s02e12 - "You Are Not On Your Own"

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Lizzie stood in front of the mirror in underwear and white shirt her husband's. The girl was stroking her barely visible pregnancy belly with a smile on her face.

- Hey beautiful - Alec said to his wife when he embraced her from behind with his arms. - How are you feeling today? - The man asked after a moment.

- I'm tired and I feel nauseous - The blonde said and turned to him.

- Lightwood junior is already causing you trouble? - Alec asked her jokingly and saw the anger on Lizzie's face.

- This is not funny - Lizzie said and hit him on his chest with her hand.

- I didn't mean to piss you off - Alec said when he realized he had made a mistake.

- You're lucky you're sexy and I can't stay mad at you - Lizzie stated and kissed him on the lips, and he kissed her back.

Lizzie felt a wave of excitement and took his jacket off on the floor.

- Honey I have to meet with Jace - Alec said to her, but Lizzie sighed in irritation.

- We'll do it quickly - Lizzie said seductively and connected her lips with Alec's again.

Alec listened to Lizzie and grabbed her from the thighs, and the girl immediately wrapped her legs around his waist. The man immediately carried her to the bed without breaking the kiss.

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- Azazel's attacks reach south to the Meatpacking District, and then the trail disappears - Alec informed them as he, Jace, Lizzie, and Clary stood at the table and looked at the 3D map of New York.

- This information won't help us at all - Lizzie sighed and crossed her arms.

- Lizzie's right - Jace supported his sister-in-law. - There's no point in tracking the corpse. With his ability to dematerialize, he could be anywhere - The blonde girl noticed after a moment, and Alec closed the map.

- Maybe we can help - Izzy spoke up as she and the unknown blonde man (who Lizzie knew from her past) approached them.

- Izzy! We were so worried about you - Clary said cheerfully and hugged Izzy. - Where were you? - The red-head asked her, and Izzy made eye contact with Alec before she Clary answered.

- I was looking for Azazel - Izzy replied before looking at the blonde man, who was standing next to her. - This is Sebastian Verlac from the London Institute. When the demon was chasing me, Sebastian saved my life

- Oh, I simply helped - Sebastian told them and his gaze focused on Lizzie, who wasn't expecting Sebastian at the New York Institute.

- Sebastian is an expert on all things Azazel - Izzy said.

- When I studied abroad at the Institute in Paris, I specialized in Greater Demons - Sebastian explained.

- Thanks for saving my sister. I'm Alec - Alec introduced himself and shook the blonde man hand. - And this is my wife Elisabeth - The man said and pointed at Lizzie.

- It's been a while since we saw each other Beth, but you're beautiful as always - Sebastian said with a smile to Lizzie.

- Hello Sebastian - Lizzie said with a smile and she went to hug him.

- How do you know each other? - Alec asked and felt jealousy when he saw Sebastian touchin Lizzie.

- We met when I took over as head of the Paris Institute - Lizzie replied and moved away from him. The girl. she wasn't going to reveal more details to her husband and others about her couple with Sebastian.

Jace saw the anger on Alec's face so he decided to intervene so Sebastian wouldn't get punched in the face by Alec.

- I'm Jace - Jace said and held out his hand to Sebastian.

- A great warrior in the flesh. Your reputation precedes you -Sebastian told him, and Lizzie walked over to her husband, and he put his arms around her waist.

- As are yours. You must be Clary, Valentine's daughter - Sebastian said as he and Clary clasped hands.

- Yes. Don't hold it against me - Clary said to him.

- Well, we don't choose our parents - Sebastian stated.

- So tell us about Azazel. How do we defeat him? - Jace asked him.

- The only way to banish him is to pierce his demonic core. In corporeal form, it is located between the T8 and T9 vertebrae. But it's not that easy. The core is the size of a pea - Sebastian informed them.

- So the entry point is right under the sternum? - Jace asked him and Sebastian nodded. - If I can get close enough, I can kill him

- You wouldn't have enough speed, and even if you did, the defeat is only temporary. Those nasty bastards always find a way to get out of their realm and back - Sebastian told him.

- Thanks for the information. We'll take care of it from here - Alec spoke up, not wanting Sebastian anywhere near his wife.

- If I may, I'd like to help - Sebastian suggested.

