Chapter 9: Secrets Revealed, Runaway, And Return Home
Well, let's just say that last time, things went from fine and pleasant, to awful and unpleasant. The Steam Team and their Smurf partners all decided to go for a stroll through the forest. Then suddenly, the eight Engines made their first encounter with Gargamel, Scruple, and Azrael! So they and their Smurf partners all managed to get away from the three baddies.(With thanks to James for slowing Gargamel down.) But though, the three baddies went on a wild goose chase with the Steam Team and the Smurfs. But after that, the eight Engines and their Smurf partners all managed to escape from the three baddies. But even though, Gargamel has a plan to capture the Smurfs and get the Steam Team out of his way. But, the Steam Team also has a plan, and that is to send the three baddies packing. But all of this we're going to have to wait till the next chapter. So for now, let's continue on with the story.
A few days had passed, and everything in King Gerard's kingdom was fine and pleasant. Well, almost.
And during those past few days, the Steam Team were having so much fun enjoying their stay at the Smurf village with the Smurfs.
And also during one of those days, Brainy, along with Painter, Poet, Reporter, and Editor, had finished updating the book about the Island of Sodor.
And one day, the Smurfs had finished building the coaling depot for the Engines. And there's one thing that the Smurfs learned at that time. Henry told them that he only takes on the special kind of coal, which is welsh coal. And Henry also told the Smurfs that regular coal would make him ill. But thankfully, there was a solution. Papa created a magic formula to turn the regular coal into Henry's special coal. And he did it by taking a sample piece of special coal from Henry's tender. And now the Engines can get their coal, while Henry gets his special coal.
And the other day, the Steam Team had some Spanish lessons from Latino. And they even had some French lessons from Painter.
And so on, the Steam Team and the Smurfs went on enjoying their time together during those past few days.
One day, it was a delightful day in the medieval times. And things were all pleasant at the Smurf village. But today, it won't be that pleasant.
Nosey was up to his old habit again. He was barging in the other Smurfs' private business, and as well as the Engines.
First, Nosey barged into Thomas, Dreamy, and Snappy's business.
/Dreamy & Snappy\: "NOSEY!"
/Thomas\: "MIND OUR PRIVATE BUSINESS!"
And Nosey was tossed out.
Next, Nosey barged into Gordon, Hefty, and Tuffy's business.
/Gordon\: "NOSEY!"
/Nosey\: "/Chuckling sheepishly\"
/Hefty & Tuffy\: "SMURF OUT, NOW!"
And Nosey was tossed out for the second time.
Lastly, Nosey barged into Emily, Sassette, and Smurfette's business.
/Emily, Sassette, & Smurfette\: "NOSEY!"
/Nosey\: "/Chuckling sheepishly\"
And Nosey was tossed out for the third and final time.
Later, Nosey went on peeking around the village.
/Nosey\: "Come on, all I want is to just know everysmurf. And that's who I am – Nosey Smurf. Now there's got to be someone else that I really want to smurf. But who?"
Just then, Nosey heard someone calling.
/Nanny\: "Papa Smurf!"
/Nosey\: "Hey, that's Nanny! Maybe I'll smurf something from her."
Nosey quickly ran after to the sound of Nanny's voice.
/Nanny\: "Papa Smurf!"
/Nosey\: "Ooh, she's nearby."
Just then, Nosey saw Nanny coming by without her noticing him.
/Nosey\: "There she is. Now, time for me to smurf something."
Nosey followed Nanny. And he followed the oldest female Smurf all the way to Papa. And he kept himself well hidden by hiding from one mushroom house to the other.
Suddenly, Nanny found Papa and she stopped.
Nosey could see that. So he hid himself right behind another mushroom house. And then, he slowly peeked himself to hear the commotion.
/Nanny\: "Papa Smurf."
/Papa\: "Oh, hello Nanny."
/Nanny\: "Hello. Have you smurf Baby Smurf?"
/Papa\: "Why yes, he's with James, Grouchy, and Vanity at the swimming hole."
/Nanny\: "Ohh. Well, it's almost lunchtime and he must be getting hungry."
/Papa\: "Oh, no need to worry. Grouchy and Vanity smurfed some food with them."
/Nanny\: "Oh, thank smurfness. At least he'll have something to smurf while he's there."
/Papa\: "Indeed."
/Nanny\: "Well, I guess I'll be smurfing to Greedy's house to help him prepare for lunch. Later, Papa."
/Papa\: "Later, Nanny."
And Nanny went off to Greedy's house.
After hearing the whole conversation, Nosey was disappointed.
/Nosey\: "That's it? There's nothing to know from that. What a waste of time."
But then, Nosey had a thought.
/Nosey\: "Wait a minute. Maybe I'll get something to know from James, Grouchy, and Vanity. Yeah. And Papa Smurf smurfed that they're at the swimming hole. So here I smurf!"
And Nosey quickly ran off to the swimming hole as fast as he can.
At the swimming hole, James, Grouchy, and Vanity were enjoying their fun.
Baby Smurf was also enjoying his fun.
And the three special friends and the little infant Smurfling were having fun swimming at the swimming hole.
But even though, James couldn't go into the water, because he'll get himself rusty.
And Vanity was only laying down on his towel and, as usual, looking at his reflection with his hand mirror.
So only Grouchy and Baby Smurf were swimming in the water. And they were having so much fun together.
And James couldn't be more happier than to see his special friend being the happiest Smurf of all.
Suddenly, Nosey came. And he could see the three friends and Baby Smurf up ahead. So he hid himself inside a bush. And then, he quietly peeked through to hear their conversation.
Just then, Grouchy and Baby Smurf got out of the water. And they joined in with James and Vanity.
/James\: "Did you two enjoy your swim?"
/Grouchy\: "Oh yes. Didn't we, Baby?"
/Baby Smurf\: "Gaa!"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Whoa! I never smurf that part of Grouchy before. Ooh, this is getting smurfy."
/Vanity\: "Haah, this is the smurfy life."
/James\: "You can puff that again, Vanity. And I just love when my red coat glistens in the sunlight."
/Grouchy\: "And I LOVE that too!"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ /GASP\ Did Grouchy just smurf that he loves something?! Whoa!"
Just then, Vanity had a thought.
/Vanity\: "Anyway, since it's just the three of us, well Baby Smurf is with us, I was smurfing that we should smurf more about ourselves."
James and Grouchy looked at each other and they both think that it's not such a bad idea.
/James\: "Like what, Vanity?"
/Vanity\: "Well, like… sharing some secrets?"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Oooh!"
/Grouchy\: "Well… ok."
/James\: "And we all know that you won't puff a word to the others, right, Vanity?"
/Vanity\: "You have my smurf, James."
/James\: "Alright then."
/Vanity\: "Let's start with you, James. What's your secret?"
/James\: "Well, my secret is this; I once had to use a bootlace to mend a hole in my brake pipe."
/Vanity\: "Ohhh."
/James\: "But even though, Thomas, Henry, Gordon, Percy, and Toby already know it. But Edward was very wise to stay out of it."
/Vanity\: "Oh, my."
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Wow!"
/Grouchy\: "And he doesn't want the newer Engines to find out about that secret."
/Vanity\: "Newer Engines? Like Emily?"
/James & Grouchy\: "Yes."
/Vanity\: "Oh, smurf."
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Now this is getting really smurfy."
/James\: "Now what about you, Vanity? Do you have a secret?"
/Vanity\: "Well, to smurf you the truth, I don't have a secret."
/James\: "You don't?"
/Vanity\: "Nope."
/James\: "Is he joking, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "No James, he's not."
James felt disappointed.
/Baby Smurf\: "/Cooing\"
/James\: "Well, at least we all know Grouchy's secret."
/Vanity\: "Yeah. Uhh… what was it again?"
/Grouchy\: "/SIGH\ I'm now a very happy Smurf."
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ /GASP\"
/Vanity\: "Oh, that. And James smurfed you a nickname along with that, it's "Happy Grouchy", right?"
/Grouchy\: "Right."
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Happy Grouchy?! Oh, smurf!"
/Grouchy\: "And we all know what James' nickname is."
/Vanity\: "Indeed, It's "Grouchy James"."
/James\: "Right."
/Baby Smurf\: "Eee!"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ Whoa, smurf!"
/James\: "And we all know and swear that we won't peep a word to anyone, right?"
/Grouchy & Vanity\: "Right."
/Nosey\: "/Speaking softly\ And I smurf just about enough. Time for me to smurf back to the village."
So Nosey slowly and quietly sneak away, and he dashed off back towards the village.
At the village, Reporter was restless and disappointed.
/Reporter\: "Oh, smurf. There's not one good report to smurf. And if I can't find one soon, I'll go smurfy! /SIGH\"
Just then, Reporter saw Nosey coming by.
/Nosey\: "/Humming the Smurf tune\ Hello Reporter."
/Reporter\: "Oh, hello Nosey."
/Nosey\: "Guess what? /Singing\ I know smurfthing that you don't smurf."
/Reporter\: "What?"
/Nosey\: "It's about Grouchy and James."
/Reporter\: "What about them?"
/Nosey\: "I oversmurfed their secrets."
/Reporter\: "What?!"
/Nosey\: "That's right. I found out what's Grouchy and James' secrets are!"
/Reporter\: "You very nosey and sneaky Smurf! Now I found a report to smurf! Please smurf me all about it!"
/Nosey\: "If you insmurf."
And Nosey began telling Reporter the whole thing. And a few minutes later, Nosey finished telling the secrets to Reporter.
/Reporter\: "This is unbelievable! I can't wait to smurf this to the other Smurfs! Thanks for the smurfy news, Nosey."
/Nosey\: "Anytime, Reporter."
/Reporter\: "I'm off to the printing and publishing house. Bye."
And Reporter raced off with a dash.
/Nosey\: "Smurf, won't everysmurf be surprised to smurf about that. And Grouchy will go smurfy when he smurfs back. Ohh, smurf."
And Nosey walked off feeling pleased with himself.
Hours later, James, Grouchy, Vanity, and Baby Smurf were returning to the village. They had just finished having their fun at the swimming hole.
/James\: "Bust my buffers, what a day!"
/Grouchy\: "I smurf to that."
/Vanity\: "And it sure is a smurfy one too."
/Baby Smurf\: "Gaa!"
/James\: "So, got any ideas on what we should do next?"
/Vanity\: "Hmm, I don't know."
/Grouchy\: "Nothing has smurfed in my mind."
/James\: "I don't have any ideas either."
/Baby Smurf\: "Ohh."
/Vanity\: "Well, I'm sure we'll smurf of something once we smurf to the village."
/Grouchy\: "Yeah, I smurf so too."
/James\: "Yes, me too."
/Vanity\: "But in the meantime, once we arrive at the village, I'm going home to take a bath."
/Grouchy\: "Yeah, me too."
/James\: "And I guess I might as well wait for you two when you both are finished."
/Grouchy\: "Don't worry, James, we won't take too long."
/Vanity\: "And you can smurf on that."
/Baby Smurf\: "Eee!"
That made James feeling alright with that. And he, along with his two Smurf partners and Baby Smurf, kept on magically chuffing towards the village.
At last, the three special friends and infant Smurfling arrived at the village. And this is where the catastrophe got started.
As James was passing through, one of the Smurfs saw Grouchy and shouted to him.
/Dabbler\: "/Shouting\ Oh, look who it is, it's "Happy Grouchy"!"
/James\: "/Brakes Screeching\ /GASP\"
/Handy & Hefty\: "/GASPING\"
/Snappy & Sassette\: "/GASPING\"
/Smurfette\: "OH NO!"
/Grouchy\: "WHAT DID YOU JUST SMURF?!"
/Dabbler\: "/Shouting\ I smurfed "Happy Grouchy"! That's your nickname, is it?!"
/Grouchy\: "NO, IT ISN'T!"
/Poet\: "/Shouting\ Oh yes, it is! You can't fool us!"
/Architect\: "/Speaking loudly\ It smurf so in this paper!"
When Grouchy saw the paper, he was shocked. Some of the Smurfs each have a newspaper. And the newspaper was the one that Editor publishes out along with Reporter's reports. The former bad-tempered Smurf was alarmed.
/Tailor\: "/Speaking loudly\ And despite that nickname, that means that you're now a very happy Smurf and you had some things to LOVE!"
/Grouchy\: "NO, I'M NOT! I'M STILL A VERY HATEFUL SMURF!"
/Some Smurfs\: "/Speaking loudy\ Oh, no you're not!"
Some of the other Smurfs and the Engines had come to see the commotion. And it's really dragging some big attention.
Grouchy tried something to save himself.
