Hello, again! Thank you all for the nice reviews so far! So grateful, I think I'll answer a few of them right now!

Chloe- First of all, thank you so much. And don't worry about Gutsy. Frankly, the cannon wasn't supposed to be mentioned until this chapter...(glares at Smurfs)

Crafty: Hey! It wasn't my idea! If I would've known that Gutsy would do that, I would've at leas done spoiler alert!

Gutsy: 'sides, it was a great time! Gotta do it again, sometime!

Anyway...

flowerpower71- I know! The thought of Baby and Crafty like that just went into my brain and I couldn't resist!

Crafty: Why bother explaining? The girl knows her stuff! I mean, really. Don't we look adorable together? (holds Baby up next to her face)

All: Awww!

Zinka17- Thank you for that encouraging comment. I'm not sure if this'll be the most popular, but I'll definitely do my best. Btw, there's someone who wants to say something.

(holds up a shaking blue bundle)

C'mon, Scardey. Zinka17 said you were sooo adorable and she loves you. What do we say?

Scardey: (blushes a deep purple) O-Oh! T-Thank you. I-I-I'm glad you love me.

Okay, disclaimer time!

Gutsy: We all belon' to Peyo! Okay, why do we even haf te do this anyway?

It's tradition, Gutsy. You don't boot out tradition.

Crafty: (sighs) I belong to frostforge44. Now let's start this already. I think these two are gonna start smurfing it out.

A whole week has passed since Crafty joined the village. Ever since she had helped Scardey, Smurfette, and Greedy make baskets of their own, all of the Smurfs wanted their own. Some were requested by Greedy and Papa Smurf for Smurfberry collecting. Others were merely for their own personal use.

For example, Smurfette's basket was made for collecting flowers. Greedy's basket was…well, it was just an extra basket. The Smurf really appreciates his Smurfberries.

Surprisingly, it only took two days for the entire village to have their own personal and Smurfberry basket. It wasn't much of a problem, though. All of the Smurfs helped in bringing in the supplies to make the baskets so Crafty wouldn't have to do it all herself.

The next few days she spent on a design for a cannon. It wasn't for what they thought at first, she was creating it only to make getting to higher heights in a short amount of time.

It actually took some time to even get it approved by Papa, since he didn't feel it was exactly…safe. However, she assured him that nosmurf would have access to it until it was properly tested and all of the kinks were completely gone.

There was only one little problem. There was one Smurf and three Smurflings who were too impatient to wait that long for action.

"For the last time, the answer is no!" Crafty growled.

She and Baby were currently on the outskirts of the village, making the final adjustments to the Smurf Cannon, along with the pestering Smurfs. Baby was sitting next to Crafty's leg and currently playing with his rattle for entertainment until Crafty's work was done

"Aw, c'mon, lassie," Gutsy pleaded. "Just one time?"

"No, Gutsy!" Crafty said firmly pointing at him with a wrench. Handy Smurf had graciously donated some tools to create her crafts. He thought it was a marvelous idea from the start and came as often as he could to help her improve it. "Besides, it was hard enough just to get Papa to let me build it. I'm not gonna smurf myself into trouble by letting one of you get hurt."

"Aww, but why not?" Snappy groaned. Crafty seemed to notice that they were especially eager to try it out, but she knew better.

"Snappy. Even if this thing were tested, Papa wouldn't let you on here. Or you two, in fact. You're not old enough yet."

"Humph!" Snappy huffed crossing his arms. "Figures. All the adult Smurfs get ta do all the fun stuff."

Crafty shook her head amused and sat the wrench down and then reached for a screwdriver.

"Hey, Gutsy. Could you smurf me a favor and hold this thing steady. I need to adjust the spring."

"Oh, I don' know lassie. Ye did say dat de cannon isn' fer Smurfs like me yet," Gutsy smirked with Crafty knowing exactly what he wanted.

She sighed and leaned on the cannon with her elbow, "Alright. How about, the sooner you smurf this, the sooner it'll get done and then you can try it out?"

Gutsy pretended to think about it, then shook his head and looked away. He knew he was going to win the battle one way or another, but playing hard to get seemed to be a good tactic.

Crafty rolled her eyes feeling playful and annoyed all at once, "Fine. You can be the very first to actually use it. The instant it is finished, you will be the first! Are you happy with that?"

Gutsy looked back at her approvingly and sighed dramatically, "Well…not what I was hopin' fer, but what de smurf? I'll take it."

