Unexpected Journey (Of the Time Travelling Kind)

Chapter 2

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"So let me get this straight," Will began, as they made their way through a park they'd landed close to. They all figured there would be less people in a park and less of the strange foreign noise. "After giving us your word that this would go well, and assuring us we would be on time for that god forsaken meeting in Alicante, you magic us here, wherever the hell 'here' is exactly, and provide no reasonable answer as to why we can't just go home."

He was annoyed, hell, he was more than annoyed. It was a good thing Charlotte hadn't come or he was sure the stress of this whole new environment would have killed the baby inside her. He also wasn't sure whether Magnus's casual attitude was reassuring or infuriating. Maybe both. Of course, like the mature expert Shadowhunter he was, none of his emotions had been allowed to creep onto his face and so he was smugly sure no one had much clue as to the level of worry he was experiencing.

"Yes, yes and no." Replied Magnus, with tones of slight annoyance in his voice. "Yes, I assured you nothing would go wrong, yes something has gone wrong, no I haven't not provided you with a reasonable answer as to why we can't go home, you, Mr Herondale, just failed to ask for one."

Eager to diffuse the situation, Tessa asked in her calmest voice. "Why can we not portal back to London Magnus?"

"For two reasons, one, this portal failed so why shouldn't the next one I make? We could end up even more lost that we are now." To that Will gave a harsh laugh. Ignoring him Magnus continued. "Number two is that I have used up a considerable amount of my energy bringing us here, for some reason it tired me out more than a normal portal. I don't think I will be able to do anything too difficult for at least a day."

"A day? You expect us to survive here for a day?"

"It shouldn't be that hard Will, if we find out where we are maybe we could explore, enjoy ourselves for a bit? Say we meet back here at 3.00? Then find a place to stay until Magnus can try creating another portal." Tessa, ever the peacemaker, made the whole situation sound actually exciting, her ability to do so only made Will love her a little bit more. He wondered what the social rules about kissing in public were here.

From what she had said, the implication was that they and Magnus would be parting ways, something he didn't seem overly thrilled about, Will supposed being hundreds of years old didn't stop someone from feeling lost in an unknown city, and he knew that both him and Tessa would benefit from having a warlock like Magnus around with them, but Will couldn't resist the idea of being with just Tessa.

"Sounds like a fine plan, but don't you think we'll draw quit a bit of attention to ourselves in our current attire?"

Will's point was a good one. Both him and Magnus were dressed in formal black suits with waistcoats and cravats which were different enough, but Tessa her outfit was already starting to draw the strange people in, they were getting odd stares and Will was sure he could hear whispers. She had on a full violet gown with a matching hat and umbrella, two things the uncomfortable heat in this place made unnecessary.

"Can't Magnus summon something?" Although the question was directed at Will, Magnus, clearly not to pleased about being spoken about, replied instead.

"Unfortunately not, in order to do so I need to know what I am summoning and where from, I hate to tell you I know neither of these, so I suppose you'll have to find things for yourself."

He had already shed his suit jacket and waistcoat and was starting to roll up the sleeves of his shirt. Will had also started to copy his actions but cast worried looks towards Tessa.

"Don't worry, there are probably plenty of places to acquire clothing." She smiled. "Though I'm not sure what we do with these? I don't think, Will, your idea is really that foolproof."

Up to that moment Will had been throwing the items he deemed unnecessary onto the ground, apparently Magnus had joined him as both men were in only their trousers and shirts and there was a small mountain of clothing between them. To be fair, they did blend in a lot better now and they were undoubtedly a lot cooler in the heat.

Although Tessa agreed they really did need to find a shop of some sort to avoid standing out quite as much as they did, this involved leaving the safety of the park which was relatively quiet, right now she could only see 5 people staring. Outside, sadly, she knew it was a different story.

It was 12.00, on the dot. Jace wasn't here, Jace was late. That was definitely a bad sign, Jace was never late. Which probably meant he was either hunting a demon, fighting a rogue Downworlder or had been stopped from leaving the institute by Maryse.

Hopefully it was the last option because that undoubtedly meant Jace would be here within 5 minutes. It wasn't really a proper date, just a coffee but she had still been looking forward to it, they hadn't had much alone time since her Mom's wedding.

They had arranged to meet outside central park, a midway between her house and the institute. Looking around, trying to catch sight of her golden boy, she saw something much stranger. Magnus Bane.

Of course, seeing him was always a little strange, but this time several things were off. Firstly he had just emerged from a portal, which considering the fact that he lived in Brooklyn seemed pretty unnecessary. Next, although Magnus was certainly not a stranger to odd outfits, he hadn't ever appeared in full Victorian dress, he was definitely one to stick to modern, admittedly somewhat unusual, fashions. Another thing was the people his company.

There was a young man and women, who didn't look much older than herself, one had coloring almost identical to Alec's, though she knew it couldn't be him, he would never agree to wearing anything close to what this man had on. The woman looked familiar, Clary knew she had seen this person before but she couldn't pinpoint when exactly.

She considered calling out to them, judging from the confused looks and the oddly ungraceful appearance they had made they looked like they could use a hand.

However she didn't have more than a second to think, because before she knew it Jace was at her side, pulling her along with him into a run. She looked back but the three had wandered into the park and seemed a little less lost.

"What's happening?" She asked Jace between breaths.

"Hydra demon, two streets down."

She ran after him, forgetting, in that moment the odd appearance of the warlock, and everything right then, was exactly as it should have been.

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