Chapter 28: The Great Glass Wonkavator
Author's Note: Hello, everyone! As promised, the next chapter of What Could Have Been is here! I have been looking forward to this moment for quite a long time, and I hope that you'll enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. Regarding your reviews, I got each and every one of them, but due to a site glitch, they're not showing up. Rest assured, however, I will respond to each and every one of them right now. :)
(Update regarding reviews: They are now showing up properly on the site.)
(Guest wrote: "Maybe it is the same wonkavite from catgge. Perhaps he wanted to make mike a baby so he's grow up again normally.")
While an interesting theory, I doubt it. CatGGE was in development in the same time as this script, so it's highly likely a reference to the story, but in name only.
(ABBAbethTheHamster wrote: "There Dahl went again...an American kid saying "telly"!
I also found it interesting that Wonka-Vite was brought up as Mike's prescription candy (as you know, it was called "Supervitamin Candy" in the book), but then again, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" was not around yet, so Dahl probably would have used a different name for Wonka-Vite when "Elevator" was published.
Here's a joke you could use in your head to replace the "Vitamins H and S" one (although obviously just for fun and not this novelization):
Mr. Wonka: "Each bar contains twenty-six different vitamins! Additionally, it will have the added bonus of taking twenty years off of his age! Perfect for extending the lifespan and retaining a handsome, youthful appearance!"
Mrs. Teevee: "But...but...he's not even ten [or whatever Dahl intended his upcoming age to be here; he was explicitly nine in the book] yet!"
Mr. Wonka: "Then he might vanish into a place called Minusland, where I have had to rescue a few Oompa-Loompas on whom the candy went awry. It shouldn't matter, though; we'll have him pulled back into our plane of existence in no time, and then your son will be as good as new. At least, I hope so. It might take him a few more years to get his current age back."
*Mrs. Teevee stutters and faints.*")
I really enjoyed the extra joke you took the time to write out! Thank you so much for that! It must be noted, however, that Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was in development at the same time as this script. That means that it could be a reference to it, which is highly likely, or Dahl reused the name of the medication from this script for the medicine in CatGGE. You'll see a similar occurrence in this chapter. See if you can find it!
(emeraldphan wrote: "The song was very funny. I think most of it is taken from the book but I'd forgotten how funny it was. I like the irony of the Oompa Loompas complaining about TV when that's how most of us have seen the movie...
Another interesting aspect of this script is that Wonka actually yells at Mike not to try anything, whereas in the movie he was brilliantly deadpan. I think he was fed up warning people by that point...
I was also intrigued by how the Oompa Loompas have apparently visited peoples houses! That sounds like it was just made up for the purposes of the song, or did these ones actually go outside?")
All of the song was taken from the book specifically for this novelization. Dahl wanted abridged songs for his script, but the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre does not have the reference for them in the archives, which is why I copied and pasted the whole song throughout the entire story. Although I love Gene Wilder's deadpan lines, I gotta say I prefer the yelling, due to it being a more realistic reaction. However, what you'll read next will put a whole new view on Mike Teevee's exit. The Oompa-Loompas going outside was most likely just written for the song. After all, they'd freeze to death, since this script takes place in winter, just like the book.
(ThatTVTubeGuy wrote: "Wait, ROALD DAHL spelled it as Teevee? I thought it was a typo at first! Shame on you, Mr. Dahl, cuz I like Teavee much better!")
I agree 100%! I much prefer that spelling as well.
(SuperSentai199 wrote: "Finally caught up with the story,i love this story,can't wait for the next chapter.")
The next chapter is finally here! I hope that you'll enjoy it! :D
(Credits: Thanks once again to Turrislucidus for helping out with the development of this chapter. You'll find out what she did at the ending Author's Note, since putting it here at the beginning Author's Note would be major spoilers. Now, I hope you'll enjoy this chapter, everyone!)
Mr. Wonka, Charlie Bucket, and Grandpa Joe were now exiting through the double-doors of the Wonkavision Room, taking off their goggles. The Wonkamobile was still in the place where they had left it.
"...That was extremely interesting, was it not?" Mr. Wonka remarked. "I've been wanting to send a real person by Wonkavision for weeks and weeks, but none of my Oompa-Loompas would volunteer. Now it won't be necessary...An excellent result! Come on, then! Off we go! How many children are there left now?"
He hurried towards the Wonkamobile and started to get in it.
