Cutie pox (disease)



The Cutie Pox is a disease that causes multiple Cutie Marks to occur on a pony, forcing the pony to perform the talents that correspond with each new Cutie Mark. It is very rare and was only known from the Paleoponie era until Apple Bloom was diagnosed with it.

History
The Cutie Pox was only known from a brief out brake in the Paleoponie era. It caused a population of ponies to experience multiple cutie marks and then have to perform each the talent associated with each talent associated with the respective cutie mark that appeared. The disease suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, much in the same matter that it came. There were no reported cases since that time.

Apple Bloom contracted the disease much latter from eating some Heart’s desire she stole from Zecora. This caused her to suddenly become extremely talented at loopdy hooping. While performing for the class another cutie mark suddenly appeared that made her spin plates. Next at the Apple family’s farmhouse another mark appeared that caused her to tap dance uncontrollably. Apple Jack took her to Twilight Sparkle's house in order to figure out what her condition was. There Twilight revealed that it was Cutie Pox, that there was only one ancient out brake of the disease, and that the both the cause and Cure for the Cutie Pox were unknown. At that point Apple Bloom got a cutie mark that made her speak French. The trio set out to find Zecora, but was stopped by the numerous cutie marks Apple Bloom experienced. As every pony panicked and fled in fear of the disease, Zecora arrived in the now deserted ponyvill. Zecora Suggested using the seeds of truth to heal Appple Bloom, but the seeds needed a truth to be told in order to grow. Apple Bloom told everypony about how she stole the Heat’s Desire from Zecora. Calming the citizen’s of ponyvill. Apple Bloom ate the cure and the Cutie Pox and it’s cutie marks vanished.

Trivia

 * Due to the unknown cause of Cutie Pox, It is unknown if what Apple Bloom suffered from was the real Cutie Pox, or if the Heart's Desire had the affect on her because she lacked a cutie mark (and had no set talents to bring into view). The original outbreak of the Cutie Pox afflicted an entire population of ponies, and therefore was likely contagious. Furthermore Twilight's book shows adult ponies having the illness lessening the chances that heart's desire was to blame; as according to Zecora Heart's desire focuses one on their talent, which an adult pony would already have set.