Response Time: To Sonny April, My PM was my response to the review, but I will say again, good argument. To VerucaBeyotch, you're gonna find out.
Chapter 10: The Nail in the Coffin
Phoenix had finally made it to the parking garage, where Layton was waiting right by the elevator. "Sorry I'm late," said Phoenix. "But I got your message." But Layton seemed confused and said, "But I didn't send a message. In fact, you sent me one telling me you found the impostor." Phoenix was dumbfounded. What was Layton talking about? "I thought you knew who the impostor was." But Layton replied, "I haven't the slightest clue. The person just vanished into thin-" Suddenly, they both heard loud clanging sounds. "That sounded like a crash, and it sounded like it came from the third floor! Come on, Phoenix!" They both rushed into the elevator and made their way to the noise.
"It came from around here," observed Layton. Phoenix looked around and saw someone on the ground, immediately saying, "Look Layton!" They both rushed to the person to find it was Mr. Wonka, bloody and bruised. He said nothing, for he was already dead. Suddenly, someone snuck up on Layton and hit him hard, knocking him out. Phoenix looked around, realizing he wasn't safe. He tried to find the attacker, but saw nothing. As he turned to examine Wonka's corpse, the attacker was in front of him. The assailant didn't hesitate to knock out Phoenix, and he was out within seconds, never seeing who attacked him.
Phoenix got up and discovered at least 20 minutes had gone by. Layton was gone, and Mr. Wonka still laid on the ground. Phoenix went to Wonka to see where the murder weapon was, but he couldn't find it. But then a friendly voice came from the shadows in front of him, saying, "I take it you're looking for this?" Phoenix couldn't see who it was, so the person stepped into the light, revealing the attacker to be Violet Beauregarde. She was holding a crowbar, and had a menacing smile on her face. "Violet?" Phoenix asked. "What have you done?"
Violet moved closer to Phoenix. Phoenix tried to get away, but his legs were tied. Violet held up the crowbar and said, "Kneel." Phoenix refused, so Violet hit him hard with the crowbar and replied, "What's the matter? Lose your hearing when you lost the case? I said kneel!" Phoenix knelt and asked, "Why Violet? Why would you kill him?" She hit him again and angrily replied, "Why don't you ask my mother? Oh wait, that's right! I don't have one!" "What?" Phoenix asked. "That's right, Mr. Wright!" Violet exclaimed. "I don't have a mother anymore! She abandoned me a week ago! She said she was sick of me and my "needs" and that she was tired of being around her failure of a daughter! If that sadist didn't ruin my body, this would have never happened! I had kept my composure for as long as I could, but I decided there had to be a change of plans." Phoenix asked, "What plans?"
Violet then explained the truth, "The original plan was to get Wonka in trouble with the law. A few weeks back, I broke into the factory and took the incriminating evidence. I gave it to my partner, who turned it in to an important man who could get it into the police headquarters unnoticed. Unfortunately, I learned of difficulties with the plan. If Wonka were to be convicted, his empire would be gotten rid of. Charlie would have received nothing, and there would have been a power vacuum in London. I didn't think about killing him until my mother left me. I figured if he was framed for another crime, he would be put on ice for a while, but that plan failed-" Phoenix interrupted, "Wait a minute, you know who the impostor is? Who was it?" "You're looking at her," Violet happily replied. "But you look nothing like Wonka," Phoenix rebutted. But then Violet, speaking in Wonka's voice, said, "That's what you think!" She then started to shimmer, and within seconds, she looked exactly like Wonka! Phoenix gasped in surprise!
"Those details weren't the only thing I was able to hide!" laughed Violet. Phoenix was terrified! Violet changed back and said, "The gum provided me with one other gift, and that was shapeshifting. I can be anyone whenever I want. I may not have successfully framed Wonka, but I did get something out of the deal, and it's in his pocket." Phoenix asked, "You mean the thing Wonka offered to do in order to put the bank robbery charges on hold?" Violet nodded her head yes, as she went to Wonka's pocket. She pulled out a vial with a blue liquid inside. Phoenix tried to make a move on her, but then she pulled out a gun on him. She pistol whipped Phoenix and he fell to the ground. She began to taunt him, saying, "I bet you don't even know what this is, do you? Well, Wonka offered a cure to my condition. I guess that guilt will do that to people, won't it?" She then drank it and began to feel strange. She bent down and clutched her stomach in pain. Within seconds, her blue skin was gone, her clothes were back to normal, and her burns and scars were gone as well. The only things that remained were her half-blindness and half-deafness, her hair was still blue, and she could still shapeshift.
Violet became eerily satisfied with her new look and said, "My hair may still be blue, but after all this time, I kind of like it." She then put her foot on Phoenix, pointing her gun at him and said, "You should have stayed out of this." But before she could pull the trigger, the police came out of hiding, guns blazing. The captain yelled, "Ms. Beauregarde, drop the gun!" Violet yelled at Phoenix, "You set me up!" The captain quickly yelled, "He did not. We were looking for Wonka because the jury reached a verdict: guilty on all counts." Violet said, "It doesn't matter, because if I get shot, you'll never find Professor Layton!" She then heard a voice shouting, "Violet, please stop!" She turned to see it was Charlie. "Charlie, leave now. Wonka was dead before the verdict, which means you won't lose the factory! I didn't want you to lose everything, because it wouldn't be fair. I'm so sorry you had to see this." Charlie said, "I forgive you. I always have, and I hoped you would be feeling better. Just please tell us where Layton is!" She then quickly said, "He's locked in a car." She shot the circuit breaker, making the lights go out. When the lights came back on, Violet was already gone.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Sorry it was such a long one, though. And I bet after all this time, people are going to be mad at me for killing off Wonka. However, that was the intention from the beginning. But the story isn't over. Who was Violet's partner? You will find out tomorrow for the finale! Until then, have a great day!