Journal Entry
It has been 3 days since the speech I gave to the ponies of Ponyville. It's been very nice living as only a pegasus, even though I can bring back my horn at anytime. During my speech a few days ago, someone asked why I was an alicorn. It was at that moment that I realized that I am missing some crucial information about myself. I decided that it was time that I figure out who I truly am. Today I'm going gather my friends at Sugarcube Corner so they can help me with this dilemma. I already have a plan in mind.
-Soren
"So why did ya gather us here, Soren?" Applejack asked as the group of ten walked into Sugarcube Corner. Together in the building was Soren, Spike, Twilight and her friends, Octavia, and Vinyl. None of them sat down; Soren assured them that this was going to be quick.
"I wanted to tell you all that I need to find out some important information about myself," Soren replied.
"What kind of information?" asked Twilight.
"Do you remember the speech I gave a few days ago? A colt asked me why I was an alicorn. I couldn't give him an exact answer because I also didn't know why I'm an alicorn. I doubt I was just born as one. I need to figure out who I actually am. And before you all say 'I am who I am,' think about it. Octavia and I are siblings, but how am I an alicorn when both of our parents are earth ponies? It wouldn't be that strange if I was just a unicorn or pegasus, but I'm both. Something must have changed me into that."
"Wasn't it Nyra?" Rainbow Dash offered. "She kidnapped you as a foal. Maybe she also transformed you on accident."
"That's highly unlikely. If I remember correctly, Octavia said I was already an alicorn, right?" Soren looked at his slightly older sister.
"Well, our parents were the ones who assured me that you were born as you are."
"Then that begs another question: How come ponies didn't react to seeing a young alicorn? I remember that when I first arrived here, ponies kept staring at me. I take it our parents never mentioned anything like that?"
"Not that I recall. Soren, how would you go about discovering this kind of information anyway?"
"I plan on talking to a certain, smart stallion who knows the truth about me; he has to know by now. First, I need to go to the library to grab something. Let's go!" Without hesitation, Soren trotting out of the building. The group of friends looked at each other before chasing after him. Since Soren wasn't running too fast, it was easy for his friends to catch up.
"So what's the plan?" Vinyl asked. Soren remained silent for a few seconds.
"Let's just get to the library. Everything will make more sense when I explain it there."
Everyone arrived at the library within minutes. Soren led his friends inside and immediately started going upstairs. Stopping his friends from following him, Soren turned to Twilight.
"Can I grab something from your room real quick?" Twilight nodded, so Soren ran upstairs. A few minutes passed before he came back down. Everyone noticed that he now had familiar necklace with him. Twilight recognized Soren's plan immediately.
"How does the Doctor fit into all of this?" she asked, eyeing her emergency necklace.
"The Doctor is a time traveler; he probably runs into future versions of us, and we wouldn't even know it. When the Doctor and Derpy returned from their adventures, do you remember his expression towards me?"
"He was a little sad," Pinkie Pie answered normally.
"Right. He said he saw me. It was almost like I changed in the future or something. It may be unrelated to what I'm trying to find, but can you all see the hunch I'm going on?" Only Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Octavia nodded. Everyone else was either lost or didn't believe Soren's hunch was accurate enough.
"Twilight, I need you to activate this necklace again to bring the Doctor here." Soren walked up to her and placed the necklace in her hoof as he locked eyes with her. "I need to know who I really am. It would give me closure at least. Please." It was really hard for Twilight to say no, especially considering how much this meant to one of her closest friends.
"*sigh* Alright, but only because it means a lot to you." Soren thanked her, and she began using magic on the necklace, which began to emanate a light blue aura.
"Now all we have to do is wait," Soren commented. "Any questions so far?" Everypony in the room looked at each other to see if the others had questions. Finally Rainbow Dash spoke up:
"Do you have any guesses on how you became an alicorn? And how do we know the Doctor actually knows the truth?"
"I can't make a solid guess on the truth, obviously. That's why I'm relying on the fact that the Doctor may know the truth about me. Hopefully he will be willing to explain it." Just then, a familiar noise echoed throughout the library. The TARDIS appeared before everyone, and the Doctor quickly stepped out.
"Is everyone alright?" he asked.
