Hey peeps, the next chapter is here!
Once again thank you for the support on this story, it means a lot!
It had been three days since Fernando Cruz the finder of the second golden ticket had made the headlines of every newspaper known to existence. However, since then there had been no news over the third golden ticket.
"Should we be worried or relieved?" asked one of the Oompa Loompas, looking up at Charlie as he did so.
Charlie let out a deep sigh, not answering the Oompa Loompas question.
It wasn't until later that afternoon when the usual intro followed by the same reporter once again showing his face on the television.
"Good afternoon! I am stood outside the home of the third lucky golden ticket winner who's located in Illinois, Chicago. He goes by the name of Steven Fox, over to you Jess!"
Soon enough the scenery changed over to the inside of the house the ticket winner lived in. Unlike the previous winners Steven lived in a cape cod house which was filled with computer technology, huge tv sets, various game consoles and large speakers plugged into all the TV sets.
The sounds of blaring music and loud crashes could be heard blasting from the largest television set. Two adults who Charlie and the Oompa Loompas assumed were the parents were sat on a brown leather sofa, violently smacking the buttons of the controllers while yelling whenever something didn't go their way.
The mother of the third ticket winner had wild deep purple hair which was shaved one side, leaving the other side invaded by the curls that almost covered her eyes. She had dark green eyes along with a nose, lip, and multiple eyebrow piercings. She wore a purple T-shirt with a picture of a gray games controller that said Evolution gamer!
The father who was still shouting directly towards the TV screen had dark red dreadlocks that went all the way down to the bottom of his back. He also had a wonky mustache along with a short beard that was also dyed red. He wore the same T-shirt that his wife had but in the color red.
It was also revealed that Steven had an older brother who frantically waved to all the cameras in a childish manner. The older brother who happily told the reporters that his name was Joseph Fox tried to pull Steven into a hug only to find himself being pushed away seconds later. Joseph had jet black hair which was tied up in a long ponytail, he also had green eyes and a couple of tattoos on each arm that had something to do with gaming.
Within a short distance from his brother, Steven Fox was stood in front of the many reporters who were all desperate to get a photo of him, however, he didn't share the reporter's enthusiasm as he casually stood with his arm folded looking as if he wanted all the fuss to end.
Steven Fox had spiky dark blue hair that was in the style of a Mohican. For his interview, he wore a black hoody with baggy navy ripped jeans, to go with his outfit he wore a pair of black and blue Nike trainers. He also shared the same emerald green eyes as his parents and brother. Unlike his parents and brother he didn't seem to be wearing anything to do with gaming, surprising Charlie and the Oompa Loompas.
"Thank you, Dylan! In front of me I have the third golden ticket winner Steven Fox, so Steven do you care to tell us about yourself?" The reporter called Jess asked.
Steven huffed at the reporter's request.
"Ok, I don't need to tell you my name as if you were listening in the first place you would know" Steven began in a moody tone of voice.
"I guess I should say I'm 12 years old just to add that extra spark to the excitement" Steven sarcastically added as he rolled his eyes out of boredom.
"Steven, please tell us how you found the golden ticket?" Another reporter asked as he pointed the camera towards the blue haired boy.
"Ok let's get one thing crystal clear, my brother was the one who got all hyped up over some golden ticket, and before you ask yes he used his technology to track it down" Steven huffed.
"No! Just why!" Charlie exclaimed.
"At least he was honest about it" an Oompa Loompa stated in response.
"But since he's not classed as a child, old muggins here has to do the dirty work" Steven continued, pointing to himself when finishing off his sentence.
Within hearing distance, Joseph leaned into Stevens' ear and whispered, "bro did you have to tell them that?"
Steven grunted. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize that exposing supposedly top secret tricks was breaking part of the gaming laws" he hissed in mock guilt.
"How did you feel when you got the ticket?" another reporter asked, keen to get an answer despite Stevens tendency to be sarcastic.
Steven groaned before answering with a sour response of, "look I'm going to be bluntly honest here, I didn't want the golden ticket and I don't see what the big deal is over a ticket that doesn't even resemble real gold."
"Tha- what the-!" Charlie exclaimed while clenching his fist to keep his rage under control.
A little smirk made its way across Stevens' lips as if he had more to say, which indeed he did.
"Though mind you I was thinking of selling it on Ebay to see how much it would go for, I mean honestly it's hilariously ridiculous upon how much money some people are prepared to pay for something that has as little value as my brother's brain."
Joseph looked hurt at Stevens recent comment, all Steven could do in response was scornfully chuckle at how offended he became.
However, he wasn't the only one annoyed by Stevens comments.
Charlie had also been quite stunned as to how one boy could create such an aggressive amount of tension inside of him in a matter of minutes.
Charlie then let out a deep sigh as he forced himself to sit through the rest of the interview.
Shocked at what Steven had so openly revealed the reporter stammered when asking, "do you share your family's interest in gaming?"
Stevens' eye widened at the reporter's question before glaring at her as he practically shouted out, "are you being serious? Gaming is for those with no grip on reality!"
Stevan turned round to watch his parents who were still playing the same game since the interview had started. Steven sighed as he said, "take my pathetic parents and my buffoon of a brother, for example, their whole lives revolve around gaming, particularly around the question of what game they should play next and who will win it."
Steven laughed humorlessly as he added in the same snotty tone of voice, "meanwhile those of us whose logic still remains intact spend our entire lifetime trying to restore the common sense to what is left of what we are forced to sadly call humanity."
Steven took one last glance at his parents and older brother who had since walked away from his younger brothers insults remained glued to the sofa as they continued to play what had come to an intense part of their game.
Steven groaned as he finished off his rant with a grumbled sentence of, "and that is a prime example of how we are evolving backwards."
All of a sudden the sounds of yelling could be heard from where Stevens parents had been playing their game, it turned out to be his mother doing her version of a victory dance while shouting "in your face loser!"
"I demand a rematch!" Stevens dad yelled as he slammed his controller into his hand like a sulky toddler.
To put a stop to the unnecessary shouting Steven projected his final words consisting of, "I better get my a hundred dollars after this!" that caught his parents attention
With the reporters lost for words the interview soon ended, much to the Oompa Loompas and Charlie's relief.
"He can not be your heir under any circumstances" an Oompa Loompa stated as calmly as he could manage for Charlie's sake.
"Don't worry I wouldn't even consider him for the part" Charlie responded before adding, "In fact, I'm debating whether to let him even enter the factory!"
"You have to Charlie, whether he or you like it or not he has the ticket which says he's invited to the tour of the factory" the Oompa Loompa reminded him, earning a sigh from Charlie.
"Your right, I'm sorry it's just I really didn't think that the winners would be this bad. I mean I said that if we ended up with five brats then we would be hosting a tour for five brats, but I didn't think it would have ever come to this…"
Charlie trailed off as he found himself lost for words.
One of the forty Oompa Loompas in the room placed a comforting hand on Charlie's shoulder as if to silently tell him they understood.
Okay, so this was by far the hardest chapter I've had to write for this story so far!
So what do you think of the third/previous ticket winners?
And what do you hope for in the two remaining ticket winners?