TIME SMURFED AGAIN PART NINE By Steven "Swarlock" Acevedo

THE STORY SO FAR: The Smurfs split up in search of the rainbow lifestones and find all of them except the original blue one.

All the stones except the blue one are put down on the hard grey ground in an almost perfect circle. The Good Gargamel, Papa Double and the time traveling smurfs all looked at each other with a mix of hope and trepidation in their eyes. If they could find the blue smurf lifestone all would be complete.

"I don't think we're going to find it here, my friends," Good Gargamel said sadly.
"We've searched everywhere. "

"I'm afraid it's hopeless," The Time Traveling Papa Smurf agreed miserably.

"Awww, shucks! Well, At least I have this rock to add to my collection," Clumsy said.

All eyes gasped at what Clumsy was holding in his hands.

"Clumsy! You found the blue smurf lifestone," Papa Smurf said happily.
"Oh this? I had it the minute we arrived here a few days ago, Papa."
"You mean to tell us YOU had this all the time, Clumsy?" Brainy said exasperated.
"You could've saved us the trouble of having to smurf all over this rubble. Can you believe this? He actually never showed this until..."

Brainy was thrown into the remains of the once Great Oak.

When he got back down. He saw that all the stones were placed in a circle on the ground.

Both Baby Smurfs clapped with delight at seeing the pretty colors of the stones. So much that they suddenly rose all of them up in the air. Everyone was astonished at what they were doing. The stones took on a rainbow aura and began spinning faster and faster in the air. It looked like the time tornado The Time Traveling Smurfs see while spinning through the ages.

Then a great flash of light shot out from the blue lifestone. It was intense and everyone had to cover their eyes. It seemed to last for hours. But it was only mere seconds. When the light show ended. Papa and the others all gasped.

Before them stood an all new even better Smurfland Forest.

To be continued...