Ch. 10- The End
The gang eventually recovered from the loss of Kit. Aqua was now able to crawl rather fast, and could walk with a bit of help. Lemony loved his little niece, and had started writing. He decided to write about those three orphans at the Hotel Denouement, the ones partly responsible for the fire that killed his Beatrice. He didn't hold them responsible, though. They couldn't have known.
Aqua was staying with Jacques, who took the death of his sister the hardest of all. He was getting better, though, his depression quickly evaporating as Aqua grew older. He still missed Kit, but now he remembered her fondly instead of sadly as he did on the day of her funeral.
Frank had gone slightly mad in his grief, but was getting professional help and was doing fine, currently in therapy. The loss of his brother was devastating to him; they had been so close. That, coupled with Kit's death, drove him slightly over the edge. The doctors said he could be out and good as new within the month.
Ernest, shocked by the recent deaths, had defected and gone good. Olaf wasn't happy about that, no siree, but with the entire VFD on his side, he couldn't really do anything about it. Ernest was hidden for two weeks, then sent out on mission to a remote island off the coast. He wrote, but not often.
The four, when Ernest was there, took comfort in each other's company. VFD declined, but their friendship grew. Aqua grew into a fine young volunteer, recruited at the age of 10. She often asked after her parents during her first talking years, but soon stopped when she realized how much it hurt her family
Frank was rather put out, of course, when he found out about Kit's "burial", which didn't help his mental state. Ernest made sure to break the news gently, and that helped, but Frank was still upset. He and Ernest grew closer, although they were never as close as Frank and Dewey were.
IN MEMORY OF KIT SNICKET AND DEWEY DENOUEMENT