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Chapter 4: The Crestworth Twins

"So now that you've answered two questions," Violet said in a super nice manner, "Would you answer mine?"

Wonka looked at her. "That would be, 'What is the prize?' Am I correct?" Violet nodded with enthusiasm. "I'm afraid I can't answer that."

Violet was in shock. "But why?"

Wonka answered, "Because you have to wait. It's of no use to you unless you win. I can't answer Veruca's question either." Veruca looked up with confusion. "None of the items in here are for sale. However, there may be a change in that, depending on certain circumstances."

Veruca replied, "It's a fair answer, but how did you know?"

Mike answered for Wonka, "Let me guess. You had a hunch?" Wonka nodded, so Mike said, "Can you answer my question, then?"

Mr. Wonka replied, "Precisely, Michael! Which is why-" He felt a pull on his pant leg. There was an Oompa-Loompa that whispered into his ear. "Come with me immediately, children!" They all ran through the dark halls, wondering what was the matter.

Charlie asked while running, "What is the matter?"

Wonka responded loudly, "The Crestworth twins are going out of control!" The kids looked on in confusion. When they arrived, they entered a room with Oompa-Loompas in lab coats, looking at two people sleeping in glass cases. One was a light-brown haired girl wearing a blue tank top, jeans, and had a scar on her eye. The other was a dark-brown haired boy with a black shirt, a jacket with a black widow emblem, black jeans, and a black cap with a dark-looking dragon on it. "These are the Crestworth twins. The boy is Alex, and the girl is Kat."

"Kat?" Charlie asked.

"Her full name is Cayenne. Everyone calls her Kat," Mr. Wonka explained. "These two are the son and daughter of Lucius Crestworth, a former worker of mine. They lost their mother when they were born, and their father had an accident here in the factory. He lost his life in that, and his kids...ran away. Fast forward to present day, they lived here. It didn't take very long for things to go wrong. The kids were testing an experimental candy...and it drove them insane. They've been in these medical pods until I can cure them. I've had no luck."

The Oompa-Loompas whispered that sounded like, "I'm telling you, they were going crazy just a moment ago." After that, Alex and Kat woke up. They spotted the group, but only stared at them.

Mr. Wonka looked at the expressions on the twins' faces. Alex looked at him and smiled. For some reason, Wonka got frightened and huddled the ticket winners together. He said to them, "Come on! Let's get going, and I'll answer Mike's question!"

He guided them into the Inventing Room, where tons of crazy contraptions existed. "Just as I thought it would be," Mike observed. "I must say, Mr. Wonka, I'm very impressed."

Wonka looked around nervously, "I had hoped so. At least I can look forward to that. So allow me to show you all around. These are Everlasting Gobstoppers. They are jaw-breakers that are made to last a very long time. They taste great and change flavor. Let's move on." He led them to a different zone of the room. "This is Hair Toffee. If you suck down this little booger, you'll grow hair. It takes half an hour, but it helps a lot. It isn't ready, however. Okay, moving forward."

While they walked, Violet pulled Charlie into a small space and said, "Something isn't right with Wonka. He's rushing through all this."

Charlie commented, "He does seem like something is making him nervous. He started when we saw the twins. You don't think they are dangerous, do you?"

Violet shrugged her shoulders. She then got uncomfortably close to Charlie, "Well, we found out what you wanted, so are you staying so you can help me?" Charlie nodded so she said, "Good. I like a man who keeps his word-"

Charlie interrupted, "Why are you hitting on me? Because if it's to get me to help you, you don't have to. I want to help you, but only because you and I are friends."

Violet smiled and asked, "Why didn't you say so? I would've stopped a while back! Listen, when the opportunity strikes, we will separate from the group." As she said this, Mr. Wonka and the others were walking back to the space. Violet immediately kissed Charlie on the lips, shocking him. When they all got there, Violet immediately said, "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. The two of us seem to really like each other, and I just had to kiss him." Violet and Charlie stood up and followed Wonka. Violet whispered, "Sorry about that. I had to do that to throw them off. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

Mr. Wonka led them to a machine and explained, "This here is the Great Gum Machine. It makes a gum that's a three course meal, specifically Roast Beef, Tomato Soup, and Blueberry Pie!"

Violet jumped and said, "GUM? I gotta have it-"

Wonka stopped her, "No, no, no! It is not ready, and I am not making one to show you. Now come along-" He was interrupted by an Oompa-loompa pulling his pant leg. He whispered something that made Wonka shiver. Before they asked what was wrong, he chillingly told them, "The twins just escaped from their pods...and they killed for it."

That's the chapter! Now the chaos and horror begins! Take care everyone!