Marie's eyes starting drinking in everything they saw. The crisp green meadow, the trees with bright red apples, chocolate roses in the bushes, blue pumpkins on the ground with a shiny gloss, tall flowers with pink soft cream; but the most incredible thing was the river. It seems to be made of smooth rich chocolate that ran in between the meadow. Off the side was a bridge that connected both sides of the meadow; beyond the bridge, an enormous chocolate waterfall. The scent of chocolate filled the air with such sweetness.
"Welcome to my factory." Willy Wonka told his guests, extending his arms to show the full effect of his grand work.
Everyone stood in place, with mouths agape, believing this was actually in the factory. It's as if were a real life candy land. In fact, it isa real life candy land.
"It's beautiful." Marie said in all awe.
"Yes, it really is." Willy spoke as his violet eyes danced as he looked at her. "Now go on children, take a look around. Eat. Enjoy."
"Eat?" Mike asked.
"Of course, everything here is edible. Even I'm edible, but that my children if called cannibalism, which is frowned upon in most society's."
Marie smiled and looked around as the children and their parents scurried off in different directions to see more of this candy land. She seemed to notice more things as her eyes scanned the land again. red striped candy canes, ten times the size, were near the chocolate river in amounts of fours or fives. She took several places towards a tree with bright red glossy apples and picked the nearest one off. Unaware of the eyes of Mister Wonka, she brought it up to her lips as they parted. A small bite and the taste of sweet delicious candy apple filled her mouth.
"Delicious?" Mister Wonka asked with a childish grin.
"Very." Marie smiled. Her mouth still tingling with the taste of the sweet on her tongue. "The waterfall is incredible." She said, her sea blue eyes looking up.
"This is the only factory with one. Mixes the chocolate, makes it light and frothy." He informed her as he stood next to her. Her petite form showed since she is a good two heads shorted than the chocolatier.
"Look daddy! A little person." Both Marie and Willy heard Veruca say.
"Oh." Willy said as he walked towards her. The other parents and children soon gathered around her since they heard her. "Those are Oompa Loompas; imported direct from Loompa-Land." He smiled.
"There's no such thing." Mr. Teavee said.
"What?" Willy said with a serious tone.
"I teach high school geography-" Mr. Teavee was cut off.
"Then you should know what a horrible country it is." Willy said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Augustus! Get away from there!" Mrs. Gloop called out to her son. Everyone turned to see Augustus leaning down toward the chocolate river as he dipped his hand in and brought it up to his mouth. Around his whole mouth was covered with the rich chocolate.
"Hey little boy; my river should remain untouched by human hands." Willy said loudly so he could hear. The boy didn't listen though; he kept dipping in his hand and back up to drink it.
"I think he's going to fall." Marie whispered beside Willy. And right she was. Augustus gave a gasp as his body tipped over into the chocolate river. Everyone stood watching, shocked. Augustus head resurfaced, gasping for air.
"Please Mister Wonka! My poor Augustus can't swim." Mrs. Gloop pleaded.
A noise above the river caught their attention. Everyone's head snapped up to see a huge machine moving towards the middle of the river; a long pipe already going down into the river and sucking up the chocolate. A whirlpool started forming around the pipe, as the chocolate was being sucked up. Augustus got trapped by the whirlpool and was heading right for the pipe. No longer were Augustus screams heard; he was now inside the pipe. His beading eyes darting back and forth as he slowly moved up the pipe until he clogged it.
"He's stuck." Mr. Teavee said.
Humming was now heard in the direction of the Oompa Loompas. Everyone's attention went to them as other Oompa Loompas came from every direction. They had gotten in a formation, ready to perform.
"What are they doing Mister Wonka?" Marie asked, captivated by these little people.
"They're going to treat us to a little song." He smiled.
The first verse was being sung, and it turned out the song was about Augustus eating to much. During the whole time they were singing, Marie's eyes went back and forth between the singing and dancing Oompa Loompas and the stuck boy in the pipe. Finally the pipe getting enough power, sucked in Augustus up the remaining space of the pipe and into the machine itself. The pipe leaving the chocolate river recoiled back up as the machine started moving back to the other side of the factory.
"Where is that pipe taking my boy?" Mrs. Gloop asked as she placed a hand on Willy's shoulder.