/Grouchy\: "I'LL SHOW YOU ALL! HERE, I HATE SINGING!"
/Timber\: "/Speaking loudly\ No, you don't! You LOVE singing!"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE DANCING!"
/Miner\: "/Speaking loudly\ That's a lie! You LOVE dancing!"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE CLAPPING AND CHEERING!"
/Sweepy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Yeah right! You LOVE clapping and cheering!"
Grouchy was a goner.
/Grouchy\: "WELL, I REALLY HATE VALENTINE'S DAY!"
/Some Smurfs\: "WE DON'T SMURF SO! YOU REALLY LOVE VALENTINE'S DAY!"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE!"
/Some Smurfs\: "YOU LOVE!"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE!"
/Some Smurfs\: "YOU LOVE!"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE!"
/Some Smurfs\: "YOU LOVE!"
/Grouchy\: "I REALLY HATE…!"
The other Smurfs countered back at Grouchy by chanting at him.
/Some Smurfs\: "/Chanting\ GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE! GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE! GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE!"
James and Vanity felt so helpless and couldn't do anything to defend Grouchy.
And Baby Smurf was upset.
/Some Smurfs\: "/Chanting\ GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE! GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE! GROUCHYS' A HAPPY SMURF AND HAD SOME THINGS TO LOVE!"
Suddenly, Grouchy screamed.
/Grouchy\: "AAAAAAAAAAH!"
Grouchy got off of James, and he ran all the way to his house. As he got there, he slammed the door shut, and he closed all the window shutters. And then, Grouchy went silent.
The Steam Team and some of the Smurfs were appalled. And they were in deep shock.
/James\: "Who puffed out Grouchy's secret?!"
/Vanity\: "That's what I like to smurf too!"
/Hefty\: "I think I know who!"
Hefty turned to two Smurfs.
/Hefty\: "BRAINY! JOKEY!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "HUH?!"
/Handy\: "YOU TWO SMURFED OUT GROUCHY'S SECRET!"
/Brainy\: "NO!"
/Jokey\: "WE DIDN'T!"
/Smurfette\: "LIARS!"
/Snappy & Sassette\: "DOUBLE-CROSSERS!"
/Hefty\: "COME HERE, BOTH OF YOU! IT'S DINNERTIME, AND HERE ARE YOUR MAIN COURSES!"
Hefty threaten Brainy and Jokey by showing them his two bare fists.
The two Smurfs were terrified.
/Brainy\: "COME ON!"
/Jokey\: "WE DIDN'T SMURF IT, HONEST!"
/Hefty\: "I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!"
Brainy and Jokey were now extremely terrified.
/Jokey\: "HELP!"
/Brainy\: "SOMESMURF SAVE US!"
Panicking, the two Smurfs ran off, and they went straight to Percy.
/Jokey\: "PERCY, HELP ME!
/Brainy\: "AND ME!"
The two Smurfs got on board Percy.
But Percy was puzzled.
/Hefty\: "YOU TWO, GET OUT OF PERCY!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "NO!"
Hefty was very furious and he charged himself to Brainy and Jokey.
Just then, one of the Smurfs shouted out another revealed secret.
/Pushover\: "/Shouting\ Hey, there's something else smurfed in this paper, and it's about James!"
/James\: "/GASP\"
/Thomas\: "/GASP\"
/Edward\: "/GASP\"
/Some Smurfs\: "Huh?!"
/Pushover\: "/Speaking loudly\ It smurfs here, that James' secret is; he once had to use a bootlace to smurf a hole in his brake pipe!"
/Vanity\: "/GASP\"
/Thomas\: "CINDERS AND ASHES!"
/Edward\: "FLATTEN MY FUNNEL!"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ OH NO!"
/Emily\: "/Speaking loudly\ James, you once had to use a bootlace to mend a hole in your brake pipe?! How funny! /Laughing\"
/Henry\: "/Speaking loudly\ And some of us already know that! /Laughing\"
/Gordon\: "/Speaking loudly\ It was so funny, James had no choice but to use that bootlace to keep him out of trouble for bumping his coaches so hard! /Laughing\"
/Percy\: "/Laughing\"
/Toby\: "/Speaking loudly\ And I insulted him with that which leads him to his second accident! /Laughing\"
But even though, the Smurfs don't really understand James' secret.
Grouchy overheard the whole thing from his house.
Vanity and Baby Smurf got off of James. And they felt helpless to defend the #5 engine.
And James felt so embarrassed that his face went pink.
/Henry, Gordon, Percy, Toby, & Emily\: "/Laughing heavily\"
Suddenly, James whistled loudly and he shouted.
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEP!\ STOOOOOOP IT!"
That made Henry, Gordon, Percy, Toby, and Emily stop laughing.
And James magically chuffed off, and went straight to the roundhouse. When he got there, he reverse himself to the very last mushroom shed. As James got inside, he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Vanity, Thomas, and Edward were in deep shock.
/Vanity\: "Who smurfed out James' secret?!"
/Thomas\: "It wasn't me!"
/Edward\: "Or me!"
/Thomas\: "Percy, did you puffed out James' secret?!"
/Percy\: "No, I didn't!"
/Edward\: "Tell us the truth, Percy! Did you really did it?!"
/Percy\: "No, I really didn't, honest!"
/Hefty\: "Well guess what, Percy? NONE OF US DON'T BELIEVE YOU EITHER!"
/Percy\: "But-but-but-but-but…!"
/Hefty\: "LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO BE PUNISHED TOO! TUFFY, HELP ME!"
/Tuffy\: "With pleasure!"
Percy was terrified.
Just then, a voice shouted.
/Papa\: "WHAT IN THE SMURF IS SMURFING ON HERE?!"
It was Papa. And along with him was Grandpa and Nanny.
/Grandpa\: "What's with the unsmurfiness here?!"
/Hefty\: "Percy, Jokey, and Brainy smurfed out Grouchy and James' secrets!"
/Papa\: "/GASP\ Great Smurfs!"
/Grandpa\: "Smurf-a-roonie!"
But Nanny was puzzled.
/Nanny\: "What secrets?"
/Papa\: "Nanny, please. Don't smurf that up."
/Nanny\: "Oh, alright."
Papa turned to Brainy, Jokey, and Percy.
/Papa\: "Brainy, Jokey, did you two smurfed out Grouchy's secret?"
/Brainy\: "No!"
/Jokey\: "We didn't!"
/Papa\: "Don't lie to me. Did you both really did it?"
/Jokey\: "No, we really didn't!"
/Brainy\: "Honest!"
/Papa\: "Well it smurftainly isn't one of the other Smurfs."
/Pushover\: "Actually Papa Smurf, some of us know it from this paper."
/Papa\: "What?!"
Papa read the paper. And he was appalled. But even though, he knows where the reports were from.
/Papa\: "Reporter!"
/Reporter\: "Yes Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "Did you smurfed out Grouchy and James' secrets?"
/Reporter\: "Why no, Papa Smurf, I just reported it."
/Grandpa\: "But why would you smurf that for?"
/Reporter\: "I don't know. I thought it would be smurfy."
/Vanity\: "Well it's not, Reporter!"
Reporter felt ashamed.
But Papa demands some more information.
/Papa\: "Reporter, did somesmurf tell you the secrets?"
/Reporter\: "Yeah, that's it! Somesmurf told me the secrets!"
/Papa\: "Then who?"
/Reporter\: "Umm…"
Reporter turned to Nosey.
Nosey was making movements with his hands and head, telling Reporter not to let anyone know that it was him who blurt out the secrets.
So Reporter didn't tell on Nosey and he put the blame on someone else.
/Reporter\: "It was them!"
Reporter pointed to Brainy and Jokey.
/Brainy & Jokey\: "WHAAAAT?!"
Papa had heard enough.
/Papa\: "Brainy, Jokey, I'm very disappointed with you both. You two smurfed out Grouchy's secret."
/Brainy & Jokey\: "BUT WE DIDN'T!"
/Papa\: "That's enough from both of you! You two are smurfed!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "BUT… BUT…!"
/Papa\: "Not another word from the two of you! Brainy, as punishment, you will have to do some extra chores. And Jokey, the same thing goes to you too!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "BUT PAPA SMURF…!"
/Papa\: "End of discussion!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "/MOANING\"
Brainy and Jokey felt sad and the two Smurfs got off of Percy, and they walked sadly away.
/Papa\: "And Percy, since you smurfed out James' secret, you're being smurfed too."
/Percy\: "WHAT?! BUT I…!"
/Papa\: "Not another word. You are to stay in your mushroom shed till you go back to the Island of Sodor. But don't go near James."
/Percy\: "BUT PAPA SMURF…!"
/Papa\: "No more "buts", Percy!"
/Percy\: "Oh, bother!"
Percy felt sad and he magically chuffed back to his mushroom shed.
/Papa\: "Edward?"
/Edward\: "Yes Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "Smurf an eye on Percy to make sure that he doesn't smurf to James."
/Edward\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
And Edward magically chuffed off towards the roundhouse.
/Papa\: "Harmony?"
/Harmony\: "Yes Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "Since you're partners with Jokey and Percy, I forsmurf you to go near them. Do I make mysmurf clear?"
/Harmony\: "/SIGH\ Yes Papa Smurf."
/Papa\: "And as for the rest of you, resmurf the papers back to Reporter."
/Some Smurfs\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
So some of the Smurfs returned the papers back to Reporter.
Papa ordered Reporter to take the papers to his house so he can reuse them for something else. And then, Papa ordered some of the Smurfs to go off from where they started from.
And the Engines went off with their business as well.
Thomas, Vanity, and Baby Smurf all felt depressed.
/Vanity\: "Poor Grouchy."
/Thomas\: "Poor James."
/Baby Smurf\: "Ohhh."
/Vanity\: "I can't believe that Brainy and Jokey wouldn't keep their smurfs shut."
/Thomas\: "And I can't believe that my best friend would puff out James' secret to Emily. This is a disaster."
/Vanity\: "I smurf to that too, and there's nothing we can do to smurf things better."
/Thomas\: "Indeed not."
/Vanity\: "/SIGH\ Well, I might as well go home, doing nothing."
/Thomas\: "No Vanity, please do something."
/Vanity\: "Like what?"
/Thomas\: "Well…"
Thomas looked at Baby Smurf.
/Baby Smurf\: "Mmm."
/Thomas\: "Why, you can be with Baby Smurf for a while."
/Vanity\: "That's what Grouchy would do when he's in a sad situation."
/Thomas\: "Indeed."
/Vanity\: "Well, I guess I have no other choice. I'll smurf you later, Thomas."
/Thomas\: "See you later, Vanity."
/Vanity\: "Come on, Baby, let's smurf."
/Baby Smurf\: "/Cooing sadly\"
Vanity went off with Baby Smurf.
And Thomas magically chuffed away.
Meanwhile, Grouchy overheard everything. And he knows that James was suffering the same pain as him. And now that some of the Smurfs know his secret, Grouchy was afraid to come out of his house. He doesn't want his fellow Smurfs to take advantage at him. And so, he made a choice, and it's the most painful choice that he had to choose.
Nighttime came, and everything in the Smurf village went silent. All the Smurfs were all fast asleep. But, except for one.
Suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared in the blackest night. And it went all the way to the roundhouse.
At the roundhouse, the Engines were all fast asleep. But, except for one.
James was the only one who was wide awake. He couldn't stop thinking about that afternoon. And now that Emily knows his secret, James was afraid. He was afraid that Emily will tell the other Engines at Sodor all about his secret. And now, James didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, James heard a voice.
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Psst, James."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Who's there? Hello?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ James."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Who goes there? Show yourself!"
Just then, a shadowy figure appeared right outside of the shed.
James was scared.
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Who is it?"
James was so scared, he shut his eyes and activated his headlamp.
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Hey, watch it!"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Who are you, and what are you doing here?!"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ James, it's me!"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Me who?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Grouchy!"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Grouchy?"
As James opened his eyes, there in front him, was indeed Grouchy.
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Oh Grouchy, it is you."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Doy!"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ And let me guess, you couldn't get yourself to sleep, right?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Actually, I never wanted to go to sleep."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Well, so do I."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ So who smurfed out my secret?"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Well, as I heard that this afternoon, it was Brainy and Jokey."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Oooh, those two! I knew it was them!"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ But what about me? Who puffed out my secret?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ That I oversmurfed this afternoon, it was Percy."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Why that no-good double-crosser! I knew his cheekiness would go too far!"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ I know."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ So what are we going to do? Everyone knows your secret, and Emily knows mine. I'm afraid that she will tell that to the other Engines at Sodor, and I think that I don't want to return to the island."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ And I don't want the other Smurfs to take advantage at me. So I made a choice."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ And what choice is that?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Runaway."
