The Smurfs 2 creations, evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, named Vexy and Hackus, Gargamel plans on opening a portal to the Smurf village by using the Eiffel Tower as a conduit so that he can kidnap Smurfette and, through her, get Papa Smurf's secret formula for creating Smurfs. However, as the portal he created is not big enough for him to go through, Gargamel sends Vexy through to the portal to grab Smurfette and bring her to Paris. The Smurfs witness the abduction of Smurfette and inform Papa Smurf, who uses his magic to create crystals that allow several of his Smurfs
The Egg and the Smurfs book form in 1968. English versions of the book were published by Dupuis in Canada, Random House in the United States and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. These publications only included the stories "The Egg and the Smurfs" and "The Hundredth Smurf". All three stories were animated, but with notable changes in the storylines: The Egg and the Smurfs The Egg and the Smurfs (original French title L'Œuf et les Schtroumpfs) is the fourth album of the original French-language "Smurfs" comic series created by Belgian artist Peyo. Apart from the titular adventure, it contains two other stories: "The Fake