Author's Note

Now... Time for a neat twist on what 'magic' is to a man (-AHEM-) STALLION of logic.

Now starring: The (10th) Doctor Hooves and Derpy!

Note: Wing-Boners ahead.

The Truth about Blaze - The Story behind His Cutie Mark

10 years later:

Blaze wandered about the castle, talking with the guards, the servants, and even some of the esteemed delegates from the other nations of Equestria, learning about the different lifestyles ponies and others had.

"Nephew." A serene voice called, drawing the prince's attention to his right. "It is time for us to teach you your next lesson."

Blaze turned and saw Princess Luna standing by the library's entrance, her usual stern expression accompanying her gaze.

"Coming your highness." Blaze responded, bowing to the Saddle Arabian known as Dust Devil (whom is Sandstorm's ancestor), then trotted over to his aunt.

The two were silent as they entered the library, their hooves clacking against the stone floors.

"We have already gone over levitation, defensive, and teleportation spells." Luna stated, her voice filled with pride. "Now, we will teach you directed spells."

Blaze shuddered at the announcement, failed directed spells had a habit of blowing up in a pony's face.

"You have already shown you are specialized in fire spells." Luna continued. "All you need to do is focus on a specific point, and channel enough energy to said point."

Blaze smirked slightly and looked to his aunt's cutie mark, and focused on it. There was a yelp and Luna took off, rubbing her cutie mark delicately as Blaze rolled on the floor laughing. Luna's cheeks flushed red and she retaliated, Blaze curling into a ball as intense cold washed over him.

RETALIATE!!! A voiced screeched inside Blaze's head, causing a pain similar to a dragon's grip.

Blaze rose and aimed at his aunt, watching as her expression changed back to her usual .

HOW DARE SHE RETALIATE TO A HARMLESS PRANK?!? He screamed internally, his horn lighting brighter than it's usual glow. HOW DARE SHE-

Blood rushed to his head as he fired the spell, an unequestrian screech escaping his mouth. Then... the world went black.

When he regained consciousness, he felt raindrops hitting him, evaporating as they touched his coat. His head felt like it was on fire and his chest was itchy, but he felt fine over all. He rose to his hooves and his heart dropped to his stomach.

Half of the library was missing... and the rest was on fire.

Blaze rushed into the thickest region of the flames and started throwing burning books aside, soon finding Luna underneath them. He reached into the flames and lifted Luna out from under the burning books.

"MOM!!!" He cried, heading to the door. His heart was gripped with the fear that he had just murdered his aunt.
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"How is he Doctor?" Sombra asked as the tan coated stallion as he held his 'sonic screwdriver' near his son.

The Doctor arrived SECONDS after Blaze called for his mother, quickly treating Luna's burns, then had Blaze fall asleep after taking a 'pill' so he could examine the changes Blaze underwent thoroughly.

"He's fine... just... different." The Doctor responded, his device clicking closed. "He tapped into some serious energy though! The feathers on his wings are capable of producing flames, the fluff on his chest is a group of feathers, and he is RADIATING massive amounts of residual energy from Tartarus-"

"WHAT?!?" Celestia shrieked, her wings flaring out in agitation.

"D-Derpy!" The stallion yelped. "I need the chart now!"

A blonde-maned, grey-coated pegasus landed by the stallion's side, holding up a diagram written on a scroll. However, Sombra felt uneasy when he looked at the mare's golden eyes... wondering if she was trying to look up or down.

"Equestria exists around MULTIPLE spheres of control, so being able to tap into them shouldn't be difficult!" The Doctor began, pointing at the chart excitedly. "Celestia, you and Luna channel energies from the Celestial Sphere, Princess Cadence channels energy from the... Emotions Sphere, meaning love, Sombra channels energies from the Shadow Sphere, and Discord channeled energies from the Chaos Sphere!"

Celestia's wings folded, obviously intrigued.

"If Chaos and Sun were to merge, you would get Illusion. Sun and Emotions would get Healing. Emotions and Shadows would get Void. Shadows and Moon would get Distortion. Moon and Chaos would get Eclipse. Now... You and Sombra are on the complete OPPOSITE sides. So naturally, the magic would balance it out... The Sun is the symbol for life, and Shadows are the symbol for death... that would put Blaze in a state of limbo until they balanced each other out. Look closely, what is the meeting point labeled?"

"Phoenix?" Celestia inquired. "What does a Phoenix have to do with Blaze and Tartarus?"

"The Phoenix is one of the many symbols of Rejuvenation, it dies and comes back to life." The Doctor answered, pointing at a sphere surrounding it. "The Phoenix is a powerful creature that can fly between the spheres with ease, each one affecting it differently, but the one sphere it feels the most power in is..."

"Tartarus." Sombra stated, understanding what the Doctor was getting at. "Because Tartarus is a dangerous wasteland where only the powerful survive, and since the Phoenix can 'regenerate' as it were."

The Doctor flinched at the word 'regenerate' and said with great enthusiasm, "It carries every memory from each life it's had, increasing it's power even further! Your son tapped into the most powerful being in existence!"

Celestia face-hoofed and groaned, "It doesn't make sense."

"Because Magic is like Time." The Doctor said making a spherical motion with his hooves. "It's similar to the big ball of timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly 'stuff'... only it's a big ball of Hasbro-pony, Friendship-is-Magicky 'stuff'... in a sense."

Celestia groaned and face-hoofed again as the Doctor turned to leave, signaling for Derpy to follow which the mare answered with an amorous sigh, eagerly following him.

"BE SURE TO VIEW HIS CUTIE MARK!!!" The Doctor called cheerfully as they turned a corner, disappearing from view.

Blaze's parents immediately looked at their sons flank... now bearing a Phoenix symbol.

WOOOOOOSH!!! WOOOOOOSH!!! WOOOOOOSH!!!

Sombra made sure he remembered that sound... having a feeling he would need to remember it later.

Present day Canterlot Gardens:

WOOOOOOSH!!! WOOOOOOSH!!! WOOOOOOSH!!!

The wheezing sound filled the air, silencing as the TARDIS came to a stop, the Doctor poking his head out the door wearing his 3-D glasses... taking a deep whiff of the air.

"Canterlot Gardens!" He announced, stepping into the open. "The smell of Flora and Fauna... and... MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CHRONAL ENERGIES?!?"

He looked around quickly, his groomed mane quickly returning to it's wild state.

"I take it we're going to need this?" Derpy asked as she presented his sonic screwdriver.

"We will!" The Doctor asked, grabbing at his sonic... only for it to be snatched back.

"You have to kiss me first." The mare teased.

The Doctor pulled his companion into a kiss, taking the sonic as her wings went rigid, a massive blush accompanying her features.

"Thank you!" He said, breaking the kiss then running to the castle.

Derpy waited for a moment, then pumped her hoof.

"Yes!" She squeaked before flying after him.