IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS: I have decided to officially re-title this fic "Visions of Greed." I apologize for making this decision so late in the game, but I feel it is necessary for two main reasons:
1. I have been wondering for a while if the word "Haunted" in the title is scaring potential readers away. This fic unfortunately does not get as many views as the other current long-fics in this fandom, which makes me sad, so I hope that a change to the title might make the fic sound more appealing to more readers. 2. I think the new title will just fit the fic better.
ALSO: A new scene has been added to Chapter 13. More information can be found on Chapter 13's page.
AND: The playlist for this fic has been extensively updated. I noticed that the playlist seemed short compared to the estimated reading time, so I added several new tracks and changed some others. Using a method recommended to me by another user, I also double checked to make sure almost every scene had a fitting song. You can find the link to the playlist under the introduction on Chapter 1's page. I also have a couple of other Once-ler themed playlists featured on my spotify profile. Including a more condensed playlist for this fic that features the most relevant songs (and less of the instrumental/electronic music), if you want to check them out.
I want to take one more moment to apologize for taking so long in getting these chapters out. They wound up being more difficult to write than I anticipated, but I hope that they turned out well. There's some hidden symbolism in them that I will explain later, and also some references to Miraculous Ladybug.
Finally, just a quick bit of trivia from the special before we begin (I assume you all have seen the movie, but maybe not the special or the book, so I am just explaining those elements real quick). It is only implied in the movie (via the model Once-ler is looking at) but directly shown in the special that the Once-ler appeared to have branched out into other industries, including real estate (building houses and apartments) and the restaurant business (Once-ler burgers and Once-ler scoops). He also had a blimp in his heyday in the special. There are references to these things in this chapter, along with references to things that were exclusive to the movie. Let's just say this night is really going to start setting things into motion for Once-ler. Once again, thank you as always for reading and I hope you enjoy!
P.S. Don't forget to read Part 1 before you read part 2!
TW: Minor potential content warning for "death" of insect.
Recommended Songs: Turn Off The Lights- Panic At The Disco, Let's Kill Tonight- Panic At The Disco, Perfect Machine- Starset, Red Moon- Dance With The Dead, Dark- Breaking Benjamin
Once-ler stared at the reflection for only another brief moment, until he snapped himself back to reality and quickly went over to the dining room. Where he took his designated place at the end of the table. Most of the guests were already seated, and glasses of champagne had already been poured. Isabella, who sat to his right, gave Once-ler a side glance at he sat down for being somewhat late, but otherwise said nothing.
Once-ler averted his mother's gaze by looking down at the table, when his eyes fell on his name placard. When Once-ler read the words that appeared on the paper, his eyes widened in shock. Printed on the card in fancy letters were the words 'The Once-ler "The Greed-ler" President of Thneed Inc'. As Once-ler continued to stare down at his name placard, he slowly realized that the choice of names printed on the card had been his own doing. Back when his mother had asked him to look over the guest list and make corrections, Once-ler had made a note that he had wanted his name, or rather names, to specifically be written that way. It had been yet another thing Once-ler had done while under the influence of Greed-ler.
Once-ler's mother noticed her son staring down at the names on the card "So...you've finally decided to go on ahead and embrace it, huh?" Isabella whispered to him.
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Visions of Greed
FanfictionOnce-ler's dream of biggering his thneed business soon turns into a nightmare when he finds himself being haunted by visions of his sinister alter-ego, the Greed-ler, a dark manifestation of his own ambitions. As Once-ler's business continues to gro...
