Time for Adventure! (The Devereaux Story)/Chapter 2

"Absolutely not!"

Papa Smurf told Eska after she explained her idea.

"Oh, c'mon, Papa!" Eska still tried to persuade him "It'll be a great way to bond and...stuff!"

"The world outside of the Smurf Forest is dangerous!" Papa Smurf concluded, "I'm sorry, but my final answer is no."

Eska sulked and headed out the door of Papa's house. Her friends were waiting outside.

"How'd it go?" Spiro asked.

"He gave the idea the boot," Eska explained, "We can't go."

"Well, look on the bright side!" Bash tried to lighten up, "Maybe there are some other hikes and discoveries we can go on!"

The others agreed, and the six started to walk away form Papa's house. Eska followed behind, feeling cruddy and unsmurfy. Both Benny and Spiro noticed that she was on the verge of tears. They both went over to comfort her.

"Hey, what's wrong, Eska?" Spiro put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Are you ok?" Benny asked.

Eska sniffed and wiped away the getaway tears from her eyes. She looked down and said nothing. Benny and Spiro looked at each other in concern. The others noticed and walked over.

"It's ok, Eska," Bash tried to cheer her up, "There are plenty of awesome hikes inside the Smurf Forest to discover."

"Do any of those hikes lead to the Jewel of Serenity?!" Eska finally blew, "This was my ONE chance to find my parents and Papa Smurf...he just denies access! It's not fair! I miss them!!"

TBC this part soon