The Guide to the Library

This was a story idea I got one morning. I plan on using it in the future with my own characters, but for now, the protagonists are the chipmunks.

Just a kick look at the plot: Simon and Jeanette, as children, discovered an old abandonned library in the middle of a forest, don't ask why it was there, it just was. Simon immediately fell in love with the place. Years later, adults now, Simon decides to finally show the place to his brothers and the kids, as well as three other members of the group Claire, David and AJ are part of. Unbeknownst to Alvin and Theodore, Simon had been visiting the library at least once every year. The more he visited it, the more attached to it he grew. He knew every single section by heart, how the place worked, and where the bedroom of the old librarian was. He knew the place inside out.

This worried Alvin and Theodore, considering they felt something was amiss in the building and Simon wasn't able to tell. Usually, he was one of the first to feel something strange.

Simon eventually shows Alvin an incredibly thick book with the words "Guide to the Library" printed on the old dusty cover. He opens it, revealing empty pages. He shows to Alvin what it was for, and that he had learned every single thing there was to know about the library by asking the book. By saying the word MAP, a three-floor map appeared on the pages of the book, a map of the library. Simon knew the place inside-out. You could ask the book anything about the library, and it would give you the answer.

They spent the night at the library, and Alvin decided to do some snooping around with Theodore's pet, Mia, to find out what was making the place so earie. He asked the book and then the spirit of the librarian spoke up, stating that he did not want Simon to leave the library; he wanted his knowledge on the world outside, and Simon was his ticket out.

More may be explained in the future, if you want to know more.

This pic was drawn completely with special pencils. The biggest pain to do were the bookshelves, but it was all worth it. The little creature on Theo's shoulder is actually a creature that Spike gave him. He had found it as a baby but couldn't keep it, considering he had already too many creatures living in the Palace. So Theodore took it home with him and called him after the sound it made: Mia.

Okay, hope you like it.

Enjoy!

The Chipmunks (c) Ross Bagdasarian
Mia and story idea (c) me