Derpy hooves looked at the journal in front of her, she opened it. Nothing. Groaning, she flopped back onto the couch. Five minutes later, she checked the book again. Nothing. Flop. She repeated this a few times before Carrot top walked into the living room

"Derpy, what are you doing?"

"Nothing…"

"Well why do you keep looking at the book, if there's nothing in it, there's nothing in it!"

"I know but… I just… yeah…."

"Right, didn't you have a meeting with Lyra today? What do you two even talk about anyways?"

"Meh, stuff."

"Such as?"

"I dunno, books and work mostly."

"You talk about books?"

"I guess."

"Alright… So aren't you guys meeting today? I heard the Cakes have finished fixing up the floor, Celestia knows what caused it!"

"Yeah, Any words on the missing ponies?"

Carrot top snorted "Read for your-self miss we talk about books." She tossed a newspaper across the couch. Derpy fumbled around in surprise, causing the newspaper to explode everywhere

"Oops!" Derpy exclaimed as she got tangled up "a little help?"

"How did you… oh never mind!" Carrot top peeled the newspaper off Derpy

"Thanks."

The newspaper read:

All of the skeletons from last weeks complete blackout have been identified. Using the missing ponies list and cross referencing physical features on the skeletons officials have been able to identify 11 out of 12 ponies that disappeared last weekend between 9:15 and 10:06 am. No other Skeletons have been found, but the royal Canterlot guard still remains on high alert.

"We have set up watches almost everywhere, 11 ponies confirmed dead and one pony missing, We are not going to risk another one of these blackouts" Royal Guard representative Flash Serenity commented.

Pinkie Pie, the bearer of the element of laughter, has been reported missing by Princess Twilight Sparkle

"If anypony has information on her whereabouts, please tell us immediately, she was last seen with a brown stallion walking into Sugarcube corner, again, if you see either of these ponies, report it immediately."

Derpy stood up "Hey Carrot Top, Im heading down to sugarcube corner, want anything?"

"I'm fine."

The grey Pegasus trotted smoothly into the door. "Ow."

"Derpy, are you ok?"

"I'm fine."

After crashing into a few lampposts, Derpy was finally at Sugar cube Street. Walking into the bakery, she saw a pony. This pony seemed fairly normal except for the fact that they were wearing a long grey trench coat and a fedora, not to mention the fact that there face was covered by a newspaper.

"Lyra." The mailmare sat down next to her

"Derpy." Lyra put down the newspaper

"You've gone to great measures to cover yourself up."

"Ponyville isn't safe anymore, as a safety precaution whenever R.I.F.T. personal go out on work business they now have to conceal their identity."

"Why isn't Ponyville safe anymore?"

Lyra frowned "Dark forces are brewing. I hoped that it wouldn't come here, I hoped here would be safe, but… I guess that was in vain."

"What do you mean? You hoped what wouldn't come here? The Vashta Nerada? But it's safe now! They won't bother us anymore!"

The unicorn shook her head "I wish it was as simple as the Vasha Nerada, But what's coming is so much darker, so much more dangerous, and will stop at nothing to get what they want."

"What is it? And how do you know about it? How am I supposed to help if you don't tell me what the problem is?"

"You are supposed to help by telling me all you know about the disappearance of Pinkie Pie."

"Wait what?" Derpy could feel her eyes beginning to point in different directions.

Lyra leaned across the table "I know for a fact that you know a heck of a lot more about her disappearance then you're letting on, so here's the deal, you tell me all you know and I will tell you all I know about this threat."

"Well, I was told to keep it a secret."

"By whom?"

"Well, by Pinkie, or at least a letter from Pinkie, well it wasn't delivered by Pinkie, it was…" Derpy was getting flustered. Her eyes went completely in different directions "Oh no... Not again!" She fluttered up in the air, knocking the table over, spilling Lyras tea all over her.

"Oh my goodness, are you okay?" Mrs Cake rushed out of the kitchen "What happened?"

Derpy crashed into the floor "Umm… it was me I am SO sorry!"

Lyra padded at her coat with a napkin "It's alright Derpy, I'm fine Mrs Cake, but could I please have another cup of tea?"

"Yes, of course"

The green mare turned to Derpy "What happened?"

"Oh well sometimes when I'm stressed or nervous my eyes kinda go in different directions and I can't see what's happening properly and I kinda, fly into stuff." The Pegasus blushed.

"Right well, try to keep clam then. You were saying?"

"Oh right, well, Twilight delivered it but I think she was from the future cause the Doctors got a time machine and they obviously weren't back in five minutes." She paused "I didn't mean to say that."

Lyra leaned forward "The Doctor? So that's who you were looking for?" She rummaged around in her pockets "Did you get a look at his face?"

"Well yes."

"Did he look like this?" She placed a picture down on the table. It did look like the Doctor, except they were Grey with a black mane and a Pegasus, as apposed to the fully brown earth pony stallion she had seen before.

"Well?"

"Yes… but he… he was a brown earth pony not a Pegasus. And his eyes, something about his eyes is different… other than that he looks exactly the same."

Terror spread across Lyras face "I have to go."

"But…"

"Thank you for meeting with me, but I really have to go."

"Okay… but why

"I just have to OKAY!" Lyra snapped, sweeping out of the bakery, leaving the picture on the table.

Mrs Cake came out of the kitchen "Where did your friend go?"

"I dunno, but she seemed really upset." Derpy paid for Lyras food and left

When she got back to her house, she flopped back on the couch. Why was Lyra so upset? She was so lost in her thoughts she almost missed the journal flashing. What in Celestias name? She opened the journal. Like last time, the words faded onto the page

Adventure 2: The Eggs from Space

Derpy went into her room, hoping that whatever was in there helped her unravel the mystery behind the Doctor and Lyra.