Everything came full circle. Because not only did they create the lie around Applejack but also lied to Applebloom, Spike, Celestia & Luna, but the entire world
The one thing I really enjoy about this story is the fact that we see throughout out the story just how vengeful "Applejack" is towards her friends, only to find out the real Applejack didn't seem to have a vengeful bone in her body (she was probably super mad, but I think it gave her some peace to see Applebloom was alive, albeit crippled, but alive and well) and was the one that encouraged Applebloom to just let it go and move on. She really was a wise big sister up until the end.
Blue Eyed Silver Wolf And if it had been the real AJ there's no way she would do this because it's not justified in any way. This isn't justice it's petty revenge.
@@joashgichuru1335 Technically, Celestia imprisoned Luna because she was rightfully enraged which should've gotten both sisters punished AJ willingly took the potion with full knowledge of unforeseen consequences which were psychosis and destruction Twilight and AJ both deserved punishment but neither of them were evil, they were just victims of an unintended consequence by magic
@@aeryanakeaton9022 Actually, I think the moral is to admit when you screwed up no matter the consequences and no matter who it hurts, telling the truth is better than deceit in a situation like this Twilight lied and it only caused more pain and suffering, if she told the truth then all this bloodshed could've been avoided
@Archiver_Studio Applejack took the potion because she was desperate. Twilight gave it to her while it was undertested. All the responsibility falls onto her, not Applejack. It's just like a doctor giving a civilian an experimental drug with unknown side effects, and the doctor merely says "be careful because I don't know what it can do to you" umm... yeah, why the hell would she give her the potion in the first place... it wasn't AJ's responsibility, because she wasn't an expert in the magical field, Twilight was. She knew full well the dangers of unknown magics, and she willingly gave her the potion just like that with just a "be careful" to go with it... she is bad in my book, not because of the potion itself, but because she refused accountability, allowed Applejack to take full blame from the public in order to protect her reputation. That is a bitch move from Twilight. Oh yeah, let's not mention lying to Apple Bloom all this time.... Twilight is not a victim, the victims were Applejack, Apple Bloom, and everyone else who suffered.
WAIT. THE RINGING STOPPED. APPLEJACK’S HEARTBEAT STOPPED. APPLE BLOOM SAID SHE JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY WITH HER UNTIL A GUARD HIT APPLE JACK’S HEAD, BASICALLY PARALYZING HER, AND THAT’S WHAT CAUSED APPLE BLOOM TO EMBARK ON THIS AWFUL JORNEY OF REVENGE IN THE FIRST PLACE FUCK EVEN APPLEJACK THOUGHT SHE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON - SHE SAID THAT TO PROTECT HER, BUT APPLE BLOOM DIDN’T LISTEN. *SHE DID THIS FOR FUCKING NOTHING IN THE END, AJ STILL ENDED UP DYING* OMG CURSED WORD YOU CANT DO THIS TO ME 😭😭😭😭😭
Honestly? Deserved. I understand why she did it, but the very moment she got innocents wrapped up in her revenge, this was what she deserved. Looks like they are all losers. Also, God help them if a new villain shows up
Apple Bloom was right about the revenge thing. and how it's an angry critter, the anger representing Apple Bloom, wanting to get revenge for her sister.
It occurred to me that a possible reason Spike reacted like that was because he also had a special bond with AJ, probably saw her as a second parental figure or a role model. Poor Spike man, he realized what a monster Twilight became.
bro applejack literally askedl for it and twilight tried to warn her but she was so desperate with the apple shit and twilight didnt know what possibly could happen which made it dangerous but she wanted to help her friend so bad in fear of turning down applejacks request cause she knew how much the zap apple bull meant to her lmfao
@@Yourstepmom I’ll try my best to tell : Twilight made a sleepless potion to help applejack with her work but the side effects were that she would go insane and cause a mass murder & instead of owing up to her part of the blame she lied to most of her fellow ponies ( except for the rest of her friends ). And when apple bloom found out about twilight‘s secret she told spike about it and since he looked up to applejack like a second parent figure or role model he was deeply hurt, upset & angry at twilight for not only this but also shamelessly lying to his face that’s why he decided to up and left while apple bloom tried to jail break her sister ( with AJ being injured ) & taking revenge on the ones who wronged them.
Apple Jack at the end of the day is still alive and it was AJ’s own decision to take the Sleepless Potion and ignore Twilight’s warning. Twi was 100% wrong in what she did however, it did not warrant such a brutal death. Apple Bloom most likely understands this but decided not to care about it. And I’m pretty sure that the ending suggests that AJ dispute everything had actually forgiven her friends and tried to get Apple Bloom to understand that they weren’t responsible, but in Apple Bloom’s eyes her sister was the angel who is being unjustly punished while the demons allowed to go Scott free.
@@AliensInTheChaquetrixI think a part of her was more angry that everybody attached to the crime *except Twilight* paid their price AJ was driven mad by the potion and eventually got her memories back, rotting in a cell with those horroble memories and the idea that her sister was dead Filthy Rich was one of her murder victims But Twilight? She got away with everything And her friends all knew, so they were guilty by association as well
Guess the moral of this story is that revenge don't solve anything. In the end, she lost her sister and killed someone who cared enough to take her in, and masterminded a revenge plot so gruesome and diabolical that even AJ told her not to go through with it. In the end, this second round of death and blood is all on her hands, or hooves. However, you want to say it. Also, I never saw this plot twist coming, that everything was in their heads the whole time. The signs were definitely there, but when you say magic and potions are involved, seriously, anything might happen. Re-watching the whole second sleep experiment now knowing everything AJ was doing wasn't her at all (she wasn't even present in any of these attacks) made every death and gruesome happenings even more tragic. Insane story, great job with everything, only regret now is we don't know what happened after this (Did Apple Bloom fess up or turn herself in, did AJ survive, what became of the main cast afterwards?)
@PuppetBoy That's Frontier Justice for ya'. Whether it's a debt unpaid or a family member unjustly punished or killed. Someone close to them (whether justified or not) will seek out revenge in the most violent, gruesome, and flat-out nuclear way possible. 'Cause to them, anything isn't off the table.
Wonderful ending. You know in hindsight, Apple Sleep really is Applebloom’s story. Magpie really brought her S game here. Almost made me tear up. Now I have to rewatch the entire series from the start and see all the little things I missed first time around.
That and her refusal to even admit it was her fault even in front of Applebloom really makes me unable to feel bad for her. I kind of feel bad for other Mane Six, as well as just innocent victims of this aftermath. But yeah, Twilight truly deserved what was coming here.
@@najpotenicewolf934It would've been preferable to simply take the evidence of this occurence and have justice carried out, though given who in question committed the crime, confidence in the government might've been gone
34:54 “What is this, it’s rope Dumba$$”, that’s my new favorite apple bloom line from any mlp reading. It’s so simple, yet gets a chuckle out of me every time.
I had already suspected this ending when Apple Jack's voice was so different for flutters, and I surmised that It was because they were in fact hallucinating and flutters was the only one who didn't go into the orchard that night because she stayed back to watch the crusaders. So she never saw or heard applejack after the potion took effect. And so in her eyes, she looked and sounded the same, all she knew about it was that aj had taken some potion that caused her to snap, so obviously she assumed it was dark magic. This was so beautifuly written.
Wait, Fluttershy was meant to be watching the Crusaders?! Sorry to curse but she did a sh*t job given what happened 😑😑😑 (But I really need to re-read the original, I honestly can’t remember anything Fluttershy was doing in the story)
Twilight could of just said “yeah I gave her the potion but i didn’t give it to applejack without warning of its possible effects, and nether me nor applejack where thinking critically at that time so it was just a very horrible accident, and I’m sorry for all of it” and NONE of this would have happened Why’d twilight have to make it hard on both herself and the others around her? When it could have been so simple?
It wouldn't matter, Apple Bloom wanted her dead for abandoning her sister and she got what she wanted. Twilight wouldn't be severely punished compared to her friends.
@@kevonmcmillan5656Wouldn't being given the potion be considered a severe punishment for all of them(even if they wouldn't get imprisoned, they won't be trusted ever again, which doesn't include negative effects on the self)?
I don’t see how Twilight saying this would have made it better, there’s no coming back for murdering innocent ponies even if unintentional. It was still done, and AJ would have been scrutinized and equally as destroyed
"Twilight had done everything for this young mare". Everything except PROTECT HER SISTER! "She couldn't figure out what she had done wrong". You took away her family!!!
And she also isolated Applebloom, essentially keeping her prisoner in her castle under the pretense of “caring for a poor disabled filly who lost her family and friends.” Twilight came across as very ableist in her self-justification, not even thinking about letting her leave the castle, not even thinking of having Spike accompany her, as it was Applebloom who reached out to Spike for that.
Well to be fair that was an accident, Twilight did try to warn Applejack, Granny died of all age, I think? And Big Mac, well that wasn't Twilight's fault either. Twilight should have tried to help though, she knew that she was part of the reason AppleJack was locked away, she should have confessed to what she has done to AppleJack and everyone, the consequences would probably be who knows what since what she did is nowhere near as bad as what Starlight Glimmer did and her punishment wasn't really a punishment at all, plus it wouldn't be death since it was an accident and not on purpose, and what Starlight Glimmer did was on purpose. And so what if people hate her? She is an Allicorn so she is immortal, just like Nightmare Moon everyone would forget about it after a few centuries. Ya I don't really see Twilight's logic behind this and she lost her life in the process, Twilight is smart but sometimes she really is dumb.
@@summersnyder5436 yeah she got what she deserved in the end. Poor Big Mac too, he never saw his baby sister again. We never knew what happened to Spike but i hope he was ok in the end.
I KNEW IT!!! I knew Apple Bloom was still alive, paralyzed, and the true mastermind. Who knew being a fan of Saw and Rabbit Doubt would come in handy with theories and predictions. 😄
AppleBloom, being dead was left intentionally vague. I feel like at the time it was done to leave a lasting impact on the story. But now It make sense as to why it was left so vague.
I really liked this fic, not because it was very morbid or well written or even the Voice acting/art(even if that is all true and I commend all the artists that worked on this project), I love this fic cause it’s pretty clear every single party is in the wrong. SPOILERS Twilight has clearly some superiority complex/inability to accept blame for everything. Her repeated use of ‘it wasn’t my fault’ though particularly true still reflects her lack of understanding of Appleblooms situation, let alone the situation she put herself and her friends through. And AppleBloom just wanted her family back dude. Yet it’s clear as day she did some unforgivable things to even get it done, and possibly riddled AJ brain dead with the dreamless potion(without realizing ofc). The only person arguably in the right is Spike who just up and left(reasonably might I add)!
👍 yeah, pretty much what you’re saying is t is 100% true and other than spike I guess probably is the only characters that isn’t in the wrong is applejack considering she was desperate to save her farm and despite twilight warning her about the side effects she took it anyway and he couldn’t really blame her for killing all of these ponies because she was under the potion effects so yeah but I will say one thing I am I have a mixed feelings about Apple Bloom, because because it was pretty reasonable, why she did want to kill twilight, but what not reasonable is her attacking the other innocent ponies? I didn’t understand why because the only one who deserved to be punished by ab Bloom is twilight not her friends did nothing wrong to her, which I lost all satisfaction for her, because Nang what she did to the other pony, but the same time I am glad for her to get her revenge, on the other hand, I understand her mother for revenge but on the right hand she also attacked innocent ponies, which left me pretty confused and why
Yeah, I agree!! I'm _sick and tired_ of people in this video's comments section saying that _only_ Twilight is to blame!!! LIKE, _BITCH,_ NO SHE AIN'T!!! 😠😡🤬. IT PISSES ME OFF THAT PEOPLE KEEP VILLIFYING TWILIGHT, LIKE STOP, JUST STOP, PEOPLE!!!! STOP VILLIFYING BEST PONY!!!!
@@AhmedSamir-pt5bwMy theory is that Apple Bloom wanted to hurt Twilight's friends to make Twilight herself suffer and lose all hope, just as either she or AJ felt. I do agree it was a bit far, though, no one else deserved to go through all of that. Either that, or Apple Bloom saw every pony as the villain in this story. Maybe all the illusion Apple Jack's words was what Apple Bloom thought. She thought anyone could've saved Apple Jack, but they didn't. Again these are just theories.
