Not gonna lie, KINDA hope there's an epilogue where this whole thing turns out to be a nightmare that Starlight is having of what WOULD happen if she actually went through her plan in Friendship Test.

Probably not gonna happen, but I can dream

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I could certainly write an alternate ending when I get time. I had an Epilogue planned which would follow the impact the whole thing had on the Apple family, but it just felt like an information dump so I never finished it.

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I'm kind of looking forward to that, if you do it.
(The alternate ending, not the planned epilogue)

That would be an idea.... if Starlight were considering doing what led up to The Friendship Test.... and had a Nightmare of this as a warning what would be the result.

Makes one wonder who or what might send her such a warning.

I really liked the story, you gave the characters great justice.And I also like that they are in character.I dunno why, but I totally expected Rarity to do that.However, there are some things that I don't like, such as:
-the fact that we don't get to see other creature's reactions, such as Spike, the CMCs, Shining Armor, Celestia.It would've been more impactful if we saw them grieving or thinking about the mane 6
-also it would've been nice if you made a chapter about the rest of the mane 5 summoning Rarity and meeting her.
-oh and also about that.It's kinda sad that we don't know and see how the mane 5 reacted to Rarity's death and deeds.I really expected that to be mentioned in the last chapter somehow or at least in an epilogue
Oh and there was one thing that I did not understand:in a chapter, Rarity said that if it wasn't for Starlight, in her place would be Suri.Did that meant that Rarity planned to get revenge on them prior to the test?And why and how?Considering then she wasn't insane as after the test

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Hi, thanks for your feedback!

This was a passion/therapy piece, so my main focus was on the revenge part. I had originally planned an epilogue which would have addressed many of the reactions/issues you pinpointed, but it felt too much like an exposition dump and was dropped halfway through writing - it even would've looked at who took on the element of generosity after Rarity's death.

If it was something people showed interest in, I might have finished it, but previous reviewers were more interested in Starlight possibly dreaming the whole thing, as a beforehand warning to not do the Friendship Test.

Regarding the revenge on Suri and the other ponies who wronged her, the idea of revenge on them was probably always knocking around in Rarity's head, but the psychological trauma of the Friendship Test finally pushed her over the edge from fantasy to reality.

Hopefully this answers some of the questions you had and I'm glad you liked the story overall - keeping them in character was a major concern for me so I'm happy that I succeeded there.
~Phoenix

I love me a good revenge story, especially one so deserved! You even made starlight irredeemable In the end. Pretty clear that she's only sorry this happened to her, not about the horrors she committed, even in the depths of Tartarus

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Thank you ^_^ Anypony capable of setting up and proceeding with something as horrific as The Friendship Test would be irredeemable, so I'm glad I succeeded in portraying that with this final chapter x

This. Was. Awesome!!!