Two weeks later, Apple Seed was finally strong enough to move to a wheelchair. She still couldn't put pressure on her broken legs, the doctor having said that the titanium bits she had installed needed time to fuse with the repaired bone. Still, she could only sit in a wheelchair while her mother hugged her and hummed lullabies.
Apple Bloom stroked her daughter's mane and nuzzled her cheek. "Yer lookin' well today, Apple Seed," she cooed. "Why, soon it'll be like it never happened at all. You'll be back ta apple buckin' in no time."
Apple Seed stared unblinking out of her room's window. She reached out her one good foreleg and touched the windowsill. "It doesn't matter, does it? Ah... ah deserved what Ah got fer betrayin' Apple Blossom like that."
"Don't you go on like that, Apple Seed!" Apple Bloom begged. "Ah don't wanna hear ya talkin' like that! Blossom is doin' very bad things and it ain't yer fault!"
"Then why did she do it, Momma?" Apple Seed leaned her head against her shoulder. "Why would she do it if Ah didn't deserve it?"
"Because Blossom is..." Apple Bloom closed her eyes and sighed. "Ah'd like ta say Blossom is just sick and is doin' bad stuff because of that, but..." Apple Bloom shook her head. "Apple Seed, Blossom's a bad mare who is doin' evil stuff. Heck, Ah don't even know if the mare who did this to ya is even Blossom ta begin with." Apple Bloom nuzzled her daughter's cheek. "Ah know y'all don't wanna think about it, but was the Blossom you saw the one that was yer sister growin' up?"
"It was the Blossom Ah betrayed," Apple Seed muttered. "Sh-she broke me forever!"
"No she didn't!" Apple Bloom insisted. "Yer gonna be buckin' apples again, Ah promise!"
A tear dripped from Apple Seed's eye, and she moved her good hoof over her stitched up stomach. "That ain't what Ah'm talkin' about," she whispered. "The doc came in yesterday talkin' to a nurse. They thought Ah was sleepin', so they talked about mah condition and all that." Apple Seed's lower jaw quivered and the tears fell more rapidly. "Th-they said Blossom hurt me too bad when she stabbed me. Ah..." Apple Seed's whole body was wracked with a sob. "Ah ain't gonna have any foals!"
Apple Bloom softly gasped and her eyes widened. She shakily reached a hoof out towards Apple Seed's stomach wound, snapping her hoof back when she was a few inches away. "N... no," she whispered. "That can't be true!" Apple Bloom's face was streaked with tears that were falling from her eyes. "They're really good with medicine these days, Apple Seed! If they can fix yer legs they c-can fix the rest of ya!"
Apple Seed whimpered and Apple Bloom pulled her in a gentle hug. Mother and child wept in each other's forelegs unaware that Applejack was watching on. The elder Apple sister sighed and shook her head. "Ah can't believe it," she muttered. "Blossom, why the buck would ya do somethin' like this?"
"Because she is evil, Applejack, just as her aunt was before her."
Applejack adjusted her Stetson on her head and turned around to see Princess Celestia walking down the hall flanked by three guards. Her face was emotionless, but her mane was noticeably duller and less wavy.
Applejack scoffed and leaned on the door frame. "It's somethin' that Ah don't wanna back y'all up on, Princess, but..." Applejack looked back to her sobbing niece and sister. "It ain't somethin' Ah can deny either." Applejack sighed and pushed her hat up. "Ah.. Ah don't wanna be mad at her. Ah don't wanna sink to her level, but some nights, particularly in these past few weeks, Ah lay awake in mah bed and think: 'if Ah could just go back Ah'd snap Blossom's neck. Ah'd save nearly fifty lives doin' it.'"
"Do you really feel as such?" Celestia questioned.
Applejack shook her head. "Every single time that thought has entered mah head Ah start cryin' like a filly durin' a thunderstorm. Ah may not've seen Blossom like Apple Seed did, but Ah can't imagine that she's the same mare that Ah helped raise."
