Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story, except for the Bucket baby.
A/n: I know I told you last chapter that this chapter was going to be about the Buckets planning a surprise birthday party for Willy. However, thanks to a great idea one of my lovely reviewers had (this reviewer will be credited at the end of the chapter, by the way), I have decided to post-pone the party planning until the next chapter. Instead, this chapter will be about the Buckets (and Willy, of course) discovering something very interesting about Mrs. Bucket's pregnancy. Well, enjoy! Oh, and as usual, please review (you know I love reviews)! As for flames, well, you know:-)
Chapter 8: Surprise, Surprise!
"Oh, snozwangers! Am I EVER going to get this right?" exclaimed a very frustrated Willy Wonka. It was the day after his accidental swim in the Chocolate River, and he and Charlie were, as usual, in the Inventing Room. At that particular moment, they had been working on the three-course dinner gum. Unfortunately, they STILL couldn't get it right! The only improvement was that it didn't turn the Oompa Loompa testers into blueberries anymore.
Instead, it turned them into Strawberries! "Well, look on the bright side, Willy! At least they're not turning into snozberries!" Charlie pointed out. For some reason, Willy blushed and let out a nervous giggle. Charlie gave him an odd look. "Um, I really don't want to talk about it," said the Chocolatier. Charlie just shrugged.
After a few more failed attempts at fixing the gum, Willy and Charlie decided to give up (until the next day, anyway!). They headed over to one of the "Inventing Tables". These tables were where Willy and Charlie worked on their plans for their latest candies. "Charlie, what do you think about Eatable Silverware?" Willy asked. "You know, that's not a half-bad idea!" said Charlie. "Of course it's a good idea! It was mine, wasn't it?" replied Willy. Charlie couldn't help but giggle. "Now, how to make it…" Willy mumbled, mostly to himself.
As Willy and Charlie worked on the design for the Eatable Silverware, they talked. "So, Charlie, how's your m-m-m- Her…how she's doing?" Willy asked Charlie. "She's doing pretty good. She had a doctor's appointment today," replied Charlie. "EW!" said Willy, a look of horror on his face. "Willy, she's not sick or anything! She just has to go and get a check-up every now and then, just to make sure she and the baby are okay," Charlie reminded his mentor.
"I know that, Charlie! It's just the idea of d-d-d-d…." Willy stammered. "Doctors?" Charlie suggested. "Yeah, them. You know, they're always poking you and prodding and you and touching you in extremely personal places…Not to mention all those needles! It's just…EW!" said Willy, looking absolutely disgusted. "So, what flavor do you think we should give the Eatable Silverware?" Charlie asked, changing the subject. Willy looked extremely relieved as they went back to talking about their current project.
That evening, Willy was so engrossed in the Eatable Silverware project that Charlie had to practically drag him to dinner! Dinner that night was pizza, a mutual favorite of Charlie and Willy. This made them happy, because Mrs. Bucket didn't approve of having pizza very often. "This looks delicious, Mrs. Bucket!" Willy exclaimed. Then, he hungrily bit into his pizza slice. Unfortunately, the pizza was still a little too hot.
"OW! HOT!" cried Willy, quickly dropping the pizza slice back on his plate. He didn't notice the gooey, melted strings of mozzarella cheese trailing from his mouth to the pizza. "Very attractive, Willy!" Charlie said sarcastically. Willy looked down at his pizza slice and giggled nervously. Blushing, he used his napkin to wipe off the cheese strings. "You know, pizza's really weird!" he said.
Suddenly, Mrs. Bucket cleared her throat. Everybody looked at her expectantly. "As you know, I had a doctor's appointment today," she said. Charlie was confused. What was so special about a doctor's appointment? And why was his father grinning like a maniac? "What Mrs. Bucket is trying to say is that she found out…" Mr. Bucket began. "We're having twins!" Mrs. Bucket exclaimed happily. This announcement was greeted with stunned silence. Two seconds later, it was broken by a loud THUD! Willy Wonka had fainted.
A/n: Sorry about the cliffhanger. I just couldn't help myself! I'd like to thank Megan the Phantom Girlie for the suggesting that Mrs. Bucket should have twins. As always, please keep those reviews coming!
Chapter 9 preview: The Buckets plan a surprise birthday party for Willy!