AN: I'm BA-A-A-A-ACK! Haha! Yes folks! I have returned!

Johan: You never left.

Me: True but anyway here it is, Book 3 folks! And I am super super excited for this book! I hope you all like this one as much as you did the other two.

Jo: And why wouldn't they? I'm in this story! :D

Me: Yes you are Jo, but now we must get to the disclaimer.

Peewit: Flowerpower71 does not own any of the smurfs, Johan or Peewit.

Johan: We all belong to Peyo

Jo: I belong to CartoonCaster21

Me: And I belong to me! ^_^

All: Enjoy the chapter! :D

P.S. This story is set about a month after the last one left off. So it's like the beginning of November in this story.

It was a beautiful November day in the kingdom. The leaves had changed from their luscious green to brilliant hue's of orange, red, yellow and brown. A few littered the ground but a few managed to hang onto their branches in the trees.

Despite the occasional chilly breeze it was an unusually warm day for the month of November. The perfect day to do a little sparring.

"HAH!" Livy cried triumphantly as she quickly spun around and blocked Johan's attack with her wooden sword. "Nice try Squire Boy."

"I wouldn't be so sure of myself yet M'lady." Johan retorted. The sound of wood hitting against wood echoed through out the castle courtyard as the two teens battled it out. Though Livy was more skilled in archery than sword fighting over time she had learned how to handle a sword pretty well.

Of coarse no matter how good she got, she could still never beat Johan.

"Haha!" the raven haired squire laughed as he caught Livy off guard and "stabbed" her side. "Never leave your enemy an open spot."

"Noted." Livy replied quickly pushing the squire's wooden sword away and then proceeding to attack him. Johan pushed forward forcing Livy to walk back as she fought. Suddenly Livy lifted up her arm to strike him but Johan swung and "stabbed her again under the rib-cage.

"Your lucky this isn't a real battle M'lady." Johan chuckled.

Livy rolled her eyes and attacked again only to have Johan whip her around and then hold the sword to her neck.

"My point only proven further." Johan said as he looked down at her and she looked up.

"Your lucky your cute." Livy pouted as she stood up on her tip toes and placed a kiss on his lips. Johan smirked and kissed her back but pulled away a few minutes later when he felt something sticking him in the side. He turned and looked only to see that Livy was "stabbing" him with her sword.

"Next time no kissing the enemy." Livy smirked as she turned around to face him.

Johan just smirked back and tossed his sword aside before he wrapped his arms around her. "How can I help myself when the enemy is as beautiful as you are?"

"Your smooth words won't do you any good Casanova." Livy replied.

"Who?" Johan asked confused raising an eyebrow.

"It's a figure of speech." Livy explained. "Casanova is supposed to be an incredably handsome man who woos women with his smooth words and charm."

"Oh I see," Johan replied pulling her closer to him. "So what your saying is that I'm wooing you with my charm?"

"It won't work." Livy said trying very hard not to laugh.

"I think your lying." Johan purred. Just as their lips were about to meet again though-

"GANGWAY! COMING THROUGH!"

Livy and Johan suddenly found themselves being pushed apart as Livy's best friend/Johan's X amount of Great grandaughter, Joannine "Jo" Mcrea came barreling between them.

"Sorry Girly! Sorry Grandaddy! Gotta run!" Jo panted as she ran off. Livy and Johan gave each other confused looks but they quickly got their answer as a now green faced Dame Barbra came charging through chasing after Jo.

"I'LL TEACH YOU TO MESS WITH MY SOAP YOU LITTLE DEMON! GET BACK HERE!" the green skinned governess bellowed as she chased after the prankster teen.

"I'm not sure I even wanna know how she was able to sabatage the soap to stain her skin." Livy sighed as she and her love watched Dame Barbra hunt around for Jo before disappearing around the corner. A few nearby bushes rustled and Jo popped out, her hair full of leaves.

"That Girly, is top secret." Jo chuckled as she got out of the bush and pulled the leaves from her hair. "What's the matter with you?" Jo asked noticing Johan pinching the bridge of his know.

"I'm still trying to figure out how me and you can actually be related." Johan sighed.

"Oh Grandaddy!" Jo gasped feigning hurt. "That hurts. That hurts right here." she said placing a hand over her heart.

Johan just gave her an annoyed look.

"Well whatever happened in our family line to make me turn out like this, happened for the best since I'm so awesome and all." Jo said smugly. "It ain't easy on this side of the family tree either Johan. I'm still trying to figure out how someone as fun and cool as me could be related to a stiff like you."

"I beg your pardon?" Johan asked giving Jo an insulted look.

"Alright! Alright! That's enough you two." Livy said getting between the two before turning to Jo. "Jo be nice."

