The next day, the Smurfs of the village gathered around Papa Smurf's hut, puzzled. They had all noticed a change in his attitude recently, but hadn't realized how large of a change had occurred until this moment. A sign was posted outside the hut which read:

The Smurfs read over this several times, and then knocked on the door. A few moments later, Papa Smurf's head peeked through the window.

"Yes? Can I help you Smurfs?" Papa inquired.

"What the Smurf is going on?" asked one Smurf. "What are Smurfoids?"

This question was followed by mass chaos, when other Smurfs yelled all at once.

"Quiet down, everyone!" cried Papa. "I'll explain!"

"You see, I've been working on my latest experiment for some time now, and last night I finally finished. Smurfoids are my latest invention! They are completely guaranteed to double your strength!"

The Smurfs cried out in joy. A potion to make you TWO TIMES STRONGER!! That would mean no more being chased by Gargamel and his dastardly cat Azrael. The Smurfs would never worry again!

But one Smurf was unsure. "What kind of potion IS this?" wondered Brainy Smurf. "Can it be right that we double our strength so easily?"

Brainy said nothing, after noticing that he seemed to be the only one doubting this miraculous potion. But he couldn't get the thought of the potion out of his mind for the rest of the day.

Brainy was still thinking about the day's news when his girlfriend, Smurfette, called him.

"Oh, Brainy!" she said. "Have you heard about the potion?"

"Yes," he replied. "I don't know whether to be for it or against it. It seems wrong, you know, to be able to double your strength by drinking some potion. On the other hand, it will come in handy."

"Yes, it will. I helped Papa Smurf work on it, and I'm not sure that I like the smurf of it, either." replied Smurfette. "And honestly, I don't know how healthy it is. Papa hasn't gotten the Smurf Drug Administration's approval yet. I think it's a mistake!"

The conversation continued, and Brainy and Smurfette were finally convinced that the potion was indeed a mistake. They decided to hold a town meeting to share their opinions with the other Smurfs.

The next day, when Brainy walked out the door of his hut, he noticed that Papa Smurf was wearing a new Armani suit and a pair of Dr. Martens. Papa didn't notice him, however, because he was too busy setting his new Rolex watch.

Brainy was angry. "He's using the money that he's made selling that AWFUL Smurfoids potion!" he thought.

What Brainy saw next made him even more furious. A Smurf, with HUGE muscles, was walking down the street. He stopped in front of a large blue van, picked it up, and tossed it aside.

"Why, that's Puny Smurf!" cried Smurfette, who had come up behind Brainy and had seen the whole spectacle. "Look how STRONG he is! He picked up a Smurfmobile! Brainy, we have to do something!"

Brainy and Smurfette ran over to the Smurfitheatre, picked up a megaphone, and talked.

"ATTENTION ALL SMURFS!" they cried. "ATTENTION! WILL ALL SMURFS PLEASE COME TO THE THEATER IMMEDIATELY!"

When a large crowd had gathered, the two Smurfs started talking. They talked about how the Smurfoids were wrong. They talked about their concern for the village. They talked. And talked. And they talked some more. And finally, when they were done, they had formed a group of followers, consisting of close to half of the population, all of whom had been against the potion, but had not dared go against Papa Smurf alone.

Brainy and Smurfette convinced these fine, upstanding Smurfs that it was okay to protest. So they did.

Papa Smurf was furious.

"How dare you go against your leader! Don't you know that I am always right! You and your Smurfs have followed me for years! What makes you think that you can just turn around and change your mind?"

One Smurf stood up.

"We have always had the right to stand up against you! You have pushed us too far! Look at yourself! You have cheated us out of our money! You scoundrel!"

The argument continued until Papa Smurf arrested the protesters, all except for Brainy and Smurfette.

"You two are the reason for this terrible thing! You instigators! If you had minded your own business, you could stay here. But because you have done such a terrible thing, you do not even get a trial. You are both banished from Smurf Village! Go! And if you are not out by nightfall, you both will be executed!"

The two Smurfs fled to their homes, packed their bags, and were gone. They never came back to Smurf Village. In fact, they bought a nice little house in Wheaton, Illinois, were married, and had two wonderful children. Their followers were released from prison a month after the revolt and overthrew Papa Smurf. Everyone loves the new leader, except for Puny Smurf, who was thrown in jail with Papa for life (or twenty years, 6 years off for good behavior).

Or so the story goes.