Chapter 10: Charlie's Birthday

Author's note: Huzzah! This story is back to being updated! :D

Yeah, I know, judging by the title, this is kinda slightly predictable, and the next Ticket winner is right after this, but I wanted to separate the winners instead of doing one after the other, as a way to build suspense. :D

Verucabeyotch, Violet was from Georgia in the 2005 film, and Mike was from Colorado. In this script, and the 1971 film, Violet is from Montana, and Mike is from Arizona. :) Professor Foulbody is not a villain, by the way. :)

And just in case you're curious, "Not Til you're twelve, son!" is in this script. XD

MysteriousMaker1185, I have a feeling it was to introduce the kids in their demise order, just like Sonny said.

Sonny April, I do believe your Violet theory makes sense, as I said above. The hamster farmer thing made me literally laugh out loud. XD LOL I really like the Professor Foulbody moment. I'm not sure if the other moments appear later on, as I'm novelizing this script section by section, although I did scroll through it and find the "Not Til You're Twelve, son!" line. XD LOL

The four old grandparents, Mr. Bucket, Mrs. Bucket, and Charlie were in the grandparents' room, as all of the adults were finishing the "Happy Birthday!" song.

"...Happy birthday, dear Charlie," they sang.

"Happy birthday to you!"

Mrs. Bucket then proceeded to hand Charlie a gift-wrapped present.

"There you are, my darling," she told Charlie.

Charlie kissed Mrs. Bucket.

"Thank you, mother." Charlie said happily. "Thank you, everybody."

"Open it up, Charlie boy!" Grandpa Joe said excitedly. "Let's see the Golden Ticket!"

"It's not fair to raise his hopes like that," Mrs. Bucket said.

"It's impossible," Mr. Bucket said. "There's only three tickets left in the world."

Extremely nervous, Charlie took off the wrapping paper to reveal- a Wonka Bar! Not just any Wonka Bar, mind you. It was a Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight!

"Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight!" Charlie exclaimed softly.

"That is the new one you told me about, isn't it?" Mrs. Bucket asked.

"Oh, yes," Charlie responded.

"Come on, Charlie!" exclaimed Grandpa Joe, getting more and more hyped. "Rip it open! I want to see the gold glistening underneath!"

"Stop it, father!" Mrs. Bucket told Grandpa Joe firmly.

"That's right," Grandma Georgina said. "You just forget about those Golden Tickets and enjoy the candy."

"I must have some chance…" Charlie said softly.

"Of course you have!" Grandpa Joe said excitedly.

"Haven't I, mother?" Charlie asked her mother.

"My darling, I don't want you to be disappointed, that's all," Mrs. Bucket responded.

"That candy-bar's got the same chance as any other," Grandpa Joe said.

"Fifty million to one," Mr. Bucket murmured.

"Open it up, Charlie!" Grandpa Joe said excitedly.

"Get it over with, boy!" Grandpa George exclaimed.

"Go on, dear," Grandma Georgina said. "You're making me jumpy."

Slowly, but surely, Charlie Bucket began to open the precious candy-bar. All eyes were upon Charlie and the bar, and the four old grandparents craned their scrawny necks towards it. As Charlie could not bear the suspense any longer, he tore off the wrapper. There was no sign of a Golden Ticket anywhere. Charlie smiled bravely.

"What did I tell you," Grandma Georgina told Grandpa Joe.

"It's bad luck," Grandpa Joe said, extremely disappointed.

"Oh well...Here mother, have a bite. We'll all share it."

"Certainly not," Mrs. Bucket said.

"It's all yours…" the others said. "We wouldn't dream of it…"

Mr. Bucket put an arm around Charlie's shoulders.

Mr. Bucket said, "Come on, I'll walk you to school…"

Author's note: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, although it was rather predictable. Be sure to stay tuned for the next one, which will feature the third Ticket winner. Who do you think that it could possibly be? Veruca or Mike? If you wanna find out, be sure to stay tuned for the next chapter! :D

Until then,

Gabe S. :)