The Smurfocalpyse Chapter 102: The Search for the Savant Cure Part 6: Hefty in peril! Dilophosaur Smurf and the Tar Swamp Deathmatch!
Hefty was in poor condition to say the least. Fighting two strong back to back opponents left him fatigued, bleeding, burned, and in serious pain that any other Smurf would have completely succumbed to long ago yet he was still able to stand. Smurfblossom in particular couldn't take it anymore and reached into her backpack for her small medical bag. This first aid kit that Smurfblossom carries with her was limited in its carrying capacity. She was no doctor and did not have knowledge of complex tools and practices that Smurfs in the medical profession had, but she could still help in times of need in the field of battle making her an invaluable member of the Grove Knights for just that reason alone. During the last year Smurfblossom would develop her limited medical skills in a situation where Smurfstorm was grievously injured and needed medical attention. Her skills helped Smurfstorm survive severe wounds that she had developed in a fight. Her motivation was solely to help her best friend in a time of need, and it paid off. With a look of determination on her face Smurfblossom reached into her medical bag and took out a pouch no bigger than a coin purse carried by humans of the time period. She marched right up to Hefty who was still advancing through the forest and stopped him in his tracks by standing directly in front of him.
"Hold on a sec Hefty." Smurfblossom said.
"I have no time to stand around!" Hefty said.
"It will only take a few seconds. Please let her help you." Smurfstorm said.
"I can't stand seeing you this way!" Smurfblossom said.
Hefty began to bicker and protest, cursing under his breath and even going so far as to slight Smurfblossom for wasting precious time and expressing regret that he even allowed her to come along on the quest. Smurfblossom did not budge from her spot and quickly opened the pouch in her hand, dumping a lime green powder from the pouch into her palm. Smurfblossom then held her hand to her mouth and blew the powder from the palm of her hand towards Hefty. The lime green powder formed a cloud which enveloped Hefty's entire body and Hefty put his hand over his mouth and began to cough. He still didn't even understand why she would stand in his way and annoy him until his bleeding wounds completely stopped bleeding altogether and the sunburns he sustained from Stego eased in pain level. By the time the medicinal cloud dispersed Hefty although still technically not in fighting fit, was relieved of any serious bleeding.
"What did you even just do?" Hefty asked.
"It's my special healing powder Hefty. It's made from all natural ingredients that you can actually find in any deciduous forest." Smurfblossom said.
"I feel much better now. Thanks Smurfblossom. I apologize for being cruel." Hefty said.
"You're going through a tough time Hefty… But always remember we are here to help." Smurfblossom said.
"Smurfblossom and I will take it from here Hefty. You should stand back and take some time to relax." Smurfstorm said.
"Let me put some salve on those burns." Smurfblossom said reaching into her bag.
The Smurf girls had finally persuaded Hefty to listen to reason and take a moment to receive first aid. This period of respite would not last long as they were being watched from the treetops. From the treetops a glob of tar was shot from an unseen force which struck Smurfblossom on the right foot covering her shoe in the substance. Smurfblossom screams and Hefty looks up to see a Smurf in bone armor resembling a Dilophosaur standing on a tree branch with a smirk on his face. Hefty immediately draws his sword.
"That was a mere warning shot." Dilophosaur said.
"Come down here and fight me!" Hefty shouts.
"Hefty no! You're too injured!" Smurfstorm said.
"In due time Hefty Smurf, but first how about we have some fun." Dilophosaur said as he generates his Smurf essence.
Dilophosaur Smurf outstretches his right arm which was grasping a chakram and he unleashes more of that tar like substance which soars through the air and almost strikes Smurfstorm in the head. She jumps back and draws her bow aiming it at the Smurf when the glob of tar seems to animate. Much to her shock and frustration tendrils spring from the tar and completely wraps itself around her arms and legs causing her to drop her bow.
"Damn it!" Smurfstorm shouts in frustration.
"Stormy!" Smurfblossom shouts.
"What is this stuff?! I can't move!" Smurfstorm said as she struggled.
"That my dear is tar generated from my Smurf essence. Forgive me, but I must restrain you just long enough to activate my special technique." Dilophosaur said.
Smurfblossom tries to run to Smurfstorm's aid, but the tar covering her shoe had completely made its way up her leg causing her to fall leaving Hefty standing alone in the center of the trail.
