Chapter 3

"Quigley!" Violet cried. He stood up and they walked toward one another. Quigley pulled Violet into a hug. They gripped one another tight, releasing when Klaus coughed. They both blushed, but smiled.

"I was just about to tell Klaus about my travels down Stricken Stream," Quigley asid, sitting back on the bed. "Would you like to hear?"

"Oh, yes!" Violet sat down beside him.

"Pookie," Sunny said, crawling over to Klaus. What she meant by "Pookie" was "You are way to obvious." Klaus laughed, Violet grimaced, and Quigley raised his eyebrows.

"Well, anyway," Quigley shook off Sunny's comment and continued with his story. "I held onto a piece of wood and it carried me down Stricken Stream. I was so scared and worried about you guys. Well, I finally washed up on this rocky beach. I forget what it was called but it was really dreary…"

"Briny Beach!" Violet cried.

"Yes, that's it," Quigley smiled. "Thanks. Yeah, so I was quite drenched. So I see this guy and his family. It was Ben and his wife Lindsey and his three kids. They're triplets too so that was pretty cool. Ben automatically knew who I was so he took me here."

"Oh, Quigley," Violet gushed. "I'm so glad you're okay."

"I'm just happy to see you again," Quigley hugged her. "Now let's hear your story."

Violet told Quigley about finding Widdershins and Phil in the Queequeg. She explained about the grotto and Sunny's experience with the dreadful mushroom. Violet and Quigley were getting ever so close.

"I think Sunny and I are going to explore," Klaus said, taking his younger sister by the hand. Violet and Quigley barely acknowledged the statement, not taking their eyes off of one another.

"I wish I had someone I really liked," Klaus mused.

"Izzie?" Sunny asked, meaning "What about you and Isadora?"

"Well," Klaus welled up with emotion, "um, yeah, I will always like Isadora. I miss her so much. She might be gone now." Klaus tried to wipe away the icy tear rolling down his cheek before Sunny saw it.

"Nofi," Sunny rpelied, meaning "As long as it's not Fiona."

"Oh, well," Klaus was caught off guard. "Fiona has that thing about her and she's so smart. I don't know if she really liked me though, since she joined Olaf and all."

Sunny rolled her eyes and muttered something under her breath.

"No, you are way too young for a boyfriend," Klaus replied adamantly.

When they reached the lobby, they saw Kit talking to Ben, who had his arm around a pretty blonde woman. Three identical looking children stood in a line, as still as statues. These must be Ben's triplets, Klaus thought.

Before he ventured forth, he turned around and saw Violet and Quigley heading towards them. Violet was flushed, but smiling. Quigley's dark hair was tousled – more so than it usually was. Klaus waited for them to catch up before advancing.

"Ah, here are the Baudelaires now!" Kit explained. They smiled at her and Ben.

"Hello Baudelaires and Mr. Quagmire," Ben said.

"Hello," they replied.

"This is my wife Lindsey," he gestured towards the woman.

"How do you do?" Violet asked, her siblings and Quigley following suit.

"These are my children," Ben gestured towards the three blondes. "My son, Rademes, and my girls, Amneris and Aida. They're triplets. The girls are identical."

Amneris and Aida both had blonde curls going past their shoulders. They each had a green dress and matching bows in their hair. Rademes had blonde curly hair as well, but his was shorter. He was also dressed in green.

"I best get back to work," Ben said, checking his watch. "A few families are coming soon and I want to accommodate them." Ben walked away. Lindsey decided to head home, so she lead the triplets away. Kit decided she was hungry, so the children followed her to the kitchen.

Klaus caught a glimpse of a couple coming in with two daughters. He thought nothing of it and followed Kit.

Dun dun dun! Review! Oh, and if anyone cared or was wandering, the triplets names are the names of characters in Aida. I hope I spelled them right…