Caged (A Shadowhunter Fanfic)

Chapter 1

Magnus Bane

"Wait. Whats a Magnus Bane?" Clary Fray asked. She, Jace Wayland, Isabelle Lightwood, Alec Lightwood and Simon Lewis were all sitting on the floor of the New York Institute's weapons room after coming back from the Silent City, where the Silent Brothers searched Clary's head for some indication of the Shadow World in her past, only to be blocked by a wall with the words 'Magnus Bane' on it. 

"Mm, I've heard of the name actually..." Isabelle mused. 

Jace leant back. "So have I. But where exactly." He trailed off before looking at Alec. "Remember that vampire group we spotted a few months ago? The drunk ones?"

Alec rolled his eyes. "How could I forget. I mean, vampires with no pants isn't something you forget quickly." 

"That is true." Jace muttered before saying. "But didn't they say that they were coming from a party?"

"I remember that." Isabelle chirped. "They mumbled 'That was quite some sane' or something like that." 

"They didn't say that." Alec frowned. "They said 'That was quite something at Bane's'."

"Could it be the same Bane?" Jace pondered. 

Clary watched as the Shadowhunters in front of her put the pieces together. They were all silent, so every noise was evident, including a distant thunk.

"What's that noise?" Clary asked, breaking the silence. 

"What noise?" Jace looked at her. 

"Listen." Clary insisted. There it was again. Another thunk, than another and another. 

"Oh that's..." Isabelle bit her lip. "An old machine in the cellar. It makes weird noises like that all the time."

Clary raised her eyebrow, but Jace decided to cut her off once she opened her mouth. "So let's assume it the same Bane. Would this Magnus Bane make people drunk?"

"Maybe it's some sort of alcohol." Simon tried. 

"Yeah I'm sure." Jace rolled his eyes. 

"No really! Those vampires could have drunk it and got really drunk off of it!" Simon exclaimed. "Maybe it's one of those drinks with the sparklers and stuff. I hear those are the worst."

The Shadowhunters gave him a look, so Simon just shrugged and muttered something under his breath that no one could hear. Isabelle, clearly deep in thought, shot her head up, looking at Jace and Alec frantically. 

"Oh wait! The other day, I was talking with Victoria-" She quickly clapped her hands over her mouth, wide eyed. Jace and Alec both gave her wide eyed looks. Clary and Simon exchanged a confused look. 

"Who's Victoria?" Simon asked. 

"No one." Jace said quickly. "Nothing." Alec said at the same time. "Nobody." Isabelle also said at the same time as the two boys. 

"You really expect us to believe that? Especially with the reaction you all had." Clary crossed her arms. 

Isabelle gave the two boys a pleading look. "She told me something once about a Magnus Bane. She could help us." She whispered to Alec and Jace. 

"We can hear you, Isabelle." Simon said, but the Shadowhunters ignored him. 

"You realize the trouble-" Alec started but Jace cut him off. 

"Well we need to know what a Magnus Bane is and it seems like she's the only one who knows." He said before looking at Clary. "Come on. Let's go break Clave wishes."

Sorry, short chapter, but I wanted a new chapter when I introduced 'her'. Thanks for reading :)  

- A.W