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Chapter 10: Duel in the Chocolate Room
Violet angrily searched for me within the semi-lit Chocolate Room, using the ax to chop down trees and cut through anything in her way. I was hiding in a tree hoping she wouldn't hit the one I was in. I hugged it as hard as I could, but I failed to take into account her amazing vision. She spotted me and began chopping at the tree I was in. It wasn't very long before I fell out and stood right before her. She nicely asked me, "You can't think I'm going to hurt you, right?" I could only nervously say, "I can't say I believe you on that, Violet, considering you're holding a fire ax." She seemed upset and was quick to defend herself, saying, "I don't have any intention of hurting you, Charlie. I just don't want you to get to Wonka first. I want to simply kick them all out of here. You see, we get to live here together if I have my way. It'll be just you and me until we both pass away from this cruel world. I will not let anyone get between us, Charlie!" As she was about to leave, a baton came flying out of nowhere and hit Violet in the back of the head. She looked back and became terrified to see her mother.
"Having second thoughts about abandoning me, mother? Why are you even here?" Her mother replied, "Didn't Mike tell you he contacted me? He told me he was incredibly worried about you. I assumed the worst and I guess I was right about that, because you're standing over Charlie while carrying an ax. It took me a while to get here, but I finally found you. Now I have no choice but to stop you." Violet was tearing up and suddenly turned angry. She ran and disappeared. Ms. Beauregarde approached me and said, "Don't worry, we'll help her. I promise you, my little girl is nothing like this. Something is wrong with her, but I'm here now. I don't blame anyone for being angry at me, but we have to act fast." Suddenly, the pipes began moving and Violet came out of nowhere, attacking her mother. "I figured I needed a distraction," Violet explained, "So I threw the ax into the controls. Nothing is going to stop in this room!" Violet lunged at her mother, who fought back by grabbing her daughter by her arms. Violet threw herself back and threw her mother off. Violet grabbed one of the batons and began to attack again.
Both fought really hard, but "Mother's Little Prodigy" was a lot faster than she looked. Soon, Violet was getting in strikes that her mom simply couldn't parry. One sneaky trip, and Violet's mom fell on her back. Violet took the opportunity to climb onto the pipes (Due to the top of the pipes being inaccessible, ladders were put on the side of the pipes.) Her mother came after her and tried to grab her daughter, but Violet had too big a head start. At the top, they continued their duel, but this time Violet's mom had the upper hand. Violet's mom started to land blows right back, with Violet counterattacking some. Violet said in between breaths, "Just like martial arts training, huh? Only this time, I'm no grasshopper." Her mother replied, "Yes, but I wouldn't get too cocky." Violet's mom knocked Violet off-balance, but she caught the ladder and began to jump off the pipe. Unfortunately, the pipe began to shake as an explosion erupted from the machine. Violet fell off the ladder and landed onto the grass, but her mother lost balance and caught a window on the side. As she was about to jump, an explosion hit again; this time hitting Violet's mom head-on. Her mother was knocked into a tree. Violet and I approached her to see she was impaled near her heart by a tree branch. Violet was absolutely devastated.
Violet held her mother in her arms as she said, "Hang on mother, you'll be fine." Her mom clutched her daughter's shoulder and weakly said, "It's too late for me, honey. I'm bleeding internally, and the wound is too fatal. But it's not too late, Violet. I've made just as many bad choices as you. You must let go and leave me here." Violet shouted, "No! I won't let you die!" However, her mother said, "There's nothing you can do, Violet. No matter what, just know I'll always...love...you..." With that, Scarlett Beauregarde took her last breath and died. Violet immediately flew into a upset rage. I didn't know what to do, and then I remembered the new staircase and bridges to navigate through the tunnels in case the boat was unavailable. I went down the staircase and made my way to the Inventing Room. Violet saw I was gone and became angered, shouting, "Come back here, Charlie!" She then ran after me to the Inventing Room.
That is the chapter! Hope you enjoyed it! Just a quick notice, I will be busy tomorrow, so the next chapter will be out late tomorrow. I hate to do that, but I must. Also, the finale will be on Monday night, so look forward to it. As always, have a great day!