@@monsterrbae I guess you’re right because this is the only explanation I could think of because she wanted to make twilight suffer of the last of someone beloved to you, just like she did to her sister, Honestly, after this episode, I will never look at Apple Bloom, the same way ever again. The way she did her revenge is terrifying and fucked up and I’m not saying that twilight didn’t deserve this punishment. She definitely deserve it but the way she does it is the most fucked up way possible like imagine if Apple blue most was a villain And I hope I am not the only one who feels conflicted about the ending so tell me do you feel as I feel conflicted about ending I would say one thing that everybody at the end got their karma twilight for giving her the potion in the 1st Pl., Apple bloom for attacking innocent ponies and just like what she did to rarity sister, her sister now is brain dead
@@monsterrbae Exactly! I completely understand Applebloom wanting to get back at Twilight specifically, the rest of the mane 6 I have mixed feelings on. (Also, I didn't agree when she said that Fluttershy's actions weren't as damning, she murdered dozens of innocent animals!) But when addressing the death of Mrs. Cake and Mr. CarrotCake and orphaning Poundcake and Pumpkincake? *Absolutely not!* They were completely innocent! Sweetiebelle too! Even if she did turn her back on Applebloom, she did not deserve to be slaugtered by her own sister!
She probably thinks that because it was Applebloom's idea to go into the orchard and find Applejack, not to mention ignoring her pleas to go back before it was too late. Not justifying or excusing, but provide a theory why.
@@SporeToothStudio to be fair they had an agreement. it's mainly the fact that big mac hurt himself just before the harvest that put everything in motion
That's her relationship with AJ would have been good too and the family like the whole thing would have been so much better if she just f****** confessed
@@mimienysup8361 It's not just that but others were caught up in this entire mess that didn't even have anything to do with the entire mess in the first place, innocent people died because Apple Bloom wanted "revenge", I don't see it as revenge, if anything Apple Bloom basically became more of a monster than Twilight and for what? What did it fix? What did killing Twilight accomplish? What did making Twilight's friends feeling guilty and kill there loved one and going insane accomplish? It didn't accomplish anything! It didn't fix the past, and it didn't avenge the past, if anything it just made the future worst. Twilight's friends didn't even have anything to do with AppleJack going on a murder spree, so what if they kept it a secret? They probably kept it a secret because they wanted to get rid of the memories, they wanted to forget, that's probably why they never told Apple Bloom, and as for Twilight applying that Applejack killed Apple Bloom, well I don't have a response for that, I don't know why Twilight did that, maybe she wanted AppleJack to feel guilty but I'm not sure why that would be the case.
She had to protect her place as The Princess of Friendship and in doing so abandoned her other friends. I'm also not sure Twilight's friends knew EVERYTHING. She could have manipulated the facts.
Life is a circle. No matter what beast you make of yourself or how bright one side is, inevitably the dark side comes again. But the beauty of the circle is, round we go. - Bray Wyatt
While I was expecting the twist of them all being under the effects of the potion, I really like the added twist of Applebloom being the one who did it Not only does it make sense for Applebloom to want revenge for her sister, but it just highlights how much Twilight screwed up. If she hadn't given Applejack the potion, none of this wouldn't have happened. Not only that but the fact that Twilight refused to tell the truth was the nail in the coffin Because of Twilight's refusal to hold herself countable, so many ponies lost their lives, her friends have suffered and will never recover from it, Applebloom lost her family and the use of her legs, but ubove all Applejack suffered the most. Even in her final moments Twilight refused to admit what happened was her fault. And even though yes she wasn't the one who killed those ponies and paralyse Applebloom, she was the one who caused it to happen
Thing is though, that Twilight had *warned* Applejack about what could have happened if she drank the potion, and that she was only to use the potion as a last resort since she hadn't been able to test it for any adverse effects, meaning that despite everything both Twilight *and* Applejack are at fault here, because Twilight still took responsibility when it came to letting Applejack know that this was a VERY huge risk taking an untested potion. Twilight's only at fault for thinking it was wise to actually give Applejack the potion only to then go on and NEVER telling Ponyville the truth of just _what_ had happened, and hiding it all away for years. But then you have to look at Applejack, because _she's_ the one who was willing to drink that potion despite Twilight having *asked* her to only use it as a last resort due to it not being fully tested. This isn't to say that it's _all_ Applejack's fault, but to say it's _all_ Twilight's fault and that SHE'S the one who screwed up wouldn't be fair.
Yeah, I agree!! It is NOT just Twilight's fault here, and I _ABSOLUTELY HATE_ the fact that _SO MANY PEOPLE ARE FUCKING CELEBRATING TWILIGHT'S DOWNFALL AND COMPLETELY VILLIFYING HER!!!_ LIKE, _IT IS NOT ONLY TWILIGHT'S FAULT!!!!_ _WHY DON'T MORE PEOPLE FUCKING GET THIS???!!!!_ MAN, I AM _SOOO FUCKING PISSED_ BY THIS!!!! 😠😡🤬.
@@Marblesoda821Yeah, I agree!! It is NOT just Twilight's fault here, and I am _ABSOLUTELY PISSED_ that people keep saying that it's all Twilight's fault!! Why can't more people understand that _both_ Twilight AND Applejack are in the wrong here?!!
You know, Twilight really is her own worst enemy. When trying to beg for her life, she doesn't apologize or acknowledge her role in Applejacks downfall she just continues to shift the blame and tries to justify her actions with "The princesses needed me" or "I'm not the one who [Insert excuse here]" she also never says what it is she did wrong she just says "I was wrong" without saying what it is she did wrong. In the end, Twilight created her own downfall by not being honest about why Applejack had gone manic and then lying more to cover up her guilt by making a holiday, taking in Applebloom, keeping the truth from Spike, forcing Applejack to be isolated by making the guards return the letters and gifts Pinkie was sending her, and more. The fact that she tries to compare Lunas banishment with locking away Applejack and even saying she was BETTER than Celestia in regards to how she handled it really says a lot about her ego and need to seem like the perfect princess of friendship even if it means throwing her friend to the wolves. It's just like Applebloom said, "Friendship ain't shit without honesty".
I love that Twilight genuinely thought she was doing the right thing. Like even facing what she did wrong, she couldn't realize WHAT she did wrong. She really, truly believed her choices were the right ones UGH
If she genuinely believed that she would have confided in Celestia and Luna, if not both then certainly Celestia! But one thing bothers me: Applebloom had measures in place to prevent Princess Luna seeing her dreams … but what about Twilight herself? I refuse to believe Luna left her dreams unseen just because she’s another Princess 🤔🤔🤔
That ending was both gorey and bittersweet Applebloom killing Twilight and making her and her friends go through what AJ went through Apple Bloom didn't even hold back even if the princesses found out. This was her revenge. Her moment to let out 7 years of planning, anger, sadness, and resentment on her teacher. And the weapon she used AJ ALSO USED
On my first thought, I believed AJ was wanting to frame her former friends as a means of revenge. But after the finale, I was far off the mark; not only was the entire ordeal was all through hallucination and time dilation due to the potion's effects, but I never expected Apple Bloom to be the acutal mastermind behind the whole scene, because I thought she was accidentally killed by her own sister!!
I had definitely figured out that all of the Applejack sightings were hallucinations, but I had not at all imagined this was how it went down. The story came out so perfectly intricate and deceitful, Magpie is an incredible writer. A conclusion better than any of us could have asked for! Thank you LostNarrator and the gang!!
@@kevonmcmillan5656karma isn't just carried out by the will of the world, sometimes it's by those you know. Whether it be karma or revenge, in the end it leads to the same violence
Apple Jack at the end of the is still alive and it was AJ’s own decision to take the Sleepless Potion and ignore Twilight’s warning. Twi was 100% wrong in what she did however, it did not warrant such a brutal death. Apple Bloom most likely understands this but decided not to care about it.
**Hinamizawa But yeah, I guess it kinda is but not really. The Hinamizawa syndrome is in EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN Hinamizawa. Everyone is born with it there cause it's the curse of the demon. (That's explained in Kotohogushi-hen from the game Higurashi no naku koro ni: Kizuna, it's basicially Hanyuu's past and her connection with the Furude's and what not.) "It appears to be caused by a type of parasite which can only be recovered from living tissue. How inhabitants and visitors acquire it remains unknown. The parasite appears quiescent until triggered- usually when the infected leaves the region or when the infected undergoes significant physiological or psychological stress. The signs and symptoms of the Syndrome include the development of anxiety and paranoia accompanied by delusions which can lead the sufferer to commit seemingly unprovoked violent acts including suicide and murder, and the sensation of insects crawling under their skin, a real-life symptom known as formication. This leads to a classic sign of clawing at the skin, especially over the involved lymph nodes of the throat. Victims in the end-stages may claw out their own throat and die from the resulting blood loss." Hinamizawa syndrome shares only these symptoms to the Stay Awake Potion: Delusions/Hallucinations Paranoia Anxiety Murder/Suicide
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 The Hinamizawa Syndrome (雛見沢症候群, Hinamizawa Shōkōgun) is a fictional organic brain disease of uncertain etiology, endemic to the residents of Hinamizawa. It appears to be caused by a type of parasite which can only be recovered from living tissue. How inhabitants and visitors acquire it remains unknown. The parasite appears quiescent until triggered- usually when the infected leaves the region or when the infected undergoes significant physiological or psychological stress. The signs and symptoms of the Syndrome include the development of anxiety and paranoia accompanied by delusions which can lead the sufferer to commit seemingly unprovoked violent acts including suicide and murder, and the sensation of insects crawling under their skin, a real-life symptom known as formication. This leads to a classic sign of clawing at the skin, especially over the involved lymph nodes of the throat. Victims in the end-stages may claw out their own throat and die from the resulting blood loss. Diseases and their research as they are portrayed in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni do not necessarily match real world scientific process or consensus. As Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is explicitly a work of supernatural fiction, total scientific accuracy is not to be expected. Taken from the higurashi no naku koro wiki
SPOILERS DONT READ IF YOU DONT WANT ANY “I should’ve listened to you. I just… couldn’t let it go” AppleJack already forgave them, everyone. Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, all of them. She tried to get Apple Bloom to forgive all of them. She said it wasn’t their fault. The only thing is.. Apple Bloom didn’t forgive them. AppleJack was the angel here. Everyone else, were the demons that could not be forgiven. Everyone in the series so far had described AJ as a demon that needed to be destroyed. But from Apple Bloom’s perspective, they were all the unforgivable demons that AJ had forgiven.
What I absolutely love is the fact that throughout the story, I was thinking "How is this an experiment when there really wasn't an "Experiment" happening? I guess I could've argued it was the experimentations of all of the potions undergone by AJ... However, the ending revealed what the true experiment was. The amount of respect you have from me is beyond limits, and I can't wait for what the future holds. 💛
This was amazing. Spoilers btw The fact that AppleBloom was behind everything makes so much sense now and everything is perfectly crafted together. The way the mane 6 all started slipping at different times was so cool and the fact that Rainbow cracked first while Fluttershy was last made sense as RD was probably the most affected. So Pinkie Rarity and Rainbow are in trial, Fluttershy is in the mental hospital (giving SHED.MOV) Twilight is dead, and AJ is in a coma. None of them got happy endings and honestly I feel bad for all of them even Twilight. The narration and the little details was so cool. Fluttershy had a nicer sounding AJ than the rest as she is the most loving and forgiving out of the rest. AJ narrating for RD was because she was the most affected and omg I still can’t get over the narrators. The ending broke my when AJ flatlined after everything that happened and I wonder if it was natural or if AppleBloom herself pulled the plug to set her sister free.
Yea I was somewhat expecting a happy ending but again in a situation like this i don’t think a happy ending is impossible although I would love to see pinky pie, rarity and rainbow dash in trail and seeing how the princesses will react to this … I wonder how discord will react knowing his best friend is gone mentally
Honestly, the first apple sleep experiment left me mad and unjust that aj was just left to rot there but this was the perfect ending. People had theorized that it may have been applebloom but I like how you stomped that out by having rarity have that dream sequence admitting she was dead, which made the twist even more insane that she was actually still alive AND had orchestrated this whole thing. Also that bit with twilight getting a light smack of the wrist is SO TRUE. Which hurts even more to think about especially with all that’s twilights done.
