Chapter 98: The Winner
Author's Note: Gabe, back already?! That's correct, and I have just finished with Chapter 98 of Charlie's Chocolatey Adventure! I know that many of you are eager to discover who the next heir is, but first, I need to respond to all of your reviews!
Matt, as promised, the next chapter is finally here, and you'll finally discover the heir! I'm so glad that you enjoyed my interpretation of the Great Glass Cargo Elevator!
Dr. Eggman, nope. As Matt pointed out to me, you haven't even been in this story, so you have no chance. And why would Mr. Wonka and Charlie hand their factory over to a villain?
billy bonka, now that is a great idea! I will definitely consider that!
(Credits: Miranda Mary Piker belongs to Roald Dahl. The two-liners from Phineas to Ryan were created by MysteriousMaker1185, and the rest were created by me, except for Marvin's whose was by Dahl. "I've Got a Golden Ticket" belongs to Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, and "Don'cha Pinch Me Charlie" belongs to Scott Wittman and the others that worked on the London CatCF musical.)
With all that out of the way, enjoy the next chapter of Charlie's Chocolatey Adventure, everyone!
"...Alexis Williams!"
The room went completely silent. No one dared to speak.
"M-me?" Alexis Williams said in a quiet voice.
"Yes," Mr. Wonka smiled. "You. You're the next heir to the Willy Wonka Candy Company."
"B-but...I don't deserve to!" Alexis Williams squeaked. "I don't deserve to be the heir! I...I ruined the Prank Candy Obstacle Course! I almost sentenced you all to Gnoolies in Minusland! I was with you all by Miss Trunchbull, leaving you all open targets and in danger! What kind of heir am I?"
"You're a great one," Phineas Troutbeck stepped forward and smiled.
"H-huh?" Alexis enquired.
"I started out as a bully," Phineas said. "I thought I'd be the one to get on Mr. Wonka's good side. But I was wrong. It was me being a bully that led me to my downfall."
"It was my vanity," Charlotte Grimm added.
"It was my possessiveness," Ryan Kline continued.
"See?" Phineas Troutbeck continued. "We all have our flaws, but they decided to choose you. Take it while you can."
Suddenly, with that, Alexis' eyes began to twinkle, and she turned to Matilda Williams.
"We won," she said to her mother. "We actually won!"
"I never thought my life would be," Alexis' mother sang, completely stunned,
"Anything but catastrophe!
But suddenly I saw good luck for me,
Cause we won the factory!
Don'cha pinch me, darling!
I don't wanna wake up from this golden dream!
"I feel like a bowl of strawberries and cream!" Alexis Williams sang.
I never had a chance to shine,
Never a happy song to sing!
But suddenly half the world is mine,
What an amazing thing!
I never thought I'd see the day
When I would face the world and say,
'Good morning, look at the sun!'
I never thought that I would be
Slap in the lap of luxury,
'Cause I'd have said:
"It couldn't be done!" exclaimed Alexis' mother.
"But it can be done!" Alexis smiled happily.
Alexis and her mother gripped each other in their arms and began dancing all around the office.
"Don'cha pinch me, darling!
Let us fly away on wings!
We won the factory,
Oh, how satisfactory!
Oh, when the sun came out today,
My life was still the same!
It was still the same old boring day at school!
Then suddenly a chocolate bar
Was calling out my name,
And showing me the Wonka Golden Rule!
I never flew a kite that flies,
Never ever won a prize,
Was always sick
When they would pick the winning team!
But don't, don't
Don'cha pinch your…
"Alexis!" cheered everyone in the room.
"Take it away, Mother!" Alexis exclaimed happily.
"Well, I was always certain," sang Matilda Williams,
"That my luck would never change
I thought my hope had turned to shreds!
"Turned to shreds!" Alexis Williams sang.
"All my four leaf clovers wilted," sang Matilda Williams,
"And my rabbit's foot had mange!
The genie in the bottle turned up dead!
"Quite dead!" Alexis Williams sang.
"Seemed like nobody could hear us,
No parade would ever cheer us!
"Ah, but major luck now plays our Williams theme!" sang Matilda Williams.
Ba ba ba ba!
So don't, don't
Don'cha pinch me, darling!
I don't wanna wake up from this golden dream!"
Charlie Bucket suddenly ran over two a half-piano in his office and began singing as well:
"Eight little children, entering chocolate heaven.
Phineas got bullied, and then there were seven.
Seven little children, such charming little chicks.
Madison's only perfect as paper, and then there were six.
Six little children, we hope Charlotte's still alive.
She exploded in popularity, and then there were five.
Five little children, Ryan's more tolerable than before.
He's now a torn-apart puppet, and then there were four.
Four little children, already happy and free.
But still they kept on going away, and now there's only three.
Three little children, and one was feeling blue.
The Dirt Desert got the best of him, and then there were two.
