"Here we go, Momma," I whisper, running my thumb across her elegant handwriting. I tuck the chocolate bar into my coat, placing my mobile travel factory down in front of the empty storefront. Setting my cane down on one end, I touch the hidden trigger that lengthens it, stepping up onto my travel factory and hitting the button that makes the little banner pop out.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ6eTL8FaG
"Ladies and gentlemen of the Gallery Gourmet!" I cry, my eyes alighting on a lone girl. Her hair is the color of chocolate and her eyes match. Her skin is light, a similar shade to my own. Other passerby begin to slow to a stop, looking at me.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbvX8XCz0i
"My name is Willy Wonka." I touch my hat, sliding my finger along the rim as I speak. "And I have come to show you a marvelous morsel!" 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwnvDggeRy
People begin crowding closer, and the girl gets jostled further back where I can't see her as well. The faces reflect varying degrees of interest and curiosity.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xXGIssaMc
"An incredible edible!" I continue my speech. "AN UNBEATABLE EATABLE!" I lean back then straighten with the intensity of the words. "The likes of which this world has never seen. So quiet up and listen down." I pause my animated hand gestures, realizing that the words switched themselves somehow. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC5KF1YjIw
"Nope, scratch that, reverse it." I swing my arm just so, sending the Hoverchoc down my sleeve and into my closed hand. "I give you-" I open my palm, revealing the Hoverchoc. "The Hoverchoc." 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU6E0QmoGY
Murmurs ripple through the crowd, and I can't -and don't want to- keep the smile from appearing on my face. With the other hand, I make the little flute appear and bring it to my lips, playing the notes to wake the Hoverfly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7m2WLx7T2
The chocolate outside opens and closes with soft clicks to the notes of the little flute.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9xaksfbaX
"In." I close my hand over the Hoverchoc.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUAcJW5hSA
"A." I close the other hand over the flute.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm31CDwzU4T
I quickly, and with the ease of endless practice, slide them both out of sight before opening both hands to the next words of my song. "Jungle near Mumbai there's a little Hoverfly."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KTwgQdANY
Gasps and murmurs filter through the crowd with my magic trick. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQcVBFbyJX
My grin widens as I continue singing, folding my arms and flapping them for emphasis. "Whose wings go at a thousand flaps a second, that's no lie." I hold up a finger, sliding my gaze across the crowd.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qHHAz6vR6
"These microscopic fleas, like chocolate more than leaves."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMWmXZRywv
I sweep my hat off my head and into my arm. "And when asked nicely lay precisely-" I reach into my hat, pulling out an entire jar of Hoverchocs. "One little egg in each of these." I smile brightly as gasps sweep the crowd once again.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjKs4qbW4s
Plonking my hat back upon my head, I hold the jar up in plain sight. "When it hatches from its shell, it gives a happy yell, 'Woohoo!'"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Et0aSQvc8
Hopping off my travel factory, I march around it in a circle, animatedly shoving the jar into the air then back down again. "'How thrilling to be living in a chocolate hotel!'"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxpyohuLT9
I stop in front of the crowd, drumming my fingers under the jar. "It beats its wings with glee, and then as you will see-"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrp4oQEnxB
I lift the top off the jar. "The choco-LATE will levitate and float most gracefully." The Hoverchocs float up out of the jar, lifting into the air over the shocked passerby.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN4wKFfqbH
Against my will, I find myself seeking out the girl in the crown, anxious for her reaction. To my utter delight, I find her eyes alight with joy and awe.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX7tcf6uUT
I tap the ground in time to the tune playing through my mind, pressing my lips together in an attempt to contain the pure joy running through me. "Well there's chocolate. And there's chocolate."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yU8IF9CQe
I whip my hat off my head and spin around, causing the Hoverchocs to follow my movement from above. "But only Wonka's makes your eyes pop out their sockelets." 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2gjRmbkHc
I replace my hat once again, grabbing my cane and swinging it through the air. "Put your hand into your pockelet, get yourself some Wonka chocolate! Come now I insist."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXM2M5jL8r
I grab the jar back from a passerby. "You've never had chocolate like this-"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcVV3jgUM9
I drum my fingers on the underside of the jar, calling the Hoverchocs back. "No, you've never had chocolate like-" I replace the lid. "This."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObLmZ8SEFA
The crowd starts cheering and I tip my head to my right, smiling and nodding.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyObtnpmoy
"Well, who wants to try one?" I call.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QBcK8yJsd
Hands shoot up all around, but one voice rings out over the others. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0yd4QjiDb
"I do." The crowd parts for a man in a dark, pinstriped suit. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEzz0sxmn3
"Mr. Slugworth, sir." I find myself saying.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhSqTSnQS8
"Excuse me!" calls another man, this one in a green suit, pushing through the crowd.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFMkUbh6go
"Mr. Ficklegrubber." Yet another famous chocolate maker is coming to meet me.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCSGiNLmsa
I catch sight of yet another man in a yellow suit pushing through the crowd.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE7dZE3AuV
"And Mr. Prodnose." I say somewhat softly, in awe of seeing the men I've admired for years.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUTLCZd4Iy
"What an honor." I say as they all line up in front of me.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnndkgi1EA
Mr. Slugworth holds out his hand and I reach for his. "Ever since I was a little boy-" I trail off as his grip firmly clenches my hand, leaving me with a throbbing hand. "That is quite a handshake," I say, somewhat weakly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFs30e8uB9
"It's a business handshake, Mr. Wonka. Lets people know I mean business." Slugworth smirks ever so slightly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapDnzHzSJf
"Ahh..." I massage my hand slightly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJsgeIY3yu
"Now come along, let's try one of these so-called-Hoverchocs..."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIsD02ZT9G
I hold out the jar, watching them each take one and pop it into their mouths. I watch their slightly smug expressions turn shocked.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qqWnLxnlt
"Ooo. There's not just chocolate is there? There's... marshmallow." Slugworth sounds surprised.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhwV79JtEy
"That's right," I reply, getting excited. "Harvested from the Mallow Marshes of Peru."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Awkm6oChR
"And... caramel.." Mr Ficklegrubber puckers his mouth slightly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD1ocC4XxU
"With the bittersweet tears of the Russian Clown." I turn to Prodnose as he makes his own comment.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVHH2cpro1
"And.. is that... surely not... chili?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipCuMeDGuH
"Cherry picked by the cherry pickers of the imperial gardens in Japan." I respond readily.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduVK7co0aI
"Well. Mr. Wonka. I've been in this business a very long time. And I think it's safe to say that of all the chocolate I've ever tasted-"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaAZx70iqE
I nod, nearly bouncing on my toes at Slugworth's impending praise.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOc6wk0QUO
"- this is without doubt, the absolute, one hundred percent, worst."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf2oznENS5
I let out a whoop, turning away from the chocolate makers. "There we have it, ladies and gentle men, an endorsement from Mr. Sl-" I pause, his words suddenly hitting me and turn back to him. "Wait, the worst?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD9t1lAmFW
"We three are the fiercest of rivals." Slugworth gestures to the other chocolate makers. "And yet we agree on one thing. A good chocolate should be simple, plain, uncomplicated."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY5gZKtqkx
Ficklegrubber steps forward, coming alongside Slugworth. "And this, with all its bells and whistles... well it's just.."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XRxqFlk04
"Weird," says Mr. Prodnose stepping forward as well.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyxwgtOTWF
I lower myself to sit on my travel factory, only a little disappointed they didn't like my chocolate. "It's a shame," I say sadly, watching Mr. Slugworth lick his lips. "If you thought the chocolate was weird.. you're gonna hate what happens next."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX92v8wCimA
He opens his mouth, probably to ask what happens next, but then he lifts off the ground. "What's happening? What's going on?" he cries, sounding slightly panicked.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJVwP88XCN
I stand up, "That's the Hoverfly! Broken out of its cocoon, it's flapping its wings in your belly!" I lean back watching the chocolate makers drift upwards.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSel4XbXyoE
Mr. Prodnose flips over, his hair dropping to the floor at my feet. "My hair!" He tries to swim through the air to get it. "My goodness!"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXATcuq4sRD
"Don't worry! You'll be completely unharmed!" I pick up the wig and toss it into Mr. Prodnose's hands.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWPgHTv2g2
"Oh thank you."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoIkIRw5qD
"In about twenty minutes, it'll get tired and exit through your rear!"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNrCk1ipJg
I smile as they drift ever higher, nearly reaching the roof of the Gallery Gourmet.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnVYRvCPNK
"You're off your rocker, Wonka!" yells Slugworth. "Who in their right mind wants chocolate that makes them fly?!"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsmaHq8Uuf
"Let's find out, shall we?" I whisk the lid off the jar. "Who's for a Hoverchoc?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPeVZaaJbB
People all around jump for the floating chocolates, dropping silver sovereigns in my jar as they grab them. I thank each person, telling a few of them to enjoy their flight.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRRtzsyIcl
Suddenly, the air is full of flying people and I step away, admiring my work. I catch sight of Noodle the orphan by the gate. I tip my hat to her, smiling when she smiles at me.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuPblUoOiO
A whistle pierces the air, and I see policemen pushing past Noodle and into the Gallery.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFz6NaAv9jK
"Alright folks," calls the one in charge. "Nothing to see here. Just a small group of people defying the laws of gravity. Poke 'em boys."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o9I8QEbPA
The remaining crowd disperses rapidly.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MiYgeYA4C
"That's the Hoverchoc, sir, that's the point." I glance at the policemen sticking poles up at the flying people.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVyHYPFPNj
A second policeman steps up in front of me. "I'm afraid we've had some complaints about you, sir."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpy4eVj34w