What. A. Twist! I’ve always loved the idea of one of the crusaders having a villain arc. And here you’ve done it (with best Crusader 🤭) in the most artful, twisted way. I LOVED IT
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376Same!! I _really_ hope Magpie makes a sequel showcasing this!!! _Please, Magpie, SOMEHOW MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!_ (But take your time, we know you and Losty need rest :3).
So, rewatching the other parts. I have a bit of a theory: What if Applejack is not not much a hallucination, but the primary manifestation of their regrets that shows up for all of them in a nightmare they are all collectively having. Its just a minor wild theory. Probably wrong, but its fun to guess. (Added note: i wrote this prior to the premire of part 4, and haven't sat down to watch it yet) Edit 2: The twist, and the really sad and bittersweet(?) way the story ended. Quite enjoyed the story as a whole.
now that i think about it, that does make a lot of sense. and if it’s not a nightmare (meaning that this is their reality) it could be something like that inspiration manifestation spell or some other kind of magic gone wrong
It's not a theory it's a fact, also to mention that Twilight, Pinkie, and Rarity killed someone under the illusion that Apple jack did it. Fluttershy and Rainbow dash killed their victims out of self defense they were also under an illusion.
"Sweetie Bell was your friend!!" If she wasnt so heated about how the other crusaders had treated her, she couldve so easily had turned that statement around back to Twi with "And AJ was *your* friend, dont point out the blood in my hands when yours are just as bloody!"
Brutal! I had a feeling it was Apple Bloom, absolutely gut wrenching to hear the CMC turned on her like that tho. Amazing story, the unreliable narrator is a classic trope.
This was INSANE. Everybody played their parts so well that when it all blended together, it created this masterpiece that we all know and love to be the Apple Sleep Experiment. We adored this sm, and a huge thank you to everyone that participated in making this. I’m really looking forward for what you have more to come. Keep shining out there
You know Applebloom is right.... the princesses would find a loophole i won't count Luna since she actually has standards but come on...we know DAMN WELL Celestia will. Lost thank you for actually understanding the Summer Sun Celebration and the Nightmare Night stuff. BOTH Twilight and Celestia made a holiday to celebrate THEIR success THEN they made a counter holiday to celebrate the "victims" when it was really just to try to lift THIER GUILT.
Fair on not trusting the government, but the only thing really brought by karma was on herself as the rest of the Mane 6 were collateral for the need for vengeneace of no fault of their own
@@nameynamd9212 it was partly their fault for not speaking out publicly in applejacks defense. I think literally only rarity had a genuinely good reason not to, in that she resented/feared applejack for what she did to her father and how traumatized she was to find his body. the others in the group had no such excuse to go along with the lie
This is a masterpiece in so many ways. I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a talking point in fanfic history for years to come. So much incredible talent went into this. Mag created an expertly written story that showcased so many things and then lost with her expertise and experience elevated it from words to an entire experience. You two should be proud. And props to every single artist and voice actor that helped make this magnificent work of art what it is. Congratulations to all for the effort and can't wait to see what works of art you two make next.
this has to be the best finale to any mlp grimdark i’ve ever heard. apple bloom’s revenge and twilight’s demise feels so…justifed. well done, lost. well done.
1:07:44 - 1:07:55 My response to Twilight. Well, technically, you weren’t responsible for apple jacks actions, but here’s the thing you were the catalyst. You started everything, fully aware about the potions affects. Face it. You are just as responsible as AJ was. You knew what would happen if applejack drink that potion you gave her. You *knew* what would happen and yet, You just handed her the potion. You didn’t cause all those murders, but you are just as responsible. You gave Applejack a drug that caused her to go mad. You *lied* to her about her killing her sister…. Here’s something about my religion, *if you don’t believe in Jesus, that he died for our sins and repent your ways, you would not only burn in the fire. No. You would live with the guilt, the regret, the deaths, The blood on your hooves. For the rest of existence.* Imagine that… Living with the sins and consequences you are responsible for. I’m not saying Apple Bloom or AJ are misunderstood, they are just as horrible as the crimes they’ve committed. Sure, AJ was under a drug substance. But AppleBloom, might as well nickname her Claude Frollo. Justifying her actions for justice. Or in a honest way, just for revenge. But that’s not the point right now. The point I’m making is that, You. Twilight Sparkle, The Princess of Friendship, are just as responsible as AJ and Apple Bloom are. So tell me, Twi…. *Who’s the one that is to blame? Apple Jack…… Apple Bloom….. or You……*
"Applejack is avenged, the mane 4 are locked up, and Twilight's dead. Good job, Apple Bloom. You killed 5 birds with 1 poison. The monsters are long gone. Equestria is at peace...=)"
Yea but it didn’t bring applejack back … I think apple bloom regret killing her but she was blinded by anger and hate which ended up turning her into a monster.. so many ponies lost their lives because her but at the end twlight was really asking for it
First off, I called that I didn't I LOST?!?!? Applebloom was alive!!! However, it was not in the way i expected. I thought she'd have a huge bruise on her eye or was maybe recovering in the hospital. But she just had to wear those wheels around her torso. Man what an explanation! You're telling me Applebloom drugged all her friends?! I mean i'd understand Twilight but everyone else?!?! She doesn't even have any regard for Sweetie Belle! Her best friend she has known her whole life! You know she's evil when she disregards her own best friend that she's done things with for years. She expected Rarity to kill her! It was part of her plan! I won't lie she had every reason to do what she did to Twilight at least for leaving her sister in that dungeon. At least Rainbow's alive thank Celestia! Lost and Mag consider me watching your live stream. I'm still trying to cope with what's real in this story anymore! You're both very welcome Lost and Mag! If you both see this just know i'm grateful to watch your videos! This fandom is home to me!
@@Topdoggie7 I get she blamed her for what happened. But is that one thing really going to drive Applebloom wanting Sweetie dead? They could have maybe talked it through. But instead she could care less about her just for that. That's what she thinks of her best friend
Well Played AppleBloom................Well Played..................THAT Was A TWIST TRULY Worthy Of The Best Mystery Stories EVER!!!!!............Now THAT Was A BANGER!!!!!! BRAVO Our Dear Lost.............. BRAVO To ALL OF YOU For A MAGNIFICENT Series👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!! 11:55
Hatred is too strong a force to be meddled with. Vengeance is one cruel factor of this. You feel justified to take action and take things to the utmost extremes after a long enough time of being wronged. But it comes at a deadly cost of morality. Even when you get the revenge you've been hungering for so long, that's when you take a minute to reflect on what you just did. And you ask yourself: "What have I done..? Was this really worth it..?" This was powerful, and a hell of a crazy successor to the original Apple Sleep Experiment! Well done Lost, and everyone else who brought life to this lengthy 4-part masterpiece!
Thank you so much for contributing to this project! I got your messages over IG but my brain was all over the place with editing. I'm looking forward to your video (if you're still planning on it of course), but either way, your work is so appreciated.
I wonder if there will be another sleep experiment mlp this time with different characters. Like flash dealing with losing Twilight, and her brother suffering the guilt of his failure as her brother. As well big mac or Mr. Baker. I can imagine them being sleep-deprived and start hallucinating.
CAN'T WAIT!! Thank you for sticking to the series after everything you guys have gone through!!! I will be here for it, Happy Valentine's Day Lost and Mag take some time to relax after your awesome work :)
"Friendship aint shit without honesty" is right If Twilight had come clean after what happened, admitted her role, admitted fault then AJ would have probably had a lighter sentence and could have had some sort of a life. The other Mane Six wouldn't have been made accessories to the cover up and been targets of Appleblooms wrath and their loved ones wouldn't have died. And Applebloom and her family would have had a chance to make peace, not live with their loved one being cast as a psychotic maniac and Applebloom wouldn't be a hate driven shell of her former self with absolutely nothing and no-one left Everyone's lost everything and the saddest part is that Applejack, true to her nature, didn't hold any hate for what was done to her. When her sister managed to find her despite all the lies she wanted Applebloom to move on and forget about her and live her life, thinking always of her family and not of herself. It's very true to her character, which makes it all the more tragic
I hope they both get what's coming to them. This version of Twilight will get what's been coming to her ever since the original, And this version of Applejack reaps what she herself has sown.
I agree about Twilight, but Applejack? The girl was at risk of losing everything and had no idea of what that potion would do to her. Twilight gave it to her despite knowing how undertested it was and refused accountability and allowed Applejack to take full blame from the public. Applejack has no guilt in this. And I don't think Applejack has been doing the killings as of late in the Sequel. From listening to the last 3 parts, I've gotten the impression that Applejack was only a figment of their imaginations. And that it's actually the Mane 5 that's been doing the killings(I don't fully know if that's what's happening it just seems like it from what I've heard so far). But I guess that'll be figured out in the coming chapter.
I agree with you but no matter how you look at it nothing ever justifies AppleJack killing her friends if anyone deserves her Vengeance it's Twilight for giving us a potion in the first place Like in my point of view Twilight and applejack both deserve what's coming for them especially AppleJack since she attacks Pony sweat nothing to do with her own misfortune
@@ashleyjones9756 I agree with this. Everyone is wrong in one form or another. The only mostly innocent one was starlight. AJ did terrible things. Twilight should have been honest about why AJ did that. And apple bloom caused the others to go insane and hurt those they loved. Sadly I don't think apple bloom will ever get karma for what she did.
Well dang. You know, this is a great finale and this is grand. A villain monologue for monologues. A sweet revenge indeed. I ain't even mad about hallucination-jack, what with the Count of Monte Cristo revenge.
1:03:26 Twilight acts like she's innocent and did everything right, refusing to take accountability for anything. Applebloom was the monster she created. All she had to do was take accountability for what she did to Applejack instead of burying it and locking her away, but she was too prideful bringing her own downfall and a lot more needless death. She couldn't even admit it as she was about to die Fantastic story
SPOILERS - - - - - When someone commented on one of the earlier videos as a theory of it being Apple Blooms doing, i got so excited at that possibility cus i was super curious at how it would be handled. Needless to say its AMAZING. A perfect amount of plottwist with some hints at the very start. Watching this series in realtime has been so inspiring to me as a creative and just SO fun. Everyone involved did AMAZING. Thank you lost narrator and everyone else !!!
Oh my goodness. I am.... I'm really shook of this. Apple Bloom alive and paralyzed. And the one that is the mastermind. It's almost like the Saw moments where a killer watches victims try to play the game to survive and then the next thing... BAM! But to think that Twilight attacked Starlight Glimmer, Rainbow kill Soarin, Rarity kill Sweetie Belle just to write Guilty in blood, Fluttershy in the mental hospital and Pinkie Pie.... Holy galaxy, my mind is blown away from this finale but other than that, it's pretty good. Shaking up from Apple Bloom being like a villian in the finale but I'm good. So *applauding* bravo. Bravo. @TheLostNarrator & @Magpiepony did amazing job. Super duper amazing job.
Damn yall, that ending got me fucked up. Apple Sleep has been one of my favs for a long time. This is probably the best satisfying unsatisfying ending ive seen. Ive seen alot of people say who was in the wrong here, everyone is in their own way. Applejack, applebloom and twilight especially. Thats why this ending sits with me, it ties it all up, but leaves everything off on a sad note for all involved. You know eventually applebloom WILL have to realize AJ is braindead, I can only imagine how much further she'd spiral after the atrocity she just comitted on twilight. Thank you mag and lost, 10/10 mindfuck, would experience again.
@@myaparker5510no, it was an accidental injury caused during their escape from prison. One could argue AJ would have died anyway because if the artwork is accurate she was wasting away in prison. Could Applebloom have done thing differently? Definitely (exposing the Mane Six’s lies but like Applebloom said there was no guarantee Celestia would have punished her accordingly). But who can say how far they’ll go to avenge a loved one who was wronged the way AJ was? 😤😤😤
This was such a perfect end to a depressingly delightful story Lost! As usual I absolutely loved every second of it, Everyone did truly outstading and phenomenal job bringing the final chapter to life the art and voice acting was all ever so spectacular make no mistake about it! Simply brilliant and marvelous work guys!!!!