Two little children were having lots of fun.
The ice rink cracked, and then there was one.
One little child, surrounded by her friends and all done.
Alexis, you've won my chocolate factory, and then there were none."
As soon as he was done singing, Alexis ran over to Mr. Wonka and Charlie and gave them the biggest hugs imaginable. Then she ran to Grandpa Joe; then Grandma Josephine; then Grandpa George; then Grandma Georgina; then Mr. Bucket; finally, Mrs. Bucket.
She stood in the middle of the half-office. It was complete silence once again. Then, Alexis began to cry. She began to cry tears of joy and happiness. The rest of the group gathered around her and gave her the biggest group hug imaginable.
"Thank you so much!" Alexis cried, her face red with tears falling down it.
"You deserved this moment, Alexis," Phineas Troutbeck smiled at his former enemy.
"Thank you, Phineas," said Alexis through her tears.
"Now, you ready to show the world that you're the heir?" Mr. Wonka smiled as the hug separated.
"Mhm," Alexis smiled.
"Come with us, everyone," said Grandpa Joe, guiding everyone to a door on the left of the office.
The corridor that they were now going through was rather dark, and small lights were dangling on the ceiling above them.
"Sorry that this room is dark," Charlie Bucket apologized. "You see, this actually is a secret passageway that leads to the front entrance of the factory."
"If only Mr. Wonka made Glow in the Dark Everlasting Gobstoppers!" Mindy Bell joked, laughing at Daniel.
"Actually I do," Mr. Wonka answered. "They're in the testing phase, so they might not be that safe for human consumption at the moment."
"Alright," Mindy Bell responded. "I understand, Mr. Wonka."
The group continued walking down the grey corridor as group members began talking to one another.
"It sure has been a long day, hasn't it, Oleg?" Veruca Perr asked her husband.
"It sure has, honey!" Oleg Perr answered. "I'll remember this day forever!"
"Thank you so much for supporting me in the Fizzy Lemonade Water Park, Antonio," Yuna Sayuki smiled at Antonio Ricci.
"It was my pleasure," Antonio Ricci smiled sweetly. "You're the best, Yuna, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
"This really has been a nostalgic trip," Violet Beauregarde smiled and talked to herself.
"I'm really sorry, Adam," Emmurphy turned to Adam Wood and Emma P. Perr ."I'm so sorry for what I did back then. You and cousin belong together."
"Thank you, Emmurphy," Adam Wood smiled at his girlfriend, and Emma P. Perr blushed.
"The humidity in this room is approximately 1.111111111111%," Daniel Sparkman beamed to Mindy.
"It looks like we're nearing the end," Mr. Bucket said as a light began to form in front of them, and the gigantic group saw a crowd of people outside the factory with cameras, video recorders, and more. They completely exited the tunnel, then next to them, they saw Henry and Marvin Trout, along with Kevin Prune! They weren't flickering anymore! In fact, they were still living holograms, but they had color to them now!
"You're all okay!" the alternate Matilda smiled.
"The Oompa-Loompas really knew what they were doing!" Marvin Trout said happily.
"Told you," Mr. Wonka smirked.
Quickly, a crowd surrounded the group, and began asking a barrage of questions.
"What on earth happened to you?!"
"Are you a ghost?!"
"Oh dear, you're burning hot!"
"What happened to you, Ryan?!"
As the group advanced their way through the crowd, Marvin Trout saw a girl that he recognized and mumbled, "Miranda Mary Piker."
"Haha, look at you, loser!" Miranda Mary Piker laughed at him.
Miranda Mary Piker was an extremely tall and skinny girl that wore thin spectacles. She always had a smirk that made it seem like she was constantly saying, "Everybody is a fool except me." She also had her thin hair in braids.
"Shut up," Marvin Trout said firmly. "You wouldn't last a day in that place with your attitude."
"We'll see about that," Miranda Mary Piker murmured as Marvin began to advance through the crowd even more.
Suddenly, everyone in the crowd heard a man shouting and pointing, "Look! Look up there! On the skyscraper!"
Everyone looked up by the skyscraper that the man was pointing to, and a swarm of Vermicious Knids were by it and ramming into it, causing debris to fall into the streets below and onlookers to scatter everywhere.
"Who's that up there?!" another person shouted, pointing to the roof of the skyscraper.
Everyone looked up by the roof and received the shock of their life.
It was Miss Trunchbull!
"Ah-hahahahaha!" Miss Trunchbull laughed evilly on the roof of the skyscraper. "Now that every Vermicious Knid on earth is under my control, I can destroy every child in existence, and no one can stop me!"
Author's Note: Oh, my gosh! Miss Trunchbull is finally back! What will happen now?!
I have been eagerly awaiting this moment in the story for the longest time, and I hope that you're as excited for the next chapter as I am!
Until then,
Gabe S. :)