(Author walks in wearing a gypsy costume. She waves a hand which is covered in bracelets to the audience)
Good day to you all and Happy Halloween. Today is a very special day to post a chapter of my story. Because me along with my OCs and the other Smurfs are dressed in Halloween costumes!
Gutsy: (dressed as 'Smurfiana Jones' with a brown leather jacket, brown pants, black hiking boots with a regular brown fedora) Aye. And might I say dat I look good!
Crafty: (dressed as a bluebird [this was a spare from the story 'Nightmare in Smurf Village'. The one that isn't torn up.]) Yes you do. (smiles and wraps wings around Gutsy's waist)
And even some of our animal OCs are dressed up! Take a look!
Hummer: (dressed as a pterodactyl with dark gray triangular wings, a stubby pointed tail, and a cone-shaped hat on his head) Chi chi. (waves wing at audience)
Monty: (dressed as a pilot with a dark brown aviator hat, pilot goggles and a dark green scarf around his neck) Click click whirr!
Xavier: (dressed as a tiger with orange and black stripes painted on his dark brown fur) I can't believe I agreed to this. This paint had better wash off, Frosty!
Meena: (dressed as peacock with a blue and green feathered tail and matching feathers on her head) Oh, don't be so crabby, Xavier. I think you look fabulous!
Well, enough of the Halloween chit-chat! Let's get to the reviews!
Zinka17- It's hard to believe that Scaredy's that afraid of a Smurfette so sweet, but I guess that's Scaredy for you.
Scaredy: (dressed as a lamb with cotton balls and flappy black ears) Y-You didn't have her ch-chasing after you!
C'mon, Scaredy. It couldn't have been that bad. Anyway, Crafty and Oddette will be growing very close together as the story progresses. How? Well, you'll just have to read it and see.
SmallSunshine- I'll be sure to be the one to hug Brainy when you want to give him a hug.
Brainy: (dressed as a mad scientist with a lab coat and a crazy looking mask) Thank you. I would appreciate that.
Thank you for the cookies also and don't worry you just take your time with checking out 'Nightmare in Smurf Village'. It's just for the Halloween season, so just enjoy it while it's still Halloween.
flowerpower71- I have to say that unlike the song I put in 'Nightmare in Smurf Village,' I didn't make those lines up. Those were all mine. Especially Aurora's.
Aurora: (dressed as a waitress with a black skirt, a white bow tie, and a notepad) She's right. And that's just the beginning.
Benny- You can try to talk some sense into Scaredy, but I doubt it's going to work. One of those reasons being that it's Halloween and he's scared of everything he hears. And I guess now that they know Crafty's all right, Pridette is treating her just as she normally would. I just want to say to you now that even if Affectionette would have done that, she still wouldn't have found him and you'll find out why in this chapter. And I think of all the Smurfettes that have arrived so far, Oddette loves Crafty the most.
Chloe- Don't worry. Now that the 'Nightmare in Smurf Village' story is finished, I'll be able to focus on this story much better and update much faster than before.
Sapphire777- I know. Crafty and Pridette didn't like the fact they were twins even before Crafty lost her memory.
Crafty: I still don't see the resemblance. I mean she's just so...girly. And...she wears PINK! (shudders) That's scarier than any smurfpire or weresmurf!
?: You can smurf that again.
(Looks to see Miner and Sweepy in their 'costumes'. Miner is a weresmurf with black and blue fur and Sweepy is a smurfpire with a cape)
What the-? PEEWIT! I thought I told you to get rid of that monster potion from the other story!
Miner: Oh, he did. We just thought we looked so good in the other story that we'd dress up for this chapter. See? (removes weresmurf mask, then puts it back on)
Sweepy: He's right, Frosty. (takes out fake fangs, then puts them back in)
Oh. Well then...Anyway, I made Aurora that way so I'm glad you like her like this. She and Crafty were just the best of friends. Noctuma is usually pretty cold, but yes, he's a good owl all the same.
It's funny you mention him because he will be appearing in not this chapter or the next, but the one after the next one and in a very surprising way, too. I don't see why we can't come over for a little girl time. Let's go as soon as this chapter's done. And, duh! You tell the best stories and you just make me smile every time I read your reviews. How could you not be one of my favorite reviewers. Now, before we get to the disclaimer I would like to give you guys a little Halloween treat...A Halloween song! Let's see, let's pick a song out of the magical holiday song hat and see what we'll sing.
(magician's hat appears and Frosty puts her hand in, digging around, then picks out a small piece of paper) And the winner is...'I Put a Spell on You' inspired by the Halloween Disney movie, 'Hocus Pocus'! Take it away, Crafty!
