Response Time: To TheIndividualist, well, it will be here in this one, as it's a two parter. To mattTheWriter072, Part of me didn't want to do that to Dana, but I had to do it. To Sonny April, You'll know why when you see it. To JOHNHAMMOND1993, You've got interesting suggestions. To Tristan, that answer is only half-right. However, you'll know soon. To Tessa, thanks! I haven't heard from you in a while, so it's nice to see you again! To everyone, thank you for the suggestions. Now on with the story!
Chapter 21: Blame the Raven, part 1
The Aquatic Wildlife Room was like the other Wildlife Rooms, except this one had a gigantic aquarium. Violet said, "It's so beautiful! But some of these creatures look rather aged. How come they haven't been revealed to the public?"
Charlie answered, "Mostly because we want to have enough to be able to be sold. It takes a little bit of time, and we always come up with new ones. Take that Sweet and Sour Squid for example." He pointed to a squid that was yellow and red. It waved with one tentacle, but then it charged against the glass. It startled Henry and made him think of himself. "Of course, they are a little more sour than usual. Oh, look!" He points to these red sharks floating around. "Those are Strawberry Sharks. They're rather docile for sharks, if I say so myself."
Henry looked at the red fish that swam nearby. "Are those Swedish Fish?"
Mr. Wonka replied, "No, those are Norwegian Fish. And the ones with the horns are Finnish Fish. I can't pronounce their names, though." Henry and Violet looked at him with a weird look. Mr. Wonka noticed Henry staring at him. "Henry, my boy. Are you alright?"
Henry walked away and said, "Yeah. I'm fine."
Jacob stared at these groups of creatures that were swimming around. There were a group of gray squid, and a jellyfish of both a purple and brown color. Charlie told him, "Those squids are called Spearmint Squids." They turned back to see Violet shake a little. "Anyway, that one over there is a Peanut-butter and Jellyfish, and that over there is a-" All of a sudden, there was a huge shadow looming over, and a gigantic squid creature with a green diamond-like body. "That is a Rock-Candy Kraken. Rather big, isn't it? It's a massively impressive creature, but it is pretty shy. It's quite rare to see it for this reason." The kraken stared at the two teens with its big eye.
For some reason though, out of the blue, Henry asked, "So when is the part when I go?"
They all looked at him. "Huh? What are you saying?"
Henry said, "Well, this is the part where one of us screws up and gets humiliated, followed by a smiling group of Oompa-Loompas singing a stylized song."
Mr. Wonka and Charlie looked confused, "I was going to evaluate all of you when the tour was over. I'm not sure-"
Henry interrupted, "It happened to my mother, didn't it? It's going to happen to me now, isn't it? Isn't IT?"
Jacob told him, "Calm down Henry. There's nothing going on. Please don't worry."
Henry shouted with his blue eyes out, "You should be worried! They'll get you next! But I'll stop them!" He grabbed Mr. Wonka's cane and ran off with it.
Violet shouted, "Henry, come back!" They ran after him through the rest of the Wildlife Wing. He hid inside a large room filled with containment units, but they spotted him.
He held out the cane. "This cane has a lot of buttons on it. If you don't go away, I'll press every button, and mess everything up!"
Jacob walked towards him, "Henry, it's okay. No one is after you. Give me the cane." While Jacob attempted to talk him down, Mr. Wonka whispered in Violet's ear. Henry, however, saw him.
"What are you saying to my mom? Leave her alone!" He pressed the buttons, but nothing happened.
Violet walked towards him and said, "Son, everything's gonna be okay." She hugged him and then she took his hand. "Why don't you and I talk alone?" She lead him to one of the containment units, but then let go of him and closed it. She tossed the cane and said, "Now!"
When Mr. Wonka pressed the button, a gas inside the containment unit started to spray. Henry was going crazy, but he calmed down when he breathed in the gas. "That unit has Candy Spray. We plan on putting it in containers and you can spray candy on your tongue! It has a relaxing sensation when you breathe it in the form of vapor, though."
Violet said, "Thank you for helping me. I think I should be doing more about my son's split persona. I wish he wasn't like this. It's my fault."
Mr. Wonka replied, "No. This time, I take full responsibility. I made mistakes on the first tour, but Charlie ran it better than I ever would've."
Charlie said, "Thanks, Mr. Wonka. Although I must say, using the kill switch for the cane was genius!"
Mr. Wonka frowned. "But I didn't. Mike forgot to give it to me. Say! Here come the others!" Indeed he was right, for the other children entered the room.
Jeffrey's costume was torn apart, but we could see his face. His skin was burned from the marshmallow, and his hair was white. Agatha was normal again, but was incredibly quiet. Bridget was also normal, but she was talking to herself incessantly. Ella was normal as well, except for her green hair. Rowan's skin was bright red from the burns he received. Lastly, Dana was shivering and wide awake.
Jeffrey: I'm retiring forever.
Agatha: ...
Bridget: I regret everything I've ever done. I can't take it anymore. The sensation, the pain. Please, make it stop.
Ella: Mr. Wonka! Look what your plants did to my hair!
Rowan: Wow...I never realized how wrong I was about animals. Maybe I should've seen it. They aren't everything I believed. Maybe they're more that meets the eye.
Dana: Cold! SO COLD! *teeth chattering*
Mr. Wonka looked at Jacob, who sat down and grabbed his head with both hands. "It's my fault. It's all my fault. It's always been my fault."
Mr. Wonka asked, "Jacob, what are you talking about?" Before Jacob answered, a raven flew into the room and perched on Jacob's shoulder.
That's the chapter! The epic finale is tomorrow. Then you will know the answers to the questions you have wondered. Take care everyone!