The Smurf Impersonators/Part 8

"This one can understand Sassette's ambivalence when it comes to her feeling any desire for her fellow Smurflings in comparison to what she feels toward the adult male Smurfs that she encounters on a daily basis," Polaris said. "It is unfortunate to learn now that she was kept so young by being imprisoned in a crystal while those who were once her fellow Smurfs grew to become adults."

"I feel just as bad as the other Smurfs to learn about that as well, Polaris," Narrator said. "The important thing, however, is that she now has friends that are the same age as her physically, and that she may someday become an adult Smurf herself along with them."

"In any case, Gargamel has been led into the village by some Smurfs who didn't suspect that he was the evil wizard in the physical disguise of a Smurf," Polaris surmised.

"Indeed, and apart from that Smurf's strange nose, none of us knew what he was up to, even as he became part of the Mr. Smurf Contest that was being smurfed that day," Narrator responded.

And as Narrator's story continued, Gargamel as a Smurf watched from behind the corner of a Smurf house the Smurfs who were gathered together, doing all sorts of physical exercises with equipment that was taken from Hefty's gym, trying to get themselves in the best physical shape possible for the contest.

Only Brainy didn't participate with the other Smurfs in the exercises, but rather tried to talk to them while they were doing their exercises. "You Smurfs can work out all you want, but I intend to win this contest by using my head," Brainy said to Hefty while he was hitting the punching bag.

"As long as you're smurfing your head for something more than just a hat rack, Brainy," Jokey said while laughing.

"You think Smurfette's going to be impressed by your know-it-all attitude, Brainy Smurf?" Duncan asked.

"Why should I care if Brainy doesn't want to work out, Gutsy?" Hefty said. "He knows that he doesn't smurf a chance of winning this contest, and neither do any of you here."

"Fat chance you'll get to be Smurfette's escort, Hefty," Vanity said.

"Uh, yeah, because if Smurfette's going to choose one Smurf to be her escort, I'm going to be the one she'll choose," Clumsy said. And all the other Smurfs in the group also objected to Hefty being the one Smurfette will choose as her escort, each of them claiming that he alone will be Smurfette's choice.

"Listen to yourselves, all boasting about a contest that none of you are ever going to win," Brainy said as he pushed against Hefty's punching bag. "The truth is really going to hurt you when it's all said and smurfed, and it's going to knock you over like a..."

But then suddenly the punching bag swung right back at Brainy and knocked him over until he fell to the ground on his face, causing his glasses to slip off.

"That certainly didn't hurt me at all, Brainy," Jokey said, with the others laughing as they watched Brainy get knocked over by the punching bag.

At that time, Tapper came over to observe all the activities going on. "Tapper, laddie, why aren't you joining us in smurfing yourself prepared for the Mr. Smurf Contest tonight?" Duncan asked.

"Knowing him, it's already because he's already engaged to be married to this invisible God of his," Hefty said, which made the other Smurfs laugh with him at the comment.

"I will not feel insulted by that slight if that's how you feel about the Almighty, my fellow Hefty," Tapper said. "I will only pray that your eyes will be opened to the truth, and that you know that He loves you with an everlasting love and only wants to save you."

"Yeah, but why aren't you smurfing yourself ready for this contest, Tapper?" Clumsy asked.

"He probably came up with the very idea himself, Clumsy, which makes a lot of sense in my mind that he would not want to participate in the very contest that he himself consmurfed," Brainy commented.

"Aye, you are very correct in that, my fellow Brainy," Tapper said. "Besides, my feelings for Smurfette are very different from yours, because all I want from Smurfette is for her to be happy with the Smurf that she chooses to be her one true love for all time."

"But what if that Smurf do happens to be you there, Tapper?" Farmer asked.

"I will deal with that should that ever be the case, my fellow Farmer," Tapper answered. "For now, though, I will only wish you the best of luck and my prayers for the winner."

"Hmmph...well, if he's not going to be in this contest for any fear of losing, I'm not going to smurf any sleep tonight over it," Hefty said as he resumed his exercises.

Gargamel took a bandage wrap from the infirmary and wrapped it around his nose to disguise how different it looked from a real Smurf nose. There...this will keep the lame-brain Smurfs from catching on until my Smurf formula wears off, and then I'll be the one doing the catching, he said to himself, laughing maliciously afterward.

At that moment, Sassette passed by with her clipboard, so Gargamel decided to catch her attention. "Excuse me, little Smurfling, but do you know how I can enter the Mr. Smurf Contest?" he asked kindly.

"Do I know you, fellow Smurf?" Sassette asked. "I'm not sure I remember smurfing you around here. And your voice sure sounds funny, almost like you're imitating Pappy Gargamel."

"Oh, my voice," Gargamel said, realizing Sassette might catch on. "Well, you see, my name is Beaker Smurf, and I've been working on my Gargamel impersonation for quite a while now. Do you think it sounds authentic?"

"Maybe, but you're not quite as menacing as Pappy Gargamel," Sassette replied.

"Not menacing? Why, you little...," Gargamel said, sounding insulted at first before trying to rein in his temper and keep from giving himself away. "I mean, why, you little Smurfling, you're quite right," he continued in a kinder voice. "Anyway, I would like to sign up for this contest right away so that I can be Smurfette's escort to the ball."

"Here, sign your name and list your qualifications on this sheet, and you'll be all smurfed, Beaker," Sassette said, handing Gargamel the clipboard and a pencil.

After Gargamel signed the clipboard and Sassette walked away, he was fuming within himself. ''Not menacing enough? Why, you little blue pest, I'll show you how menacing I can be when the time comes, and you'll no longer call me your Pappy anymore,'' he spoke to himself.

To be expanded on.