Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. I did it again! There is only one chapter after this one and I can promise you that I won't take so long to write it because I have already written it. I'll wait a few days before for suspense then I'll post the big conclusion.

Disclaimer: I own a series of unforunate events, but not the particular Series of Unfortunate Events that this story is based on. In other words, I'm not really Lemony Snicket.


You may or may not have heard someone say that they got their feet under the table in a particular situation. This saying has nothing to do with feet or tables. It is merely a phrase used to say that they have gotten familiar in a particular place or situation. Within a few days, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire had their feet under the table in the dwelling of Faith and Wonda Wecem. Klaus was up and about and despite the fact that he still had large and painful burns on his back and chest.

Klaus wasn't upset by the fact that he was injured. He was simply glad that Beatrice was safe and he considered the large, painful burns on his body to be a worthwhile sacrifice. The incident at the bank reminded him that over the past year, the three Baudelaire orphans had really grown close to this young girl, a living representation of their promise to Kit Snicket. Klaus realised at Mulctuary Money Management that he was willing to die for Beatrice and as he slipped out of consciousness, he began to feel like a father.

Living with the Wecems provided the Baudelaires with a pleasure which they were not prepared for. It had been a very long time since they were able to bask in the pleasure of having a parental figure and whenever Faith or Wonda woke them up in the morning, called them for breakfast or asked them how they were feeling, they were reminded of better times. Before they caught in the crossfire between VFD and Count Olaf and before they had to deal with the deaths which haunted their consciences, they lived with their parents, Beatrice and Bertrand Baudelaire. It was now when they were reminded what it was like to have a watchful pair of adults to keep an eye on them.

It was early in the morning when Klaus walked to the kitchen of his new home in search for something to drink. He had never gotten anything from the kitchen before so he began opening cupboards at random, trying to find where the Wecems stored their cups or glasses. He was taken by surprise when Faith Wecem came into the kitchen. He didn't hear her coming.

"Oh, Miss Wecem. I'm sorry for intruding. I was just going to get a glass of water. I swear!"

Faith laughed, "Don't worry, Klaus. You live here now so you're allowed to walk around. The glasses are in here."

Faith opened a cupboard and handed Klaus a glass. "Thank you, Miss Wecem", Klaus said.

"You can call us by our first names too. We won't ever be a family if you keep calling us 'Miss Wecem', will we?" Faith replied.

"Oh," Klaus stuttered, "Well, thank you... Faith."

Faith smiled, "You're welcome, Klaus."

Klaus got his drink and walked over to meet his sisters. Violet had her hair tied up in a ribbon as she watched the sunrise. Anyone who knew Violet would be able to tell that she was thinking of an invention. In the struggles of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet used her inventive skills to invent many useful gadgets, but there was something relieving when Klaus saw his older sister invention simply for fun. This image convinced Klaus Baudelaire that their troubles were finally over. Little did this young adult know that their troubles were far from over. I am sure that it will pain me to write about what troublesome events will soon happen to the Baudelaires. However, I can tell you that the real troubles do not occur until the next chapter, so you can read the rest of this chapter without worrying about losing your valuable innocence.

Klaus' younger sister, Sunny, was chewing on the side of Violet's bed. Sunny's strong, sharp teeth had saved the Baudelaires on many distinct occasions. Just like he enjoyed watching Violet's inventive gifts being used for fun, Klaus was glad to see Sunny biting simply for enjoyment.

"I really like it here with Faith and Wonda. It's really nice." Klaus chose this moment to start a conversation.

"YES!" shrieked Sunny in agreement.

"I was skeptical and first, but I have to agree with you. The Wecems have been really nice to us since they took us in", admitted Violet, putting his ribbon back into her pocket.

"I can't stop thinking that I have seen them before though," said Klaus, rubbing his chin as he tried to remember why the faces of the Wecems seemed to look so familiar.

"You're probably just imagining it," Violet told him, "After all that time looking out for Count Olaf in disguise, your brain is tricking you into believing that you recognise everyone, even after Olaf's death. Like that man in the gas mask, remember him? I never told you this, but I can't escape the thought that I recognised his voice."

"Back on the topic of living here," Klaus began, "I think that our series of unfortunate events has finally ended. What do you think?" he asked.

"I don't know," admitted Violet glumly.

"Why?" asked a curious Sunny.

"We're in safe hands now," Klaus told her confidently.

Violet wasn't convinced, "We thought we were in safe hands with Uncle Monty too, remember? Then Count Olaf came dressed as Stephano. We may not have enjoyed life with Aunt Josephine, but we thought we were safe with her, but then Olaf came as Captain Sham. We were ensured that we would be safe at Prufock Prep because they had some advanced computer that would keep Olaf away... and WHO did Nero sign as the new coach?"

Unable to bear the thought of going thought more misery, Klaus talked back to his sister, "That was Olaf though, all those times. Now, Olaf is dead! He's gone! Forever! We'll never have to deal with him again. It's over!"

Violet still wasn't convinced, "Remember what Kit Snicket said about there being more terrible people in the world than Kit Snicket. Someone is trying to kill us, Klaus. They sabotaged the Great Unknown. They trapped and possibly killed Quigley and the others. They set the bank on fire and almost killed you and Beatrice. This isn't over. I bet it has something to do with that gas-masked man we saw at the bank. I think that he is the one who's trying to kill us. Maybe someone is paying him to do it. Maybe he's trying to avenge Olaf. Maybe he's trying to avenge one of the people whom we failed to save during our adventures. I don't know why, but he's up to something."

Klaus sat down grumpily as Sunny nodded in agreement with Violet. Violet noticed how upset she made her brother, so she sat on the chair beside his and she put her hand on Klaus' shoulder.

Klaus sniffed, "Do you think our troubles will ever be over?"

Violet sighed. She wanted to cheer Klaus up, but she didn't want to lie to him. She had to be realistic. "I don't know, but they aren't over now. For all we know, the gas-masked man could be setting this cottage on first as we speak."

Violet didn't mean that last sentence so literally. As soon as she stopped speaking, all three Baudelaires noticed a strange smell. They smelled the unmistakable smell of smoke. They looked at each other in shock. At first. they hoped that they just smelled something cooking. Then, it dawned on them that the smell wasn't coming from the kitchen. It was coming from one of the Wecems' bedrooms. They were certain that they were smelling smoke and the old saying it true:

Where there's smoke, there's fire.