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~Normal POV

"Sunny, are we there yet?"

"Bea, I told you it's long drive! Stop complaining!"

Beatrice groaned, "It feels like we've been sitting in the car for hours!"

Sunny rolled her eyes at her. Sunny Baudelaire and Beatrice Snicket were driving to the Baudelaire/Quagmire estate for Halloween. The two were 15 and 14 respectively, and Sunny had recently obtained her driver's license. The two teens were planning to take Nikki, Lizzie, and Sam trick-or-treating while their parents went out for dinner and a movie. Sunny and Beatrice were best friends ever since the two had started officially attending Whitmore Academy together in their preschool days.

The two had even decided to dress up for the occasion. Sunny was dressed as a vampire, at her nephew Sam's suggestion, wearing a black dress and cloak and her face painted pale white with black lipstick and heavy eye-shadow. She had recently started dying her blonde hair black out of personal preference. Sunny's sharp teeth had grown in permanently as a grown up, and her nieces and nephew thought it made her look like a vampire. She had taken it as a compliment. Beatrice was dressed as a female Robin Hood, wearing a green, hooded top and brown vest with a short green skirt and green leggings and black boots. She had even brought a toy bow and arrow set for authenticity. The two were more than happy to provide the kids with a fun night, despite being too old for trick-or-treating themselves.

Sunny pulled the car into the driveway of the large estate in the middle of the three houses, "We're here; you can stop whining now."

Beatrice smiled, "Finally!"

The two got out of the car and went up to the middle house on the lot where they had been told to meet. Before Sunny could knock on the door it flung open to reveal a little girl with black hair, wide brown eyes, and dark blue-rimmed glasses smiling brightly up at them. She looked nearly identical to Klaus with the exception of her hair and eye colors that she got from Isadora.

"Aunt Sunny, you're finally here!"

"Hello, Lizzie," Sunny bent down to hug her niece.

"What am I, chopped liver? Give your Auntie Beatrice a hug too kid!"

"Oh sorry, Beatrice," the small girl gave her a hug.

Lizzie led them to the living room where everyone was waiting. Nikki and Sam excitedly ran up to hug the two teens and show off their costumes.

"What are you guys supposed to be," Sunny asked.

"I'm Wednesday Addams," Nikki replied; she was wearing an old-fashioned black dress with her black hair braided neatly in two long ponytails over her shoulders and wearing a modest amount of Gothic make up for her costume.

"I'm a witch," Lizzie said; she couldn't have been mistaken for anything else because of her Ravenclaw Hogwarts robes, pointy hat, and a little plastic wand in her hand.

"And I'm a pirate," Sam said with a big grin, "Just like my grandfather Captain Widdershins!" He was of course wearing a pirate costume with a hat over his messy hair and a plastic sword attached to his belt.

"For the last time, Sam," Fiona added rolling her eyes and patting her son's head, "Your grandfather is not a pirate."

Sam was a more complete mixture between his parents. Quigley and Fiona both had black hair and their son had inherited this, but his facial features looked more like his father; his skin tone was mixed between his pale father and his darker skinned mother. He hadn't inherited his mother's poor eyesight, but he did get his father's green eyes.

"Are you a vampire, Aunt Sunny," Sam asked.

Sunny twirled her cloak around her with a playful grin, "That's right."

"I'm Robin Hood," Beatrice said smiling and putting down her green hood.

"Cool!"

Sunny walked over to Violet and Klaus and gave them both quick hugs. With her still in school and them all grown up with families and jobs, she didn't get to see her siblings as often anymore. Everyone gave Beatrice a hug as well. They considered her a part of the family after how Kit had helped them all be together years ago. They unfortunately had to cease contact with Dewey and Kit after settling into adulthood to keep their families safe from V.F.D. enemies, but Beatrice was not a volunteer so she was able to stay in their lives. Her friendship with Sunny had made that possible.

"Now, Sam, if you go around stabbing people with that sword you'll get in big trouble," Quigley said, "You already tried to cut me down today. We don't want you doing it to anyone else."

Sam grinned sheepishly, "Sorry dad..."

"Nikki, Lizzie, no peppermint for either of you, understand," Violet warned, "And Sam don't try to trick your cousins into eating something with mint in it."

