Hello everyone, and Happy Halloween! I've been waiting for this, and I'm sure you have, too! I don't want you to wait any longer, so here's what you've been waiting for! This is a long chapter, after all!

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Chapter 1: Discovering A New Realm

Stories tend to begin in a normal and serene way, and there wasn't an exception with even the strangest tales...

It wasn't long after winning the factory, Charlie Bucket began to really appreciate the wonders of the factory. Every day was a new one with new surprises. However, surprises tend to have unintended consequences. Which is why I get to the issue at hand...

Mr. Wonka had lent Charlie the elevator to see all the rooms he hadn't discovered yet. He had pressed every button except one. It was labeled, "Archive Room." Charlie had always admired history, which is why he saved that button for last. Pressing it, the elevator immediately began to shift around and violently turn over and over. Finally reaching the Archive Room, Charlie took a minute to appreciate it's mysterious nature. It was a dark room, but there were lights overlooking each of Willy Wonka's artifacts. For example, the room possessed Wonka's machete from his jungle exploration, his pith helmet, and even a wangdoodle encased in amber. However, one thing gained his attention: the sound of drums playing. He drew closer to this sound before he was in the presence of a mysterious board game: A game named "Jumanji." Charlie opened it to see four paths, four tokens, two dice and a crystal glass in the middle.

He had taken the game and was talking to the psychiatrist oompa-loompa. "I found this interesting game, that I have no idea what it is at all. Did it come from the jungle Mr. Wonka explored? If so, why didn't he tell me about it? And what do I do with it? I don't really have anyone my age to spend time with or even talk to. Of course, there's always...That's it! I know the ticket winners! Maybe they'll like it! You know, you're even better than Mr. Wonka said." The psychiatrist oompa-loompa said nothing and simply removed his glasses while nodding.

He wrote a letter to them immediately...

Dear Augustus/Veruca/Violet/Mike,

How are you doing? If you're conditions have improved, I am glad to hear it! I must say this to you, but I miss your company, as unusual as that sounds. Either way, I would like to invite all of you to have a reunion, and I would be pleased if you accepted. Incidentally, I happened to find this fascinating board game, and I was hoping to share the excitement with you.

Sincerely,

Charlie Bucket

It didn't take much to convince them, because several days later, they arrived at the factory. First came Augustus and Veruca. Augustus wore a German soccer jersey, and black shorts. He looked surprisingly trim. Veruca was wearing a white dress with a green scarf, as well as a white bowler hat on her head. "I am so glad you could make it!" Charlie delightfully exclaimed.

"I do admit, I did miss you, Charlie," Veruca replied. Augustus nodded in agreement. "Both Augustus and I have been improving, and we are glad you were concerned, but there is no need to worry. But I had an idea. When Mike and Violet arrive, we can all play this game at my vacation house a few blocks away."

Charlie and Augustus' eyes lit up. "That sounds delightful!"

A few hours later, Mike and Violet both arrived. Mike wore a dark blue t-shirt, a black aviator jacket and black jeans, along with a pair of sunglasses. He was indeed back to his normal size. Violet wore the same sky-blue track suit as she did at the factory. It was back to normal, along with her hair, eyes, and skin. She was also no longer chewing her gum. Violet ran up and hugged Charlie, saying, "I missed you, Charlie!"

"You've certainly changed," Charlie replied. "If I may ask, did you choose to wear the same outfit due to nostalgia?"

Violet answered, "Since I got back home, I had a major attitude adjustment. I feel so much better now. But no, I will be wearing this outfit everytime I come here to remind me never to be tempted to chew gum again."

Mike simply gave Charlie a fist bump and said, "Good to see you, old buddy."

Charlie and Veruca informed Mike and Violet of the plan to go to her guest house to play the game. They were delighted, and quickly made their way to the vacation house.

Inside the house, they noticed no one was inside. They found a table and placed the game on top. Charlie opened it and everyone looked at it with amazement, except Mike.

"I don't know about this, Charlie," He said. "I'm getting a creepy vibe off this game."

Charlie looked at the side of the game and read the text...

Jumanji-

A game for those who seek to find

a way to leave their world behind.

You roll the dice to move your token,

Doubles gets another turn,

and the first player to reach the end wins.

He then read the other side...

Adventurers Beware-

Do not begin unless you intend to finish.

The exciting consequences of the game

will vanish only when a player has reached Jumanji and calls out its name.

Violet found the tokens and passed them around. Violet chose the elephant, Mike received the monkey token, Veruca chose the crocodile token, and Charlie chose the rhino token. Augustus looked and said, "I'd rather watch anyway."

Suddenly, all of their tokens flew out of their hands and got into their positions by themselves, freaking everyone out.

"Who wants to roll first?" Mike asked. No one answered, so he said, "I guess I have to." He rolled the dice and got a 9. Before he could move his token, it moved by itself.

"That's really weird," Violet responded. "Hey Mike! The crystal is doing something!"

Mike looked inside the crystal and read the words that were forming...

"They travel in swarms and steal food,

while in a very vicious mood."

Before they could figure out what it meant, they next sound they heard was buzzing. Extremely loud buzzing.

That's the chapter! It's a long one, but hopefully a good one! Can you guess what will come out of the game? Stay tuned and have a great day!