Spoilers I do hope somebody picked up that phone... Because I [Fluttershy Yay]ing called it!... Well, I didn't fully call it. I had a feeling these were all hallucinations caused by the sleepless potion. But I hadn't thought it would be Apple Bloom as the mastermind behind it all. I had a feeling there might have been a chance it was Apple Bloom but then I assumed she had been killed. I had most of it figured out but I needed more pieces to make the full picture and I got those pieces and then some. This was such a well written story and great example of the unreliable narrator. Poe would be proud, Mags. Everyone did such a great job with voice acting and art. You guys are awesome! You all deserve some much needed rest for that masterpiece. Thank you 😊
Cozy glow: I was the mastermind Behind everything in my season. Apple blom: me too in my story. ........... Cozy glow: friends ? Apple blom: yes! Epic dance
PFFT, Cozy Glow was TAME compared to Apple Bloom in this story. Cozy only wanted to rule Equestria. She'd never kill anyone or mindfuck anyone or anything grimdark like that, at least not the show version of her
59:36 Mistook the scar under Twilight's chin for her mouth, thinking she was making some kind of sickly smile. Made the image look even creepier honestly.
Things about the series people should know *spoiler warning* Starlight was confused because Twilight murdered her Pound Cake (I think that’s who it was) fought Pinkie Pie bc she killed Mrs. Cake Despite everything, Fluttershy wasn’t wrong to kill her animals. She was already going insane, and her animals DID retaliate against her. Rarity shouldn’t have felt “guilty” for Apple Blooms supposed death, because she probably knew Apple Bloom was alive. She had no reason to kill her sister. Rainbow Dash is much better than most of the 5 associated with AJ’s imprisonment, and didn’t mean to hurt anyone. She, like AJ, suffered a mental break and manic episode, along with severe PTSD. Soarin shouldn’t have tried to calm her down and should have contacted someone to get her help. Twilight should have studied the potion of her own creation more before giving it to AJ Apple Bloom had every single right to do the things she did. Twilight should’ve told AJ that Apple Bloom was fine.
This is just absolutely wild. People who can craft such elaborately detailed and complex horror and emotional rollercoasters of stories are super-human! Imagine all these lovely characters done such wrong, and Ponyville being left in this nightmare with no guidance or support from royalty, whatever happened to them! The chaos and terror! It's just so much!
I was very happy to catch the picture of Lost and Mag at 1:11:17 since it was just a really sweet easter egg. This production was absolutely fantastic, and the ending was the best version it could have been. Great work everypony!
I had some kind of feeling that AJ would die but it wasn't clear till that last bit at the end. Revenge is an ugly thing, and I love how this fic captures it! Like this was great! Everything! I loved seeing some of my favorite artists on screen, the voice acting too! Not only does Applejack finally get an interesting creepypasta about herself, but Applebloom too! I hope y'all continue to grow as creators and take that well deserved break! You've earned it ❤️
I don't think I've ever been so invested in a MLP Grimdark like I have with this one. It was beautifully done and I DEFINITELY wasn't expecting that twist at the end. I definitely feel/know Twilight got what she deserved for not telling the truth from the beginning but it's also sad because her friends had to suffer BECAUSE of Twilight's actions. I believe that this series ended perfectly and was narrating amazingly. Literally had me confused at first when Applebloom was explaining things then in total shock after realizing lol Thank you Lost and Mag for bringing this story together, I really enjoyed it and definitely anticipated the next part! I hope to see more stuff like this in the future from you guys! Keep up the amazing work!
I like to imagine someone like Chrysalis or even Tirek taking one look at this sh*t-show and going “may as well quit villainy, I can *never* surpass your level of malice!” 😅😅😅
The chills I got from the ending were unreal. This whole fic from the start peaked my interest and had my emotions in a clutch. From An Apple Sleep Experiment with twilight's betrayal to applejack, to the biggest plot twist of applebloom being behind all the events here was just so well executed in the voice acting and art! Thank you Lost for doing all this, to all the va's and artists for doing an amazing job to create such an immersive narration!! I genuinely looked forward to each part of this grimdark and was so hyped when you announced Another Apple Sleep Experiment was coming. Thank you to everyone who worked on this once again!! May or may not also create some fan art for this if I get the time to!
Man.... what can I say...... No really, what can I really say? This Sequel was perfect.... The artwork, the story, the voice acting, the twist... everything, it was all amazing, I love every single thing about it! You guys are all awesome, I say thank to all of you for making a wonderful sequel to the original Apple Sleep Experiment, I would definitely rewatch this all over again. 🍎❤
Ok this was a phenomenal sequel I loved it, that plot twist was so surprising I was in absolute shock. Well done lost, magpie and co you all have done it again. Have an absolutely wonderful day.
What if there was a prequel that was set a few years after the banishment of Nightmare Moon. With the princess of dreams sealed on the moon, nightmares run wild, and ponies are too scared to sleep. After many requests, Princess Celestia and Equestria's greatest alchemists make the first sleepless potion. Of course, it didn't take long for the sleep deprived hallucinations and murders to happen, but it got worse when Celestia herself, suffering from the guilt of banishing her sister and nightmares, drank some of the potion.
Called it. I knew majority of the Mane 6 were experiencing hallucinations but i never expected it was cause by someone close to each and everyone of them. Good story Lost, good story
Hi. I'm a huge fan of these works. What makes this crazy is that, in the end, Pinkie, Rarity, RD, and Fluttershy are gonna find out Twilight just disappeared. They might think it Twilight set them up, or just abandoned them. RD might have her doubts, considering what she and Twi went through in the end. But RD will no doubt disbelieve herself and her perception of everything. One things for sure, everyone in Ponyville and maybe even further woll wonder where Twilight went, they'll either be confused, scared, or speculate where the Purple Princess brat went. Every Pony will start believing she just abandoned them. Especially since theres not gonna be any trace of her. Then Ponies will start thinking she had something to do with it. And who knows? Mayba Spike might say something, if he was ever questioned. One things for sure, Twilight will not be remembered kindly.
I was fr stunned when i first watched this, i thought it was weird the way all of the stories up to this point lined up, but when i saw this and the twist, absolute gold. This is one of the best sequels I've seen in a while
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Check out the behind the scenes podcast about this production here: ua-cam.com/video/wn7C31U8nik/v-deo.html
Where’s the podcast for this story that you mentioned?
(P.S just ranted about how much I loved this masterpiece somewhere in the comment section)
@@leonaise7546 mag and i are starting to record for it. Just takes time is all :)
@@thelostnarrator Of course, I’m a patient person. Hope you’re having a good day & I’ll be on the lookout👍🏼
@thelostnarrator do you know if magiepony is planning a third one?
@@thelostnarratorI lost my phone, my job, my house, and got crippled by Twilight, and John wick didn’t hire me, help plz ;-;
The “friendship ain’t shit without honestly” line slapped! Crazy!
Ain't THAT the truth....
Fr
Everything came full circle. Because not only did they create the lie around Applejack but also lied to Applebloom, Spike, Celestia & Luna, but the entire world
1:08:52
Facts, You need to be honest to you’re friends
Applebloom: you gave her the potion
Twilight: it was just a prank bro
The prank:
Twilight: "Why u mad at us, we didn't even do nothin 😅"
Twilight: but atleast I didn't kill people!
Starlight: bruh
Twilight wasn't looking out for her homie and now she's gotta pay the price
The theory was right about them all being under the influence of the potion. But that twist with applebloom was unexpected
I had a feeling applebloom had a part in this from the start
@@quinnhouk5369 I just knew it in my heart
I think Apple Bloom and AJ did all this together but Apple Bloom lied. AJ was exhausted after battling with RD and died because of that.
@@AaronMacRondel hm maybe
@@AaronMacRondelyeah something doesn’t add up with her bringing AJ back with a wheelchair attached to her
The one thing I really enjoy about this story is the fact that we see throughout out the story just how vengeful "Applejack" is towards her friends, only to find out the real Applejack didn't seem to have a vengeful bone in her body (she was probably super mad, but I think it gave her some peace to see Applebloom was alive, albeit crippled, but alive and well) and was the one that encouraged Applebloom to just let it go and move on. She really was a wise big sister up until the end.
Blue Eyed Silver Wolf
And if it had been the real AJ there's no way she would do this because it's not justified in any way.
This isn't justice it's petty revenge.
All of it hinges on thier own guilt after what happened. They imagined an evil applejack to punish themselves
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376this falls far outside petty and more into nuclear because of chaos caused by
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376, petty revenge? I don't think so. Remember that EVERYONE in the mane 6 knew what really happened to AJ.
@@elitecharon Did they know the potion part though, I thought they were all told she just went insane.
The fact that Twilight was actually justifying her falsely imprisoning AJ by comparing it to Celestia banishing Nightmare Moon to the moon....
@@joashgichuru1335 Technically, Celestia imprisoned Luna because she was rightfully enraged which should've gotten both sisters punished
AJ willingly took the potion with full knowledge of unforeseen consequences which were psychosis and destruction
Twilight and AJ both deserved punishment but neither of them were evil, they were just victims of an unintended consequence by magic
@@Archiver_Studio basically the moral of the story is not to fuck with experimental magic
@@aeryanakeaton9022 Actually, I think the moral is to admit when you screwed up no matter the consequences and no matter who it hurts, telling the truth is better than deceit in a situation like this
Twilight lied and it only caused more pain and suffering, if she told the truth then all this bloodshed could've been avoided
@Archiver_Studio Applejack took the potion because she was desperate. Twilight gave it to her while it was undertested. All the responsibility falls onto her, not Applejack. It's just like a doctor giving a civilian an experimental drug with unknown side effects, and the doctor merely says "be careful because I don't know what it can do to you" umm... yeah, why the hell would she give her the potion in the first place... it wasn't AJ's responsibility, because she wasn't an expert in the magical field, Twilight was. She knew full well the dangers of unknown magics, and she willingly gave her the potion just like that with just a "be careful" to go with it... she is bad in my book, not because of the potion itself, but because she refused accountability, allowed Applejack to take full blame from the public in order to protect her reputation. That is a bitch move from Twilight. Oh yeah, let's not mention lying to Apple Bloom all this time.... Twilight is not a victim, the victims were Applejack, Apple Bloom, and everyone else who suffered.
Lost noticed my comment!
I was right! I assume...
She wouldn't like it if I wasn't at least close to the answer
WAIT. THE RINGING STOPPED. APPLEJACK’S HEARTBEAT STOPPED.
APPLE BLOOM SAID SHE JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY WITH HER UNTIL A GUARD HIT APPLE JACK’S HEAD, BASICALLY PARALYZING HER,
AND THAT’S WHAT CAUSED APPLE BLOOM TO EMBARK ON THIS AWFUL JORNEY OF REVENGE IN THE FIRST PLACE
FUCK EVEN APPLEJACK THOUGHT SHE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON - SHE SAID THAT TO PROTECT HER, BUT APPLE BLOOM DIDN’T LISTEN.
*SHE DID THIS FOR FUCKING NOTHING IN THE END, AJ STILL ENDED UP DYING*
OMG CURSED WORD YOU CANT DO THIS TO ME 😭😭😭😭😭
Honestly? Deserved. I understand why she did it, but the very moment she got innocents wrapped up in her revenge, this was what she deserved. Looks like they are all losers. Also, God help them if a new villain shows up
Apple Bloom was right about the revenge thing. and how it's an angry critter, the anger representing Apple Bloom, wanting to get revenge for her sister.
@@bluebear8741 Honestly, I must really know if Applejack survived in the end.
Wait wait no the beeping continued. The heart monitor continued, right?
R-Right?!
No it sadly flatlined
It occurred to me that a possible reason Spike reacted like that was because he also had a special bond with AJ, probably saw her as a second parental figure or a role model. Poor Spike man, he realized what a monster Twilight became.
I'm still confused on Twilight a monster can you please explain
bro applejack literally askedl for it and twilight tried to warn her but she was so desperate with the apple shit and twilight didnt know what possibly could happen which made it dangerous but she wanted to help her friend so bad in fear of turning down applejacks request cause she knew how much the zap apple bull meant to her lmfao
@@Yourstepmom I’ll try my best to tell :
Twilight made a sleepless potion to help applejack with her work but the side effects were that she would go insane and cause a mass murder & instead of owing up to her part of the blame she lied to most of her fellow ponies ( except for the rest of her friends ). And when apple bloom found out about twilight‘s secret she told spike about it and since he looked up to applejack like a second parent figure or role model he was deeply hurt, upset & angry at twilight for not only this but also shamelessly lying to his face that’s why he decided to up and left while apple bloom tried to jail break her sister ( with AJ being injured ) & taking revenge on the ones who wronged them.