"But Mr. Wonka…" said Grandpa Joe, "There's only Charlie left now…"
Mr. Wonka was both halfway in and halfway out of the Wonkamobile's driver's seat when Grandpa Joe said this. The chocolatier could only turn and stare.
"You mean you're the only one left?" Mr. Wonka asked, pretending to be surprised.
"Why yes…" answered Charlie, gripping tightly onto his Grandpa Joe''s hand. "yes…"
At that, Mr. Wonka jumped out of the Wonkamobile. He rushed towards Charlie, exploding with excitement.
"But my dear boy!" Mr. Wonka exclaimed. "That means you've won!"
He grabbed Charlie's hand and started shaking it so fast that it became a blur.
"Oh, I do congratulate you!" Mr. Wonka exclaimed. "I really do! I'm absolutely delighted! It couldn't be better! How wonderful this is!"
He turned to Grandpa Joe and said excitedly, "I had a feeling right at the beginning it was going to be him."
He turned back to Charlie.
"Well done, Charlie, well done!" He congratulated the boy. "This is terrific! Now the fun is really going to start! But we mustn't dilly and dally! We have a mass number of things to do before the day is out! Just think of the arrangements that have to be made! And the people we have to fetch! But luckily for us…"
He guided the duo over by a door in the wall.
"This way please...we have something that will speed things up enormously…"
The pair looked at the door. It said, "WONKAVATOR- FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF MR. WONKA ONLY."
"Step in, please," said Mr. Wonka politely, bowing and ushering them in.
"What's this?" Charlie asked.
"You'll see!" said Mr. Wonka excitedly.
Everyone looked around at where they were. The Wonkavator was completely made out of glass- the walls, the ceiling, the floor, everything. It was also extremely large, approximately fifteen feet by fifteen feet (or approximately 4.572 meters by 4.572 meters, for metric users). The walls and ceiling of the Wonkavator were covered in small black buttons for pushing. Each of the buttons had a little label beside them. There was a strip of glass without buttons throughout the walls of the Wonkavator at eye-level for viewing purposes. There was also a handrail around the back wall and two side walls.
"This, my dear Charlie," Mr. Wonka proclaimed, "is the Great Glass Wonkavator!"
"It's an elevator!" Charlie cried.
"It is not an elevator!" Mr. Wonka answered him. "An elevator can only go up and down. The Wonkavator can go sideways and longways and slantways and any other way you can think of! It can take you directly to any single room in the whole factory! You just press a button and zing! You're off! Choose a button, go on!"
"Who, me?" Charlie asked, shocked.
"Yes, yes!" Mr. Wonka exclaimed. "Hurry up, my boy! We have time for just one visit before we get down to real business! So you can see how it works!"
Charlie's hand hovered over a bunch of buttons, searching for a room to visit. At last, he looked at a button that said, "ROCK-CANDY MINE." He pressed it.
As soon as he pushed the button, the Great Glass Wonkavator made a swooshing noise like a rocket and leapt sideways! While Mr. Wonka was holding onto the handrail, therefore remaining upright, Grandpa Joe and Charlie crashed against its walls.
"Grab the rail, man!" shouted Mr. Wonka. "Hang on tight!"
With that, the two of them picked themselves up and hung onto the rail of the Great Glass Wonkavator, then looked outside. Every few seconds, there was darkness, then for a few seconds after that, there was a flash of light, and so on.
Suddenly, the Great Glass Wonkavator changed direction. It began to go down, then upwards at a slant. Then, it turned a corner. For the rest of the journey, the Great Glass Wonkavator continued going downwards, with many occurrences of turning corners. The whooshing sound was so loud that everyone had to shout to be heard.
"Yippee!" shouted Grandpa Joe. "This is the life, eh Charlie?"
"Marvellous!" Charlie shouted back in response.
"Afraid you can't see much!" shouted Mr. Wonka. "We go too fast!"
"I love it!" Charlie shouted.
"I only hope the Oompa-Loompas aren't using the other Wonkavator at this moment!" Mr. Wonka shouted through the wind.
"What other one?" Grandpa Joe shouted back.
"The one that goes the opposite way on the same track as this!" answered Mr. Wonka.
"Holy Snakes!" shouted Grandpa Joe. "You mean we might have a collision?"
"I've always been lucky so far," Mr. Wonka responded.
Charlie and Grandpa Joe looked at each other and roared with laughter.
The rooms outside were flashing at an extremely fast rate. Suddenly, everyone noticed that Mr. Wonka saw something through the glass.