After hearing that choice, James think that it's the only choice that he had to take.
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Well, I guess I had no other choice."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ So are you with me?"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Yes, I'm with you."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Good."
Grouchy got into James' cab. He shoveled some coal into James' firebox, and he lit up his fire.
And very quietly, James slowly and magically chuffed out of his mushroom shed. Then, he magically chuffed quietly and slowly through the village.
But, Grouchy need to do some things.
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ James?"
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Yes Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ I need to smurf by at my house to smurf some things."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Alright."
When James got to Grouchy's house, the former negative Smurf was doing some things that he needed to do. Minutes later, Grouchy was finished on what he needed to do.
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Did you finish doing your things?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Yes, and I'm smurfing some stuff that I need."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Alright then, let's go."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Wait, I need to smurf by at Greedy's to smurf some food."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Oh, right. You need some food in case you get hungry."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Yeah."
When James got to Greedy's house, Grouchy had packed enough food that would last him for a while. Minutes later, he returned back to James.
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Did you packed up enough food?"
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Yes, and it would last me for a while."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Good."
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking softly\ Ok, I'm all set. Let's go."
/James\: "/Speaking softly\ Right."
James magically chuffed through the village slowly and quietly. And at last, he reached to one of the entrances. And then, he made one last look at the village.
Grouchy made one last look at the village as well.
/Grouchy\: "Goodbye, my fellow Smurfs."
/James\: "Goodbye, my friends."
And with that, James, with Grouchy on board, magically chuffed off into the forest and beyond under the mystical, pleasant, and darkest night.
Morning came, and everything was the same as it always been in the Smurf village.
One by one, the Smurfs stepped out of their houses as they get themselves ready for the new day.
As Papa stepped out of his house, he was depressed about Grouchy.
/Papa\: "Oh, smurf. What am I going to do? Grouchy won't be smurfing out of his house anymore, and the other Smurfs will take advantage at him. I wish there's a way to fix this."
Just then, Vanity came up.
/Vanity\: "Morning, Papa Smurf."
/Papa\: "Morning, Vanity."
/Vanity\: "Oh Papa Smurf, I couldn't stop smurfing about yesterday."
/Papa\: "I know, me too."
/Vanity\: "So what are we going to do? Just let Grouchy being all smurfed up in his house forever?"
/Papa\: "For the time being, I'm afraid so. Until I figure out a way to fix this."
/Vanity\: "Ok. Should I go and check on him?"
/Papa\: "I don't think it's the right time for that."
/Vanity\: "Please? He and I are very close friends, and we're both partners with James."
/Papa\: "Oh, alright. But make sure that no one tries to take advantage at him."
/Vanity\: "I will. Later."
And Vanity walked off to Grouchy's house.
/Papa\: "In the meantime, I better make sure that Brainy and Jokey are smurfing their punishments."
And Papa walked off as well.
When Vanity got to Grouchy's house, he was a little nervous on what the not-so-grouchy Smurf would say to him. So he pumped up some courage, and he began knocking on the door.
"/Sound of door knocking\"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Grouchy?"
But there was no answer.
So Vanity tried again.
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Grouchy, it's me, Vanity! And it's only me!"
But still there was no answer.
Vanity tried once more.
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Please Grouchy, I want to smurf you! After all, we're both partners with James!"
But once again, there was still no answer.
Vanity was curious.
/Vanity\: "Hmm, I wonder he's in there?"
So Vanity opened Grouchy's door. When he stepped inside, everything was silent. Vanity was even more curious.
/Vanity\: "It's quiet. Too quiet."
So Vanity began looking around. And then, he went to Grouchy's bedroom. When he got there, he could see that the bed was empty. Vanity was puzzled.
/Vanity\: "Strange, he's not here. I wonder where he could be?"
But then, Vanity notice something.
There, on Grouchy's side-table drawer, was a piece of paper.
Vanity went up to the drawer. When he got there, he picked up the paper, and began reading it. And as he was reading it, he gasped.
/Vanity\: "/GASP\ SMURF MY SMURFS!"
Meanwhile, Papa was talking to Brainy and Jokey.
/Papa\: "As soon you both finish your breakfast, go immediately to smurf your chores."
Brainy and Jokey were still upset.
/Brainy & Jokey\: "But Papa Smurf…"
/Papa\: "No more buts! And this discussion is over."
And Brainy and Jokey miserably walked off to the dining house.
Papa was upset.
/Papa\: "Sometimes I don't know what has smurfen into those two to make them smurf out such private secrets. Well, at least they're going to learn their lessons and start smurfing on what they had done. Oh, the smurf of it."
And Papa let out a big sigh.
/Papa\: "/BIG SIGH\"
Suddenly, Papa heard a loud whistle.
/Thomas\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
/Papa\: "GREAT SMURFS, THAT'S THOMAS!"
Then suddenly, Papa could see Thomas coming towards him. And he could also see that the #1 engine was looking very shocked and worried.
/Thomas\: "PAPA SMURF, PAPA SMURF, PAPA SMURF! /PEEP-PEEP-PEEP-PEEP-PEEP!\"
Thomas came to a halt and stopped right beside Papa.
/Papa\: "Easy, Thomas! What's wrong?!"
/Thomas\: "James is missing!"
/Papa\: "What, how can this be?!"
Then, Papa heard one of the Smurfs shouting.
/Greedy\: "PAPA SMURF, PAPA SMURF!"
It was Greedy.
/Papa\: "What is it now, Greedy?!"
/Greedy\: "Somesmurf been smurfing food from my house!"
/Papa\: "Oh my!"
Papa turned to Harmony.
/Papa\: "Harmony, sound the alarm!"
/Harmony\: "/Sounding trumpet loudly\"
All the Smurfs and the Engines heard Harmony's loud trumpeting. And they all went off to the village center.
But even though, Percy was told not to come out of his shed.
When all the Smurfs and some of the Engines were gathered at the village center, Papa can make his shocking announcement.
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ My little Smurfs, something terrible has happened! James is missing!"
/The Smurfs minus Papa\: "/GASPING\"
/The Steam Team minus Thomas, James, & Percy\: "/GASPING\"
/Greedy\: "/Speaking loudly\ And somesmurf been smurfing food from my house!"
/Dreamy\: "/Speaking loudly\ How can this be?!"
/Snappy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Could James possibly smurfed the food?!"
/Smurfette\: "/Speaking loudly\ How could he?! James wouldn't be able to fit into Greedy's house!"
/Sassette\: "/Speaking loudly\ Yeah, I'm with Smurfette on that!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Well, if James didn't smurf the food, then who did?!"
Everyone was very puzzled.
Suddenly, everyone heard one of the Smurfs shouting.
/Vanity\: "PAPA SMURF, PAPA SMURF, PAPA SMURF!"
It was Vanity.
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Vanity, what is it this time?!"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ Grouchys' gone!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Gone?!"
/Some Smurfs\: "/Speaking loudly\ Gone?!"
/The Steam Team minus James & Percy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh no!"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ And James is with him!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ What?!"
/The Steam Team minus James & Percy\: "/Speaking loudly\ What?!"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ And here's why!"
Vanity showed Papa a piece of paper from his left hand. And then, he went up to the village leader. As Vanity got close to Papa, he give the paper to him. And Papa began reading the paper.
/Papa\: "/Reading out loud\ "Dear Papa Smurf, now that everysmurf knows my sercret and Emily knows James', he and I had decided to runaway. I don't want anysmurf to take advantage at me, and James is afraid that Emily might tell the other Engines at the Island of Sodor all about his secret. So we're smurfing far away as possible, so don't even bother of finding us, 'cause we will never dare to return to the village ever again. Oh, and James doesn't want to return to Sodor either. So goodbye forever everysmurf. Signed, Grouchy. P. S. I HATE smurfing sad notes! Oh, smurf is me!"
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh, no!"
/Edward\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh, dear!"
And everyone was also feeling sad.
/Gordon\: "/Speaking loudly\ Well, I guess we all know who took the food, and it certainly isn't James."
/Latino\: "/Speaking loudly\ Si."
/Painter\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oui."
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ And I can't believe this! They didn't even bother me to let me smurf with them!"
/Tuffy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh, and do you have any secrets that you like to smurf with us?"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ Well, no. But I am partners with them!"
/The Smurflings\: "/Speaking loudly\ You go, Vanity!"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ Thank you, Smurflings!"
/Willing\: "/Speaking loudly\ Now there's one thing that I don't get. How did Grouchy suddenly became a very happy Smurf?"
/Tracker\: "/Speaking loudly\ Along with that nickname of his?"
And the other Smurfs also wanted to know.
Papa looked at Thomas. And Thomas looked at Papa.
Papa now knows what he had to do.
/Papa\: "/Speaking softly\ Perhaps there is a way to fix this. /Speaking loudly\ Thomas, I need you on this."
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ Yes Papa Smurf."
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ You see, my little Smurfs, I know why Grouchy had become "Happy Grouchy"."
The Smurfs all listen carefully to hear on what Papa was going to say.
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ While some of us were still time-traveling, it all happened when we first smurfed to the Island of Sodor."
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ And it all started when Grouchy and James first met."
And so, Papa and Thomas began telling the other Smurfs the whole story, as the sun still shines in the morning blue sky.
Meanwhile, in the outskirts of King Gerard's kingdom, James, along with Grouchy, had wondered farther and farther away from the Smurf village. But after from all that traveling through the night, James was very tired.
Grouchy was very tired as well.
/James\: "/YAWN\ Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "Yes James?"
/James\: "I've been traveling all night. I'm getting tired, and my wheels are really aching me."
/Grouchy\: "I'm tired too. /YAWN\"
/James\: "So please can I stop for a rest?"
/Grouchy\: "But where?"
/James\: "I don't know. Anywhere."
/Grouchy\: "But we can't let anysmurf see us. I think that you should keep on smurfing."
/James\: "/GROAN\ My aching axles and gears!"
So James kept on chuffing magically.
But minutes later, James came to a halt.
/James\: "That's it! I had enough! I'm really tired now!"
/Grouchy\: "Oh alright, you can rest now."
/James\: "And perhaps I'll take a little snooze."
/Grouchy\: "Ok."
But then, James could see that Grouchy was about to walk away.
/James\: "Where you going, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "To find a place where we can stay."
/James\: "Oh, alright. But don't wonder far, and don't get lost."
/Grouchy\: "Don't worry, I won't."
So Grouchy went off to find a place to stay in, while James stayed behind taking a snooze.
/James\: "/Snoring\"
Later, Grouchy was still finding a place for him and James to stay in. He searched everywhere, trying to find a perfect spot. And every time Grouchy finds a place, he simply denies it. Grouchy was beginning to lose hope.
/Grouchy\: "Smurfing Smurfs, none of the spots I found aren't smurfy enough, and none of them won't be a perfect fit for James. Oh, smurf is me!"
But, as Grouchy was stilling looking, he saw something. There, up ahead, he saw a cave. Grouchy ran towards it. And he looked all over the cave. But then, he looked inside. And inside the cave, there was a tunnel. Grouchy looked inside the tunnel. And then, Grouchy found what he was looking for.
/Grouchy\: "It's perfect! And it's the right size for James to fit in!"
Grouchy quickly ran back to James.
Back at the spot, James was still snoozing. He had a very tiring journey. But then, as he was snoozing away, he began to have a dream. James was dreaming that he was back at the Island of Sodor. And he was doing a job of pulling a passenger train. He was enjoying it enormously. Then suddenly, James stopped. He was very puzzled. But then, he began to move again. And he was in a good mood once again.
Just then, one of the Engines came right beside James. It was Duck.
/Duck\: "Hello James."
/James\: "Hello Duck."
/Duck\: "And nice bootlaces you got there."
/James\: "WHAT?!"
There behind James, was a leather bootlace tied on a pad of newspaper around his brake-pipe. James was shocked, and deep down, he was embarrassed. James picked up speed and dashed away from Duck. At last, James got away from Duck.
But suddenly, James came right beside another Engine. This time, it was Oliver.
/Oliver\: "Nice bootlaces, James. That'll keep you out of trouble for the time being."
James was even more embarrassed and he dashed away from Oliver.
Just then, James approached a tunnel. And then, he chuffed right through it. As he exited the tunnel, he was relieved.
But suddenly, James was in between two more Engines. This time, it was the twins, Donald and Douglas.
/Donald\: "Hello, James our lad. We see that your problem has been mended."
/Douglas\: "Aye, and at least it'll teach you a lesson for bumping your coaches so hard."
James was deeply and extremely embarrassed and he dashed away from the twins.
