Starlight, in a moment's notice, ripped up the only thing that could prevent any irreparable damage from ruining the timeline and by extension, Equestria.
And she did it in a time where she was too emotionally wrecked to reflect. However, she ends up having some time to think about what she had done. And soon, regret sets in.
Trigger Warning: Self-Harm, possibly bordering on (attempted) suicide
If worse came to worst, even had the scroll been destroyed, they were in the past. Thus, the Canterlot archives would have had another copy of the scroll to re-modify, either by Starlight very quickly, or Twilight over a longer period of time.
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There's also the possibility of there being a mending spell. I had the idea of an alternate ending where Twilight hands Starlight the repaired scroll and explaining how Starswirl did something to it to ensure that his magic would still work to an extent even if the scroll was burnt.
Um... No, okay. I see what you're doing here but it really doesn't live up to the promise of the premise.
Well, that didn't end up nearly as dark as expected.
This was a very touching story. I love the idea that Starlight would unmark herself - it feels very in character.
The pacing was good as well, and the ending was so neatly resolved. It didn't leave me wishing for more explanation, but it left me wishing for more chapters!
Your writing style is very clear and I enjoyed this story a lot.
Have DOOM songs in my head.
A couple? Which one of the CMC is missing?
Now the problem with that course of action, Rarity, is that Twilight has complete authority over any guards you call. All she’d have to do is tell them to stand down and they’d obey.
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Huh?
For some reason this was funny to me.
That is a good point.
Twilight, take that tone out your voice. You ain’t celestia nor luna.
What does she mean by that?
Ok, if all of ponyville heard that, imagine being in the castle. You would probably be deaf.
What about the third?
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Basically, the ultimate point for the Cutie Marks are to provide ponies a means to connect with each other in harmony. By ripping her Cutie Mark off, she would basically destroy her own part to play.
There's been only two "strands" on the Cutie Mark
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I guess that makes sense.
I thought there were three.