One's True Origins (Hero Stories)/Part 3

Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest in a hovel that once belonged to the evil wizard Gargamel, his descendant Gargamel II was busy trying to come up with a plan to get rid of the Smurfs.

"Those revolting, miserable Smurfs are going to regret every messing with my ancestor," he said fiercely, "But, I must know their weakness."

He then looked at old rundown poster on the wall, which had the design of a Smurf on it.

"Let's see: color blue, three apples high, big hearts... big hearts? THAT'S IT! I'll get them through their hearts! I will send them a SMURFETTE!" Gargamel II said, "Now I just need the book that makes them."

He went to nearby shelves and began to look through each book, as he tried to reach for the books higher up, a book on the top shelf dropped down and knocked him on the head and, is if by chance, landed on the page he was looking for.

"Ouch! Cursed bookshelf," Gargamel II said rubbing his head.

He soon looked at the book and seen that it opened up on the page he was looking. It had the title FORMULAE SMURFETTUS and had a rather crude drawing of Smurfette's original form.

"Aha! Here it is, now let's begin the downfall of those wretched Smurfs," Gargamel II said, sounding rather confident that his plan will work.

"Let's see: A sprig of flirtatiousness... A solid layer of non-objectivity... three crocodile tears... a bird-brain... powder of viper's tongue... a carat of sneakiness... a handful of anger... a dash of lying tissue... transparent of course... a bushel of greediness... a quart of bad faith... one thimbleful of recklessness... a stroke of pride... pint on envy... some zest of sensitivity..." Gargamel II said, as he added each ingredient into a cauldron.

He turned the page to continue the formula, but he seen a small parchment fall out.

"What this?" Gargamel II asked, as he picked up the parchment and started to read it, "To all who read this: Do NOT under any circumstances create another Smurfette for those revolting, miserable Smurfs. I already tried to do this, and the plan ultimately failed, as she was made into one of those revolting Smurfs by Papa Smurf. So, again, do NOT intend to make another Smurfette, as she will just betray you and become one of them." he read out.

"Well, that's just great," Gargamel II fumed, "How am I supposed to get rid of those Smurfs now?" he asked himself. Then an idea went into his head, "That's it! If my ancestor already made a Smurfette, then he must have a formula which will turn her back into his creation."

He continued to look through the books and soon came across the Reversion spell.

"Here we go, the Reversion spell: a pinch of pesky powder... a viper's tongue... 6 dragon scales... 8 bees wings... a crocodile tear... a trolls toe... and finally some blue clay," Gargamel II said, although the last ingredient left him confused, "I never thought blue clay existed, I wonder where he got it from?" he asked himself.

He then looked through the other books on the shelf and soon came across what he was looking for, but like with the Smurfette formula, a parchment fell out of the book. He picked it up and began to read it.

"To all who read this: If you're planning on using blue clay, do not use the blue clay that is located in the Cave of the Source, as I had previously cast a spell on it to deal with those revolting Smurfs, and I'm unsure if the spell still affects it." Gargamel II read out, "Great! Now what am I going to use?" he asked himself.

He sat down in a chair and began to ponder at what to do next.

...

Back in the Smurf Village, Papa Smurf called Hero, Smurfette and Miracle to his laboratory.

"I guess you've smurfed up with the antidote, Papa Smurf?" Hero asked.

"I've smurfed all I can, Hero," Papa Smurf said, "I just hope it's strong enough to smurf that part of Miracle, that was once part of Smurfette."

"I'm sure that it will be, Papa Smurf," Smurfette said, "I smurf my complete trust in you."

"Anyway, Miracle, can you please drink this?" Mother Smurfette asked, handing Miracle a small vial which contained a blue liquid.

"What is it, Grandma Smurfette?" Miracle asked.

"It's the potion which will hopefully smurf your visions completely," Mother Smurfette said.

"I sure hope so, Grandma Smurfette, I don't think I can smurf any more visions," Miracle said, as she drank the potion.

"Oh! Can you please smurf this potion, just to smurf on the safe side?" Papa Smurf asked, offering another vial, this one had a yellow liquid in it.

"I just hope that this cures me, so I can continue smurfing on with my life," Miracle said, as she drank the potion.

to be expanded later.