@@phoebeanjanakoch2008 thank you
@@Yourstepmom you‘re welcome 🤗
I don't know what Twilight was expecting, really.
Apples never leave their debts unpaid.
I see what you did there
Apple Jack at the end of the day is still alive and it was AJ’s own decision to take the Sleepless Potion and ignore Twilight’s warning. Twi was 100% wrong in what she did however, it did not warrant such a brutal death. Apple Bloom most likely understands this but decided not to care about it.
And I’m pretty sure that the ending suggests that AJ dispute everything had actually forgiven her friends and tried to get Apple Bloom to understand that they weren’t responsible, but in Apple Bloom’s eyes her sister was the angel who is being unjustly punished while the demons allowed to go Scott free.
@@AliensInTheChaquetrixI think a part of her was more angry that everybody attached to the crime *except Twilight* paid their price
AJ was driven mad by the potion and eventually got her memories back, rotting in a cell with those horroble memories and the idea that her sister was dead
Filthy Rich was one of her murder victims
But Twilight? She got away with everything
And her friends all knew, so they were guilty by association as well
Guess the moral of this story is that revenge don't solve anything. In the end, she lost her sister and killed someone who cared enough to take her in, and masterminded a revenge plot so gruesome and diabolical that even AJ told her not to go through with it. In the end, this second round of death and blood is all on her hands, or hooves. However, you want to say it.
Also, I never saw this plot twist coming, that everything was in their heads the whole time. The signs were definitely there, but when you say magic and potions are involved, seriously, anything might happen. Re-watching the whole second sleep experiment now knowing everything AJ was doing wasn't her at all (she wasn't even present in any of these attacks) made every death and gruesome happenings even more tragic.
Insane story, great job with everything, only regret now is we don't know what happened after this (Did Apple Bloom fess up or turn herself in, did AJ survive, what became of the main cast afterwards?)
@PuppetBoy That's Frontier Justice for ya'. Whether it's a debt unpaid or a family member unjustly punished or killed. Someone close to them (whether justified or not) will seek out revenge in the most violent, gruesome, and flat-out nuclear way possible. 'Cause to them, anything isn't off the table.
Starlight was right.... Friendship.... isn't magic.....
Agreed =)
I love this reference 🤣 but I definitely agree
Oh shoot I know that reference.
I'm starting to notice a trend in Magpie's writing 🤔
And I am here for it lmao
@@lindsayshanks7555 what trend would that be? I’m curious
Wonderful ending. You know in hindsight, Apple Sleep really is Applebloom’s story. Magpie really brought her S game here. Almost made me tear up. Now I have to rewatch the entire series from the start and see all the little things I missed first time around.
Mag is an amazing writer.
Absolutely Platinum tier writing I can only aspire to be.
Not twilight trying to claim her and celestia are the same. OR BETTER. Twilight. I cant keep defending you.
Twi really lost all my respect with that comparison. Twi is litterally the reason AJ went crazy.
That and her refusal to even admit it was her fault even in front of Applebloom really makes me unable to feel bad for her. I kind of feel bad for other Mane Six, as well as just innocent victims of this aftermath. But yeah, Twilight truly deserved what was coming here.
@@najpotenicewolf934It would've been preferable to simply take the evidence of this occurence and have justice carried out, though given who in question committed the crime, confidence in the government might've been gone
No one should defend twilight
@@tanishamuntslag6369 yeah but twilight didnt MEAN to, it wasnt her fault aj went crazy, no one couldve known the side effects would be that bad
"This isn't my fault! I'm the Princess of Friendship!"
"And Ah, am Apple Bloom."
34:54 “What is this, it’s rope Dumba$$”, that’s my new favorite apple bloom line from any mlp reading. It’s so simple, yet gets a chuckle out of me every time.
It made me burst into a bit of shocked laughter when I first heard it I'm not gonna lie
I had already suspected this ending when Apple Jack's voice was so different for flutters, and I surmised that It was because they were in fact hallucinating and flutters was the only one who didn't go into the orchard that night because she stayed back to watch the crusaders. So she never saw or heard applejack after the potion took effect. And so in her eyes, she looked and sounded the same, all she knew about it was that aj had taken some potion that caused her to snap, so obviously she assumed it was dark magic. This was so beautifuly written.
Wait, Fluttershy was meant to be watching the Crusaders?! Sorry to curse but she did a sh*t job given what happened 😑😑😑
(But I really need to re-read the original, I honestly can’t remember anything Fluttershy was doing in the story)
34:54 "What is this, it's rope dumba$s" this caught me completely off-guard 😂
I laughed so hard; I feared my parents would wake up.💀
me too
The delivery was just so good XD
Twilight could of just said “yeah I gave her the potion but i didn’t give it to applejack without warning of its possible effects, and nether me nor applejack where thinking critically at that time so it was just a very horrible accident, and I’m sorry for all of it” and NONE of this would have happened
Why’d twilight have to make it hard on both herself and the others around her? When it could have been so simple?
Thats simple, Twilight is prideful, towards her studies, towards work, and towards her position.
It wouldn't matter, Apple Bloom wanted her dead for abandoning her sister and she got what she wanted. Twilight wouldn't be severely punished compared to her friends.
@@kevonmcmillan5656Wouldn't being given the potion be considered a severe punishment for all of them(even if they wouldn't get imprisoned, they won't be trusted ever again, which doesn't include negative effects on the self)?
It doesn’t matter, this would’ve went down regardless
I don’t see how Twilight saying this would have made it better, there’s no coming back for murdering innocent ponies even if unintentional. It was still done, and AJ would have been scrutinized and equally as destroyed
"Twilight had done everything for this young mare".
Everything except PROTECT HER SISTER!
"She couldn't figure out what she had done wrong".
You took away her family!!!
And she also isolated Applebloom, essentially keeping her prisoner in her castle under the pretense of “caring for a poor disabled filly who lost her family and friends.” Twilight came across as very ableist in her self-justification, not even thinking about letting her leave the castle, not even thinking of having Spike accompany her, as it was Applebloom who reached out to Spike for that.
@@sindraile5128 and made Big Mac leave Applebloom with her, not even letting her have her big brother.
Well to be fair that was an accident, Twilight did try to warn Applejack, Granny died of all age, I think? And Big Mac, well that wasn't Twilight's fault either.
Twilight should have tried to help though, she knew that she was part of the reason AppleJack was locked away, she should have confessed to what she has done to AppleJack and everyone, the consequences would probably be who knows what since what she did is nowhere near as bad as what Starlight Glimmer did and her punishment wasn't really a punishment at all, plus it wouldn't be death since it was an accident and not on purpose, and what Starlight Glimmer did was on purpose.
And so what if people hate her? She is an Allicorn so she is immortal, just like Nightmare Moon everyone would forget about it after a few centuries.
Ya I don't really see Twilight's logic behind this and she lost her life in the process, Twilight is smart but sometimes she really is dumb.
Poor Applebloom and Spike didn't deserve this life, I hope Twilight is happy knowing that everyone saw her as what she is a monster
@@summersnyder5436 yeah she got what she deserved in the end. Poor Big Mac too, he never saw his baby sister again.
We never knew what happened to Spike but i hope he was ok in the end.
I KNEW IT!!! I knew Apple Bloom was still alive, paralyzed, and the true mastermind. Who knew being a fan of Saw and Rabbit Doubt would come in handy with theories and predictions. 😄
I mean it sorta was confirmed she died but didn’t at the same time
Well, I guess you're right about being fan of both movies will help us to understand better this shocking story at the end. Good job by the way. 👍
AppleBloom, being dead was left intentionally vague. I feel like at the time it was done to leave a lasting impact on the story. But now It make sense as to why it was left so vague.
stop fuckin spoilin
@@theunforgivensoldier4137 Than don’t look at the comments
I really liked this fic, not because it was very morbid or well written or even the Voice acting/art(even if that is all true and I commend all the artists that worked on this project), I love this fic cause it’s pretty clear every single party is in the wrong.
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Twilight has clearly some superiority complex/inability to accept blame for everything. Her repeated use of ‘it wasn’t my fault’ though particularly true still reflects her lack of understanding of Appleblooms situation, let alone the situation she put herself and her friends through.
And AppleBloom just wanted her family back dude. Yet it’s clear as day she did some unforgivable things to even get it done, and possibly riddled AJ brain dead with the dreamless potion(without realizing ofc).
The only person arguably in the right is Spike who just up and left(reasonably might I add)!
👍 yeah, pretty much what you’re saying is t is 100% true and other than spike I guess probably is the only characters that isn’t in the wrong is applejack considering she was desperate to save her farm and despite twilight warning her about the side effects she took it anyway and he couldn’t really blame her for killing all of these ponies because she was under the potion effects so yeah but I will say one thing I am I have a mixed feelings about Apple Bloom, because because it was pretty reasonable, why she did want to kill twilight, but what not reasonable is her attacking the other innocent ponies? I didn’t understand why because the only one who deserved to be punished by ab Bloom is twilight not her friends did nothing wrong to her, which I lost all satisfaction for her, because Nang what she did to the other pony, but the same time I am glad for her to get her revenge, on the other hand, I understand her mother for revenge but on the right hand she also attacked innocent ponies, which left me pretty confused and why
Yeah, I agree!! I'm _sick and tired_ of people in this video's comments section saying that _only_ Twilight is to blame!!! LIKE, _BITCH,_ NO SHE AIN'T!!! 😠😡🤬. IT PISSES ME OFF THAT PEOPLE KEEP VILLIFYING TWILIGHT, LIKE STOP, JUST STOP, PEOPLE!!!! STOP VILLIFYING BEST PONY!!!!
@@AhmedSamir-pt5bwMy theory is that Apple Bloom wanted to hurt Twilight's friends to make Twilight herself suffer and lose all hope, just as either she or AJ felt. I do agree it was a bit far, though, no one else deserved to go through all of that. Either that, or Apple Bloom saw every pony as the villain in this story. Maybe all the illusion Apple Jack's words was what Apple Bloom thought. She thought anyone could've saved Apple Jack, but they didn't. Again these are just theories.
@@monsterrbae I guess you’re right because this is the only explanation I could think of because she wanted to make
twilight suffer of the last of someone beloved to you, just like she did to her sister,
Honestly, after this episode, I will never look at Apple Bloom, the same way ever again. The way she did her revenge is terrifying and fucked up and I’m not saying that twilight didn’t deserve this punishment. She definitely deserve it but the way she does it is the most fucked up way possible like imagine if Apple blue most was a villain
And I hope I am not the only one who feels conflicted about the ending so tell me do you feel as I feel conflicted about ending
I would say one thing that everybody at the end got their karma twilight for giving her the potion in the 1st Pl., Apple bloom for attacking innocent ponies and just like what she did to rarity sister, her sister now is brain dead
@@monsterrbae Exactly! I completely understand Applebloom wanting to get back at Twilight specifically, the rest of the mane 6 I have mixed feelings on. (Also, I didn't agree when she said that Fluttershy's actions weren't as damning, she murdered dozens of innocent animals!) But when addressing the death of Mrs. Cake and Mr. CarrotCake and orphaning Poundcake and Pumpkincake? *Absolutely not!* They were completely innocent! Sweetiebelle too! Even if she did turn her back on Applebloom, she did not deserve to be slaugtered by her own sister!
Bruh that’s foul of Sweetie Bell to blame AppleBloom for being paralyzed 💀💀💀
Fr like she didn’t deserve to die but still.
Yeah
She probably thinks that because it was Applebloom's idea to go into the orchard and find Applejack, not to mention ignoring her pleas to go back before it was too late.
Not justifying or excusing, but provide a theory why.
Yeah like she got paralyzed for trying to save herself sister
Sweetie belle was severely traumatized. She also begged to go back but Apple Bloom relented, but at least everyone survived that night😅
You can have your revenge, take everything that was taken from you but it will not give it back or give you satisfaction.
