone could help," Isabelle said, handing Magnus the seeing stone. "It's supposed to be less painful and more accurate than trying to find Jace with his parabatai rune."
"It might be, but this stone has a great cost. She shouldn't have let him use it," Magnus sighed, wiping away the sweat that had formed on Alec's forehead.
"Jocelyn told me that there was a chance he could become trapped in his own mind. Is that the reason he's unconscious?" Isabelle asked.
"Kind of. You see Alexander is stuck somewhere between Jace's mind and his own," Magnus explained with gritted teeth. "The only way to get him back is for Jace and Alexander to hold the stone and think of one another. If not, he'll be trapped until his time runs out."
"All we got to do is get Jace back. Can you try waking him up in the meantime, help with any pain he has?" Isabelle asked, squeezing Magnus' arm.
"Of course, I'll do anything to keep Alexander alive." Magnus nodded.
He flicked his wrist as blue mist flowed from his hands. It surrounded Alec and stopped some of his shaking. Isabelle rubbed Magnus' shoulder and left the room in search of Clary. When she got about halfway down the hallway, Mr. Aldertree blocked her path.
"Hello, Ms. Lightwood. May I speak with you for a moment?" Mr. Aldertree asked with crossed arms.
"I don't really have the time for this," Isabelle insisted as she started walking past. Before she could get far, Mr. Aldertree grabbed her arm. He pulled her back near him as she ripped her arm from his grasp.
"Oh, yes. You do," Mr. Aldertree ordered as Isabelle turned toward him. "I heard you threatened another shadowhunter and let Magnus Bane into the building. Can I ask why?"
As Izzy was about to answer, Clary and Simon walked into the building, with Jocelyn following behind. "Ask Jocelyn Fray."
Isabelle pushed past Aldertree so she could make her way to Clary. She ignored Aldertree's stare as she made it to Clary's side. "Did you find Jace?"
"Yeah, Carly and Valentine too. But before we could try to rescue them, my mom shot Carly with an arrow and almost got Jace with a bullet," Clary explained in disgust as Jocelyn made her way over to Mr. Aldertree.
"Wait, she shot Carly?" Isabelle asked with surprise.
Clary sadly nodded. "Yeah, she did. She isn't even sorry about it. The only upside is that there was a tracking device on the arrow, so now we can find their location."
"Well, things weren't much better here. Something happened when you were gone. Let me show you," Isabelle began as Simon said goodbye, and Clary followed Izzy to Alec's room. She opened the door slightly so Clary could see Magnus and Alec.
"What happened?" Clary asked with concern.
"Your mom happened," Isabelle replied.
Clary went from worried to angry in a single moment. "What did she do?"
"Your mother gave Alec a seeing stone. You think of the person you're trying to find and squeeze the rock. It works better than a tracking spell and less painful than using his parabatai rune. After finding Jace's location, Alec became trapped between his mind and Jace's. Jocelyn warned Alec, but if she knew this could happen, she shouldn't have given it to him," Isabelle explained, looking over at Alec and Magnus.
"How long has he been here?" Clary asked as Isabelle and Clary noticed how tired Magnus looked.
"About an hour or so. He hasn't stopped using his magic since he arrived, and that can take a toll, very quickly," Isabelle said as Magnus continued using his magic to ease some of the pain. He'd wipe the sweat and blood from Alec's face whenever he noticed it, wanting to make Alec as comfortable as he could.
"We need to find Carly and Jace as soon as possible so we can wake up Alec," Clary said as they made their way back into the main room. Izzy searched the map of the city, looking for a tracker. After a bit of searching, there was a bleep on the map.
"I know where they are," Clary said as Mr. Aldertree cleared his throat and caught everyone's attention.
"This is an important announcement. When you find Carly Fray and Jace Wayland, be careful. If and when you find Carly and Jace, treat them with caution," Mr. Aldertree warned.
"Why should we treat them with caution if they were kidnapped?" Asked a random shadowhunter in the room.
"Because of an earlier event this evening. Carly and Jace killed a vampire who gave herself over to the Clave, and that is against code, even if they're the worst of the worst. Treat them with caution. You never know what Valentine has done to them," Mr Aldertree explained as a hologram appeared in the middle of the room. Having Carly and Jace with wanted signs over their chests.
"They're not criminals!" Isabelle yelled over the crowd's commotion.
"Maybe, so. But that doesn't give them the right to kill a vampire, who gave herself up," Mr. Aldertree replied as everyone got to work.
"We have to go now."
Clary and Izzy closed the map and snuck back to Magnus. They walked in and slowly closed the door, making sure they weren't followed. They had to be quick if they were to get away without notice.
"We know Jace's location," Isabelle said, catching Magnus' attention.
"Alright, where?" Magnus asked, getting to his feet.
"On the edge of the river near Fishtail Dock. Our guess is that they're on a cloaked boat, so no one can find them," Clary pointed out.
"I'll portal you in a few feet from the dock, and hopefully, you land safely," Magnus said, waving his hands as a portal appeared. "Once you find them, call me. I'll open the portal back up and get you out of there."
Isabelle and Clary walked through with shadow blades at their sides. As the portal closed, Magnus went back to Alec's side. His healing was interrupted when Mr. Aldertree and a few other shadowhunters barged into the room.
Mr. Aldertree looked furious. "Where'd you just portal them to?"
"Somewhere that's not here," Magnus sassed with a smile.
"Alright, Magnus Bane. It's time for you to leave. We'll find another way to fix Alec," Mr. Aldertree ordered, the other two shadowhunters coming closer.
"Well, I'll just have to figure out another way then."
