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    Starlight succeeds in killing the only pony who could be able to unite the six Ponies and thus permanently strip Twilight of her Cutie Mark... Shame she didn't read the fine print on time travel and realize the old Grandfather Paradox.
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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

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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.:pinkiesmile:

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.

“If you want, I know a couple of ponies who are very eager to help you find out the true meaning of your Cutie Mark. I’ll warn you though, they’re still fillies, so they’re trying to get the hang of their own Cutie Marks.”

A couple? Which one of the CMC is missing? :pinkiegasp:

“… Well, then…” Rarity sheepishly chuckled. “I’ll just go ahead and alert the guards…” Rarity tried to exit, but Fluttershy stopped her with her wing.

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.

“… Well, then…” Rarity sheepishly chuckled. “I’ll just go ahead and alert the guards…” Rarity tried to exit, but Fluttershy stopped her with her wing.

For some reason this was funny to me.

“Wait, Rarity! Maybe Starlight’s really turned a new leaf, like with Discord!” Fluttershy said.

“Yeah, and we all know how well that ended!” Pinkie Pie glared. Fluttershy gave a glare of her own.

That is a good point.

“Quiet!” Twilight shouted. The five stopped and looked to her. She sighed and looked to Starlight. “Could you wait outside? I need to explain some things to my friends.” She said. Starlight nodded. She got off the map and trotted outside. The five let her pass, though not without looking at her, each with a different look: anger, shock, fear, apathy, worry… As the doors closed, Twilight called for the others to sit at the table.

Twilight, take that tone out your voice. You ain’t celestia nor luna.

“No! That’s only because you let it happen! The destiny for all ponies is to be the best in helping others! Our Cutie Marks just tell us how we can do it! There’s no destiny but what we make of it! So please, Starlight, don’t throw your life away!” Twilight broke down into tears just as her magic reached its apex. She strained her muscles for the final stretch of the spell.

What does she mean by that?

Ponyville soon heard two very loud sounds: a ripping sound that seemed to have come from the depths of Tartarus and the shriek of Starlight Glimmer.

Ok, if all of ponyville heard that, imagine being in the castle. You would probably be deaf.

“You’re normal as far as unicorns go, now. If my theory proves correct, with one strand, you’ll be just as strong as me when I first became a Princess, and with the second strand, you’ll be yourself.” Twilight said.

What about the third?

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What does she mean by that?

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.

What about the third?

There's been only two "strands" on the Cutie Mark

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I guess that makes sense.

I thought there were three.

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