The Night Of The Weresmurf/Part 4

Around the time of evening, the crowd of villagers gathered inside the big tent of Malakov the showman, eager to see the new attraction that he had promised to show them.

Meantime, Malakov was contending Brainy, whom he was still keeping prisoner inside his wagon. "You're wasting your time, Malakov," Brainy said. "Nothing on earth can make me perform for you."

"Is that so?" Malakov sneered. "Then how about something in the sky, like the full moon? I'm sure that will bring about the change in you, no?"

With that, Malakov pulled back the curtain across the window, showing the full moon in view before Brainy's eyes. "Oh no!" Brainy cried out as he tried to shield his eyes, but as he did, he felt himself suddenly transforming and becoming the were-Smurf in a matter of seconds, howling uncontrollably when the transformation was complete.

"You'll be dancing for me tonight, unless you'd rather come down with a case of whiplash," Malakov said, laughing maliciously as he cracked his whip before Brainy and the male wolf beside him. - Also around this time, Papa Smurf had finished creating his silver root and garlic wreath. He showed it to Smurfette, Clumsy, Nat, Tapper, Duncan, and Polaris Psyche as soon as had finished its creation.

"Thank the saints of Eire that you have finished the wreath, Papa Smurf," Tapper said.

"Well, I have my silver dart on hand in case we may need to use it," Duncan said.

"But how are we going to find Brainy now?" Smurfette asked.

"This one wishes that this one was able to discover Brainy's location outside the forest, but unfortunately this one's range of detection has its limits, Smurfette," Polaris Psyche said.

"Well, I know of a way," Nat answered. "The Mama Wolf can lead us to where we need to smurf."

"Then that's what we'll do," Papa Smurf said. "Polaris, you stay here and watch over the village in case Brainy or Crazy returns here."

"This one understands and acknowledges, Papa Smurf," Polaris said.

The six of them headed out into the forest to the cave where they found the mother wolf, who came out to see who had approached her den. "Mama Wolf, we need your help to find out where we can find Brainy, who has been smurfed into a were-Smurf," Nat explained.

The mother wolf barked out a response that made Nat seemed pleased. She let the six of them leap onto her back to ride her before she turned in the direction away from the forest.

"Do you think we'll also find Crazy out there with Brainy?" Smurfette asked.

"Who knows where the two of them might be, Smurfette?" Papa Smurf responded. - After traversing for a while through the forest, with the mother wolf sniffing her way here and there, the six Smurfs made it to the outskirts of a human village, where a circus tent is set up with a traveling showman's wagon nearby.

"Gosh, do you think Brainy has smurfed to the circus?" Clumsy asked.

"Mother Wolf, do you smell any scent of another wolf here?" Tapper asked.

The mother wolf sniffed the steps of the wagon, then barked out an affirmative.

"Smurfabunga! Mama Wolf's found something!" Nat said.

The mother wolf entered the wagon with the six Smurfs riding on her back. It was there that she found the male wolf sitting by himself in a cage.

"Oh dear," Smurfette moaned. "Mama Wolf had led us to another wolf."

"But this isn't any wolf, Smurfette...it's the missing Papa Wolf," Nat said, opening the cage in order to let the male wolf go free.

The six Smurfs watched as the mother wolf left the wagon together with the father wolf. "Well, at the very least, those two will smurf a happy ending together," Tapper said.

"But how will we find Brainy now, Papa Smurf?" Smurfette asked.

Then the six of them heard a growling nearby. "Look, laddies, to that cage next to us!" Duncan said, directing their gaze in that direction.

They looked and saw Brainy as a were-Smurf in a smaller cage. "Great Smurfness, it's Brainy!" Papa Smurf exclaimed.

"Golly, how are we going to smurf this wreath around Brainy's neck without losing ours?" Clumsy asked.

"We'll find a way, laddie, trust me," Duncan said.

Then suddenly, the Smurfs found themselves being wrapped tightly in a coil by a snake that just entered into the wagon. "Great Smurfiny Crickets, we're trapped!" Tapper said.

Duncan struggled uselessly to get himself free. "This serpent's smurfed such a grip on us, laddies!" he said.

Just then Malakov entered, looking at his new captives. "Well, how do you like my new snakeskin belt?" he taunted.

"MALAKOV!" the six Smurfs shouted together.

"You smurf us back Brainy right now!" Smurfette demanded, sounding angry.

"Well, do as she says, Talbot," Malakov said.

Talbot then raised up the back portion of his body and flung the six Smurfs he had captured straight into the cage that Brainy was held captive in while Malakov opened the cage long enough to capture them.

"Oh, I just love family reunions," Malakov said, smiling viciously as he closed and locked the cage after the Smurfs had entered it.

To be expanded on.