Nightmare Banishers

The Brood Mother

After a short while of his unexpected break from work and his rebirth, Spike was back to kick a living nightmare ass. He, his squad, a few royal guards were at the entrance of an old farm named Sweet Apple Acres. The old arched wooden gate had fading painted apples with hearts and the farm name on it. Tree branches crowded around it like weeds. The path was a simple dirt path that was overgrown with grass and other plant types. Finally, the sides of the trail were home to massive apple trees.

Spike had a last puff from his cigarette before putting it out.

“Guys, we need to be super aware because we don’t have any information about this living nightmare,” He exclaimed while looking back at his squad.

“Yes, sir!” They replied with a respectful salute.

“Prince Spike and your squad, I’ll take you guys to the old farmhouse,” One of the royal guards that guarded the front entrance.

After a few moments of going through the gate, many un-national worms suddenly came out of the ground and went on the guard. She was quick to try getting them off her. Her efforts were hopeless due to the unbelievable amount of them. Luckily for her, Spike was fast to blow fire on her. After a couple of seconds of screaming in agony, he, his squad, and her comrades put her out with a raincloud downpour. She only had enough strength to walk toward them and say thank you before collapsing to the ground.

Everyone went to her and removed all the burnt to crisp insect corpses off her body. Then medics checked her for any injuries. Fortunately for her, she has minimum burns, but she would need therapy. Maus quickly put the unconscious guard on her back, going to their medics’ tent as fast as possible.

“We need to retreat now...” Another swarm of worms came out of the ground and covered Spike’s body within seconds. He tried to blow fire; however, worms used their bodies to create a living and robust robe to prevent him from doing that. The only thing that he would use his claws to slice them up as quickly as possible. He tightly closed his eyes to prevent them from going and eating himself inside. The movements of the worms’ noise overpowered the outside sound.

Spike was suddenly engulfed in an intense feeling like he would get when he was in a lava pool. Some pony grabbed Spike in their magic and moved him from underneath the volcano ash insect corpses pile. Then they hugged him close to their chest with their long and slender forelegs. Spike immediately knew who was due to their sunny beach smell.

“Are you okay, Spike? I came as fast as I would after I got s.o.s from your squad,” Celestia acquired with a concerned tone in her voice as his muzzle was buried deep in her chest fluff.

“Now I am. Thank you for saving me, Celestia. We need to kill this living nightmare fast before its bug minions spread to this town,” He replied while looking up at her.

“Yes, we need to deal with this issue now. I have a plan. But, I need you to protect me when I'm casting the spell. Your squad and my soldiers immediately need to evaluate from this area now!” She exclaimed with an urgent look as more worms busted out of the ground and made a barrier of their bodies in front of the gate.

“You can count me, Aunt,” Spike said, saluting to her; soldiers followed her order without any hesitation. Celestia nodded and put him on her back before going to the sky. Then she quickly flew in the direction of the old farmhouse.

Meanwhile, the insects did everything in their power to reach them. However, their efforts were useless. After a couple of minutes later, Celestia and Spike finally reached the farmhouse. At this moment, the ground was a living and moving mass of worms.

“I am going to start casting the spell now. It will need time to cast,” Celestia stated. Her horn slowly started to be surrounded by her golden magic.

“Okay,” Spike replied, looking at his surroundings for any danger. The insects only would watch them from the ground. The swarms suddenly rushed into the house like a river.

“What are they doing now?” He inquired with a curious expression as the rest of the swarms went into the building.

“No matter what are they doing in there. My spell is ready. I’m going to kill all of them by cleansing this whole damn area with my celestial object!” She replied with a rightful look as she unleashed her massive spell. The magic around her horn suddenly disappeared, and a vast glowing golden magic symbol was everywhere on the Sweet Apple Acres land. Then an enormous sunbeam that came from her sun forcibly hit the ground and blinded them. After a couple of seconds later, the blinding light was gone like a flash.

Spike and Celestia opened their eyes and saw Sweet Apple Acres was a deep charred crater. There was smoke coming out from the ground like a hot spring.

“I’m sure that your……..,” Spike got interrupted by a barbed wire lasso suddenly was around Celestia’s neck before its owner forcibly pulled them down into the ground. Luckily for them, their healing factor made the fall not deadly. Celestia was pissed now. Her eyes, mane, and tail steadily turned into hellfire as her body temperature rose. The heat of her body melted the lasso’s loop off her neck.

“I’m not fucking around anymore, pest!” Celestia exclaimed with a pissed-off expression as she looked at the living nightmare apple farmer. Then she created a mini sun from her magic while menacingly walking toward it. The nightmare slowly fled back until her hindlegs hit a dirt wall. She sat down against the wall and gave the most hatred stare to the sun princess. Meanwhile, a couple of baby worms came out from her body before falling on the ground.

Spike and Celestia was suddenly shot with crossbow before their bodies were exploded into a bloody mess.

After a couple of hours later, Celestia quietly teleported into Luna’s bedroom while carrying a sleeping baby Spike. She floated him into his wife’s bed and under blankets before going back to her room. Spike curled into Luna’s fur as he has a smile on his face. In return, she did the same thing in her sleep.