The best thing about Max's Adventures is creating other world Malecs and making them different BUT oh so similar to Max's fathers. But aside from that first encounter with them, Max really has no reason to revisit some of them. Until HE needs help.

So who will our young warlocks go to?

I see you there, rolling your eyes and screaming, "Get on with it. I want Max and Mikey to fix this NOW."

First step to fixing it, is to get help.

Enjoy.

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Max and Mikey walk out the portal into the hallway. They walk to the loft door. Max knocks.

They wait a few minutes until it's opened by Magnus, "Max, how are you doing?" He looks at Mikey and smiles, "And this is?"

Mikey smiles weakly as Max answers, "This is Mikey, Maxine's brother."

"Hello."

Mikey nods, "Hi."

A voice from inside the loft asks, "Magnus, who's at the door." Magnus steps out of the way as Mikey walks in, sees Alec and smiles brightly. He walks into the kitchen, where Alec is making grilled cheese sandwiches and looks at him with sparkling eyes. Alec smiles, "Hello and you are?"

"Mikey"

"Nice to meet you, Mikey. Hi Max."

Max waves, "Hi," as he and Magnus walk into the living room. Max sits on the coffee table.

Magnus sits on the sofa, "I guess this isn't a social call?"

Max shakes his head, "No, we need your help."

Magnus nods, as he glances at Mikey and Alec, "Everything okay over there?"

Alec laughs, "We are fine. Aren't we Mikey?" Mikey nods. Alec asks him, "You hungry?" Mikey looks at the plate of sandwiches and nods.

Alec glances at his husband. Magnus laughs, "Not a problem, I'll get the next batch."

Alec smiles at Mikey, "They're all yours. Go sit down."

Mikey smiles and kisses Alec's cheek, "Thank you." He carries the plate to the table. He grabs a napkin and places a couple of sandwiches on it. He walks over to Max and hands him the sandwiches.

Max smiles, "Thanks."

Mikey kisses his cheek, smiles at Magnus and walks back to the counter. Alec smiles at him, "Milk, coffee, juice?"

"Milk, please."

"Okay." He fills two glasses.

Mikey takes one glass to Max, then walks to the table, Alec is already sitting. The other glass is near the plate with the rest of the sandwiches on it. Mikey moves the chair closer to Alec and sits down. He starts to eat as he stares at Alec.

Alec smiles, "Are your eyes really purple?"

Mikey smiles, "Uh huh."

"They are beautiful."

Mikey giggles. Something on Alec's arm catches his eye and he wipes his hands. He gently touches Alec's tattoo as he looks at him. Alec laughs, "Before Magnus and I got married, I thought it would be romantic to get matching tattoos. I let him pick the design and he got this from Max's father. It's the wedding ... sign?"

Mikey giggles, "Rune." He nods, "Daddy and Poppa have it." He shows Alec the tattoo on his right wrist, "This is when my fathers got married. Maxine, my sister, has the same tattoo. She got it when she was seventeen. I got it when I was fifteen. Max has the same tattoo, but with a different year. His fathers got married in 2017, three years later then mine."

He shows Alec his left arm as he continues, "This is the deflect/block rune. Daddy has it here." He gently touches the left side of Alec's neck. "This is the love rune. Daddy has it here." He gently touches the right side of Alec's neck, "it's yellow.."

Alec interrupts as he smiles at Magnus, "For your Poppa's eyes."

Mikey nods, "...and this is the storge rune. It's for family love and it's blue for Maxine. She has blue skin but glamours it brown when we are with mundanes."

"Brown like Max and you?"

Mikey giggles, "Yes."

Alec gently touches Mikey's hand, "So what color is your skin, is it blue as well?"

Mikey shakes his head, "Oh no. Max and Maxine are blue, my skin is the same color as yours. But the top of my head is red. My palms and the bottoms of my feet are also red."

"What color is your hair?"

Mikey giggles, "I don't have hair. When I was younger, Poppa would give me brown hair but Maxine hated it. And he glamoured my palms to match the rest of my skin. Once I was old enough to do my own glamour, I wanted to be the same color as Max and Maxine and I stayed bald."

Alec smiles and kisses his forehead, "You look perfect."

Mikey's eyes sparkle as he smiles brightly at Alec. He resumes eating.

Alec watches him eat with a smile on his face, "Maxine is your big sister?"

Mikey nods, "She's younger than Max."

"I'd like to meet her."

Mikey's eyes sparkle, "Okay."

"Okay." Alec smiles as he sees that all the sandwiches are gone, "You want more?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No thank you." He looks over at Magnus and his brother, "Max, you want more sandwiches?"

Max shakes his head, "No thanks. We are almost done here."

Mikey chews on his lip as he looks at Alec, "Oh."

Alec kisses his nose, "You can always visit, if you want to."

Mikey smiles, "I want to."

Max and Magnus walk over. Max asks, "Want to what?"

Mikey stands up and puts the plate in the sink, "Visit Alec."

Magnus smiles, "Just Alec?"

Mikey looks at him shyly, "You too."

"Good."

Max smiles, "Magnus is going to meet us in your world in an hour or so. Time to go." Mikey nods.

Alec stands and hugs Mikey, "Good luck."

