Max's reunion with his fathers.

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Max steps out of the portal into the loft.

The furnished loft. Max smiles.

He walks into Magnus' office. His father looks up from the potion he's working on, "Max, good afternoon."

Max stares at him.

Magnus quickly pours the potion into a vial and sets it on the table. He walks over to Max, "Blueberry, everything okay?"

Max wraps his arms around his father and holds him tight, "I missed you so much, Poppa."

Magnus holds him, "Max, what's going on? Missed me? I saw you last night. You were gone this morning, so I assumed you went to work."

Max buries his face in Magnus' neck, "You, Daddy, Maxine, her fathers, all gone."

"What? How? And Mikey?"

"Mikey." Max sighs, "Mikey, was the only one who knew something was off. I was in some supermarket being Albert. Fucking Clave insists on calling me that horrible name."

Magnus holds his son, "Both worlds were affected?"

"Uh huh. Emil killed Mikey's fathers and he had warlocks kill you here in the loft and Daddy in the Institute."

"Emil? Isn't that the warlock that Mikey was with?"

"Uh huh."

"When?"

"When Daddy and Alec were seven years old. The first time you followed him to the Institute."

Magnus pulls away from Max and closes his eyes. He slowly opens them and raises an eyebrow at Max, "This time his leather pants were purple?"

Max giggles, "Poppa, does Daddy own anything purple?"

"Not since I've known him."

Max kisses Magnus' cheek, "But Warlock Alec kept you alive, so who cares what he was wearing."

"Good point, Max."

Max giggles, "Daddy was too precious when he was a boy."

"Hmm, I never had the pleasure of knowing him then. I take it, you were at the Institute?"

"Yes. Asshole wasn't getting his nasty hands on my Daddy."

"Who else helped you and Mikey?"

Max smiles, "Magnus with a firearm. I figured we may need more than magic when it came to saving Mikey and Maxine's fathers."

"And?"

"And we did." Max giggles, "Now that I think about it, Alec's pants matched Mikey's eyes."

Magnus laughs, "Yes they did."

They hear the door open and Max runs out the office. Magnus shakes his head with a smile, no matter how old he gets, Max drops everything once Alec walks into the loft.

Alec smiles as Max runs over to him, "Blueberry, we missed you at breakfast."

Max holds his father tight, "I missed you, Daddy."

Magnus walks over to them and smiles, "Max was on an adventure this morning."

Alec raises an eyebrow, "An adventure after all these years?"

Max rests his head against Alec's shoulder, "Not an adventure I wanted to go on, Daddy." He gently touches Alec's forehead.

Alec blinks, "By the angel, who was that warlock?"

Magnus shrugs, "Not our usual suspects."

Max nods, "Emil's henchmen from Pennsylvania."

Alec kisses Max's forehead, "Emil? Why does that name sound familiar?"

"He was the warlock that wanted Mikey to kill ShadowHunters, Daddy."

Alec nods, "Right. Isn't he dead?"

"Yes, but we had one here."

Alec shakes his head, "I guess we have to keep an eye out for him in the other worlds as well?"

Max giggles, "Mikey has that covered, Daddy. If I see Emil doing shit, I let Mikey know and he will take care of the problem."

Magnus smiles, "Emil would be wise to find another hobby than trying to kill ShadowHunters."

Max sniffs, "Not just ShadowHunters, but men named 'Alec Lightwood' and 'Magnus Bane'."

Alec smiles, "I guess 'Defender of his Fathers' took on a partner?"

Max giggles, "Yes I did, Daddy."

Magnus kisses Max's forehead, "With the two of you defending us, we have nothing to worry about."

Max hugs Magnus, "Damn right, Poppa."

-tbc-

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