Evelyn POV
The elevator came to a sudden stop and opened it's doors letting us out, Willy held his arms out for me to take which I gladly took before handing toward a door with a sign above it saying 'TV Room'. Willy held his hand out and pushed the door open revealing a bright blinding light, letting go of Willy I covered my eyes with my hands shielding them.
"Here you go Eve" Willy says moving my hands and putting a pair of glasses on.
"How do I look" I says posing a little.
"Beautiful" Willy whispered staring at me with his breath taking smile then looks towards the others, well mostly the trouble maker Mike "This light could burn your eyeballs right out of your skull" He warns us them, one of his childish grins formed on his cherry lips "We certainly don't wan that don't want that do we?" He questioned us but received no answer, Willy then looked back over at me and swallowed "We defiantly don't" He whispered "Well people and Eve this is the testing rom for my latest and greatest invention: television chocolate" He gestured moving his around the room "One day it occurred to me. Hey, if television can break up into millions n millions of tiny pieces and send it wising through the air then reassemble it on the other end... why cant I do it? Why can't I send a real bar of chocolate through the television, all ready to be eaten" He passionately says to us with that day dream look on his face.
"That sounds incredible Willy" I whispered if only i had a mind like his I bet our family wouldn't b in the situation we're in now
"Thank you Evy" He replied with a dazzling smile, we walked further into the room to see a Oompa Loompa sitting in a white chair with a remote, watching television and changing the channel ever so often.
"It sounds impossible" Mr Teavee comments
"It is impossible" Mike mumbled not believing a word that came out of Willy' mouth " You don't understand anything about science. First off, there's a difference between waves and particles. Duh! Second, the amount of power it would take to convert energy in matter would be like nine atomic bombs" I swear Mike is getting on my last nerve he's such an ungrateful boy who deservers a good slap. What is the point in coming to the factory for a tour if your not going to believe the guide, not only that but the kid hated chocolate, I took a deep breath in as I felt a hand entwined with mine and began rubbing the top of my knuckle with there thumb I instantly calmed down by this simply touch from Willy Wonka man I'm in too deep.
"MUMBLER" Willy shouted clearly losing his temper with the brat as well "Seriously, I cannot understand a single word you're saying" In a matter of seconds the room turned awkward "Bring in the chocolate" Wily ordered. We all stared wide eyed as six Oompa Loompa's walked in carrying an enormous bar of chocolate and placed it on he main platform.
"why dos it have to be s big?" I questioned clearing he tension. Willy turned to look a me wit a large smile.
"It's got to be real big, 'cos you know how on TV you can film a regular-size man, and he comes out looking this tall? Same basic principle. " He explain but I was still a little bit confused but just nodded my head saying that I understand. Willy walked forward and picked up a remote and pressed the red bottom making the chocolate bar disappear with a flash of bight light my eyes widen once again.
"It's gone" Charlie gasped in shock I think we were all shocked this man is just a genius.
"Told ya" Willy said proudly "That bar of chocolate is now rushing through the air above our heads in a million tiny little pieces. Come over here" he gently grabbed my wrist and dragged me and the group over to the TV.
"Here it come!" Willy excitedly says holding my hand tightly and just like he said, moment later the same chocolate appeared right inside the program. The only different was that it was considerably smaller in size.
"Take it!" Willy sad nudging Mike.
Mike raised an eyebrow "It's just a picture on a screen"
"Scaredy cat" Wily shot at him before tuning his attention to me "You take it" he insisted
"Me?" I asked nervously.
"Yeah eve.. go on" He says squeezing my had encouraging me to do it "Just reach out and grab it" He whisper in my ear making me shiver in delight at the closeness. I dropped Willy's hand and moved closer to the TV. I extended my hand towards the screen flinching slightly as my hand went through it but relaxed as I saw my hand was unharmed, I then wrapped my fingers around the solid Wonka bar and quickly removed my hand. "Eat it" He says making a eating gesture "Go on Evy, it'll be delicious, It's the same bar, It's just gotten a little smaller on the journey, that's all" he reassured me. I slowly opened the wrapping paper and took a small bite out of it, the chocolate bar was that delicious that I had to hold in a moan of pleasure.
"It's perfect Willy" I told him smiling widely
"Just like you" He whispered under his breath hoping not on heard but blushed knowing to well that I heard him.
"So imagine" He began "you're sitting at home watching television and suddenly a commercial will flash onto the screen, and a voice will say: Wonka's chocolates are the best in the world. If you don't believe us, try one for yourself! then you simply reach out and take it."
"So can you send other things?" Mr Teavee ask "Like, breakfast cereal?"
"Do you have any idea what breakfast cereal's made of? It's those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners" Willy said clearly disgusted by the idea. I think Willy has just put me off cereal but it's not like I can afford it anyway.
"But could you send it by television if you wanted to?" My sweet brother asked.
"Of course I could." Willy answered.