Magnus twisted his hands as he threw a ball of energy at the shadowhunters. It bounced off one of the walls and smacked the shadowhunter on the right straight in the nose. Then it bounced off the ceiling and knocked the one on the left out cold, leaving only Mr. Aldertree standing.
"We'll find Jace and Carly," Mr. Aldertree threatened.
Magnus put Alec's arm over his shoulder. Then he used his other hand to open another portal, turning around to respond. "I know you will, I expect you to. But not until Alec is awake and talking. Goodbye, shadowhunter."
Magnus gave a small salute before plunging into the portal. It closed quickly behind him as he stepped into his living room. The watery entrance closed with a flash of light.
After the arrow had been removed, I passed out from the pain. When I awoke, I was in a different location, an infirmary of sorts. I jumped up like I had just had a nightmare. I quickly removed my shirt from my shoulder and noticed the wound was gone. No scar, blood, or any sign that I had been shot at all. I searched the room for anything I recognized as I found Jace leaning against the door frame.
"How are you feeling?" Jace asked, coming into the room.
I glared at him. "I got shot by my own mother. How do you think I'm feeling?"
"Maybe, she miscalculated and was going for Valentine?" Jace suggested.
"She didn't miscalculate. I saw the look in her eyes after she shot me; it was the look of someone who hit their target," I explained, sliding my flannel over my arms.
"Why would she want to shoot you? You're her daughter, doesn't she love you? Me and Valentine I get, but you?" Jace asked, sitting down on the bed I just got up from.
"She knew about the experiments. So instead of rescuing me, she decided to execute me. And then there's Maria..." I said, sitting back down.;
"That wasn't your fault. You were being controlled, remember?" Jace reassured me.
"It was still my hands that killed her. She was evil, and it was probably a good thing to do, but that doesn't mean it was right. She gave herself over, and I killed her, turned her to dust. If she was acting evil to the very end, it wouldn't have bothered me so much. She was begging, and I could see behind her strong exterior she was scared," I sighed, rubbing my face with my hands.
"Carly…" Jace began as he was interrupted by a commotion from outside the door.
Jace and I got to our feet, preparing to fight if we had to. We grabbed our blades and headed out on deck. We ran down the stairs to find Izzy and Clary battling 20 some odd circle members. So Jace joined in as I went looking for Ethan. I found him in one of the cells in the bowels of the ship.
"Carly?" Ethan asked, squinting in the dim light.
"Izzy and Clary have come to the rescue," I said, noticing the big lock. "Where are the keys?"
"Valentine has the key. Get out of here and go with your friends," Ethan said, looking up at me with sad eyes.
"I'm not abandoning you. Izzy would never forgive me, and I don't have many friends as it is," I said as I pulled on the lock with barely any strength behind it. With surprise, I snapped the 2in thick lock right off.
"What'd you do?" Ethan asked as it was too dark for him to see anything.
"I found something to break it, now come on. It's time for all of us to go home," I said as Ethan got to his feet. I have never been that strong. How strange.
"Carly about Dot…" Ethan began.
"Yeah?" I asked, interrupting him.
"She doesn't want to come with us. I tried to convince her, and she got me locked up down here," Ethan explained.
"We'll save her, just not today. Now, let's go. Hide until everyone steps through, and then you can go through with me. Sound good?" I planned as we got halfway up the stairs to the main deck.
"Fine with me."
I went back over to the battle as Ethan hid behind some barrels. I knocked one of the men flat on his ass. I looked over and Clary gave me a smile while I nodded in return. Once all the men had collapsed, Clary called Magnus. "We're ready to go home."
"I've transported Alexander to my apartment. Please hurry," Magnus said, hanging up as a portal appeared.
"Let's get out of here," Clary said as Jace, Izzy, and Clary went through. I waited back as Ethan ran up to me. Before he could get through the portal, Valentine put him in a chokehold.
"You escaping is bad enough, but taking my warlock, is just idiotic," Valentine spat, putting a blade to Ethan's throat.
"Let him go and take me instead. I'm the weapon, right? Let him go and have me, deal?" I said, surprising Ethan and Valentine with my sudden white flag moment.
"Deal," Valentine replied with a smile.
"Carly…" Ethan whispered.
"You need to get back to Isabelle. I'm just the younger sister. Go be happy," I said as Valentine released Ethan. He got close to the portal and stopped, turning back to look at me.
"Go to Magnus Bane's apartment, you'll find everyone else there," I explained.
"Carly, don't do this," Ethan pleaded.
"Goodbye, Ethan."
I quickly pushed Ethan into the portal. His sad eyes met mine as the portal closed around him. The light blinded Valentine and I before the dark of night surrounded us once again.
"So, you finally realize who your true family is?" Valentine asked as I turned my back to him.
"No, I know who my true family is. Even if they treat me like an outsider sometimes and try to kill me, at least they're not evil," I said, going over to the railing on the side of the ship.
"You can't jump. There's a forcefield around the entire ship that disintegrates skin. The only way in and out are portals, and you just got rid of your only exit," Valentine explained as I sat on the railing.
"Are you sure about that?" I asked, sticking my arm out off the side of the ship. My arm went past where the force field was supposed to be, and nothing happened.
"How?" Valentine asked in utter astonishment.
"We had our escape planned before they arrived. Ethan made a loophole in the controlling spell and took the force field down when we were gone. I only stayed back and said I'd be on your side so Ethan could escape," I said, climbing over the railing, so I was on the other side.
"You know they won't accept you, right? If they know of what you did and what you are, they're gonna lock you up the minute they find you," Valentine explained.
"I'm okay with that. As long you don't get what you want, anything that happens to me doesn't matter," I said as I dove off the ship into the icy blue water below.
