Papa, Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy, Hefty and Vexy walked through Smurf Village while singing

All: Smurf the halls with
boughs of holly! Fa la la
la la la la! Tis the season
to be jolly fa la la la la la
la la la! Don we now our
white apparel fa la la la
la la la la la! Smurf the
ancient Yuletide carol fa
la la la la la la-

They all passed by Grouchy's house but it wasn't even decorated

Brainy: What in the blue blazes?

Hefty: Grouchy's house is as bare as a Smurling's bottom!

Vexy: Let me talk to him

She knocked on Grouchy's door

Vexy: Hey Grouchy you ready for Christmas?

Vexy could hear Grouchy from inside

Grouchy: No! I'm being bothered by carolers who aren't even in tune by the way!

Clumsy: What's gotten into him?

Brainy: What do you mean? He's always... Uh... Grouchy

Clumsy: Yeah but not at the holiday's

Vexy: It's me and Hackus's first Christmas here! Don't you want to help us decorate?

Grouchy left his house but only to get wood

Grouchy: Uh I hate decorations remember?

Hefty: Okay nut you're still coming to the big party tonight right?

Brainy: Every Smurf helps decorate the tree

Grouchy: You call that puny twig a tree? Count me out.

Smurfette: But we always decorate as a family!

Smurfette wrapped her arm around Vexy who smiled slightly

Clumsy: Yeah and you always put the star on top of the tree!

Papa: He's right, Grouchy. That very Important task belongs to you.

Grouchy: Get Vexy or Hackus to do it!

Vexy: I'm putting up the lights and Hackus is taste testing the food.

She remembered Hackus eating everything that Chef prepared

Vexy: Kinda... Anyway the star is your job

Grouchy: You know what?! I hate jobs, I hate tasks, I hate stars, mistletoe...

Vexy hid the mistletoe she was holding behind her back

Grouchy: Candy canes, stockings, and fruitcake! I hate Christmas!!

He went back inside and slammed the door

Vexy: Smurfette, you told me he liked Christmas

Smurfette: Well he used to...

She looked at Papa

Smurfette: Oh Papa, you need to do something. It just won't be the same if we can't all celebrate together.

Papa: Hmm... I have an idea

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Later Papa and Vexy went back to his mushroom as Vexy watched him make a potion

Vexy: What are you making, Papa?

Papa: The Christmas spirit. Designed to show him the true meaning of the holiday. For my last ingredient I'll need a small gift that came from the heart

Vexy held her mistletoe

Vexy: You promise this will help him?

Papa: I promise

Vexy dropped the mistletoe in the small cauldron and then a blue ball of light appeared out of it

Vexy: Whoa!

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Meanwhile Grouchy was playing with a toy hang glider until he got bored

Grouchy: Fa la la la la la la la... Lame! How do you smurf a hall anyway? *Sighs* Why did Vexy look so sad? She of all people should know that I would hate Christmas!

Grouchy didn't notice the blue light go inside his hot chocolate as he drank it

Grouchy: *Yawn* Why do I suddenly feel-

He passed out asleep and fell on the floor

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Eventually Grouchy woke up and it was pitch black

Grouchy: Agh... Who turned out the light?

He lit a candle and noticed everything was 2-D including himself

Grouchy: Whoa! This is... New. I hate new!

Suddenly there was a noise in his fireplace

Grouchy: Huh? What's up there? I got a blue belt in smurf-fu! and I'm not afraid to use it!

At that moment a ghost that looked a lot like Vexy appeared out of nowhere

Vexy: Surprise!

Grouchy: ...Vexy?! You died?!

Vexy: I'm not Vexy. I am the ghost of Christmas time!

Grouchy: ...The of what of what?

Vexy: The ghost of Christmas Time! But you may call me Vexy if that helps

Grouchy: Right... But why do you look like her?

Vexy floated closer to Grouchy

Vexy: I picked the form of whoever you find the most appealing to ease your nerves and it seems you quite like this one a lot

Grouchy blushed

Grouchy: I-I don't know what you're talking about

Vexy: Sure you don't. Anyway I came here to tell you about three other spirits that are going to visit you tonight. Past, Present and Future.

Grouchy: There's more of you?!

Vexy: Yep! Have fun!

Vexy disappeared and Grouchy was shocked

Grouchy: Wait! That explains... Nothing!!

