Previously on Sherman and the Chocolate Factory...

Sherman's father recently lost his job due to growing toothpaste sales and the toothpaste factory's modernization. Sherman discovers this and realizes things will be tighter and harder from here on out. Grandpa Hector then gives Sherman his last silver dollar and tells Sherman to buy a Wonka Bar to have another chance at finding the last ticket. Sherman complies, but when he opens the candy, there was no Golden ticket inside.

Chapter 9: The Fifth and Final Ticket

One week later...

Sherman looks on at the humongous factory in front of him in a dark, gray, and snowy day. He listens to the quiet noise before two men walking their dogs walk past Sherman having a conversation.

Man: Did you hear that a kid in Russia found the last Golden Ticket?

Man 2: Yes, it was in the paper yesterday.

They chuckle and walk on. Sherman only looks down as now his chances at finding a Golden Ticket have completely vanished. He sighs and starts to walk home. The walk was silent and cold. He keeps looking down as he walks home until he sees something.

It was sticking out of a small pile of snow. A piece of paper, flapping from the winds. Sherman reaches for the slip and reveals to be a crisp ten dollar bill. Sherman was highly surprised that nobody noticed the money near the sidewalk. Ten dollars was more than enough to feed his family for a whole week. He was then starting to get hungry, so he decides to buy a Wonka Bar to eat. They were affordable, and could leave some of the money for the rest of the family. Also, he enjoys the taste. So he walks into a nearby corner store where several people were either shopping for groceries or reading the newspaper. Sherman walks up to the cashier and points the dollar bill towards him.

Sherman: One Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar please.

The cashier smiles and takes the money, where he hands him back his change. He the gives the boy the Wonka Bar he requested. A woman nearby puts her paper down with the headline in bold black letters.

"FIFTH TICKET FAKE! STILL ONE MORE TICKET OUT THERE!"

Apparently, the story of a Russian Kid finding the last ticket was a hoax, which angered some people by his sick joke.

Woman: The nerve of some people...

Cashier: I know, forging a ticket? Come on gimme a break.

Sherman tears into his candy bar, expecting to have chocolate inside. But what he saw was foily, shiny, and golden. He pulls out the mysterious slip with the words "GOLDEN TICKET" in bold letters was shown. Sherman gasps at the sight of the final Golden Ticket, the real Golden Ticket. The cashier also notices and gasps at the sight.

Cashier: It's a Golden Ticket!

Customers around the store stopped what they were doing once they heard the cashier's words. The all come up front to see the Ticket held in the little boy's hands.

Cashier: You found Wonka's last Golden Ticket! In my shop too!

Soon, the shoppers crowded Sherman in attempts to buy it off his hands.

Man: listen, I'll buy it from you. I'll give you fifty dollars. And a new bicycle...

Woman: Are you crazy?! I'd give him $500! Would you like to sell me that ticket for $500, young man?

Angered by this newly formed pestering, the cashier ends this nonsense.

Cashier: That's enough! Leave the boy alone!

The customers were obviously annoyed, but complied nonetheless.

Cashier: Listen, don't let anyone have this ticket. Take it straight home! You understand?

Sherman: Yes! Thank you!

Sherman then runs out the store with a bright and wide smile as he runs home. Once he reached the shack, he sees his parents digging through their small "garden".

Sherman: Mom! Dad! I found it!

He then runs into the house near his grandparents' bed.

Sherman: The last Golden Ticket! It's mine!

Sherman's parents come inside confused over why Sherman was extremely happy. Sherman then hands his ticket to Grandpa Hector where the dog adjusts his glasses for a better look. Once his vision clears up. He reads the ticket and smiles wide.

Grandpa Hector: Yippee!

He jumps out of his bed where he starts skipping around. He then hands back the ticket to Sherman.

Grandpa Hector: There's some words in the back. Read them.

Sherman: Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket from Mr. Willy Wonka. I shake you warmly by the hand. But for now, I hereby invite you to come to my factory to be my guest for one whole day...

The other Golden Ticket finders then start reading their portions of the full ticket.

Violet Beauregarde: I, Willy Wonka will conduct you around the factory myself, to see all that it has to offer...

Augustus Gloop: Aftervards, ven it is time to leave, you vill be escorted out of the factory to a possession of large trucks. Each one filled with all the Chocolate you could ever eat!...

Veruca Salt: And remember. One of you will receive a prize beyond your wildest imagination. Now, here are your instructions...

Mike Teevee: On the 1st of February, you must come to the factory gated at 10:00am, sharp. You are allowed to bring one member of your family to supervise you. Until then, Willy Wonka.

Sherman's mom: 1st of February... that's tomorrow!

Grandpa Hector: Then there's not a moment to lose Sherman. Brush your teeth, scrub your face, wash your hands, comb your hair, blow your nose...!

Grandpa George: And get that mud off your pants!

Sherman's mom: Now let's hold on a minute. First things first... who is going with Sherman to the factory?

Grandpa Hector quickly responded to her question.

Grandpa Hector: I will. I'll take him. Just leave him to me.

Sherman's mom: What about you honey? Don't you want to go?

Sherman's dad: Well... Grandpa Hector does know more about the factory than we do, so it's okay for him to go... that is if he's well enough.

Grandpa Hector: Yippee!

He starts skipping with his elderly back paws as he faces Sherman with a wide smile. But the boy didn't smile. He had a serious look on his face.

Sherman: No. We're not going.

The dog's smile quickly fades into a frown.

Sherman: a woman in the store offered me $500 for the ticket. I'm sure someone will offer a lot more. We need the money more than we need the chocolate.

Grandpa Hector sits back down with a sad look on his face, but Sherman was going to stand by his decision.

Grandpa George: Young man, come here.

The red haired boy does what he's told and approaches his other grandfather.

Grandpa George: There's plenty of money out there. They print more everyday. But this ticket? There only five of them in the whole world. And there's all that there ever will be. Only a knucklehead would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a knucklehead?

Sherman: No sir.

Grandpa George: Then get that mud off your pants! You have a factory to go to!

Sherman smiles wide as he's now reassured himself to keep the ticket and go on an experience of a lifetime.

To be Continued...

A/N: Sherman finally has a Golden Ticket! Yay! He's one of the lucky five finders of the tickets, and how proud he must feel.

I know I made Mr. Peabody a bit out of character, but he's not the intelligent prodigy we know he is, he's an elderly, poor grandfather to Sherman, so his personality differs from the original.

Fun Fact: The Willy Wonka Candy Company started in 1971 originally as a promotional business for the 1971 film, but has stayed in business with many delicious candies like SweetTarts, Nerds, Everlasting Gobstoppers, Laffy Taffy, and SweetTarts Soft and Chewy Ropes.

My friend, Shinigamilover2 made a theory about this story. What if Sherman's father was actually still Sherman, just a lot older. This makes the Sherman in this story a Sherman Jr. An interesting theory even though I never thought that way since Sherman's parents are minor characters in the story. But it is cool, right?

Sorry for the delay. I know I was supposed to update today, but work prevented me to do so. I promise next Wednesday will be more more faster.