"Stop!" he yelled abruptly, then he pulled on a brake-handle, which looked like an operator's stop-go handle present in ordinary elevators. The Great Glass Wonkavator jerked to a stop, throwing everyone around. There was only blackness outside.
"What happened?" asked Grandpa Joe curiously.
"Thought I saw something interesting…" responded Mr. Wonka. "Just want to take a look. Won't be a moment."
Mr. Wonka pulled on the handle once more, which caused the Great Glass Wonkavator to go in reverse for a few seconds. The blackness outside was now replaced by a large, grassy plain. However, there was no sky, of course, because they were underground. This room's "sky" looked like the roof of a cave. Everyone looked throughout the area, and they saw what looked like oil derricks scattered everywhere. In one of the derricks, a huge stream of brown liquid was coming out of stream was as tall as one of the derricks themselves. The Great Glass Wonkavator stopped.
"Yes, I was right!" exclaimed Mr. Wonka triumphantly. "We've got a gusher! A whacking great gusher! How splendid! Just when we needed it!"
"A gusher?" Charlie Bucket said, confused.
"We've struck chocolate again!" Mr. Wonka explained. "That'll be a new rich field! Oh, what a beauty! Just look at it go!"
Manipulating the handle again, Mr. Wonka said, "Forgive me! I couldn't resist stopping! Press that button again, Charlie, please! The same one as before."
Charlie pressed the button. The Great Glass Wonkavator leapt forward again, then steeply downwards.
"And we're still in the factory?" Grandpa Joe shouted, pointing through the glass.
"Of course!" Mr. Wonka shouted back. "But miles underground! Miles and miles! But the Rock-Candy Mine is very deep down!...We're nearly there! We're slowing!"
Everyone could feel the Great Glass Wonkavator slowing down, descending into a huge quarry, then finally coming to a stop. All around them, Charlie and Grandpa Joe could see huge rocky walls lit by arc lamps similar to the ones seen in the Wonkavision Room.
"No time to go out!" said Mr. Wonka. "Take a quick look, then we must be off!"
"But...is that all rock-candy?" Charlie asked in shock.
"It certainly is," Mr. Wonka answered. "The richest deposit of rock-candy in the world! We had to go deep to find that, I can tell you!"
"It's unbelievable!" cried Grandpa Joe.
"See the Oompa-Loompas working high up on the rock-face!" Mr. Wonka pointed out.
The two of them stared out of the Great Glass Wonkavator. They saw a group of Oompa-Loompas, all of which had picks and pneumatic drills. Gigantic chunks of rock-candy came crashing down as the Oompa-Loompas pried the candy away from the rock-face. On the floor of the Rock-Candy Mine, the two of them saw Oompa-Loompas shovelling up the candy into trolley cars which were placed on rails.
(Here's a moment where yet another scrapped segment occurs. This segment, however, for the most part, is fan-made. The general idea is Dahl's, but I will be adding dialogue to it [except for the beginning part with Mr. Wonka asking Joe to press a button, up to, "Take your pick.", which was created by Dahl], because it didn't yet make it to that stage. This was a scene where Grandpa Joe was supposed to press a button after the brief Rock-Candy Mine visit.
"[NOTE: This scene may be may too costly and difficult. If so, it can be cut out entirely.]"
Enjoy, everyone.
"All right, Grandpa Joe sir," said Mr. Wonka, turning to Charlie's favorite grandfather. "It's your turn! One more visit, then we must be off!"
He indicated the buttons that surrounded the walls of this marvellous contraption.
"Take your pick."
Grandpa Joe looked around the Great Glass Wonkavator at all the various buttons. Then, he pressed a button that said, "LOOMPALAND ZOO."
The Great Glass Wonkavator leapt forward again, and after a few more violent maneuvers, it started to slow down, then stopped.
"Oh my," Charlie gasped, looking around at where they were.
"Welcome to the Loompaland Zoo!" Mr. Wonka beamed.
The view from inside the Great Glass Wonkavator was indeed that of a zoo. The three of them could see cages with strange creatures behind the bars, along with grown-up Oompa-Loompas and their children.
"What is this place?" Charlie asked.
"Why, it's a zoo, my dear boy," Mr. Wonka answered. "Why else would it be called the Loompaland Zoo?"
"Oh, Mr. Wonka, can we please go look at the animals?" Charlie asked.
"Certainly," Mr. Wonka said, pressing a button, and the Great Glass Wonkavator's doors opened. "But make it quick! We don't have much time!"
