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A Minor Detail

As Lemony Snickett looked around at all of his notes, maps, charts and diagrams… he couldn't understand how he'd missed it so very long ago. Or… not so very long ago. The story of the Baudelaire children was still being recorded. And up until now, he had seen it all entirely, and completely, as a Series of Unfortunate Events. For that's what they all had been.

First getting taken to Count Olaf in the first place. Then Monty and Josephine… both dead. Then the lumber mill with all the hypnotized people. Wherever the Baudelaire's went, Olaf somehow always managed to find them. And everywhere they went, a series of unfortunate events always seemed to follow.

But… he had missed it. And he had missed a great many other things because of it too. Only now, was he realizing what all of those other things were. And only now was he realizing… well, contemplating really. But, he is quite certain that he knows what the detail is that he missed.

And the thought of her has a smile finally appearing on his usually grim face.

Standing up straight and facing the documentary camera that records his story of events surrounding the Baudelaire's, he says, "To the listeners of this documentation of a Series of Unfortunate Events… I am sorry to say that I may have led you astray. Not to say the events you've witnessed thus far weren't all tragic, terrible, often horrifying and… well, unfortunate. But, I do believe I've left out a minor detail."

Walking towards the window he was planning to exit out of, he says, "The term 'minor detail' usually refers to a small thing that was missed. It is a detail that can expand upon the major details already given… but if missed, is usually of little consequence. However, there is on occasion a way of using the term sarcastically. For instance, when a person has missed a detail that should've been obvious, because it plays a big part… but it was missed because it was hidden in the background or in the shadows… some people would say 'oh, if you'd just noticed that one… tiny… minor detail'."

Hopping off the fire escape ramp that he'd deftly climbed down, he heads for a taxi that is waiting on the curb for him. Pausing at the door, holding it open so he can step in when ready, he turns back to the camera. "For those who have continued watching so far, even though I continuously implored you to look away, I know welcome you to continue watching. For those who stopped watching… I apologize for my misinformation. Certainly, the events thus far, have been quite unfortunate. But for those of you who have held on, clinging to some small glimmer of hope that something good might finally happen to the Baudelaire orphans… your patience has not been in vain. For something good is going to happen to them."

He slips into the passenger seat of the taxi, and as he shuts the door behind him, he adds, "In fact, I'd dare say that something fortunate has already happened to them. It's just that they, like me, have managed to miss this minor… and yet not so minor… detail, until now."

Glancing over at the driver, his brother's girlfriend, Lemony says, "I'm ready when you are, darling."

Olivia Caliban glances over at him, very much not dead yet, and certainly not eaten by lions. Smiling, she cranks the engine, and begins heading them down the road. Then she asks worriedly, "What about your brother?"

Lemony just shakes his head, "Still in rough shape. Larry is looking after him. Should anything change or he need to be transferred, he'll take care of it."

Nodding, Olivia asks, "And where are we going?"

He stares out the windshield for a moment in silence. Then he turns to her and says, "We're going to continue trying to save the Baudelaire children. And we're going to see if 'she' needs our help."

"And the children? They've never seen her before? They won't know who she is?"

"No one aside from those of us already in the organization will know who she is."

"But why? Why don't they know who she is, and that she's trying to help them?"

Lemony puts a gentle hand on Olivia's shoulder, trying to calm her worries for a moment. Then he turns back to the window, and shocks her by answering honestly, "Because all but a select few now believe she's dead."

Author's Note: Hey Guys! I just wanted to give a heads up to anyone who's read any of my other content before. First being, this will definitely not be as 'thorough' or in depth version of a story as my others. Those you can usually see how it went right along with the movie or tv series. I just plug my character in, and show how that affects certain aspects of the amazing story that was already there to begin with. This will be more snippets. Meaning much shorter chapters, and not so much a strict following of the story as... going along behind it and plugging my character into certain places as I see fit. At least, I think that's how I'd describe what I'm doing here. Also, it should be known that this story is based heavily on the TV series. I did, when I was younger, read some of the first few books, but for this story, I am going off of the TV series that Netflix put out. Just FYI.

I'm a romantic, and a fan of HEA. I'm sure you all know that by now. So, eventually, expect these things. Also, this story is not yet complete. Usually, the story is finished before I post any of the chapters. But this one, I'm going to more be posting as I go along. So this will not be a rapidly posted and finished story that you can expect to see all the chapters up and completed within a week or so. It will take time. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Anyways, I do hope you enjoy what I think is a cute little idea in my head. At the very least, if you take the time to read it, I hope it makes you smile.