A/N The end

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Epilogue

Wonka was in a shambles.

He finally realized what had happened. He had failed. He, the great Willy Wonka had made a mistake, royally screwed up and now he was tasting the first bitterness of defeat.

And it was quite bitter.

His eyes were bloodshot, he hadn't slept in quite some time or taken care of himself in anyway, his hands were scraped and raw from working and now he just slumped over in his rooms, admitting defeat.

His first thought had been to try again and feverishly he had worked in the inventing room attempting to carve Wendy afresh out of chocolate. But it hadn't worked, his best had gone into her before and he found he hadn't the heart each time he tried to carve. He had continued to push on but just ended up with broken pieces of chocolate and exhaustion.

He had failed her…and she had been taken away…

And now he just wanted to sleep…

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When Wonka opened his eyes it was to have powdered sugar fall and leave delicate, butterfly kisses on his brow. He was someplace he had visited on an October night some time ago.

He propped himself up on his shoulders and looked around through his weary eyes. A portrait of the sugarplum faerie, unmarred, loomed high above him. The faerie in the portrait smiled and stepped down and out of the frame to make her way over to him.

"Willy…my brave little soldier."

She leaned down to where he was and smiled, planting a kiss on his cheek.

"Charlie learned this much sooner than you…I now give you my dreams,"

She held his hand and looked straight into his maroon eyes.

"You don't need me anymore."

Willy woke up with a yell still caught within his throat. He slumped back against the wall, his eyes tightly shut when he noticed something quite warm beside him, holding his hand. Just like the faerie had.

He looked over to see two eyes of melted caramel brimming with a smile and lots of mischief. They frowned a little when they saw his own bloodshot beauties.

And the voice that spoke to him was very warm, and very real.

"I think, dear husband, it is time I get to work on you."

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A/N Okay, a big thank you and a big KISS to all my reviewers. Muah! Thank you all so very much, I enjoyed writing this fic and your reviews really made my day. You'd make me laugh at the most random moments in the most public places-and I couldn't ask for anything else. THANKS!