"Oh what fun. Wouldn't you agree Hefty Smurf?" Dilophosaur said.
"Release them! Now!" Hefty demanded.
"I'm afraid I can't do that Hefty Smurf. You see, we can't have any interruptions during this important battle. After all, the title of strongest Smurf in the universe is on the line here." Dilophosaur said.
"What are you getting at?" Hefty asked.
Dilophosaur grins and leaps down from the trees landing on his feet in the trail.
"It seems you are quite wounded. So I am going to finish you off with ease, and for this master Raptor will recognize me, Dilophosaur Smurf as the strongest Smurf in the universe." Dilophosaur said.
"Hefty don't! Just wait for me to get free! I'll fight for you!" Smurfstorm said as she struggled.
"There is no escape from my tar. The more you struggle the more tangled you'll get I'm afraid." Dilophosaur said.
Dilophosaur chuckles and then his eyes lock with Hefty.
"Now. Where were we?" Dilophosaur asked.
"I was just about to destroy you!" Hefty said swinging his sword.
Dilophosaur leaps backward to avoid the attack.
"No need to be hasty Hefty Smurf. You'll get your chance to defeat me, but first allow me to make things interesting." Dilophosaur said.
Dilophosaur raised his hands. In both hands he was grasping his weapons of choice which are chakrams. As the Smurf raised his hands the earth beneath Hefty began to soften and turn black. Hefty instinctively leaps onto a rock and looks as the path and the surrounding area would turn into a tar swamp before his eyes. The land had been transformed from a forest to an unforgiving tar swamp in just a few moments leaving scattered rocks protruding from the tar which both Hefty and Dilophosaur were standing on.
"What is this?" Hefty asked looking around.
"This is my Tar Swamp Hefty Smurf. However that's not where the challenge ends I'm afraid. Anything that comes into contact with the tar generated from my Smurf essence gets mercilessly dragged into it. Much like your friend over there." Dilophosaur said.
Hefty glances back at Smurfstorm and Smurfblossom who was still desperately trying to escape their bindings.
"Observe!" Dilophosaur said picking up a stick.
Hefty watches as Dilophosaur throws the stick into the swamp. Blue Smurf essence engulfs the stick and then it is pulled into the tar until it is no longer visible.
"This is your fate Hefty Smurf. You will die tonight in my Tar Swamp Deathmatch, and your friend will be able to do little but watch." Dilophosaur said.
"Hefty…" Smurfstorm said.
Smurfstorm generates her Smurf essence in an attempt to escape the tar. Razor sharp leaves are generated by her Smurf essence and swirl around her cutting and slicing at the tar, but to no avail. All it resulted in was the leaves getting stuck in the tar. Smurfstorm felt powerless in this situation which isn't a feeling she encounters often. It was humiliating to her that she couldn't escape. Not even her signature technique, the Leaf Storm could free her from this persistent tar.
"So I see this is something you must have been preparing for. Sorry to disappoint you, but I won't be dying tonight." Hefty said.
"Enough talk Hefty Smurf. The pleasantries are over. Now it's time to fight." Dilophosaur said.
"Very well." Hefty said as he readied his sword.
Before Hefty could react Dilophosaur had closed the distance between them by skillfully leaping from the rock he was standing on and began to savagely swing his chakram at Hefty's chest. The blades had difficulty cutting Hefty due to his powerful Smurf essence protecting him, but still managed to do so as Hefty screamed and blood flung everywhere from the blades. Hefty collects himself despite the intense pain he was in and repels Dilophosaur with a wind cutter. Swinging his sword and unleashing a gust of wind which sent Dilophosaur flying off the rock they were on and towards the one he originally started from. Dilophosaur however quickly leaps back onto Hefty's rock and begins his deadly combo again the chakram cutting into Hefty's chest with each swing. Hefty drops his sword and grabs Dilophosaur by the face putting an end to his combo. Hefty then smashes the smaller Smurf's face first into the rock putting cracks in his helmet before grabbing his sword and slashing Dilophosaur across the back significantly damaging the enchanted damaged armor. Dilophosaur Smurf quickly gets to his hands and knees and looks up at Hefty before quickly spitting tar into Hefty's face. The tar hits Hefty in the eyes and Hefty screams out as his vision was completely cut off from the attack.
