THE MERCURIAL ??

It had been a near two weeks since they came back. They met up at their secret hideout and everyone told each other whatever happened. Logan due to his injuries was resting up in his apartment instead of going to a clinic or a hospital because they didn't want anyone to know about him being injured. Lucy was devastated upon hearing the news of Nick's death but she decided to stay strong for Iris. But what shocked the four who came back from the island was the fact that Dick had stopped investigating them. From what Lucy told them, apparently Merrick came to George to ask about Iris and everything. While he didn't say he was on their side, he did tipped him off, making Dick stop being doubtful.

They would only meet at the secret base on the weekends or sometimes late at night or early morning, otherwise they would go to the normal base assigned to them by The Mercurial as to not get suspicious.

Alex and Iris were coming back from their training when they noticed that everyone around them were excited and whispering.

"What's going on?"

Iris inquired

"Didn't you guys hear?"

Luke replied

"Hear what?"

"Remember that huge high-class party we talked about? Well, this year everyone got invited. Even the trainees. Every single staff who works at The Mercurial got invited."

Amelia explained the cause of the disturbance.

"Why? This is weird."

Alex remarked

"Who knows? They say that this year, it's something special."

"There is one more thing."

Lucy stated from behind, startling them.

"What do you mean?"

"Rikky Wilder is here."

"What's wrong with that?"

Ella asked

"Yeah, isn't he the head? It's normal for him to be here."

Max adds

"No, it's not normal. After taking his father's position, he has rarely shown his face and he now has suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"Is it because of that?"

Iris whispered, referring to his project they blew up. Since there were other people here, she didn't want to name that incident.

"No. No one knows why he is here."

"Then this is really weird."

"Hey....does he know about Iris?"

Ella spoke in a low voice

"He did know Nicholas.....though I don't know about that."

"Guess we will find out about that at the party along with what he wants."

"I will talk about this to George, Arthur and Merrick as well. Let's see if they know about this."

Lucy states. They were in the middle of talking when they hear a squeal come from the other side of the room.

"Oh my god! I got the invitation!"

They turn to look at a girl, jumping with excitement while holding her phone.

"Show me."

Lucy requested to which she showed Lucy the email she got. Before Lucy could read, everyone's phone starts buzzing. All of their faces were lit with joy.