"What about people?" Mike asked. This isn't going to end well.
"Well, why would I want to send a person?" Willy asked confused "They don't taste very good at all."
"Don't you realise what you've invented?" Mike exclaimed "It's a teleporter. It's the most important invention in the history of the world. And all you think about is chocolate!" Well of course that's all he thinks about he's a chocolate maker, I wear some kids theses days are so stupid.
"Calm down, Mike. I think Mr Wonka knows what he's talking about" Mr Teavee said to his son, yeah you tell him or I will I thought to myself.
"No, he doesn't." Mike snapped if my kid snapped at me he or she would get a slap "He has no idea. You think he's a genius" he says looking over at me "but he's an idiot" I bit my tongue to hold in any insult I had against the boy "But I'm not" Mike ran away from the group and towards the control panel. yeah just as I thought this definitely isn't going to end well. Mike pushed the poor Oompa Loompa out of the way.
"Hay, little boy" Willy called out "Don't push my button" but Mike Paid no attention to Willy warning and pressed the button and leapt onto the Platform.
We all watch helpless as he was raised in the air, hovering for a second then came the bright light, i Shield my eyes on Willy's shoulder getting the scent of Carmel and peanut butter before looking back at the platform to see that Mike had vanished in to thin air.
"He's gone" Mr Teavee shakily said.
"Let's go check the television, see what we get" Willy suggested. We all raced over to the TV waiting for any sign of Mike"
"I sure hope no part of him gets left behind" Willy thought out loud the look on Mr Teavee's face was priceless had to hold in my laughter, seriously where's a camera when you need one.
"What do you mean?" Mr Teavee asked horrified.
"Well, sometimes only half the little pieces find their way through" Willy said cautiously creating a uncomfortable and awkward silence before Willy turned to Mr Teavee "If you had to choose only one half of your son, which one would it be?" He asked, you could tell he was trying to break the tension but it was just the wrong thing to say. The poor man really doesn't have people skills.
Mr Teavee just stared at Willy as if he was mad "What kind of a question is that?"
"no need to snap" Willy quickly says "it was just a question" he then turns to a Oompa Loompa "Try every channel. I'm starting to feel a little anxious" The Oompa Loompa began scanning through the channels till he stopped at a news channel with a tiny Mike who was hopping up and down on the anchor man's deck.
"There he is" Charlie say.s
"Mike" Mr Teavee shouts in horror at the sight then the music began.
The most important thing we've learned,
The most important thing we've learned,
So far as children are concerned,
Is never, never, never let
Them near your television set
Or better still, just don't install
The idiotic thing at all.
Never, never let them,
Never, never let them,
Ooh Ooh
Never, never let them
It rots the senses in the mind
It kills imagination dead,
It clogs and clutters up the mind,
It makes a child so dull and blind,
So dull, so dull!
He can no longer understand,
A fairy tale, a fairyland,
A fairyland, a fairyland,
His brain becomes as soft as cheese
His thinking powers rust and freeze,
He cannot think, he only sees
He only sees
He only sees
Regarding little Mike Teavee,
We very much regret that we,
Shall simply have to wait and see,
If we can get him back his height,
But if we can't, It serves him right
As the music finished the anchorman Oompa Loompa smashed Mike with his paper, before leaving his chair, that's got to hurt.
"Ew, somebody grab him." Willy said, Mr Teavee reached inside the television without hesitation and pulled out his miniature son.
"Oh, thank heavens. He's completely unharmed" Willy said in relief much to Mr Teavee's disliking.
"Unharmed?" Mr Teavee repeated "What are you talking about?"
"Just put me back in the other way." Mike suggested in his now squeaky voice, this time i couldn't hold my laugh in, while laughing quickly to myself i had gained the groups attention.
I clear my throat and put on a straight face "um sorry not a laughing matter" my cheeks turn red with embarrassment "so why can't you put him in the other way?"
"There is no other way. It's television, not telephone. There's quite a difference" Willy explained.
"And what exactly do you propose to do about it?" Mr Teavee said with a hint of anger in his tone.
Willy looked in deep thought "I don't know" he paused for a moment "But young men are extremely springy. They stretch like ma-" He broke in mid sentence "I know! Let's go put him in the taffy puller" he said happily.
"Taffy puller" Mr Teavee stared at Willy in disbelief as Willy's smile turned into a frown.
"Hey that was my idea" He snapped before looking down at Mike "Boy, is he gonna be skinny" he then bowed down to an Oompa Loompa "I want you to take Mr Teavee and his… little boy, up to the taffy puller... okay? Stretch him out" The Oompa Loompa signaled Mr Teavee to follow him but before he did, Mr Teavee looked at Willy in disbelief and anger then followed the little man out of the room. Willy took a small breath and took my hand in his entwining them and began gently rubbing my knuckle with his thumb, we walked toward the door.
"Now on with the tour" Willy called out I don't think he's noticed that Charlie is the only one left.