When Fiona heard the question "Where is the sugar bowl" from her step-father she realized that she had completely forgotten about her V.F.D and the sugar bowl while at sea. "We don't know" she replied. Before Captain Widdershins could respond they saw somebody swimming towards them. "We forgot about Phil" Fernald exclaimed. "Who" Captain Widdershins questioned. "Phil works here now and is like part of the family" Fiona replied.
As she said that Phil burst into the room and asked "Who is that guys". "It's our stepfather" replied Fiona. "You found him" Phil exclaimed. "Great to meet you he said shaking Captain Widdershins' hand. "Nice to meet you too" Captain Widdershins responded. "How far are we from the mainland Fernald" Captain Widdershins asked. "It'll take about 5 hours to get there now" he replied. "Oh goodie, we're going back to land" said Phil."You should get some rest Phil" said Fiona. Phil went to his room to go to sleep.
Then Captain Widdershins called "Fiona, Fernald I need to talk to you guys". Fernald and Fiona went to the dining table where their stepfather was sitting. "I need you guys to tell me everything you know about V.F.D and the sugar bowl. Fernald mainly told the story as he had been present on the mainland. He told his step-father about Count Olaf and the other villains, The Baudelaire's and how they still could be alive in The City. Fiona told her father about her mission to find the sugar bowl and that it could be anywhere now as it had been taken to Hotel Denouement. "Then we will go straight to the Hotel" said Captain Widdershins.
"Do you know what is in the sugar bowl" Fiona asked her step-father. "I suppose I could tell you now". "There is just sugar" he said. "But the sugar immunizes you to the Medusoid Mycelium. "It could be deadly in the wrong hands". "Now that you know this, can you remind me who burnt down the secret base for V.F.D". "It was Count Olaf's mentors, a man with a beard but no hair and a woman with hair but no beard". Captain Widdershins knew exactly who he was talking about. "Yes those two idiots were my class fellows back at Prufrock Prep, we were some of the founding members of V.F.D. We will have to hope that they have been taken care of by the time we get to the mainland or we could all be in deep trouble" said Captain Widdershins