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The NSA was closing in on the smurfs position, Drick's cadaver dogs follow the scent trail left behind by Chernov the other day. Gargamel walked behind as Azrael kept his distance from the dogs, several NSA officers prep their flamethrowers as they approach the mountain where the smurfs are hiding.

"They gotta be around here somewhere," said Gargamel, "It's been three days, where could they be?"

"They shouldn't have gotten that far," said Drick, "Their little smurf feet shouldn't take them 10 kilometres, I can't believe they are able to get this far from their home."

When they approached the mountain, the cadaver dogs sniffed the side of it and sat down on their rumps. They barked twice, signaling they found the end of the trail.

"They must be hiding somewhere on this mountain," said Drick as he gestures towards his men, "Spread out!"

"Chernov!" cried Engie's voice, "Chernov, get up. Please get up!"

Chernov opened his eyes and found himself lying on the massive bed in the bedroom, he sat up and looked at his hand. There was no sign of the self-inflicted knife wound anywhere on his palm, guess the wunderwaffe genes are paying off.

He soon jumped off the bed and heads to the main room where the smurfs were drinking water from the sink faucet. Smurfette spot him as he watched the smurfs sucked down water, When Chernov saw Smurfette approach, he did not crack a smile.

"Chernov," said Smurfette as she smile, "Your awake!"

"What ahppened?" asked Chernov.

"You smurfed out after that flash of light," said Smurfette, "We were sort of surprised to see your hand heal almost immediately, of course we forgotten about your ability to regenerate."

"What about the others?" asked Chernov, "Are they okay?"

"We're fine Chernov," called Papa Smurf from the sink, "Glad to see you're alright."

"What about my mom Smurfette?" asked Chernov, "How's her body?"

"Untouched," said Smurfette, "Just as you left her, of course we sealed the container back on her and closed the refrigerator."

"Was I talking in my sleep?"

"You were mostly calling for your mom. You even called for your dad, but you also called for Brainy."

"Brainy," muttered Chernov, "The only best friend that I ever had."

Brainy jumps down from the counter and ran towards Chernov with Papa and Grandpa Smurf following behind, "Your alright Chernov?" he asked.

"If yu are alright then so am I," answered Chernov, "When I first saw you came through the entrance of this lab all bloody and beat up, I grew attached to you as time went on. I looked after you through day and night just to make sure your life doesn't slip away, or at least you won't die alone."

"You know what Chernov?" said Brainy as he put his hand on Chernov's shoulder, "When you smurf me a new pair glasses, I just knew that you care about me more than anyone I ever knew. But how did you know the correct type of lens as they are more clear than my old ones?"

"I examined your eyes with an orthoscope," said Chernov, "MY dad took care of the rest, we honestly thought you were going to be blind since your head wound gouged out the back of your head."

"I remember that time Brainy tried to kill himself from a meteor that landed in the village," said Grandpa Smurf, "Still don't know why you would do such a thing."

"I was involved with most of his unusual incidents," admitted Chernov, "It was my idea to have Brainy kidnap Sassette, it was my idea to have Brainy drag that dead animal he killed back to the village, it was my idea to teach Brainy the smurf's weak points. All because I like what I saw in Brainy and I want people to pay attention to him, I was only defending him."

"So it was you?" asked Smurfette in a sharp tone, "You had Brainy took my sister!"

"What?" said Chernov, "You an I had our fair share of unusual mishaps, like that time I fried your brain and you acted like my mom, or that time where you were drunk off of my alcohol I used for antiseptic and we both did the naughty. Papa Smurf watched the whole thing unfold, isn't that right Papa Smurf?"

Papa Smurf and Smurfette remained silent as Chernov stared at them, "Those were good times," he said, "But the past is the past, right now we need to find those smurfs my dad created and free the smurfs that my grandfather captured."

"Where do you think they went?" asked Papa Smurf.

"Beats me."

Sassette came running to Smurfette and tugged on her dress, "Sassette," she said with a frown on her face, "I'm hungry."

"I'm hungry too," said Smurfette, "Things are going to be alright."

"Is there any food in this place Chernov?" asked Papa Smurf.

"There might be canned goods," said Chernov, "But any food in here besides canned goods is probably gone bad. But don't get your hopes up, getting in those cans is probably impossible without a can opener. My dad probably cleaned this place out before he abandoned it."

"Are we going to starve!" cried Sassette.

"Unless we figure out something," said Chernov, "I'm hungry too guys, but my diet is more complex. I eat meat instead of fruits and vegetables as they cannot provide my calorie needs alone."

"So if I die," asked Smurfette, "Would you really eat me?"

"Yeah I'll eat you," said Chernov in a calm tone.

All the smurfs stopped what they're doing and turned their attention to Chernov in silence, no one said a word for a few seconds until Smurfette gave in. "Uhh," she began, "Where would you start then?"

"Your butt," said Chernov as he cracked a smile, "Cause that's where all the protein is, on women."

All the smurfs laughed at Chernov as Smurfette grabbed her buttocks, her cheeks turned red from embarrassment. That's when there's a bang on the entrance to the lab and all the smurfs went silent, "Hey Drick!" called the muffled voice of a human, "I found a door leading into the mountain, the smurfs could be hiding in here."

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