Issue 105 - Night Crisis

"What a loss. She had way too much curiosity."Willy Wonka said after we had lost Flight. "How's it like to be small, and tiny, like, like bug tiny?" He mimicked in a squeaky voice very unlike Flight's. They turned right and climbed up a ladder. "This is the candy growing room." He said, gesturing to a room with glittering lollipops sprouting up and candies ready to be grown hung on wires. "These are safe... right?" Night said, looking around the room. "I like video games. My dad works for a gaming company... maybe... maybe he could make a video game with your own store and you have to grow candy?" He said cautiously. "Sure, if you want to turn out like the others." Willy Wonka said gently. Night must have only heard the 'Sure' part, for he approached a lollipop and started to unwrap it. He licked it, and with no harm done, began to suck on it. An orange Oompa Loompa came over and sprinkled a glistening silver powder over the lollipops. They began to grow, and when I looked back at the lollipops, I saw Night's head stuck in the one he was sucking. "Oops," Willy Wonka said harmlessly. "I think he's growing into the lollipop." And Night became a paralyzed black snow leopard in a giant lollipop.