Charlie nodded shyly and gripped his grandfather's hand as they went out to explore the Loompaland Zoo, and Mr. Wonka walked with them.
The first cage they went by contained a group of creatures that looked like a mix of an alligator, crocodile, and ankylosaurus. Spikes were all over their bodies, and they had small, yet clubby, tails. Their snouts were extremely long, and even more thick. On their top lips were an extremely long and thick horn. The two of them looked at a sign by this animal's cage, and it said, "The Hornswogglers are extremely aggressive. Please do not instigate them."
The three of them looked inside of the hornswoggler's cage. They saw three of these vile creatures. Two of them were sleeping towards the back of it, and a third was pacing around, then it noticed Charlie and Grandpa Joe, then immediately lunged towards the cage, its huge horn pointed at them. Of course, however, it didn't get them due to the bars on the cage.
"Oh dear," said Mr. Wonka, shaking his head as if he was having a flashback. "These, my dear boy, were aplenty in Loompaland when I found the Oompa-Loompas. One even chased me, and I hardly made it out alive! Promise me you'll never allow yourself to get chased by a Hornswoggler!"
Not knowing what to say, Charlie just nodded his head slowly up and down, and they just moved on to the next cage.
In the next cage, this animal had a slightly lean body. Long, ugly curled hairs were seen growing on its body. It had two small, pointy ears by its eyes. It had a small bottom lip with extremely pointy teeth, and its top lip was composed of a very long snout that was curled at the end, like an elephant's trunk.
Charlie and Grandpa Joe peered at the sign of this creature. It said, "Do not feed the Snozzwangers."
There were four snozzwangers in this cage. The skin that held its eyes looked like it was flopping around as it walked, and it constantly opened its mouth, exposing a curled, red tongue and yellow teeth. One of the whangdoodles walked near Charlie and Grandpa Joe and blew its breath towards them, causing Charlie to cough.
"It's so gross!" Charlie coughed, waving his hand around to try to get rid of the smell of the snozzwanger's breath from his mind as they moved onto the next cage.
This third cage that the trio viewed contained only one animal. This creature was as big as a bunk bed, and the two of them watched as it wobbled around, swishing its large, spiky tail that was in the shape of a lightning bolt, but with more bends. This animal also had three eyes, and its arms and legs were long and bony, with extremely long, sharp claws on them. It had little fur, but what fur it did have looked absolutely disgusting. The sign by this cage said, "This Whangdoodle is dangerous. Don't go near the bars."
"Whangdoodle?" asked Grandpa Joe out loud. "Wasn't that another one of the creatures in Loompaland that Mr. Wonka talked about, along with the Hornswoggler, Snozzwanger, and that one other thing I forgot the name of?"
"It certainly was, my dear sir," Mr. Wonka responded, looking at Grandpa Joe. "And my oh my, are they deadly! In fact, one swoosh of a Whangdoodle's tail can smash a tree trunk in half!"
"It sure can," remarked an Oompa-Loompa that was passing by them. "Just watch. Any second now..."
The three of them watched and waited, and suddenly, the Whangdoodle noticed the Oompa-Loompa that was by them. It swished its tail so hard that it caused a dent in the bars!
"Shall we move along?" asked Mr. Wonka.
"Yes, we should," answered Charlie, looking at the Whangdoodle one last time as they moved to a fourth cage.
In this cage, there was one huge creature that looked like a gigantic worm, but with a visible mouth. In this mouth, there were thousands of sharp, serrated teeth, similar to a leech. It constantly opened and closed this mouth as it slithered around its cage, which was full of mud, dirt, and leaves at the bottom of it.
The duo looked at the sign by this cage. It said, "The vermicious Knid is extremely leech-like. It uses its sharp teeth to suck up blood and other components from other living things, such as humans and Oompa-Loompas."
"My dear boy," Mr. Wonka asked, "would you like to hear another story about my adventures in Loompaland?"
"Oh boy, would I!" Charlie exclaimed eagerly.
"Well," said Mr. Wonka, trying to remember exactly what happened, "Ah! Now I remember! I was travelling through the thick jungles, and it began to rain. I thought I was clear then, since all the hornswogglers, snozzwangers, and whangdoodles immediately started to take shelter, but was I wrong! I trekked for a couple minutes, when I suddenly heard the sound of leaves ruffling. I looked behind myself, then that thing appeared right behind me! It was monstrous! It slithered after me, then I accidentally tripped over a tree root. I really thought I was a goner, but quite suddenly, a giant rock rolled down and crushed it, and I used that opportunity to get away! My dear boy, I thought I was finished at that moment, let me tell you! Now, I'm afraid our time here is almost up! One more cage, then we must begin heading back to the Wonkavator!"
