The Cat Smurfette (Hero Stories)/Part 1

Hero's Journal: July 13 (morning)

"Time for another journal entry, and I will admit that nothing major has happened to us since that pink menace smurfed into our village and nearly destroyed us. Luckily, me and Wonder smurfed our efforts and ended his reign of evil. There have been several occasions where Gargamel has tried to capture us to smurf us for the formula that smurfs base metals to gold, but I easily dealt with him every time. Ventrilo did announce to us at breakfast that he plans on smurfing his stand-up routine in the theater sometime after lunch; so I'm looking forward to that. But I will keep my eyes smurfed just in case Gargamel smurfs more of his evil tricks."

... One late morning in the Smurf Village, after Ventrilo had announced his stand-up show at breakfast, most of the Smurfs couldn't stop talking about it. Hero was with Wonder, Smurfette, and Fergus sitting outside Nikolai's Bar.

"Ooh, I just can't wait for Ventrilo's act," Smurfette said excitedly. "I find his shows to be smurfy."

"You're not wrong there, lassie," Fergus added. "The laddie really smurfs a smile to our faces whenever we need it."

"I've always wondered how he can smurf up with new material for every show he smurfs," Wonder pondered.

"Well, he has been smurfing his profession for so many years, Wonder," Hero answered. "He uses personal experiences from his visits to our friends. Though, sometimes his material does seem like it could offend others, but we need to learn to smurf a laugh once in a while."

"You got that right, laddie," Fergus responded. "We can smurf everything seriously."

"How about a quick drink before we smurf our work, and then smurf to the show?" Smurfette suggested.

"I wouldn't mind a quick drink of a proper Smurfsman's beverage," Fergus answered with a smile.

Hero laughed, "You sure do love that Smurf Bru, Fergus."

"Well, it is a good way to get the blood smurfing and smurfing you the energy to smurf anything, laddie," Fergus answered.

The four Smurfs laughed before heading inside the bar for a quick drink before proceeding with any work that needed to be done.

... Meanwhile, across the forest in his hovel, Gargamel was working on his latest invention. A machine that he was told to build by the Great Book of Spells. His apprentice, Scruple, was standing close by watching him work.

"So what's this new machine that you're working on, Garggy?" Scruple asked.

"It's a machine that the Great Book of Spells told me to build, Scruple," Gargamel answered as he finished up the final touches. "This machine will help me find those wretched little Smurfs."

"What is it and how does it work exactly?" Scruple asked again.

"It happens to be a matter transporter, Scruple," Gargamel proudly stated. "With it, I can transport myself to any location I choose."

"How can you be sure it even works?" Scruple inquired.

"Why don't you try standing inside it then, you fool!" Gargamel retorted.

"Okay, okay, no need to shout at me! I was only asking," Scruple responded as he walked inside the machine.

Gargamel proceeded to press multiple buttons and pulling on several levers, before pressing the main button to activate the machine. The machine whirred and whined as it activated, but nothing happened. Scruple was standing standing inside the machine.

"Ha!" Scruple laughed. "It doesn't work."

"Blast it all!" Gargamel shouted. "It was supposed to send a failed excuse of an apprentice straight in to the forest." and without thinking, Gargamel pounded his fists on the machine's controls and pressed a button that activated the machine, only this time, the machine worked and Scruple was transported away. Scruple found himself all alone in the forest, far away from Gargamel's hovel.

"What the?" Scruple said in surprise as he looked around and noticed where he was. "Well, this is actually the first time that Garggy's actually made something that works. But now I have no idea how far I am from the hovel, I guess I just have to guess where to go and hopefully I can find my way back." he then proceeded to follow down the nearest path, completely unsure if it was the right path or not.

to be expanded later.