AppleBloom Coming back has to be the BIGGEST Plot twist I have ever seen. Yall have done so AMAZING WITH THIS
can we talk about the fact that ALL this began because of the filthy rich pony?
@@SporeToothStudio to be fair they had an agreement. it's mainly the fact that big mac hurt himself just before the harvest that put everything in motion
DONT SPOIL HOES
AGREED, AM EXCITED
have fun reading it it’s really really good
WE AINT DOING IT
The only thing I'm spoiling is the art is amazing. Wish I could have contributed
I agree
Why didn't Twilight just confess? She should have accepted the punishment...
Twilight's freinds already know.
Frr though cuz if Twilight f****** confessed everything would have been much better
She would have got in a punishment too but the punishment wouldn't have been as bad
That's her relationship with AJ would have been good too and the family like the whole thing would have been so much better if she just f****** confessed
@@mimienysup8361 It's not just that but others were caught up in this entire mess that didn't even have anything to do with the entire mess in the first place, innocent people died because Apple Bloom wanted "revenge", I don't see it as revenge, if anything Apple Bloom basically became more of a monster than Twilight and for what? What did it fix? What did killing Twilight accomplish? What did making Twilight's friends feeling guilty and kill there loved one and going insane accomplish? It didn't accomplish anything! It didn't fix the past, and it didn't avenge the past, if anything it just made the future worst.
Twilight's friends didn't even have anything to do with AppleJack going on a murder spree, so what if they kept it a secret? They probably kept it a secret because they wanted to get rid of the memories, they wanted to forget, that's probably why they never told Apple Bloom, and as for Twilight applying that Applejack killed Apple Bloom, well I don't have a response for that, I don't know why Twilight did that, maybe she wanted AppleJack to feel guilty but I'm not sure why that would be the case.
She had to protect her place as The Princess of Friendship and in doing so abandoned her other friends. I'm also not sure Twilight's friends knew EVERYTHING. She could have manipulated the facts.
Life is a circle.
No matter what beast you make of yourself or how bright one side is, inevitably the dark side comes again.
But the beauty of the circle is, round we go.
- Bray Wyatt
The flatline at the end sent chills through me 🩵
Fr
There’s wasn’t a flatline tho-
@@damnthatscrazy4426at the very very end of the credits there’s a flatline
@@Stardr0p7-t8t I didn't hear it and I replayed it a couple times, increased the volume, I still didn't hear it.
@@jarielwilliams9856 let me find the exact time stamp
While I was expecting the twist of them all being under the effects of the potion, I really like the added twist of Applebloom being the one who did it
Not only does it make sense for Applebloom to want revenge for her sister, but it just highlights how much Twilight screwed up. If she hadn't given Applejack the potion, none of this wouldn't have happened. Not only that but the fact that Twilight refused to tell the truth was the nail in the coffin
Because of Twilight's refusal to hold herself countable, so many ponies lost their lives, her friends have suffered and will never recover from it, Applebloom lost her family and the use of her legs, but ubove all Applejack suffered the most. Even in her final moments Twilight refused to admit what happened was her fault. And even though yes she wasn't the one who killed those ponies and paralyse Applebloom, she was the one who caused it to happen
A perfect summary of the whole story.
Skysiren
With or without the Potion the heat would've caused it.
Thing is though, that Twilight had *warned* Applejack about what could have happened if she drank the potion, and that she was only to use the potion as a last resort since she hadn't been able to test it for any adverse effects, meaning that despite everything both Twilight *and* Applejack are at fault here, because Twilight still took responsibility when it came to letting Applejack know that this was a VERY huge risk taking an untested potion. Twilight's only at fault for thinking it was wise to actually give Applejack the potion only to then go on and NEVER telling Ponyville the truth of just _what_ had happened, and hiding it all away for years.
But then you have to look at Applejack, because _she's_ the one who was willing to drink that potion despite Twilight having *asked* her to only use it as a last resort due to it not being fully tested. This isn't to say that it's _all_ Applejack's fault, but to say it's _all_ Twilight's fault and that SHE'S the one who screwed up wouldn't be fair.
Yeah, I agree!! It is NOT just Twilight's fault here, and I _ABSOLUTELY HATE_ the fact that _SO MANY PEOPLE ARE FUCKING CELEBRATING TWILIGHT'S DOWNFALL AND COMPLETELY VILLIFYING HER!!!_ LIKE, _IT IS NOT ONLY TWILIGHT'S FAULT!!!!_ _WHY DON'T MORE PEOPLE FUCKING GET THIS???!!!!_ MAN, I AM _SOOO FUCKING PISSED_ BY THIS!!!! 😠😡🤬.
@@Marblesoda821Yeah, I agree!! It is NOT just Twilight's fault here, and I am _ABSOLUTELY PISSED_ that people keep saying that it's all Twilight's fault!! Why can't more people understand that _both_ Twilight AND Applejack are in the wrong here?!!
You know, Twilight really is her own worst enemy. When trying to beg for her life, she doesn't apologize or acknowledge her role in Applejacks downfall she just continues to shift the blame and tries to justify her actions with "The princesses needed me" or "I'm not the one who [Insert excuse here]" she also never says what it is she did wrong she just says "I was wrong" without saying what it is she did wrong. In the end, Twilight created her own downfall by not being honest about why Applejack had gone manic and then lying more to cover up her guilt by making a holiday, taking in Applebloom, keeping the truth from Spike, forcing Applejack to be isolated by making the guards return the letters and gifts Pinkie was sending her, and more.
The fact that she tries to compare Lunas banishment with locking away Applejack and even saying she was BETTER than Celestia in regards to how she handled it really says a lot about her ego and need to seem like the perfect princess of friendship even if it means throwing her friend to the wolves. It's just like Applebloom said, "Friendship ain't shit without honesty".
I love that Twilight genuinely thought she was doing the right thing. Like even facing what she did wrong, she couldn't realize WHAT she did wrong. She really, truly believed her choices were the right ones UGH
If she genuinely believed that she would have confided in Celestia and Luna, if not both then certainly Celestia! But one thing bothers me: Applebloom had measures in place to prevent Princess Luna seeing her dreams … but what about Twilight herself? I refuse to believe Luna left her dreams unseen just because she’s another Princess 🤔🤔🤔
@@LadyLeomonthe thing is, Luna wouldn't have been able to see Twilights dreams because of the sleepless potion preventing her from going to sleep.
You guys did a phenomenal job on this, the attention to detail, effort, and time put into this really shows in the final product
Thank you again so much for helping with this project! I cant wait to collaborate with you again in the future!
I was so excited when I saw your name in the art credits at the beginning, you are so talented!
Let me remind you all, Twilight is doing all of this with TRIPPLE GRAVITY
What do you mean by this
Never mind I figured it out
⚠️SPOILERS⚠️
Is She really though? Given that most of this is a hallucination her limbs could've just been exhausted from how long she had been up
@@milkywaycafe. nah, she gets hit with a specific potion for it
That ending was both gorey and bittersweet
Applebloom killing Twilight and making her and her friends go through what AJ went through
Apple Bloom didn't even hold back even if the princesses found out. This was her revenge. Her moment to let out 7 years of planning, anger, sadness, and resentment on her teacher. And the weapon she used AJ ALSO USED
On my first thought, I believed AJ was wanting to frame her former friends as a means of revenge. But after the finale, I was far off the mark; not only was the entire ordeal was all through hallucination and time dilation due to the potion's effects, but I never expected Apple Bloom to be the acutal mastermind behind the whole scene, because I thought she was accidentally killed by her own sister!!
I had definitely figured out that all of the Applejack sightings were hallucinations, but I had not at all imagined this was how it went down. The story came out so perfectly intricate and deceitful, Magpie is an incredible writer. A conclusion better than any of us could have asked for! Thank you LostNarrator and the gang!!
True, they all seemed a bit off. Especially Fluttershy and rarity’s, the time span and the ✂️ part and with the animal talking. Perfect foreshadowing
Karma came for twilight, you reap what you sown
That isn't Karma that's revenge😒
@@kevonmcmillan5656Same thing
@@kevonmcmillan5656karma isn't just carried out by the will of the world, sometimes it's by those you know. Whether it be karma or revenge, in the end it leads to the same violence
That's revenge and suffering twilight will get in the loop
Apple Jack at the end of the is still alive and it was AJ’s own decision to take the Sleepless Potion and ignore Twilight’s warning. Twi was 100% wrong in what she did however, it did not warrant such a brutal death. Apple Bloom most likely understands this but decided not to care about it.
The effort that TheLostNarrator put in their videos is insane huge props.
I swear they need to give her award. She deserves it.
I swear the sleepless potion is like a version of Himanisawa Syndrome but for ponies. And they aren't scratching out their throats
Applebloom is.
**Hinamizawa
But yeah, I guess it kinda is but not really. The Hinamizawa syndrome is in EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN Hinamizawa. Everyone is born with it there cause it's the curse of the demon. (That's explained in Kotohogushi-hen from the game Higurashi no naku koro ni: Kizuna, it's basicially Hanyuu's past and her connection with the Furude's and what not.)
"It appears to be caused by a type of parasite which can only be recovered from living tissue. How inhabitants and visitors acquire it remains unknown. The parasite appears quiescent until triggered- usually when the infected leaves the region or when the infected undergoes significant physiological or psychological stress. The signs and symptoms of the Syndrome include the development of anxiety and paranoia accompanied by delusions which can lead the sufferer to commit seemingly unprovoked violent acts including suicide and murder, and the sensation of insects crawling under their skin, a real-life symptom known as formication. This leads to a classic sign of clawing at the skin, especially over the involved lymph nodes of the throat. Victims in the end-stages may claw out their own throat and die from the resulting blood loss."
Hinamizawa syndrome shares only these symptoms to the Stay Awake Potion:
Delusions/Hallucinations
Paranoia
Anxiety
Murder/Suicide
Lightan
What's that syndrome?
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 Its a type of syndrome that can be injected like a virus that causes paranoid schizophrenia and delusional parasitosis
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376
The Hinamizawa Syndrome (雛見沢症候群, Hinamizawa Shōkōgun) is a fictional organic brain disease of uncertain etiology, endemic to the residents of Hinamizawa. It appears to be caused by a type of parasite which can only be recovered from living tissue. How inhabitants and visitors acquire it remains unknown. The parasite appears quiescent until triggered- usually when the infected leaves the region or when the infected undergoes significant physiological or psychological stress. The signs and symptoms of the Syndrome include the development of anxiety and paranoia accompanied by delusions which can lead the sufferer to commit seemingly unprovoked violent acts including suicide and murder, and the sensation of insects crawling under their skin, a real-life symptom known as formication. This leads to a classic sign of clawing at the skin, especially over the involved lymph nodes of the throat. Victims in the end-stages may claw out their own throat and die from the resulting blood loss.
Diseases and their research as they are portrayed in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni do not necessarily match real world scientific process or consensus. As Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is explicitly a work of supernatural fiction, total scientific accuracy is not to be expected.
Taken from the higurashi no naku koro wiki
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“I should’ve listened to you. I just… couldn’t let it go”
AppleJack already forgave them, everyone. Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, all of them. She tried to get Apple Bloom to forgive all of them. She said it wasn’t their fault. The only thing is.. Apple Bloom didn’t forgive them. AppleJack was the angel here. Everyone else, were the demons that could not be forgiven. Everyone in the series so far had described AJ as a demon that needed to be destroyed. But from Apple Bloom’s perspective, they were all the unforgivable demons that AJ had forgiven.
Well put, well put. 💓💯
What I absolutely love is the fact that throughout the story, I was thinking "How is this an experiment when there really wasn't an "Experiment" happening? I guess I could've argued it was the experimentations of all of the potions undergone by AJ...
However, the ending revealed what the true experiment was.
The amount of respect you have from me is beyond limits, and I can't wait for what the future holds. 💛
This was amazing.
Spoilers btw
The fact that AppleBloom was behind everything makes so much sense now and everything is perfectly crafted together.
The way the mane 6 all started slipping at different times was so cool and the fact that Rainbow cracked first while Fluttershy was last made sense as RD was probably the most affected.
So Pinkie Rarity and Rainbow are in trial, Fluttershy is in the mental hospital (giving SHED.MOV) Twilight is dead, and AJ is in a coma. None of them got happy endings and honestly I feel bad for all of them even Twilight.
