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Today's Snorks have come a very long way since those dark ages, just ask Snorkland's own Allstar Seaworthy, a smart, kindhearted yellow Snork wearing wearing a white shirt with blue sleeves with a red belt that comes with a light blue spinning star and a pair of blue pants with matching shoes, as he and his friends swim to the local hangout where they promised to meet up with their good pal, JoJo, right after they got out of school. Unfortunately, none of them, despite how hard the teens studied, had expected that the test they were to take would be so grueling.

"Boy, am I glad that's over," commented Allstar as he held his girlfriend's, Casey Kelp, a pink skinned redhaired Snork wearing an all green outfit, hand. Following them were Casey's best friend, Daffney Gillfin, a light coral Snork with purple hair in a bob, wearing a pretty, short red dress, Tooter Shellby, a green Snork with dark green curly hair, wearing a dark green long-sleeved shirt with a yellow button and pants, very close friend of theirs, and finally, the one and only, Junior Wetworth, an orange Snork with blue hair, wearing a fancy blue and white suit. Each and every one of them were exhausted from that test.

Casey then replied, "You said it," to which, Tooter honked in agreement. Daffney, while crossing her arms, added, "Well, I can't wait to forget all about that stuff!" She then paused for a moment before crying out, "I mean, really?! Using magic to ruin the ocean?! Who does that?!"

Junior then scoffed, saying, "Well, what do you expect from snorkin' ugly raging hairy red-eyed monsters?"

"Oh, Junior," Casey said, rolling her eyes, "Everyone knows that that is just a myth."

"It is?"

Tooter then honked out a response when Daffney groaned out, "I just don't wanna think about those icky Smurfs anymore."

"Hey, now, Daffney," Allstar said to her, "Now that we're finally done with that unit test, we can move on, but, for now, let's just hang out and relax."

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JoJo, a tan two-snorked Snork wearing only a loincloth, sat in a booth at a burger joint, waiting for his friends to jet in like they promised they would, after all, he wants to eat clamburgers. But as civilization is still far too much for him, he still doesn't really understand the concept of clams as currency. Luckily before he could get thrown out for loitering, his friends- and Junior- came swimming in and took their seats in the booth. JoJo was happy to see his friends, but he quickly grew very concerned when he noticed how tired they all seemed. So like the good he is, JoJo rather bluntly said to them, "You all look terrible."

Obviously, Daffney was not having that as she cried out, "I look- WHAT?!" and got up to jet to the girls' restroom.

Sighing, after giving the cashier their orders, Allstar explained to JoJo, "We all had to take a test on Smurfs and-" but was cut off by Casey adding, "And it was insane!" She then went on to give an example, "They expect us to give the words to their old battle cry!" while Tooter honked out the melody of said song very accurately.

"Why?" JoJo asked, growing interested in this.

"I don't know," Casey shrugged her shoulders, "We Snorks haven't even seen an actual Smurf since the war ended." She then sighed, slumping into her seat, adding, "Not That I'd want to, really."

Junior then chose to say rather smugly, "I can take 'em."

Ignoring that little quip, Allstar said, remembering about a little factoid involving those creatures, "Yeah, but their magic, just think how it could be used for actual good."

"I don't know what to think," the redhead deadpanned.

By then, Daffney came back, looking completely freshened up, and their orders had been brought to them. JoJo then proceeded to dig into his clamburgers about as daintily as a Snork raised outside of civilization could eat. As in, as sloppily as snorking possible. But he did stop when Daffney cried out in disgust, afterward, he noticed that the rest of his friends were staring blankly at him, not knowing what to think. Quickly, the wild Snork swallowed his food and said, "Sorry," chuckling.

"You sure eat like Dimmy," Daffney commented, remembering the Snork whose family had moved away from Snorkland from the city of Snorkville very fondly. There was a lookalike who would pop up in the background from time to time, but it wasn't the same.

Thanks to that comment, the conversation had shifted away from Smurfs though JoJo was now very intrigued by these dry space natives. Sure here and there, his friends would tell him some random factoid about them, but it was very painfully clear, especially with Daffney, that they did not want to talk about them. So the wild Snork started thinking about who else he could ask.

"Hmm... there's Dr. Gallio, he probably knows something about them," JoJo thought to himself, "He is the smartest Snork I know," then shook his head, adding, "No, he might not know what I want to learn." The more he thought about it, the more he thought that he needed to ask the only Snork living in Snorkland who's been up in dry space more times than everyone else.