Crafty: (grabs a microphone out of thin air) Gladly
I put a spell on you
And now you're mine
You can't stop the things I do
I ain't lyin'
It's been three hundred years
Right down to the day
Now the witch is back
And there's hell to pay
I put a spell on you
And now you're mine!
(lights star flashing around the forest and all the Smurfs and animals dance in tune with the music. Crafty jumps from on top of a tree trunk to the grass)
I put a spell on you
And now you're gone
Aurora and Meena: Gone gone gone, so long!
Crafty: My whammy fell on you
And it was strong
Aurora and Meena: So strong, so strong, so strong!
Crafty: (struts through the crowd with Meena and Aurora following behind her) Your wretched little lives
Have all been cursed
'Cause of all the witches working
I'm the worst
(smirks as she approaches Gutsy, who looks confused as he backs up as she comes closer)
I put a spell on you
And now you're mine
Aurora and Meena: (suddenly come Gutsy's sides, making him jump) Watch out! Watch out! Watch out! Watch out! (disappears behind Crafty again)
Crafty: (circles Gutsy and puts a 'wing' on his shoulder) If you don't believe
You better get superstitious
Ask my sisters
Aurora:(shudders) Ooh, she's vicious!
Meena: (nods head) It's true.
Crafty: (puts her head on Gutsy's shoulder) I put a spell on you...
I put a spell on you...
Sisters! (lets go of Gutsy and walks to the head of the group)
Crafty, Aurora, and Meena: Ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi! (shakes hips and slides to the left)
Everyone else: Ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi!
Crafty, Aurora, and Meena: In comma coriyama! (shakes hips and slides to the right)
Everyone else: In comma coriyama!
Crafty, Aurora, and Meena: Hey, hey, high, high
Crafty: (jumps onto Aurora's head and arches her body backward) Say bye-byeeeee-ayeeeeeeeee-ayeeeeeeeee! (jumps back to the front of the group of three)
Crafty, Aurora, and Meena: Bye-bye! (swiftly hung their heads and stood still as the lights dimmed)
Audience: WHOOOO! ENCORE! ENCORE!
Well, there ya have it. Until next year, this is Frosty. Time for the disclaimer. I only own Crafty, the Creatugos, Hummer, the Smurfettes in my story, Hummer, Meena, Almia, Fencette, and Monty.
Miner: Livy and Nanu belongs to flowerpower71 and Jo belongs to CartoonCaster21.
Sweepy: Misty belongs to Sapphire777, Noctuma belongs to Benny, and the Smurfs belong to Peyo.
Now for another special treat, Gutsy will be introducing the story in a special way. Gutsy? If you please.
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Gutsy?
Gutsy: (is still staring wide eyed at Crafty after her performance with him) Uh...wha?
Crafty: (lifts her head) Blue Kilt! Start the story!
Gutsy: (shakes head) Oh! Hehe. Sorry. Let's get dis show on de road! Happy Halloween, kiddies! (takes out his whip and whips it at the screen. With the power of magic, the screen flashes and the chapter begins)
"So, Zorathix," Balthazar started to the dark orange Drakonus from his throne. "What do we plan to do once this Crafty is captured? Torture her into submission?"
"Starve her until she talks?" Hogatha snorted with excitement.
"Brainwash her?" Chlorohydris grimly suggested.
The Drakonus, Zorathix, answered with a raised clawed hand, "None of the above."
"WHAT!?" The four evil magical figures sounded in shock.
"No pain? No torture?!" Hogatha protested angrily. "This is why she doesn't respect you! You're too soft on her!"
"And the threat of pain and torture is the exact reason why you have not managed to capture her and kept her captured," Zorathix shot back calmly. "Adrenaline will make any creature run from the presence of danger. Kindness, no matter if genuine or even mutual, will calm their nerves and dull their reflexes, thus preventing easy escape."
Hogatha rolled her eyes, "*snort* Well, if you put it that way…"
"Hmm. Kill her with fake kindness. Then stab her in the back when her guard is down," Chlorohydris smiled evilly at the idea. "I love it!"
"Yes, but with those Smurfs constantly being around her, it would be near impossible to take her without being followed by them," Balthazar spat.
"Which is why we will not take her," the Drakonus interrupted.
"What?! No kidnapping, either?!" Hogatha exclaimed. "*snort* What kind of evil mastermind are you?!"
"Obviously a more patient one," Zorathix raised a nonexistent eyebrow at the portly witch. "We will not go to capture Crafty, rather, we will allow her to come here by her own will. Her friends and family would not dare question her if she were to come here alone by her choice."
"Ah, like luring a mouse into a trap," Chlorohydris muttered with a grin. "Can't go wrong with the classics."