- We appreciate it, but you're not allowed on the mission. Not this Institute - Alec said to Sebastian.

- Alec, you can't be serious - Lizzie said and looked at him. The girl didn't know why Alec was so cold towards Sebastian. He should be grateful to him for saving Izzy.

- Hey, Alec. Listen, he clearly knows more about Azazel than we do. We could use all the help we can get - Jace said to Alec.

- Now, when it comes to tracking, we should really think about- - Sebastian started to say, but Alec interrupted him.

- We have a very capable warlock for that. Do whatever you want. I'll work with Magnus - Alec said and kissed Lizzie on the lips. - See you later, love

The man walked away from the group, and Izzy followed him.

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Lizzie was in her grandmother's office and was sitting on a chair in front of her desk. After talking to her husband, the girl decided to tell her grandmother that she would become a great-grandmother.

- Is everything okay Elisabeth? - Inquisitor Herondale asked when she looked at her.

- Yes, grandmother. Me and Alec will become parents, and you will be a great-grandmother - Lizzie said with a smile and put her hand on her stomach.

- Are you pregnant? - Grandma asked her surprised and Lizzie nodded her head yes. - Congratulations, honey. This is fantastic news - Imogen said, hugging her granddaughter.

- Why did you call me? - Lizzie asked and moved away from her.

- The Clave wants to know what abilities your, Jonathan Wayland's and Clarissa Fraichild's has angel blood - Imogen replied. - But due to your current condition we will postpone the tests until later

- Fine Granny - Lizzie said and she was not about to argue with Granny.

- You wanted to see us? - Jace asked as he and Clary entered Imogen's office.

- Yes - Said Imogen. - I told you I would decide what happens to you after Azazel is defeated, so here we are - Imogen answered him.

- You can do whatever you want with me but leave Clary alone - Jace told her.

Lizzie crossed her arms and looked at him. Only a fool would disobey an order from Inquisitor Imogen Herondale.

- The Clave wants you all tested to better understand your unique angel blood abilities - Inquisitor Herondale informed them.

- No, we will not be lab rats - Jace told Inquisitor Herondale.

- No, Jace. I want to do this - Clary said and looked at Jace, who was surprised by her words. - I can't use my runes since we summoned Azazel. I...I want to understand why - Clary explained after a moment.

- Thank you, Miss Morgenstern. Your willingness to sacrifice for the greater good is commendable. It would be good if you followed in her footsteps - Imogen said and looked at Jace.

- I'm not a copycat - Jace stated. - You Nothing won't tell Lizzie anything Lizzie? - Jace asked his Parabatai's wife.

- Jace, don't involve me in this - Lizzie replied.

- I'll run the tests myself. When can we start? - Clary asked Inquisitor Herondale and looked at her.

- Clary, you don't know the Clave like I do. First they'll want you to perform circus tricks. And then you'll be monitored 24/7 - Jace informed Clary and he see turned to her.

- I'll do whatever it takes. Jace, it's okay if you don't want to do it. But drawing those runes... for the first time I felt like I became a Shadowhunter for a reason. I have to get them back - Clary said desperately.

- I guess you're lucky - Jace said to Imogen and he turned to her.

Half an hour later Lizzie was standing next to her grandmother and watching as Clary and Jace fought and filtered at the same time. The blonde girl was a good observer, so she knew that Clary and Jace were in love, they just didn't want to admit it.

At some point Jace ripped the sword out of Clary's hands, and the redhead girl dodged his blow. One of Jace's runes activated without the stele, and his eyes glowed gold. And when Clary went to pick up the seraph blade, Jace jumped and landed in front of her.

Then Imogen and Lizzie approached them, and Jace did a backflip over her.

- Sun rune. Try again - Imogen said to Clary and handed her the stele. Clary threw her seraph blade to Jace before Clary drew a rune on her hand, but it wouldn't work. - So you created new runes in the past and now they suddenly stopped working - Inquisitor Herondale told her.

- Are you trying to say she's lying? - Jace joined the conversation.

- She's Valentine's daughter - Imogen said in a judgmental tone.

- We're done for today - Jace said and then left the courtyard.

