One by one everyone made their way down the stairs. Each one carrying their bags with them. In front of them was a long corridor made of metal and lit by fluorescent lights which gave off a green glow. At the end of the corridor was a metal door that had a keypad. Suzie punched in the code and the door slid open. Inside was a de-contaminate room. “Please everyone walk into the glass-covered enclosure. It will de-contaminate your suits. “Oh, and one at a time, oops, forgot to mention that,” said Suzie nervously giggling.

Shadow was the first in. She stood where there was an x on the floor. Her suitcases on the floor next to her. Suddenly, blasts of cool air came from all around her. It lasted for about a minute. Through an intercom system, Suzie told her to step through to next door, remove the suit, and wait in the room for the others to finish the de-contaminate process,” Phoebe went next, followed by Baudelaire, then Peter, then Captain Cattitude and finally Suzie. In the waiting room was another door. Suzie walked over to the other door and punch in numbers on the keypad to the left of the door. The door opened to reveal what looked like a modern house. The kitchen was massive – it was the first thing everyone saw. “Whew wee,” said Phoebe under her breath, “that’s a big kitchen.”

The group made their way through the kitchen to the family room. The living room had three couches, an entertainment center, a coffee table, and four lamps. Baudelaire noticed there were no windows in the family room but fake ones that showed light through as if they were real. “I believe we are underground,” said Baudelaire. “Yes, we are twenty feet underground,” said Peter. “They tried to make it seem like we were outside the best they could,” he concluded.

“Come on girls, let me show you to your room,” said Suzie. “Captain Cattitude you have your own room, as well as you Baudelaire,” said Peter. “Let me show you your rooms”, he motioned as he moved down the hallway off the living room. Down the hallway were several bedrooms. The first bedroom was Phoebe’s and Shadows. It was painted pink and had two beds, two computer desks and a bookshelf filled with tween books in it. Off to the right was the bathroom. “I’ll let you girls get settled in,” said Suzie as she headed off to her bedroom. Peter showed Baudelaire and Captain Cattitude their rooms. Yelling down the hallway, Suzie said, “Dinner is served at five. Please don’t be late. We have much to talk about…”