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A Few Days Later
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Ever since the incident with Night Wing, the days have become normal once again. Soren continues to work and study alongside Twilight Sparkle at the town library, learning about spells and practicing defensive spells. Luna and Soren spend a lot more time together, and Applejack and Rainbow Dash continue to physically train Soren. However, as everypony knows, nothing truly stays normal in Ponyville.
One day, Soren and Twilight Sparkle were talking the day away at the library after they both completed their recent study session. The conversation was fun and entertaining for both of them, but eventually Twilight had to tell Soren something important.
"Soren," Twilight started, "have you ever thought about your family? I know you don't really want to remember your past, but you have to at least want to know who your family is."
"I have wondered who my family is now and again," Soren replied, "but I have no idea how to even begin looking for them. Why the sudden question?"
"Umm...well..." Twilight was questioning how to go about telling Soren what she heard yesterday. "...you see..." Lucky for her, Soren catches on fast.
"Twilight...what aren't you telling me?"
"Ok, fine. Yesterday I was walking through town past the food stands when I overheard a conversation that peeked my interest," she explained. "I heard Octavia and Vinyl talking to each other nearby. They said your name so I kinda...eavesdropped." Twilight gave a sheepish smile before continuing. "Octavia was talking about that day you copied her song without her teaching you. She went off on how you remind her a lot of her family." Twilight was trying to speak slow enough for Soren to catch on to what she was saying. "And...she has this insane idea' (she laughed nervously) "that you could possibly be her...long lost...brother." Soren's eyes widened.
"You're kidding me, right? Me? Octavia's brother?! We look nothing alike! I've seen many families around Ponyville and they all have some kind of similarity. How could I possibly...?" Soren sighed in defeat. "Do you think I could be her brother?"
"Honestly, no. It seems unlikely, but normal things don't tend to happen to you very often...or to me and my friends for that matter. I think we need to know more before we can make any assumptions."
"Agreed. Well there's only one pony in town with that kind of info."
"But how do we approach this? We can't just walk up to her and say 'Hey, Octavia. I was eavesdropping on you the other day. We were just curious as to why you think Soren is your brother?'"
"Ok ok, calm down. But if we want to know more, there's no avoiding the part where you tell Octavia you were eavesdropping. I'll make sure she doesn't overreact. You are a very curious mare. Maybe she'll understand."
"Maybe."
"So let's go!" Soren smiled and began trotting out the front door of the library. Twilight sighed and left to catch up with him.
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Soren and Twilight walked up to the front door of Vinyl and Octavia's home. Soren knocked on the door and waited. Twilight glanced over at Soren and found that he still has a big smile on his face.
"Soren?" she asked.
"Yeah?"
"Why do you look so happy?" Twilight couldn't help but smile because of Soren.
"I'm just pondering the idea of Octavia actually being my sister. It would be so cool, in a way." Before Twilight could respond, the front door opened. After Vinyl Scratch opened the door and saw who it was, she was instantly happy.
"Soren! Twilight! How are ya?!" Vinyl ran up, grabbed both of them, and pulled them into a big hug.
"We're fine...except that you're... crushing us," Twilight choked.
"Speak for yourself," Soren laughed. "Good to see you too, Vinyl. Is Octavia home?" The DJ put them down and apologized to only Twilight for the hug.
"Yeah, she just got back from the post office. Come on in." The trio entered the living room, and Soren and Twilight sat on one of the two couches. "Let me go find her. Be right back." Vinyl ran up the stairs to look for her roommate. It only took her one minute before her and Octavia walked back down the stairs.
"Tavi, Soren and Twilight want to talk with you," Vinyl said as they came down the staircase.
"Hello, you two," Octavia smiled as they approached the other couch. "What can I help you with?" Soren and Twilight exchanged nervous glances before Soren decided to speak first.
"Don't get mad over this but Twilight overheard you talking to Vinyl the other day about me." Both Vinyl and Octavia visibly flinched upon hearing this. Octavia looked at Twilight with a neutral expression, which still made Twilight smile nervously, as Soren continued. "It has come to my attention that you believe I may be your brother. I was just curious as to why you think that?"
"I'm not entirely certain myself to be honest, but there is definitely proof there," Octavia explained. "I should start at the beginning."
"My family is a very prestigious family," Octavia told. "Ever since my great-grandfather, every member of my family has been great musicians. My father is amazing at piano, my mother is an opera singer, and even my little brother was practicing the violin.
"I don't remember much about my brother other than he was slightly younger than me by a few months. One day in our childhood, he just vanished, no pony knew where he went. We assumed he was foulnapped. I believe you could possibly be my brother because you're a great singer, you can play more than one instrument with or without magic, and you had amnesia when you were found in Ponyville."
"Let me stop you there for a second," Soren interrupted. "How do you even know if I'm younger than you?"
"I'm 20 years old, and you?"
"19," Soren sighed. "Go on."
"Maybe this next bit of information can shed some light. Not only is my family gifted with musical talent, but they are also very superstitious. Have you two ever heard of the Nyrs of Old?"
"The Nyrs were a group of ponies who were born during eclipses, wether it be lunar or solar," Twilight explained. "It was rumored that these ponies had some special abilities, but it was never proven."
"Precisely, and it was because of this legend that my brother got his name. Since he was born during a solar eclipse, he was given the name Nyroc." Soren flinched, and Twilight noticed.
"Soren?" she asked. "Does that name sound familiar?"
"Y-Yes, yes it does," Soren replied. "In my dreams, I heard that name. Nyroc...but I thought nothing of it."
"Am I the only pony in the room thinking these two are siblings now?" Vinyl blurted.
"No, Vinyl, no you're not," Twilight said. "Alright everypony, how do we even prove that you two are in fact related? We can't deny this evidence."
"Octavia," Soren said, "is it possible for us to go meet your parents? Where are they?"
"I haven't seen them for quite some time, but I keep in contact with them by mail. The last place they were living in was Canterlot, but they haven't mentioned where they moved to." After that bit of info, everypony was silent as they tried to come up with a plan. After a few minutes of silent thinking, Twilight had an idea.
"Soren, why don't you accept Princess Celestia's offer of talking with her? I'm sure you have plenty of things to ask her, and you could also ask if there is anyway to prove if you are in fact Octavia's brother. Or maybe the princess can help you find Octavia's parents."
"Twilight, you're a genius!" Soren exclaimed. "That's perfect! I'm sure the princess has something that can help us. Twilight, we need to go to the library and send a letter to her, then I need to head to Canterlot. When does the next train show up?"
"Two days, I believe. Let's get going!"
"Well sounds like you two have a plan," Octavia laughed. "Come see me whenever you return, Soren."
"Will do," Soren said, "but umm...Octavia, if it makes you feel better, I can still treat you like a sister if you want." Octavia smiled at Soren right before he and Twilight left for the library. Octavia turned to her roommate after the front door closed.
"Well, I'm glad I read that letter from my parents on the way here instead of waiting," Octavia told Vinyl.
"And why is that?"
"Here, take a look."