"Yes Aunt Violet," Sam replied, "I'll keep all the mint for myself."

Duncan looked out the window, "The limo is here, everyone. The movie starts in less than an hour so we should get going."

"Ok Sunny, Bea, remember the kids have to be in bed by 11," Klaus said as he grabbed his and Isadora's jackets.

"And make sure they don't get hurt," Isadora said.

"Or in trouble," Fiona added giving Sam a stern look; her son had inherited his father's trouble-making tendencies and it made raising him rather difficult at times.

Sunny rolled her eyes, "You don't have to worry; they'll be with me!"

Violet and Klaus smirked, "That's what we're worried about."

The parents each gave their children a hug before the adults left for their triple date night. The kids got their candy buckets ready and Sunny and Beatrice took them out for their night of candy gathering. The Baudelaire/Quagmire estate was located just outside the city in the wealthy neighborhood that the Baudelaire mansion had once inhabited meaning there were plenty of other mansions and houses to get candy from. Sunny and Beatrice talked casually as the kids led them around; going from door to door filling their buckets with tasty treats. They were only here to supervise after all. All around the street were many other children in their own costumes doing the same thing.

It was about an hour into their Halloween night before the five of them reached a particularly extravagant mansion far down the road. Sunny couldn't place it, but she felt a bit unsettled at the sight of the house. It was as if they should avoid it. The children however seemed indifferent and eagerly ran up to the front doors. Nikki rang the doorbell and the doors opened to reveal a boy the same age as the three kids. He had neatly combed red hair and bright blue eyes. Sunny instantly regretted letting the kids go to this house.

The boy smirked smugly at the five of them, "Yes?"

Nikki glanced at her cousins worriedly; she seemed to feel apprehensive about this, "We're just here for trick-or-treating."

The boy laughed, "If you think I'm giving candy to cakesniffers like you, you're dead wrong."

Nikki, Lizzie, and Sam flinched at the confusing insult. Beatrice glared at the boy as Sunny clenched her fists in anger. She hadn't heard that word in years.

"What's your name, kid," Sunny asked through gritted teeth; she knew where this was going, but she wanted to be sure.

"Cameron Spats," He replied glancing up at her with his stupid smug grin, "Who's asking, cakesniffer?"

"Never mind who I am," Sunny said, "Is your mother home?"

Cameron nodded, "Yeah she's in the living room with my dad."

"Wow, he has a father," Sunny thought, "Carmelita didn't seem the type. Perhaps she just got knocked up and he wanted to be there for the kid."

"Are you going to give us candy," Lizzie asked quietly; she was the shy one around other kids their age, usually letting Nikki speak for her if she couldn't.

"I wouldn't give you candy if my life depended on it. Look at you guys and your stupid costumes."

He pointed to Nikki, "You look like you're dressed for a funeral, an ugly one too."

He pointed to Sam, "You look like a stupid pirate, and you couldn't even get a real sword."

Finally he pointed to Lizzie, "And you look like a dork with those stupid, ugly glasses."

Sunny and Beatrice stood in shock at the boy's harsh words. Lizzie started to pout as tears welled up in her eyes. Nikki and Sam glared at Cameron.

"Hey my mom wears glasses you jerk," Sam shouted, clenching his fists.

"How dare you insult Lizzie," Nikki screamed, "Her dad wears glasses and he's the smartest guy in the world!"

Cameron rolled his eyes, "Whatever, cakesniffer. Glasses are for dorks that spend too much time reading."

Lizzie whimpered softly as a few tears spilled from her eyes. She loved to read almost as much as Klaus and Isadora did. She even wanted to be a librarian when she grew up. The boy's words had stung deeply as she clutched her candy bucket to her chest trying to calm herself down. Lizzie was the emotional one. Beatrice put a hand on her shoulder comfortingly. Sunny felt rage build within her. She had to do something... unfortunately Nikki and Sam beat her to it.

Sunny and Beatrice watched in horror as Nikki and Sam dropped their candy buckets and proceeded to tackle the rude boy to the porch floor. They were punching him furiously and screaming about how he shouldn't have insulted their cousin. After a while it was a full on war as Cameron started fighting back. Nikki yelled out in pain when Cameron yanked her braided ponytail very hard, causing Sam to lose it and punch him as hard as he could. Cameron then knocked Sam to the floor with a very hard punch to the head. Sunny and Beatrice tried to pull Nikki and Sam away but failed every time. Eventually, the noise and screaming attracted the Spats parents to the door.