- You're right. I am Valentine's daughter, but I'm not like my father. I know your son, and Lizzie's father died while serving in the Circle. Valentine also took away the person I loved more than anything. My mother - Clary said to Imogen.

- Your friend is right. We're done for today - She told her and left the courtyard.

Lizzie followed her grandmother.

- You didn't have to be so harsh about Clary - Lizzie said to her grandmother.

- Honey you know what her father did to your parents - Imogen said and she turned to her.

- That's true but it's not her fault she has such a fucked up father - Lizzie noticed and crossed her arms.

- Honey you remind me so much of your mother - you see the good in everyone - Imogen stated before kissing her granddaughter on the forehead. - Take care of yourself and the baby because I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you - She said after a moment before walking away from Lizzie.

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- Hey Jace, Hey Lizzie we need to talk - Alec said when he got out of the elevator and met Jace and Lizzie.

- Yeah. I heard you banished Azazel. Congratulations - Jace said to Alec.

- Yeah. This is going to sound crazy. I was just with Valentine and he says he's Magnus, that Azazel swapped them with some demonic curse - Alec said and saw the shock on his wife's and Jace's faces.

- What? - They asked at the same time.

- I know. It's hard to believe. But he just knew things that only Magnus could know. Like Lizzie's pregnancy, and not many people know about that - Alec whispered so only they could hear.

- Okay. He could have had a warlock steal your memories - Lizzie suggested.

- No, no, that's impossible. I would have noticed - Alec stated.

- Okay, well... - Jace started to say as he, Lizzie, and Alec stepped closer to the elevator so no one would overhear them. - Just remember, it's Valentine. He's always ten steps ahead of us. He's always planning his next move. Alec, trust me, you don't want to fall for his lies

- Sweetie, if that's what you think, this Jace and I will check on Magnus, and you will talk to Valentine to make sure if it's him or Magnus. We need to do this as soon as possible, because knowing my grandma, she's already planning Valentine's execution - Lizzie informed them.

- That's not a bad plan, just watch yourselves - Alec stated and kissed his wife on the lips before she and Jace walked away from him.

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Jace and Lizzie quickly arrived at Magnus apartment and knocked on his door. Lizzie couldn't shake a bad feeling.

- Jace, Elisabeth. Thank you so much for coming - Magnus said and he opened the door.

- Yes, of course - Jace said as he and Lizzie entered Magnus' apartment.

- What's up? - Lizzie asked and she looked at him. The girl began to suspect that Valentine and Magnus had been switched bodies, because only her grandmother or Valentine called her Elisabeth.

- Nothing. It's just nice to be in this situation. Like... friends. Too bad it's over - Magnus said mysteriously and walked away from them for a moment.

- What? - Jace asked and Magnus turned around and threw a fireball at them. Jace and Lizzie's hands were trapped in handcuffs.

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At the same time, the request to execute Valentine Morgenstern was rejected by the Clave. This did not please Grandmother Lizzie, who decided to do it her way and despite the Clave's order kill Valentine. The woman wanted to avenge the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law in this way and protect her future great-grandson or great-granddaughter.

Alec followed her to the basement, where Valentine was being held.

- You intend to kill Valentine here, in the Institute? - Imogen asked Alec.

- I disabled the security system - Imogen answered him.

- That's against the rules - Alec noticed as he followed grandmother Lizzie.

- Mr. Lightwood, either help or go. The choice is yours - Imogen said and she turned to him.

The lights in the cell turned on, and Alec let Imogen in first before following her.

- Sit him in the chair - Imogen ordered him.

- Alexander, what's going on? - Valentine asked.

- Now - Imogen said to Alec.

- No - Valentine said scared as Alec walked towards him. - No, no. Please don't do this - The man begged him, and Alec lifted Valentine to his feet and sat him in the chair.

- Shut his mouth - Imogen ordered Alec.

- Alexander, what are you doing? Please don't - Valentine said before Alec gagged his mouth with a leather belt.

- My son is dead because of you. It's been 20 years and the pain just never went away - Imogen said to Valentine and looked at him with hatred. - Guard the entrance - She turned to Alec.

- Alexander, please - Valentine begged Alec from under the gag, but blackhaired man walked out of the cell.