The narration and the little details was so cool. Fluttershy had a nicer sounding AJ than the rest as she is the most loving and forgiving out of the rest. AJ narrating for RD was because she was the most affected and omg I still can’t get over the narrators.
The ending broke my when AJ flatlined after everything that happened and I wonder if it was natural or if AppleBloom herself pulled the plug to set her sister free.
Yep…. Can't believe she dead now……
Yea I was somewhat expecting a happy ending but again in a situation like this i don’t think a happy ending is impossible although I would love to see pinky pie, rarity and rainbow dash in trail and seeing how the princesses will react to this … I wonder how discord will react knowing his best friend is gone mentally
Honestly yeah like bro is gonna lose it@@jay-yi9im
one up you, aj is effectively braindead, and applebloom believes she made a potion for her but in reality aj is actually just gone.
@@pastelmoons608 Wait, so is applejack dead…or..?
Honestly, the first apple sleep experiment left me mad and unjust that aj was just left to rot there but this was the perfect ending. People had theorized that it may have been applebloom but I like how you stomped that out by having rarity have that dream sequence admitting she was dead, which made the twist even more insane that she was actually still alive AND had orchestrated this whole thing.
Also that bit with twilight getting a light smack of the wrist is SO TRUE. Which hurts even more to think about especially with all that’s twilights done.
27:03
Omg, you can actually hear apple bloom’s wheels!!
I didn’t catch it the first time around but man am I glad I did this time!
What. A. Twist! I’ve always loved the idea of one of the crusaders having a villain arc. And here you’ve done it (with best Crusader 🤭) in the most artful, twisted way. I LOVED IT
Thank you MLP arts!! You're such a sweetheart 💕
@@Magpiepony
It's sad to see them all locked up now they can't protect Equestria anymore.
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 I suspect Spike will return and he and Apple Bloom will set about usurping the Mane 6's legacy.
@@thenewadventuresofhenry6998
Oh boy if he finds out about Apple Bloom killing Twilight he's going to be furious especially Celestia and Luna.
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376Same!! I _really_ hope Magpie makes a sequel showcasing this!!! _Please, Magpie, SOMEHOW MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!_ (But take your time, we know you and Losty need rest :3).
So, rewatching the other parts. I have a bit of a theory:
What if Applejack is not not much a hallucination, but the primary manifestation of their regrets that shows up for all of them in a nightmare they are all collectively having.
Its just a minor wild theory. Probably wrong, but its fun to guess.
(Added note: i wrote this prior to the premire of part 4, and haven't sat down to watch it yet)
Edit 2: The twist, and the really sad and bittersweet(?) way the story ended. Quite enjoyed the story as a whole.
now that i think about it, that does make a lot of sense. and if it’s not a nightmare (meaning that this is their reality) it could be something like that inspiration manifestation spell or some other kind of magic gone wrong
I’ve been thinking the same thing psychologically manifestations of there guilt due to lack of sleep from preparing for the commemoration
That explains why Fluttershy remembers her as her season 1 depiction. Sweet and caring.
It's not a theory it's a fact, also to mention that Twilight, Pinkie, and Rarity killed someone under the illusion that Apple jack did it. Fluttershy and Rainbow dash killed their victims out of self defense they were also under an illusion.
@@kevonmcmillan5656 tbf, I had posted the comment hours prior to part 4's premiere and haven't sat down to watch it yet.
"Sweetie Bell was your friend!!"
If she wasnt so heated about how the other crusaders had treated her, she couldve so easily had turned that statement around back to Twi with "And AJ was *your* friend, dont point out the blood in my hands when yours are just as bloody!"
Brutal! I had a feeling it was Apple Bloom, absolutely gut wrenching to hear the CMC turned on her like that tho. Amazing story, the unreliable narrator is a classic trope.
This was INSANE.
Everybody played their parts so well that when it all blended together, it created this masterpiece that we all know and love to be the Apple Sleep Experiment.
We adored this sm, and a huge thank you to everyone that participated in making this. I’m really looking forward for what you have more to come. Keep shining out there
It was such an honor to work on this project I CANT WAIT TO DO MORE
If only they had bricks,,,
Thank you again!
@@thelostnarrator i really loved this! Great job, both of you!
I wish Apple Jack woke up to see what Apple Bloom done
Is that bricks comment a subtle reference to Edgar Allen Poe's classic revenge story _The Cask of Amontillado?_ Or am I just overthinking things?
You know Applebloom is right.... the princesses would find a loophole i won't count Luna since she actually has standards but come on...we know DAMN WELL Celestia will. Lost thank you for actually understanding the Summer Sun Celebration and the Nightmare Night stuff. BOTH Twilight and Celestia made a holiday to celebrate THEIR success THEN they made a counter holiday to celebrate the "victims" when it was really just to try to lift THIER GUILT.
Fair on not trusting the government, but the only thing really brought by karma was on herself as the rest of the Mane 6 were collateral for the need for vengeneace of no fault of their own
@@nameynamd9212 it was partly their fault for not speaking out publicly in applejacks defense. I think literally only rarity had a genuinely good reason not to, in that she resented/feared applejack for what she did to her father and how traumatized she was to find his body. the others in the group had no such excuse to go along with the lie
This is a masterpiece in so many ways. I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a talking point in fanfic history for years to come. So much incredible talent went into this. Mag created an expertly written story that showcased so many things and then lost with her expertise and experience elevated it from words to an entire experience. You two should be proud. And props to every single artist and voice actor that helped make this magnificent work of art what it is. Congratulations to all for the effort and can't wait to see what works of art you two make next.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Lets be real, the real enemy who had started all this was filthy rich.
None of my friends or myself have even watched mlp yet we're all in the group chat ready for another applejack sleep experiment part 4
I love fruit rest deprivation test:)
Its my favorite anime
Tonight on:Top Ten Anime Betrayals, Twilight Sparkle's mind gets fucked with, and Apple Bloom becomes a monster.
That tittle is funnier because it rhymes
this has to be the best finale to any mlp grimdark i’ve ever heard. apple bloom’s revenge and twilight’s demise feels so…justifed.
well done, lost.
well done.
(i was so sick of that one spelling error i made)
1:07:44 - 1:07:55
My response to Twilight.
Well, technically, you weren’t responsible for apple jacks actions, but here’s the thing you were the catalyst. You started everything, fully aware about the potions affects. Face it. You are just as responsible as AJ was. You knew what would happen if applejack drink that potion you gave her. You *knew* what would happen and yet, You just handed her the potion. You didn’t cause all those murders, but you are just as responsible. You gave Applejack a drug that caused her to go mad. You *lied* to her about her killing her sister…. Here’s something about my religion, *if you don’t believe in Jesus, that he died for our sins and repent your ways, you would not only burn in the fire. No. You would live with the guilt, the regret, the deaths, The blood on your hooves. For the rest of existence.* Imagine that… Living with the sins and consequences you are responsible for. I’m not saying Apple Bloom or AJ are misunderstood, they are just as horrible as the crimes they’ve committed. Sure, AJ was under a drug substance. But AppleBloom, might as well nickname her Claude Frollo. Justifying her actions for justice. Or in a honest way, just for revenge. But that’s not the point right now. The point I’m making is that, You. Twilight Sparkle, The Princess of Friendship, are just as responsible as AJ and Apple Bloom are. So tell me, Twi…. *Who’s the one that is to blame? Apple Jack…… Apple Bloom….. or You……*
Lemongrab:"It's all your fault! All your fault!"
"Applejack is avenged, the mane 4 are locked up, and Twilight's dead. Good job, Apple Bloom. You killed 5 birds with 1 poison. The monsters are long gone. Equestria is at peace...=)"
Yes but at What cost applejack is dead
Yea but it didn’t bring applejack back … I think apple bloom regret killing her but she was blinded by anger and hate which ended up turning her into a monster.. so many ponies lost their lives because her but at the end twlight was really asking for it
@@jay-yi9imYeah she shouldn’t have given it to her to begin with
@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 Not like this
Correction: equestria is in an even darker place now
First off, I called that I didn't I LOST?!?!? Applebloom was alive!!! However, it was not in the way i expected. I thought she'd have a huge bruise on her eye or was maybe recovering in the hospital. But she just had to wear those wheels around her torso. Man what an explanation! You're telling me Applebloom drugged all her friends?! I mean i'd understand Twilight but everyone else?!?! She doesn't even have any regard for Sweetie Belle! Her best friend she has known her whole life! You know she's evil when she disregards her own best friend that she's done things with for years. She expected Rarity to kill her! It was part of her plan! I won't lie she had every reason to do what she did to Twilight at least for leaving her sister in that dungeon. At least Rainbow's alive thank Celestia! Lost and Mag consider me watching your live stream. I'm still trying to cope with what's real in this story anymore! You're both very welcome Lost and Mag! If you both see this just know i'm grateful to watch your videos! This fandom is home to me!
Not evil when Sweetie blamed her.
@@Topdoggie7 I get she blamed her for what happened. But is that one thing really going to drive Applebloom wanting Sweetie dead? They could have maybe talked it through. But instead she could care less about her just for that. That's what she thinks of her best friend
@@Bayden-Bluedash Nobody predicted who would die by the hallucinations. Rarity killed Sweetie.
@@Topdoggie7 That she did. Did not expect that at all. Poor innocent Sweetie Belle just gone!
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Apple Bloom now has far worse consequences to think about villains attacking Equestria without its heroes there to protect them.
Patrick:"And everypony died.........the end"
Well Played AppleBloom................Well Played..................THAT Was A TWIST TRULY Worthy Of The Best Mystery Stories EVER!!!!!............Now THAT Was A BANGER!!!!!! BRAVO Our Dear Lost.............. BRAVO To ALL OF YOU For A MAGNIFICENT Series👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!! 11:55
Hatred is too strong a force to be meddled with. Vengeance is one cruel factor of this. You feel justified to take action and take things to the utmost extremes after a long enough time of being wronged. But it comes at a deadly cost of morality. Even when you get the revenge you've been hungering for so long, that's when you take a minute to reflect on what you just did. And you ask yourself: "What have I done..? Was this really worth it..?"
This was powerful, and a hell of a crazy successor to the original Apple Sleep Experiment! Well done Lost, and everyone else who brought life to this lengthy 4-part masterpiece!
11:38 thinking about it... i don't think I've ever actually seen a bear trap used for a bear-
wow, your 100% right me neither, that's really fascinating
It pisses me off that Twilight still believes she had no blame for what happened with AJ
So happy to be apart of another AASE episode! Everyone worked SO hard and the final result definitely shows!!
Thank you so much for contributing to this project! I got your messages over IG but my brain was all over the place with editing. I'm looking forward to your video (if you're still planning on it of course), but either way, your work is so appreciated.
That's it, no That can't be it, There has to be an Epilogue.
Right I would like to see pinky pie, rainbow dash and rarity on trail in front of the princesses
I wonder if there will be another sleep experiment mlp this time with different characters. Like flash dealing with losing Twilight, and her brother suffering the guilt of his failure as her brother. As well big mac or Mr. Baker.
I can imagine them being sleep-deprived and start hallucinating.
Well there was a flatline in the after credits meaning that Applejack is dead though
Who knows maybe someone will write another epilouge or something, but i highly doubt it
@@myaparker5510STOP SPAMMING THE SAME DAMN COMMENT.
CAN'T WAIT!! Thank you for sticking to the series after everything you guys have gone through!!! I will be here for it, Happy Valentine's Day Lost and Mag take some time to relax after your awesome work :)
"Friendship aint shit without honesty" is right
If Twilight had come clean after what happened, admitted her role, admitted fault then AJ would have probably had a lighter sentence and could have had some sort of a life. The other Mane Six wouldn't have been made accessories to the cover up and been targets of Appleblooms wrath and their loved ones wouldn't have died. And Applebloom and her family would have had a chance to make peace, not live with their loved one being cast as a psychotic maniac and Applebloom wouldn't be a hate driven shell of her former self with absolutely nothing and no-one left
Everyone's lost everything and the saddest part is that Applejack, true to her nature, didn't hold any hate for what was done to her. When her sister managed to find her despite all the lies she wanted Applebloom to move on and forget about her and live her life, thinking always of her family and not of herself. It's very true to her character, which makes it all the more tragic
I hope they both get what's coming to them.
