Chesper's Adventures with Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka

By Funazzachick

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

(I do not own Mr. Wonka, Charlie or any other character except the ones I have created. I also don't own the Chocolate Factory [starts crying] or any other place, thing, creature, plant, mineral or object that is in Roald Dahl's story.)

Chapter 21: Square Sweets That Look Round

Everyone stopped and crowded up to the door. The top half of the door was made of glass. Chesper attempted to lift Charlie up so he could see but Mr. Wonka intervened, taking Charlie off her and lifting him himself so that Charlie could get a better view. Looking in, Charlie saw a long table and on the table were rows and rows of small, white, square sugar lumps – except that each of them had a funny little pink face painted on one side. At the end of the table, a number of Oompa-Loompas were busily painting faces on more sweets.

"I could have done that," muttered Chesper to Mr. Wonka.

"No need for you to, besides he's as light as a feather. Which worries me, he needs to eat more, scrawny little thing," observed Mr. Wonka.

"I agree," said Chesper.

"I am right here you know," said Charlie, making Chesper laugh.

Vanessa watched jealously as Mr. Wonka smiled joyfully at Chesper. This has to stop right now, she thought, Mr. Wonka is rich and that twit of a cousin was getting in her way of marrying him, sleeping with him, stealing his money and 'accidently' pushing him off a cliff. That dirty piece of grime had to go and that disease ridden, stick-boy too. Perhaps an 'accident' in the next room they visited would sort her problem out.

"Square sweets that look round!" announced Mr. Wonka suddenly.

"They don't look round to me," said Mike.

"They look square," said Veruca and for once Chesper had to agree with her. "They look completely square."

"But they are square," said Mr. Wonka, confusing everyone. "I never said they weren't."

"You said they were round!" said Veruca.

"I never said anything of the sort," said Mr. Wonka. "I said they looked round."

"But they don't look round!" cried Veruca. "They look square!"

"They look round," insisted Mr. Wonka.

"They most certainly do not look round!" exclaimed Veruca.

"Veruca, darling" said Mrs. Salt, "Pay no attention to Mr. Wonka! He's lying to you!"

This made Chesper annoyed; she knew Mr. Wonks knew what he was talking about. "My dear old fish," said Chesper, getting great pleasure from this, "go and boil your head!"

"How dare you speak to me like that!" shouted Mrs. Salt.

"Oh, do shut up," said Mr. Wonka. "Now watch this!"

He got Chesper to take a big key ring from his pocket (because he was still holding Charlie), with her trying not to fumble or blush. Then he got her to find the right key and unlock the door, she flung it open… and suddenly… at the sound of the door opening, all the rows of little square sweets looked quickly round to see who was coming in. The tiny faces actually turned towards the door and stared at Chesper.

"There you are!" Mr. Wonka cried triumphantly. "They're looking round! There's no argument about it! They are square sweets that look round!"

"Well, so they are!" mused Chesper.

"Come on then!" said Mr. Wonka. "On we go! We mustn't dawdle!"

Mr. Wonka put Charlie down, locked the room again and continued on.

BUTTERSCOTCH AND BUTTERGIN, it said on the next door they passed.

"Glorious stuff!" said Mr. Wonka. "The Oompa-Loompas all adore it. It makes them tiddly. Listen! You can hear them in there now, whooping it up."

Shrieks of laughter and snatches of singing could be heard coming through the closed door.

"They're drunk as lords," said Mr. Wonka. "They're drinking butterscotch and soda. They like that best of all. Buttergin and tonic is also very popular. Follow me, please! We really mustn't keep stopping like this." He turned left. He turned right. They came to a long flight of stairs. Mr. Wonka slid down the banisters. The three children did the same.

Chesper decided to give it a go and slid down. Mr. Wonka caught her at the end as she stumbled. Clutched to his chest her heart immediately sped up, she stared up into his entrancing eyes, their lips just inches apart. The sound of Mike saying, "Get a room!" quickly brought Chesper back to earth. They quickly stepped away but Chesper was instantly knocked back onto him. She turned around to find Charlie, smirking evilly.

"Charlie when we get home I'm going to kill you!" growled Chesper.

At that moment Vanessa, who had just reached the bottom, pushed aggressively past Chesper. The two other women, Mrs. Salt and Mrs. Teavee, were getting very out of breath and were the last to reach the bottom of the stairs. Mrs. Salt was a great fat creature with short legs and she was blowing like a rhinoceros.

"This way!" cried Mr. Wonka, turning left at the bottom of the stairs.

"Go slower!" panted Mrs. Salt.

"Impossible," said Mr. Wonka. "We should never get there in time if I did."

"Get where?" asked Veruca.

"Never you mind," said Mr. Wonka. "You just wait and see."

Ok I couldn't help getting this chapter out as well even though it is kind of short.

Firstly I'd like to give everyone who read this their very own Square Sweet That Looks Round because I think they are awesome! I'd love to have my own!

And It seems that Charlie isn't the only schemer...