And as he headed towards the elevator, an astral projection of Magnus, Jace and his wife appeared before him. The man was terrified when he saw Jace and Lizzie in handcuffs and chained to the ground.

- Alec, I'm so sorry. You were right, they switched - Jace said nervously.

Alec immediately ran back into the cell.

- Stop, stop, that's not Valentine! - Alec shouted and he grabbed Imogen's wrist with a dagger that she was going to use to cut Valentine's throat.

- What are you talking about? - Imogen asked. A look of horror appeared on her face, because Valentine (in Magnus body) had her only granddaughter and could hurt her.

- You took my light. Your darkness will come - Magnus said, and Imogen and Alec looked at him through the glass wall of Valentine's cell.

- What did you just say? - Imogen asked.

- I repeat your words - Valentine stated, and Imogen left the cell and approached the astral projection of Valentine, Jace, and Lizzie.

At the same time, Alec removed the gag from Magnus' mouth in Valentine's body.

- Do you remember the fiery message you sent me the night Stephen died? - Valentine asked, and Imogen froze in place. - The good news is that in exchange for my freedom, you can save Elisabeth and your other pure-blood angel warrior

- I do not make deals with the devil - Imogen informed him, and she was increasingly worried about the lives of her granddaughter and unborn great-grandson. - And if you do not free my granddaughter, you will regret it

- You chose the wrong bait. As for her, you can kill me now - Jace said to Valentine. Blonde man face devoid of emotion.

- I don't think so. Imogen wouldn't dare kill another grandson - Valentine said and looked at the stunned Imogen with satisfaction.

- After all your lies you expect me to believe I'm Herondale? - Jace asked him.

- Stephen Herondale was your father, his wife Céline your mother and Elisabeth is your twin sister - Valentine informed him and Lizzie was stunned by the news. - Do you ever think about poor Céline? She was nine months pregnant when she took her own life. Her dead body was torn apart by werewolves and her daughter miraculously survived, thanks to Luke Garroway. Or maybe Céline was pregnant with twins and expecting a son as well? - The man stated mysteriously.

- You didn't do it - Imogen said with tears in her eyes.

Jace looked at Lizzie in shock and noticed the resemblance between them - blonde hair and similar facial features.

- That's not possible - Lizzie said confused and looked at Jace and then at Valentine. - You're lying - She said to him.

- The Clave took so much from me, so I took something in return. But I'm sure you want more proof - Valentine noticed and pulled a silver ring out of his pocket.

- My family ring. Where did you get it? - Imogen asked quietly.

- From Céline's hand - Valentine replied. - You have one hour to fulfill my demands, or your grandchildren will die - The man announced before he disappeared with Jace and Lizzie.

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Sebastian, Alec, and Clary were walking down the hallway as Magnus, in Valentine's body, entered his apartment.

- I don't know why you felt the need to bring him here- Alec said to Clary as Sebastian followed them.

- We need all the help we can get to save Jace and Lizzie from my father - Clary replied and was about to open the door through when Alec pulled her back.

- Whoa. Whoa. The wards are up- Sebastian said to Clary and held his hand out in front of her.

- You said Valentine wouldn't have the power of a warlock- Clary told him.

- Yeah, as usual, he defies expectations. Listen, we're going to need you- Sebastian said and patted Clary on the shoulder.

Clary pulled out her stele and began to draw a rune on the door, but it wouldn't work.

- Try again- Alec said to Clary.

- I can't do that - Clary told him.

- Yes, you can - Sebastian told her and she drew the rune on the door again, but rune again it didn't work.

Sebastian walked up to her and pulled her away from the door.

- Tell me what it's like to have your entire family taken away from you - Sebastian told her and Clary looked at him confused.

- What? - Clary asked.

- Enough - Alec told Sebastian and grabbed his arm.

- Trust me on this, okay? Trust me - Sebastian turned to Alec. - Listen, your mother, she's never coming back. Jace is not your brother. You feel like you're alone in this world, don't you... - Sebastian continued.

- Stop it - Clary said, tears starting to well up in her eyes.

- No, feel it, Clary. Feel it - Sebastian said and shook her gently. - Your mother will never come back

- No - Clary said, close to tears.

- Your father will never love you. The only reason he wanted you was to use you - He told her.

