I have spent the last few weeks gathering samples of each blossom type. I have made a small garden of red blossoms here by known as ‘Critter blooms’ in one of the unused rooms in my castle for fluttershy to have a safe way of gathering it. I dare not allow any of my specimen outside of controlled areas unless I know where they are going and who has them.
Each flower is in a small container each locked requiring a spell to open in a lab I set up for research on them. I have also locked the room with a different spell preventing anypony from entering. I’ve sent a letter to princess celestia with a list of requests for my studies and their purpose.
Subject #1 blue parablossoms (poison joke)
I have the most experience with this specimen and information on poison joke is readily available for many to read in different form. I hold this sample of Poison joke for the sake of testing them against their crossbreed subspecies.
Subject #2 yellow parablossoms (pricky bloom)
When acquiring my sample of the flower I was able to receive more proper information than I had before. Locals to where these flowers are found call them ‘Pricky Blooms’ so I shall do the same. I have gone a head and touched the specimen, I felt slight irritation where small thorns sat on my hoof. Shaking my hoof was enough to remove most of the thorns then wiping down with a cloth removed the rest.
Subject #3 red parablossoms (Critter blooms)
Fluttershy named these flowers as though they were known of not many ponies dealt with them as they are afraid to touch the leaves with their mouths. This is another reason on why I am hosting the garden for fluttershy and preparing bottles of them for her animals. According to Angle “these aren’t as good as carrots but they are pretty sweet.” As translated by Fluttershy. When asked if there is anything to compare the taste to I was told “maybe a strawberry? But there’s a bit of cherry and apple too.” Perhaps the red color and red food have a link? I’ll pick up the three and see if I can recreate the flavor.
Subject #4 green parablossoms (deadly rash)
The one behind me even starting this, I know the name is lazy but this is just what we called it in the hospital. The name was the concern in that moment as the rapid infection rate and need to cure was priority. There are several steps to the infection and death and the only one of the main 6 blossoms that is contagious.
Stage 1: pony touches the flower small spurs on the leaves dig into the skin leaving thousands of the seeds of the plant inside the victim. Even when shredded these spurs are so small they remain in tact which is rather concerning. Even at this early stage they can already infect others treatment however is a simple steroid shot and cleaning of the area that came in contact with it.
Stage 2: the flower starts to bud inside the body, pushing the nerves and irritating them to cause a rash and severe itching. Fresh spurs poke from the opening pores on the body allowing them to spread to surfaces and others. Early stages of this can be treated with a combination of ingesting the cure for poison joke and the previously mentioned shot and cleaning. It is the later stages that surgery is required.
Stage 3. The flower is exposed to light as the skin is torn away, the roots have settled deep wrapping around bones. If the roots are not to deep or they are late stage 2 where the flower is beginning to peak surgery to remove the flower can be done followed by a steady treatment process over time so far we are yet to let any of the surgery patients out of the hospital.
Stage 4. At this stage it is too late, more flowers will have bloomed and begun to take nutrients from the host and restraining them, I was required to levitate several of these victims into the forest.
Stage 5: death, the flowers have drained the body and created a rather haunting image of their corpse frozen and blossoming in flowers. To be honest I nearly threw up when I saw royal pin’s body.
Subject #6 orange parablossoms (eternal agonies)
I was nearly tackled when I was retrieving this specimen, local wildlife professionals keep an eye on the area to prevent contact with the flower that they informed me are called ‘eternal agonies’ needless to say they do in fact live up to that name. When I explained who I was and my plan to create a possible cure for the flower I was permitted to bring back my specimen as well as being provided notes I didn’t have before.
Stage 1: just like Deadly rash, Eternal agonies are covered in tiny spurs among the petals. However the only current cure is amputation of the limp, as the spurs inject a painful but not deadly toxin into the body. Preventing the flow of blood is the only way to stop it from reaching the heart where stage 2 begins. According to the documents victims note ‘a sharp stinging pain in the area along with heat’
Stage 2: the toxin has entered the heart and working through the body. The stinging pain has ‘become a stab with a jagged weapon’ through out the body, they also report ‘burning like standing in a fire in their organs’ at this point there is not cure though I intend to change that everyone who has reached this stage has taken their life to end the pain. May their souls find rest.
Subject #6 purple parablossoms (lucid smoke)
I had to disguise myself in order to obtain my specimen and infiltrate unsavory clubs for several days. The petals of the plant are passed around at this clubs where they are held under the nose, burned, and when the smoke hits your nose you are to stomp it out to prevent more from entering. I faked doing this to earn trust as being an Alicorn I fear what might happen should I fall under the effects. I wasn’t able to study the effects or get any notes in this time frame but I was eventually able to buy a flower for myself though it cost me over a thousand bits.(note to self pay back the loans you took to pay for this quickly)
Once I hear back from the princess I will decide how I shall proceed with my testing. Until then however the culprit is yet to be found, we have narrowed down the suspects but color blindness alone won’t aid us. Rainbow says to punish them all for what they’ve done but thankfully fluttershy was able to calm her down, sadly pinkie still won’t leave her room except for the bathroom and food.
I’ll make you suffer ‘prankster’ I swear this upon the princesses and my friends.
- signed Princess Twilight Sparkle
