X: The Purple Candy Boat Ride

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"You were once." Mike said.

"Was not!" Came Willy's sassy reply. "Know why? Because I distinctly remember putting a hat on top of my head." He tapped the brim of his hat. "Look at your short little arms. You could never reach." He finished off with a giggle.

Everyone looked forward again. Charlie then asked Willy curiously. "Do you even remember what it was like being a kid?"

"Oh boy, do I." Willy looked off to the side. The smile on his face faded as he sunk deep into thought. "Do I?" Then he was out of it, just staring off into the distance as he remembered his childhood.

Emma and Charlie shared confused glances, both of them wondering if he was alright. Emma looked back to the spaced out man. "Willy?" She tried snapping her fingers in front of his eyes, but that didn't work. Emma looked forward and saw that they were heading for a tunnel. She looked back to the man, and tried to snap him out of his daze again.

"Mr.Wonka? Mr.Wonka? We're headed for a tunnel." Charlie exclaims and Emma wrapped her left arm around Charlie's shoulder.

Willy finally snapped out of his daze, by hearing Charlie's words. "Oh, yeah. Full speed ahead!" 

The Oompa-Loompas started rowing faster, and the one Oompa-Loompa started drumming faster as they entered the tunnel. "How can they see where they're going?" Violet referred to the Oompa-Loompas.

"They can't." Willy answered, his attention moving forward again. "There's no knowing where they're going." He then called out, "Switch on the lights!"

The lights flicked on and the boat descended down the tunnel at a rapid pace. Emma felt a bit of excitement coursing through her veins. She loved the way wind was blowing against her face, and she oddly enjoyed the way her stomach would drop whenever the boat did. When the boat slows down, Emma unexpectedly held Willy's hand.

The boat slowed down once they were in an area with vaulted doors

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The boat slowed down once they were in an area with vaulted doors. Willy decided to point out the rooms to his guests. "People! Keep an eye out. We're passing some very important rooms here." He then looked down to notice the dainty hand on top of his.

Emma followed his gaze, and blushed deeply once she realized. "Oh, I'm sorry." She muttered, retracting her hand. "I didn't even notice that I was..." She never even noticed the way Willy was smiling at her, as she was too embarrassed to meet his gaze.

"You don't need to feel embarrassed, my dear Emma." Willy whispered to her. He was tempted to reach over and touch her hand again, but he settled with resting his hand on top of his cane instead. 

Emma finally looked at the rooms they were passing by. There was a Clotted Cream Room, Coffee Cream Room, and oddly enough, a Hair Cream Room. That one made Scarlett curious so he turned in her seat to ask Willy. "What do you use hair cream for?"

"To lock in moisture." He answered and then laughed as he primped his hair. Emma giggled along with him. Scarlett's smile fell and she turned back around.

An open room caught Emma and Charlie's attention. A cow was suspended in the air, and some Oompa-Loompas were whipping it. The two siblings, sharing the same imaginative mind, said at the same time, "Whipped cream!"

Willy smiled fondly at them both. "Precisely!" He chirped proudly, followed by another laugh.

"That doesn't make sense." Veruca said obnoxiously.

Willy's grin quickly faded and then he sassed her. "For your information, little girl. Whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all unless it's been whipped with whips" He smiled fakely at her. "Everybody knows that!" Then that fake smile was quickly replaced with an annoyed expression.

The boat proceeded to take a sharp turn as it started picking up in speed again. They passed more rooms, but most of the names could barely be made out, as the speed of the boat made them a blur. However, Emma did manage to spot a room called Jelly Beans Room. They reached calm waters again. "Stop the boat!" Willy shouted excitedly. "I wanna show you guys something!" The boat pulled up to a room named Inventing Room. 

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​​Question: Which movie of this is your favorite, 1971 or 2005? 

Mine is Johnny Depp is my favorite cause the casting is amazing, the soundtrack is amazing and Grandpa Joe is a good character the 1971 version makes him a bad man. 

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