"That machine goes all over the factory to where my most delicious strawberry flavored chocolate coated fudge is made."
"So my poor Augustus is going to be made into strawberry flavored chocolate coated fudge and they'll be selling him by the pound!" Mrs. Gloop said horrified.
"No, I wouldn't allow it. Imagine Augustus flavored chocolate coated fudge. Eww. No one will buy it." He made a disgusted face while Mrs. Gloop glared at him. Willy did a strange call and out came an Oompa Loompa making his way towards us.
"Take Mrs. Gloop and try finding her son. Poke around with a stick if you have to." He told the small man. The Oompa Loompa crossed his arms over his chest as Willy did the same. Grabbing Mrs. Gloop by the bottom of her dress, he started walking in a direction; Mrs. Gloop had no option but to follow.
"Alright, let's keep moving." As he held his cane up high and then placed back down as he started walking.
As the group gotten to a path that was close to the chocolate river, the sound of drums was heard from a distance. Everyone turned their heads every way trying to figure out where the sound was coming from. The sound of drums kept getting louder and louder. Marie finally spotted where the source of the sound was coming from. A bright pink, seashell shaped boat was coming their way. The closer they got, the louder the beat of the drums was. Finally, the drumming seized as the boat stopped close to the group.
"Ah, all aboard, we'll be able to travel faster." Willy said to the group.
Veruca and Mr. Salt were the first ones to get on as they sat on the fourth row. Mike and his father Mr. Teavee sat on the third row as Violet and Mrs. Beuregarde sat in the second one. Marie slowly, approached the edge of the boat, and just as she was going to lift her right foot, Willy stopped her.
"Let me help." He offered his cane free hand to help her.
"Thank you." She lightly blushed as he took his hand as support as she onto the boat. A few seconds after, Willy got into the boat and sat next to her on the last row.
"Move forward." Willy signaled with his hand. The Oompa Loompa started beating the drum as the other Oompa Loompas started rowing, making the boat move forward.
Marie stared down at the chocolate and the way it moved as the boat pushed against it. The scent of it made her mouth water and her eyes looked the chocolate over.
"Here." She heard Willy say as he grabbed a ladle from the boat and dipped it into the chocolate river. "Drink, it's utterly delicious." He handed the ladle filled with chocolate from the river over to her awaiting hands. Slowly, she brought the edge of it to her pink colored lips and took a sip of it. Savoring the taste in her mouth, she drank the rest of the sweet chocolate she was given.
"It really is delicious. Thank you." She said placing the ladle down.
"Chocolate contains a property that gives the feeling of being in love." He said looking at her with his violet eyes. Marie met his gaze with her own sea blue ones and saw warmth in his. The feeling in her stomach returned as they held each other's gazes until Violet spoke up, breaking the connection between the two.
"We're heading for a dark cave Mister Wonka." Violet Beuregarde said.
"Full speed ahead." Willy informed his Oompa Loompas. The beat of the drum got louder, the faster the boat started going.
The boat approached the dark cave quickly, and soon, everything was dark. "Lights on." He said and so lights went on in front to where the boat was supposed to go. Instead, the boat went down on a drop. Marie closed her eyes and, involuntarily, grabbed hold on Willy's arm. She felt the boat sway and curiously, she opened her eyes to find the boat in roaring chocolate. Soon, the river was calm again, but after a small drop, the roaring river returned as the boat again started swaying roughly against it. The rough waters were gone once more, and now the boat was passing various rooms.
"Stop the boat here!" Willy said. Marie looked up at the name of the room, Inventing Room, and the boat slowly stopped. Everyone started getting off and Marie realized she was still holding onto Willy's arm.
"Sorry." Marie said feeling embarassed. She let go of his arm, making that feeling her feel saddend. Willy on the other hand couldn't understand why he felt strange when her warm hands no longer were on his arm.
"Don't worry about it." He informed her as she gave a shy smile.
Willy got off the boat, and held a hand out for her. Marie grabbed it and blushed lightly as his hand grabbed hers with a gentle squeeze. Both her feet were now firmly placed on the ground and her hand was now free as Willy let go and started to the front of the group.
"Now, this room is very important." He said as he walked in through a massive door opening. "Everything new I come up with happens here.
Everyone had walked in to be surprise. Marie never ceases to be amazed.