Just then, James approached another tunnel. And then, he chuffed right through it. As he exited the tunnel, he was relieved once again.
But suddenly, James was in between four more Engines. This time, it was Molly and the Enginelings, Rosie, Billy, and Flora.
/Molly\: "You can't run away from that problem forever, James. We will always remember it for the rest of our lives."
The Enginelings began teasing James.
/Rosie, Billy, & Flora\: "/Chanting\ James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces!"
James was now at a very high level of embarrassment. Then suddenly, Duck, Donald and Douglas, and Oliver had caught up with James. And they joined in with the others and started teasing James.
/Duck, Donald & Douglas, & Oliver\: "/Chanting\ James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces! James is wearing bootlaces!"
James was now surrounded by the eight Engines.
/The Eight Engines\: "/Echoing\ We will always remember it forever… forever… forever… forever… FOREVER!"
/James\: "NOOOOOOOOO!"
Suddenly, a voice spoke out.
/Grouchy\: "James? James? James!"
Then suddenly, James' bad dream had finally ended.
/Grouchy\: "James! James! James!"
/James\: "WHAT EVER I DID WAS NOT TRUE! /Panting\"
/Grouchy\: "Relax, James, calm down!"
James opened his eyes and looked all around. And he could see that he's in the real world, but in the medieval times. He was relieved.
/James\: "Ohh. Bubbling boilers."
/Grouchy\: "There you go. All smurfy and calmed."
/James\: "Oh Grouchy, I had a very horrid dream."
/Grouchy\: "Was it about your secret?"
/James\: "Yes, but it's different."
/Grouchy\: "Please tell me."
/James\: "Well, I was at Sodor, and I was pulling a passenger train. But then, one of the Engines noticed my most embarrassing thing. I was wearing a bootlace that is tied around my brake-pipe. I tried getting away from the other Engines, but they seem to appear like magic. And then, I was surrounded, and everyone began teasing me. Then they all puffed to me that they'll remember my most embarrassing thing forever, which makes me scream. And that's when I heard your voice and you woke me up."
/Grouchy\: "Oh, James. But thank smurfness it's just a dream."
/James\: "Yes, I know."
/Grouchy\: "Yeah."
/James\: "So, did you find a place that we can stay in?"
/Grouchy\: "Why yes, I did. I found the perfect and smurfy place."
/James\: "Then hop aboard and lead the way my friend."
Grouchy got on board James. And then, he told the #5 engine where to go.
It only took a few minutes to get to the spot. And at last, they arrived.
/Grouchy\: "Here we are."
James could see that Grouchy lead him to a cave.
/James\: "That's it? Another cave?"
/Grouchy\: "Yeah, and it's the right size for you to fit in."
/James\: "Well, is there something special about this cave?"
/Grouchy\: "Yeah, there's a tunnel inside there."
/James\: "Oh. And did you see where it leads to?"
/Grouchy\: "No, it's too dark for me to see where it smurfs to."
/James\: "Oh, right. Well, at least I still have my headlamp. So we'll have no problems at all."
/Grouchy\: "Yeah."
/James\: "Well, here goes nothing."
James activated his headlamp. And then, he slowly entered the cave, and then the tunnel.
Grouchy was nervous. But he was glad to be with his special friend.
James journeyed through the tunnel. He made every twists and turns along the way. And he really seem to enjoy it.
And Grouchy was really enjoying himself enormously also.
As James was magically chuffing, he suddenly stopped. And then, he heard a noise. "/Sound of water gushing\"
Grouchy was concerned.
/Grouchy\: "What is it, James?"
/James\: "Shh, listen."
Grouchy stayed quiet and he listened to the sound.
"/Sound of water gushing\"
/James\: "Did you hear that, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "Hmm. Yes, I smurfed it."
/James\: "Do you know what that sound is?"
/Grouchy\: "Yes. It smurfs like… water!"
"/Sound of water gushing\"
/James\: "You're right, Grouchy! It does sound like water! But where?"
"/Sound of water gushing\"
/Grouchy\: "Smurfs like it's smurfing from over there."
/James\: "Let's go see."
James slowly and magically chuffed towards the sound. And he was getting closer and closer to it.
/Grouchy\: "Nearly there."
/James\: "We're getting closer."
And just then, Grouchy and James came upon a beautiful scenery. It's another cave with a stream flowing through.
/James\: "Heating headlamps, look at that, Grouchy!"
/Grouchy\: "I smurf it, James, and it's really smurfy!"
/James\: "And I think we found a perfect place to stay in."
/Grouchy\: "Yeah. And I'll start smurfing up camp."
Grouchy got off of James. As he had his stuff with him, he went on setting up camp. Minutes later, Grouchy had finished setting up camp.
/Grouchy\: "There, that should smurf it."
/James\: "Well done, Grouchy."
/Grouchy\: "Thanks, James."
/James\: "/YAWN\ Now I can get some more shuteye."
/Grouchy\: "/YAWN\ And I can smurf some sleep."
Grouchy got into his tent, and he snuggled himself up.
/James\: "Have a nice and "smurfy" sleep, Grouchy."
/Grouchy\: "You too, James, and don't get any unsmurfy dreams."
/James\: "I hope so."
Both Grouchy and James closed their eyes, and they went pleasantly to sleep. And they went on sleeping throughout the rest of the day under the bright morning sky.
Back at the village, Papa and Thomas were telling the other Smurfs the story on why Grouchy had suddenly became a very happy Smurf. And they told them everything. And after they finished, the Smurfs were extremely surprised.
/Willing\: "Unbelievable!"
/Tracker\: "Well I'll be smurf!"
/Nat\: "Who knew Grouchy had a change of heart!"
/Slouchy\: "Especially with his close relationship with James."
/Weepy\: "/Crying\ That is the most saddest but happiest story ever!"
/Harmony\: "And I can't believe that some of you knew it too, Handy!"
/Handy\: "Yes, and we promised Grouchy that we wouldn't smurf on him!"
/Hefty\: "Yeah, he was afraid to express his happiness to you all!"
/Vanity\: "But now it's too late, no thanks to Brainy and Jokey!"
Nosey was now having some guiltiness growing inside of him.
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ What are we going to do now, Papa Smurf? Us Engines will be leaving in 10 days, and the Fat Controller will get cross if James doesn't want to return to Sodor!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Well Thomas, I'm afraid that you and your friends will had to return to the island without James. He and Grouchy smurfed that they don't want us to find them, and we shouldn't at all."
Thomas felt depressed, and so did the other Engines.
/Baby Smurf\: "/Crying\"
/Smurfette\: "Oh Baby, we're so sorry, but there's nothing that we can smurf to get Grouchy and James back here. And boo-hoo, you're making me want to cry too! /Crying\"
And the Smurfs felt all depressed also.
Nosey's guiltiness kept on growing. And it grew, and grew, and grew, and grew, until then, he screamed.
/Nosey\: "/Screaming\ OK, OK, OK! I CONFESS! I DID IT, I DID IT!"
Everyone was surprised.
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ What are you smurfing about, Nosey?!"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking loudly\ It was ME who smurfed out Grouchy and James' secrets!"
/Some Smurfs\: "/GASPING\"
/The Steam Team minus James & Percy\: "/GASPING\"
/Nosey\: "/Speaking loudly\ And I smurfed Reporter to smurf out the secrets!"
/Brainy & Jokey\: "WHAT?!"
/Smurfette\: "NOSEY, HOW COULD YOU!"
/Hefty\: "WHY YOU NO-GOOD-FOR-NOTHING SMURF!"
/Handy\: "DON'T YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAD JUST SMURF!"
/Nosey\: "/Chuckling sheepishly\"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ And let me guess, you were very nosey and sneaky that you oversmurfed their secrets, right?!"
/Nosey\: "Right, Papa Smurf."
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Nosey, I'm very disappointed in you! And what you smurfed was very unsmurfy!"
Nosey felt ashamed.
/Brainy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Umm, Papa Smurf, is there something that you like to smurf to me and Jokey?"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ What? Oh yes. Brainy and Jokey, I'm so sorry for not believing in you two. Can you both ever forgive me?"
Brainy and Jokey smiled.
/Jokey\: "Of course, we forgive you."
Papa felt glad.
/Brainy\: "/Speaking loudly\ And Reporter, I can't believe you smurf the blame on Jokey and me, just to protect Nosey!"
/Jokey\: "/Speaking loudly\ That was not funny! Not funny at all!"
/Reporter\: "Sorry Brainy, sorry Jokey."
/Brainy\: "/Speaking loudly\ You better be!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Reporter, I'll let you smurf with a warning! And Nosey, you are here by smurfed!"
Everyone was very furious and cross at Nosey.
But Nosey wouldn't stop being a nuisance.
/Nosey\: "/Speaking loudly\ And did I forget to mention that James' nickname is "Grouchy James"?"
/The Smurfs & the Engines\: "NOSEY!"
/Nosey\: "/Chuckling sheepishly\"
/Jokey\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh. Papa Smurf, there's someone else who would like an apology too."
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ There is? Oh yes, there is! Thomas, please smurf Percy here!"
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ Yes Papa Smurf!"
When Thomas got Percy to the village center, Papa made his apology to him. And Percy forgave the village leader.
And also, Papa told Harmony that was now allowed to be with Jokey and Percy. And the three special friends were happy to be together again.
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ Papa Smurf, I really think that we should be looking for Grouchy and James, and tell them who really puffed out their secrets!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ For once I agree with you, Thomas. And the village wouldn't be the same without Grouchy!"
/Thomas\: "/Speaking loudly\ And the Island of Sodor wouldn't be the same without James!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Ok, we'll split into four groups! Search party one: Thomas, Percy, and Toby, you three and your partners will be smurfing in the north! Search party two: Edward and Emily, you two and your partners will be smurfing in the south! Search party three: Henry and Gordon, you two and your partners will be smurfing in the east! And search party four: Brainy, Clumsy, Christopher, and Marco, you four will take Puppy and go smurfing in the west!"
/Brainy\: "/Speaking loudly\ And what are you gonna do, Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ I'll search for Grouchy and James from high in the sky on Feathers!"
/Brainy\: "/Speaking loudly\ Oh, ok!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Vanity, we're smurfing with me!"
/Vanity\: "/Speaking loudly\ Yes Papa Smurf!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Any other questions, everysmurf?!"
/The Smurfs & the Steam Team minus Grouchy & James\: "/Speaking loudly\ No!"
/Papa\: "/Speaking loudly\ Alright, let's smurf!"
So the some of the Smurfs and the Engines all went off to find Grouchy and James. And they started searching in the areas that they were assigning to. On their first try, they searched near… they searched far… they searched here… they searched there… and they searched everywhere. But there was no sign of Grouchy and James. On their second try, they searched up… they searched down… they searched on the ground… they searched above ground… and they searched all around. But still, there was no sign of Grouchy and James. On their third and final try, they searched high… they searched low… they searched in… they searched out… and they searched all about. But once again, there was no sign of Grouchy and James.
Evening came, the sun was setting, and the sky has darken. The search parties had no other choice but to return to the village. When they came back, everyone told each other that they had no luck of finding Grouchy and James. And this made everyone feeling sad and worried.
That night, the Smurfs(Except Grouchy) and Steam Team(Except James) were having difficulties getting themselves to sleep. They were having thoughts that something terrible might happen to Grouchy and James. And they were afraid that they will never see the former bad-tempered Smurf and mid-size red tender engine again. But that is something that the Smurfs and the Engines don't want to face, and they have high hopes that they will find Grouchy and James in one piece.
Next morning came, and the Smurfs and the Engines were up early so they can start searching for Grouchy and James again. They all know where to go and when to come back. And once again, they all hoped that they will find the two special friends, before it's too late.
Meanwhile, back from far away in the cave, Grouchy and James were still living their lives in the place that they were staying in. They both had a goodnight sleep, and they did some things to keep themselves occupied.
/Grouchy\: "Hah, now this is the life. Right, James?"
/James\: "It sure is, Grouchy."
/Grouchy\: "Just the two of us with no worries."
/James\: "Yes, no worries at all."
/Grouchy\: "And there's absosmurfly no one around to take advantage at me!"
/James\: "Or laughing at me!"
/Grouchy\: "And we have enough supplies to last us awhile."
/James\: "Yes indeed."
/Grouchy\: "Hah, yeah."
/James\: "Hah, yes."
Grouchy and James were enjoying themselves enormously. But then, they were growing restless. One of them wants to do something.
/Grouchy\: "James, let's smurf something."
/James\: "Like what?"
/Grouchy\: "I don't know, something."
/James\: "Well, what do you have in mind?"
/Grouchy\: "What do YOU have in mind?"
