For Freedom! (Hero Stories)

"For Freedom!" is a mini-story that takes place in the HERO: The Guardian Smurf story series.

The Story
It was a clear afternoon in the Smurf Village, and all the Smurfs were performing their daily tasks and duties. Fergus meanwhile was walking through the village looking for his son. He had spent hours looking for him; but couldn't find him anywhere. He spotted a group of female Smurflings gathered around the village well, happily chatting away.

"Excuse me, my wee lassies," Fergus said. "Have any of you seen my wee boy?"

"I've not seen him, Uncle Fergus," Bolt said.

"Same here, Uncle Fergus," Pailletee added.

"I've seen him, Uncle Fergus," Miracle said.

"Where is he, lassie?" Fergus asked.

"I seen him smurfing into the Imaginarium, he smurfed a look of his face that looked like he wanted to smurf something off his chest." Miracle said.

"Thank you, my wee lassie," Fergus said, thankfully.

"It was no problem, Uncle Fergus," Miracle said, with a smile.

Fergus smiled back, before heading off towards the Imaginarium.

Eventually, Fergus arrived at the Imaginarium; and made his way inside. He noticed the room was pitch black.

"Imaginarium! Smurf me into the setting that my son William is smurfing in," Fergus commanded.

"Due to the gruesome nature of the setting in use," the Imaginarium said. "Please state who you are."

"My name is Fergus MacSmurf," Fergus stated. "And I'm the father of William MacSmurf."

The Imaginarium began to whir and whine, then came the sound of a bell chime.

"Identity identified," the Imaginarium said. "Initiating!"

As the Imaginarium granted Fergus access into the setting. Fergus could see a large open field with two huge armies on either side. One army appeared to wear kilts, the other appeared to be wearing chain like armor. He soon spotted his son dawning a different style of kilt and he had parts of his face painted.

Fergus flew overhead, choosing to remain invisible. He soon saw his son ride his horse through the army of Smurfs with many of his fellow Smurfs close behind him.

"William Wallace?" one of Smurfs in crowd said.

"Can't be," another Smurf said. "Not tall enough."

Fergus soon saw his son ride out and meet two other Smurfs, who were the leaders of the army. He noticed one of the Smurfs who was with his son greatly resembled that of Abloec's son, Gabriel.

"The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight," the Smurf resembling Gabriel said. "It's drawn the finest Smurfs. Where is thy salute?"

"For presenting yourselves on this battlefield, I give you thanks." William said to the leaders.

"This is our army," one of the leaders said, sternly. "To join it, you smurf homage."

"I smurf homage to Smurfland," William said. "And if this is your army... why does it go?"

"We didn't smurf here to fight for them," one of the army Smurfs shouted.

The rest of the army Smurfs began to voice their agreement, very loud and clearly.

"Home!" a second army Smurf shouted. "The invaders are too many."

William turned back and forth between the invading army and his own, noticing some of his army Smurfs were beginning to leave.

"Sons of Smurfland... I am William Wallace." William began.

"William Wallace is 9 apples tall," an army Smurf stated.

"Yes. I've heard." William said. "He smurfs smurfs by the hundreds, and if he were here, he'd smurf the invaders with firesmurfs from his smurfs and smurfs of lightning from his smurf."

Some of the army Smurfs couldn't help but laugh.

"I am William Wallace..." William stated again. "And I see a whole army of my fellow Smurfs here in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free Smurfs. And free Smurfs you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?"

The army Smurfs began to voice their rejections of fighting.

"Fight against that?" an army Smurf asked. "No! We will run, and we will live."

"Aye. Fight, and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least awhile." William said. "And smurfing in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance... just once chance... to smurf back here and smurf to our enemies that they may smurf our lives, but they'll never smurf our FREEDOM?"

The army Smurfs began to cheer in eagerness.

"Alba gu bràth!" William shouted, loud and proud, causing all the army Smurfs to begin cheering with eagerness.

to be expanded later.