The New Smurfs On The Block/Part 3

"Finally we got to Homnibus' hovel safely, which was something of a bummer because I was hoping that we were going to smurf into some trouble with Balthazar and whatever he was planning to smurf after the dog," Tuffy said. "Anyway, I thought this was going to be the last that we will smurf of Puppy for the time being, but we would soon be surprised."

As Tuffy told his part of the story, Empath and Polaris saw the six Smurfs arrive at Homnibus' house with the elderly human wizard greeting their arrival. "Smurfs! I'm so glad to see you...and I see that my dog Homni-One is also safe with you," he said.

"Papa Smurf wanted us to smurf this dog back to you, because he thought that the dog smurfed away from you, and we just wanted to make sure that it was safe," Nat said.

"He wanted to return Homni-One back to me?" Homnibus said. "Oh, I'm sorry that Papa Smurf didn't understand, that this dog is meant to be a gift to the Smurfs."

"This dog was a gift to us, Homnibus?" Hefty asked.

"Of course it is, Hefty," Homnibus said. "The reason is that the dog carries a special amulet that contains the key to all magic, and only one person is able to open this locket without getting hurt. This puppy has been carrying this locket on his collar for a thousand years and has been passed on from one generation of sorcerers to another until finally it has been passed on to me."

"A thousand years?" Tuffy said. "The magic of that locket must be keeping the dog smurfing young for all this time."

"No wonder Balthazar must be eager to smurf his hands on it, though it's just as likely that he could get smurfed trying to open it himself," Duncan said.

"Even I have failed to open the locket, my young friends," Homnibus said. "That is why I am able to trust the Smurfs with this dog, that as long as he remains with them, no harm will ever befall him, and that he will always be cared for long after I am gone."

"So that means that we can get to keep Puppy?" Snappy asked.

"Of course it does," Homnibus said.

"Smurfabunga!" the three Smurflings shouted together. "This will be great news to the rest of the Smurfs."

Duncan chuckled. "And that means we're going to have to smurf a home for the puppy when we smurf him home."

To be expanded on.