The next chapter is here :D
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February the 1st, the same day the first tour was held over 40 years ago had finally arrived.
The reporters who had interviewed the five ticket winners had made the effort to arrive at the crack of dawn, wasting no time to prepare themselves and the rest of the world for the huge event.
Since the early hours of that very morning, Charlie had spent that time staring out the highest window of the factory, silently waiting for the five ticket winners along with one of their family members to make an appearance.
By this time a few Oompa Loompas had caught sight of Charlie, having not made a signal move from where he was currently standing since waking up.
Tugging at Charlie's trouser leg one of the Oompa Loompas gave him a questioning look, which was all it took for Charlie to spill the beans.
"I'm scared about this tour, what if it doesn't go according to plan? Or what if I stumble across an awkward point during the tour? What if they lose interest halfway through, as let's face it I'm not exactly eccentric or witty like Mr. Wonka was…" Charlie trailed off when realizing he was unable to finish off his sentence.
The Oompa Loompa who had been listening to Charlie's worries let out a soft sigh before responding with, "look did you really think Mr. Wonka didn't feel the same way when he was in your position? Despite Mr. Wonkas difficulties during his tour he managed to find the right one for his factory in the end, am I right?"
"Yes, " Charlie whispered.
"And so will you Charlie Bucket"
Charlie nodded wordlessly in agreement, giving the Oompa Loompa a silent thank you before returning his focus to out the window. But in a calmer state of mind.
Shortly after their little conversation, Charlie was greeted to the sight of his least favorite ticket winner, Steven Fox and his older brother waiting outside the iron gates.
Steven was wearing the same clothes he wore for his interview, while his brother wore a red t-shirt with the Mario logo on the front. To go with his t-shirt he wore dark blue shorts and a Mario coat with his face displayed on the back of it.
"Do you have to keep bouncing like that?" Steven snapped as he looked over towards Joseph, who was happily bouncing with excitement next to him. Steven gave him a look of pure disgust as he continued to do it.
"But I'm excited bro," Joseph said as a cheeky smile escaped from his lips.
Steven rolled his eyes. "That's because you have the mind of a child."
"But Steven, you are a child," Joseph responded in a proud tone of voice while letting out a smirk as if to show he had successfully pulled off a smart comment.
"Yet, I'm still more intelligent that you" Steven retorted, wiping the smirk right off of Joseph's face within seconds.
Not too far behind them were Mandy and Judy Perkins who were both dressed in tiger skin coats with tiger skin cossack hats to match. From what was revealed under her coat, Mandy wore a bright yellow dress with a faux fur collar which poked out from the top of her tiger coat. To go with her outfit she wore grey tights with flat black Mary Janes. Her wavy blonde hair gently flowed under her hat and bounced slightly as she walked.
Underneath her own coat, Judy Perkins was dressed in a white chic dress, along with the white feather boa she had worn for the interview. To top off her outfit she also wore matching white high heel boots. Not a single strand of hair could be seen poking out from under her hat, however she did have dangly silver earrings which were visible, and like Mandy's hair kept moving whenever she moved.
The Perkins were engaged in a one-way conversation, started by no other than Mandy.
"Right mother, I want to be the first one at the gates and I want to be the first one to go inside the factory gates and the factory itself too!" Mandy demanded while shooting a fierce glare towards her mother.
"Yes, Mandy," Judy replied with a look as if to make sure she got what she wanted.
"And if I don't get what I want when I want it, I shall scream and scream and scream until I'm sick!"
Judy gave her daughter a determined look before returning her focus on arriving at the gates.
However less than a minute later an ear bleeding shriek filled the atmosphere. It didn't take long for Judy to figure out that it was Mandy shrieking at the sight of the Fox brothers having been already stood there for the past five minutes.
Mandy then shot a stone cold glare towards her mother before shouting, "this is all your fault!" while viciously pointing a finger at her mother.
"You would think it's the end of the world," Steven muttered as he covered his ears to block out the sounds of Mandy's shrieking.
"You should have been quicker when getting ready this morning!" Mandy spat, passively ignoring her mother's guilty facial expression.
Letting out a remorseful sigh, Judy snapped her head round to scowl at the Fox brothers which Steven easily returned. Judy then decided to turn round to face the gates.
