As the boys changed out of their swimwear in a locker room, Augustus yelled out, "Vhat's the problem with that?"

Mike continued with, "Yeah, as insane as both your relationship and your girlfriend is, you're crazy about Violet."

Charlie said solumnly, "I like Violet. I enjoy her presence immensly. But do I love her? I don't know guys."

Mike groaned, "Listen we weren't enjoying the fact that we had to spend this trip with a lovey-dovey couple. Now we have to deal with a couple in the throes of a lovers spat? I get the feeling that will somehow be more annoying."

Augustus exclaimed, "Yeah, I have a couple of friends like that. De Awkward Zilences dive me nutty!"

Charlie got up and as he put on his shirt he said, "Listen, we're not broken up. Were just going through a period, okay. You two have been enjoying yourself despite us, right."

Mike and Augustus shrugged together, and Mike said, "I guess, come on our parents are waiting for us.

As they left the locker room, the boys ran into the girls and as Charlie and Violet ran into each other, they both opened their mouth to speak, they both decided against it, and shut them.

Augustus whispered to Mike, "Ah dere's the virst one."

They met their parents each sitting at tables in the Grand Paradise Hotel lobby along with Willy Wonka and Veronica Berenhoney.

Mrs. Bucket was the first to speak, "Kids all of us adults have been invited to a party tonight. Will you be allright on your own in the hotel?"

Angela spoke up, "I don't want to spend this night in the hotel alone."

Miss Berenhoney said haltingly, "Sorry Miss Turner, but most of the islands attractions are closed at night on Sunday."

Veruca suggested, "How bout a glass elevator ride?"

Willy Wonka said, "It's absolutly fine with me."

Mr. Salt said, "Excuse me if I don't trust you with my daughter, Wonka."

Veruca said, "BUT DADDY!"

Mr. Beauregarde tapped Mr. Salt on the shoulder and said, "I semi-agree with you on Wonkas responsibility, Salt. However, Wonka will be going to the party too. Therefore you wont be trusting Mr. Wonka. You'll be trusting Mr. Bucket. And believe me when I say that Mr. Bucket has demonstrated to me a level of maturity well beyond his years. I would not let him date my daughter otherwise. I believe we can trust him with this responsibility."

Every one of the parents looked at Charlie and said showed their agreement.

An hour later as the glass elevator floated over the islands Mike Teevee complained, "That was great. What are we going to do for the next quarter of an hour."

Charlie replied, "Sorry guys. I thought it would take longer."

Angela said, "Well, we have three hours until bedtime. This elevator can travel to the mainland quicker. I want to see."

Charlie pushed a button and the glass elevator took off toward the mainland. "Allright, but lets make it quick, I don't like the look of those clouds."

As they arrived at the mainland Charlies fear of the clouds was recognized as the clouds surrounded them, and the kids saw lightning in the distance. Charlie exclaimed, "Great. Were not supposed to fly this thing in the rain."

Mike said, "We'll find someplace to land. Look there's a house over there. We can wait it out."

Angela said, "Our parents will be worried about us."

Veruca grabbed Angela on the shoulder and said as she was dialing a cellphone she apparently had in her purse, "No they won't." She then said into the phone, "Hi daddy. I just called to say that we were flying over the mainland in the elevator but we were caught in a storm, and we will have to land the elevator and wait the storm out. Okay? Okay, Love you too daddy."

Augustus said from the edge of the elevator said, "Excuse me, but who puts stained-glass windows on their house with clown-vaces."

At that Violet suddenly went white as a ghost, she said without emotion, "The most famous circusmaster in the world. Leonard O'brian."

Charlie said, "Violet, you know that house?"

Violet continued, "I should. My family owns it. Leonard O'Brian was my great-grandfather. My mother was raised here for a short while."

Veruca said, "Your mother was raised by a circus?"

Mike said, "That explains so much."

Violet continued, "People came from all over the world to see the show he ran out of that very house. This happened for years until he retired, and was promptly murdered in his bed along with my great-grandmother. Most performers joined other circuses. Since then nobody ever comes to this house. We've tried to sell it, but we can't even give it away. There are rumors that the house is haunted."

Angela then said, "Well shall we go in?"

Mike then said sarcastically, "Look there are no such things as ghosts. I'll show you."

Mike left the elevator into the rain and walked into the front door of the house. Thirty seconds later Mike emerged from the front door with a bizzare flat expression on his face.

Veruca said, "WELL?"

Mike said, "About five seconds after walking through that door I was personally greeted by your great grandparents, Violet."