Klaus and Sunny were sitting at the table near the trapdoor on the floor.
"What were you two doing down there?" Kit cried, rushing over. "That is a very dangerous V.F.D. environment! How did you find that cavernous room?"
After breakfast, Violet, Klaus, Sunny, Kit and I went to Kit's office and totally laid our cards down, in our leather seats. Except for the reason why Violet and I went down there, of course. I lied that we thought it was a storage room.
"Children, never go in that room again," Kit warned.
"First of all, tell us all why those creatures were down there," Violet said.
Kit sighed. "Okay, here's the story. Years and years ago, before any of you were born, even before the schism, when V.F.D. was a united organization, Count Olaf and two women accidentally used a special chemical to genetically mutate these giant noble creatures, and they turned evil. Unfortunately, there was a dry and sticky substance that turned to fire when they absorbed it, and know it's stored inside themselves, so they may breathe fire whenever they please."
"I remember," I said, shuddering. "The room was being torn apart by fire."
Kit nodded. "They quickly turned evil and lusted fire and the evil effects of arson. It took all our might to imprison them in the enormous catacombs beneath the Hotel Denouement, and they've been bound for several years. No one goes down there unless they'd like to die a rather painful death."
"We were almost killed," Violet said. "Quigley found the trapdoor leading to the floor of the breakfast room."
"There are those trapdoors everywhere in Hotel Denouement," Kit said. "But the creatures can't burn them down, because they are made from a special substance mixed with several different moist chemicals."
"Wait a minute," I said, remembering something. "One creature told us to ever dare enter the chamber of Reydolph. Who is Reydolph?"
"Well, these two women, their last names were Reydolph, and they supposedly named him that," Kit said.
"Well, now that we know the story, I suppose we can leave," Klaus said.
"I'm ready for a nap," Sunny said.
We all stared down at her. "You said a sentence!" Violet exclaimed. She picked Sunny up in her arms.
Kit smiled, but it quickly turned to a worried frown.
As we were heading out the door, Kit said, "Wait! I didn't tell you the second part of the story."
We slowly got back into our chairs.
"During the experiment," Kit said quietly, "the very dangerous and chemically-powered substance they were using exploded into their faces. Count Olaf, fortunately, was able to get it out. It gave him plenty of wrinkles, and loose hair. These two women, they got worse than wrinkles and extra scraggly hair. It gave them permanent facial stains and bruises. They were forced to wear white powder on their faces."