[quote=LegendBegins]
True, true. What if she said or did something to Rarity just before she died, and is now struggling with self-hate?
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The original 6 [i]do[/i] get resurrected, but I've been thinking of having it such that each new circumstance in the increasingly unlucky series of the three driving book twists will directly affect the Mane 6 and cause them to have to be isolated until such time that they can be fixed. Thus, Sweetie Belle can't make it right yet. Then I can make what you said work. That's perfect!