The librarians and the cat of life

by Dragon Shimmer


The operation and some trouble in market

Redheart and Slime are pushing the filly and the mother into the operation room. The mother agrees to share a part of liver to her daughter. 

Going inside the operation, there are many doctors who come from Canterlot. All of them used to be partners of Slime when the old stallion still works in Canterlot. 

Slime smiles. "Thank you for your help here. Now it's time. Prepare for liver transfer from the living body." 

"You don't have to say." Redheart is changing the operation clothes. "I'm ready for this."

Slime nods and prepares the operation. He looks at the white mare in worried looks. He walks to the mare who accepts the operation and gets ready for this work.

"Are you crazy Redheart? You want two operations to be conducted at the same time?" Slime puts his face near the white mare. "You know that's impossible, right?"

"Don't worry, I will take care of this." Redheart pushes his face away. "You don't have to worry like that?"

"You're crazy. That filly used to do the operation for her liver, so the liver and others are glued to each other. That job alone will lost 10 hours while her mother take only 3 hours." Slime sighs in frustration. "Look. I know your surgical skill is improving, but I'm sure that 3 hours for that filly is impossible."

"You can count on me." Redheart ignores his talking. "I can do it in 3 hours."

"Geez." Slime leans on the sofa. "I give up. I will have a plan B if you can't do that."

"You don't need a plan B." Redheart spins the operation knife. "I will prove it." Slime 'tsk' and walks out the room as he can't believe this white mare is hard head today.

Slime looks at the clock, then turns to the doctors and patients. "Now, it's time. Prepare for anesthesia." The nurses and doctors stand their position and start operating.


The librarians are walking into the market. Inside the market, there are many camels carrying the goods and stuff. Sunset turns to the fabric shop and touches the fabric. She feels something softs and smooth. The  stallion is wearing some kind of white hat with a white long tail on the backside. He is looking at the mare. "You like it?" 

Sunset smiles. "Maybe. I'm not into fashion so I don't know anything about fabric and stuff." 

"Such a shame." The stallion bows to her. "A nice mare to you should have some of this."

"Honestly, I never go into something like fashion. It's beyond me to know." Sunset giggles. "Anyway, what are you wearing?"

"Oh, this is our traditional costume called 'kandura'." The stallion smiles. "You should try the costume for females. It is called 'abaya'. "

"No, thanks." Sunset looks around. "So, which fabric is the best fabric here?"

"Oh, I will get it for you."

 The stallion goes inside the shop as Sunset just sits there to wait. Suddenly, some of the Abyssians come to their shop right after the stallion comes out with the fabric on the back. When the stallion just met them, he is shaking as the Abyssians stand in front of him. One of them asked. "Hey, since when did you pay us the money?"

"Please. Let me sell this fabric and I will get money for you."

"No more selling." One of them throws one of the stalls away. "You know how much money you owe us?"

"But if I don't sell this thing, I won't have money for you."

"Huh, how cute!" The Abyssian puts his face near the stallion. "You don't pay enough money and the interest. If you don't have money, you shouldn't borrow from us at the beginning."

"but your interest is 20% of the month. How can I pay for that?"

The Abyssian snaps his finger and the others start to wreck the shop while the stallion just hugs his daughter and watches it helplessly. The Abyssian looks at his daughter and smiles. "Oh,  You got a good daughter. May I take her?"

"No. My daughter is not for you."

"Oh." The Abyssian sighs. "you don't know your place much." The Abyssians are going to grab his daughter. Something pokes at the Abyssian as he turns around. He sees an orange unicorn holding a staff and shaking her head. The Abyssian waves his paw. "Going away. Not your business."

"Then how can you pay for that fabric?" retorts Sunset. "I want to buy it but you destroy it."

"Ah... You need that fabric." The Abyssian throws the fabric that now is just like rag. "Here. Go away."

"You are giving me a rag, you know?" Sunset shakes her head. "Looks like someone is going to pay money for this."

"And what if we don't pay for that?" The Abyssian glares at her. "Go away or you will get in trouble."

Sunset waves her front hoof to ask them to come. The Abyssians are charging at the orange unicorn to teach her a lesson. Sunset smiles and cracks her neck as she prepares to fight.


Craka is walking to the jewelry shop as she carries the purple dragon with the tight grips. Spike gives up in her grips and lets the Abyssian carry him away. 

When they just come inside, all of the creatures in the jewelry shop are looking at him. The purple dragon doesn't know what they are going to do. Suddenly, all of the females rush at him and want to hug him so much. Spike is wanting to get out of this place but Craka stops them and threatens them to go to jail if Spike gets hurt. 

