From the desk of the Sharper:
"After the Bath"
This story, part of the Mad Dogs and Tigers universe, tells what happened to Veruca's parents after their experiences in Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and immediately after Mr. Henry Salt says that Veruca needs to take a bath after she demands a glass elevator. Unfortunately…. bad things happen to him and to his wife, Angina…
It takes place around three and a half years before the main events of the novel (which means Veruca would be around 14).
READER ADVISORY WARNING: This fanfic contains strong language, some male nudity, scenes of violence plus some disturbing imagery, and mature sexual/crude humor. Because of the extreme content contained in this story, it is not intended for younger readers beneath the age of 17. It is intended for mature audiences only.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and characters created and © by Roald Dahl.
Any OCs are © by me, the Sharper
Rating: The fanfic is rated R for violent sequences including some disturbing imagery, some male nudity, strong language and mature sexual/crude humor.
Chapter 1
(outside the gates of the Wonka Factory)
Veruca Salt was in total disbelief!
The words of Henry Salt wanting to give her a bath entered into her mind as an insult to injury on top of being covered in garbage after not obtaining a squirrel. The cold wind of winter swirled around the three as they escaped the prying eyes of the watchful media to an empty street void of any people or passers-by.
The look of shock gave way to her anger, "Father, I do not want a bath! I want that glass elevator and I want it now!"
Henry still remained defiant, shouting, "No way, young lady! You are going to get the cleanest bathing of your life being scrubbed from head to toe!"
Her daughter cut him off, still continuing to yell and pointing at her ruined mink coat that was completely covered in five-month old, rotted-out banana peels, "And I want a fucking new mink coat, you ungrateful bastard!"
"You watch your damn tongue, young lady!" Henry barked back, his business suit covered in year-old fruit completely surrounded by fruit flies. "Want me to add lye soap and wash your mouth out?"
"You better shut your fucking mouth, Father, or I swear to God you will ultimately regret it!" Veruca growled, trying to dust off the rotted banana peels.
"Veruca, I swear, that bar of lye soap is going to scrub you clean of your language!" Henry battled back, taking his ruined business coat off.
But she only screamed louder, snarling like an untamed lion and swearing, "You dare defy me, you goddamn motherfucker?"
"Veruca!" Angina Salt snapped, still being covered with the foul stench of dead trout, "how DARE you talk to your father in such an awful matter!"
"Ohh…if it isn't my mother!" Veruca taunted, "my mother who smells worse than a big pile of pig shit!"
"Veruca, that is it!" Henry shouted, having enough of his daughter's foul mouth, "You are going to be grounded for a week and you will be getting 15 baths!"
Veruca gasped then screamed at the top of her lungs, "You fat bastard! Do you realize that you are undermining my authority!"
"Yes I am, you ungrateful child! And you will suffer the consequences for it!" Mr. Salt growled.
The anger from Veruca strangely disappeared and an evil slasher smile replaced it. An evil laugh came out of her mouth.
Mr. Salt noticed the sudden change of tone in her voice. "Veruca? What's so funny?" he asked with an angry tone in his voice, "Do you not realize you are suffering the consequences of your actions?"
Veruca chuckled as her eyes began to turn yellow. "No, you fat piece of shit. It is you whom will be suffering the consequences of your actions against me!" The garbage around Veruca and her mink coat disappeared right before her parent's eyes. In place of the pink dress that she wore to the factory tour, it was replaced by a black dress with the blood-red numbers 666 on them with a goat's head on top of it.
Once Veruca completed this transformation, she then snapped her fingers. In an instant, around seventy of her strong-armed servants encircled both Henry and Angina.
"Wha….what is the meaning of this?" Angina gasped speechlessly.
Two of the servants opened up the circle so that a possessed Veruca stared face to face with her speechless parents.
Veruca grinned and said with a low demonic growl, "Only two things can bring me to this state, if A) someone calls me a slut in my face or B) in this instance, my parents becoming insubordinate to my holy will!"
"In…in…insubordinate?" Henry stuttered "We are merely trying to discipline you as….."
Veruca snapped her fingers, interrupting her father. One of her servants came from the circle and bowed before the possessed heiress.
"Shall we do anything for you, Holy One?" the servant asked with reverence in his voice.
"Yes, Servant 55, bring me the scroll and point out the clause for my parents' punishment for failing to obey my divine will!" Veruca commanded him.
"It shall be done, O Holy Princess!" Servant 55 replied. He headed on out for a few minutes before returning with a scroll containing all the rules of conduct of Veruca.
"Thanks, my loyal underling!" Veruca grinned as she unfurled the scroll in front of her shocked parents.
Henry then turned to his servants and yelled "Servants, arrest this child so that she'll get a bath!" He then pointed to his child.
But his eyes darted all around the servants. To his surprise, they weren't moving an inch at all.