The Baudelaires (Unedited)

chapter thirty-five

It was about seven pm, I was tired. I had only stopped at a café, I wanted them to have no idea I was to go down and intercept. And Sunny was hungry.
I was walking around the streets in the cold, I only had my bag of clothes and Sunny on my back, who was sleeping.
I opened the door to 667 Dark Avenue and started climbing the stairs to hell.
I heard voices from inside of the penthouse, luckily the door was locked. I didn't take any notice.

I forced open the elevator doors and looked down.
"Holy-" Sunny covered my mouth.
I looked at a large pipe on the side of the wall, we could slide down that and then I could tie my clothes together to form a rope. Then, throw the clothing rope up multiple times until it holds tightly on to something, and then we could all climb up and be happy together.
Sunny then spoke up a little, "me first." and grabbed the pipe, slowly going down.
I watched her go down, I followed soon afterward, trying to keep a steady pace down.
We both got to the bottom, I spotted them instantly.
There was a giant cage at the bottom of the ersatz elevator. They looked passed out and hopefully not the other thought.

I started to pick the lock, sooner than later I got inside. Sunny started to attempt to wake them up.
Of course, I went to Klaus, "Klaus, wake up!" I shouted in a whisper.
I checked his pulse on his wrist, he was alive luckily, "Klaus, wake up!" I said louder.
His eyes fluttered, I smiled a little.
"What happened..?" He whispered and kissed me.
"They took you away, so me and Sunny came to get you back." I explained, kissing back.
He pushed my glasses back on to my face, he smiled, "thank you.."
"No problem, Klaus."
Sunny had so far gotten Violet up, yet Quigley was still asleep.
Violet started shaking him, she wanted him awake badly.
He eventually woke up with a cough.
"Oh thank god, Quigley!" Violet exclaimed.
She hugged him, Sunny hugged him too. It was adorable.

I pulled Klaus up, he hugged me straight away, making my head flak on to his shoulder happily.
And that's when I heard the squeak of a lock close.
I let go of Klaus and saw Carmelita locking the cage. She was starting to climb up the long ladder.
"No!" I yelled.
"Have fun, Cake Sniffers!" She yelled back laughing.
I looked at Klaus and then at the others and put my hands on the bars.
"Mommy told me to say that one of you had the deadly fungus." Carmelita informed.
"One of you will be dead..or maybe all of you!" Esme shouted.
I teared up then, what if it was me or Klaus? Or Violet and Quigley? Or even Sunny?
And I knew who looked sick, who looked green.
I looked at Klaus.
"You don't look well." I mumbled.
"I don't feel well."
Tears fell down my face, "what do we do?"
"We find a solution." Violet said.
"There isn't any antidote." I mumbled back, "oh god.."
"Don't worry, Charlie." Klaus smiled a little.
"What if we pass it to each other?" Quigley suggested.
"Strange." Violet said.
"Why?" I looked at Quigley.
"We're all in this together, correct? So why don't we make it literal?"
I looked at Klaus and shrugged, "I guess we should."
"Maybe it'll ease it, maybe there won't be enough for everyone." Klaus said in a joking tone.
I smiled, "maybe so." and hugged him without thinking.
Violet then hugged Klaus, so did Quigley.
I looked at Sunny, "we can't do this to Sunny."
"I want to." Sunny smiled, "me no leave family."
I smiled and nodded. She hugged my legs.
I heard a noise from up above, Esme was teasing us with pieces of wasabi, she threw them on the outside of the cage. We couldn't reach it.
"Are we going to die?" Sunny mumbled.
"No." Klaus tried to keep calm.
And then I realised I had my spyglass.
I handed it to Klaus, "you know what I'm thinking, right?"
He went quiet for a moment as I twisted the slides, "yes."
"You can do the honours, Klaus." I smiled as he walked toward the lock and started to melt it.
And the lock broke.
I grabbed Klaus's hand and my case and walked out the cage. I unzipped my case and started tying my clothes together.
Violet tied her hair up, "there may be a better way, but for once, I'm unsure."
"Whatever it is, Violet, it's worth a try." Quigley smiled and started tying bits together too.
I looked at the pieces of wasabi in the corners of the room, I let go of he clothes rope and started eating my piece, I passed another to Klaus.
Violet then had her bit and threw the rope up, instantly hooking r on to the top of the shaft.
"Bingo." She smiled and started climbing.
Me and Klaus went last, everybody else was up there, waiting.
"You first, m'lady." He smiled.
"No, you, Klaus. I insist." I smiled back.
He started climbing but stopped until I started too, he was too nice.
Violet pulled me up,