Then the ghost of Christmas past flew out of his fireplace and she looked exactly like Smurfette

Grouchy: AH!

Smurfette: *cough* *cough* You really should sweep that thing more!

Grouchy: ...Smurfette?

Smurfette: Nope! I'm the Smurf of Christmas past! Don't you see my wings?

She flapped her wings a few times

Smurfette: But I thought Time explained the whole 'choosing a certain form' thing

Grouchy: Oh well I'm sorry for being a little confused right now!

Smurfette: Oh don't worry I understand!

Grouchy facepalmed

Smurfette: Based on what Time told me you lost the meaning of Christmas so our job is to help you find it!

Grouchy: Wait! Vexy or Time or whatever their name is just left! How did you know?

Smurfette: Their name is literally 'Time'. Which is why they're also very punctual!

Grouchy: ...Huh that actually makes sense- No! I'm not getting into whatever this is! Feeling free to use the door on your way out!

Smurfette: Oh I'm not leaving until I take you on a magical journey back in time!

The entire room glowed blue but nothing happened

Grouchy: ...Was that supposed to do something?

Suddenly an alarm went off and Past Grouchy woke up

Past Grouchy: Agh I hate mornings... Except for Christmas mornings!

Past Grouchy got out of bed super excited

Grouchy: Is that me?

Smurfette: It is you! But a you from long long ago

Past Grouchy opened his window

Past Grouchy: Presents! Here I come!

Smurfette: Christmas was always the one time of year when you put your grouchiness aside.

Grouchy: Agh past me was so annoying-

Past Grouchy suddenly ran right through him

Grouchy: Whoa!

Smurfette: Weird right? Wait until you see this!

She waved her wand and the two of them were suddenly in the center of Smurf Village where the Christmas party took place

Smurfette: Neat huh?

Grouchy: Hey... I remember this!

Smurfette: You should! Since it's happening right in front of you! We should dance!

Grouchy: I hate dancing

Smurfette: Really? That's not what it looks like to me.

Grouchy saw his past self dancing to the music

Smurfette: I wonder how Vexy would react if she knew you used to dance

Grouchy was socked and blushed

Grouchy: I don't dance anymore!

Past Grouchy sat in his seat

Past Grouchy: Please let me get It. Please let me get It. Please let me get It!

Past Clumsy sat next to him

Past Clumsy: Get what?

Past Grouchy: What I'd asked for for Christmas. A hang glider!

He showed Past Clumsy a picture of a hang glider

Clumsy: Whoa! It's like a giant paper airplane you can fly in!

Past Grouchy: I know. It's gonna be the smurf

Past Papa handed Past Grouchy and everyone else a small present

Past grouchy: Huh It's not very big.

Everyone opened their gifts and every single one was a new hat including Past Grouchy's

Past Grouchy: A new hat...

Smurfette and Grouchy watched all this happen

Grouchy: All I ever wanted was that hang glider. Every year I ask Papa for it he ever came through

Smurfette: That's why you decided to hate Christmas?

Grouchy: Why get your hopes up if all you get is disappointed?

Smurfette: What's there to be disappointed about when you're surrounded by such a smurfy family? You know what? let's skip ahead to the day you met Vexy and Hackus! More specifically Vexy

Grouchy: Why? That wasn't on Christmas!

Smurfette: True but it'll be important for your lesson

Smurfette waved her wand again Grouchy saw past Smurfette introducing Past Vexy and Past Hackus to the rest of the village

Past Hackus: I have new brothers!

Past Smurfette: Yes Hackus! We're all family here

She noticed Past Grouchy and brought him up to Past Vexy

Past Grouchy: Hey!

Past Smurfette: You two didn't get a real introduction. Vexy this is Grouchy.

Past Vexy: Hi. Can I call you Grouch?

Past Grouchy tired not blushed and rolled his eyes

Past Grouchy: I hate nicknames

Past Vexy: Grouch it is!

Smurfette stopped the illusion and her and Grouchy were back in the first flashback

Grouchy: What was the point of that? I asked her not to call me 'Grouch' but she did anyway! If anything that just makes more annoyed!

Smurfette: You're right but then why didn't you tell her to stop every time she called you that?

