(Wonka's POV):
I leave the little wonder to the room I provided her. I snap my fingers twice and two of my Oompa Loompas begin to follow me. My shoes click against the floor as I navigate to a room not marked on any of the maps of my factory. Daisy Bloom and Dizzy Flower follow at my side.
"Are you sure she won't wake up too early, sir?" Dizzy Flower asks me.
"Quite certain," I reply as I type in a code on a keypad by a door.
"The hot chocolate recipe takes quite a while to prepare and the bed's adjusted to her comfort level. She'll fall asleep like a small child."
"How did you even get her to trust you so well, sir?"
"Ah, now that is one of my greatest secrets," I gasp as we step onto a lift and descend below the factory.
The behemoth that is the lower level of my factory appears as I observe more of my lovely Oompa Loompas working on more rooms and candies. We stop on a floor where they are at work on multiple projects.
"Excuse me? Tangerine Sparkle? I need to see you!" I call.
Another Oompa Loompa, one with a small face and wide eyes, steps inside the lift with a clipboard.
"Tangerine Sparkle, human resources and project manager, at your service, sir," he greets me eagerly.
"Fire Sweet, you're in charge while I'm gone," he calls to a taller Oompa Loompa.
"Roger that!" she yells back as the lift door closes.
"I'd like you to give me a status report and an updated to-do list," I tell him as we descend deeper.
"Indeed, sir. For starters, I've sent Glitter Sun and Golden Desert to work out the bugs in the Nut Room laboratory. Blazing Dusk is at work in the Inventing Room trying to figure out how to get your three-course gum to work without turning the Oompa Loompas into blueberries. Orange Flash is in the TV room polishing the camera lens. Shall I go on, sir?"
I shake my head, knowing if he does, he won't stop.
"Just send me a report later. Now tell me the to-do list."
"Well, sir, the most important thing we need to do right now is to find The Sweet One."
"That task has been on there for months," Daisy Bloom laments.
"We may never find them."
"Now, now, my dear Daisy Bloom, do not despair," I assure her as I pat her head.
"I may have found The Sweet One."
The lift stops at a floor close to the center of the earth and we exit from it.
"I just need to run tests to be sure," I explain as I enter in another code.
As the door opens, I pull out a remote and point it at one of the many monitors on the wall of this room until I find the room.
"There she is," I reply eagerly and lovingly.
There's a moment of silence.
"Her? Sir, no offense to you and your genius," Dizzy Flower pipes up.
"But she looks so...ordinary. Are you sure SHE is who we need?"
"Quite positive," I answer.
"Daisy Bloom, lower the helmet and begin the scan."
"Yes, sir."
She heads over to a control panel and presses a large purple button. A helmet lowers from the ceiling and seamlessly attaches itself to the head. A beep and a green light confirm the beginning of the scan.
"Tangerine Sparkle, match the wavelength to her CCIIQ."
"On it, sir."
He goes over to a monitor with a dial and begins to adjust it.
"Dizzy Flower, you keep track of her CCIIQ levels and see if she meets the average."
"Of course, sir."
She goes over to a computer and begins to watch. I view the sleeping wonder as the helmet works its magic. I begin to doubt my certainty until I remember what she showed me. Surely, she'll at least be close to the average-
"Uh, sir," Dizzy Flower calls hesitantly.
"We may have a malfunction in the programme."
Confused I hurry to her side and view the monitor. My eyes begin to grow.
"Hmm, must be," I say trying to hide my awe.
"Tangerine, are you matching the wavelength properly?"
"I'm certain of it, sir."
"Run an ultra scan and have it printed."
He brings it back to me as I have the helmet sent back up to the ceiling. We all find the results to be-
"Astonishing!" Dizzy Flower exclaims.
"Wonderful!" Daisy Bloom gasps.
"Impossible!" Tangerine snaps in shock.
"I must say, I am quite surprised," I gasp.
"Not one child I have had scanned has had these results before!"
"And look at these ideas, sir," Dizzy Flower adds.
"They're the likes of which we've never seen."
"So, is she the one we're looking for, sir?" Daisy Bloom asks hopefully.
"It would appear so, but we'll need to see how easily she can escape simulation. Then we'll know for sure."
"But is there still time to retrieve her, sir?"
"Of course. The effects of the bed shouldn't wear off for about an hour. Until then she'll be out like a-"
"Sir, code vanilla! Code Vanilla!" Dizzy Flower exclaims.
We look over to see that Sunshine had brought the hot chocolate in and the girl has left her room.
"Blast it all! I thought I told her not to!" I growl but I soon give a grin.
"She'll be a stubborn one to raise, but all the better. Dizzy Flower, you retrieve her by any means necessary. Daisy Bloom, you prepare the simulation chair and chamber. Tangerine Sparkle, alert the others of our situation and have about a dozen or two Oompa Loompas report to the simulation chamber."
As the three leave, I programme the cameras to track the girl and watch her as I make the factory mix itself up.
"Oh, my dear," I purr.
"You really should've listened to me. But soon you will obey me. Soon you will."
I reach out to one of the monitors and stroke it with my finger.
"Soon you will, my wonderous Matilda."
