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There was a flash and then a loud explosion, the 17 time traveling smurfs found themselves lying on the ground in a small clearing after a life or death event. One by one, the smurfs got to their feet and helped each other up. Papa Smurf struggles to get his bearings as he looked around the area, it looked very alien.

They were in what's left of a forest, dead trees stood like twig leaning towards the same angle. Several trees that are alive are mostly spruce, whats unusual about the spruce trees is that they're curved at the tip. There wasn't much plant life or grass, some plants had a brown or red color and looked quite sick. Plants that appear healthy looked very unusual and unnatural as their branches curl like springs, there was a bush nearby that appear to be growing brown flowers with 20 petals on them.

"Where are we Papa Smurf?" asked Brainy, who was at the limit of his knowledge.

"It looks like we're in another world," said Papa Smurf, "Stay together my smurfs, there's no telling what kind of danger lies here."

The smurfs managed to find a path that leads out of the clearing and they group together as Papa Smurf leads the way. Grandpa Smurf stays behind as Smurfette clutches Baby Smurf in her arms. After what they've been through, they're not taking any chances.

After walking for a few meters, they began to hear something crackle up ahead. "Stay alert smurfs," ordered Papa Smurf, "Hefty, your with me."

Hefty and Papa Smurf went ahead of the group to investigate the crackling. They soon approached what appears to be a small box sitting in the middle of a crossroad heading to three other paths, the box was at the foot of a pole with three signs pointing towards the three directions with destination names: The Great Oak Tree, Humanity Wasteland, and Smurf Village.

"I think we're back home smurfs," said Papa Smurf, "But I don't recall everything looking like this, nor did I recall roads and signs around here."

Papa Smurf approaches the box and picked it up, the box had a dial and knobs on it. The box was also made out of metal and it had what appear to be a metal antenna sticking out of it, he turned the largest dial and the crackling stopped. The crackling was replaced by music and the music sounds vaguely familiar, but he didn't get any time to listen.

"Don't yall move!" yelled an odd southern accent voice, the smurfs were startled and Papa Smurf dropped the box by accident. When the box hit the ground, it stop playing music and went silent.

All the smurfs looked towards the path that points to the supposing Smurf Village and noticed a Green Smurf was aiming what appears to be a Hunting Rifle at them, the smurf's skin is grass green and his smurf hat and pants is camouflage instead of white. The green smurf appeared to be rather irritated, either because the smurfs were messing with the radio or they were trustpassing. He was also wearing a pair of round eye goggles.

"All of you stay where ya are," ordered the green smurf, "Or I'll put a bullet in your head, now who's in charge of y'all?"

"I am," replied Papa Smurf.

The green smurf looked at Papa Smurf with a keen eye, after examining the smurf leader from head to toe he soon asked, "Are you time travelers?"

"Yes," said Papa Smurf, "It's a long story, who are you?"

"Richard," said the green smurf as he lowers his rifle, "Call me Rick by da way."

"Isn't that a human name?" asked Brainy.

"Ya Brainy, it happened to be is." answered Rick.

"You know my name?"

"I know all of yall's names cousins, me and ma brathers and sisters were expecting something like this."

"What's wrong with your grammer?" asked Papa Smurf.

"Uhh, ya gotta get used to it." said Rick, "We cannot help it, some green smurfs speak'd like it. By da way, we cannot stay here very long. Too many critters are looking for lunch, I'd take you to ma Pa. He'll explain everyting."

Rick led the smurfs down the path heading towards the Smurf Village, he hadn't said another word for most of the time. After walking about half a kilometer, they approach the Smurf Village. The smurfs were stunned to find the village occupied mostly by grass green smurfs that looked just like Rick without the goggles, not a single sky blue smurf was in sight. Interestingly enough, smurfettes and smurflings are now more common.

All the mushroom houses appeared to be falling apart, which is horrifying to Handy. Some mushroom houses were destroyed altogether and are no more than a pile of rubble, mushroom homes that do stand but have had major damages in the pass had sloppy repair jobs done. Some windows were broken and they were sealed up using duck tape. Aside from the poorly maintained mushroom buildings, there were small gardens almost out in front of every mushroom house with an occasional green smurf doing gardening on it.

When the smurfs came walking into the village, all of the green smurfs looked on. Some green smurfs including the smurfettes and smurflings were armed with rifles and shotguns with the safety turned off, some guns appear to be high-tech compared with the occasional hunting weapon.

"Don't mind ma siblings guys," reassured Rick, "It's been awhile since a mass group moved through here."

"Ya think Pa would be impressed to what ya found Rickie?" called out a green smurf in front of his mushroom home.

"I owe you Moonshine if ye ain't!" called Rick.

"K!"

The green smurf turned around and slammed face first into his front door, he then opened it awhile pinching his nose and walked inside before shutting the door behind him.

"Close friend?" asked Hefty.

"Roommate," answered Rick, "He's the Village Idiot."

Rick led the smurfs towards a certain mushroom house. Unlike all the other houses, this mushroom house is well maintained. "Pa!" called out Rick, "We have visitors."

"Who's your Pa?" asked Papa Smurf.

"Our papa smurf, but we don't use dat term anymore," explains Rick, "We just call im Pa, oh and he's also the Village Elder."

When the Village Leader came out of the mushroom house, all the smurfs were shocked at his appearance. What really caught their eye is that the village leader is wearing a pair of glasses.

TO BE CONTINUED...