Chapter Thirty - By the Light of Dawn

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[THE INSTITUTE]

[The alarm is blaring and Shadowhunters are running all over the place.]

ALDERTREE: I thought these wards were airtight.

"Well they obviously aren't" snapped Clary.

ALEC: How many soldiers are here?

ALDERTREE: Only two dozen. Everyone else is out dealing with the Downworld attacks.

"Great" said Laina.

ALEC: Me and Laina will take the entry with Longford.

ALDERTREE: We'll cover the weapons room.

[Aldertree goes off with some Shadowhunters. Alec, Laina and Longford go to the entry with a bunch of others.]

LONGFORD: Valentine's work?

"Obviously" said Hermione.

ADELAINE: Only one way to find out.

[They approach the sliding doors, that open at that moment. Madzie is standing there, two unconscious Shadowhunters are lying next to her. Alec gestures to the Shadowhunters.]

ALEC: Hold your fire.

[Madzie walks forward, the doors close behind her.]

Everyone looks tense.

LONGFORD: What's a little girl doing here all alone?

LAINA: She's a warlock.

ALEC: [He and Laina approaches Madzie.] Madzie... did you...

[With her magic, Madzie throws Alec and Laina into the elevators. The doors close and the rest of the men run up to Madzie.]

"If they shoot her" said Molly angrily.

LONGFORD: Hold your fire. She's a kid.

[Madzie takes off her scarf, she pulls away the oxygen and the men start choking. ]

"By the Angel" said Izzy.

Laina sniffs, tears welling up in her eyes. She had grown up surrounded by some of these people.

[Alec and Laina are conscious again and hears the choking.]

ALEC & ADELAINE: Madzie! Madzie!

[The doors of the elevator won't open. Madzie puts her scarf back on and Valentine and his men walk through the sliding doors. Valentine kneels down by Madzie.]

Jace glares at the screen.

VALENTINE: Who is my favorite little warlock?

[OLD WAREHOUSE]

[Jace and Clary are still in the warehouse, Valentine's old lair. Simon has just disappeared there through the Portal with Valentine and Madzie.]

JACE: Clary, we can't panic.

CLARY: He's a psychopath. He's capable of anything. Simon is innocent in all of this. The only reason Valentine took him captive is because I care about him.

[Luke approaches them.]

LUKE: Hey. All the prisoners are either dead or gone. No sign of Cleophas.

Luke looks down.

JACE: [hugging Clary] Hey, it's gonna be okay.

[Clary's phone rings. It's a video call from Simon.]

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