The Chocolate Factory Feud

A Sequel to the great "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Based off the 2005 movie by Tim Burton

Story by: Christine Lennoire

Part Four: Wanna Know How to Keep an Idiot Busy?

Charlie watched as Narth opened a panel in the wall and a lever was reveled. "Hold on..." He said, before pulling the lever and sending them tumbling down a sort of trap door mechanism. The tunnel was long but the trip went pretty fast. Before any of them knew it, all of them landed in the main office. Dorris looked at them oddly and frowned. That lever was put in for emergency purposes. Although she had heard nothing of the war that was being waged right now, she knew that something wasn't right. "Ah... hello Dorris." Narsh said casually, smiling.

Dorris cast him a down look and sighed. "What is it Narsh? Don't play around the subject. I suspect that since you used the secret lever that there isn't much time. Tell me what the situation is." Narsh nodded and all the Oompa Loompas and Charlie gathered together into a huddle. Together they whispered all about what was going on and how the plan was going so far. Dorris remained silent except for a gasp or sigh here or there. When they had finished their story she nodded. "Don't worry... leave it to me. I know how to keep an idiot busy..."

Narsh laughed. "I know you do... and that's the idea. Make him think. This job isn't all sweets and eating." He grinned. "We'll show him Charlie." Suddenly, one of the other Oompa Loompas ran over to Narsh and whispered something to him. "Oh boy... they're here... let's go hide a while. Good luck Dorris!" And as quickly as they got in, all the Oompa Loompas pushed and pulled Charlie into a rather large cabnet located perfectly behind Dorris's desk. From here, Charlie could peek out the crack and see what was going on without being seen.

Augustus walked in first, head held high. Charlie, however, rolled his eyes. But Dorris had plans of her own. She smiled at him. "Welcome, Mr. Gloop. I see that Mr. Wonka has returned you to the factory. I think you will make a good assistant." She grinned and so began her little game. "I have a few regulations to share with you. Do you understand?" Augustus seemed shocked, but nodded.

"Alright. Mr. Wonka, you may sit down. Mr. Gloop please sedet." Dorris was using Latin on him. Charlie held back a laugh. He knew that Augustus had no clue what she was saying.

"Huh?" He said, rather dumbly. Dorris rolled her eyes.

"What? Don't you understand english?" Mr. Wonka raised an eyebrow, but seemed thuroughly amused. "We don't have all dies!" Augustus stared at her in confoundment. "Stop looking at me like that! You heard what I said! Now, you fatuus puer... CADIT!" Although she told him to fall and called him a stupid boy, he wouldn't have known the difference anyway, although Charlie was getting quite a laugh out of it.

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND!" He shouted. "Those words are not normal!"

"Words aren't supposed to be classified as normal, obesus puer! I have told you uno too multi times!" By now, Augustus was red in the face and had half-formed tears in his eyes. If Charlie could have mustered any form of being sorry, he would have, but he was far past that. All he wanted now was to get the Chocolate Factory back.

"I'm not stupid!" He shouted.

"You could have fooled me... How do you keep an idiot occupied?" She asked, grinning now. Mr. Wonka too seemed rather giddy. He knew her game now only, he didn't realize the full extent of it quite yet.

"Fine... HOW?"

"Ask him how to keep an idiot occupied."

"Huh?" Augustus became very lost in her odd little game.

"How do you keep an idiot occupied?"

"How?" He asked, getting rather angry and tired of being made fun of.

"How do you keep an idiot occupied?" Dorris asked one final time, grinning from ear to ear the entire time.

"What? STOP IT!" Augustus shouted, finally unable to keep it in.

"I've proved my point." She smiled. Augustus broke down and ran out.

"Fine! You can have your stupid chocolate factory! I don't want it! I'M NOT STUPID!" he shouted angrilly, finally stopping, too tired to run. So he walked the rest of the way out panting.

"What did I do?" Dorris asked innocently. Mr. Wonka clapped.

"I take it you didn't approve?" He asked raising an eyebrow. Charlie heard him speak up and decided that it was time that he did the same. He had been trying long enough and now it was time for him to say what he had been trying to say.

"No... I didn't." Charlie said, stepping out from behind the door. Mr. Wonka looked at him and smiled.

"I see... Well, I should be more disappointed. But I'm not." In fact, he was over it quite quickly and smiled. "Welcome back. I trust it that this time you will be more careful?" Charlie nodded and all the Oompa Loompas came out from hiding, cheering happily that Charlie was back and wouldn't be going anywhere for a long time.

Charlie smiled. "Thank you." He said, running up to him and hugging him. Mr. Wonka looked down at him oddly.

"Ok, okay! That is not normal! Get off." Charlie smiled. He knew he didn't mean it that way so he just continued smiling. "So then... now that that's over, we should get to work. A lot of time was wasted on those twice rejected numbskulls." He said, rolling his eyes.

"Yes sir." Charlie said, smiling, following him out of the office after waving goobye to Dorris and thanking her.