"We all have regrets regarding Blossom, I think," Celestia admitted. "I myself wish that I had ordered her horn removed when she was given life in prison, but given that it was one of her greatest fears and we were trying to get her emotionally stable I chose not to." Celestia sighed. "Pity. Horn blockers can be unstable and that's why we removed Rarity and Sweetie Belle's. We didn't want to risk a murderer getting out if we could help it. With Blossom she was repentant and turned herself in on top of the fact that she willingly went into therapy. We blocked her horn as a precaution. How in Equestria were we supposed to know that it would go this far; that a mare who turned herself in and was scared of becoming a killer would do all of this?"
"She was such a happy filly," Applejack mumbled. "She didn't deserve the life she had. She deserved bein' happy with her ma." Applejack glanced inside Apple Seed's hospital room. "Ah take it yer here ta see her 'bout what happened."
Celestia nodded. "Indeed I am. I have to hope that maybe she gave some hint of where she is going next."
"As if Blossom would give a mare she intentionally kept alive any hint of what she's plannin' next." Applejack scoffed. "Look, Princess, the only thing Apple Seed's been sayin' these days 'bout what happened that night is that everythin' Blossom's been doin' is her fault. Ah know y'all wanted to wait until she was better ta talk to her, but now ain't the time. She only found out yesterday that she can't have foals no more."
Celestia gasped and looked inside the room where Apple Seed and Apple Bloom were still sobbing. "I had no idea."
Applejack let out a humorless chuckle. "It just goes back to how Ah can't see the Blossom Ah know doin' all of this. Ah don't know if it was planned, but if it was it'd be the biggest wound she could give to us." Applejack looked down at the floor. "Ah turn fifty-five later this year. Ah ain't havin' any foals. Big Mac is sixty so no go there either. Apple Bloom turns forty-two. Ah can't see her havin' any more foals either. Now Apple Seed ain't havin' any foals on top of that. With one flick of a knife Blossom destroyed the Ponyville line of the Apple family."
Celestia lowered her head and flattened her ears. "I'm so sorry," she whispered. "If I knew how to fix her I would."
Applejack tightened her jaw and kicked at the floor. "An Apple has been in Ponyville since it was created and that's gone now. She did the same thing ta us that she did to the Rich line." Applejack mimicked swinging a knife. "Cut it off. She cut it off, but she still kept Apple Seed alive so she'd have ta live with bein' the last Ponyville Apple."
Princess Celestia put a hoof on Applejack's shoulder. "If I ever find a way to help her, you know I will."
"She's buckin' sixteen," said Applejack, tears now falling from her eyes. "Ah lost mah parents when Ah was thirteen, but Ah knew it was just an accident. They're in a better place now. Apple Seed had to be strapped to a table, stabbed, and have her legs broken. That'd be torture fer a thirty year old, but a sixteen year old? Ah don't want this ta be one of the most significant events of her life... but it will be."
Applejack slid onto her haunches and leaned against the door frame. Apple Seed had stopped crying and was now being held by her mother who had gone back to humming lullabies. Applejack shook her head and adjusted her Stetson again. "Ah know this is terrible to say, but seein' stuff like that... well, it doesn't make me feel so bad about wantin' Blossom dead."
Celestia slowly nodded and fixed her gaze on Apple Seed. "I know what you mean."
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Princess Celestia's chariot touched down in front of the palace later that afternoon. Princess Celestia stepped off and began walking towards her throne room, but she was stopped by a servant. "Princess Celestia, you have a visitor who wishes to see you."
Celestia shook her head and waved her hoof. "I cannot be bothered by visitors right now. I have a meeting with the guard leaders."
"With all due respect, Princess, you're going to want to meet these emissaries. They came all of the way from Griffonia."
Celestia screeched to a halt and turned to look at the servant. "Did they say why they have come?"
The servant shook his head. "No, but I know it is important. They demanded that they speak to you the second you arrived. They have been waiting there for around four hours, I think."
"Very well. I had best see them, then."
Princess Celestia altered her course and walked into her throne room where three griffins stood in front of her throne. One was an ambassador clad in fine silks while the other two were dressed in the traditional pitch black armor of Griffonian knights. The ambassador turned around when Celestia entered and sank into a bow. "Princess Celestia. My name is Ambassador Chint. We are honored to meet with you this day."
Celestia inclined her head and moved over to her throne. "I do not wish for this to be rushed, but I have important matters to attend to. I would like for this meeting to be prompt."
