In another Equestria, order is maintained by a select group of skilled spellslingers operating under the endorsement of the crown. The ponies call them Lawmares, and they are a dying breed.
Twilight Sparkle is one such Lawmare, considered by her Princess and her peers as the finest spellslinger in generations. Her abilities will be put to the test soon, however, as a dark force is growing in the North, and not even the Lawmares may be able to keep the chaos at bay.
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My loving tribute to Westerns and Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' cycle.
THE TALE TAKES TIME, BUT THE TALE SHALL BE TOLD.
Chapters (12)
You have my attention.
Charyou tree. Come, reap.
Woo someone else who writes with a western lean.
This is intriguing!
I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
>Scots/Doric
>High-class way of speaking
I'm going to have to give you a like for unintentionally making me laugh like an idiot.
Omg! I love the way you write! It's so dramatic! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time reading this
Also i think the filly might be Scootaloo in this Equestria
Badass Twilight? Hell yeah!
Definitely looking toward to this series.
A Dark Tower/western inspired ponystory?
Almighty Gan sign me right up!
Is she going wear a viking helmet later while entering the palace?
I mean, you can always form a harem.
Are they going to suicide bomb for Luna or something?
Ooo, interesting. Definitely gonna follow. And I agree with 11278802's spoilered thought— would kinda make sense.
Yeesh. Sounds like Bon Bon is part of their number. Bummer.
The first few times I saw this title, I missed-read it as “Lawnmare” and expected, I don’t know, a Lawnmower Man crossover? Lawmare makes much more sense.
Not gonna lie, I can't imagine Twilight speaking southern. But the stories interesting.
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That or moon dancer. She did mention being sent away as well.
I keep missreading the Title as Lawnmare . . .
Twilight = Roland Deschain
Lyra = Cuthbert Allgood
Moondancer = Alain Johns
Yes/no?
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Spoilered for those who haven't taken the journey yet, but say true.
Well, daaaaaaaaaayum.
She actually storms the palace building.
Well then.
Also both Starlight and Sunset are present? Hmm.
Sunset giving off serious Cort vibes.
Nice to see RD pop in. I'm enjoying this a lot. I've never seen what this is based on, but it's keeping me interested for sure.
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I need to stress that while this is heavily inspired by the Dark Tower, it's not directly based on anything.
Those of you familiar with the cycle and those not are very much in the same boat, plot-wise.
INDEED
Interesting to see how both Rarity's and Sweetie Belle's relationships with Twilight started. Does somewhat explain the latter, but if I'm interpreting correctly it was simply love at first sight?
Just don't let her do potion (or anything resemble cooking) unless you want to deal with collateral damage.
I don't know whether I want to like this Flash or hate him.
Hm. Interesting - if I'm reading the timelines right, Twilight's a lot newer of a Lawmare than I'd originally thought. If she was only ending her apprenticeship when Dinky was discovered, she isn't quite so much of a veteran. Which puts Moondancer and Lyra's faith in her into a new light.
Time to replace them with magitech.
I don't know if this is just me overthinking or there is something going on here and it could probably be sinister but I wouldn't go that far. It's about the stallions can't into Lawmares topic, I find it curious on why it should be brought up. Of course, it could've been the author explaining to the readers on how Lawmares came to be. I know that. But the tiny cynical part of my brain tells me that it's a Chekov's Gun and something related to that is gonna pop out in the future. However, for now, red flags hasn't been raised yet and I assume it's me overthinking.
Nineteen. I see what you did there.
Oooo
Dramaaaaa!
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I feel it too.
Probably a reason why Trixie is with the Good Mare.
Well, I suppose this is oddly good news. Sunset's illusion magic isn't typically that good, so she's at least not the traitor.
Rip Glimmer.
Hey, at least now you get a cool prosthetic.
Is this going to be an arc, or would this be the last time Sunset appears? I really hope she isn't like this only for shock value
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Oh, a Lawmare doesn't stop fighting until her heart stops beating.
That was pretty sick (good way). Nice flashback.
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On the other hand, that means the traitor is one of Twilight's Tet, Twilight herself, or indeed Sunset (you don't need illusion magic if you're willing to undergo real physical injury for the cause).
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My money's on Starlight having faked her death. She's tougher than going down off-screen.
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I mean, Sunset is canonically a traitor in a sense.
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Oh, boy...........
That last bit............
Yep! Called it! I just didn't want to ruin it in the comments.
Cadence is the Good Mare. Oh my god you mad writer...
Twilight is just as blind as Roland. Bout to get your blinders torn off, cully.
Damn, that was one hell of a bomb you dropped there.
You say another level of the Tower referring to stories, another fic on the platform instantly comes to mind.
Regardless of that, I’m intrigued.
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All hail our God empress Cadance, queen of love.
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"I love you all so much, I'm willing to kill everypony!!!"
Well, that escalated quickly.
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Also if there were 13 of them, all with the ability to tell the future, do they all say the same thing, taking into account each of the users all would behave differently after they know the future, or is this universe everything is determined before hand?
She's going to recruit them, then together they attack and dethrone god, completely ignoring the fact it was Cadance who killed her sisters, not Celestia. Cadance just needs to sit back and watch them kill each other before picking the scraps.
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In the cycle, Maerlyn's Rainbow as they were called each had a different ability. Some gave visions of the future, some allowed the holder to peer into the private lives of whoever they wished. Black 13, the most dangerous of the bends o' the rainbow, allowed the holder to pass between levels of the Tower itself.
As to Trixie's motives... well, you'll have to wait and see, I beg.
“I’ve played the betrayer more than once.”
“Go then. There are other worlds than these.”
Oh, Rarity. ☹️
Okay, theory time.
Celestia said she was doing it for her, her little ponies, I presume. So much so, that Luna succumbed to the Nightmare. Which is in canon. Then, there's the part where she sends the Lawmares to Ponyville. An odd decision, a controversial one, if you will. The question is why? Why send them to their deaths if she cares about them? Is it because she had seen the domino effect of their death?(Twilight's future move) Or did she become obsessed with the glass or enthralled by it that she willingly betrayed her own resolve of protecting her little ponies? The latter can be seen during her outburst, she prioritises the glass first rather than Twilight which, as Celestia said, she cares and she did it for her. However she went for the glass rather than checking if Twilight was hurt. Controversial, no?
What is that glass? Is it sentient? Is it corrupting like the Alicorn Amulet? As a price for knowledge of the future. Or was Celestia just obsessed with the glass because she just wants to know the future? Perhaps as a coping mechanism, so another case like Luna wouldn't happen to her again.