The Discovery Of Smurfette Island/Part 3

The day of departure has come. Empath was helping the crew of the S.S. Smurf II load up on all the supplies they need for the journey to find Smurfette Island. Dreamy was dressing up in his captain's hat and outfit, to make sure he looked the part of a bold and daring sea captain. He took a few good looks at himself in the mirror and was pleased with what he saw. The other Smurfs simply gathered at the dock where the S.S. Smurf II was harbored, eager to see the ship's crew off on a brand new adventure, with Narrator holding onto Miracle to make sure he would stay put on shore while the grown-up Smurfs would sail on board.

"I'm surprised that you're not going to be smurfing with us on this journey across the seas, laddie," Duncan said to Hefty as he helped load the supplies.

"Not this time, Gutsy," Hefty said. "Besides, somebody's got to smurf here to help keep an eye on the village in case anything tries to attack us at home."

"Too bad," Duncan said. "I guess we'll be smurfing all the lassies before you get a chance to meet one for yourself."

"Right, if one of them's going to like you smurfing around in a skirt, Gutsy," Hefty said.

"That's a kilt, laddie, not a skirt," Duncan said.

Meanwhile, Papa Smurf was busy talking with Dreamy, who was dressed in his captain's clothes. "I needn't tell you that you have a big responsibility for smurfing the crew safely to their destination as well as smurfing them safely home, Dreamy," Papa Smurf said.

"I know, Papa Smurf, but I just want to hear you smurf that to me because I want you to be so proud of me and what I have smurfed over the years," Dreamy said.

"I already am proud of you, Dreamy," Papa Smurf said. "You have smurfed so much as the captain of the S.S. Smurf II that I just don't want to lose you."

"We'll smurf through this, Papa Smurf, I promise," Dreamy said as he gave Papa Smurf a big hug.

Empath spent some time with Smurfette just before departure. "Why do I feel like it's always going to be the last time I will smurf you before you smurf off on one of these journeys, Empath?" Smurfette asked.

"It's just natural for you to feel that way, Smurfette," Empath said. "We both know that we don't know what we might smurf into on our journey along the way."

"This is one of those times that I wish you knew beforehand," Smurfette said.

"Whatever it takes, this smurf will see you again, I promise," Empath said. He then took Smurfette into his arms and kissed her on the mouth.

Duncan McSmurf passed by the two of them as they were kissing. "Trying to smurf all the love you can smurf out of the fair lassie before you go, Empath?" Duncan jested.

"This smurf is just taking care of some last minute business before we go." Empath turned to Duncan after the kiss ended. "This smurf is ready whenever you are, Duncan," he said.

"Don't worry about your husband, lassie...he's in good smurfs with us on board," Duncan said to Smurfette.

"I know you'll smurf good care of him, Duncan," Smurfette said, watching as the two Smurfs got on board the ship.

"And this one will take care of Smurfette while Empath is gone on this journey," Polaris said as he stood beside Smurfette.

"I appreciate the sentiment, Polaris, but I'll be fine, as long as I have my fellow Smurfs in the village to smurf over me," Smurfette said.

"All aboard that's smurfing aboard!" Marco called out, as Dreamy headed for the steering wheel, ready to get the ship going. The boarding stairs were removed once every Smurf that was part of the crew was aboard.

"Look lively, maties," Dreamy called out. "Set the mainsail! Hoist the mizzenmast!"

"Aye, aye, Captain," the Smurfs on board said as they unfurled the mainsail and the mizzenmast until the ship caught the wind and it started to move across the water toward the sea.

The Smurfs watched as the S.S. Smurf II pulled out of the harbor and began to set sail for the high seas. "Goodbye," everybody on the dock said to the ship's crew.

"I hate smurfing goodbyes," Grouchy said.

"Goodbye and good luck, my little Smurfs," Papa Smurf said. - The mood on board the S.S. Smurf II was festive for the entire crew at the first. Dreamy took care of the steering while Marco was the navigator, making sure the ship was on course to its destination. Empath and Duncan McSmurf made sure the other crewmates were following the captain's orders at a moment's notice. All throughout the ship there was joyous singing as the Smurfs all sang the same sea chanty:

Aye, the Smurf II, the places you've been to, The things that you've smurfed us, the stories you tell, Aye, the Smurf II, I sing to your spirit, The Smurfs who have served you so long and so well.

After the song had ended, Duncan took in a deep breath and sighed. "Aaaah...it feels like it's been forever since I last smurfed on board this ship, laddies," he said. "I can't wait to smurf what's out there in that new land that those Smurfs have discovered. How about you, Empath?"

"This smurf is eager to find out what's on that island as well, Duncan," Empath said with some honest feeling behind it. "But truth be told, it's the journey, not the destination, that this smurf was looking forward to."

"There's something about the sea that really smurfs out the spirit of the McSmurf in all of us," Duncan said. "Some of the best McSmurfs were sailors of the sea, which is how the McSmurfs finally became part of the Smurf Village many years ago. I can only wish I were among them when they smurfed that fateful journey to reach the land where Smurfs can live together in peace and harmony."

"You really enjoy traveling on the sea, Duncan," Empath said. "Some Smurfs would think you have the ocean's water in your veins, just like Dreamy and Marco, if they had the chance to smurf you on board this ship the way that you are right now."

Duncan laughed. "It's their loss, laddie. Out here, we're the kings of the sea. We've got good weather and the wind at our backs. What more could we ever want except for some excitement to happen that will smurf out the Smurfs from the Smurflings?"

"Maybe on another trip we will be smurfing for excitement, Duncan," Empath said. He then turned to Dreamy. "How much longer until we reach the first marker, Captain Dreamy?"

"It shouldn't be much farther now, Empath," Dreamy said. He then called out, "Marco, can you smurf where the first marker is?"

"Aye, Captain," Marco called back. "It's about a hundred smurfs ahead of us, a little toward starboard."

Dreamy understood. "Smurfs like it's time to smurf a change in our direction to smurf us on course," he said, carefully turning the steering wheel to make the ship turn near the point of the first marker. The sails fluttered as the wind changed directions at the point of the first marker, then after a while they settled down as the ship was now sailing in a new direction.

Dreamy sighed. "Looks like it's going to be smurf sailing from here on until the next marker."

"Well, let's hope that it smurfs that way for the rest of the journey, Captain Dreamy," Empath said.

"I don't think we're going to smurf into any problems before we reach land there, laddie," Duncan said, sounding confident.

To be expanded on.