Dreamy's Lost Village (Hero Stories)/Part 5

When Gargamel, Azrael, and Monty headed off down the path arguing with each other. They didn't realize that within the rabbit warrens, Team Smurf were still in one piece, although they were split up, with each Smurf pushed into a different cavernous, tube like passageway. They were all alone, except for Wonder and Smurfette who were fortunate enough to be together, they went searching for the others. Brainy felt around in the dark for an exit.

"Hello?" Smurfette called out, hoping for a response.

"Is any Smurf close by?" Wonder added, also hoping for a response.

"Smurfette!" Hefty answered back.

"Wonder!" Hero answered back. "Where are you? Is anyone close?"

"That's what we're trying to smurf," Wonder shouted back. "Me and Smurfette are together, how about you, boys?"

"No, we're alone," Brainy shouted back. "We only sound close because our voices are echoing."

"Echo! Echo! Echo!" Clumsy called out into the darkness. "I, uh... don't do well in the darkness," he said, his voice trembling. "I have enough trouble in the daylight."

Brainy decided to take charge of their current situation, shouting through the tunnels hopefully the others could hear him. "Hold on, everyone. We need to find a way out of here."

"Well, duh," Hero snorted.

"Wow! That's good thinking, Brainy," Hefty snorted, he knew they had to find a way out, but they needed to find each other beforehand.

"Guys...?" Smurfette called out to the others through the darkness, Wonder sticking by her side as to not lose each other.

"Darkness!" Clumsy said, a bit more panicked. "Where is everyone?"

Hefty tried to calm him down. "Don't be scared; just think happy thoughts, Clumsy." he said.

"It's not really happy times right now," Clumsy countered.

"Don't panic, Clumsy," Hero advised. "We'll find each other eventually, just hang in there."

"Just stay in the light, Clumsy," Wonder suggested.

There were some small rays of light coming from breaks in the ground. He could see them up ahead.

"Too late," Clumsy shouted, too scared to calm himself down. "I'm walking into the darkness."

"What? Why are you... Why?" Hefty responded with a rabid question, he just wanted them to stay still.

"Just stay where you are, Clumsy," Hero shouted, beginning to sound angry. "Don't make yoursmurf even more lost."

"I'm really freaking out, you guys!" Clumsy snapped back.

"JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE!" Wonder shouted.

"Stop!" Brainy butted in before Clumsy could go too far. He had prepared for this moment. "Everyone go into your backpacks, get out your Emergency Tunnel Survival Kit. Find the small glass vial marked 'light' and shake it."

"No need," Hero quickly interrupted. "Every Smurf shut your eyes."

The others quickly shut their eyes tightly as they knew what was coming next. Hero powered up before slowly raising his hands towards his forehead.

"SOLAR FLARE!" Hero yelled loudly, as a blinding white light filled the entirety of the tunnels.

to be expanded later.