Soon afterwards Fernando and Bryant Cruz arrived, along with Eleanor and Fiona Mai following closely behind them.
Fernando and Bryant were both dressed in smart clothes which consisted of a red shirt for Fernando and a white one for Bryant, both with a formal black tie neatly displayed. They both also wore smart black trousers with specially made black shoes, that were polished. To keep up the formal dress code they both wore black suit jackets which had been altered for a perfect fit. Fernando's hair was combed in the same neatly fashion as it had been for his interview, the same went for Bryant's hair too.
"I don't want to see a single crease on that shirt, Fernando!" Bryant said in a stern voice as he gave his son a serious look.
"Yes, father" Fernando obeyed, with a hint of unease in his voice.
Meanwhile, Eleanor and Fiona were now further behind the Cruz family as Fiona struggled walking without nearly falling over, to stop this from happening Eleanor walked beside her while holding her hand in case she tripped over.
For the tour Eleanor wore an orange polo neck jumper along with a pair of dungarees and a pair of old brown trainers. To keep her warm she also wore a worn out pale brown coloured trench coat that had holes in various places. Her auntie was dressed in a creamy coloured floral blouse that consisted of red and orange flowers, with a grey cardigan and a worn out brown duffle coat. Like Eleanor she wore the same old worn out trainers but in the same colour as her cardigan.
As the combination of snow and ice increased on the ground Fiona found it even more difficult to keep her balance. When she and Eleanor had gotten nearer to the gates, Fiona misjudged a step leading to her accidently bumping into Fernando who then crashed into his father.
Bryant whipped his head round to witness the cause of the sudden commotion. He then marched over to his son and started brushing dirt off of his shirt, even though there wasn't even the slightest bit of dirt detectable.
"I… I'm so terribly sorry" Fiona stammered when Bryant turned to give her an angry stare.
"Hmph," Bryant huffed before leading Fernando away from them as if they were peasants. This left Eleanor with an upset facial expression.
"Don't worry sweetheart, we'll just keep our distance from them," Fiona said which eased Eleanor's sadness.
Having mostly forgotten the incident Eleanor and Fiona eventually made their way to the front of the gates, carefully choosing their position to stand next to the Fox brothers.
Now having only five minutes to go before the tour, the four out of the five ticket winners who had arrived were now getting harassed by camera and reporters, who were constantly asking questions and requesting for photos.
While all this was going on Claudia and her mother sneaked past the many groups of reporters and photographers, wishing to avoid all the drama.
Claudia was seen wearing the same black leather jacket from her interview, but this time her shirt was a dark gray color with a picture of a white skull on it. She also wore the same black jeans along with the long black boots and her skull choker necklace. Her jet black hair was tied up in a neat bun, with her fringe covering her forehead.
On the other hand, her mother was covered head to toe in clothing, apart from the occasional glimpse of her sunglasses which could be seen when looking directly at her.
"Who is that?" Claudia heard someone ask, as she turned to look at Eleanor who was pointing a finger towards her.
"That must be the fifth ticket winner" Fiona replied softly as if to be careful not to hurt her feelings.
"Her mom does know that it's not Halloween yet?" Steven muttered, rolling his eyes when seeing her for himself.
"Great! Another unworthy peasant standing in my way of getting the prize!" Mandy shouted, showing no remorse for Claudia who looked generally shocked at the others reactions towards herself and her mother.
Claudia's mother then let out a whimpering sound, Claudia wasted no time in comforting her by squeezing her hand which was firmly placed in her coat pocket.
However, the topic of conversation was soon diverted away from Claudia's mother as the clock struck ten meaning that the iron gates began to open, with Charlie's voice commanding the guests to enter.
The large crowd behind them cheered as the guests raced towards the gates, all desperate to get in at once.
"No way is blueberry boy beating me to it this time!" Mandy said as she ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
"I'm the first one in !" Mandy proudly declared as she saw the others follow behind her.
"Come forward!" Charlie said, the guests all did what they were told and came forward.
"Close the gates," Charlie said, the noise the gates made as they closed caused Claudia's mother to turn round before focusing back onto what was in front of her.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the chocolate factory" Charlie greeted as the guest lined up in one straight line, their eyes focused on what was about to happen right in front of them
"I would introduce myself, but what I have here in front of you says it better than I ever could…"
The three grey doors which were all attached to each other slowly began to open, revealing red curtains that soon lead to a singing puppet show.
