Zero: Finally, we're back home.
Kaiser: (Making some coffee) I know. I must stay awake. (Sips some coffee)
Me: Hello, guys. How's it going?
Kaiser: (Does the spit gag with his coffee) How did you get back from the Happy Hotel?
Me: It's a looooooooooonnnnnnnggggggggggggg story. But I can tell you guys at the end of this new chapter.
Zero: So I take it that he's better?
Kaiser: I guess.
Me: To everyone who has read the last chapter; I already KNOW the sun's gonna explode and turn into a black hole within millions or billions years later in the future. But I was saying that the sun can still create massive waves of radiation that can shut down the entire electrical system across the entire planet, on Discovery channel or something.
Kaiser: And me, Zero, and your family have been telling you that they just made all that up to entertain people... in a scary kinda way.
Me: I know, but back then, my common sense and saneness were turned off back then, so it just freaked me out by surprise back then. Anyway, I'm back to normal now, everyone! So Kage, I haven't lost anything. And Maiana, I'm not messed up and I suggest that you please apologize for saying 'Thank Ra he's gone' before I go more insane than I did in the last chapter.
Kaiser: Hikari chill. What do have against her?
Me: I don't have anything against her, but she insulted me and hurted my feelings when I need help the most while I was almost gonna have a breakdown by calling me messed up. I want an apology or else you can't speak to her again, and Duskmon will take her away from you.
Me: Then tell her!
Kaiser: (shrugs) Maiana, just apologize. He's really upset and hyper at the same time, and when he does, he's not gonna stop. So please just do it to make him stop.
Zero: But I still don't understand how you got back here from the mental institute!
Me: Oh, I just escaped, and believe me, It was a totally awesome adventure! Man you should've been there! Does anyone want to know?
Chapter 17: All Downhill.
"Now follow me please." Willy Wonka said as he led Zatch, Zeno, Kiyo, and Koko into an elevator know as the Wonkavator.
"Now this is called the Wonkavator. It looks like an ordinary elevator, but it can go almost anyway you can think of." Wonka said as he let his guests in first. After he stepped in, he pressed one of many buttons on the wall and the Wonkavator zoomed straight off, almost making the four remaining people fell over.
They went into another room in the factory that looks like they're somewhere in the mountains.
"Lady and Gentlemen, welcome to Fudge Mountain." Willy announced as he and the other four looked out to see a couple of mamodos shipping pieces of frozen fudge out of the mountain in mining carts. They all waved by before Willy and the other four went into another room.
They were in the fudge room. It was just a huge barrel shaped container filled with fudge. There was Folgore and another mamodo with a long pole poking inside the container. Zatch guessed they haven't found Kanchome yet.
The Wonkavator took them into another room filled with sheep; sheep with pink wool. The wool almost looks like cotton candy. Zatch looked at it with amazement. Zeno ignored it. But Kiyo and Koko looked sick at the image of cotton candy coming from sheep with pink wool.
Next came a room where Willy called the juicing room. Zatch can see Kolulu in it. She was still a big blueberry, but not as big as he last saw her. He guessed they're still getting that juice out of her.
Then they came to a room filled with garbage, garbage, and more garbage. They kept a close look out, but eventually they saw Brago and Sherry trying to find a way out. Sherry slipped and fell, but Brago turned and helped her up.
"Sherry!" Koko called out all worried.
"Oh, don't worry, miss. My workers will be helping them out real soon. I hope." Willy spoke.
But suddenly, the Wonkavator stopped in its tracks and dropped down into another room filled with cannons firing candy everywhere. Everyone except Wonka of course, were completely lost at whatever point this room is suppose to do. If it even has a point.
But then the Wonkavator took a left turn which led them into a room with what Wonka calls the Taffy Puller. They can see Tia in it, being force fed with taffy over and over and over. Once the tiny red head felt like she was gonna be sick, tiny mechanical arms grabbed her and pulled and pulled until she was now very skinny, very tall, taller than Megumi, and very flat as cardboard. Next, a hose connected to an air tank was put into the red head's mouth and air rushed into her, filling her up with air like a big balloon. Zatch and Kiyo were relieved that the Wonkavator took a right turn, because they don't want to know what's gonna come out of that in the end.
But the Wonkavator stopped as it entered a tunnel. Its doors opened and everyone stepped out. They followed Willy down the hallway until they came by two doors. Zatch looked up to see Willy no longer having a normal happy cheerful look, but more of a serious disappointed look instead.
