Chocolate Heart (Wonka And Noodle) #1

Chapter 21

After receiving the call, they got on the zoo truck again, heading towards the cathedral

In the front seats were Abacus and Piper, while in the cage, which was where they were going to take the giraffe, Willy and Noodle lay, covered in the hay to avoid being seen once they reached their destination

The hay was too annoying when in contact with the skin, having already caused some irritation to the young chocolatier, who kept stirring the hay to have room to breathe

"Dad, stop doing that! You're throwing all the hay at me" Noodle spoke

"Oh, sorry, sorry" Wonka apologized "Are you sure you want to accompany me? It would be dangerous" he questioned

"I'm not going to leave you alone, dad, it could also be dangerous for you" she joked

Wonka giggled "Okay, starshine, you can come with me, but be careful"

"I will" the girl assured

Willy felt the truck stop suddenly, so he gave the signal to Noodle to cover herself with the lay again, he did the same, coughing a little when a piece of hay fell on his face

They remained like that, until, after a few long minutes, the cage door opened and rumbled against the floor, causing some of the hay to fly into the air

"Clear!" Abacus said

They both came out of hiding when they heard the man. Wonka turned to look at Noodle, unable to help but giggle when he saw that she still had some hay in her hair

"What?" Noodle was confused

"Nothing" Wonka smiled, looking away and getting down from the cage

The group walked to the altar, where Wonka placed a small box on the seat of one of the confessionals, while Abacus entered the other, pulling the hidden lever, activating the elevator

Willy waited for the elevator to go down, climbing on the roof, Noodle followed him, going down to the basement

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The mistress of keys saw how the elevator opened, but there was no one inside, so she got up from her desk, confused, walking towards it, noticing the small box on the seat

She took the box, seeing that there was a note with it "Recognition for your hard work and dedication" she read, slowly opening the box, seeing a chocolate inside

Wonka and Noodle were watching from above, making sure to make as little noise as possible, seeing as the mistress of keys ate the chocolate in one bite, moving away from the elevator

After a few seconds, before the woman returned to her desk, she began to dance slowly, humming a song

"Huh, she dances good" Wonka muttered

Noodle turned to look at him, narrowing her eyes

"What? It's true" he said quietly

It didn't take long for the woman to fall asleep on the floor, so Willy got off the elevator, helping Noodle. After taking the keys, he opened the vault door, which made a slight metallic echo

"Wow, cool!" Noodle murmured

"I think it will take us a long time to look for it" Wonka said, entering the hidden place

Noodle headed towards a bookshelf, looking at the books one by one, while Willy searched the desk drawers; he wasn't sure if he would know when he would find the book, since he hadn't learned to read completely

He paid attention to each letter, trying to remember what each one was about

"Dad! We're looking for a green book, not red" the girl told him when she saw him

"Oh, right" Wonka left the book where it was, looking on another shelf for a book that was green "Did you find something?" he asked

"Nothing" she muttered, now checking behind the couches "Where could they hide it?"

"Not in a visible place, that's for sure" Wonka said, heading to look next to the door, where there was a small shelf "Keep looking, Noodle"

"I don't think that's here" she exclaimed

"But Abacus said that was somewhere in here" the young man insisted

"Abacus had been working in the laundry for four years, maybe so much washing drove him crazy" Noodle mumbled, sitting down dejectedly in one of the armchairs, taking an empty box "There are only old boxes of chocolates here!"

She angrily threw the box towards the wall, noticing that a part of it came off as if it were a small lid. Noodle got up to take a closer look at the place, noticing that inside there was s green-covered book, which said 'Accounts"

The girl opened the book and began to read it "Dad! I find it" she said

Wonka, who was on the other side of the room, turned to see her, walking over to take a look at the book "You did it, sweetie..." he murmured "We've got them"

A sudden shot at the wall took them by surprise, seeing that at the entrance to the vault were Mr. Slugworth, Mr. Fickelgruber and Mr. Prodnose

Mr. Slugworth was the one in front, holding the gun in his hands "What a great surprise, isn't it, Mr. Wonka?" he said