Dona's short hair whipped around her, the legs flew out from beneath her making her crash against the back wall of the caravan. She was alive. This feeling of danger hadn't entered her system since her last mission with her mother, and god did it excite her.
"Try not to think about falling" Violet said, gripping the door frame alongside Klaus. "But it's impossible to think about anything else!" He responded, fear evident in his shaking voice. Dona rolled her eyes, this was nothing to her. The two siblings eventually crawled further and the fabric ripping caught their attention.
"Alright, how bout' we move it a little bit, because this is not how I want to go!" Dona called from beneath them. She scaled the caravan seamlessly, making her way up to them in seconds. She pulled herself over the rocky edge and pulled them up just in time for the drag chute to snap and send the whole caravan tumbling to the ground below.
"We're alive" Klaus sighed happily.
"We're alive, but we're not okay." Violet said, fear lacing her voice," Count Olaf still has Sunny, and we have to get her back."
"She must be so scared" Klaus guessed
"Sunny's tough. She might look like a helpless toddler, but she's a fighter-" Violet started
"-and a biter." Klaus finished, getting up from the ground.
Dona stood behind them dusting off her clothes,"If we have to save Sunny or whoever then let's move, we're gonna lose daylight in a few hours and y'all are the only people I see around here" she butted in.
"Who even are you?" Violet asked
Dona stuck her hand out to Violet, which she wearily shook," Donatella Snicket, at your service, however, call me Dona, if you do otherwise, I will be pissed."
"Wait, Snicket? As in Jacques Snicket?" Klaus questioned
"Ah yes, my dear uncle. You know the guy?"
"Uh, yeah, he helped us out in VFD. He, is, uh, dead." Violet needs quietly.
Dona faltered slightly,"Oh, okay, thanks for telling me. And what do you mean VFD?"
"We mean VFD as in the Village of Fowl Devotees" Violet clarified.
"Sounds like a horrible place. Anywho, I work for a secret organization called VFD, or Volunteer Fire Department. I worked closely with my mother, Kit Snicket for many years until our house was burnt and we were separated. I have been living with the Quagmire's for some time, I believe you know who they are. I don't know how I ended up here, but I've got nothing better to do, so let me help" Dona explained.
The siblings looked at each other and shrugged, they needed some help anyways, and especially from a member of VFD who is related to Jacques, someone they knew they could trust.
***
"Can you remember anything from the map?" Violet asked Klaus.
"I didn't get it loom at it for very long, but this is the only road through the mountains. If we follow it, it should lead us right to Count Olaf- "
"-and Sunny" Violet added.
"And Sunny" Klaus confirmed.
"Wait, what map? We have a destination? I'm confused" Dona said.
"We're trying to find VFD headquarters, do you know where it is by any chance?" Violet asked hopefully.
"No, I'm sorry. It been a long time since I've been there and I wasn't allowed to see the way there because these organizations are so damn secretive, I mean, for good reason, but it still pisses me off" Dona looked down in defeat.
"It's fine. It's our fault she's gone" Klaus reassured.
"Count Olaf needs one of us alive to get our fortune, remember? As long as he thinks we're dead, Sunny is safe" Violet explained.
"She won't be safe until we're all together again" Klaus insisted.
"Whoa, deep shit" Dona muttered from beside them.
"Then we better kept walking" Violet said.
***
"It's a crossroads" Klaus panted as the three came to a stop.
"Technically, it's more of a fork" Violet countered.
"What she said" Dona greed, jerking her thumb toward Violet.
"I meant it figuratively. We have to decide which direction to go" Klaus explained, stepping forward to wipe the snow off of the signs in front of them.
"This road leads to the Valley of Four Drafts, that's where the map said the headquarters were hidden. That's means VFD is that way" he pointed to the right path.
"Oh yeahhh" Dona recalled, dragging out the 'h'.
"Look at this sarsaparilla bottle. There's some liquid in it that isn't frozen, which means it was recently thrown by a person who doesn't care about littering. Count Olaf went this way" she pointed to the left path.
"If we go to the headquarters, we can find VFD. They can help us save Sunny" Klaus insisted.
"Sir, I am literally right here" Dona mocked offense.
"You know what I meant" Klaus deadpanned.
"Jeez, tough crowd" Dona fake surrendered.
"We can't wait that long. Sunny's in danger right now!" Violet disagreed.
"If one of our parents is alive up there, they can fix this" Klaus shot back.
"If one of our parents is alive, do you want to face them without Sunny?" Violet asked.
"She makes a good point" Dona agreed, stepping beside Violet.
"No" he sighed.
Violet backed up,"I think we should go this way" She pointed to the path leading up Mount Fraught.
Klaus did the same,"I think we should got this way" he said, remained on the Valley of Four Drafts pathway.
"Good lord, this is not the time for a siblings quarrel, just flip a coin on it or something!" Dona exclaimed.
Before either sibling could retort a buzzing sound filled the air.
"Y'all hear in' something too?" Dona asked.
"Oh, no" Klaus backed up.
"What are those?" Violet's fearful voice asked.
"Snow gnats. I read about them in a very obscure book" He explained.
"Hey I've heard of those" Dona recalled.
"What did you read about them?" Violet asked quickly, backing up along with the other two.
"They're ill-tempered and very well organized..."
"Anything else?" Violet continued asking.
A lightbulb went off in Dona's head,"Yeah, they sting."
"I think we should go that way" Violet decided, pointing behind them and chucking the bottle aside
"I agree" Klaus confirmed, turning with the girls to run away from the horrendous gnats.
A/N
Wow I actually updated and put some effort into this, yay!! Thank for reading, also, that you guys so so much for 700 reads, this is literally insane I never thought this would happen. I've started another fic(it's Max MayfieldxFem!OC for those of you who are curious and want to check it out) so I'll be working on both and may not update as frequently, you have my condolences. Hope you enjoyed!
-Meg
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