He went to the back and held the cannon in place. Crafty smiled and went in the opening of the cannon to adjust the spring.

"No fair, Gutsy!" Slouchy complained crossing his arms. "How come she's letting you smurf it out first?"

Gutsy smirked and coolly replied, "I guess de lassie just couldn' resist me charm. I 'ave dat effect on dem, ye know?"

Crafty, hearing the whole thing, let out a dry laugh and countered, "That's right, Gutsy. You've made me completely swoon at the sight of you. Just one thing, though: What is it that's got me so smurfed with you?"

Gutsy ginned and began, "Well, dere are my rugged good looks."

Crafty laughed and answered, "Okay. I'll give you that."

"Not te mention me impeccable strength."

"I've seen stronger," Crafty stated blandly.

Gutsy shrugged, "Maybe not as strong as Hefty. But definitely stronger den most of de other Smurfs."

"There you go," Crafty smiled, still having her concentration on her work. "Do you have anything else? You'd need more than that to impress me, Gutsy Smurf."

"Oh, playin' hard te get, eh?" Gutsy cheekily laughed. "Alright, give me a minute…"

"Is it me, or did we just get smurfed out of this conversation?" Nat asked the other two Smurflings.

"I'll say," Snappy grumbled leaning on the side of the cannon. Unknowingly, however, Snappy had pressed onto the button on the side of the cannon that activated it.

There was a noticeable click that caught everyone's attention, especially Crafty's, "Guys? What was that-"

The board inside released itself and launched Crafty right out of the cannon and into the air. The force of the impact had sent her flying to what seemed like the other side of the forest.

The four Smurfs had both hands over their mouths in shock at what just happened. They all looked at each other with wide eyes. Then Slouchy slapped Snappy over the head.

"What was that for?" Snappy snapped.

"You pushed the button!"

"By accident!"

Baby's bottom lip quivered as he saw that his new friend was gone and the Smurflings were yelling. Tears filled his eyes and he started to whimper before letting out a loud wail. All the Smurfs jumped at his crying fit. Gutsy scooped him up and bounced him, trying to calm him down.

"See what you did?" Slouchy shouted slapping Snappy over the head again.

"What did I do?"

Frankly, only Gutsy and Nat kept their heads. Both knew that arguing now would only waste the time they had to find Crafty. She could be hurt, eaten, or worse.

Gutsy finally growled in frustration, "Is this really the smurfin' time? C'mon! We've gotta find 'er!"

He took off running in the direction where Crafty may have landed with the Smurflings trailing behind him.

Crafty was currently unconscious and the back of her overalls were caught on a thin branch. The branch shook as a creature walked onto it, but then stopped. Crafty groaned and winced as the movement made her feel dizzy and in pain.

The creature leapt off of the branch and landed on the one next to it. It cautiously slid down the branch to get a better look at her. This creature was no ordinary creature. This was a Smurf. Wild Smurf was his name.

Wild tilted his head, for he never saw a new Smurfette. He occasionally stopped by the village and he knew about Smurfette and Sassette, but he never saw this Smurfette in his life.

He went in a little closer and chittered curiously. He leaned in and sniffed her. She definitely lived in the village, so she wasn't lost or alone. That, and she smelled a lot like Smurfberries and mint which was strange to him, but pleasant nonetheless.

Wild's ears perked as he heard footsteps coming his way. He leapt backwards and hid in the green of the tree.

"Confoundit, Azrael! Not a wretched Smurf all day! Not even their annoying squalls they call "songs"!" A scraggily bitter voice yelled in frustration.

Wild growled menacingly at the familiar voice. Gargamel. He was about to leave for home before he remembered the helpless Smurfette dangling from the tree branch. Maybe if Gargamel walked away without noticing her, then he could grab her and bring her back to the village.

The slouching "wizard" clothed in black stomped through the forest with his orange tabby cat walking at his side. Azrael rolled his green eyes skyward but kept them there. He had spotted Crafty, completely helpless and easy to capture.

"Rrrow! Mrreow!" Azreal meowed frantically gesturing his paw to the tree branch.

"Be quiet, you stupid feline!" Gargamel waved his hand in a dismissive fashion.

Azreal slapped a paw on his face and went to climb the tree. He carefully stepped onto the branch and snagged Crafty's overalls with his jaws and leapt to the ground, landing almost gracefully on his feet.

