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The Elements of Harmony are meant to be a blessing. A force for the greater good. But [[What If]] one of the bearers decided that wasn't enough? [[What If]] they wanted more...?
Yet another Grim[[Dark Fic]] based off the world of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', ''Severing'' explores a world where Twilight Sparkle is ordered by Princess Celestia to collect the Elements of Harmony for herself. According to her research, the best way to do this is to perform an act that is the complete antithesis of that element, severing it... right at the moment of its current bearer's death. Thus, she sets out to betray each of her 'friends', amping up the [[Moral Event Horizon|sheer cruelty of each act]] as she works towards the one she ''thinks'' will be the easiest to claim...
Its sequel, ''Reconnection'', brings a [[Peggy Sue]]-style spin to the table: when an Element is tampered with and Its current bearer murdered, It can return that bearer to a point in the past, allowing them to relive their life... and, perhaps, [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]. Unfortunately, they all arrive at different points of time, and Twilight still has Celestia's orders to follow... {{spoiler|and her own second chance to waste.}}
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Every single story. ''Reconnection'''s Epilogue focuses mainly on making it a little sweeter.
* [[Close Enough Timeline]]: While the differences in the ''Reconnection'' timeline throw off the rewound ponies at first, in the end, the survivors adapt.
* [[Cold
* [[Cruel Mercy]]: In ''Severing'', just before her defeat, Twilight is informed that {{spoiler|in certain cultures, killing a lame pony}} is considered a form of kindness.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]
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** ''Breaking the Circle'' sees {{spoiler|Twilight stuck in an endless loop of worlds for thousands of years, gradually working her way towards a Heel Realization and countless attempts at breaking the cycle by stopping Celestia before she finally ends up in a world where Celestia isn't evil}}.
* [[Elemental Embodiment]]: Each of the Elements of Harmony has one, most of which get to speak directly to their current bearers in ''Reconnection''.
* [[
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Twilight engages in this a few times.
* Grim[[Dark Fic]]
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* [[In Spite of a Nail]]: ''Reconnection'''s Epilogue reveals that {{spoiler|even with Twilight dead, the rest of the mane cast stays close friends}}. The very last scene also reveals that {{spoiler|Celestia and Luna end up battling on the same date they did in the prior timeline}}.
* [[Just Between You and Me]]: As part of her later betrayals in ''Severing'', Twilight tells her victims ''exactly'' what she's done/is about to do. {{spoiler|After all, she's figured that Horror is the antithesis of Laughter...}}
* [[Lack of Empathy]]: This Twilight doesn't give a damn about her friends. All she cares about is [[
* [[Meaningful Rename]]: After marrying, Applejack changed her name to Applerush.
* [[Mercy Kill]]: Key to the finale of ''Severing'', as {{spoiler|Fluttershy}} ''claims'' to have done this, and {{spoiler|grown-up Spike}} actually ''did''. Also:
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{{spoiler|'''Fluttershy}}:''' Don't worry. They consider it a form of kindness. }}
* [[Never Mess With Granny]]: By the end of ''Severing'', Twilight and her final target have gotten ''very'' old, but are still capable of {{spoiler|a knock-down, drag out fight with a full-grown Spike thrown into the fray}}.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The end result of {{spoiler|Rainbow Dash Putting Her Hoof Down}}.
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Explored as one of the main themes of ''Reconnection'', as the reborn victims of Twilight's betrayal grapple with whether or not they should seek vengance upon her.
* [[Peggy Sue]]: ''Reconnection''. {{spoiler|Expands into [[Groundhog Peggy Sue]] in ''Rainbow Dash Puts Her Hoof Down'', and ''Breaking The Circle'' takes it into ''[[When They Cry]]'' territory.}}
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: By ''Severing'''s climax, {{spoiler|Spike is all grown up}}.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Twilight doesn't take having her plots foiled well.
* [[X Meets Y]]: ''Reconnection'' and ''Breaking the Circle'' are basically ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' meets {{spoiler|''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]''}}.
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: ''Reconnection'' uses one to explore the aftermath.
* [[You Can't Thwart Stage One]]: In ''Severing'', Twilight succeeds in betraying and murdering {{spoiler|four}} of the other Element holders before {{spoiler|Fluttershy and Spike can stage their [[Batman Gambit]]}}.
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