- Sebastian, this isn't working - Alec noticed, worried about his pregnant wife, because he didn't know what was happening to her.

- You wanted a brother so badly - Sebastian said, a tear rolling down Clary's cheek. - Because at least then you would have someone to share your pain with

- Stop it! - Clary shouted at him.

- I can't stop it, Clary. This empty feeling that eats away at your soul and makes you want to die? Day after day after day. It never ends - Sebastian told her and raised Clary's hand with the stele. - Now take this pain and use it

Clary turned to the door and drew a rune on it, and this time it worked. When the wards dropped, the three of them immediately ran into the apartment, where Magnus and Valentine were fighting each other.

Clary threw herself at Valentine and pushed him through the portal, which transported them to a cell in the Institute.

Alec immediately ran to the bedroom, where Lizzie was sitting with her head resting on the bed and handcuffs on her hands.

- Is everything okay? Did he do anything to you? - Alec asked and he knelt down in front of his wife and uncuffed her handcuffs with his stele.

- Alec, I'm fine - Lizzie replied. - Are Magnus and Valentine already in their bodies? - The girl asked, and Alec became overprotective and helped her up.

- Yes - Alec replied and hugged her. The man felt relieved that his beloved was safe.

- Let's go back to the Institute, because I'm tired and hungry - Lizzie stated.

- We will do as you wish - Alec said and kissed her on the lips before they returned to the Institute.

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- Lizzie, you can do it - Alec said to his wife. His wife looked at Jace, who was near the weapons rack and looking at the seraph blade in hand.

- I don't know. All my life I've only had my grandmother, and now I suddenly find out that I have a twin brother, who was kidnapped by Valentine - Lizzie said and she looked at him. - This is too much for me - The blonde girl stated.

- Honey, you'll do it because you're strong and you've survived worse than talking to your brother - Alec noticed and kissed her on the lips before Imogen approached the couple.

Imogen and Lizzie approached Jace with two guards behind them. Jace put his sword down and stood up in front of them when he saw them.

- Now I know where your bold intransigence comes from. You are just like your father, and Lizzie is just like mother - Imogen said with a smile when she looked at him and then at Lizzie.

Jace felt many emotions: joy that he finally met his family, anger because he had lost so many years without his real family by Valentine, or hope that things would be better now.

- Each member of the Herondale family receives a family heirloom. You are part of this family now, so this belong to you - Lizzie spoke up and pulled out a ring hanging from a necklace, which a moment later she handed to her grandmother to hand.

- I know much has been taken from you and Lizzie, but this is over. You both come from a line of great and powerful shadowhunters. A family that has been honored and feared for generations...by those who oppose all that is good and just. This ring and this necklace around your neck Lizzie, is your birthright - She said to them both and took a few steps towards him and placed the necklace around his neck.

Lizzie had tears in her eyes as she looked at them.

- Lizzie are you crying? - Jace asked and looked at his sister. Blonde man still couldn't believe it he have had sister.

- This from the pregnancy hormones - Lizzie explained and wiped a tear from her cheek with her finger.

- Now, my children...you will soon learn what it means to be a Herondale - Imogen told their and hugged their separately before leaving them alone so they could talk to each other.

- I'll be honest, this situation is completely new to me and probably like me, you don't know how to act now - Lizzie started to say to Jace and she looked at him.- Lizzie started to say to Jace and she looked at him.

- It's true. For many years I thought I was Michael Wayland's son, then Valentine made me believe I was his son, and now it turns out he lied and I belong to the elite Herondale family - Jace confessed. - and I have a grandmother, a twin sister and I'm going to be an uncle

- That's crazy - Lizzie stated. - I always wanted a brother or sister, but you know our tragic family history, so you know why it didn't happen

- Now you have mea and promise you I'll be there for you and with my nephew or niece - Jace said and simply pulled her to his thorax. For the first time in a long time, Jace felt peace, because in his arms was his sister - someone he shared the same blood with.

- I need to eat something because the want baby is crying out for food - Lizzie said when she pulled away from him and then pointed to her stomach.

- I can't you refuse you anything - Jace stated.

- Good. Expect me to have weird pregnancy cravings and mood swings - Lizzie informed him.

- Fantastic - Jace said and thought followed her into the kitchen.