A/N I don't own anything that doesn't belong to me in this or any of the following chapters. I realize that this general story line of Willy getting an assistant has been used several times as I see from other summaries, but I think it's still a good read. Review and tell me what you think

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Chapter 1: Charlie's Idea

The Buckets had been living in Willy Wonka's factory for about a year now. During that time Willy was learning a lot about what it meant to be a part of a family. He still felt as if though he was on the outside looking in, but he preferred that to the loneliness he had felt before. The only problem was that he was still trying to get used to his new family responsibilities, while teaching Charlie everything he would need to know about becoming the next greatest candy maker, and seeing to his normal factory duties.

There was only so much time in the day and only so much that the oompa-loompas could do given their small stature and only a few had the ability to read and write in English. Willy found himself pushing himself to his very limits getting only an hour or two of sleep a night if any at all. The Buckets were concerned but didn't say anything since they were still getting used to his odd behaviors and didn't know if this was abnormal.

One of Charlie's ideas for the factory involved updating Willy's website. Willy never really paid any attention to it, but it seriously needed work. Charlie wanted to make it more involved and easier for customers to be able to order and ask questions about products. Sometimes Charlie was amazed how anything got done at all. Willy never answered his phone and the oompa-loompas sure as hell didn't either.

Doris, the head of the administration offices, often asked Charlie to persuade Willy to get a human assistant. It would make their lives a lot easier and help with some customer service issues they had been having. Charlie found his opportunity when he found Willy in his office sleeping on his desk.

"Willy?" Charlie's small voice startled the man and he looked up with wide eyes.

"Oh, hey Charlie." Willy's voice squeaked in his unusually high pitched voice. "I'm just going over some paperwork here. Yeah, now if only I knew what it was about." His eyes narrowed as he read over the papers in front of him.

Charlie leaned over and pretended to be interested for a minute. "Have you given any thought to the new website?"

"You know Charlie, that is just a fantastic idea. But right now I am a little too busy to have to be checking my email all the time and worrying about those forum thingys you want to add in."

"I know that's why me and Doris think you should get a personal assistant." Willy's eyes looked panicked for a second as he held a finger up to respond, but Charlie just continued. "It would be easier on everyone. An assistant could do the boring stuff for you. It would only be one person. "

Willy thought about it. Could I really risk letting another person inside my factory? I trust Charlie and his family, but that's different. Willy's gloves squeaked as his fiddled with his fingers nervously. Charlie just smiled and waited for the answer that didn't come.

"Well Willy since you won't decide then I will. Contact the website person and tell them to get it started, they already have all my plans. Then you can email those staffing service people that always bug you and they will send some people out for an interview. Now what kind of person are we looking for?"

Willy paled at the thought of constantly being near another person. He would have to have a little office put in next to his. "Well whoever it is will have to be clean, because there will be no germies in here."

Charlie laughed, "I think they will need a sense of humor too. You need one to work with you."

A fake scowl crossed Willy's lips as he thought some more. "Well absolutely they will need to like chocolate. They need to be imaginative. And trustworthy, I do not want someone that will give my recipes to those copy cat candy making cads."

Charlie nodded. "More importantly they will have to be able to answer phones and emails and stuff. It might actually be quiet a boring job for them."

"Only that part, but if they are going to be my assistant I will need their help testing you and helping the oompa-loompas too."

Charlie nodded. "Great well email the website guy and staffing people."

"Alrighty Charlie." Willy opened up his email and began typing away. After it was all done and Charlie went off to have dinner with his parent he began to worry. What did he just do? He could handle it, right? Charlie would be there to help him. Charlie was the only reason he did a lot of things in the past year. After all it was Charlie that got him to leave the factory for the first time in fifteen years. It was also Charlie that got him to see his father again. Thankfully Charlie never pushed him to get out of the factory again after that. His parents often took him to the park and such, but Willy never joined them. It was too nice and safe in his factory. Hopefully this new person wouldn't change all that.

Charlie took out his new phone, a gift from one of the oompa-loompas and sent a text to Doris that a new assistant was coming. She quickly sent one back telling him that he did a great job. Charlie smiled as he continued into the Chocolate Room to his little house. He skipped through the minty grass and arrived just in time. His parents wondered where Willy was that night, but kept their questions to himself. He was a busy man after all.

The next morning Willy's inbox was full of new messages for him. The website Charlie had designed would be up and running within the week. The staffing services had lined up almost non-stop interviews for that day. He would have to get ready. It had been so long since he hired anyone that he didn't remember how to properly go about it.