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A truck is completely out of control and all of the passersby are all thinking the same thing: "And now...Who could defend me?" Then suddenly as if sent by the heavens itself, a Snork in his submarine came driving in, here to save the day. Making the women swoon without even meaning to, originally hailing from Snorkville, the leader of the Snork Patrol, Corky is up to it. An orange skinned Snork, wearing his uniform: purple jumpsuit with yellow utility belt; red scarf around his neck; matching red boots for his feet; white gloves; a red hat with a yellow shell on it atop of his head with a hole for his snork, is always ready for action. Always.

The Snorks watching were entranced by this. While they have seen Corky do this kind of this many times, usually afterwards going off to help someone else, seemingly without breaking a sweat- which could mean that they don't know him very well. Even so they watched with bated breath. Of course, being the hero he is, it didn't take too long for him to stop the truck and it was over before they knew it. So with that, Corky waved to the other Snorks, smiling as he drove off, presumably to go and find someone else to help out.

Now given the chance to talk without him being around to listening and think that they were acting like teenage girls, several women talk about this great act of heroism. By great act of heroism, really they were talking about how hot Corky is. Maybe these adult Snork females were really teenagers that happen to look older. They're not, they are adults.

"Omigosh, that was so incredible!" squeeeed a yellow skinned, red haired Snorkette, wearing a simple green dress, named Lynna, "The way he saved the guy from something!" She had a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Ooh baby, I love his way, everyday," swooned Edlen, a pink skinned, frizzy haired blonde, wearing a white shirt with blue pants. She then added, thinking about what she loves about him, "And I love his outfit... and his voice... and his handsome face... and his beautiful eyes... and his cute snork." She then asked, "Just imagine me as the future Mrs... uh... what's his last name again?"

"Forget it, Lennie," said Vi, a green skinned, black haired Snork, wearing a simple brown work suit, "We all know he just isn't into that kind of stuff." She then sighed with a tiny smile, "But one can't help but dream."

But to be completely honest, they were wrong, Corky is legitimately interested in romance. In fact, those who know him well know that he is actually quite sensitive about such things, but considering that he often times thinks that his job is the only thing that matters, he'd sooner help someone else with their troubles than even think about his own personal life. Which is just as well because those women probably couldn't handle Corky's own workaholic nature.

As for Corky himself, he was taking a very short break, so short it barely even counted as a break. He was eating doughnuts, but kept on his toes, You never know when danger will it's face.

"Hi Corky!" JoJo greeted, swimming up to the older Snork.

Pleasantly surprised to see the wild teen Snork, Corky said to him, "JoJo, how are you doing?" then held out one of his pastries, "Doughnut?"

JoJo gladly took it and ate it, noting that it needed something. Perhaps hot sauce? Then asked with utmost seriousness, "Corky, what's a Smurf?"

As he was in the middle of chewing his own doughnut, as soon as he heard that question, he started choking, clearly both shocked and surprised. JoJo quickly slapped him on the back. Dazed, Corky croaked out, "Thank you," then after clearing his throat, asked with uncertainty, "What was that? I could of sworn you just asked me 'What's a Smurf?" 

"I did."

Corky couldn't help but shudder at this. He, like a lot of Snorks were taught at the most basic that Smurfs were horrible evil demons straight out of Tartarus, spawned to spread evil wherever they go. They even have there own strange evil demon language. It didn't help that Corky's own father took it a step further. When Corky was a child, his father would tell some rather grim fairy stories of Smurfs as bedtime stories which worked too well at terrifying him. Even as an adult, Corky honestly dreads the day a Smurf invents scuba diving. Still he might as well answer his friend's question, even if he's really shaken up about it.

"B-blue dry space forest elves."

He chose the most basic explanation as it was quick. JoJo did notice Corky's discomfort, but yet he asked him, "Have you ever seen one in real life."

"Well, yes... from a distance," Corky replied, shakingly, "There are Smurf ships."

JoJo then paused for a moment, pondering this little tidbit. He then put a hand on the older Snork's shoulder, telling him of an idea he just had, "We must see these Smurf ships up close!"

Appalled at the idea of seeing his childhood nightmare up close, Corky asked, looking directly at the wild Snork with a wide eyed expression, "Whatever for?"

"If they attack us, we can fight them to the very end."

After staring at him in disbelief, Corky sighed, saying, "Alright."

"Yes!" JoJo cheered, then jetted away, after saying, "Well, see you around."

"Goodbye," said Corky. Now alone, he looked at his box of doughnuts and realized that he had lost his appetite. Groaning, he said to himself, "Maybe, I can talk him out of it." He then chuckled to himself, asking, "What are the odds that we'll actually see a Smurf ship anytime soon?"

To be continued...