"It's a zoo!" He shouted as he entered the room with a flyer. "It's all one big travelling zoo!"

Conrad leaned back in his chair, folding his arms. "So you called us all over here and made us cram into your tiny apartment – just to tell us that the travelling zoo was in town?"

"Do you need me to take you to the zoo, Hanna? I can take you to the zoo." Veser offered, mostly sarcastic.

Hanna shook his head, sighing at the sardonic responses he'd received. "You guys don't get it. Hear me out."

And for once, the sarcasm subsided.

"Demetri and I were downtown when we happened upon this little piece of work." Hanna swiped a massive pile of papers from his desk to the floor as he placed the one he had been holding upon it. "Take a look."

Everyone relocated as best they could and huddled around the small table. The paper was a vibrant red with orange swirls cascading over green feathers. In gold and white letters, was etched a description:

Le Cirque Étrange!

Come one, Come all! To the strangest of Circuses!

Delight in feats of Magik and Wizardry – Fall Under the Spell of our Fantastical Beasts!

After the show, You may even Walk amongst the Animals;

Pay Visit to Our Flying Lyon, or Our Scorching Pups!

And the Fan Favorite, Our Mystik Fire Bird!

The Lights will Lead the Way.

Hanna flipped the flyer over, grin plastered to his face. "There's a map on the back. That's where you meet the lights. You follow them, and then poof! You've arrived to the circus."

"Hanna, I still don't see-" Conrad tried to continue, but was interrupted by Toni.

"A fire bird?" She furrowed her brows skeptically.

"Yeah, Toni!" Hanna brightened now that someone was understanding. "A fire bird!"

Veser shook his head. "I don't get it."

"A phoenix?" Demetri wondered aloud.

Hanna gave one curt nod to his partner. "A phoenix."

"You're kidding me right?" Veser raised an eyebrow in skepticism. "There's only like one of those things in the whole world, aren't there? How would some no name circus get their hands on it?"

"That's my question." Hanna replied, giving the paper a hard stare. "How did they just so happen to find a phoenix?"

Veser tossed himself back into a small armchair. "I'm pretty sure I just asked that question."

"They had to go looking for it! Like really looking for it!" Hanna was giddy once again. "And if they've got one magic animal in there, then we can assume-"

"That the other ones are too." Toni bit down on her nail. "So the scorching pups-"

"Hellhounds." Hanna closed his eyes with a steady smile on his face. "They've got hellhounds in their circus."

"Flying… lyon?" Toni asked.

"NO." Veser yelled, sitting up suddenly. He grinned, suddenly excited. "They do not have a gryphon. You're joking, right?"

Conrad slammed his hand down on the table. "Wait – wait a second! This is assuming that anything on this flyer is true. What if it's just all one big scam – you know, like most circuses?"

Hanna's eyes shot open as he leaned towards Conrad. "Well seeing as we don't know for sure…"

Conrad just rolled his eyes, so Demetri finished the statement for him. "We have to go check anyway."

"Night circus!" Hanna pumped his fist into the air, smirking wildly. "We are going on a night circus trip. A trip to the circus at night. Just for Connie."

"And if I don't want to go?"

Hanna's grin grew as he reached into his back pocket, pulling out five strips of paper. "Sorry, we already bought tickets. You're going."