Guardian Chap 24

The Equestrian Guardian
Chap 24

"Well that should just about do it." The doctor pony said as he tied fresh bandages around David's shredded hands. "You're lucky those spikes didn't pierce any veins or arteries. If they had you wouldn't have lived very long." The doc added as he finished tying the bandages. "Thanks doc. How's Captain Bio doing?" David asked as got up off of the bed he had been sitting on. "The Devil Guard? He's fine. It'll take more than tough fight to slow him down." The doctor said as he began applying ice packs to Bio's face. David couldn't help but feel bad about what he had done to Bio but it had been a fight to the finish and he had made up his mind to fight as fiercely as he possibly could against Bio and his trainees.

"I wonder why they call Bio the Devil Guard?" He asked himself as he exited the infirmary. "There are many reasons why." A voice suddenly said causing David to jump in shock. He turned to see the familiar face of Princess Luna. Her face however turned to shock when she saw David's hands. "Oh my! Come with me to my room and I'll get you healing magic for your hands." She said leading the way back toward her room. As they walked together the question once again entered David's mind. "Why do they call Bio the Devil Guard, Luna?" He asked. "Well the first reason is because it was given by his men. They fear him so much that they believe him to be a demon from Hell itself. Hence the name Devil Guard." She said smiling.

David didn't know what creeped him out more; Imagining Bio as a demon, or the fact that Luna had said all of that with a smile on her face. "He also earned the title when he took down a Hydra that was attacking me a few years ago. His power was so strong that ponies again thought he was a demon." She added. David was amazed; he had no idea that Capt. Bio possessed such strength and inner power. As David continued to ask questions and chat with Luna he was suddenly interrupted by Luna entering her room with him right behind her. "Now you sit here. While I go and get some medical spell books from my shelf." She said calmly as she trotted off. David sat down on the bed she had indicated and began looking around Luna's room. It was filled with hanging plastic planets and stars. Her bed was basically a bed of stars.

Every part of it was star decorated or star shaped, except for her pillow which was shaped and designed like a full moon. He continued looking throughout her room until he noticed something sticking out of her drawer. With a slight tug it came out and revealed itself as a pretty dark blue sock. (Now why in the world would a pony want socks? I guess they would look cute in them.) He thought as he placed the sock back in the drawer just as Luna entered back into the room. "I found it. This book will help me clear those wounds up easy." She said turning through the book until she found the right page. "You need to take off the bandages for this to work." She said frowning slightly. David slowly began peeling the bandages off of his hands. They were crusted with dry blood and some stuck to his skin making them difficult to pull off. As he finished removing them he finally got a good look at his now mangled hands.

Holes and cuts dotted his entire hand as his skin was still trying to fix itself. "Oh dear that looks painful. Let me see them for just a moment." Luna said gently taking David's hands with her hooves. She slowly began applying a mysterious liquid to David's hands. It was cold at first but the cold soon faded away as it was replaced by a warm feeling. "Now all I have to do is fix your hands." Luna said as her horn began to glow. A soft light enveloped his hands and amazingly his scars began fading and fresh skin took their place. He had never seen this kind of magic before, but as it finished Luna wobbled and fell into his now patched hands. "I'm sorry. That spell takes a lot of energy to do. I just need to rest now." She said stifling a yawn. David slowly laid her on her bed as she began to fall asleep. As he did so Luna magically pulled her blanket over her body and laid down on her moon pillow. "Sleep well Luna." He said as he exited her room as quietly as possible.

As David returned to his room for a good rest he began thinking of the magic Luna had used to heal his hands. Perhaps he could learn healing magic as well. He quickly dashed to the Royal Library as fast as he could to see if he could find some healing tomes. As he arrived at the Library he was shocked to see Princess Celestia standing at the entrance. "You've come looking for healing tomes haven't you?" She said with a large smile on her face. "Yes your majesty. But how did you know?" He asked confused. "Well after seeing that your hands had been healed even after your fight with Capt. Bio I realized that you would like to learn how to use healing magic." She said using her magic to hand David 2 large tomes with green and silver colors. "These tomes are very rare and contain very powerful magic. Be very careful with them." She added as she walked away.

"Thank you!!" He called out as he turned and ran back toward his room. He immediately tore through the tomes and began reading as fast as his eyes would allow him. He learned how to heal wounds, stop bleeding, fix broken bones, and even reattach severed limbs! However each spell was more powerful than the last and he learned that if he attempted a spell without enough energy it could backfire and possibly hurt the pony he was trying to heal even more. He continued to read through the tomes until he noticed a small letter lying on the floor of his room. "I wonder what this? Hey… this is purple ink… only twilight writes in purple ink. And when she does it's usually to me." He said as he slowly opened the letter.

"WHERE IS IT!!!???" Celestia shouted as she tore through her room looking for Twilight's letter. "I could have sworn I had it with me earlier. Let's see… I went to breakfast, visited Capt. Bio in the infirmary and then I spoke to David outside the Library when I gave him the tomes." Her eyes suddenly dilated in fright. "Oh no……."

David's hands shook with rage as they crumpled the letter. She had LIED to him. Celestia had been playing him the whole time. Shadows began whipping around his feet as his anger surged out of control. With a burst of energy he knocked down the door to his room and took off running at full speed toward the throne room leaving a trail of black fire in his wake. "I WANT ANSWERS CELESTIA!!!! YOU HEAR ME?? ANSWERS!!!!!!" HE screamed at the top of his lungs as he sped toward the Princess who had betrayed him. Quick as a flash he arrived at the door to the throne room and with one swing from his sword, cut the entire door in half! It fell with a mighty roar as he stepped over it and into the throne room where he saw Celestia sitting on her throne. "Can I help you?" She said quietly. "Yeah… you can start talking." He said.