A/N: Here's your gore…it's very very mild.
Disclaimer: I wished I owned everything, but sadly…I don't.
Then There Were Four
The kids looked at each other. Mike still had the peppermint branch and he ran forward towards Violet. Violet sidestepped and dodged left then right. She then crouched down and swiped his legs and he fell on his back the branch flew out of his hand. Violet went over to it and kicked it up into her hand and then she twirled it around a few times before holding the sharp end towards Mike. She was about to strike him when a quirky voice echoed in the room.
"Tsk, Tsk, Little Boy. My Chocolate must be untouched by Human Hands!" Everyone looked towards where Agustus was taking in gulps of chocolate with his hands. Charlie and Veruca helped Mike up and walked slowly away from Violet while still looking at Agustus. Agustus looked about him wildly trying to figure out where the voice was coming from.
"This is something I don't like! and Well, I already warned you about that..." Willy's voice trailed off and it was replaced with a beeping noise. There was a red light flickering on Agustus' collar and it started going faster and the beeping as well started going faster. Agustus ran around with fear in his eyes. He tripped over a small candy toadstool and landed at Violet's feet. He grabbed her foot and looked up to her with pleading eyes.
"GET OFF!" she shrieked while stepping on his chubby hand with her other foot. She freed herself and went up to where the rest of the group was. Agustus was crying and then the beeping and the flickering became faster and faster and then BOOM! The candy collar exploded. Agustus' lifeless body laid there the flesh of his neck covered in blood and shards of red candy, a pool began to form on the grass beneath his head.
"NO! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!" Mrs. Gloop shreiked.
"He touched my chocolate! He spoiled it. Now, I can't sell chocolate that's been spoiled." Willy said in his 'as a matter of fact' tone.
"YOU BASTARD! YOU (Inserts German Insults)!" Willy did his call for an oompa loompa and moments later the little man came in and stood before Willy. Willy leaned down.
"I want you to get the Boy and bring him to the grieving room and take Mrs. Gloop along." The oompa loompa bowed and grabbed the hem of Mrs. Gloop's dress and pulled her towards the elevator, her hands now had metal cuffs around them.
"YOUR AN EVIL MAN! A CRUEL CRUEL MAN!!" she yelled as she was being taken away, tears streaming down her face.
"Good bye Mrs. Gloop, Adieu, Adieu, Farewell," Willy waved as she was in the elevator. He looked around to the other adults, they were all pale. He then turned his attention towards the wall screens.
All the kids looked at Agustus' dead body. Their faces were stark white and their eyes were the size of platters. Veruca fainted and charlie caught her. Violet looked down at her hand which held the branch in a deadly grip.She smirked and turned towards Mike.
"Now, where was I?" She moved towards Mike and he backed up then ran. She followed in pursuit. Charlie caught a glimpse of a Pink boat floating down the river with some hundred oompa loompas. Charlie held Veruca's arms and dragged her and himself towards the boat. The boat stopped and the oompa loompas began to laugh. Charlie went in and dragged Veruca in with him. He laid Veruca on two boat benches and sat himself on the back bench. The oompa loompas started rowing and they rowed right into the dark tunnel.
Mike was desperately trying to find something to thwart Violet with. He threw candy toadstoals but she smacked them away with the branch. He passed another tree and he tried pulling down one of the branches but couldn't because his palms were sweaty. Violet was gaining on him. He came upon a door that was cold as death but he opened it anyways. Violet stopped and looked around. She didn't see him but she did see an open door with a sign above that says: Refigerator. She followed him in.
Charlie was holding onto the bench for dear life with one hand, as the boat made twisting turns and big drops. His other hand held onto Veruca's minx fur jacket. The fur made Charlie's hand sweat and when they went for another drop, Veruca slipped out of his grip and she tumbled onto some of the rowers. Charlie scrambled to get her and he muttered an apology towards the fallen oompa loompas. The boat at last slowed down and came to a stop at a room titled: Inventing Room. Charlie pulled the still unconcious Veruca into the room and set her against a machine. He looked around marveling at the machines and the wonderous new looking candy. He was about to try some of the candy labeled Everlasting Gobstopper but stopped when he heard Veruca coming about. She began to stir and opened her eyes. She gasped and looked about her wildly taking in the site of machines, noises, and intoxicating smells. Charlie came into view and she began to panic.
"Where am I?" She breathed, she was on the verge of tears.
"The Inventing Room," he replied.
"How did I get here?"
"I brought you here, you fainted and well, I didn't want to leave you to get killed by Mike or Violet," He sat next to her.
"Are you going to kill me?" She put her head down as if she expected a blow to get her.
"No, I'm not going to kill anyone"
"Why? Don't you want to live?" Her head snapped up and she looked him in the eyes.
"As much as I want to, I just can't bring myself to hurt others let alone kill"
"Why are you helping me?"
"I don't know, let's just say it's in my nature"
"Thank you"
"No problem," He stood up, "We should probably get out of here before Mike or Violet find us."
In the watch Room, Willy smiled brightly at what Charlie said. Mr. Salt let out a loud sigh of relief, "Bless his soul!" he whispered.
Back in the Refrigerator, Mike walked around trying to find a place in which he could hide and be warm. He crossed his arms and let out a frosted breath. Violet walks in and the cold hits her like a slap in the face. She puts her arm around her other arm and starts rubbing it and continues to walk on.
"Oh, Mike!" she calls out sing songy, "C'mon out Mike! We can find a way out of the game!" Mike heard her and ran into the peppermint forest and hid amongst one of the trees.
"MIKE!" she called out annoyed. She saw some movement within the trees and she started after it. Mike ran until there was a large lake of white sticky substance. He stopped before the lake and hid behind a mint bush. Violet kept running and she didn't see the lake until after she ran into it. She struggled to get out but the sticky substance was like quicksand and it pulled her in. she can't believe she was drowning in..in.. Marshmallow?
"Help..."she called out weakly. Her face and lips were turning blue and she was losing strength. Mike stood at the edge of the lake watching her...die.
"Somebody... help..." She was getting very very sleepy. She lost all strength and was beginning to sink. Mike suddenly panicked. He broke off a branch of the peppermint tree and tried to reach out to her. It was too late. Her whole body sunk in and the only thing showing amongst the mass of whiteness was the blond top of her head.
"NO!!" screamed Mrs. Bouregard, "SHE WASN'T SUPPOSE TO LOSE!! HOW COULD SHE LOSE?!" Willy turned towards her and raised a questioning eyebrow. Geez, doesn't this lady care about her kid? Again another oompa loompa came to his side.
"I want you to take Mrs. Bouregard to her daughter. Pull her out of the Marshmallow pit but, don't forget to bundle yourself up. It's frightfully cold in there!" the oompa loompa nodded then pulled on Mrs. Bouregard's track pants, she followed. She glared at Willy, tears started to roll down her eyes, she looked...defeated. Willy gave her a toothy grin. He turned towards the wall screen that showed Mike.
"Then there were three..."
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