Nightmare Banishers

The Librarian

Spike and his elite squad stepped off their personal carriage. They went to the entrance of the Golden Oak Library Quarantine Cage. Both of the door guards gave them respectful salutes before opening the anti-magical metal door. It slowly swung open with a hydraulic hiss. Spike and his troop gave them acknowledged nods while entering the cage. After they took a few steps forward, the door automatedly shut with a thud behind them. They noticed that the inside of the cage was heavily fortified. There was a sun-colored magic shield bubble around the area to keep anything inside and outside of it. On the ground, many barricades were created out of the same material that the door was made of. Lastly, guards were porched up everywhere if their pest tried to escape.

“My wife and her older sister are not taking any chances with this one,” Spike thought, going to this confinement command area. His squad followed right behind him like loyal soldiers. “Hazard Beret? A dark green mare who wore a high-ranking beret stopped scolding a new rookie. Then she looked around for who called out for her. A few seconds later, her bright yellow eyes laid on Spike and his squad.

“Prince Spike, I’m not expecting you and your squad to be here. How can I help you guys out?” She inquired with a smile while walking to them.

“Luna and Celestia sent us to try to banish the pest,” He replied, returning her kind gesture to her. “What is its status?”

“Unknown, because it remained inside the Golden Oak Library. Also, it put up a magical barrier around the library.” Hazard acquired with a salute as her soldiers tirelessly worked on their duties.

“Thanks, Hazard,” Spike thanked, getting a sweet dream cigarette from the pack that was in his jacket’s pocket. Then he lit it with his dragon breath before taking a few puffs from it. Its sweet and harmless smoke filled his lungs and made him feel good. He blew the smoke away from everyone.

“Welcome, Spike. Please, be careful.” Beret expressed concern in her voice while watching him and his squad walk to the exit. He acknowledged her with a wave from his claw before leaving the command area. After a few moments of walking, they were at the front entrance of the Golden Oak Library. It was a simple red barn door with a melted candle on a torch holder. He threw his used cigarette at the door. It bounced off a purple magical barrier that suddenly appeared in front of it. Then it fell on the stepstone.

“Interesting, can someone throw an anti-magic crystal ball at the entrance,” Spike ordered nonchalantly.

“Yes, sir,” One of his squad members replied before getting the requested item from her saddlebags. Then she expertly threw it at the door. When the barrier caught the black crystal ball, it rapidly began to absorb the barrier. After a short while of slowly turning purple, it fell on the ground with a loud thud. Now the shield got a sizable hole in it and gave them access to the door. Spike walked to the Golden Oak Library’s entrance and tried to open it. It was locked, despite it being a terrible attempt from their pest to keep him.

“Why does every pest think that locked doors stop us? If I easily can do this,” He acquiesced with a laugh, effortlessly ripping the barn door off from its hinges before throwing it aside. This moment made every mare soldier expect his squad immediately came. They daydreamed about him doing them while their juices shamelessly dipped on the grounds. Meanwhile, Spike and his team entered the inside of Golden Oak Library. The sunshine from the entrance and their chest moonlight crystals lit up the almost first floor.

The first floor was the library part of this house. They saw a neat mess of wooden and clean pony bones bookshelves that took up most of the floor space. With their intense training, they were not bothered by seeing pony remains. After a couple of seconds of being in the room, they discovered it was spotlessly clean without any dust in the air. Spike dug into his animated starry night bag for a bookworm sprites grenade. With a single swift movement, he took a parasprite shaped explosive out of his bag. Then he pulled its pin off before throwing it in the direction of bookshelves.

When its sensor detected books in front of it, it detonated into a swarm of hungry bookworm sprites. They excitedly flew at books and greedily started to eat their pages. In a few seconds passed by, their stomachs were full of fascinating literature. They sleepily laid on everywhere before magically disappeared from existence. Hardcovers were only the remains of books. Some of them fell on the floor because they were too skinny for pony ribs to hold them.

“The pest is not on this floor. It probably will be on the second floor. Maus, I want you to take the lead on the stairs,” Spike ordered, pointing to the wooden staircase.

“Yes, sir,” she replied with no hesitation in her voice as she went to the stairs. Meanwhile, he and their squad followed behind her. They covered her flank from any attack. When her massive hooves climbed the staircase, it loudly creaked from her weight more than others. They heard a lot of panicky movement on the second floor.

“Go loud! Maus, you break that damn door down now!” Spike commanded, quickly climbing up the top of the stairs and the second-floor door. Maus nodded before ramming it with all of her body weight. The impact made the door slammed open with so much force that the part of the door frame broke off. There were many splinters on the ground—she and her troop rushed in and aimed crossbows at the pest.

It was a purple unicorn mimic mare with a book base instead of a treasure chest one. She had a protective but terrified expression while tightly a scared colt to her chest. His head was buried into her chest as he lightly sobbed. Meanwhile, her horn was overcharged with her magic. It waited on its owner to choose a powerful spell to cast.

“Freeze and let go of that colt now!” Spike ordered loudly as one of his claws on his crossbow’s trigger. The mimic mare just stared at them, casting a spell that blinded them with a light purple light. Then it created an explosion that easily knocked them out and destroyed the top of Golden Oak Library. The splintered wood, broken branches, and other materials were scattered around the inner of the confinement area. Luckily, the confinement sky shield did block any debris from causing damage in Ponyville.

After an unknown amount of time passed by, Spike and his squad were on temporary relief due to their injuries. the palace doctors grimly exclaimed that they were alive because of their phoenix necklaces’ healing abilities. Despite their healing, their bodies needed time to recover. Spike and his squad were happy to spend their time with their beloveds. Unfortunately, the fate of the pest was unknown. When they returned back to active duty, they probably would find out.

The End