Grouchy blushed

Grouchy: Uh... I forgot

Smurfette heard an alarm grabbed a clock from her pocket

Smurfette: Looks like my work here is done! Now it's Presents turn!

Grouchy: Wait you can't just leave me here!

Smurfette: I won't!

Smurfette booped Grouchy on the nose with her wand and he passed out

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Later Grouchy woke up still outside and it was night

Grouchy: W-What happened? Am I still dreaming?

Then the ghost of Christmas present walked up to him and he looked exactly like Brainy

Brainy: You would be correct on that my good friend!

Grouchy: Brainy?

Brainy: You are incorrect on that one! For I am the ghost of Christmas Present but like Time and Past told you before you may call me Brainy if that makes you more comfortable

Grouchy: Yeah whatever but if you're the ghost of Christmas present where are the presents?

Brainy helped Grouchy stand up

Brainy: I'm I'm hers to show you how your hatred of Christmas is going to affect the whole village.

Grouchy: What are you talking about? Every Christmas I would just put up a couple of decorations.

Brainy: Yes but this year was it Vexy's job to handle the decorations while you were going to put up the star.

Grouchy: So? A Christmas tree is still a Christmas tree without the star.

Brainy: Every action no matter how small has a reaction. Behold

Present Chef ran past them holding the ornaments until Brainy froze him in place

Grouchy: How did you-

Brainy: Focus. Because you decided not to help decorate the tree Chef had to step in and help with the ornaments instead of baking his traditional gingersmurf cookies which had an exponential effect on the rate of Christmas cheer per Smurf that when multiplied by the square root of total chaos to the

Grouchy wasn't listening at all

Grouchy: Are you sure you're not Brainy?

Brainy: Yes but why do I bother? Just watch.

The illusion continue to play out and chef put the decorations on the floor and Clumsy found the star

Present Clumsy: Hey the star for the top of the tree! Oh but Grouchy isn't here... But I'll take care of it!

Present Hefty: Grouchy no-!!

Present Clumsy tripped and fell dropping the star on a Christmas light causing all of them to go out. Then a stocking fell in the fire which made the Christmas tree be set on fire

Then Present Handy ran up to the fire with a water bucket

Present Handy: Out of the way, Smurfs!

He put out the fire with the water but the tree was completely burnt

Present Smurfette: ...This wouldn't have happened if Grouchy were here.

Grouchy looked around but didn't see Vexy

Grouchy: Wait where's Vexy? She said she would be here.

Brainy: That's what I was going to show you next

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Brainy and Grouchy were suddenly inside Vexy's mushroom

Grouchy: What are we doing here?

Brainy: Just watch

Vexy sat on her couch holding a Christmas card

Vexy: 'Dear, Grouchy I-' wait is there supposed to be a comma after 'dear'? Agh stupid grammar!

Grouchy walked up to her but she couldn't see him

Vexy: What's the point? I thought he and I shared feelings... But I guess I was wrong.

Grouchy was shocked and looked back Brainy

Grouchy: Vexy... Has feelings for me? Me?!

Brainy: You were so caught up in your own grouchiness you couldn't see what was right in front of you

Vexy crumbled the note

Very: Agh!! I hate being wrong! ...But hopefully this year will be at least a little bit different

She held a mistletoe

Vexy: And I'll be waiting under the mistletoe

Then Vexy walked upstairs and Grouchy watched her leave

Grouchy: Vexy... I'm sorry

Brainy: She can't hear you.

He held one of his candles

Brainy: It's time to go

Brainy blew the candle out

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Suddenly Grouchy opened his eyes and it was all pitch black

Grouchy: Oh come on! Not again!

He suddenly bumped into someone in a black cloak

Grouchy: Brainy?

That person put down his hood revealing the ghost of Christmas future and he looked exactly like Hefty

Hefty: What's up Grouchy?

Grouchy: Hefty? Wait no you're Future!

Hefty: Well would you look at that you're learning! I am indeed the ghost of Christmas Future. But you can-

Grouchy: Call you Hefty if that helps yeah I know

Hefty: Good you're all caught up! And this

He snapped his fingers and they were both in Smurf Village but it was completely empty

Hefty: Is your future

Grouchy: This is the future?

Hefty: In a manner of speaking. It's tomorrow. It's Christmas Day.

Grouchy: Christmas Day? That doesn't make sense! Then where is everyone?

