Sharing Dreams Of The Holidays

"Sharing Dreams Of The Holidays" is a mini-story that is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series.

The Story
The story takes place in the year of Empath's return to Psychelia following his first visit to the Smurf Village. At that point he was bonded together with Polaris Psyche as his lifemate, and the two started sharing dreams with each other, with Polaris learning more about the Smurfs through Empath's memories of his being in the Smurf Village for a year. Polaris found the whole experience interestingly curious and yet also frightening at the same time, for the Psyche Master was teaching the Psychelings that Species 0002 (as the Smurfs were commonly known as to them) were a perverted race of savages who were mainly interested in carnal desires.

Then came the time of the Winter Solstice, and all throughout the day things were the same as usual in Psychelia -- the Psyches spent most of their time in silent studies and preparing for the long winter ahead. Empath, who was originally used to how everything in Psychelia was dead silent day after day before he visited the Smurf Village, was now feeling a desire to visit that place again if only to recapture the joy of what it felt like being around people who were not afraid to express their emotions.

At night, when all the Psyches returned to their quarters for their resting period, Empath and Polaris silently returned to their bunks and went to sleep. Before they did, however, they cast eyes toward each other, and Polaris knew in that instant that Empath wanted to show him something very important in their shared dream state.

The instant that Empath and Polaris had entered deep sleep, Polaris found himself inside a Smurf house, dressed as usual in his long white nightgown. Empath was beside him, also dressed in a long white nightgown and a white Smurf hat, looking very excited. "Empath, what's going on that you need to show this one?" Polaris asked, sounding curious.

"This is a very special holiday that this one needs to share with you, called the Winter Solstice," Empath replied. "Come join the others outside in the village square."

Polaris got out of bed, put on a pair of slippers that were waiting right next to him on the floor, and joined Empath as they both left the Smurf house together. The other Smurfs were also gathered together in the village square, where before them stood a great big evergreen tree, decorated with all sorts of lights and ornaments with a great big star at the top, and underneath the tree were all sorts of presents wrapped in red and green boxes.

Papa Smurf came out of his house to join his little Smurfs at the great big tree that stood in the square. "Happy Winter Solstice, my little Smurfs," he announced.

"Happy Winter Solstice to you too, Papa Smurf," all the little Smurfs said together.

To be expanded on.