Charlie Bucket, Charlie Bucket ...
The Amazing Chocolatier.
Charlie Bucket, Charlie bucket...
Everybody give a cheer!
He's modest, clever, and so smart,
He can barely restrain it.
With so much generosity,
There is no way to contain it...
To contain...to contain...to contain...to contain.
Most of the group looked unimpressed with the show, apart from Eleanor and her aunt who were tapping their feet to the beat as well as Claudia humming along to the tune.
Charlie Bucket, Charlie Bucket...
He's the one that you're about to meet.
Charlie Bucket, Charlie Bucket ...
He's a genius who just can't be beat.
The magician and the chocolate wiz...
The best darn guy who ever lived.
Charlie Bucket, here he is!
Suddenly a golden throne with a hint of red appeared from the middle of the puppet show, with Charlie Bucket sitting on it with one leg over the other, smiling. Instead of the puppets catching fire and burning like they did on the previous tour, they slowly moved away from the scene until Charlie was the only thing the guests could see.
"Hello everyone, I am Charlie Bucket and I hope we all have a fantastic time today!" Charlie said while smiling at each and every person, hoping to get a few smiles back which he did.
But not everyone was so pleased, and it didn't take long for that certain person to make that clear.
"So you're now the chocolatier that everyone makes an unnecessarily huge fuss about," Steven said, frowning at Charlie as he spoke.
"Yes, yes I am" Charlie replied, trying his best to act civilized.
"And he deserves all the fuss," Fiona said before cheerfully adding, "I remember you being in the news when you won Mr. Wonkas chocolate factory, I was only in my early twenties when I saw that."
Charlie beamed at her, silently thanking her for improving his mood.
"Anyway, I think we should get started with the tour, so why don't you lot introduce yourselves." Charlie offered.
Eleanor and Mandy both made a move towards Charlie, however, Eleanor was soon pushed to one side.
"I always go first!" Mandy declared as she walked up to Charlie.
"I'm Mandy Perkins, what's the prize and when do I get it!" Mandy snapped, her ice cold blue eyes sending shivers down Charlie's spine.
"Only time will tell" Charlie awkwardly responded, knowing no other way to tell her.
The next child to walk up to Charlie was Fernando Cruz.
"Fernando Cruz" was all he offered as an introduction. Leaning in to shake Fernando's hand Charlie was startled to find Bryant interfering.
"Look Bucket, Fernando is one of the most famous models in France and I personally spent hours into his appearance this morning, and I don't want to see that undone by your inexperienced hands."
Somewhat taken aback, Charlie nodded and gestured for the next child to introduce themself.
"Steven Fox" Steven mumbled, not making an effort to even approach Charlie.
Charlie smiled as the next person to walk up to him was Eleanor.
"Good morning Mr. Bucket, my name is Eleanor Mai, and this is my aunt Fiona," Eleanor said as she happily shook his hand.
"It's very nice to meet you too" Charlie replied before turning his attention to Claudia who was just as friendly with her greeting.
"Hello Charlie, I'm extremely pleased that I'm lucky to meet such a fantastic person."
I'm pleased to meet you too" Charlie responded before adding, "and your mother, too of course!"
When Claudia's mom didn't respond Claudia was quick to fill in for her.
"She's very shy but her name is Sonya Smith"
"Or hideous" Steven mumbled. Claudia glanced at Steven with a frown.
"Right then, shall we go in!" Charlie exclaimed before leading everyone through where the show had been and into a long gray corridor with a red carpet across the floor.
"Please just place your coats anywhere, " Charlie said, which everyone did apart from Sonya and the Perkins.
"Mr. Bucket, tell me why this room resembles a furnace?" Bryant questioned.
"Well we have to keep it warm in here because the workers cannot work in cold temperatures" Charlie explained.
"Who are your workers?" Eleanor asked.
"You'll see." Was all Charlie offered as an answer before guiding his guests through the long corridor. To pass the time away the children and parents began their own conversations.
Wanting to make friends Eleanor went over to Mandy who was happily walking at the front right next to Charlie.
"I like your coat" Eleanor complimented while trying to touch it. Unfortunately, Mandy smacked her hand away before saying, "don't touch what you can't afford" in a nasty tone of voice.
