Wolfie, a lone wolf who does not like using her imagination, reluctantly befriends Fly, a slightly weird and wordy boy, and soon they find themselves navigating through deep water in a submarine made from a cardboard box.

Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.

"A German submarine has torpedoed the steamship Maiden! The damaged ship is an iron island in the sea. The Oliver family arrives to repair the vessel. When the Germans return to sink the ship, they capture Samuel's father and uncle. Can Samuel rescue his family?"--Back cover.

In this graphic novel version, scientist Pierre Aronnax and his trusty servant set sail to hunt a sea monster, but instead discover a high-tech submarine under the command of the mysterious Captain Nemo.