Who's That Smurfette?/Part 4

"Gee, Mama Smurf, even after you were changed into a real Smurf, there were still some Smurfs who were wondering if you really changed at all," Psycheliana said.

"I know, Liana, and admittedly I was among them," Smurfette said. "Your Papa Smurf, when he first learned that he was a real Smurf all along instead of a Psyche, had to smurf through the same thing of wondering whether he was truly a Smurf on the inside. I guess the part of being a real Smurf is much easier to handle than feeling like a real Smurf."

"But how did you start feeling like you were a real Smurf, after Grandpa Smurf had changed you into one?" Psycheliana asked.

"That started when I was alone in my house, getting myself all freshened up, when I started to smurf a call from somebody that I wished wouldn't have called me at all," Smurfette said.

And as Smurfette continued her story, Psycheliana saw that her Mama Smurf in that time period was indeed in her house, using her compact to freshen herself up with, when found herself startled to see the face of an evil wizard that looked vaguely familiar inside the locket. "Who are you?" she asked.

"Your master, Gargamel, who is wondering why you are taking so long to destroy those wretched little Smurfs," the face answered sternly.

Smurfette seemed to have forgotten that Gargamel was her master, but she had to find some way to respond to him. "Uh, Papa Smurf had used his magic to smurf a whole new look for me," she told Gargamel as honestly as she could. "Don't you like it?"

"You look more lovely than you did when I first created you, Smurfette," Gargamel commented, masking his sincerity. "I'm sure you would want to thank Papa Smurf for making you into what you are now. And I would very much want to give him and all his little Smurfs a present, if you would kindly do the honors of inviting them out into the forest by the great oak tree."

"You would?" Smurfette asked. Whoever this Gargamel is, he didn't sound like anyone really evil to her. "Oh, thank you, Gargamel. I'm sure Papa Smurf and the others would be pleased to smurf your gift."

As soon as the conversation had ended, Gargamel chuckled maliciously to himself. "That's right, my dearest little daughter...invite them all out into the forest for a little surprise that I will have waiting for them...the gift of eternal rest for the whole lot of them!" - Smurfette stepped to the front door of her house and called out, "Hey, Smurfs!"

Instantly they all gathered around outside Smurfette's house. "Yes, Smurfette?" they responded in unison.

"There's a wonderful surprise that I have waiting for you out by the great oak tree to thank you all for changing me into a real Smurf," Smurfette announced. "I will join you as soon as I can so that we can all celebrate this moment together."

"A surprise? Oh boy, I can't wait to see the surprise!" Clumsy said as he and the other Smurfs headed for the forest together.

As they got closer to the great oak tree, they saw a sign pointing to an opening inside a bush. Apparently, whatever this gift was, Smurfette certainly was one for giving surprises.

But after the last Smurf entered the opening, a trap door closed behind them. They found themselves inside a wooden box. Papa Smurf had a feeling it was a trick and knew who had trapped them.

"So, my little Smurfs, I see that you have all received the gift that I told Smurfette to give you," a familiar voice said with devilish delight.

"Gargamel!" most of the Smurfs said in unison, fearfully.

"I knew that Smurfette was still up to no good, Papa Smurf," Brainy said. "I just knew it."

"I hate the Smurfette," Grouchy said.

"Now, now, my little Smurfs, let's try to calm ourselves down and think of a way that we can...," Papa Smurf began to say.

"Oh, you'll have plenty of time to think of many things, my little blue captives, before some of you become part of the Philsopher's Stone and the rest of you will fill my stomach and Azrael's as delightful delicacies," Gargamel said, shaking up the box.

"If only I can smurf out of this box, I'd smurf that numpty wizard a lesson right here and now," Duncan said.

"I can't believe that we've been smurfed up by a Smurfette, even if she is a real Smurf now," Hefty said, sounding rather angry.

"I'm not convinced that she smurfed this on purpose, my fellow Hefty," Tapper said. "Somehow I believe that she would be able to redeem herself."

"Well, she'd better redeem herself fast or else we won't live to smurf out of this," Brainy said.

To be continued.