That was... A lot deeper than I originally thought it was going to be. Made me feel sorry for them... And really think. I applaud you.

And that, kids, is what happens when you delete a fanfiction! (Brilliant.)

Quite interesting, to say the least.
The self-awareness was actually unsettling. Normally self-aware fictions are for cutesy laughs, almost like breaking the fourth wall. Not here. Yours showed emotions and regret (Sort of. Not in the end.), trying to figure out what they did so wrong that thier world was being destroyed. Poof, gone. I'm sure we would too if we were faced with teh same problem.
I agree with your theme in practice, and I'm happy this small little community produced someone like minded. However, I think it may be lost on the viewers you might have been trying to reach, the people with Mary-Sues and such. Correct me if I'm wrong, I might as well be. (I usually am.)
All in all, a wonderful story. I especially loved the ending, it finalized everything, made everything nice and clean.
Thank you.
Cheers!
-Purr

*cries*
i would't hate them so much if the majority would just bother using their lovely little spellchecks!

but seriously, I don't LIKE Mary Sues exactly, but they and their creators don't need this much hate. And how do you start writing fanfiction WITHOUT creating a Mary Sue? Even if you use the canon characters but botch the personalities, I still consider that Mary Sueish at times. I mean, you might as well get rid of fanfiction and fanart entirely, that's the only way to get rid of it.

Good job though. It was written so prettily I almost DID cry.

Same person from before, I forgot to say that by the end of the story I forgot that Topaz and Diamond were Mary Sues and actually started liking them.

You know, if you made Topaz and Diamond non-Mary sue characters, you could make a really good story based of this.

Huh, that's pretty interesting. It actually isn't that Mary-Sue-ish; you keep saying that the characters are perfect and beautiful and have hundreds of powers, but the main focus is actually on the kind of things that make for a good OC. Guess writing is like walking: once you know how to do it well, it's really hard to make it look like you don't.
I have to say though, it's confusing whose side you're on. The description, ending, and general theme seem to be directed at Mary-Sues as if they really should be gotten rid of, but the action seems to encourage sympathy for the Mary-Sues and their creators. Which one were you aiming at? Just curious.
Anyway, interesting little piece. A cool change from the usual archive content.