/James\: "I asked you first!"
/Grouchy\: "Well, I'm smurfing you!"
/James\: "BUT I'M ASKING YOU!"
/Grouchy\: "AND I'M SMURFING YOU!"
/James\: "NO, YOU!"
/Grouchy\: "NO, YOU!"
/James\: "YOU!"
/Grouchy\: "YOU!"
/James\: "YOU!"
/Grouchy\: "YOU!"
/James\: "YOU KNOW WHAT?! LET'S DO NOTHING!"
/Grouchy\: "FINE, LET'S DO NOTHING!"
/James\: "FINE!"
/Grouchy\: "FINE!"
/James\: "FINE!"
/Grouchy\: "FINE!"
And the two special friends stopped arguing and turned away from each other.
But then, the two friends were starting to feel depressed. And they really felt sorry for themselves. Grouchy and James turned back to each other. And then they spoke up to each other.
/James\: "Grouchy, I'm sorry for yelling at you."
/Grouchy\: "I'm sorry too."
/James\: "And I don't want to argue with you."
/Grouchy\: "Me either."
/James\: "After all, I chose you to be my partner."
/Grouchy\: "And I'm glad that you did, James."
/James\: "Friends?"
/Grouchy\: "Friends."
Grouchy and James smiled at each other.
Then suddenly, James began to feel sad.
/James\: "And I guess I can only do something when I'm at the village, or at the Island of Sodor."
/Grouchy\: "I smurf the same way too."
/James\: "And Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "Yeah James?"
/James\: "I think I'm getting homesick."
/Grouchy\: "Me too."
And the two friends went silent. But then, Grouchy and James began to have a trip down to memory lane. They were day-dreaming about the fun times that they had in both the Island of Sodor and the medieval times. And they were also day-dreaming about the adventures and journeys that they both had in the two time periods, especially when they did it with the other Engines and the other Smurfs.
Grouchy and James sighed.
/Grouchy & James\: "/SIGH\"
Then they faced each other for 10 seconds. And then, they both put on their stern faces and they know exactly what they had to do.
/James\: "Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "If you're smurfin' what I'm smurfin' then yes!"
/James\: "And I guess I might as well had to face humiliation if Emily tells the other Engines about my secret!"
/Grouchy\: "And I don't care if the other Smurfs take advantage at me!"
/James\: "So pack up your stuff and let's get going!"
/Grouchy\: "Yes Sir, Mr. James!"
So Grouchy packed up his stuff. And then, he loaded them into James' cab. Then Grouchy shoveled some coal into James' firebox, and he lit up his fire.
And now the two friends were all set.
/James\: "Goodbye cave with a stream inside!"
/Grouchy\: "It was smurfy while it last it!"
And with that, James, along with Grouchy, magically chuffed away. As he journeyed through the tunnel, he made the same twists and turns along the way. When they exited the tunnel, they entered the other cave and could see the light up ahead. And then, they finally exited the cave, and they set off on their journey back to the Smurf village.
Back at the village, things were not going so well. The search parties were returning from their searching for Grouchy and James. And they had no luck of finding them.
Grandpa and Nanny, along with Baby Smurf, were waiting anxiously for them at the village center.
/Nanny\: "My smurfness, you all looked tired."
/Grandpa\: "Do you have any luck of finding those two?"
/Thomas\: "Not a sign of them, Grandpa Smurf."
/Grandpa\: "How about you?"
/Smurfette\: "We had no luck either."
/Nanny\: "Did you find them?"
/Henry\: "Sorry, we didn't."
/Nanny\: "And you?"
/Brainy\: "Not a soul."
/Grandpa\: "Oh, smurf."
/Nanny\: "Well, let's all hope that Papa and Vanity had luck."
/Edward\: "I hope so too. I really miss my best friend."
/Baby Smurf\: "/Cooing sadly\"
Just then, everyone heard a noise.
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
It was Feathers.
And on board was Papa and Vanity.
/Percy\: "Here they come now!"
Feathers landed smoothly onto the ground.
Papa and Vanity got off of Feathers. And the two Smurfs were not looking very happy.
/Emily\: "Oh Papa Smurf, did you have any luck of finding Grouchy and James?"
/Papa\: "I'm afraid not, Emily."
/Gordon\: "Oh, the indignity!"
/Hefty & Tuffy\: "Oh, the insmurfnity!"
/Papa\: "But we're not giving up everysmurf! We'll have one last search before it gets dark."
/Toby\: "But Papa Smurf, some of us are really tired from all that searching."
/Farmer\: "And we're getting hungry too."
/Papa\: "Oh alright, you all can have a rest and have some lunch. And when you're finished, smurf to my house later."
/The Smurfs & the Steam Team minus Grouchy & James\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
But suddenly, Tracker began sniffing.
/Tracker\: "/Sniffing\"
And he was alarmed.
/Tracker\: "/GASP\ /Speaking loudly\ Oh no!"
/Henry \: "What is it, Tracker?"
/Tracker\: "A thunderstorm is smurfing this way!"
/The Smurflings\: "Uh-oh!"
/Thomas\: "Papa Smurf, I think our last search is going to have to wait."
/Papa\: "You're right, Thomas. Smurf to your houses everysmurf. And Engines, go warn the other Smurfs, and after that, smurf to your sheds!"
/The Steam Team minus James\: "Got it, Papa Smurf!"
So some of the Smurfs went off to their own homes.
And the Engines went off to warn the other Smurfs. They all blew their whistles loudly.
/Thomas\: "/PEEEEEEP!\ /Shouting\ Attention Smurfs, please go back to your homes, a thunderstorm is coming!"
The other Smurfs heard Thomas and they quickly went back to their homes.
/Edward\: "/PEEEEEEP!\ /Shouting\ A thunderstorm is coming, please go back to your places right now!"
The other Smurfs heard Edward and they too quickly went back to their homes.
/Emily\: "/PEEEEEEP!\ /Shouting\ Take shelter, Smurfs, a thunderstorm is coming, please do not stay outside!"
The other Smurfs heard Emily and they also quickly went back to their homes.
/Henry\: "/PEEEEEEP!\"
/Gordon\: "/POOOOOOP!\"
/Percy\: "/PEEEEEEP!\"
/Toby\: "/DING-DING! DING-DING! DING-DING! DING-DING!\"
As the other Smurfs heard the other Engines, they quickly return back to their homes. And at last, all the Smurfs were safe inside of their houses.
And also, the Engines all returned back to their sheds, and they all tucked themselves safely inside.
Minutes later, the thunderstorm came. "/Sound of thunder\" And it brought heavy rain along with it.
The Smurfs were glad to be nice and safe inside their houses.
And the Engines were glad to be nice and safe inside their sheds.
But Papa was worried.
/Papa\: "Oh, Grouchy, James, where ever you both are, take shelter and be safe. And we hope that we'll find you two soon. I miss you my little Smurf. And James, your friends are missing you too. Oh lord, please smurf me, watch over those two."
And Papa went on thinking about Grouchy and James for as long as he could do, as the storm still went on for the rest of the afternoon.
Meanwhile, a few miles away, Grouchy and James were on their way back to the Smurf village. And the reason why was because they really miss their friends. Grouchy miss his life around the village. And James miss his life around that and the Island of Sodor. So they decided that they want to return back to the village and getting their lives back on as well. And they were really happy with the decisions that they made.
/James\: "It won't be long now, Grouchy. We'll get to the village as soon as possible."
/Grouchy\: "I hope so, James. And nothing is going to stop us for smurfing that, nothing."
/James\: "Indeed."
And James kept on chuffing magically.
But then, the two friends heard a sound.
"/Sound of thunder\"
/Grouchy\: "Was that thunder?"
"/Sound of thunder\"
/James\: "Uh-oh, it is."
Then Grouchy and James looked ahead and up.
"/Sound of thunder\"
/James\: "Oh bother, a thunderstorm is heading our way!"
/Grouchy\: "And I really hate that!"
James came to a halt.
/Grouchy\: "We need to take shelter!"
/James\: "But where?!"
Grouchy looked all around. But then, he spotted something.
/Grouchy\: "Over there, in that hollowed log!"
James could see it.
/James\: "Brilliant!"
James magically chuffed towards the hollowed log. And luckily, it was the right size for him to fit in to.
/James\: "There, all nice and safe."
/Grouchy\: "I smurf to that."
Just then, the storm came. "/Sound of thunder\" Heavy rain came pouring down. And lighting ripped through the clouds.
Grouchy and James were depressed and worried.
/James\: "Oh dear, I hope the storm doesn't last all day."
/Grouchy\: "I hope so too. But if not, we have to spend the night in here."
/James\: "Oh, bother!"
/Grouchy\: "Oh, smurf!"
So all Grouchy and James could do was just wait until the storm had passed. And they waited… and waited… and waited… and waited. But the storm still went on and on. "/Sound of thunder\" And Grouchy and James were really determined that they will return to the village as soon as the storm passed by.
Back at the village, the storm was still roaming at the area. And the rain still continued pouring down.
The Smurfs(Except Grouchy) were all safe inside their houses.
And the Engines(Except James) were all safe inside their sheds.
Edward was worried.
/Edward\: "Oh James, where ever you are, stay safe and take shelter. Because who knows what horrid things might happen to you and Grouchy, and I don't want to imagine that right now."
And Edward went on thinking about Grouchy and James.
Thomas was worried also.
/Thomas\: "Cinders and ashes, I hope the storm will end soon. We really need to find Grouchy and James as soon as possible. But if the storm last all day, we won't be able to find them. Oh, the nervousness."
And Thomas went on worrying.
"/Sound of thunder\"
/Smurfette\: "/SIGH\"
/The Smurflings\: "/Sighing\"
/Vanity\: "/SIGH\"
/Baby Smurf\: "Ohhhh."
Suddenly, the rain stopped pouring. And the storm was moving away. And then, a ray of sunshine began to peek out of the clouds.
When the Smurfs and the Engines saw that, they were relieved. One of the Smurfs peeked outside. And the Engines peeked out of their sheds.
But though, it had been raining hard, mud puddles had been formed during the storm.
Some of the Smurfs and the Engines were all gathered at Papa's house.
/Thomas\: "Papa Smurf, now that the storm had passed by, we can go and continue our search for Grouchy and James."
/Papa\: "Actually Thomas, I think it's best that you and your friends should stay in the village."
/Percy\: "What?!"
/Emily\: "Why?!"
/Papa\: "The storm had smurfed a lot of rain, there could be mud puddles out there, and I can't risk you Engines getting smurfed in mud puddles."
The Engines were surprised. But then, they all realized that Papa has a point.
/Thomas\: "Alright Papa Smurf, we'll stay in the village."
/Papa\: "Good."
/Smurfette\: "But what about us, Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "You all will stay here too."
/Nat\: "Then who's going to find Grouchy and James?"
/Papa\: "It'll be just me and Vanity, and we'll be using Feathers for that."
/Hefty\: "Ok Papa Smurf, smurf for it!"
/Papa\: "Right! Come on, Vanity!"
/Vanity\: "Aye-Aye, Papa Smurf!"
Papa and Vanity went to the tower where Feathers was taking shelter.
Feathers could see them coming.
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Feathers, we need you again to find Grouchy and James!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
Papa and Vanity climbed aboard Feathers.
And by spreading her wings, Feathers took off to the sky.
Everyone watched as Feathers, with Papa and Vanity on board, went up in the air.
/Some Smurfs & the Steam Team minus Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ GOOD LUCK, PAPA SMURF!"
Papa turned and waved to them.
And then, Feathers, with the two Smurfs on board, went completely out of sight and set off to find Grouchy and James.
Back a few miles ahead, the storm was still roaming in the area where Grouchy and James are. The two friends were restless.
But then, the rain suddenly stopped pouring. And the storm was moving away. And then, a ray of sunshine began to peek out of the clouds.
When Grouchy and James saw that, they were relieved.
/James\: "Look, the storm had passed!"
/Grouchy\: "Now we can smurf on to the village!"
/James\: "Here we go!"
James magically chuffed out of the hollowed log, and he, with Grouchy on board, set off on his journey back towards the village.
/James\: "Ah, good ol' sunshine!"
/Grouchy\: "And I LOVE some good ol' sunshine."
/James\: "And now nothing is going to stop us!"
/Grouchy\: "Yeah, nothing!"
Suddenly, James came to a screeching halt.
/James\: "/Brakes screeching\"
Grouchy was puzzled.
/Grouchy\: "Why did you stop, James?"
/James\: "Look at what's in front of me!"
Grouchy peeked out of James' cab. And there, right in front of them, was a very muddy mud puddle.
Grouchy was indignant.
