Tubby

To Willy Wonka's relief, the first ticket was found in Germany, nowhere near any one of his rivals. He'd just been about to test his latest version of the Chewing Gum Meal when an Oompa Loompa rushed into the Inventing Room, quickly informing him of the discovery.

"Already?" He asked. "Wow, that was fast."

He turned to the Oompa Loompa that had just been about to chew the gum.

"We'll have to continue this later. Have fun."

The Oompa Loompa looked relieved, and handed back the gum before bolting over to another machine.

With undisguised excitement, despite his nerves, Willy Wonka rushed for the elevator and pressed for the TV Room. The channel was already focused on the winner when he arrived, and he jumped into the seat.

"Let's see who you are then!"


Within seconds of watching, Willy Wonka's smile turned into a frown. The boy, Augustus Gloop, was the size of at least two children put together, yet was still childishly short!

There was also something wrong with the image. The ticket in his hand looked…why, it was! The boy had actually eaten part of the ticket!

Wonka's lips curled in disgust, and as Augustus ripped into another chocolate bar on the screen, he turned to the Oompa Loompas.

"Well, he's never getting past the Chocolate Room."

The Oompa Loompas laughed in agreement.

To be continued...