"Complaints?" I repeat, confused.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjz1Ybtm1v
"That you're disrupting the trade of other businesses. And we're regrettably obliged to move you on and.. confiscate your earnings.."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV3LYROPIS
I open my mouth to question him further, but the police chief pushes past, snatching my jar in the process. "Hey! What're you doing?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcn7UWZEd0
"Don't worry," calls the man over his shoulder. "It's going to a good cause. Sick kids or something."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlS4mqUzyv
"Sorry, sir." I look back at the police officer in front of me. "Rules is rules."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IdQgpbo0A
I think despairingly of the room I have to pay for. "Can you at least leave me a sovereign? I need to pay for my room..."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPuvPysMr7
He glances around then sighs, sticking his hand into his jacket. "Here." He presses a coin into my hand.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKFsg70xpG
"Thank you." 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCjcrndfsv
I retrieve my travel factory, slinging it over my back, and start back to the guesthouse.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQay2JZsJT
With the sovereign in one hand, my cane in the other, and my eyes upon the road tiles, I don't notice until it's too late.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlqv7MfBPW
Someone slams into me, and I stumble backwards, dropping my sovereign. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxB9G76dLB
"Watch where you're going!" The man shoves me aside.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaoyZ02n0x
I sigh, and look around for the sovereign, but it's nowhere to be seen.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweyYUyQsOn
"Great. Now what am I going to do?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOx5JWDZuW
"Why are you stopped in the middle of the path?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd76rPAYpE1
I turn to confront the girl I saw in the crowd earlier.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaMXU3CAZD
I shrug, letting my shoulders slump.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Pj5IBYkdK
"I saw what happened." The girl looks livid. "I don't understand why they'd take your money. That seemed completely unnecessary."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AUCyGQv8g
"The one officer gave me a sovereign to pay for my room."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNLbUTOTz9
She deflates ever so slightly. "That was.. kind."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WeK4KPCbL
"Did you get to try a Hoverchoc?" I ask hopefully.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh3dAp2Z72
She shakes her head. "I wasn't close enough to grab one. But it's okay." She hurries to reassure me since I find myself insanely disappointed. My mother always said I had an expressive face. "I'm afraid of heights anyway, so I don't mind missing out."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WPl5V7VnI
I let out a slow sigh, that was all the chocolate I took the time to make last night, so I don't have any I could give her.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbXlWnxal8
"Why are you stopped in the middle of the path anyway?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqWrEu0Wdv
"I dropped my sovereign.."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGetN1gWs0X
"Oh no!" She puts a hand to her mouth before lowering it and looking determined.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3y8GPl9ZZT
I shrug again. "I don't know how I'm going to pay for my room now."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6viVgYj3ss
She puts a hand into a pocket in her dress, pulling out a pouch. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZcjjW4NUW
"What're you doing?" I ask, watching her as she opens the pouch.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqgLKJ53jE
"Helping you." She pulls out a few silver sovereigns and replaces the pouch.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEPi7XosC1
I smile softly. "I can't accept that.."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpeSA3CFOu
She grabs one of my hands, shocking me with how cold they are. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrkNe2IUix
"Your hands are so cold!"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowI43T4heS
"Why thank you," she says dryly, pressing the coins into my hands.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT4qzM9YWt
I try to press them back into her hands, noting how ratty her dress is. "I really can't take these."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzJh0hP7yQ
"I insist." She closes my hand over the sovereigns and I stifle a shiver at her touch. Her hands feel like ice, only without the wetness.183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdm1iGro5E
I can only stare at her as she steps away. 183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtd1cgQnGL
"Think of it as an advance payment." She steps back again. "Another time you can give me the chocolate I'm paying you for."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lviDtUteJ
I open my mouth to argue but- "When will I do that?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkElJOD0KM
"The next time you see me, I assume."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzoQzwfKCZ
"When will that be?"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAr6Ig695Q
She takes another step back. "I don't know."183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tVwG8Mno8
I bite my lip, watching her turn away. "I don't even know your name!"183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk3wzALJ4w
She pauses. She looks over her shoulder. And that's when I see the gold glimmering in her chocolate eyes. "Ember." And then she's gone.
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I know I spent most of the chapter retelling part of the movie, but I still hope you liked it :D183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6914OwhbnU
I'd love to hear what you think so please comment <3
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