Mr. Wonka guided the two of them over by a cage that contained...hippopotami? However, in the center of the cage, everyone saw one that had large, white wings, along with sharp claws that resembled a lion's, or a sort of bird. Strangely enough, however, the claws on its feet were webbed, as if for swimming. This cage had a sign that read, "The Hippogriff is extremely protective of its herd. As such, please avoid instigating it."
"Those, my dear boy," explained Mr. Wonka, "are hippopotami, all except that one: he's a Hippogriff, and very rare, but these days, most hippopotamus herds have one. You can see the nose and eyes and ears on the others, but can you see the radiale bone sticking up on his back? That's the wrist part of his wings. The others don't have that."
"Why not, Mr. Wonka?" asked Charlie Bucket.
"Because they're not Hippogriffs, my boy," Mr. Wonka answered him.
Charlie shook his head. "No, I mean why do the herds have a hippogriff now?"
"Because hippopotami are fast, on land or in water, but the hippogriff can fly," explained Mr. Wonka. "Water holes are drying up these days, and the herd needs to know where the next one is. The Hippogriff does scouting for them. In return, they give him protection from trophy hunters."
"How?" Charlie asked him.
"Well, you can't see them, because they're underwater, but they weigh two tons, and can run thirteen miles an hour, and if they catch you, they'll pound you into a pulp—worse than Violet in the Juicing machine, mind you—or crush you in their huge mouths, with their sharp, curved canines, and I'm not talking dogs here, my dear Charlie!"
"Can they do anything besides fly?" Charlie asked curiously.
"Certainly," said Mr. Wonka, "they can do lots of things. When they like, their teeth are red-hot, so if the water's too cold, they can heat it up. Their front feet are webbed, with claws on the end, like an eagle, so they could make ribbons out of you, and then cook you like boiled meat, and eat you."
"They would do that?" asked Grandpa Joe, totally dumbfounded.
"Most likely not," answered Mr. Wonka. "Hippogriffs are herbivores, like the other hippopotami. He'd likely grab you with his front feet, claw you into ribbons, cook you with his teeth that he can make red-hot whenever he wants, and drop you in front of a lion, all ready to be eaten. The Hippogriff's wings also sweat a pink liquid that acts as a moisturizing oil, like a sort of sunscreen. In fact, it's so reliable that I use it in my hair cream."
Charlie looked at the Hippogriff, and it stared back at him. After a few seconds, it made a sort of bellowing noise. It was so loud that the boy had to cover his ears with his fingers.
"Not to worry, my dear boy," said Mr. Wonka. "The Hippogriff can't hurt you behind my special bars! Now, we must head back to the Wonkavator, or we'll be late!"
"Late for what?" Charlie asked.
"You'll see," Mr. Wonka responded, a twinkle in his eyes.
As they were walking back to the Great Glass Wonkavator, they saw many other cages, such as:
A hen with spots that was stated to lay explosive eggs…
A gigantic Gnat with an enormous stinger about five feet long…
Yet another creature known as the Pink-Spotted Scrunch, a huge, scaly monster that was yellow with pink spots. It had a reptilian head, and its sign stated, "Beware! The Pink-Spotted Scrunch is extremely ferocious! Stay as far away from its bars as possible!"
...and then, finally, the three of them managed to walk all the way back to the Great Glass Wonkavator.
[Note: The following line is in the script, but cut off. However, it's obvious what was missing, so I finished the line myself. My finish can be seen in brackets.
"That's it!" announced Mr. Wonka as the three of them got back inside the Great Glass Wonkavator. "That's enough sightseeing for now! We must be off, and this time I [shall choose the button]!")
"That's enough of that!" Mr. Wonka proclaimed as they were looking out at the Rock-Candy Mine. "We must be off! And this time, I shall choose the button!"
He rubbed his hands together with glee and hopped towards the only red button in the entire place. Mr. Wonka's finger hovered over the button, shaking with excitement.
"At last I'm really going to do it!" exclaimed Mr. Wonka excitedly.
Charlie and Grandpa Joe peered at the button. It said, "UP AND OUT." Mr. Wonka stabbed the button with his finger.
