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// ….Lost. 3. But not forgotten 
// Story: A Lost Mosaic 
// by DeathFox4 
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Scorch marks. Buildings. Roof. Process is goin-

I let out a huff before pouring myself another cup of coffee. I looked at the piles of fragments lying around, frowning for a moment. “Lyra, you double checked the ruins like I asked?”

Lyra nodded. “I managed to find a few more, but…” she said as i groaned in frustration. My sorting spell had already been through the new fragments, and while they added a few words and helped me understand the direction the story was taking, it was so little data without the other fragments we were missing. I lit my horn, carefully pushing the organized fragments into a box, enchanting them to protect them from elemental wear and tear before putting the box away.

“Are you done?” Lyra asked as I gave her a smile.

“For now. We’re missing too much, and what we have doesn’t tell us much…” I mutter. “I called you over today to see if you had anything new that could help put the pieces together.”

“But i didn’t. Does that mean that this is a dead end?” Lyra frowned, looking at the writings i had managed to piece together.

“Not quite.” I smiled. “I’ve been doing other research for the past few days and I’ve had a hunch on where to find them.”

“Where?”

I smirked, stepping out of the way of the window and opening the window as Rainbow crashes into the room. “Sorry I’m late! I slept in! You needed my help twilight?”

Lyra stared at the Pegasus for a moment before glancing back at me. “She is your idea!? She’s not even a scientist, how is she going to find lost fragments from over a thousand years ago?”

I smiled, handing Rainbow a saddlebag. “She’s not. I have to make a trip to Cloudsdale and find out where to find historical records. But Rainbow Dash is the best flier in Ponyville, and she knows the weather patterns better than anyone else.”

I cleared my throat. “Rainbow, Lyra will lead you to the archeology site. I want you to NOT damage a thing”  I said, giving her a fixed glare. “But figure out where the wind patterns are and then lead our friend to places where fragments like these would settle.” I lifted a bag of torn fragments from the book, putting them into her saddlebag. It pained me to use such old pages, but they didn’t have anything written on the pages, and Rainbow would be far more efficient if she could test while on the field.

Lyra nodded for a bit in understanding. “You want me to follow her and look around where she ends up?” I nodded in response. “You two can work out the details, I will need to make a trip. Any questions?”

Rainbow raises her hoof. “What’s in it for me? I could be napping on a cloud right now.”

I laugh a bit. “You get first rights to any library book that you want to read. Including any future ones that may come out. I hear some of them are particularly daring in what they cover.” I say, giving her a wink. I knew Rainbow could be secretive about her reading habits in front of most ponies, but I knew she’d catch my drift.

Rainbow rolls her eyes, pretending to be bored for Lyra. “Psssh, what a boring reward. I’m only doing this because you asked me too.” She said, grabbing Lyra and zooming out of the room with a speed that betrayed her excitement. I laughed a bit as Lyra’s scream slowly faded into the background before pulling my map out of my saddlebag. I looked up as I checked the time, and then pulled my tickets out of the saddlebag. I closed my eyes as I focused on the teleportation spell, focusing on my destination as a flash of light enveloped me.