Mikey holds him tight, "Thank you." He kisses Alec's cheek. He walks over to Magnus and hugs him, "Thank you for helping us."

Magnus hugs him, "I owe Max, this is the least I can do."

Max hugs Alec. Alec kisses his forehead, "Good luck."

Max smiles, "Thanks." He hugs Magnus, "See you later."

Magnus nods, "Count on it."

Max opens a portal. He and Mikey leave.

Magnus kisses Alec, "You okay?"

Alec nods, "Yes. I like Mikey."

Magnus laughs, "Yes, I got that."

"You be careful."

"Of course." Magnus checks his gun and opens a portal.

Alec kisses him, "Good luck."

"We don't need luck. We have Mistress Destiny on our side."

Alec laughs, "Okay then."

After another kiss, Magnus leaves the loft. Alec smiles as he comes to a decision.

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Max and Mikey walk out the portal into the hallway. They walk to the loft door. Max knocks.

Mikey giggles, "It seems like we've done this before."

Max laughs, "Yes, it does."

Magnus opens the door and smiles, "Max, what a pleasant surprise, who's your friend?"

Max smiles, "Hi, Magnus. This is Maxine's brother, Mikey."

Mikey eyes the soundless rune on Magnus' collarbone, "Hello."

Magnus steps aside to let them in, "Alec stepped out for a second, he should be back soon."

Max nods, "Good. We'll wait."

Mikey looks around, "Where's the coffee table?"

Max sighs, "Alec doesn't have one and he's allergic to alcohol, so no bar. But he does have the Keurig machine."

Mikey nods, "One out of three."

Max giggles, "But it's the most important one."

Mikey giggles, "Yes it is."

Magnus laughs, "Yes, Alec loves his coffee."

Max and Mikey smile at each other as they nod in agreement.

"I guess this isn't a social call?"

Max nods, "We need Alec's help."

"Oh?"

"Yes, we need warlocks, not ShadowHunters, sorry."

Magnus smiles, "No need to apologize. You need the right man for the job."

"Exactly."

A portal opens by the door and Alec walks out. He smiles, "Max, it's been forever, who's your friend?"

"This is Mikey, Maxine's brother."

"Hello, Mikey."

Mikey takes in the buzz haircut, the white dress shirt, earrings, and purple leather pants and raises both eyebrows as he looks at Max. His brother shrugs.

Mikey sighs, "Hi."

Alec smiles, "What brings you here?"

Max answers, "We need your help."

"Of course." Alec gestures to the sofa. Max eyes it and sits down.

Magnus nods, "I should be getting to the Institute."

Mikey asks, "Who's the Head in this world?"

"Lydia Branwell."

"Oh, she's the Head of the California Institute in Max's and my worlds."

"She's a decent leader."

Mikey giggles, "Max's Daddy almost married her." Magnus laughs as he glances at his husband.

Alec shakes his head, "Don't look at me like that."

Magnus smiles and pulls Mikey to the kitchen table. They sit down. Magnus nods, "Tell me."

"Not sure why, but he wasn't sure about his feelings for Max's Poppa, so he thought getting married to her was a great idea."

Max shakes his head, "Drama, Magnus. You would not believe the drama my fathers had to deal with when they first met. Drama with a capital 'D'."

Magnus laughs, "Mikey, how did your fathers meet?"

Mikey smiles, "Poppa has known Daddy since he was seven years old. Poppa walked into the Institute and proclaimed himself Daddy's Protector."

"Protector? How?"

"Poppa saw Daddy walking in Central Park at night by himself and thought he needed protecting."

Magnus nods, "Order 144.45, it's rarely used for ShadowHunters since DownWorlders don't care about keeping us safe."

Alec looks over, "Bite your tongue."

Max nods, "Yes, bite your tongue."

Mikey giggles, "I'm going to agree with them."

Magnus laughs, "Sorry, I forgot who was in the room."

Mikey smiles, "It's okay."

"Have you been with your fathers since you were a baby like Max and Maxine?"

Mikey shakes his head, "No, I was with a warlock who wanted to hurt Daddy and I killed him."

"Oh. How old were you?"

"Four."

"Wow. You were a badass little boy."

Mikey giggles, "Max was opening portals when he was months old."

Magnus looks at Max, "Really?"

Max nods, "According to Poppa, I was seven months old when I opened my first portal."

Alec smiles, "I'm impressed."

Max shrugs, "Mikey is still more powerful than me."

Mikey shrugs, "But we all wouldn't be here if not for Max."

Alec nods, "Amen to that." Magnus nods.

Max stands up, "Okay, time to meet up with Magnus."

Everybody stands as well.

Magnus walks over to his husband, "Be careful."

Alec kisses him, "Always."

Magnus hugs Mikey, "Good luck."

"Thanks."

He hugs Max, "Good luck."

"Thank you." Max looks at Mikey and Alec, "Ready?" They both nod. Max opens a portal and the three warlocks leave the loft.

Magnus says a quick prayer and walks out the door.

-tbc-

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Vanemdq and Malecfan27 easily figured out which Alec would be helping them. Yeah them. xoxo

But was Magnus a surprise?

Next up, asses get kicked and fathers get saved.