"Hey I'm sorry Girly, but the truth hurts." Jo shrugged smirking. "Your boyfriend's a stiff."

Before either Livy or Johan could retort a shrill cry of "MOMMA!" filled the air before the back doors opened up and the fourth member of their group, Peewit, ran through with the cook chasing after him, smacking him with a broom.

"Stay out of my kitchen you little runt!" The cook snarled as Peewit ran pasts his friend. The cook glared where the jester had run off and disappeared before turning on his heel, storming back into the castle and slammed the doors with a loud BANG!

Jo giggled before she turned in the direction that her boyfriend had run off in. "Coast is clear Peepod. You can come out now."

A shock of blonde hair poked out from behind the stables and the jester ran up to his friends, his arms overflowing with cookies.

"You know Peewit, if you didn't steal the food then the cook wouldn't chase you and whack you with a broom." Livy said smugly once he reached his friends.

"Yeah, but I also wouldn't get nearly as much food either." Peewit reasoned as Jo helped herself to one of the cookies. "Hey!"

"Got to share." Jo teased as she took a bite of her stolen snack. "Especially with your girlfriend."

"And your girlfriend's best friend." Livy said as she helped herself to two cookies and then handed one to Johan.

The jester scowled and hugged the rest of the cookies protectively against his chest not willing to share anymore...that is until Jo gave him the puppy face.

"Gah! Jo! No!" Peewit cried trying not to look but Jo's eyes just got bigger and more pathetic looking. Peewit tried to resist but the face was to much to bear.

"Fine here." Peewit sighed in defeat as he lessened his grip on the cookies. Jo's face immediatley brightened and she snatched up a handful.

"Thank you Peewit." She chirped as she kissed his cheek causing the short blonde's cheeks to blush a slight pink and a love struck smile to come across his face. Livy and Johan smiled at the couple and quietly slipped away and left the two to themselves.

"What shall we do now M'lady?" Johan asked walking beside his beloved and holding her hand.

"Well I gotta feed Brownie. Your more than welcome to tag along." Livy replied as the two made their way to the stables. Johan pushed open the heavy door and the two were greeted by the smell of hay and the whinnying of horses.

"Hey Pretty Girl." Livy cooed as she went over to Brownie's stall and petted her nose. The chocolate brown mare returned the greeting and nuzzled her masters cheek, the hot breath of the horse tickling Livy's neck.

Over in the next stall a similar exchange was taking place between Johan and Bayard as the squire stroked the white and black spotted stallion's mane. Bayard neighed nuzzled against his owner as well.

"Johan?" Livy asked once both horses had been fed and watered,

"Yes M'lady?"

"These two had been cooped up in their stalls all day. What you say we go out and ride for awhile."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Jo answered for her ancestor as she and Peewit entered the stables. "Beside's Skippy needs to stretch his legs to. Don't you Skippy?"

As if to reply the dark brown, almost black looking stallion neighed loudly and bobbed his head up and down frantically causing the four humans to share a laugh.

"I suppose that settles it then." Johan stated. "Let's go!"

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The smurfs were happily picking smurfberries in the forest. Well most of them.

"Smurf that smurfberry over there Clumsy. Ooh! That one over there looks ripe Smurfette." Brainy ordered as he "supervised" his fellow smurfs as they plucked the plump juicy berries from the bush.

"Mmm! Smurfliscious!" Greedy moaned in delight as he popped a smurfberry in his mouth. The smurfs grew stiff and quiet as an odd sound filled the air. It sounded like someone huffing as they tried to catch their breath.

"Someone's coming! Smurf for cover!" Smurfette squeaked as she and the smurfs high tailed it towards the bushes to hide in. Except for Greedy who was stuffing his face oblivious to what was going on around him until Smurfette came back and yanked him by the arm.

As it turned out the huffing sound was coming from a tall thin man. His clothes were simple brown pants and shirt, dirtied and worn. Same with his gray hair and long gray beard. The man had been traveling a long long way for a long time, running for his life and finally his tiredness was getting to him. Not being able to take another step he collapsed onto the ground unconscious, his golden ring with a sapphire blue gem in the middle flying off his finger and landing next to a small plant.

"Look!" Brainy cried pointing to the man. The rest of the smurfs peeked out and gasped at what they saw.

"Gosh! It's a-it's-it's-it's a human!" Clumsy stuttered.

"Let's smurf out of here!" Greedy offered ready to bolt.

"Oh Brainy! I think he's hurt." Smurfette said as she ran out of the bushes she and her fellow smurfs were hiding in and running straight to the unconscious man with the smurfs right behind her.