"What is going on here," Carmelita shouted; her red curly hair was longer as an adult, but other than being simply older she hadn't changed much in appearance.

"Your son was being a jerk," Beatrice replied calmly, "So they decided to teach him a lesson."

Carmelita's presumed husband was a smug looking red-haired man with brown eyes, and he seemed to be where Cameron had gotten his facial features from. The man pulled his son away from the other kids. Cameron now looked bruised in several places and one of his eyes was blackened.

Carmelita eyed Sunny for a moment, "You look familiar... and so do these kids, they look like people I knew from somewhere."

"Must be mistaken," Sunny replied bitterly; she didn't want to let her know who they were.

Nikki and Sam picked up their candy buckets and pulled Lizzie along with them as Sunny and Beatrice dragged the kids away from the house. The two teens pulled the kids aside to look over their injuries from the fight. Nikki now had bruises on her face, and Sam was nursing a bloody nose and getting a black eye.

"You guys didn't have to do that for me," Lizzie said wiping her eyes with a small smile, "They're just words."

"He insulted you," Nikki said fiercely.

"Yeah, Liz, nobody talks to you like that while I'm around," Sam added.

Beatrice handed Sam a tissue from her purse, "This is not going to be easy to explain to your parents..."

~...

"You let them get into a fight," Violet screamed.

"We did not!"

"Then why is our daughter covered in bruises," Duncan asked.

"If you'll just let us explain-"

"Sam has a bloody nose and a black eye, you'd better explain fast," Fiona shouted as she fussed over her son.

"Mom, I'm fine; you should see the other guy," Sam chuckled a bit before his mother glared at him.

Klaus and Isadora were fussing over Lizzie to make sure that she hadn't been hurt too. Violet, Duncan, Quigley, and Fiona had gone into a panic mode when they all came home to find their children hurt. Sunny and Beatrice sat on the living room couch in Klaus and Isadora's house looking guiltily around at the others.

"Sunny, what happened," Klaus asked sternly.

Sunny sighed deeply, "We accidentally went to Carmelita's mansion when we were out. Her son, Cameron, insulted all three of them and told Lizzie that her glasses were ugly and made her look like a dork. Nikki and Sam lost their minds and attacked him. He fought back, and we swear we tried to separate them, but it took the boy's dad coming in to break it up. That's the truth."

"I can confirm, I saw the whole thing," Beatrice added.

Violet and Duncan looked down at Nikki, "You attacked Carmelita's son?"

"Yes, we didn't like how he talked to Lizzie," Nikki replied.

Isadora stood up, "Carmelita Spats has a son?"

"You mean to tell me that some poor guy actually-" Duncan was interrupted as he glanced at the three children in the room and realized that he shouldn't finish that sentence.

"Who's Carmelita Spats," The three kids asked in unison.

The adults all looked around at each other pondering how to respond to the question.

"She's just somebody we used to know once, kids," Violet answered, "No need to worry about it."

"Was she a jerk like her stupid son, mama," Lizzie asked.

Isadora smirked, "I'd rather eat a bowl of vampire bats, than spend an hour with Carmelita Spats."

Klaus smiled, "Still your best work yet, Isadora."

"Thank you, I know."

The adults all ushered the kids to their beds for the night. Sunny and Beatrice had to drive back to school and said good-bye to everyone. Once everyone was gone the six adults smiled knowingly at each other.

"What are the chances that she'd come back into our lives," Quigley asked.

"Not very high," Fiona replied, "But from what you guys told me I'm glad I never met her."

"You should be," Duncan said, "She's awful."

"And it looks like her son is no different," Violet added.

"Mr. Whitmore said that Prufrock is still running right," Klaus asked, "At least the last time we talked to him for Sunny's PTA meeting."

"Yeah, and Carmelita probably sent her little brat there too," Isadora said.

"Then it's settled," Violet said, "Our kids are going to public school."

"Agreed," Everyone collectively said.

~The End!