"What do you mean the Smurfs' village is hidden? You're telling me that I have no way of easily capturing Smurfette?" Gargamel growled.

Azrael shook his head.

Gargamel scoffed. "You're right. It was a silly plan anyway. What was I thinking, making myself look like a silly boy from a village or even a small man with a mechanical blue suit that has a gun."

"That's pretty specific, you evil Koopa wizard." Azrael stated.

Gargamel turned to Azrael, his eyes widened with surprise. "Did you just...talk?"

Azrael just meowed in response.

"Oh never mind. Gotta come up with a new plan to capture the Smurfs." Gargamel thought. "Though I can't help but feel that the author was just looking for an excuse to avoid what I said in the last chapter..."