They approached the man and worriedly looked him over before Hefty suggested. "We better get Papa Smurf. He'll know what to do." The other smurfs nodded in agreement and ran after the tattooed smurf. Not two seconds after the the smurfs had turned and ran did the man regain his consciousness.

"What? Am I seeing things? A little blue..." he said aloud to himself before shaking his head. "No. No it must be the hunger." he said as he rested his head back on the ground and closed his eyes.

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Livy smiled as she and her friends raced through the forest. The horses (and goat's) hooves thundering against the forest floor.

"Johan I'm starving!" Peewit whined as he rode on Biquette next to the squire.

"We just ate two hours ago Peewit." Johan reasoned.

"Well two hours is a long time when your hungry." the ever hungry jester protested.

"Oh stop complaining," Johan said good naturedly. "Look there's an inn over there."

"An inn?" Peewit asked his eyes growing big. "AN INN?! FASTER BIQUETTE! GO! FASTER! FASTER!" he cheered as the black nanny goat was forced to go into high speed. She was running so fast actually that Peewit the momentum lifted Peewit right off her back and he had to hold onto her neck as the rest of his body flew behind him like a flag.

Livy rolled her eyes. "The poor innkeepers gonna be eaten out of business."

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"Say there! Innkeeper! Service! Service!" Johan, Livy and Jo heard Peewit demanding once they reached the inn a few minutes after their jester friend had, only to find him sitting at a table as the innkeeper came out.

"Ah there you are my good man. I'll have a dozen sausages, some lamb stew with beans one-no two roast hams stuffed with chestnuts, and-"

"Alas all I have left is some cold soup and bread." The innkeeper said apologetically.

"He'll have the soup good man." Johan said as he and the girls entered the inn. Peewit crossed his arms and pouted, disappointed that he wouldn't be getting his extravagant order.

"Beggars can't be choosers Peewit." Jo smirked shrugging her shoulders.

"Oh I'm sure you'll like it." The innkeeper reassured as he came back in from the kitchen carrying a big pot of the soup, only to trip over a stepping stool and have the pot go flying through the air before landing on Peewit.

"Well I don't like it! And I don't like the service either!" The angry jester snapped as the soup dripped down him as the pot sit on his head.

"Oh Peewit lighten up." Livy said taking the pot off her friend's head. "It was just an accident."

"I-I-I'm so sorry!" The flustered innkeeper apologized holding a loaf of bread. "But there's still bread."

"Bread! Bread!" a weary voice cried.

Everyone looked and were surprised to see the same man from before run in making a beeline for the innkeeper.

"I'm so hungry!" He rasped as he snatched the bread from the innkeepers grasp and began to eat it like someone who had gone days without eating. Which actually he had.

"Hey! That was my supper!" Peewit cried as he hopped up from he seat and charged at the man only to be held back by Johan. "Thief! Glutton!"

"Easy Peewit Easy." Johan soothed.

"I-I..." the man stuttered. "Please forgive me but I haven't eaten in days."

"No need to apologize you poor man." Johan said for everyone.

"Thank you, but I'm not a poor man." The man said.

"Coulda fooled me." Jo mumbled under her breath.

"Joannie!" Livy hissed.

"I am Hupert, Duke of Castellac." the man introduced himself.

Johan raised his eyebrows and blinked in surprise. "The Duke of Castellac was lost at sea three years ago."

"No, not lost at sea." Hupert disagreed shaking his head now having finished off the bread. "He was imprisoned in the dungeon of Sir Hercuel of Asaphas.

"My word! You are the Duke!" the innkeeper exclaimed. "But how did you escape?"

"I had to chip away through solid rock." Hupert explained

Livy raised her eyes both in surprise and admiration. "Dang! Solid rock?"

"Indeed M'lady." Hupert said nodding.

"We salute your freedom Lord Duke." Johan congratulated. "Now we must find you a horse for your return to Castellac."

"Alas I have no money. But my ring should-MY RING!" The Duke gasped upon seeing the ring was no longer on his finger. "I must have lost it during my escape."

"Livy and I shall return with a horse." Johan offered while the brunette nodded in agreement.

"Jo, Peewit you two stay here and guard the duke." Livy ordered.

"And guard him well." Johan added as the two left the inn.

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Back out in the forest the smurfs were running, leading Papa Smurf to where they had found the unconscious human man but when they arrived they discovered that he was gone.

"I don't smurf anyone Brainy." Papa Smurf said as the other smurfs looked around in confusion.

"Oh but there was a human Papa Smurf, really!" Smurfette exclaimed trying to convince their leader that they were telling the truth.

"I know what I smurfed because I smurfed it with my very own eyes and smurfing is-" Brainy was cut off as Hefty grabbed him and tossed him aside.