"Well, everyone," Willy turned to the remaining four and continued as he opened one of the doors. "I hope you enjoy yourselves on this entire waste of a day. I'm sure you'll find your way out through that other door."
"But Mr. Wonka," Zatch took a step forward and spoke. "What about Kolulu, and Kanchome, and Brago, and Tia? What's gonna happen to them?" the blond asked in a worried concerned tone of voice.
"My dear boy. There's nothing to worry about. I guarantee you that they'll back to their normal miserable selves in no time. But next time they will probably listen better." Wonka answered.
"But they're not miserable-" Zatch spoke again, but Willy already closed the door. "Kiyo, what do think what that was all about?"
"Zatch, forget it," Zeno spoke to his blond lookalike. "It's obvious. He was just messing with our imaginations to get the better of us. It has already worked on your friends."
"But I'm gonna find out." Kiyo spoke and opened the door Wonka went through, followed by Zatch, and then Zeno shrugged but followed in with Koko. Inside the room was Willy Wonka's office. Everything was only half. There half of an old grandfather clock, half of a head statue, even half of a desk, which is where Willy was sitting at, answering bills and some bill from a queen somewhere in Europe.
"Mr. Wonka?" Kiyo asked the candy maker.
"I very busy right now, sir."
"I can see that, but what about this reward you speak of. Who wins it? Zatch or Zeno?"
"Neither."
Everyone, except Zeno all gasped in shock. Zeno already knew it was coming.
"Why?" Zatch, Kiyo, and Koko asked in unison.
"Because you all broke the rules."
"What rules? We didn't see any rules, did we, Zatch?" Kiyo spoke back.
"WRONG, sir. Wrong. Under section 12; sub-section Q of the contract signed by Zatch Bell himself," Willy snapped as he brought out a smaller version of a giant contract that Zatch and the others signed earlier when they first entered the factory. "It says, I, the signer will forfeit all claims to the reward for any mischief and rule breaking that I have committed during the tour! It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You two stole Flippy Flappy drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and polluted the air with your burping which now has to be sprayed! And you," Wonka snapped, pointing an accusing finger at Zeno. "The reason you're here is by mistake. The sixth ticket you got was accidently made by me when only five were suppose to be made by me, and it was accidently sent out into the pubic, which it shouldn't have been, which means you were never suppose to be here! So you all get nothing! YOU LOSE! Good day to all of you!"
Everyone was shocked, including Zeno.
"You're a liar and a swindler, that's what you really are!" Koko spoke back, standing up for Zeno and Zatch. "How can you do this to these young boys, building up all their hopes and dreams and then smashing them all into pieces!"
"What she said!" Kiyo spoke next.
"You inhuman monster!"
"I SAID GOOD DAY!"
Zeno lowered his head until shadows were covering his eyes. A tear formed in Zatch's eye. Kiyo and Koko were outraged by this.
"Come on, Zatch. Let get out of this dump. I'll get even with him if it's last thing I'll ever do. If that old hack Slugworth wants a gobstopper, then he'll get one for sure." Kiyo said as he helped Zatch to the door.
Koko stopped and looked down at Zeno, still standing there with his head down.
"Zeno, you okay?" the brunette asked.
"How?" was all the dark lightning mamodo said for a bit. "How can he do that... to my own brother?"
Koko can tell that Zeno was upset, even though he didn't show it, she picked the white-haired mamodo child and embraced him in her arms.
"Wait, Kiyo." Zatch stopped his book owner and turned back to see Wonka still doing his work. He walked quietly over Wonka's desk, with only one sentence to say.
"Mr. Wonka, this belongs to you." then Zatch took something out of the pocket of his blue cloak and placed it on the desk. It was the gobstopper Wonka gave him.
"Koko, please put me down." Zeno spoke and Koko placed him down. "Here, Wonka, this belongs to you too." then Zeno pulled out the sixth golden ticket and placed on the desk next to Zatch's gobstopper as well.
The Zatch lookalike walked over to Zatch and placed his hand on Zatch's shoulder. "Come on, bro, lets go." and all four of them were on their way out the door.
But Wonka stopped his writing and looked at the things Zatch and Zeno gave back. He placed his hand on both of them.
"So shines two good deeds, from two good souls, in a weary world."
To Be Continued...