He trotted up next to his master and jumped and pawed at his robe to get his attention.

Gargamel let out a sigh and went to kick Azrael when he saw a little blue bundle in his teeth.

"Give me that, you hairball!" he hissed swiping the blue creature out of Azrael's mouth. He held it up closer to get a better look.

"Azreal! Do you know what this means?" he asked pointing a boney finger at the Smurfette.

"Mrow merrow?" Azreal stated blissfully licking his lips in anticipation.

"Exactly! I think I'm in the mood for a nice Smurfette Stew tonight!" Gargamel cackled as he threw Crafty into a cloth sack and walked triumphantly back to his hovel with Azreal following him at an eager pace.

Wild jumped to the branch Crafty was previously on and chittered frantically. Crafty was in deep trouble and he needed to get help and soon! He jumped from tree to tree, calling for the anysmurf that could possibly be nearby.

"Lassie! Lassie, where're you?" Gutsy shouted. It had been nearly twenty minutes since they left to go look for her and they couldn't find a single trace of where she could've possibly landed.

It was actually the first time he could think clearly since Baby had cried himself to sleep. Baby must've really taken a big liking to Crafty if he really wouldn't stop crying because of that.

"Crafty! Oh, Crafty!" The Smurflings called worriedly.

There was a loud chirp, then a thud and then leaves flying in the air next to the small group. The snapped their heads in the direction of the noise.

Wild's head poked up from the vegetation and shook his head to shake the dizziness.

"Hiya, Wild," Nat greeted. "What brings you here?"

Wild looked at them fearfully and chittered frantically, waving his arms while jumping up and down.

"Whoa! Whoa! Wild, calm down! Say it slowly."

Wild took a deep breath, then twittered a bit more slow and calm.

"Wild says Gargamel took a Smurf!" Nat exclaimed wide-eyed.

"Which one, lad?" Gutsy asked.

Wild chattered again and Nat gasped in horror, "It's Crafty!"

"What!" They all gasped. Wild cooed dreadfully and nodded his head.

They four of them knew that something was wrong. Even if that were her first encounter with Gargamel and Azreal, she would be able to outsmart them in no time flat. Something terrible must've happened.

"C'mon, then! We don't have much time!" Gutsy growled, now running in the direction of Gargamel's hovel. Wild ran on all fours after him and the Smurflings also running after them.

Crafty groaned as she opened her eyes to find herself in a cage. It was wooden and was locked with a metal lock. She looked around her and saw a multitude of things.

A cauldron over an open fire, which looked like it was boiling for a reason. Shelves with books stood all around along with what looked like magical items. Not to mention that there were various items that looked a lot like traps. But traps for what?

Suddenly, an evil furry face seemed to drop down from out of nowhere. Crafty screamed and jumped back, resulting in her slamming her head back on the bars. Crafty winced and grabbed the back of her head.

"Ah, so I see you're awake, my little Smurfette," she heard a malicious and scraggily voice drawled.

Crafty looked up to see a human man. He was nearly bald and clothed in a black robe along with having a nose the actual size of her cannon.

Her face suddenly twisted into one of indignity and anger, "Okay, I don't know who you think you are, but you better let me out before you get smurfed!"

He cackled and the cat seemed to laugh as well.

"Do you hear that, Azreal? She thinks she's in charge of this situation when she's the one in the cage! Hahaha!"

"Mrroww! Mrrooroow!" Azreal crooned.

Azreal? Crafty thought. She looked up at the wizard and lifted an eyebrow.

"Gargamel?"

"Ah, so you've heard of me? Well, yes. I'm the great and powerful wizard, Gargamel!" Gargamel exclaimed throwing his arms in the air in a dramatic fashion. "And now, I know you'll be perfect for my Smurfette & Vegetable Stew!"

Crafty rolled her eyes along with Azreal, but unlike him, Crafty noticed something off to the side. It was a Smurf, but no Smurf she'd ever seen before. He looked like he just came out of the jungle. He wore a leafy Smurf hat and a loin cloth instead of pants which she thought was strange, but definitely unique.

He appeared to be peering in the window intently, as if he were looking for something. When he caught a glimpse of her, he smiled and jumped up and down, pointing at her as if someone were there.

A familiar Smurf poked his head from below and grinned as he hopped onto the windowsill with a white and blue bundle in his arms.

Gutsy! Crafty thought happily. And the Smurflings, too!