"Hold on tight!" said Mr. Wonka happily.
Wham!
The Great Glass Wonkavator shot vertically upwards, and like last time, the scene switched constantly between darkness and lit rooms. Up, up, away they went, the whooshing noise beginning to rise to a scream.
"Faster!" shouted Mr. Wonka. "Come on! Faster! Faster! If we don't pick up enough speed we'll never get through!"
"Through what?" yelled Grandpa Joe curiously.
"What do we have to get through, Mr. Wonka?" yelled Charlie Bucket.
"Ah-ha!" shouted Mr. Wonka in response, with a twinkling smile. "You wait and see! For years I've been longing to press that button! But I never did! I couldn't bear the thought of making a great big hole in the roof!"
"But you don't mean…" shouted Grandpa Joe, his voice with a slight bit of fear, "you don't really mean that this thing is…"
"Oh yes I do!" shouted Mr. Wonka over the wind excitedly. "Up and out!"
"But it's made of glass!" shouted Grandpa Joe. "It'll shatter to pieces!"
"I suppose it might," responded Mr. Wonka. "We'll have to wait and see."
He hopped over to a dial in the wall and peered at it, followed by Charlie and Grandpa Joe. This dial looked sort of like an altimeter, and it had two hands. The larger hand on it indicated hundreds of feet, and the smaller hand on it indicated thousands. The face of the dial said, "FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL, IN THOUSANDS." The big hand was making a complete revolution every few seconds, while the smaller hand was moving one unit per revolution of the big hand. The small hand was now indicating 7,000...6,000...5,000...4,000...3,000...2,000...1,000…
"Here it comes!" yelled Mr. Wonka, filled to the brim with excitement. "Hold tight, Charlie! Hold on, everybody! Hold on!"
CRASH!
Tiles and chimneys flew in all directions as the Great Glass Wonkavator bursted through the roof of the factory and shot vertically up in the sky.
(Roald Dahl noted that a music and dance number, titled, "Up and Away", would begin playing here for a few seconds as the Great Glass Wonkavator swooped and looped around the clouds.)
There was tremendous joy and pride in the Great Glass Wonkavator as it flew up in the sky. However, the dancing did not last long, as the Wonkavator began dropping down from the sky like a stone.
"What's happening?" asked Grandpa Joe.
"We went too high," Mr. Wonka explained. "I want to see how much damage we did to the old place."
The Great Glass Wonkavator dropped down from the sky and was now hovering over the factory. Mr. Wonka peered out of it and saw a great big hole in the roof of his factory. All that Mr. Wonka could say was:
"Oh, that's nothing to worry about."
Author's Note: Hahaha, what an ending to this chapter! I couldn't stop laughing as soon as I read that quote, as I thought it was hilarious! Did any of you spot the Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator occurrence? It was the chocolate gusher. Not only is it in that story, it's nearly word-for-word there copied from here, but with very minor differences.
A note about the Loompaland Zoo: The name "Loompaland Zoo" came from a Guest who coincidentally suggested a zoo for one of the places to visit in "Bad Nuts: The Anniversary" (another story I'm working on, which can be found on mattTheWriter072's profile), and the descriptions for the hornswoggler, snozzwanger, and whangdoodle were based on illustrations by Quentin Blake. Yes, Dahl said specifically that whangdoodles, hornswogglers, snozzwangers, and vermicious Knids (along with "others", which is why I included the hen and other animals mentioned in "James and the Giant Peach.") were in the zoo. The text for the Hippogriff was made by Turrislucidus, except I made very minor edits to fit in with this universe more. This depiction of the Knid was created by me, due to 'vermicious' meaning 'worm-like.' The text for the Snozzwanger and Whangdoodle signs were created by Dahl, and the rest were made up by me. The idea of including Oompa-Loompa grown-ups and children was also made up by Dahl.
So, what do you think about this chapter? Which depiction of the Great Glass Elevator (Wonkavator) do you like the best? As for me, I think this is one of the best depictions I have ever read. I love the idea of it being a reward for Charlie after Mike's exit, but it really wasn't executed well in the 1971 film, in my opinion. Mr. Wonka told them it could go in any direction, but they never showed it. Telling but not showing is an author's worst nightmare. I also like the reappearance of the Wonkamobile. That's some great continuity Dahl had going on right there. If you want, you can leave your thoughts in the review section, and I promise you that I'll receive it. Stay tuned for the next chapter, everyone! :D
Until then,
Gabe S. :)