"Yes, except this mouse happens to be the smartest of the Smurfs. Not to mention the best escape artist," Hogatha pointed out.
"Which is exactly what I expect her to use when she arrives," Zorathix smirked. "I wish to see how my hatchling-hood friend has improved with her skills."
"And for the Smurfs?" Balthazar asked.
Zorathix chuckled darkly, "We'll just see. I may have use of them if their loyalty proves to be strong and their hearts weak. We all know how they are: Very big hearts, but they lack true courage and willpower."
Crafty felt her whole world shaking as she slept. The whole time her world shook and it wouldn't stop. She groaned and shook her head, hoping to stop, which it didn't.
"Crafty!" A voice cried to her.
Now that was a warning to tell her to wake up, but she just felt so comfortable...
"CRAFTY!"
Crafty's eyes snapped open to see Oddette frantically shaking her awake. She quickly grabbed the Smurfling's arms and stopped her as she sat up. She looked out the window and groaned, "Oddette, it isn't even dawn yet. Why did you wake me up?"
"You're closet's shaking," Oddette whispered, pointing to her wardrobe.
"Oddette, that's ridiculous! Closets just don't move on their own-"
Crafty froze as her wardrobe was indeed vibrating uncontrollably. She immediately got to her feet, ignoring the stinging in her feet from the coldness of the floor. She put a hand up to Oddette to stay where she was as she slowly yet warily approached the wardrobe. When she got in front of it, she slowly put her hands on the handles of the door, then quickly yanked it open.
"Scaredy!" Crafty gasped, seeing the shaking Smurf curled up in her closet, shaking like a leaf. "What are you doing in here?!"
"Oh...! H-hi, Cr-Crafty," Scaredy timidly waved to the inventor Smurfette. "I-I was just...st-stopping by?"
"You're a terrible liar, Scaredy," Crafty crossed her arms. "It's Affectionette, isn't it?"
"I can't help it!" Scaredy clung to Crafty desperately, making her stumble back. "She' s-so...scary..."
"She's not scary, Scaredy," Crafty explained, setting the Smurf on the floor back on his feet. "She just...has a strong way of making a first impression. She didn't mean to scare you."
"I kn-know..." Scaredy gulped, wrapping his arms around himself. "B-but I don't th-think I can t-talk to her..."
"Then just let her talk to you when you see her again," Crafty wearily replied. "You don't even have to talk to her. Just let her know it she didn't do anything wrong. She already feels so unsmurf that she scared you."
"Sh-she does?"
"Uh huh," Crafty nodded, starting to lead Scaredy down the stairs and to the front door. "Now, could you please go back to your mushroom and get some sleep? I don't think even by hiding in my closet you got much sleep last night."
"Oh..! O-okay..." Scaredy yawned, Crafty noting the dark circles under his eyes. He waved to Crafty before walking out of her mushroom.
Crafty sighed as she shut the door, trudging up the stairs itching to get back to bed. When she got to the top of the stairs, she was greeted by the sight of Oddette reading one of the books from Crafty's bookshelf. The Smurfs and the Magical Stardust read the title of the book.
"How did that Smurf get in your closet, Crafty?" She asked, turning a page in the book.
"Probably through the emergency tunnels we have under the village. He probably got so spooked by Affectionette that he went in the tunnels, got afraid of the dark and went up the first tunnel into a mushroom he could smurf. Which was mine," Crafty explained, sitting next to her on the bed.
"I like this book," Oddette said, turning to the next page. "I like it a lot."
Crafty smiled, "I love that book. It's my favorite."
"Crafty? Who's Gutsy?" She suddenly asked.
Crafty raised an eyebrow, "Why do you ask that?"
Oddette turned to the front cover and pointed to the words inscribed in ink on the cover, 'This book belongs to Gutsy Smurf.'
Crafty blushed, "Oh. That's where you saw it."
"Did he write this book?" Oddette asked with innocent eyes.
Crafty let out a raspberry as she tried to keep in her laughter, "Gutsy? Write a book? Ha! I don't think he has the attention span to write a letter let alone a book!"
"Why do you have his book, then?" Oddette tilted her head.
Crafty composed herself and answered, "Well, he gave it to me as a gift."
Oddette smiled widely, "Does he like you?"
Crafty playfully shrugged and said, "I don't know. Maybe."
"Do you like him?"
"You could say that. Maybe even more than that," Crafty said, eying the ring on her finger.
"Are you gonna get married? Are you guys gonna have babies? Where do babies come from, anyway?" Oddette climbed on top of Crafty's shoulders.
"Okay, I think that's enough questions for now," Crafty blew out a breath of air as she stood from her bed. "Why don't we get ready for breakfast and we can talk later?"
"Okay!" Oddette cheered.