"Hefty no!" Smurfblossom yells.
"I can't see!" Hefty yells trying to wipe the mess from his eyes.
"And now you die!" Dilophosaur said standing up.
Dilophosaur slashes Hefty again and again with his chakrams as Hefty screamed out in pain.
"Hefty! You have to think of something quick before you're killed!" Smurfstorm shouts.
Hefty quickly generates his Smurf essence and the mere strength of it was enough to force Dilophosaur back putting an end to his combo. However this didn't change the fact Hefty was currently blind, and in addition to his injuries he couldn't fight the way he'd probably prefer to. Hefty swings his sword blindly in front of him and Dilophosaur predictably dodge the attack and follows up with his own slashing Hefty across the arm.
"I may be blind, but I can still kill you!" Hefty claimed.
Hefty stomps his foot onto the rock as hard as he could generating the Tornado Prison. Dilophosaur tried to flee from the oncoming attack by leaping to another rock, but was ultimately sucked into the tornado and carried into the air. The Tornado Prison carried Dilophosaur high into the air into the treetops where tree branches violently scratched him and cut into his skin as they were carried by the tornado. Then it dissipates and Dilophosaur is sent plummeting towards his own tar. He just barely caught himself on the edge of a rock and climbed to safety only to be hit with the aftermath of a Wind Cutter which once again sent him off his feet. Then Hefty performed a risky feat where he leaped blindly from one rock onto the one Dilophosaur was on and threw a powerful punch with his left arm which cracked Dilophosaur upside the face sending blood flying. Hefty seemed to be gaining the upper hand as it seemed Dilophosaur's skills were limited to ambush tactics and dirty tricks related to blinding his opponent. However Dilophosaur swung his chakram for Hefty's throat and almost killed him right then and there. Hefty swung his sword into Dilophosaur's head sending the Smurf's helmet flying revealing a simple white Smurf cap.
"You think you can win by blinding me when you make literally as much noise possible so I can always detect you?" Hefty asked.
"I've underestimated you! Clearly I must be faster!" Dilophosaur said.
Dilophosaur then begins his combo again slicing away at Hefty's bleeding chest with his chakram. Hefty was unable to do a thing with his sword as this brutal combo continued. Realizing his sword was basically useless in this situation he drops it and manages to grab Dilophosaur by the left arm. With a simple move he managed to break Dilophosaur's arm by snapping his forearm with such intensity that the bones in his elbow were now visible. Dilophosaur screams out and steps back to grasp his arm, but Hefty grabs the Smurf by the waist and lifts him up before tossing him towards the tar pit. Hefty was sure the battle was over when he heard the splash, but then heard Dilophosaur somehow climb out of the tar and stand back up. He could hear the Smurf's cries of pain.
"You really think my own tar can kill me?" Dilophosaur asked.
Hefty grits his teeth and grabs Dilophosaur by his broken arm causing the Smurf to scream loudly in pain. He then brutally twists Dilophosaur's broken arm until it comes off at the elbow. Then almost comically he smacks the Smurf upside the head with his own severed arm. Dilophosaur had never experienced such pain and was seriously wondering where it all went wrong for him, but he knew he was going to die. In an act of desperation he swung his right hand which was still grasping a chakram straight at Hefty's throat and slit Hefty's throat.
"Hefty!" Smurfstorm screams in horror.
Hefty falls to one knee and grasps his throat just as Dilophosaur dies and the tar generated by his Smurf essence disappears giving Hefty sight once again and freeing Smurfstorm and Smurfblossom.
"Hefty! No!" Smurfstorm screams running to Hefty's side.
"Hold on Hefty! I'm coming!" Smurfblossom yelled grabbing her medical bag.
Hefty felt his life flash before his eyes. It felt as though he had failed everyone that had believed in him as his life was literally coming to an end. All he could think about during these moments were the Smurfs that died believing he would make something of himself. Smurfs like Jokey and Timber that sacrificed themselves because they believed in him, and of course Papa Smurf who had literally passed down everything he worked for to Hefty because he believed. Hefty blacks out from the pain and the blood loss just as Smurfblossom arrives with her healing powder. Smurfstorm lifts Hefty up the best they could as Smurfblossom applied the healing powder, but were they too late to save Hefty?