/Grouchy\: "Oh come on, James! Just smurf for it!"
/James\: "But I don't want to get dirty!"
/Grouchy\: "When we get to the village, we'll give you a nice and smurfy smurf-down, and I know how much you love having smurf-downs."
/James\: "That's true."
/Grouchy\: "So let's smurf already!"
/James\: "Alright, alright! But can I go slowly?"
/Grouchy\: "Nah-uh, we had to smurf to the village fast before it gets dark."
/James\: "Oh, alright."
Suddenly, James reverse back.
/Grouchy\: "What are you smurfing, James?!"
/James\: "Just watch, Grouchy!"
Then, James stopped.
Grouchy now understands on what James was doing.
/Grouchy\: "Oh, I get it now!"
/James\: "That's right!"
/Grouchy\: "Ok! Ready, and… smurf!"
/James\: "Tally-ho!"
James charged himself into the muddy mud puddle. Mud went all over him.
But Grouchy was glad to be tucked in of James' cab and stay clean.
Along the way, James magically chuffed through mud puddle after mud puddle after mud puddle. And got more dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. But all he cares about was getting himself and Grouchy back to the village as soon as possible.
Right now, the two friends were just a few miles ahead of the village.
/James\: "We're nearly there, Grouchy. And we'll get to the village in no time before it gets dark."
/Grouchy\: "And that way we can have much daylight for the rest of the day."
/James\: "And I can't wait to get myself all washed up!"
/Grouchy\: "That I know!"
And James kept on chuffing magically. But then, he came to a halt.
/Grouchy\: "Ohhh, now what?!"
/James\: "That's now what!"
Grouchy peeked out of James' cab. And there, right in front of them, was the biggest and muddiest mud puddle.
/Grouchy\: "Oh, smurf. Aw, it doesn't matter! You can smurf this!"
/James\: "Right, I guess I didn't know what I was thinking!"
James reversed back.
/Grouchy\: "Ready… set… smurf!"
/James\: "Hurrah!"
James charged into the biggest and muddiest mud puddle. But, the mud water lapped his wheels, and it got right up to his buffers. But it really doesn't matter to him.
/James\: "I may be dirty, but I'll soon be getting cleaned!"
/Grouchy\: "And indeed you WILL get cleaned!"
/James\: "Onwards to the village!"
And James charged on.
Time has flown by. And James was still charging through the biggest muddy mud puddle.
/James\: "Bubbling boilers, this is indeed the biggest muddy mud puddle that I ever chuff through!"
/Grouchy\: "It's not big, it's ginormous!"
/James\: "Oh, when will this dirtiness ends?!"
But it only lasted longer… and longer… and longer.
James was getting all fed up.
And so was Grouchy.
But then, James saw something.
/James\: "Grouchy, look!"
/Grouchy\: "What?!"
/James\: "There's land up ahead!"
/Grouchy\: "Really?! Oh, thank smurfness! Let's get out of this muck!"
/James\: "You got it, Grouchy!"
And James magically chuffed on.
But then, there was trouble. James was going slower and slower. And then, he came to a complete halt.
Grouchy was puzzled.
/James\: 'What's going on?! Why I stopped?!"
/Grouchy\: "I don't know!"
Grouchy looked all around James. And just then, he noticed something.
/Grouchy\: "Smurfers and smurfeses, your fire has smurfed out, James!"
/James\: "Well, put in some more coal!"
/Grouchy\: "Ok!"
But when Grouchy looked inside James' tender, he was shocked.
/Grouchy\: "Oh no, you're out of coal, James!"
/James\: "What?! Oh, bother!"
/Grouchy\: "Oh, smurf!"
/James\: "What are we going to do now, Grouchy?!"
/Grouchy\: "I hate to smurf it, but I guess we do nothing! We're smurfed in this ginormous muddy mud puddle!"
/James\: "Oh, double bother!"
/Grouchy\: "Double smurf!"
/James\: "And I guess no one will ever find us here."
/Grouchy\: "I guess so."
/James\: "And we'll be stuck here… forever."
/Grouchy\: "I'm afraid so."
/James\: "And as Gordon will always puff; "Oh, the indignity"."
/Grouchy\: "Oh, the insmurfnity."
/James\: "/SIGH\"
/Grouchy\: "/SIGH\"
So all Grouchy and James could do was simply doing nothing. And even though they were stuck, the two special friends were hoping, and praying that someone will find them, hopefully and soon.
Meanwhile, a few miles away and up in the sky, Papa and Vanity were still searching for Grouchy and James on board Feathers. And they still end up getting no luck.
/Vanity\: "/MOAN\ This is hopeless, Papa Smurf!"
/Papa\: "Don't smurf that, Vanity! We are not giving up yet!"
/Vanity\: "So do you have any ideas on how we're going to find Grouchy and James?"
/Papa\: "Hmm."
Papa thought harder and harder. And then, an idea popped into his head.
/Papa\: "I got it!"
/Vanity\: "What?"
/Papa\: "Feathers?"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK?"
/Papa\: "Feathers, I want you to smurf your squawking noise very loudly and long so Grouchy and James could hear you. So please, can you smurf it?"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Papa\: "That's a good bird."
So Feathers did as Papa told her to.
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Vanity\: "Are you sure that this will work, Papa Smurf?"
/Papa\: "I don't know, Vanity. But hopefully it will."
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
So Feathers went on squawking loud and long, while Papa and Vanity just wait to heard if Grouchy and James are nearby. And hopefully, everything will be a very happy moment.
Back a few miles ahead, Grouchy and James were still stuck in a gigantic muddy mud puddle. They were feeling sad and miserable. And there's nothing that they can do to cheer themselves up.
/Grouchy\: "James?"
/James\: "Yes Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "Are we ever gonna smurf out of here?"
/James\: "Well, not me. But you can."
/Grouchy\: "I can't leave you, and I don't want to get mysmurf dirty."
/James\: "And you know what, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "What?"
/James\: "You're a really good friend, and a very special one too."
/Grouchy\: "Thanks James, and the same thing goes to you too."
Grouchy and James grinned a little. But then, they frowned again.
Suddenly, the two friends heard something.
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "James, listen!"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/James\: "What is that sound?"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "Why, that sounds like a bird!"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/James\: "It IS a bird! But what kind?"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "Hmm, I can't smurf. Can you?"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/James\: "Oh, I recognize that squawking! It's a crane!"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "/GASP\ It's not just a crane, it's Feathers!"
/James\: "Feathers?!"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/James\: "It IS Feathers!"
/Grouchy\: "Hooray, we're saved!"
/James\: "Indeed!"
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "But, where is she?"
Then James saw something in the sky.
/James\: "Is that her?"
Grouchy looked up.
/Feathers\: "/Squawking loudly and long\"
/Grouchy\: "Yes, that's her!"
/James\: "Oh no, she's passing us!"
/Grouchy\: "Quick, smurf your whistle!"
/James\: "Now that I can do!"
James blew his whistle loudly and long.
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
Back up in the sky, Papa and Vanity heard a sound.
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
/Papa\: "Stop, Feathers!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Vanity\: "Papa Smurf, listen!"
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
/Papa\: "Why, that sounds like a whistle!"
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
/Vanity\: "And it's not just any whistle, it's James' whistle!"
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
/Papa\: "Sounds like it's smurfing from over there! Let's smurf back, Feathers!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
James kept on whistling loudly and long.
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
Then Grouchy saw Feathers coming straight towards them.
/Grouchy\: "That's it, James! Keep on smurfing, Feathers is smurfing back!"
So James kept on whistling.
/James\: "/PEEEEEEEEEP!\"
Meanwhile, Feathers, with Papa and Vanity on board, was flying towards the sound of James' whistle.
/Papa\: "We're getting closer! Just a few more smurfs!"
Then Vanity saw something down ahead.
/Vanity\: "Papa Smurf, there's a red dot over there!"
/Papa\: "And that red dot must be James! We found him!"
/Vanity\: "And I hope Grouchy's still with him!"
/Papa\: "I hope so too!"
Back on the ground, Grouchy could see Feathers approaching.
/Grouchy\: "Her she comes! James, stop smurfing!"
So James stopped whistling.
Grouchy jumped and waved.
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ Over here! Right here!"
/Papa\: "Look, there's Grouchy!"
/Vanity\: "Yay, we found him too!"
/Papa\: "But look, James is in a big mud puddle!"
/Vanity\: "Oh my!"
/Papa\: "Feathers, smurf over there!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
Feathers flew over Grouchy and James. And very slowly, she gently lower herself down, and landed very perfectly.
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Grouchy! James!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ Papa Smurf!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ And guess who?!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ Vanity!"
Papa and Vanity got off of Feathers.
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Smurf, we're so happy to smurf you!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ And we're happy to "smurf" you too!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ So what are you two trying to smurf now?!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ We're trying to smurf back to the village!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Ohh!"
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ So what made you two to smurf your minds?!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Well, we were really homesick!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ And we miss our lives at our homes!"
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Well, I'm very glad that you two smurfed your minds and decided to smurf back!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ And we're very glad too!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ So come on, let's all smurf back to the village!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ But first, I need some help to get out of this very big muddy mud puddle!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Don't be silly, James! Just smurf yourself out!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ I can't!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Why?!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Because I ran out of coal!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ What?! Oh, smurf!"
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Don't worry, I'll go and smurf some help! /Regular tone\ Vanity, you stay here and smurf them company."
/Vanity\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
Papa got on board Feathers.
/Papa\: "On to the village, Feathers, and fast!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
And with that, Feathers went up in the sky, and she flew away with Papa on board.
Just then, Vanity remembered something.
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Oh! Grouchy, James, I have some smurfy news!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ What?!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ We found out who really smurfed out your secrets!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ Huh?!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ It wasn't Brainy, Jokey, or Percy who smurfed out your secrets! It was Nosey!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ Nosey?!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Yeah!"
/James\: "But how?!"
/Grouchy\: "I know how! And I know Nosey from the back of my tail! He must've been very sneaky that he over smurfed our conversations!"
/James\: "Why that no-good sneaky little nuisance!"
/Grouchy\: "He's going to pay for what he had done!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Thank you for telling us, Vanity!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Don't mention it!"
So all James, Grouchy, and Vanity could do was wait for Papa to come back and bring some help with him. And when help arrives, the Grouchy and James couldn't wait to be back in the village. And they both hoped that everything will be mended and some things will turn up right.
Back at the village, the other Smurfs and the Steam Team(Except James) were waiting anxiously for Papa and Vanity to return. They all were still feeling very worried about Grouchy and James. And they could see that the day was starting to end.
/Thomas\: "Ohh, the sun will be going down soon."
/Snappy\: "And I bet that this is going to take forever for Papa Smurf and Vanity to find Grouchy and James."
/Dreamy\: "And if they both don't find them soon, then we might as well had to smurf the reality that Grouchy and James won't ever return home."
/Smurfette\: "/Sobbing\ And life wouldn't be the same without Grouchy smurfing around here. Boo-hoo boo-hoo."
/Emily\: "And at Sodor, life wouldn't be the same without James."
/Sassette\: "Sobbing sardines, and you Engines will had to smurf Sir Topham the truth about James."
/Edward\: "And I think you're right on that, Sassette."
/Handy\: "And I know for sure, he's not going to be happy about that."
/Willing\: "And he definitely will had his head all smurfed up."
/Nat\: "Ohh, this is truly one of the saddest days that we all ever smurf."
/Tracker\: "And the most painful too."
/Henry\: "Oh, the agony."
And everyone just went sadly silent.
Just then, everyone heard a sound.
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Hefty\: "Hey, that's Feathers!"
/Tuffy\: "Papa Smurf and Vanity had return!"
/Gordon\: "Look, here they come now!"
Everyone looked up. And there up in the sky, was indeed Feathers. Everyone watched as the crane came slowly and gently down. And Feathers landed smoothly.
When Feathers landed, everyone could see that Papa was the only one on board the big black and white bird.
/Some Smurfs & the Steam Team minus Grouchy & James\: "Papa Smurf?!"
/Papa\: "Everysmurf, I have smurfy news! We found Grouchy and James!"
/Some Smurfs minus Grouchy\: "HOORAY!"
/The Steam Team minus James\: "HOORAH!
/Slouchy\: "But Papa Smurf, where's Vanity?"
/Papa\: "He's with them smurfing company. Now, Grouchy and James need some help, they're smurfed in a very big mud puddle."
/Toby\: "Well we don't see any problem with that. James can simply get out of it."
/Papa\: "He can't, he ran out of coal."
/Percy\: "Oh no!"
/Thomas\: "We need something to pull James out of that very big mud puddle."
/Handy\: "I got it! We'll smurf some rope!"