Snappy, Nat, and Slouchy stood close to Gutsy as he whispered something to them, most likely a plan, she hoped. He looked her dead in the eye and put a finger to his lips. She nodded in understanding and looked away so she wouldn't give them away.

Gargamel was currently cutting some carrots to throw into the cauldron. Azreal lay down next to the cage and kept an eye on his future dinner.

A twig hit him on the side of his face and he looked up annoyed to see Gutsy, tauntingly lifting the back of his kilt up and shaking his tail at him. Azreal's ears flattened and his eyes narrowed as he aimed himself at him.

Gutsy jumped to the floor and ran all around with Azreal snarling and swatting at him.

"Psst!"

Crafty's head snapped at the sound and saw the Smurflings and the mystery Smurf. He held the key and chittered angrily as he tried to get it to fit right in the hole. Finally, after minutes of twisting and pushing, the lock snapped open and so did the cage door.

Unfortunately, it was loud enough for all to hear.

"Azreal! You stupid cat! Quit playing around and get those SMURFS!" Gargamel bellowed.

"Let's smurf outta here!" Snappy shouted, running with Baby in his arms towards the window with the other Smurfs.

Crafty was the last to come out, but in doing so, she noticed that Gutsy wasn't with their group. She looked back to see him slowly tiring, but Azreal barely even breaking a sweat. It looked like he really needed help and now!

She saw a set of potion flasks to her right and got an idea. She whistled loudly to get Gutsy's attention. He looked up and saw her frantically gesturing for him to come over to her. He had no idea if she had a plan or not, but the point was she was safe and they can go.

He ran for the table to climb up on to get to the window. Azreal followed but jumped back at glass breaking at his feet. He looked up and was surprised to see that Crafty pushing all of the potion flasks down to the ground. Azreal had to keep jumping back to avoid getting cut or getting hit.

"Phew!" Crafty gasped as she went and jumped out the window and ran to the other Smurfs, who were waiting at the edge of the forest. She stopped and grabbed her knees and panted to catch her breath.

Snappy went and handed Baby over to Crafty. Baby cooed and hugged Crafty's braid as she laughed happily.

From his hovel, they could hear Gargamel furiously yelled, "Doooh! I hate those wretched Smurfs! Especially that pestering Smurfette! I'll destroy them all if it's the last thing I do!"

The small group burst out laughing so hard that tears actually threatened to drop from their eyes.

"Crafty! I almost forgot! This is Wild! He helped us find you!" Nat pointed to the mystery Smurf. At the sound of his name, Wild stopped laughing and went up to Crafty.

"Well, it's smurfy to meet you, Wild," Crafty smiled.

Wild howled with delight and licked Crafty's face. She giggled as Wild hugged her tightly.

"Wow. Is he usually this friendly?" She laughed.

"Actually, he isn't," Slouchy responded.

Chittering could be heard from the tree above them and they all looked up to see a squirrel waving down at them. Wild chattered excitedly and scurried up the tree to his friend. He waved down at the Smurfs and ran through the treetops with his companion.

"Well," Gutsy cleared his throat. "We should smurf back to de village. Everyone's probly worryn' about us."

They all nodded in agreement. As the Smurflings walked ahead, Gutsy and Crafty decided to take their time and have a little chat.

"So, er, were you…um…hurt when ye landed, lass?" Gutsy asked sincerely concerned.

Crafty shrugged, "I wouldn't know. First I was in the air, next thing I smurfed, I was in the cage with the sorry excuse for a wizard."

Gutsy chuckled and remarked, "I know. He's never been too good wit' de "keepin' us captured" part of de capturin'."

She laughed and nodded in agreement. The two walked in silence for a few moments before she stated, "You still smurf me one. You know that, right?"

Gutsy frowned and raised his eyebrow, "What?"

"You smurf me one. You didn't and now you do. Get the smurf?"

He obviously didn't get it, so she explained it slowly, "I hit you with the tree branch," she gestured to his forehead. "That time I smurfed you one."

Gutsy nodded.

"You helped me out back there, then we were even. But, I saved your tail from Azreal. So, now you smurf me one."

She grinned in triumph as she walked ahead, leaving him stunned.

Crafty turned back and slyly smirked, "Oh, and by the way? I think that's what's got me smurfed with you. You look cute when you're confused."

She giggled as she ran ahead towards the village. Gutsy stood there for a good ten seconds with his whole face a violet color before shaking his head and went to catch up with her.