Line #15 Fanfic/TangledRootsTrilogy


1	->''"The Cutie Mark Crusaders know that Babs Seed was bullied back in Manehatten, but how bad could things really have been? And how does Babs feel about returning to the city and the ponies who have hurt her the most?"''
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3	The Tangled Roots Trilogy is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic series written by Bad_Seed_72, composed of three books:
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5	[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/68002/tangled-roots Tangled Roots]] takes place before and after the events of the episode "One Bad Apple", describing Babs Seed's life in Manehattan (having to deal with bullies and her mean father Bernie Madhoof), and how she slowly starts developing feelings for her cousin Apple Bloom. It has an epilogue that takes place seven years later.
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7	[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/73824/sweet-apple-anthology Sweet Apple Anthology]] takes place between the end of Tangled Roots and its epilogue, describing the lives of Babs Seed and her family and friends during those seven years, while at the same time showing how Bernie Madhoof slowly becomes more depraved and gains more control over Manehattan.
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9	[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/99024/severed-roots Severed Roots]] continues where the epilogue of Tangled Roots left off; Babs Seed and Apple Bloom are having a nice life, but Bernie Madhoof is unleashing a reign of terror on Equestria, and so they may have to go back to Manehattan and stop the troubles at their source...
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11	The trilogy is completed as of April 9th, 2014.
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14	!! This fanfic series provides examples of:
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16	* AdultsAreUseless: Especially at Babs's school. They can't teach her anything or protect her from bullies. Her mother Libra Scales initially fits into this.
17	* ArchnemesisDad: Bernie Madhoof, Babs Seed's father, is a a crime lord, ruthless businesspony and not above trying to kill his own subordinates. [[spoiler:Later on, however, it's revealed that Madhoof is actually Babs' uncle; her real father, Page Turner, is a nice guy.]]
18	* TheBigRottenApple: Manehatten, after Madhoof more or less took over, is depicted as a city ruled by gangs and corrupt cops. It had some shades of it before he took over too.
19	* BittersweetEnding: The end of Severed Roots. [[spoiler:While Bernie Madhoof's reign of terror has ended, Babs and Apple Bloom lost their bar and several good friends in the process.]]
20	* TheBully: Technically bullies... Card Slinger and his goons.
21	* CharactersDroppingLikeFlies: If you're an OC who's a supporting character, don't expect to make it to the end of Severed Roots.
22	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Between Babs Seed and Apple Bloom.
23	* DarkerAndEdgier: Severed Roots is this to the rest of the trilogy.
24	* DeathByChildbirth: The Apple siblings' mother died giving birth to Apple Bloom.
25	* DrivenToSuicide: Their father was unable to cope and hanged himself not long after.
26	* FunetikAksent: Some of the Manehattanite ponies (Babs Seed, Page Turner, White Dove, etc.) speak with this.
27	* HappilyAdopted: Babs by the Apple Family.
28	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:By the end of Severed Roots, Babs Seed to Applebloom, despite them being [[KissingCousins cousins]]]].
29	* HappyMarriageCharade: Libra Scales and Bernie Madhoof. It ain't pretty between the two when they both get angry...
30	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Card Slinger, after Bernie Madhoof mortally wounds him, [[TakingYouWithMe uses the last of his strength to stab him to death]]]].
31	* KissingCousins: [[spoiler:Babs and Applebloom by the end of Tangled Roots, and Citrus and Braeburn in Severed Roots.]]
32	* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Turner is Babs' father... and Bernie Madhoof's brother.]]
33	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Turner, the stallion who helped Babs when she was attacked by her bullies, is Babs' father.]]
34	* MissingMom:
35	** Diamond Tiara's mom passed away a long time ago. When Babs discovers this, she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels guilty about bringing it up.]]
36	** The Apple siblings' mother is also dead, having passed away while giving birth to Apple Bloom.
37	* ParentalAbandonment: The Apple siblings lost their mother when she [[DeathByChildbirth gave birth to Apple Bloom]].
38	* ParentalNeglect: Babs mainly undergoes this.
39	* PaterFamilicide: [[spoiler:Bernie Madhoof tries to hire a goon to do this to Libra Scales, leading her to flee with Citrus.]]
40	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Card Slinger has a change of heart and fatally stabs Bernie Madhoof after he himself is wounded]].
41	* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Card Slinger claws his way up to become head of the Manehattan Kings, Bernie Madhoof's sponsored goons.
42	* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Lucky Toss]] is the only one of [[spoiler:Babs' childhood bullies]] to survive to the end of Severed Roots, and aside from [[spoiler:Babs herself]], [[spoiler:Rustler]] is the only [[spoiler:Manehattan CMC]] to survive in the end.
43	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Soapy and Dyea, a fact noted on their respective tombstones.]]
44	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oranges become Madhoof's favorite fruit after he learns that if he keeps drinking booze, he'll die.
45	* VirtualSoundtrack: All three stories have had one; the ones for Tangled Roots[[note]]Composed entirely of Music/JudasPriest songs, hence why some chapters are named after their songs[[/note]] and Sweet Apple Anthology used to have Youtube playlists, but they seem to have disappeared. For Severed Roots, Bad_Seed_72 just lists the current chapter's song in a comment for the chapter.
46	* TheWestern: Mostly everything that happens outside of Ponyville and [[TheBigRottenApple Manehatten]] has a western atmosphere.

Context Fanfic / TangledRootsTrilogy