Hefty: They all left this morning. Vexy wanted to do something to help you get your Christmas spirit back and everyone agreed

Grouchy: So... What happened?

Hefty: They never came back.

Grouchy: Never came back? What do you mean?

Hefty: Let me ask you something. Where would you get a Christmas tree?

Grouchy: The forest!

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Hefty and Grouchy made it to the forest while Grouchy looked around

Grouchy: Smurfette! Brainy! Clumsy! Vexy!

There was no one around

Grouchy: ...Where are they?

Hefty just pointed to Gargamel's lair

Grouchy: No... No! No!

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Grouchy was suddenly inside Gargamel's lair

Grouchy: I-It can't be!

Hefty was right behind him

Hefty: It can actually

Grouchy: What about the others? I thought you were going to take me to the others!

Hefty: But I did

Grouchy looked up and saw everyone is cages

Grouchy: All of them... Captured... Trying to make me happy...

Hefty: When Papa came looking for them Gargamel got him too

He pointed to Papa in a cage. Then Grouchy looked around more

Grouchy: Oh no... Where's Vexy?

Hefty: She was the first one he drained every bit of magic from

He gestured to a cage nearby. Grouchy walked up to the cage and saw Vexy laying in it completely gray

Grouchy: Is she-?

Hefty: Unfortunately

Grouchy felt his eyes and realized he was crying

Hefty: Hey don't cry! Vexy would want you to be happy. They all would

At that moment Hefty disappeared

Grouchy: H-Hefty?! Where did you-?!

Gargamel suddenly grabbed Grouchy

Grouchy: AH!

Gargamel: Marry Christmas! To ME!

He walked over to the boiling cauldron

Grouchy: It can't end like this! I can CHANGE!

Gargamel dropped Grouchy but The ghost of Christmas Time saved him before he fell in

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Then the two of them landed outside

Grouchy: W-Wha-

He saw Vexy flouting above him

Grouchy: V-Vexy! You're okay!

Vexy: I told you earlier I'm not Vexy. I just chose this form because- Never mind. How did it go?

Grouchy: Horrible! Please tell me I can still fix this!

Vexy: You can as long as you remember this.

Grouchy: Anything!

Vexy placed her hand on his chest

Vexy: Just because your name is Grouchy doesn't mean you have to be grouchy

Grouchy: ...I-I get it...

Vexy: Good! Now time to wake up

They snapped their fingers in front of Grouchy and he passed out one last time

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The sun rose on Christmas morning with Smurf, Village and when everyone made it outside they all saw the tree decorated

All: Whoa!

Clumsy: This is amazing!

Grouchy walked up to them holding a tray of cookies

Grouchy: Well look who's finally up!

Vexy: Are you telling me you did all this?

Grouchy: Yep! I even backed cookies!

Hackus: Cookies!!

Hackus ate all cookies and even the tray

Smurfette: Hackus! You should've saved some for us

Hackus: Hackus sorry...

Grouchy: Don't worry! I made plenty more!

Everyone gasped dramatically

Grouchy: Look... I was wrong. Christmas isn't a time for hating. That's what all the other days are for. I was so busy focusing on what I wanted that I didn't see the real gift was having a family that cares. But just because my name is Grouchy doesn't mean I have to be grouchy

Vexy walked up to him

Vexy: I'm not sure what happened but I like this new you

Grouchy blushed but didn't try to hide it

Grouchy: Me too. Oh! One more thing!

He held a paper star

Grouchy: I made it for all of us!

Grouchy climbed to the top of the tree and put the star on top then used his hat as a parachute but once he made it closer to the ground he bumped into Vexy

Grouchy and Vexy: Whoa!

They both fell into a snowman but then sat up

Grouchy: Agh! I hate snow! And I hate being cold! And I hate carrots! But most of all I hate that Christmas is only once a year!

He and Vexy stood up together but they both noticed they were under a mistletoe

Vexy: I've been waiting years for this!

Grouchy: Alright fine!

Vexy and Grouchy kissed under the mistletoe

Grouchy: Wow... I could get used to that

Vexy: Me too! Merry Christmas Grouchy

Grouchy: Merry Christmas Vexy

They all gathered together and started singing

All: Smurf the halls with
boughs of holly! Fa la la
la la la la!

The End