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Huge tentacle-like vines shoot out of the ground and stared down the Smurf Village, the vines have a slimey green color that makes it look alien. All the red smurfs drop their guns and took off running, but the vines made quick work of them.
The smurfs watch in horror as the vines attack the red smurfs, they all try to get away in their vehicles or by foot but the vines forbid any moment through the forest. The vines shoot out and entangle the red smurfs one by one, constricting them with their massive strength. One red smurf was unlucky enough to be pulled in half by the vines, another had his head plowed into the ground and he suffocated to death.
"The forest has a mind of its own!" cried Papa Smurf as he dodged an incoming vine as it entangles a red smurf, "There's no way out!"
The carnage last for about 30 minutes as the smurfs rushed into their homes and barricaded themselves inside, they all hid under tables and beds as the vines rip and lash at the red smurfs. To them, it felt like the end of the world. There were few explosions which shook the ground, and their were massive thuds on occasion.
It didn't take long for the red smurfs to stop screaming and its only when the smurfs decided to come out, what they saw is not so pleasant.
The red smurfs are all dead, their body parts and blood was scattered everywhere. Papa Smurf doesn't know what to make of the devastation as all the smurfs gathered around him, "What kind of plant would do such a thing?" he asked.
"A carnivorous plant," said Brainy, "Of course there are other plants that can cause this so let me name a few-"
Suddenly, Hefty kicked Brainy in the rear and the 4 eyed smurf shot up into the air. One of the vines shot up and managed to catch Brainy high in the air before setting him gently on the ground, "Why thank you," said Brainy.
"Well smurfs," said Papa Smurf," Lets clean up this mess before it starts to decompose."
"I think the carnivorous plant is cleaning up its own mess," said Handy as he points to some of the vines, "Look."
Several smaller vines slithered across the ground as they scoop up the body parts of the red smurfs it killed, the smurfs watch as the vines carries them out of the village and into the forest. As it removes all the red smurf bodies, several gray flies with bright green eyes came flying out of nowhere and engulfs the red smurf's smurfvees and tanks. Their engines started up and the smurfs watch in shock as the vehicles drive themselves out of the village, it was an odd thing to see.
"What does that thing want with us Papa Smurf?" asked Smurfette.
"I don't know," said Papa Smurf, "But it doesn't appear to be a threat, its obviously not intending to go away anytime soon."
Once the vines are done cleaning up, they began to retreat back to the forest. Some vines remain as they lay down on the ground awhile others slither up trees, once all activity ceased the only sound being made was the sound of breathing.
"Wow," said Farmer, "Well that was smurfy."
"We best notify the Green Smurf Colony," said Papa Smurf, "Maybe they had a similar episode there."
"Chernov's house has a radio," said Brainy, "Maybe we can use it."
"You know how?" asked Papa Smurf.
"Yes I do," said Brainy, "Allow me."
Papa Smurf, Brainy, and several other smurfs walked by Chernov's house. No one has been in it since the day he died, so it was an eerie feeling when returning to the place. The smurfs discovered that the vines are entangling the fortified mushroom home, and they saw that the vines also have a key to the place.
"What is that thing doing?" asked Handy.
"It wants something," said Papa Smurf, "I think Chernov kept fertilizer in there."
The vines unlocks the door and insert themselves into the mushroom building, a moment later a large fiery mushroom cloud shot out of the tallest chimney in the village. "It wants Chernov's furnace." assumed Handy.
"No," contradicted Papa Smurf, "It needs it."
The smurfs saw one of the vines slither through the door, it was holding onto a small log. "My smurfs," said Papa Smurf, "Whatever this thing is, it controls the forest and everything that lives in it. And so it is now under our protection."
"Should we go asked Mother Nature about this?" asked Brainy.
"I think she already knows about this," said Papa Smurf, "Of course, we should check up on her to see how she's holding up."
The forest began to stir as the smurfs noticed the trees moving themselves, revealing a path marked with patches of bright red mushrooms shaped into an arrow. A vine pulled up to the smurfs and gestures towards the path, seems that the creature wants them to walk down it.
"Do what it says," said Papa Smurf, "Just stay behind me smurfs."
Papa Smurf walks down the path as his fellow smurfs followed behind, the smurfs whisper among themselves as the walked down the path as it closes up behind them. "Keep following me smurfs," advised Papa Smurf, "This forest is starting to become more and more unrecognizable with every second that smurfs."
It didn't take long for them to find the end of the trail, it ironically lead the smurfs to Mother Nature's cottage. They found her standing at her doorstep as several huge vines about a meter thick stair down at her, even more ironic that the vines bow down to her.
When the smurfs approached, the large vines retreat back into the forest. Then the path behind the smurfs seals itself up completely. "Mother Nature," said Papa Smurf, "Are you alright?"
"No I am not alright," said Mother Nature in distraught, "I've never been more frightened before in my eternal life, I can no longer control my own creations. But it seems that the forest is still loyal to me, for now."
The forest moans, or it grunts. Depends on how its sounds to the human ear.
"We came to check up on you since we've just been attacked by red smurfs," said Papa Smurf, "This creature saved my life and the smurfs from death as it came to the rescue. We saw it murder the red smurfs in cold blood, it seemed... human."
"The air smells like a human being," noted Mother Nature, "But it also carries a smurf scent as well, the only creatures that I could think of are the green smurfs but I've never smelled anything so concentrated before."
"I wonder where the smell is coming from." said Brainy.
"I think its coming from the flowers," said Smurfette as she picked a green flower, "Here, smell it."
Smurfette handed it to Papa Smurf and he smelled it, the flower smelled like human sweat. "What about the other flowers," asked Papa Smurf has he pass around the flower, "How do they smell?"
"Some smells like Brainy," said Farmer as he picked a few flowers, "Others smells like alcohol, green berries, chocolate, and carbonated water. Their smell is quite strong, very very smurfy if you ask me."
Papa Smurf watched as Mother Nature looks up at the sky and sighs, "We've gotta go," he said, "I have no idea what this thing is doing to smurfs back home."
"I'll see you little smurfs later," said Mother Nature, "Right now, I've gotta go see Father Time to discuss this matter."
Suddenly the path that the smurfs took reopens, this time the red mushroom arrows point the opposite direction. "We've gotta go," said Papa Smurf has he takes off running down the path, "Bye."
His fellow smurfs run after him as the path closes up behind them, once Mother Nature is alone she turns towards the forest as the vines reappear. "Whoever you are," she said, "Please don't cause any harm to those who lives in this forest."
Suddenly a message appeared in the flower bed, "I shall honor your request, but I will cause harm to those who are foreign to this forest and/ or those who threatens the lives of those who live in it."
TO BE CONTINUED...
