One week later, Violet, Klaus, Sunny, Jack, and Sally were standing outside the big tower that was the home of Dr. Finklestein. Jack and Sally had spoken with the doctor and he had agreed to take all 3 children in for a while and have them utilize their unique talents to help him around the lab. Now the day was here that the Baudelaires would meet the doctor for the first time.
"I can't believe he agreed to take us." Klaus said.
"Well, it was after I told him what you three were good at that he agreed to do it." Jack informed him.
"So I would try and be gracious for his hospitality." Sally replied.
"Ok." Sunny squealed back.
Jack stepped forward to the big front door and rang the doorbell, to which a voice inside responded "The door is open!"
Jack opened up the front door to reveal the very big front room of Dr. Finklestein's home. He and Sally stepped inside and motioned to the Baudelaires to follow them in. Carefully and nervously, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny stepped inside to what would be their new home for a while. They were in awe at how big this place was, but they did not see the source of the voice who called them in.
"Where's the doctor?" Violet asked
"I'm right here, you silly girl!" the voice said and the group turned to see an old man dressed in a white lab coat, black lab gloves, and black lab glasses maneuver his wheelchair towards them.
"Ah, you must be the children Jack and Sally told me about." Dr. Finklestein said
"Yes, sir. I'm Violet Baudelaire, and these are my brother and sister, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire." Violet said nervously.
"Interesting names. Well you three, we have a lot to talk about so we might get started right now." Dr. Finklestein said.
"Allright doctor, Sally and I will be leaving now. And remember children, you three are welcome to contact us with any questions or concerns, ok?" Jack said.
The children nodded yes and waved goodbye as Sally and Jack made their way out the door and back towards their mansion. As soon as the door slammed shut, the children realized that they were in yet another new, but temporary, home with an unknown guardian again. Even though they had received a solemn trust from Jack that the doctor was not nearly as bad as Count Olaf was, they were still worried about how he would treat them.
"Now children, follow me upstairs to the lab and I'll explain everything to you there." Dr. Finklestein said.
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny followed Dr. Finklestein up the long, winding ramp to the upper floor of his home and into the main laboratory. There were vials, flasks, microscopes, and measuring instruments everywhere. There were switches that were obviously used to bring the doctor's creations to life from his big lab tables. The children were completely awestruck by what they saw.
"Wow, this would be a perfect inventing lab for me." Violet gasped.
"And I could read up on what goes on in a lab." Klaus said.
"Bite." Sunny squealed, meaning that she could probably find some very interesting things to bite into in a laboratory.
"Allright you three, enough chitter chatter. We need to discuss some things right now." Dr. Finklestein said and the children turned around to face him.
"What do we need to know?" Klaus asked nervously.
"Rule number one, you will not touch anything in here unless you receive my permission first. Some of the items I used in this lab are extremely dangerous for children to use, so if you want to work on something during your free time, come to me and ask." Dr. Finklestein said sternly.
"Yes, sir." Violet and Klaus chorused together, while Sunny simply responded "Yes."
"Good. Second of all, I know about each of your unique talents. So I will be using each of you to help me with certain aspects of my lab work from time to time. That means obeying my instructions and not deviating from them in any way for your own safety here in the lab." Dr. Finklestein said.
"Yes sir." the children replied again.
"Good, good. Now I will show you to your room. My main assistant, Igor, is preparing dinner right now. You will meet him at dinner time and we can talk some more." the doctor said.
He led the Baudelaires out of the main laboratory and towards a huge iron door with a bar across it that appeared to be the lock for it. The doctor struggled a bit to lift the bar and open the door, but he eventually did it and the door opened up to reveal the room the Baudelaires would stay in while they temporarily lived with Dr. Finklestein. There were two normal size beds in there for Violet and Klaus and one small bed for Sunny.
"This is where you three will be sleeping while living with me. Any questions?" the doctor asked.
"No, not right now." Violet said.
"Allright then. Feel free to ask me any questions you may think of later. Right now, please wait here until dinner is ready." Dr. Finklestein and made his way out of the bedroom.
"Wow, he's different than our previous guardians." Klaus said.
"Yayo." Sunny squealed which meant "No kidding, I hope we'll be fine living with him."
"Well, we'll wait and see." Violet said as she curled up on her bed and rested her head against the pillow, anxious to find out just what living with a scientist like Dr. Finklestein would be like.