/Edward\: "A rope won't do, it might snap."
/Willing\: "Well, we do have some chain."
/Edward\: "Perfect! We'll use that!"
/Papa\: "Smurfy! Edward, Emily, you'll be the ones to smurf James out."
/Edward & Emily\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
/Handy\: "Come on then. I have some chain in my workshop."
Handy went off to his house, and Edward, Emily, and their partners followed him. When they got there, Handy was in no time equipping Edward with a roll of chain. And at last, everything was all set.
/Papa\: "Ok! Edward, Emily, follow me and Feathers, and watch out for mud puddles!"
/Edward & Emily\: "Got it!"
/Papa\: "On, Feathers!"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
And with that, Feathers took to the sky with Papa on board.
And Edward and Emily, with their Smurf partners on board them, magically chuffed off to rescue Grouchy and James by following Feathers and Papa.
As they journey through, the two Engines went through every obstacle they faced. And indeed, every time they run into a muddy mud puddle, they simply avoid it by going around it.
And the journey to Grouchy and James was just a few miles ahead, so Edward and Emily will have no problems of getting there.
Meanwhile, a few miles ahead, Grouchy and James were waiting patiently for Papa to bring help.
Vanity was there keeping them company.
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Hey, I know what we should do while we wait for Papa Smurf and help to come!"
/Grouchy & James\: "/Shouting\ What?!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ We should sing songs!"
/James\: "Hmm. What do you think, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "I think it's a smurfy idea."
/James\: "I think so too. /Shouting\ Alright Vanity, we'll do that!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Ok! How 'bout you go first?!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Fine with me!"
/Grouchy\: "James, can you smurf that song where Henry interrupted on that day?"
/James\: "Of course, Grouchy."
/Grouchy\: "Thank you, James."
So James began singing.
/James\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE AN ENGINE AND GO STEAMING ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING ALONG. ALL THE PEOPLE WAVING AS YOU SPEED ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG, ALL DAY. WE'RE ALL SO PROUD TO BE FAMOUS ENGINES, AND TRAVEL THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE. WE'RE ALWAYS BRAVE WHEN THERE ARE HILLS TO CLIMB. NO MOUNTAIN IS TOO HIGH. OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE AN ENGINE AS YOU'RE STEAMING ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING ALONG. FLY ALONG THE RAILS AS YOUR WHEELS GO ROUND. WHIZ, WHIZ, WHIZZING AROUND, ALL DAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER COME RAIN OR SHINE. THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS FOR US TO DO, AND IN THE COLD COLD WINTERTIME, WE'RE READY. WHEN YOU LIGHT THE FIRE AND STOKE THE BOILER AND WE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU. OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE AN ENGINE AS YOU'RE STEAMING ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING ALONG. FEEL THE WIND AROUND YOU AS YOU PUSH ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG, ALL DAY."
/Grouchy\: "HAH, JUST THINK HOW SMURFY IT WOULD BE TO LIVE ON THE MAGICAL ISLAND OF SODOR…"
/Vanity\: "…HELPING THOMAS AND HIS FRIENDS ALL DAY LONG."
/Grouchy\: "IT WOULD BE LIKE…"
/Vanity\: "…A DREAM COME TRUE."
/Grouchy & Vanity\: "IF ONLY WE COULD BE ENGINES TOO!"
/James\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE AN ENGINE AS YOU'RE STEAMING ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING ALONG. FLY ALONG THE RAILS AS YOUR WHEELS GO ROUND. WHIZ, WHIZ, WHIZZING AROUND, ALL DAY. OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE AN ENGINE AND GO STEAMING ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING ALONG. ALL THE PEOPLE WAVING AS YOU SPEED ALONG. PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING ALONG. PEEP, PEEP, PEEPING AND PUFF, PUFF, PUFFING AND WHIZ, WHIZ, WHIZZING AND CHUFF, CHUFF, CHUFFING AND STEAM AROUND ALL DAY!"
Grouchy and Vanity were very impressed with James.
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ That was the most smurfiest song ever, James!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ And I think so too!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Thank you, you two!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ Now me and Vanity will sing that song but in the smurfy way! Ready, Vanity?!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Ready as I ever be!"
So the two Smurfs began singing.
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE A SMURF AND GO SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ ALL THE SMURFS WAVING AS YOU SMURF ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG, ALL DAY."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ WE'RE ALL SO PROUD TO BE SMURFY SMURFS, AND SMURF AROUND THE SMURFY COUNTRYSMURF."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ WE'RE ALWAYS BRAVE WHEN THERE ARE CHALLENGES TO FACE. NO FOREST IS TOO BIG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE A SMURF AND AS YOU'RE SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF ALONG THE TRAILS AS YOUR FEET GO POUND."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING AROUND, ALL DAY."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ IT DOESN'T MATTER COME RAIN OR SHINE. THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS FOR US TO DO."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ AND IN THE COLD COLD WINTERTIME, WE'RE READY."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly WHEN YOU SMURF THE FIRE…"
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ … AND STOKE THE SMURFER…"
/Grouchy & Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ AND WE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE A SMURF AS YOU'RE SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ FEEL THE BREEZE AROUND YOU AS YOU SMURF ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG, ALL DAY."
/James\: "JUST THINK HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE TO LIVE IN THE MAGICAL SMURF VILLAGE… HELPING PAPA SMURF AND THE OTHER SMURFS ALL DAY LONG. IT WOULD BE LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. IF ONLY I COULD BE A SMURF TOO!"
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE A SMURF AND AS YOU'RE SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF ALONG THE TRAILS AS YOUR FEET GO POUND."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING AROUND, ALL DAY."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ OH YES, IT'S GREAT TO BE A SMURF AND GO SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ ALL THE SMURFS WAVING AS YOU SMURF ALONG."
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING ALONG."
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING…"
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ ...AND SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING…"
/Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ ...AND SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING…"
/Grouchy\: "/Singing loudly\ ...AND SMURF, SMURF, SMURFING…"
/Grouchy & Vanity\: "/Singing loudly\ … AND SMURF AROUND ALL DAY!"
James was very impressed with Grouchy and Vanity.
/James\: "/Shouting\ That was the most splendid smurf version of that song ever, you two!"
/Grouchy & Vanity\: "/Shouting\ Thank you, James!"
/Grouchy\: "And Papa Smurf and the help that he's smurfing should be coming in just a few smurfs."
/James\: "Oh I hope so, Grouchy. I hope so."
Just then, the three friends heard a sound.
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Vanity\: "/Shouting\ It's Feathers, she's coming!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ And so is Papa Smurf and the help he's bringing!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ I wonder who he smurfed?"
/Edward\: "/PEEP! PEEP!\"
/James\: "Why, it's Edward!"
/Emily\: "/PEEP! PEEP!\"
/James\: "Oh, and Emily."
/Grouchy\: "You're still worried that she might smurf the other Engines at the island all about your secret, are you, James?"
/James\: "Yes Grouchy, I am."
/Grouchy\: "Well I'm sure that something smurfy will happen to that."
/James\: "I hope so, Grouchy. I hope so."
At long last, Feathers, with Papa on board, arrived in the nick of time. And also arriving were Edward, Emily, and their Smurf partners.
James was glad to see Edward, but he wasn't glad to see Emily.
/Edward\: "/Shouting\ Don't worry, James! We'll have you out in no time!"
James grinned a little grin.
Handy and Willing got off of Edward, and they walked up to the front of the mid-size blue tender engine.
/Handy\: "Now how are we going to get the chain to James? Any ideas?"
/Willing\: "Edward, think you can get closer to James?"
/Edward\: "And get myself dirty?! No way!"
/Willing\: "What are you, James?"
/Handy\: "Then you get the chain to James, Willing."
/Willing\: "Ohh no, I'm not getting mysmurf dirty too!"
/Handy\: "Well I'm not getting mysmurf dirty either!"
/Vanity\: "Since when you two became me?"
/Edward\: "/MOAN\ There must be some way to get the chain to James."
/Willing\: "But what?"
/Handy\: "Hmm."
Handy pondered and pondered. Then, he looked at Feathers. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.
/Handy\: "Hey, I know!"
/Edward & Willing\: "What?"
Handy went up to Feathers and Papa.
/Handy\: "Papa Smurf, we need Feathers to smurf the chain to James!"
/Papa\: "Smurfy idea, Handy. Think you can smurf that, Feathers?"
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Papa\: "Ok, smurf for it!"
Feathers went up to Edward.
Willing unrolled the chain. And then, he held it up for Feathers.
And Feathers got the chain by using her beak.
Papa shouted to Grouchy.
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Grouchy!"
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ What?!"
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Please smurf to the front of James so we can smurf you the chain!"
/Grouchy\: "Ohh, but I don't want to get mysmurf dirty."
/James\: "You don't have to, Grouchy. You can climb to the top of me and get to the front of me with no problems."
/Grouchy\: "Are you sure?"
/James\: "Positive."
/Grouchy\: "Oh, ok. /Shouting\ I'm coming!"
So Grouchy climbed to the top of James. And then, he steadily walked on to the mid-size red tender engine's boiler.
Everyone was watching nervously.
When Grouchy reached to James' funnel, he slowly lower himself down, and got his feet on to James' running board.
Everyone was very relieved.
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ Ok, smurf me the chain!"
/Papa\: "Now, Feathers!"
Feathers flapped her wings, and then she slowly hover to Grouchy and James. When she got there, she lower her head down and opened her beak.
As the chain fall, Grouchy caught it.
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ I got it!"
/Sassette & Smurfette\: "/Shouting\ Smurfy!"
/Emily\: "/Shouting\ Alright!"
/Grouchy\: "So now what?"
/James\: "Now put the chain on my coupler, Grouchy."
/Grouchy\: "Oh."
Grouchy in no time put the chain into James' coupler.
/Grouchy\: "/Shouting\ Ok, James is all smurfed up!"
/Handy\: "/Shouting\ Ok, let's smurf James out!"
/Edward\: "Emily, couple up to me!"
/Emily\: "Right!"
Emily gently buffered up to Edward.
And by using a coupling pole, Handy had coupled up the two Engines.
And the magic rails from underneath Emily were magically connected to the other magic rails from underneath Edward.
At last, everything was all set.
/Edward\: "/Shouting\ James, are you ready?!"
/James\: "/Shouting\ Yes! /Regular tone\ And are you ready, Grouchy?"
/Grouchy\: "Yes I am."
/James\: "Then you better hold on."
/Grouchy\: "I am."
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Ok! 1… 2… 3… Smurf!"
/Edward\: "/Grunting\"
/Emily\: "/Grunting\"
Edward and Emily pulled and puffed, and puffed and pulled with all their might. And at last, they dragged James out of the ginormous muddy mud puddle.
/The Smurfs\: "/Shouting\ Hooray!"
/The three Engines\: "/Shouting\ Hoorah!"
After James got out of the mud puddle, Grouchy got off of him.
Handy got the chain off of James' coupler.
And then, Willing went up to Edward, and he rolled the chain back in.
Everyone went up to Grouchy and James.
/Smurfette\: "Oh Grouchy, James, we're so glad that you're both ok!"
/Sassette\: "And we really miss you both!"
/Grouchy\: "You all do?"
/James\: "Really?"
/Emily\: "Yes!"
That made Grouchy and James happy a little.
But when James looked at Emily, he went from a smile, to a frown.
Emily was puzzled.
/Emily\: "What's wrong, James? Aren't you happy to see me?"
/James\: "To tell you the truth, no."
/Emily\: "But why?"
/Edward\: "Well I think I know why, and I'll tell that when we get to the village, Emily."
/Emily\: "Oh alright."
/Papa\: "Now, let's all go home."
/The other Smurfs\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
/The three Engines\: "Yes Papa Smurf."
Edward and Emily buffered up to James. James was sandwiched in between them. And by using the coupling poles, Smurfette and Willing had coupled up the three Engines. And the magic rails from underneath Edward and Emily were magically connected to the other magic rails from underneath James. At last, everything was all set.
/James\: "Grouchy, Vanity, are you two coming along with me to the village?"
/Grouchy\: "Umm… no."
/Vanity\: "We prefer to go home on Feathers."
/James\: "What?! But I'm… Oh, right, I'm dirty. Very well, you two go on Feathers."
/Vanity\: "Right."
/Grouchy\: "And like I smurfed earlier, we'll give you a nice and smurfy smurf-down at the village."
/James\: "Right."
So Grouchy and Vanity boarded Feathers.
/Papa\: "/Shouting\ Ok, let's smurf home!"
/The other Smurfs\: "/Shouting\ Yay!"
