Rarity purchases contacts from overseas. They cost her 500 bits so the must be good. Right? Right?
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This chapter was a bit jarring, but still good. It took a while for me to realize that there was a time skip between this chapter and the last time we saw this group. It does leave some questions unanswered. The first one would be how everyone reacted after Madara's attack at the hospital. This would also include them freaking out about Pinkie's sudden disappearance. It also skips over how Pinkamena became so infamous. For all we know, she could have just stolen one too many pieces of candy from little children.
The next question would be anything having to do with Rainbow's newly revealed abilities. Did she just receive them from somewhere or has she always had them? If the former, then where did she get them and why? If the latter, why didn't she use them in any of the combat situations she's found herself in before? I'm certain her friends would be asking questions like this, so it would have been the most convenient choice to show us that discussion to explain it. If you decide to not explain it at all, it would seem a bit too much like the wish fulfillment I mentioned many crossover fics became victim to. The origins of everyone else's abilities were explained pretty well almost immediately after they were revealed, making this one going unexplained for so long stick out like a soar thumb.
Now that my concerns with the overall continuity have been voiced, I can finally move on to the chapter itself. So Dark Side is now the head of a powerful committee? Alright, I can accept that. He has been shown to be pretty intelligent under his snarky exterior. I just wonder how he managed to convince Luna to give him the job? He was a key player in the incident that sent Celestia off to wherever Fluttershy sent her. I would think Luna would hold a bit of a grudge for that. It could be a case of her sucking up her personal issues with him for the sake of Equestria, but I would still give him a solid shot or two to the nose for that.
The sections with Starshooter confirmed my theory from the last chapter. He and Dark Side realized how messed up Madara's plan was, helped Candy get away (and into the waiting hooves of Celestia), and were punished shortly thereafter. Now I'm curious about what kind of character he is. He was shown to be concerned for the safety of his family (with the obvious exceptions of Madara and Fusaku.) I'll just guess that he'll be the polite, kindhearted brother to contrast with Dark Side's sarcastic behavior. Then again, Fluttershy already took that position, so now I don't know what to guess. I suppose I'll just have to wait and see.
Luna's death is the oddest thing I've seen in this storyline (and that does include your original version of Angel's death.) Luna had literally no screen time in this story. She was one of the princesses of Equestria and nothing else here. This could change via flashbacks, but giving her no appearances before her death is an odd choice in my opinion. Even Angel got a little bit of screen time in the original draft for the first story, and he was pretty much a plot device to kick start the conflict. As for who killed her, I'm putting my money on a hidden assassin who got away before anyone found the body (possibly Pinkamena.) This is a crossover fic from a series filled with ninjas. It wouldn't be that surprising.
In short, this chapter was alright. Some of your choices for what to cut out to implement the time skip are a bit odd, but I'll roll with it. For starters, a plot doesn't have to be perfect. You're allowed to make errors so long as they aren't all over the place and massive. Just patch up the lack of explanation for Rainbow's abilities and it'll be fine. The other reason I'm being more lenient than usual is the family problem you mentioned in last chapter's comment section. Expecting your highest quality work so soon after something like that would be completely unreasonable. If you're wondering, I did still enjoy this chapter, even with the issues I found. Like I said before, don't be afraid to take a break. No one will blame you (at least no one who is reasonable.) I look forward to the next update.