The gray Abyssian goes deeper to the shop to see the rare gem. "This is the rare gem zone when they collect or borrow the rare gem from all over the world to show in this museum."

"Ah. So that store ahead like a shell?" Spike looks around. "I don't know if I'm interested in gems or not."

"Silly, dragons are always interested in gems." Craka giggles and puts her head on Spike's head. "Unless you are in love."

"No. I'm not..." Spike coughs. "Anyway, why are we here?"

"Oh... we're here to see some rare gems that we just borrowed, of course there are some gems from Dragonland." 

"Wow." Spike looks at the pink gem that has the heart shape. "And I see a normal gem. You know every crafter can craft this gem."

"Silly. If this is a normal gem, we won't take it here." Craka takes the gem. "This gem we found in the jungle, near the volcano."

Spike pokes the gem and feel it's smoother than the usual one. "Wow, does it mean it was created naturally?" 

Craka nods. "It is. Just don't eat it." 

"No, I don't. Last time Sunset threw me away when I ate her gem that use for her research." Spike folds his arm.”and I landed into the pig cage of my friend, Applejack."

"She must be strong, right?" Craka smiles. "Anyway, how about we come to see the best gem? It is a crafting gem but no one can do this so it is valuable."

"Oh, I can't wait to see that."

Craka and Spike walk to the special exhibition room. Inside the room, there are many gems. When Spike picks a diamond, he has to close his eyes because of the shining. Craka giggles when the purple dragon drops it on the ground.

Spike shakes his head. "Wow, my eyes can take that diamond." The purple dragon puts the diamond back on the stall. "That diamond is very shiny."

Craka walks to the highest stall of the room. "Come on, Spike. You have to see this thing."

Spike runs to the gray Abyssian and sees that she is showing the red and blue gem. The purple dragon looks closely and sees that the gem is fused naturally and smoothly without any crack. Spike looks at the Abyssian. "Did you borrow it from Equestria?"

"How did you know?" Craka puts the gem back. "Actually, this gem I borrowed from a noble in Equestria. Honestly, we have to pay 1000 bits for this gem."

Spike looks at it carefully. "... I think I know who crafted this gem."

"Really? Who is it?"

"Let get outside, shall we? I'm quite suffocated when I'm here."

Craka looks at the gem, "Sorry. At least the exhibition will start at night."

Craka and Spike just walk outside of the store. They see many Abyssians and ponies are heading into a spot, making the duo feel weird. Craka asks one of them, "Hey, where are you going?"

The unicorn laughs. "To see a unicorn beat down many thugs alone. Oh colt, I like that mare a lot when she beats the most hated gang down."

"Sound... familiar." Spike rubs his chin. "We should follow them. I doubt that is Sunset doing."

"I doubt that. How can a mare like her beat the thug down.” Cracka huffs. “but I should go there to stop before someone will be killed." 

Craka and Spike follow the crowd to see the fighting.


The operation has begun for 2 hours ago. Slime is take the mother's liver out while Redheart is taking out the filly's liver. When the old pony is focusing hard to take the liver out carefully, Redheart comes to him and says. "I'm done." The old pony quickly turns to the white mare and stares at her in shock. Redheart adds, "If you don't believe, you can check for sure. I'll help you to get that liver."

Slime quickly goes to the filly to see if she is saying the right thing. When he looks at the filly's liver, he is surprised and shocked. 'Impossible. The liver is detached out of the bunch of blood vessels without any hurt from it. How can she do this?' Slime looks at the white mare who is walking to the filly with the liver on her hoof. Slime 'tsk's and turns to the nearby doctor. "How much blood loss?"

The doctor answers with his hoof shudders. "400 grams, doc." 

'400 grams. That is less than when I detach the mother's liver."

Redheart looks around, "Oh right everypony. We will connect the liver to the blood vessel. Becareful."

All of the doctors nod as Slime and others walk to the filly to start filly. Slime looks at Redheart who starts touching the knife to the vein. The old stallion is watching her and she is doing it fast and accurately. The old pony is surprised about her working. 

"The vein is connected. Next is the artery." Redheart keeps connecting the liver to the vein as she ignores everything around her, except the patient.

 Redheart takes a deep breath as she is holding the splint. Slime knows this is the fatal moment because the filly's body will be shocked when receiving new blood, causing the heart to stop beating . Slime pats the mare back. "Don't be afraid."

"I won't." Redheart takes out the splint as the liver is connected. Everypony looks at the heart rate monitor and sees the line is changing from the curve to the straight line. The white mare starts demanding. "The heart stops beating. Preparing for electric shocks. Quick."

All of the doctors start taking the electric shocks. When all of them are preparing the machine as they know this is not good for them. The filly life now is like the candle in the rain.