/The three Engines\: "/Shouting\ Hurrah!"
And all together, Feathers, with Papa, Grouchy, and Vanity on board, and the three Engines, with Edward's and Emily's smurf partners also on board, set off on their journey back to the village.
Along the way, the three Engines went through the same obstacles they avoided. And indeed, they also avoided the same mud puddles that they pass through. And so they continued on their journey through the rest of the day.
Back at the village, the other Engines and the other Smurfs were waiting anxiously for the rescue party to come back. And they were also looking very worried, thinking that something must've happen to them, or something had stop them from getting back to the village. They all couldn't bear to imagine.
/Snappy\: "Smurf my smurfs, the sky is getting dark."
/Slouchy\: "And time is smurfing out."
/Nat\: "I hope the rescue party is smurfing right away."
/Thomas\: "And if they don't make it in time, then they will have no choice but to spend the night out there."
/Percy\: "Oh, my wheels are wobbling with worry."
/Toby\: "Oh Percy, now you're making my wheels wobble with worry too."
/Hefty\: "And now, my legs are smurfing with worry."
/Tuffy\: "Stop that, Hefty, you're making my legs smurfing with worry also."
/Harmony\: "Me too."
/Jokey\: "Me three, and this is not funny either."
/Grandpa\: "Just hang in there, everysmurf. Papa Smurf and the rescue party will smurf up at any time now."
/Nanny\: "Yes, just have some faith in them."
/Gordon\: "Easy for you to say, Nanny."
/Henry\: "I peep to that."
/Thomas, Percy, & Toby\: "Us three too."
/Snappy, Slouchy, & Nat\: "/Sighing\"
So the five Engines and some of the Smurfs went on waiting.
But suddenly, everyone heard a sound.
/Feathers\: "SQUAWK!"
/Tracker\: "Hey, that's Feathers!"
/Dreamy\: "She's coming at last!"
/Grandpa\: "You see? What did me and Nanny smurf you all."
Then everyone heard some three-by-three-by-three whistles.
/Edward\: "/PEEP! PEEP!\"
/James\: "/PEEP! PEEP!\"
/Emily\: "/PEEP! PEEP!\"
/Thomas\: "It's Edward!"
/Percy\: "And James!"
/Toby\: "And Emily!"
/Henry\: "They're here at last!"
/Gordon\: "And in the nick of time!"
/Snappy\: "Look, here they come now!"
Everyone watched as the rescue party arrived at the village.
/Some Smurfs\: "/Cheering\"
/The five Engines\: "/Whistling/Dinging\"
Everyone was very happy to see Grouchy and James again.
But though, Grouchy was scared and he shut his eyes.
After entering the village, Smurfette and Handy uncoupled Edward and Emily from James.
/Edward\: "Sassette, Smurfette, I want to have a talk with Emily, if you both please."
/Sassette\: "Yes Edward."
/Smurfette\: "Of course."
/Edward\: "Thank you. Come with me, Emily."
/Emily\: "Alright."
So Edward and Emily went off to a quiet place to talk.
/Thomas\: "James, thank goodness you're alright!"
But James stayed silent.
/Dreamy\: "And Grouchy, thank smurfness you're ok too!"
But Grouchy didn't say anything and kept his eyes shut.
Vanity understands Grouchy's feelings and decided to help him.
/Vanity\: "Grouchy, I'll get off of Feathers with you if you want."
Grouchy agreed to that and he turned himself around.
/Vanity\: "Here, take my hand."
So Grouchy took on Vanity's hand. And together, they both got off of Feathers.
Grouchy was ready for the worst. But suddenly, nothing happened. None of the other Smurfs didn't say a word to him. Grouchy was puzzled.
/Vanity\: "Come on, Grouchy, open your eyes."
/Grouchy\: "/GULP\"
So Grouchy slowly opened his eyes. When he fully opened them, he could see that his fellow Smurfs were actually smiling at him. Grouchy was even more puzzled.
/Grouchy\: "What's smurfing on? Are they going to take advantage at me?"
/Vanity\: "No Grouchy, they're not going to."
/Grouchy\: "Then why is everysmurf smiling at me?"
/Sassette\: "They're smiling at you 'cause they're very happy for you!"
/Grouchy\: "But… but how?"
/Smurfette\: "Well, Papa Smurf and Thomas smurfed them all about your change of heart."
/Grouchy\: "They did?"
/Papa\: "Indeed we did, Grouchy."
Papa got off of Feathers.
/Papa\: "We smurfed them every last detail."
/Thomas\: "And we're sorry, Grouchy. Papa Smurf had no other choice, and the other Smurfs really wanted to know. And I hope if that's alright with you."
Grouchy looked at Papa. Then he looked at Thomas. And then, he let out his answer.
/Grouchy\: "Yes Thomas, that is alright with me."
Papa smiled grandly, and so did Thomas.
Grouchy also had to smile.
/Slouchy\: "And also, Papa Smurf and Thomas smurfed us about your close friendship with James."
/Nat\: "And the special connection you both have."
/Grouchy\: "So they did, didn't they."
Grouchy went up to James.
/Grouchy\: "Then I'm not afraid to smurf this!"
Grouchy spoke up loudly to the other Smurfs
/Grouchy\: "/Speaking loudly\ James is the most special and smurfy Engine that I ever met! And he and I had the most smurfy times that we ever had! I'm glad to have a close friendship with him! I'm glad that he chose me to be his partner, and I'm proud of that! And also, I LOVE James more than ever and very much, and I'm proud to be his most special friend!"
/James\: "Oh Grouchy, I love you too! And I'm also proud to be your most special friend and partner too, always!"
Everyone cheered for Grouchy and James.
/Some Smurfs\: "/Cheering\"
/Some Engines\: "/Whistling/dinging\"
Grouchy and James smiled proudly.
But then, James had changed his smile to a frown.
/James\: "Well Grouchy, your situation has been settled. But what about me? Emily is going to tell the other Engines at Sodor all about my secret."
/Sassette\: "Don't worry, James."
/Smurfette\: "Edward is smurfing to her about that."
/James\: "He is?"
/Sassettte & Smurfette\: "Yes."
James was relieved.
And indeed, Edward was talking to Emily about James' limits.
/Edward\: "Emily, for the sake of James, you mustn't tell the other Engines all about his secret. Do you promise on that?"
/Emily\: "Yes, I promise."
/Edward\: "Good."
/Emily\: "But still, /Giggling\ it was a pretty funny thing that James had ever done."
/Edward\: "EMILY!"
/Emily\: "Alright, alright! I won't bring that up again, I swear!"
/Edward\: "We'll be keeping a close eye on you, Emily. A VERY close eye."
Emily said nothing else.
Meanwhile, James was waiting anxiously for Edward and Emily.
Grouchy was waiting also.
But at last, the two Engines came out of sight. And they came up to James.
/James\: "Well Edward, did you talk it through with her?"
/Edward\: "Yes I did, James. And she swore that she'll never tell to anyone at Sodor. And I gave her a warning on that."
/James\: "Thank you, Edward. You're a good friend indeed."
Edward smiled grandly.
/Grouchy\: "Now your situation has been settled too, James."
/James\: "Indeed, Grouchy. Indeed."
/Handy\: "Come on, Edward. Let's smurf to my house so I can remove that roll of chain off of you."
/Edward\: "Alright Handy."
And Edward went off with Handy.
/Grouchy\: "Oh, Greedy, the food is inside James' cab, and I didn't eat all of it."
/Greedy\: "Smurfy, thank you, Grouchy. And smurf it to my house as soon as you can."
/Grouchy\: "Ok."
Grouchy and James turned and smiled at each other.
/Hefty\: "Oh Grouchy, James, look who we smurf to you two."
Grouchy and James turned. And there coming up to them, was Hefty and Tuffy. And they were holding the arms of another Smurf. And that Smurf, was Nosey. They stopped right in front of Grouchy and James.
Nosey smiled sheepishly.
Grouchy was furious, and James was cross.
/Nosey\: "Heh-heh."
/James\: "Nosey, you naughty smurf!"
/Grouchy\: "You should be ashamed of yoursmurf for what you had smurfed!"
/Nosey\: "/Chuckling sheepishly\"
/Grouchy\: "We don't think that this is funny!"
/James\: "Yes, you should be punished for what you had done!"
/Papa\: "Don't worry, you two. Nosey is indeed punished. And I know just the right punishment for him."
/Grouchy\: "Good!"
/James\: "What is it?"
/Nosey\: "Oh, smurf."
/Papa\: "Nosey, you will be smurfing all of Grouchy's chores today and tomorrow."
/Nosey\: "Today and tomorrow?!"
/Papa\: "Yes, and you can start by giving James a nice and smurfy smurf-down."
Nosey looked all over James.
/Nosey\: "All by mysmurf?!"
/Papa\: "Yes!"
/Nosey\: "But it's getting dark soon!"
/Papa\: "Then I suggest that you should get smurfin'!"
/Nosey\: "/Moaning\"
/James\: "Come on, Nosey! I'm waiting! Chop chop!"
/Grouchy\: "Yeah! Smurf smurf!"
Nosey felt glum and he said nothing else.
Hefty and Tuffy brought the cleaning supplies for Nosey. And in no time, he was giving James a nice and splendid wash-down.
Grouchy and Vanity were keeping an eye on Nosey to see if he's doing a good job.
And James was really enjoying himself getting washed.
/Vanity\: "Oh Nosey, you missed a smurf."
/Nosey\: "Where?"
/Grouchy\: "There."
/Nosey\: "/MOAN\"
/James\: "Aww, stop complaining and keep on washing me!"
/Nosey\: "/Whining\"
So Nosey went on serving his punishment. And it took all evening for him to finish.
But at last, James was all nice and clean once again.
/Nosey\: "/Panting\"
And after getting washed, Edward got James to the coaling depot to get his tender filled up with coal.
Later on, Grouchy returned the leftover food to Greedy.
And after having an adventurous and tiring day, the Smurfs and the Steam Team all soon went to sleep.
When the next day came, things were normal as usual at the Smurf village.
Nosey continued on with his punishment throughout the day by doing all of Grouchy's chores.
Grouchy can now enjoy his life better than ever before. He can now express his positive side of himself with no fear. And the best part of all, he will never express his negative side of himself much often.
/Poet\: "Hey Grouchy, wanna listen to my latest poem?"
/Grouchy\: "I HATE listening to your latest poem!"
/Poet\: "But I didn't even smurf it."
/Grouchy\: "I don't care, I just don't want to listen to it!"
/Poet\: "Hmph! Why I never!"
Well, almost often.
/James\: "That's my partner."
/Vanity\: "That's my friend."
Grouchy smiled grandly.
And the three special friends went on enjoying their time together throughout the rest of the day.
Meanwhile, at a hovel outside of the forest, Gargamel was at his evil wits again. He had an evil idea of getting rid of the Steam Team and capturing the Smurfs once and for all.
/Gargamel\: "Aha! I've done it!"
/Scruple\: "Done what?"
/Gargamel\: "I just put some magic in this piece of coal!"
/Scruple\: "Oh, right. Remind me again about the plan?"
/Gargamel\: "/MOAN\ Once one of those meddling contraptions get this piece of coal, it'll leave a trail of smoke that won't evaporate. And once when we follow that trail of smoke, it'll lead us straight to the village, and that's where we finally capture those dreadful Smurfs! /Cackling\"
/Scruple\: "Oh, yeah. But what about those things? They'll still be in the village protecting those Smurfs."
/Gargamel\: "Ah, but I have plan to get those contraptions out of my way!"
/Scruple\: "What it is?"
/Gargamel\: "Ohh, just wait and see, you eager boy!"
/Scruple\: "Ok, ok! Sheesh!"
Gargamel went up to his window.
/Gargamel\: "Once again, rest ashore, you little blue hoodlums! Tomorrow will be the last day of your lives, and your so called "protectors" will soon meet their end too, and they won't be able to help you no more! /Cackling\"
/Scruple\: "/Whispering\ I wonder what's the plan that Gargie has for those things?"
/Azrael\: "/Speaking softly\ MEOW MEOW MEOW."
So Scruple and Azrael went on wondering.
And Gargamel went on feeling pleased with himself, hoping that he will accomplish his goal of capturing the Smurfs once and for all.(This is also a "Yeah right"!)
(Acela Smurf7): Oh my, what a drama this turn out to be! But will Gargamel finally accomplish his goal of capturing the Smurfs and getting the Steam Team out of his way? Keep that in mind when the next chapter comes soon!
Fun facts: James' bootlace incident can be traced back from the Season 1 episode: James And The Coaches. (And you can see this episode on YouTube or on any other video websites)