Charlie winced as he heard the shouting from behind him.
Feeling hurt and rather rejected Eleanor walked back to her aunt, shame filling her facial features. But Eleanor wasn't the only one on the receiving end to Mandy's rudeness.
Insulted that Eleanor tried to touch her coat, Mandy was unaware that she elbowed Fernando when trying to get far away from Eleanor as possible. Fernando raised an eyebrow at her soon afterwards, instantly grabbing her unwanted attention.
"Stop gawping at me!" Mandy demanded, giving Fernando one of her cold glares.
Fernando scoffed. "Oh please, as if I would take an interest in someone so painfully dull."
"Mother!" Mandy screamed as she hastily added, "he's bothering me!"
Taking in what her daughter had told her, Judy grabbed Fernando's arm before pushing him towards Bryant in disgust.
"Keep your scrawny son away from my daughter!" Judy hissed, leaving Mandy with a smug look on her face. Judy then walked away with the look of disgust still clearly visible.
"Ha! My sons worth millions compared to your ditch rat of a daughter!" Bryant said under his breath while straightening out Fernando's shirt. Although he didn't say it very loud, somehow he still managed to catch Judy's attention.
Judy and Bryant continued to scowl at each other for a few seconds before returning their attention to their children.
While his father dealt with Judy, Fernando suddenly found himself walking next to Steven, grimacing at his outfit.
"Those trousers don't compliment that jumper at all" Fernando bluntly stated towards Steven, jabbing at his hoodie as he spoke.
"Yeah? How would you like to compliment this!" Steven shouted, shoving a fist dangerously close to Fernando's face.
"That's what I thought!" Steven quietly spat before walking away.
To make herself feel a bit better, Eleanor pulled out the Wonka bar she had found her golden ticket in. However, she wasn't the only one the chocolate appealed to.
"Mother!" Mandy shouted, aggressively pointing a finger at Eleanor and her Wonka bar.
"Get me a Wonka bar right this minute!" Mandy commanded as if her mother was her slave.
"I will as soon as I possibly can my dear" Judy compromised.
"Soon isn't good enough!" Mandy snapped. She then walked up to Eleanor who was more than surprised after their earlier tiff.
"Give that to me!" Mandy yelled, snatching the Wonka bar out of her hand. Uncaring at the fact that Eleanor was on the verge of tears. Claudia also gave Mandy a shocked look.
Fiona tutted once Mandy had rushed back to her mother, having taken a huge bite out of Eleanor's Wonka bar.
"Typical, there always one who has no consideration for anyone else" was all Fiona could say, giving Eleanor a comforting pat on the shoulder.
Amongst all the negativity Eleanor, despite her setbacks did manage to build up enough confidence to quietly say hello to Claudia, who in response smiled back.
"Most of the kids here aren't very nice" Eleanor whispered, being careful so the others couldn't hear her.
"No" Claudia agreed.
"I can't believe what that Mandy did to you, " Claudia said, Eleanor sighed.
"Wel, my auntie has always told me that if someone is nasty, it's better to ignore rather than retaliate," Eleanor said, which Claudia agreed with.
"Er.. so are we friends?" Eleanor offered in a small voice, not really knowing what to expect.
"Yeah… sure " Claudia stammered before confidently adding, "after all us good girls must stick together."
The two girls then linked arms and carried on walking until the whole group stopped in front of a tiny door, which only seemed to be big enough for a mouse to go through.
"Behind this very door is the chocolate room that really brings the heart and soul to this factory!" Charlie announced.
"But why is the door so small man?" Joseph Fox asked.
"It's to keep all the chocolaty goodness inside!" Charlie replied while getting out a large set of keys, he fiddled around with them until he found the one that made a clicking sound once turned inside the keyhole.
Everyone except Charlie had a look of astonishment on their faces as their eyes were glued to the amazing scenery of the chocolate room.
"Come on everyone, in we go!" Charlie said, leading the guests inside the chocolate room.
Hey, just to say I hope everyone has a very happy new year!
Sorry about the lyric changes, its just it suits the story better since he did win the chocolate factory.
So here's a question for you- who do you want to be eliminated first and how? (That's if it happens, you'll just have to wait and see, haha!)