This version of Twilight will get what's been coming to her ever since the original,
And this version of Applejack reaps what she herself has sown.
I agree about Twilight, but Applejack? The girl was at risk of losing everything and had no idea of what that potion would do to her. Twilight gave it to her despite knowing how undertested it was and refused accountability and allowed Applejack to take full blame from the public. Applejack has no guilt in this. And I don't think Applejack has been doing the killings as of late in the Sequel. From listening to the last 3 parts, I've gotten the impression that Applejack was only a figment of their imaginations. And that it's actually the Mane 5 that's been doing the killings(I don't fully know if that's what's happening it just seems like it from what I've heard so far). But I guess that'll be figured out in the coming chapter.
I agree with you but no matter how you look at it nothing ever justifies AppleJack killing her friends if anyone deserves her Vengeance it's Twilight for giving us a potion in the first place
Like in my point of view Twilight and applejack both deserve what's coming for them especially AppleJack since she attacks Pony sweat nothing to do with her own misfortune
@@joshku7488 and she went back to it. She just needed to spill the beans, and yet she spilled blood instead.
Everyone is in the wrong here and there is no happy ending.
@@ashleyjones9756 I agree with this. Everyone is wrong in one form or another. The only mostly innocent one was starlight.
AJ did terrible things.
Twilight should have been honest about why AJ did that.
And apple bloom caused the others to go insane and hurt those they loved.
Sadly I don't think apple bloom will ever get karma for what she did.
Apple Bloom's Sweet revenge I called IT
Honestly more bitter than sweet
Well dang. You know, this is a great finale and this is grand. A villain monologue for monologues. A sweet revenge indeed.
I ain't even mad about hallucination-jack, what with the Count of Monte Cristo revenge.
The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book of all time. :3.
1:03:26 Twilight acts like she's innocent and did everything right, refusing to take accountability for anything. Applebloom was the monster she created. All she had to do was take accountability for what she did to Applejack instead of burying it and locking her away, but she was too prideful bringing her own downfall and a lot more needless death. She couldn't even admit it as she was about to die
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When someone commented on one of the earlier videos as a theory of it being Apple Blooms doing, i got so excited at that possibility cus i was super curious at how it would be handled. Needless to say its AMAZING. A perfect amount of plottwist with some hints at the very start. Watching this series in realtime has been so inspiring to me as a creative and just SO fun. Everyone involved did AMAZING. Thank you lost narrator and everyone else !!!
Oh my goodness. I am.... I'm really shook of this. Apple Bloom alive and paralyzed. And the one that is the mastermind. It's almost like the Saw moments where a killer watches victims try to play the game to survive and then the next thing... BAM! But to think that Twilight attacked Starlight Glimmer, Rainbow kill Soarin, Rarity kill Sweetie Belle just to write Guilty in blood, Fluttershy in the mental hospital and Pinkie Pie.... Holy galaxy, my mind is blown away from this finale but other than that, it's pretty good. Shaking up from Apple Bloom being like a villian in the finale but I'm good. So *applauding* bravo. Bravo. @TheLostNarrator & @Magpiepony did amazing job. Super duper amazing job.
And I think Spike has abandoned Twilight
Damn yall, that ending got me fucked up. Apple Sleep has been one of my favs for a long time. This is probably the best satisfying unsatisfying ending ive seen.
Ive seen alot of people say who was in the wrong here, everyone is in their own way. Applejack, applebloom and twilight especially. Thats why this ending sits with me, it ties it all up, but leaves everything off on a sad note for all involved.
You know eventually applebloom WILL have to realize AJ is braindead, I can only imagine how much further she'd spiral after the atrocity she just comitted on twilight.
Thank you mag and lost, 10/10 mindfuck, would experience again.
Apple bloom accidentally killed her sister.
@@myaparker5510no, it was an accidental injury caused during their escape from prison. One could argue AJ would have died anyway because if the artwork is accurate she was wasting away in prison. Could Applebloom have done thing differently? Definitely (exposing the Mane Six’s lies but like Applebloom said there was no guarantee Celestia would have punished her accordingly). But who can say how far they’ll go to avenge a loved one who was wronged the way AJ was? 😤😤😤
This was such a perfect end to a depressingly delightful story Lost! As usual I absolutely loved every second of it, Everyone did truly outstading and phenomenal job bringing the final chapter to life the art and voice acting was all ever so spectacular make no mistake about it! Simply brilliant and marvelous work guys!!!!
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I do hope somebody picked up that phone... Because I [Fluttershy Yay]ing called it!...
Well, I didn't fully call it. I had a feeling these were all hallucinations caused by the sleepless potion. But I hadn't thought it would be Apple Bloom as the mastermind behind it all. I had a feeling there might have been a chance it was Apple Bloom but then I assumed she had been killed. I had most of it figured out but I needed more pieces to make the full picture and I got those pieces and then some.
This was such a well written story and great example of the unreliable narrator. Poe would be proud, Mags. Everyone did such a great job with voice acting and art. You guys are awesome! You all deserve some much needed rest for that masterpiece. Thank you 😊
So glad I could be on the art team!! Lost and Mag are awesome people and I can’t wait to join them again in the future!!
Thank you again for your wonderful art!
@@thelostnarrator Of course!!! It was an honor!!! 🩷
Cozy glow: I was the mastermind Behind everything in my season.
Apple blom: me too in my story.
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Cozy glow: friends ?
Apple blom: yes!
Epic dance
PFFT, Cozy Glow was TAME compared to Apple Bloom in this story. Cozy only wanted to rule Equestria. She'd never kill anyone or mindfuck anyone or anything grimdark like that, at least not the show version of her
@@TetrahedronDash It seems to me that we need a story for her in the grimdark She has the potential to be a good villian In this kind of story.
@@TetrahedronDash Don't you think she would make a great little manipulative psychopath if they created a story for her that was violent?
Best comment. This is my favorite one in the comments section! Cozy Glow being involved in an ‘Apple Sleep Experiment’ fanfic would be phenomenal!
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59:36 Mistook the scar under Twilight's chin for her mouth, thinking she was making some kind of sickly smile.
Made the image look even creepier honestly.
Me too, I thought she was well into the crazies-phase 😅😅😅
This is great! Did NOT expect the plot twist at the end! Though it does explain how Rainbow mistaked Soarin for a giant tree monster.
Things about the series people should know *spoiler warning*
Starlight was confused because Twilight murdered her
Pound Cake (I think that’s who it was) fought Pinkie Pie bc she killed Mrs. Cake
Despite everything, Fluttershy wasn’t wrong to kill her animals. She was already going insane, and her animals DID retaliate against her.
Rarity shouldn’t have felt “guilty” for Apple Blooms supposed death, because she probably knew Apple Bloom was alive. She had no reason to kill her sister.
Rainbow Dash is much better than most of the 5 associated with AJ’s imprisonment, and didn’t mean to hurt anyone. She, like AJ, suffered a mental break and manic episode, along with severe PTSD. Soarin shouldn’t have tried to calm her down and should have contacted someone to get her help.
Twilight should have studied the potion of her own creation more before giving it to AJ
Apple Bloom had every single right to do the things she did.
Twilight should’ve told AJ that Apple Bloom was fine.
The title, "An Apple Sleep Hypothesis" would make a bitchin title for a potential midquel!
I better get writing~!
This is just absolutely wild.
People who can craft such elaborately detailed and complex horror and emotional rollercoasters of stories are super-human!
Imagine all these lovely characters done such wrong, and Ponyville being left in this nightmare with no guidance or support from royalty, whatever happened to them! The chaos and terror! It's just so much!
OMG now rarity saying "APPLEBLOOM WASN'T MY FAULT" and not once she ever mentioned that applebloom was dead makes so much sense now
I knew the twist would be interesting whatever it was going to be, and it didn't disappoint.
I was very happy to catch the picture of Lost and Mag at 1:11:17 since it was just a really sweet easter egg. This production was absolutely fantastic, and the ending was the best version it could have been. Great work everypony!
I had some kind of feeling that AJ would die but it wasn't clear till that last bit at the end.
Revenge is an ugly thing, and I love how this fic captures it! Like this was great! Everything! I loved seeing some of my favorite artists on screen, the voice acting too! Not only does Applejack finally get an interesting creepypasta about herself, but Applebloom too!
I hope y'all continue to grow as creators and take that well deserved break! You've earned it ❤️
I don't think I've ever been so invested in a MLP Grimdark like I have with this one. It was beautifully done and I DEFINITELY wasn't expecting that twist at the end.
I definitely feel/know Twilight got what she deserved for not telling the truth from the beginning but it's also sad because her friends had to suffer BECAUSE of Twilight's actions.
I believe that this series ended perfectly and was narrating amazingly.
Literally had me confused at first when Applebloom was explaining things then in total shock after realizing lol
Thank you Lost and Mag for bringing this story together, I really enjoyed it and definitely anticipated the next part! I hope to see more stuff like this in the future from you guys! Keep up the amazing work!
One of the lines made me think “snap back to reality oh there goes gravity!”
snap back to reality oh there goes sanity
Rainbow’s so mad but she won’t give up that easy
You know what im gonna make a art piece containing AJ waking up from her horrible coma and realizing what terrible things her sister did
If you do, post a link for us fans here. :3.
@@hannahmetzger4880 yes please!
Everyone: killing themselves
Villains:Fortnite dance while dominating Canterlot
It already turned into it without an element bearer in the original story
Applebloom: Well, we are already fucked since one of the Bearers is gone anyway.
Celestia:"Welp......we're boned"
I like to imagine someone like Chrysalis or even Tirek taking one look at this sh*t-show and going “may as well quit villainy, I can *never* surpass your level of malice!” 😅😅😅
The chills I got from the ending were unreal. This whole fic from the start peaked my interest and had my emotions in a clutch. From An Apple Sleep Experiment with twilight's betrayal to applejack, to the biggest plot twist of applebloom being behind all the events here was just so well executed in the voice acting and art! Thank you Lost for doing all this, to all the va's and artists for doing an amazing job to create such an immersive narration!! I genuinely looked forward to each part of this grimdark and was so hyped when you announced Another Apple Sleep Experiment was coming. Thank you to everyone who worked on this once again!! May or may not also create some fan art for this if I get the time to!
Man.... what can I say...... No really, what can I really say? This Sequel was perfect.... The artwork, the story, the voice acting, the twist... everything, it was all amazing, I love every single thing about it! You guys are all awesome, I say thank to all of you for making a wonderful sequel to the original Apple Sleep Experiment, I would definitely rewatch this all over again. 🍎❤
Ok this was a phenomenal sequel I loved it, that plot twist was so surprising I was in absolute shock. Well done lost, magpie and co you all have done it again. Have an absolutely wonderful day.
What if there was a prequel that was set a few years after the banishment of Nightmare Moon. With the princess of dreams sealed on the moon, nightmares run wild, and ponies are too scared to sleep. After many requests, Princess Celestia and Equestria's greatest alchemists make the first sleepless potion. Of course, it didn't take long for the sleep deprived hallucinations and murders to happen, but it got worse when Celestia herself, suffering from the guilt of banishing her sister and nightmares, drank some of the potion.
Called it. I knew majority of the Mane 6 were experiencing hallucinations but i never expected it was cause by someone close to each and everyone of them. Good story Lost, good story
Hi. I'm a huge fan of these works.
What makes this crazy is that, in the end, Pinkie, Rarity, RD, and Fluttershy are gonna find out Twilight just disappeared. They might think it Twilight set them up, or just abandoned them. RD might have her doubts, considering what she and Twi went through in the end. But RD will no doubt disbelieve herself and her perception of everything.
One things for sure, everyone in Ponyville and maybe even further woll wonder where Twilight went, they'll either be confused, scared, or speculate where the Purple Princess brat went. Every Pony will start believing she just abandoned them. Especially since theres not gonna be any trace of her. Then Ponies will start thinking she had something to do with it. And who knows? Mayba Spike might say something, if he was ever questioned.
One things for sure, Twilight will not be remembered kindly.
I was fr stunned when i first watched this, i thought it was weird the way all of the stories up to this point lined up, but when i saw this and the twist, absolute gold. This is one of the best sequels I've seen in a while