A Very Special Papa's Day

"A Very Special Papa's Day" is a mini-story that is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series.

The Story
It was around the time that Empath's daughter Psycheliana was 50 years old that Empath woke up one day to find his daughter standing next to him still being in his bed. "Morning, Papa," she pleasantly greeted.

"Good morning, Liana," Empath greeted. "What smurfs to be on your mind today?"

"I just wanted to smurf with you to the breakfast table, because your fellow Smurfs have something important they want to smurf with you, Papa," Liana answered.

Empath looked over to the other side of the bed and saw that it was empty. "Your Mama Smurf must have woke up early," Empath said. "She must be in on what you want to smurf me today."

"So are you going to get up today, or am I going to have to smurf you out of bed, Papa?" Liana asked.

"Okay, okay, Liana...Papa will smurf out of bed," Empath said. "Just give your Papa some time to get dressed. You do want this smurf to be decent and presentable."

"I'll be waiting downstairs, Papa," Liana said before she left the bedroom.

Empath sighed as he got up and got some clothes on. He had a feeling that the day was a special one, but he couldn't figure out how. Soon he joined his daughter downstairs, where she was waiting at the front door of their house.

"Okay, now what is it that you want to show this smurf, Liana?" Empath asked, sounding curious.

"First, smurf your hat down over your eyes, and then smurf my hand, Papa," Liana instructed.

"Oh, so it's going to be a blindfold," Empath said, deciding to humor his daughter. He pulled his hat down over his eyes and then extended his hand in front to him so that his daughter could grab it and lead him to where she wanted to take him.

"Don't worry about the door, Papa," Liana said as they left. She used her mental powers to close it as soon as they left.

It seemed like a long walk between the house and wherever Empath's daughter was taking him, so he became curious. "Is it really that much further, Liana?" he asked.

"It's not far now, Papa," Liana answered, laughing. "That's what Grandpa would say, isn't it?"

"This smurf supposes so," Empath said, feeling like they were walking through the whole village just to get somewhere. "Really, Liana, is it that much further?"

"We're almost there, Papa," Liana answered. Then after a while, she said, "There. You can stop and lift up your hat now."

Empath stopped and lifted up his hat over his eyes to see. He was in front of the dining commons with every Smurf gathered around, saying, "HAPPY PAPA'S DAY, EMPATH!!!"

"Papa's Day?" Empath said, realizing for himself what that day was. "Oh, so that's the surprise. Liana, how could you smurf your old Smurf in the dark like that?"

"It wasn't easy, Papa," Liana answered. "Grandpa Smurf had to use his magic spell to keep you from reading anybody's minds around here, including Mama's."

"Never mind, Liana," Empath said. "This smurf couldn't be more pleased with you." He picked up his daughter and kissed her on the cheek.

To be expanded on.