Smurfocalypse chapter 45: Monster hunter part 4
Hefty continued to beat the odds and climbed the Dragon to the point he could hold onto it by digging his fingers under the creature's eyelid and hanging on by gripping its very skull as though he were dangling from a cliff. Powerless to defend itself from its small but strong opponent, the dragon could do nothing as Hefty took his sword and sunk it into the dragon's eye before pulling sword downward like a lever creating a deep gash in the eyeball. Blood immediately soaked Hefty as he pulled out his sword and kicked off the dragon's face to land back on the plateau.
The Dragon immediately shut the eye Hefty Damaged and took flight. Being blind in one eye didn't seem to stop it from being able to fly straight. It circled the plateau and as it was doing so this gave the knights the time to recover and retrieve their weapons and shields. Johan was still making his way up the mountain, and Peewit had gone down to look for him leaving just the Smurfs to face off against the dragon. Jokey had his explosives and was in a safe spot away from the fighting with Papa Smurf who was visibly fatigued possibly from the large amount of power he demonstrated not long ago in the battle.
"I didn't know you could do stuff like that Papa Smurf!" Jokey said.
"Unfortunately we live in a dangerous world Jokey. There was a time where my magic was our only defense." Papa Smurf said.
"Will you be alright Papa Smurf?" Jokey asked.
"Yeah. It's just been awhile since I've used that much of my power. My body is just getting used to using it again." Papa Smurf said.
The dragon circled the plateau a couple more times and spat fireballs onto the plateau for the Smurfs to dodge before landing and slamming its large tail onto the flat rocky surface causing it to quake and send the Smurfs to their knees again. Before they could get up though the dragon had reached its long neck out and snatched Timber in its mouth, his armor was the only thing preventing him from being immediately crushed. Thinking quickly Timber uses his wood cutting axe to pry the dragon's mouth open and leave it open. He then free'd himself and began hacking away at the Dragon's tongue with one of his hatchets.
"Get out of there Timber! Quick!" Hefty yelled.
The others got to their feet just as Timber's wood cutting axe gave in to the pressure and shattered causing the mouth to shut on Timber.
"We got to get him out fast!" Hefty said.
"Leave it to me!" Archer said readying an arrow.
Just then the Dragon threw back its head and let out a cry as Timber fell from its mouth with a large piece of its snake-like tongue in one hand and his hatchet in the other. His armor was full of holes and his weapon of choice and favorite tool was destroyed, but he had contributed well to the already heavy bleeding the dragon was suffering from.
"If we're lucky maybe it'll bleed out. We may not even need Jokey's explosives." Hefty said.
The Dragon then slammed the ground with its tail once again and shook the earth causing the Smurfs to fall again, but this time it took flight and appeared as though it were going to retreat. Hefty quickly got to his feet and began running across the plateau to pursue it believing it was trying to escape, but then it did a u-turn and very quickly flew back mouth open with a fire burning in the back. Hefty's eyes widened and his life flashed before his eyes as he was staring right into the Dragon's mouth. There would be no escape for him.
However before the Dragon could blow fire Hefty felt himself be shoved aside. Looking in confusion he saw Jokey carrying one of the boxes, and before he could react Jokey had jumped off the plateau and into the Dragon's mouth.
"Surprise! Hyuk hyuk hyuk!" Jokey said as he slid down the Dragon's long throat and opened the lid causing a massive explosion which killed him immediately and completely disintegrated the dragon's head.
The blast sent Hefty flying backward. Unpredictable as always not even Papa Smurf could have guessed Jokey was going to do what he was going to do, but if he hadn't Hefty would have been killed. The headless dragon flew hoplessly forward like a paper airplane and glided until it collided with the side of the plateau before crashing down into the forest and causing a few trees to fall.
Hefty sat up with a look of shock on his face which was shared by all the others. This look of shock immediately turn to a look of frustration. Tears came to his eyes and he punched the very earth with such force he broke a couple of his own fingers.
"It wasn't supposed to be this way!" Hefty screamed as tears went down his face.
"We were all supposed to go home together!" Hefty screamed again.
"Poor Jokey…" Farmer said.
"He is a true hero." Timber said.
Johan and peewit made it to the top of the plateau in time to seethe Smurfs gathered together to mourn Jokey. Papa Smurf went over to where the dragon lay and made a very unsettling discovery. Laying on the forest floor where the dragon had landed was the headless body of Balthazar's pet raven. This was undeniable proof Balthazar was behind the dragon attack that caused the tragedy at Uncle Smurf's village. From this moment on Papa Smurf changed forever.