The
Impossible
Text ?003 Roger E. Moore
(roger70129@aol.com)
Daria and associated
characters are ?003 MTV Networks
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Synopsis: A little girl realizes her
goal in life with the help of an even smaller girl梐 bright blue one.
Author抯
Notes: This
story was written as an entry for Erin M.抯 February 2003 Iron Chef contest on
PPMB, in which the writer had to create a crossover fanfic for 揇aria?that,
per the contest, should or could not have been written. It is assumed that the
reader is familiar with the major characters of the 揇aria?TV show, so
explanations of who is who are not needed.
Acknowledgements: My thanks go out to Erin
M., but this story cannot really be blamed on him. It抯 purely my own fault.
牋牋牋牋牋?揑 know how you feel,?said Smurfette sadly. 揑 know just how you feel.?She reached out her small blue hand and took the other girl抯 hand in her own. Smurfette抯 skin felt as soft as a blanket.
牋牋牋牋牋?The little girl instinctively knew
that Smurfette told the truth. The knowledge rang inside her: Smurfette
hurts like I do.
牋牋牋牋牋?揑 don抰 know where my mommy is,
either,?Smurfette went on, an edge in her squeaky voice. 揑 worry about her
all the time. Sometimes I think桰抦 afraid that棓
牋牋牋牋牋?She did not finish her thought. Instead, she looked over her shoulder through a break in the dense, protective trees. In the distance beyond was the dark, dreary castle of the evil Gargamel.
牋牋牋牋牋?She抯 afraid that Gargamel caught
her mother, the other girl knew. Perhaps, even now, Gargamel can see us
both from his castle and is coming to catch us.
牋牋牋牋牋?揑抦 scared!?said Smurfette, her
voice winding up for a long cry.
牋牋牋牋牋?揇on抰 worry, Smurfette!?said the little blonde girl. 揑抣l be with you.?She had to be brave for both of them, brave and strong. She hesitated and then added, 揑 love you.?o:p>
牋牋牋牋牋?揑 love you, too, Brittany,?said Smurfette, cheering up right away. 揧ou are the best friend I抳e ever had!?o:p>
牋牋牋牋牋?Brittany Taylor did not feel the smile she gave Smurfette. She ached inside for her own mother. It hurt so much that it made her sick. Her mother had disappeared one day a few months ago, while Dad was at work and Brittany was in her first-grade class and her baby brother Brian was with the au pair from France who smoked too much. Now, Brittany and Brian and their angry father and the au pair who smoked too much and wouldn抰 read to Brittany were all alone in their huge, empty house full of expensive furniture and silence and no Mommy.
牋牋牋牋牋?Why did Mommy go away?
Brittany feared she knew why. She feared that answer more than anything in the
world. She never told this to anyone, not even Smurfette.
牋牋牋牋牋?She left because of me, she
thought. Mommy got angry with me because I did something wrong, and she
stopped loving me and went away. Brittany wanted to cry as she sat in the
forest with Smurfette, but she put on a good face and pretended not to care.
牋牋牋牋牋?揥hat did your mommy used to tell
you??Smurfette asked.
牋牋牋牋牋?揝he told me to be strong and brave and always wear a smile,?Brittany said, and she made herself smile. She wished her mother had told her how she was supposed to be strong, brave, and cheerful for real when she felt so sad and awful most days that she just wanted to lie down and never move again.
牋牋牋牋牋?揑抣l be with you,?she told Smurfette. 揥e抣l always be together.?o:p>
牋牋牋牋牋?揘OT FOR LONG!?shouted Gargamel. He jumped out from behind a tree, black robes flapping, and he grabbed Smurfette. He looked like Mr. Hargrove, the first-grade teacher who once called Brittany an idiot in front of the whole class and made her cry for a week.
牋牋牋牋牋?Smurfette in his fist, Gargamel then
ran back to his castle, to put Smurfette in a pot and cook her for his supper.
Her friend would die in just moments.
牋牋牋牋牋??i>No!?shouted Brittany. She
forgot about her mother and the ache in her stomach that never went away. She
ran after Gargamel as fast as she could run. In no time, he was inside his
castle, but so was Brittany. He ran into his dungeon, but so did Brittany.
牋牋牋牋牋?Gargamel drew his arm back to throw Smurfette into the cooking pot. 揊inally, I have you!?he cried. 揂nd now, I抣l eat you!?/p>
牋牋牋牋牋??i>No, you won抰!?Brittany
shouted. She felt braver than brave, she was so angry. She became stronger than
strong, stronger than mountains and lightning and the sea.
牋牋牋牋牋?Gargamel turned around to stare at
Brittany in surprise and fear.
牋牋牋牋牋?揧ou put her down!?she yelled. Suddenly, she was as big as Gargamel, as tall as he was, and then she was as big as B. A. Baracus, Mr. T抯 character on 揟he A-Team,?which her mommy used to let her watch on Friday nights. Brittany shook her fist at Gargamel just like her hero, Mr. T, would do. 揥atch out, Gargamel!?she yelled. 揑 pity the fool who hurts my friend!?/p>
牋牋牋牋牋?Gargamel stepped back, more frightened then than Brittany had ever been in her entire life. Brittany rushed at him, just like B. A. Baracus would charge at the bad guys to pound them. Gargamel dropped Smurfette, who ran off in an instant, and he tried hard to run away himself but he was too late, and Brittany took a swing at him and?o:p>
*?*?*?*?*
牋牋牋牋牋?Brittany jerked awake with a gasp
and sat up in bed. It was completely dark in her room except for her Smurfette
nightlight on the wall by the door. It had been a dream梕xcept that her face
was still wet with the tears she had cried for her lost mother.
牋牋牋牋牋?Something was wrong, however.
Smurfette was gone! She felt around above and under the covers for her large
plush Smurfette doll. She crawled to the edge of her bed and saw Smurfette on
the floor where she had fallen. Brittany rescued her with a quick grab, and
then she got back under the covers and snuggled up with her best friend.
牋牋牋牋牋?The ache in her stomach was gone.
She had saved Smurfette. She had done the impossible and beaten Gargamel. She
lay half-awake, remembering her adventure, then yawned. Sleep would return to
her and give her true peace.
牋牋牋牋牋?Now, however, she knew what she had
to do to get Mommy back. She would be brave and strong and cheerful, like Mommy
had told her to be. If she did that and did it long enough and hard enough, her
mommy might come home again. She would not let her wonderful mommy down a
second time.
牋牋牋牋牋?She closed her eyes, her face
pressed to Smurfette抯. In a Smurf of a second, she was gone.
Original:
2/19/03
Young
Brittany, crossover (Daria/The Smurfs, with a little help from 揟he A-Team?
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