Chapter 1.5: The Search For The Lost Chapters Part I

Draconis Alley. A small abandoned street-way located below Equestria in the ruins of what was once known as Old Town before the citizens of the town moved to the eastern seaboard of Newport. It was here that a long, long, long time ago that a colt ripped out pages of his diary and hid them here in an attempt to hide them in case someone, other than the desired new owner, would find his diary. For these pages held a mysterious secret and because of the years of being surrounded by darkness and magic, these pages themselves became infused with said magic and thus they became corrupted and tainted. It was here that a certain Pegasus would come searching for these pages. Sadly, she did not know of the danger regarding them, and neither did she now of what manner of creatures these pages may attract.

Rainbow Dash looked at the book as more of its mysterious writing began to appear. She learned that she could write in a question and the book would be able to write answers to her questions. Many questions, as she would learn, the book was unable to answer. Either writing that it did not know, it could not answer them, or the book simply would not answer. Despite the book's secretive nature, Rainbow nonetheless listened to the book.
"Are we there yet?" Wrote Rainbow Dash.
"No. There is still some distance to cover before we reach the pages' hiding spot." Replied the journal.
Dash sighed. She had been flying and walking for a while now, but she seemed no closer to reaching her destination than she did a few minutes ago. Suddenly, the book shuddered. Dash, finally having something interesting to do, pulled out the book and checked it:
"We are near, but we are not alone. Not now."
Dash was confused. What did the book mean by "We are not alone"? Then a loud "CRASH" resounded throughout the ruins. Dash hesitantly peeked around the corner and saw a strange beast attempting to smash the wall in a broken down house.
Quietly, Dash pulled the book out and wrote in it "What is that?", for reasons she didn't understand, the book seemed to be able to detect things in a short radius as if it could see. Rainbow Dash suspected that magic was involved, but it didn't seem like any magic that she has seen before. It took a while before the book replied "That. Is a Darke-Leviagatr. It is a mostly aquatic beast that can venture onto land. It is most strange to see it here so far away from the ocean." Dash turned toward the beast again. It was large, filling up the room, and unlike most animals in Equestria, this one seemed feral. Mindless. And full of anger. It looked like a cross between a dragon and a watergator except it was dark blue, with a light underside, and large spiky scales lined its back. The beast roared before ramming the wall again. It seemed bent on opening the strangely resilient wall. Rainbow Dash quickly wrote in her book "How do I get past it?" The book did not respond for a while before it wrote back "You must defeat it or lead it back to the ocean. I suggest generating a whirlwind around it to knock it unconscious. You can then fly it back to the ocean."

"What!?" Exclaimed Rainbow Dash before quickly checking if the beast noticed. It did not. She quickly began writing "How am I supposed to do THAT!?! It's too big!" The book quickly and elegantly wrote back "There is a river nearby here. If you can lure the beast there and knock it unconscious it should drift back to its home. I suspect that the magic seal placed upon the alcove here is attracting it. As soon as you break the seal, the beast should leave. But until we move it, it will prevent us from coming over there." Dash sighed. It was going to be an even longer day.

With some effort (And fish) Rainbow Dash managed to lure the D-Leviagatr back to the river where she pummeled it to submission. A feat which was easier than it should have been as the beast was exhausted from all of its attempts to break the wall and from being so far away from any water. With that done, Rainbow Dash approached the wall and gently laid her hoof on it. A similar blue insignia appeared on the wall and the wall began to unlock as a puzzle. Inside the chamber was a podium and upon it were several pages that lay there undisturbed. The chamber was outline from the innard with lines of bright blue and a curious symbol glowed below the pages. As Dash got closer, and closer to the pages so did the journal begin to rumble, and shake as if it could not wait to be reunited with its brethren. Rainbow Dash lifted the pages and placed it within the book as a blue spark began at the top and go down as it repaired the pages and attached them to the journal. The journal faintly glowed and appeared to be newer. It was less brown, and more blackish and the title was now more visible. "T e D rksi Croni les" although a few letters were still missing. The author's name was still missing. Finally taking a breath, Rainbow Dash slumped down on the wall and looked outside. It was beginning to grow dark and it was time for her to return. Unlike when she had first time found the book, she did not feel any urge to read it now. "Time to go home I suppose" She said to herself. Flexing her sore wings, Rainbow Dash took flight.

*Elsewhere*
*The same eyes and smile are visible in the darkness*
*The smile grows wider*
"I am certain of it now. She is the one. Not much longer now. Not much longer is left until my long wait is over."

Author's Note

Periodically, I will be releasing "mini-chapters" such as this one in order to bridge the gap between chapters. This chapter is also the first chapter to mark the appearance of the Darke Beasts who are like feral versions of the animals around Equestria.

P.S. The Leviagatr might make an appearance again so keep an eye out for him.