As I just realized a week ago, I have not written a Let's Talk for I Knew It Wasn't the Last Time. So I thought; why not write it for my March 20th one year anniversary of writing stories on?!

Really Late Review Responses

VeronicaWeasley - You wrote this nine months ago, but I don't care, I'm still responding. Thank you for all you said in this review. Too bad it took me three months to upload my next story, and then it took me six months to update that story.

AnnieRavenclaw707 - Thank you, I must say I also liked the end. Thanks again!

Guest - Oh shoot, that penthouse must be haunted or something...

You probably don't remember the layout of Let's Talk, and neither do I! I'm gonna check it in one of my other stories! I know the layout now! I'm in a random mood, let's gooooo!

The Idea Behind I Knew It Wasn't the Last Time

The idea behind this story was simple. I wanted to know what happened after the end. Did the Baudelaires reach land safely? What happened to the Quagmires? What is even going on?

So what did I decide to do? Well, I decided to make up some random story about what happened, and this story was born! Don't get me wrong, the end of ASOUE is really great, but (as you can see above) it left me with a lot of questions.

I thought about the few things that I knew needed to happen, and I got writing! Here are those things that needed to happen;

The Baudelaires get adopted by Justice Strauss

That was the plan, wasn't it? It was. Then the freaking court went wrong, and made me mad. Anyway, they get adopted by Justice Strauss, because it was the right thing to happen. Of course there were some complications in court, seeing as the Baudelaires' record isn't flawless.

The Quagmires come back

Most important part of the story. I cannot live with the possibility that the Quagmires and Baudelaires are away from each other forever (especially with the Quagmires being unsure if they'll ever touch the ground again). I just had to make this happen.

I mean, come on... You can't split up two of the greatest ships of all time; Dunclet and Kladora (I'm only more protective of Mileven from Stranger Things).

The Quagmires move in with Jerome and Charles

Maybe it isn't the best choice for the Quagmires to live in the building with the elevator shaft they were trapped in, but I found no other good choice. Jerome is also really funny, and I wanted to incorporate him.

The Line That Inspired This Whole Story

"They watched together as the green balloons of a self-sustaining hot air mobile home sailed lower and lower on the horizon."

That line was the first thing I thought about when I came up with the story. I wrote it around that quote. It's even in the description of the story. I'm not really sure what to say here, so I'm just kind of going to leave it at that. Just thought you ought to know that this line is important.

Explain That Chapter

The Best Visitors
Chapter Summary - After sailing a boat for weeks, the Baudelaires reach the shore of Coastal Park Town. When they're finally on land, they meet up with an old friend.

This was just to kick off the story. The title obviously tells you that the Baudelaires are the best visitors for Justice Strauss, and yadi yadi yada.

Officially Family
Chapter Summary - Justice Joanne Strauss and the Baudelaires go to the court room to officially turn into a family, but get suddenly reminded of events from the past.

The title says it all. They're officially family in this chapter. But of course, it comes along with conflict, as the Baudelaires performed multiple crimes, voluntary and involuntary. I knew how to brush off some of the crimes, like what happened at the Mill. As you might have noticed, I got lazy when it came to the hostage situation, and just said that they'll check that later. Oh yeah, there's also the sweet note at the end! Duncan's notes on Violet... Cute...

Dreams on the Horizon
Chapter Summary - When going to town to buy some meat, the Baudelaires spot something on the horizon that makes them feel whole for the first time in a year.

Sweeeeeeeet! The Violet and Duncan part is best by far in my book (or my story, as this is). I'm the author, I get to decide which part is best! Ha! Here's also the oh so important line about the green balloons. Warms my heart, this chapter does. And in the end when Violet tells Duncan she actually saw the carving... I gotta give myself cred for writing this story. I love it!

A Pretty Lonely Penthouse
Chapter Summary - With the Quagmires back, everyone is happy. But they still need a new place to call home. Wouldn't you know it, a couple feel lonely in their penthouse.

As I said, maybe not the best place for Duncan and Isadora, but hey, what could I do? Everyone's either dead or rotten, and then there's also Jerome and Charles, who actually live. I also really love Sunny's comments about the lamb in the beginning. Sunny is just the perfect little strong-willed, adorable, sassy toddler. She's awesome!

Happy Together
Chapter Summary - The couples each get some time alone, in which they confess how they really feel about each other.

Sweetness overload once again. I really need to stop praising myself for writing all of this. But really, this chapter is quite cute. I especially love the conversation Duncan and Violet had by the river. Might be because they're my favorite ASOUE ship by far, but I also just found it funny.
Guess where I got the name for this chapter? That's right, I wrote this chapter right when I started listening to the song Happy Together!

Epilogue
Chapter Summary - Many years in the future, the Quagmires and Baudelaires all have kids, and more are on the way with this gender reveal party.

This is just an epilogue to show that their lives turned out very well, even with all the unfortunate things that happened to them.

Thanks for reading this story!

Thanks a heck-lot to everyone who took time out of their day to read this story (which you probably did seven months ago), but who cares?

Special thanks to 2sim1993, AnnieRavenclaw707, CloakedDragonWing3721, HannibalBarcaReborn, Number Ten, hannahmariakatherine and kelly-1998 for following this story. That's fricking awesome of you, and I'm so happy you chose to do that.

Another big thanks to AnnieRavenclaw707, CloakedDragonWing3721, HannibalBarcaReborn, LisannaVermilion, Number Ten and chyaaaaa for favoriting! That means so incredibly much, and so I want to thank you again!

As always, you know I'm most grateful for the reviews, so a ginormous thanks to AnnieRavenclaw707, VeronicaWeasley (mah PM freeend), hannahmariakatherine, Number Ten and a Guest for reviewing! Reading your reviews lit up my days!

Thanks people!