"Believing" the bispectacled smurf groaned as he landed hard on his bottom into a nearby plant. Something sparkled in front of him and he looked down and discovered something shiny.

"Hey everybody look what I smurfed!"

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"Ooh! What a smurfy bracelet!" Smurfette exclaimed as she admired the "bracelet" on her wrist.

"That's no bracelet Smurfette, it's a ring. A human's ring." Papa smurf explained.

"I told you he was here! I told you! I told you!" Brainy gloated to no one in particular.

Papa Smurf took the ring off of Smurfette's wrist and read the inscription inside. "Duke of Castellac. Hmm? We must find this Duke of Castellac and return his ring."

"He smurfed this way Papa Smurf!" Greedy called over pointing to a trail of footprints, his mouth full of smurfberries while he held a berry in each hand. "Right through these smurfberry bushes."

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Night had fallen and Jo, Peewit and Hupert had fallen asleep on the floor as they waited for Livy and Johan to return to the inn with a horse. The three were awakened however when there was a knock at the door.

"Johan! Livy! Your back!" Peewit said as he got to his feet to answer the door.

"It's about time." Jo yawned stretching her arms over her head.

"I was just telling the Duke and Jo here-" the jester tried to say only to find himself squished against the door and the wall as four men, each carrying a freshly sharpened sword barged in.

"You want a room?" the innkeeper asked nervously praying that the answer would be yes.

"No! We want the Duke!" the lead man said.

"You can have him!" the innkeeper cried as he lept out the window.

"You coward!" Jo hollered after him only to let out a squeak as she found her arm in a vice like grip by one of the guards.

"You should have joined him."

"Alright me Lord come along quietly." one of the guards ordered the duke while another held him.

"Now just a minute!" Peewit threatened pushing the door away him and shaking his fist angrily.

"What the!?"

"Who are you?" the guards demanded not having seen Peewit when the lead man squished him with the door, but the short boy charged forward, only to be grabbed by a guard.

"Hehe I've got the little one sir." the guard said to the lead man.

"Traitor! You will pay for this disloyalty!" Hupert threatened the lead man who laughed in his lace.

"Take him away!" he ordered the guard who was holding the Duke before turning to Peewit and Jo. "And now little boys I shall deal with you."

"I'M A GIRL!" Jo shriekd before she punched her captor in the face, causing him to release his grip on her.

Meanwhile Peewit had wriggled an arm free, stuck two fingers in his mouth and let out a shrill whistle.

"Was that supposed to hurt me ears?" the guard who was holding him laughed.

"Not your ears." Peewit smirked, just before Biquette ran up behind and butted the guard, knocking him backwards and causing him to let go of Peewit. "Come on Jo!"

"Stop them!" the lead man ordered as Jo and Peewit ran out the door with the guards hot on the tails.

"Uh oh! Were out numbered!" Peewit said as they ran.

"Quick! In here!" Jo whispered as she grabbed Peewit's arm and then proceeded to jump into a nearby well.

"I think they went this way."

"They're around her somewhere sir." Peewit and Jo heard as they sat at the bottom of the well. Jo and Peewit covered their mouths with their hands to stifle giggles knowing that the guards couldn't find them and yet they were right under their noses.

"Let them go. We have the Duke, lets go." the lead man said.

"If you please sir all of this fighting's making me thirsty." one of the guards said as he began to crank the handle of the well. Jo and Peewit watched as the bucket between them rose up into the air and once more had to hold back giggles when they heard the thirsty guard say "Bah! The well is empty."

"Oh no it isn't." Peewit said quietly. After a few minutes the two heard the sound of horses riding away and then allowed themselves to talk normally again.

"C'mon lets get out of here." Jo said as the two began to climbed the rope attached to the bucket.

"We'll be out of here in no time." Peewit said as he followed after her. Suddenly there was a creaking sound from the crank and Jo and Peewit found themselves falling back to the bottom of the well.

Jo and Peewit looked at the rope that had come undone from the crank that was now in his hand then to each other, back at the rope and to each other again before, as one, they shouted for help at the top of their lungs.

"JOHAN?! LIVY?!"

Well there you have it folks, the beginning of Book 3. I know I don't normally begin on the episode chapters until chapter 4 but well honestly there really wasn't much of a need to do the first three chapters as my own stories. You see in books 1 and 2 Livy and Jo arrived so those first chapters focused on their arrival. But don't worry there will be plenty of chapters of my own creation later on.

But on another note the smurfs are back! Yay! I kinda missed wrting about those little blue guys :D

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and have a smurfy day everyone. Don't forget to leave a review. Bye!