"Everything's fine, but Soren has something he wants to ask you," Twilight replied. The Doctor turned his attention to Soren, so the white pegasus began.
"Doctor, I realzied that I don't know my entire past or the full truth about me. On the day of a speech I gave to the town, someone asked me why I was an alicorn? I couldn't give him an answer, for I didn't know either. Now I want to know. I was hoping that you know who I am." The Time Lord remained silent and couldn't maintain eye contact with Soren. Everyone became more interested now.
"Doctor...who am I?" Soren asked, stepping closer to him.
"I-I can't tell you...at least not yet. I know who you are, but I made a promise to not tell you right away. I was told, however, to ask you to do something beforehand."
"Hold up," Rainbow Dash interrupted. "Who did you make a promise to?"
"I cant tell you. Please believe me. Soren, I promise you: If you do this one thing, your truth will be shown to you."
"I'm listening."
"If you truly want to know the truth then listen closely. In order to figure out who you are, you must defeat the Elementals" The room was filled with gasps, words of surprise and shock, and mumbling. Although Soren was shocked, he tried to remain calm.
"Why do I need to fight possibly the strongest spirits in the world just to know who I am?" Soren questioned.
"I don't know honestly, but I promised that pony that I would follow their orders. There are more bad news, unfortunately, but there are also good news. The bad news is that you must fight in the Spirit World since that is where the Elementals are. Unfortunately, you can still die there. The good news is that you're allowed to bring one pony to help you. Be warned though: in certain fights, magic or flying will probably be prohibited. The spirits have their rules. So do you still want to find out who you are?" Soren could only nod at this point. "Then who will you bring?"
"Before I even consider that, I need to know a few things. Why can I only bring one friend and why do I need to not only risk my life but a friend's life as well just to find the truth?"
"Soren, if I could tell you, I would. I said you need to trust me on this. This is how it needs to be. I should know; I've seen you in the future." Soren sighed in defeat. Looking around the library's foyer, Soren eyed each of his friends, waiting to see if one of them would be willing to help. He knew the only ponies capable of this kind of fight were Twilight and Rainbow Dash. He looked at them for a good minute before deciding.
"I choose...no one." Every pony in the room exclaimed "What!" simultaneously.
"I'm choosing no one because I can't risk any of your lives on this, especially you, Rainbow. I couldn't live with myself if I got any of you killed. I've decided that I should do this alone and that's final." The room was silent. Finally somepony spoke up:
"You can't be serious, Soren!" Twilight exclaimed. "We're talking about the Elementals right now. How can you say that you don't need help fighting them?"
"Twilight, it is precisely that reason that I can't ask for help. I am an alicorn, which means I can take a beating. I've proven it multiple times. But let's say I bring somepony along; do you really think they can take the same beating as me and survive? I can't take that risk."
"How do the rest of you feel about this?" Most of the ponies there felt that Soren's decision was probably for the best, but others (like Octavia, Spike, Dash, Twilight, and the Doctor) thought otherwise. Even though Soren refused help, Twilight remained persistent. Soren soon realized something.
"You want to be the one to help me, don't you, Twilight?" Soren asked. "I know you're magic is strong, but how can you survive their attacks? I doubt we can outsmart them."
"I'm definitely powerful enough to help you, so is Rainbow Dash. I'm not asking you to take me with you exactly. I just want you to promise us that you'll bring somepony to help."
"Unless someone wants to risk their life just to help me, I won't accept any help," Soren replied flatly. The library was quiet once again, but this time it was only a few seconds before there was a volunteer.
"I'll go with you," stated Rainbow Dash with a determined look. Soren arched an eyebrow. He has never seen Dash that serious before. "You and I both know that you can use your magic to make me ridiculously strong. So why can't you just take me?"
"Are you sure you wanna do this? If I bring you along, there's a pretty low chance of survival, even less of a chance for you. I also can't promise that my magic will make you stronger again; it may have been a one-time thing." Rainbow walked up to Soren and stared straight into his eyes. He was now able to see the burning determination and confidence in her rose-colored eyes.
"What happened to that adventurous stallion I started dating?" Dash asked with a smirk. Soren laughed and hugged her. To everyone else, it seemed like a normal hug, but to Soren, it could be the last hug he ever gave her.