As Leonard O'brian and Charlie reboarded the tram, Leonard O'brian said to the engineer, "Take us to the fish fry. Nice and slow so I can have a few moments to speak to Mr. Bucket." As the tram took off, he sat down and said morosely, "I wish I could talk you out of going, but the pain I feel every day as I watch all these kids and my performers trapped in this decaying wreck when they should be in heaven has gotten to me. Besides Rosa wouldn't send you in there unless she really believed in you, and I've known her so long, so I guess I can believe in you too, and as such, I am not really motivated to talk you out of it. I am motivated however to do what Rosa told me to do to prepare you for your journey."

Charlie said, "What's that sir?"

O'brian stood up and started pacing around the room, while saying, "You're going to be the head of a factory some day right? Well soon you will lead that factory just as I led this circus for years. But, with all due respect, you don't seem like a leader. Rosa told me to teach you leadership."

Charlie thought about this, and he remembered the fact that he's never been able to motivate the oompa-loompas the way Willy Wonka did. He nodded and O'brian continued, "To be a leader you must make your subordinates believe in you so they respect your decisions even if they don't agree to them. Now stand up here." He made Charlie stand in the middle of the tram. "Lesson 1, giving a strong command. A simple command is, "We go in." Stand out strait, Pretend I'm a subordinate."

Charlie said "We go in."

Leonard O'brian yelled out, "Say it with Authority. Point out showing to your team exactly where you are going, and see if they all recognize why. AGAIN!"

Leonard O'brian spent the rest of the train ride teaching several leadership techniques, but the tram eventually arrived at the fish fry. It was a simple cave built into the side where a cave exited out into the open ocean. A pair of ghost fisherman were still fishing. Leonard O'brian led Charlie out into the dining tables he said, "Now recognize your team. Charlie looked over to a table where Mike was showing off the new ways he could bend his body parts. Veruca was overtly applauding it and had a flask and a lighter next to her. Augustus now had the whip attached to his side, and Violet was back in her birthday dress. O'brian said, "Now for your first test, recognize your team, and lead them."

Charlie walked over to the table and said, "How's everybody doing."

Veruca picked up her lighter and flask and said, "Hey Bucket! Watch this!" She picked up her flask and lighter and held it to her mouth and a great ball of flames burst out of there.

Charlie said, "Impressive. Might be useful with what's ahead. I've had a little chat with the fortune teller. She said I can break the curse on this place if I head into the funhouse and retrieve something that was stolen from her?"

All eyes turned to Charlie and Mike said, "Are you nuts?"

Charlie replied, "Probably."

Veruca asked quite loudly, "Why should we help these people?"

Charlie said, "I don't need a reason to help people who need my help. With all due respect I didn't think you would understand. Just that I am a hero to the people of the Isles of Mystery, and let me tell you It's a good feeling. So go ahead and call me nuts for wanting to be a hero again. Anybody want to come with me?" Not surprisingly, Violet stood up and took Charlie, and no one else budged from their seat."

Charlie said, "Fine. I won't look down on you for not wanting to risk your life."

It was an extremly long ride on the tram. It took a lot of convincing the conductor to actually take the tram to the entrance to the funhouse. But as Charlie and Violet were dropped off, Charlie said, "I don't know what will happen."

Violet said with a distinct lack of enthusiasim, "We're together. What could happen?" then gave Charlie a kiss on the forehead.

Charlie took her hand, and said, "Stay close." Then they both entered the main gate to the funhouse.