Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- The Loneliest Abyss
Chapter 9- Factory Time
Isabella's POV
Charlie, I, and the other winners of the golden ticket hunt, including their guardians, were standing outside the gates of the chocolate factory. I could practically feel the excitement in the air.
"Daddy, I want to go in!" I heard the girl, Veruca I believe, tell her father. Her dad looked at her with an exasperated expression "It's only 9:59, sweetheart." He told her. Veruca narrowed her eyes "Make time go faster!" She commanded. I shook my head. I was glad that Charlie was nothing like her.
"Charlie, never grow up to be like that." I whispered to him. He grinned and nodded "I won't." He said. It was then that the gates to the factory opened. "Enter" A voice said over an intercom. We all did as it commanded. I watched as the gates closed behind us.
"Dear Guest, welcome to my humble factory. Who am I you ask?" The voice said again. I then watched as the red curtains in front of the factory doors opened. There were puppets behind it. I blinked.
"What is this?" I questioned in my mind. Well, I was about to find out for the puppets started to sing.
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
The amazing chocolatier
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
Everybody give a cheer
He's modest, clever, and so smart
He barely can restrain it
There's so much generosity
There's nowhere to contain it…to contain it
To contain, to contain, to contain!
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
He's the genius who just can't be beat
The magician and the chocolate wiz
He's the best darn guy who ever lived…
Willy Wonka, here he is!
A red throne then rose from the ground, but it was empty. I then watched as fireworks ended the puppet show, but they ended up going out of control which…well…ended up melting the puppets. I honestly had nothing to say at this moment.
Then I heard clapping next to me. Now you see I was paying too much attention to the melting puppets, so I kind of jumped. Looking next to me was a man in a long violet coat, bug-eyed goggles, and a top hat with gloves to match.
"Who are you?" I heard the girl, Violet I believe, ask rather rudely. The man, however, didn't say a word. My eyebrow rose.
"I believe he's Willy Wonka, of course." I answered. Charlie looked at the man "Really?" He questioned excitedly. I smiled at him before looking back at Mr. Wonka. He still wasn't saying a word, until…
"Good morning starshine, the earth says hello!" He said. I blinked. Was that his way of greeting us? I then watched as he, nervously, pulled out some cards. He shuffled through them before saying "Dear guest, greetings, I shake you warmly by the hand." He said holding out his hand. Then, realizing his mistake, he pulled it back.
"My name is Willy Wonka." He said. Then Veruca, rudely, asked "Then shouldn't you be up there?" She questioned. Mr. Wonka looked at her "Well, I couldn't watch the show from up there, now could I little girl? Let's get a move on kids, there's much to see and not a lot of time to do it in." He said before leading us through the factory entrance.
When the door closed behind us, the boy, Augustus, asked "Don't you want to know our names?" He asked. "Can't see why it would matter." Mr. Wonka said. That was kind of rude, don't you think? We then entered a huge hallway.
"Just drop your coats anywhere." Mr. Wonka said. I then placed my coat next to Charlie's. I then watched as Mr. Wonka took off his jacket and goggles. He had a palish complexion and, surprisingly, violet eyes. I've never seen someone with violet eyes.
"How Interesting, I wonder if they're natural." I questioned in my head. Then, tuning back in, I heard Mike's father, I believe, say "Gee Mr. Wonka, it sure is toasty in here." He said. I had to agree, but it was better than the weather outside. Trust me on that.
Turning around Mr. Wonka said "What? Yeah, I need it to be warm because my workers are used to an extremely hot climate. They can't stand the cold." He said. I couldn't stand the cold either, but I dealt with it.
"So, who are the workers?" Charlie asked. Mr. Wonka smiled at him "All in good time" He answered. "Now, let's get moving." He said before being hugged by Violet. I saw him tense up. Poor guy, being locked up in here for so long without human contact must've been hard on him.
"Mr. Wonka, I'm Violet Beauregarde." She told him letting go. Mr. Wonka looked at her, kind of freaked out from the contact, before saying "Oh, I don't care." He said continuing to walk.
Violet then followed him "Well, you should care, because I'm the girl who's going to win that special prize at the end." She told him. She sure was confident.
"Well, you seem very confident and confidence is key." Mr. Wonka said. Then Veruca stepped in front of him "I'm Veruca Salt, it's very nice to meet you sir." She said curtsying. Mr. Wonka then looked at her "I always thought a Veruca was a type of wart you got on the bottom of your foot." He said. I couldn't help but chuckle, internally of course.
Then Augustus started to speak "I'm Augustus Gloop, I love your chocolate." He said. He had chocolate smeared on his face and shirt. Even though polite as I was, I was still disgusted by that. Apparently Mr. Wonka was too for he said "I can see that, I didn't expect that'd we have so much in common." He said disturbed. Then he turned to Mike.
"You, you're Mike Teevee. You're the little devil who cracked the system." He said. Then he turned to Charlie "And you, you're just lucky to be here, aren't you?" He said. I felt offended, for Charlie of course. I didn't expect Mr. Wonka to be so…rude!
"And the rest of you must be their p-p…" He said struggling with the word. Why couldn't he say the word parents? Hm…something must've happened to them. Now I feel sorry for him.
"Parents" Mr. Salt said for him. Mr. Wonka looked around "Yeah, Moms and Dads…." He said before going into some sort of trance "Dad…Papa." He muttered. Now, I definitely felt sorry for the man. I suppose whatever happened in his past, and his being alone for so long, explains his behavior.
"Mr. Wonka, are you alright?" I questioned him shaking him out of his reverie. Looking at me he said "You seem awfully young to be a mother." He said. I chuckled "Yeah, I'm not. I'm Charlie's cousin, you can call me Isabella." I told him. He stood there for a moment before nodding "Alright, let's keep moving." He said walking on down the hallway.
SilentAngeli: Yay! They met Mr. Wonka, things should be getting interesting from here on out, don't you agree. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you review.