A/N: Hello, everyone! Welcome to the last actual chapter of A Second Chance! I can't believe it's already almost over, but, at the same time, I'm definitely ready to move onto new things! Anyways, let's get to Response Time! To purplepancakes54, I haven't seen you in a while, but it's great to hear from you again! I'm glad you've been enjoying the story. To mattTheWriter072, I'm glad the twist was still a surprise without completely coming out of nowhere. That's how I wanted it to be. And you'll have to wait to see what'll happen about the elevator. To Linkwonka88, will they get the elevator back and stop Damon? You'll find out in this chapter. Speaking of which, this chapter was written by myself. Enjoy!

After Mr. Wonka explained to the Roses everything that had just happened concerning Damon, Harry Woods tried to apologize, "Mr. Wonka, I am so sorry about my son's behavior. I had no idea he had these issues; he kept them all to himself. If I had known, I swear, I would've done something about it earlier."

"It's okay, Mr. Woods," Wonka said solemnly. "What's done is done." He faced a nearby Oompa-Loompa, "Would you escort Mr. Woods out the factory, please?" The small man grabbed Mr. Woods by his pant leg and dragged him away.

"Wait, what about my son?" Harry asked.

"I don't know; you figure it out. He's not my problem anymore," Wonka said as Mr. Woods was pulled out of the room. "Well, I'm glad that's over with."

"Are you seriously going to let Damon go?" Claudia asked.

"Why not? He'll get what's coming to him in the long run."

"What about your Great Glass Elevator?" Jake asked.

"I have others. And the one he has won't work anymore once it runs out of fuel. It's fine."

"And your invention blueprints that he destroyed?" Rouge asked.

"Yeah. Those. Sadly, we're not getting those back, but there's nothing else we can do about it."

"Well, Mr. Wonka," Charlie said, "I do believe I have a question as well."

"And that is?"

"Who is going to be your co-heir?"

"Hmm…that's a good question. I will refute all of your eliminations now and will decide solely based on your individual characters. You," he pointed at Claudia Gloop, "will not be my heir. Why would I make someone who hates candy an heir to a candy factory?"

"Fair enough," she replied. Her father shed a tear.

"You," he pointed at Jake Teavee, "um…no. Just no." Jake and his father scowled at the chocolatier. "That means it's down to you two." He looked towards Rouge Mattingly and Max Rose. "You both have your downsides: you," he pointed at Rouge, "are a vicious overachiever who will strike down anyone to make yourself feel like a winner, and you," he pointed at Max, "are just plain spoiled to the worst degree; however, I hope that both of you have learned from your elimination experiences and have become better people."

"Yes, we have," they both said in unison, an intense look in their eyes.

"Great, because you both have benefits as well. Rouge, you tried to defend everybody using your martial arts skills from Damon after he betrayed you, showing how important loyalty and compassion is to you. I hope. Max, you were probably the most respectful child to everybody else throughout the entire tour. Even though that's not really saying much. Not to mention, your mother has been running her own business for her entire adult life, so she'd certainly be a help in the financial department. This is a tough decision. Mostly because both of you are brats."

"Hey!" they both yelled.

"I'm just being honest. But, ultimately, I'm choosing my co-heir to be…I don't know, Maximillian Rose, I guess." The whole group started applauding Max for winning.

"Oh, thank you! Thank you!" Max said.

"Good job, Max. You earned it," Rouge congratulated.

"Thank you so much. That means a lot to me coming from you," Max said.

"Alright, well, that concludes our tour," Wonka said. As everyone was guided out of the room by the Oompa-Loompas, Wonka continued, "Now, remember, you will all receive a lifetime supply of chocolate delivered to each of your homes. Oh, and one more thing to the rest of you who did not win." Everyone's head turned around. "You are all still welcome to come back to the factory any time you like. That's one rule that changed since the last tour. Sound good?"

"Sounds vonderful!" Augustus cheered.

"Great!" Wonka replied.

Once everyone else left, Veruca asked Wonka, "Okay, so are we living with you now, or only working with you, or what? I'm not even quite sure what's going on here; my son's going to be your heir?"

"Co-heir," Wonka said. "Along with Charlie." He looked at Charlie. "You are bringing yourself and your family back here, correct?"

"Yes," Charlie quietly answered. "I realized that we all make mistakes in our lives from time to time. Mistakes that we spend the rest of our lives wishing we had never done. And, sometimes, all we need is a second chance."

"Beautifully said," Wonka said as his eyes started welling up. "Oh, and by the way, yes, your whole family will be living in the factory now," Willy redirected his focus back to the Roses. "And Charlie's family. And the hundreds of Oompa-Loompa families. What's one more family, right?"

"Oh, that's great news, isn't it, Max?" Veruca asked her son.

"Wonderful news! Now I can get all the candy, and animals, and train rides, and spa treatments I want!"

"Yes, but you're going to have to learn how to run a company first and foremost," Wonka said.

"Aw, that doesn't sound fun."

With a glimmer of playfulness in his eyes, Willy responded, "Just you wait and see. It's a lot more fun than it sounds."

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Like I said before, this is the last actual chapter of the story, but the epilogue will be posted in a couple days. Stay tuned for that!