The griffin bowed again. "Of course, Princess. However, I do think that this meeting is pertinent to your interests. I come with a message from Emperor Attchune the Third himself regarding your current issues with The New Nightmare." Ambassador Chint leaned in next to one of his guards. "Er... that is what they're calling her, right?" The guard nodded once, prompting a mirroring response from the ambassador.
Celestia raised an eyebrow. "I was not aware that Attichune was following the events of The New Nightmare's rampage."
"Diligently, your majesty," Chint replied. "He has taken a great interest in the case and as such, he wishes to help you with your problem."
"I see." Celestia's eyes narrowed. "And how would Attchune presume to help us catch and/or kill The New Nightmare?"
Chint pulled a series of scrolls out of his robe and placed them on the floor. He picked up the top one and unfurled it. "If our research is correct, then The New Nightmare plus The Ponyville Butcher makes a total of forty-eight serial killers in your entire history, correct?"
"I believe so, yes."
"It is an unfortunate fact, but Griffonian society has seen more bloodshed." Chint unfurled the scroll further. "Griffonia has had to bear witness to two hundred and sixty-three serial killers throughout its long history. While it is true that none were quite as..." Ambassador Chint hesitated and spun his claw around. "Er... prolific as The Ponyville Butcher, our race has far more experience actually catching our killers."
"Get to the point, Ambassador," Celestia growled. "What does Attchune want?"
At this question Ambassador Chint smiled proudly and drew himself up to his full height. "In a show of good faith between our nations, Emperor Attchune the Third is wiling to commit two thousand fully trained Griffonian knights to aide in your efforts to capture and kill The New Nightmare. Our most recent serial killer was a mere fifteen years ago, so there are knights fully experienced in the ways of hunting down killers."
Princess Celestia tightened her jaw and levitated the scroll out of Chint's grasp. She scanned it for a brief moment before returning it to Ambassador Chint. "Forgive me for saying so, but our countries have not always had the most peaceful past. Why am I to allow two thousand fully armed, armored, and trained griffonian knights into Equestria? How do I know that it is not a scouting mission for an invasion while the country is in turmoil?"
"Emperor Attchune the Third is fully aware of your might as evidenced by our most recent war. Two thousand of our knights is half of our standing army; Emperor Attchune the Third does not to risk open war by sending in half of our forces to fight Equestria on its own turf, particularly since Princess Luna took to the throne again." Chint cleared his throat and glanced at the ground. "Our people have... not quite forgotten her retribution after our failed invasion of Equestria. Emperor Attchune the Third does not wish to repeat that."
Celestia scoffed and a small smirk played at her lips. "I see. So this is merely a good will gesture? You would gain nothing from it except the potential loss of some of your knights?"
"Well..." Chint lifted up a second scroll and unfurled it. "We are not without our requests. Should our efforts to aide you prove successful, we would like some access to the warm water port to Zebrica that borders our lands. Obviously its loss was an unfortunate consequence for us from the last war, and we would like to potentially open trade with Zebrica again."
Celestia scoffed again. "Always a catch with Attchune."
"Nothing is completely free, Princess," Chint replied.
"Indeed not," Celestia agreed stiffly. "However, now is not the time for me to make a decision regarding your offer. I will meet with my advisers on the issue."
Ambassador Chint bowed once more. "Of course, Princess. That is only reasonable. I have secured accommodations for me and my guards at a nearby hotel. The Blue Parrot Hotel if I recall correctly. I can be reached there."
"Very well. However, there are two things that I must mention that I would suggest you tell Attichune." Celestia stood up from her throne. "In the even that we accept your help and it turns out to be an invasion ruse, we shall capture every single knight occupying Equestria and execute them. After that the sun will be blocked out and my forces led by both myself and Princess Luna will march upon your capital city."
Ambassador Chint's jaw dropped and he took an step backwards. "Well now, that's not really--"
"The second point is this: if we accept your help and Blossom is captured and killed, I will allow your people access to the warm water port to Zebrica on the condition that it is a Griffonian knight that kills or captures Blossom. Of course, I would prefer her alive to deal with her myself." Celestia took another step towards Ambassador Chint. "Do I make myself clear?"
Chint cleared his throat and inclined his head. "Crystal. I will tell Emperor Attchune the Third at once."
I get the feeling that, when this all ends one way or another, Celestia will be broken herself, resulting in her own "Nightmare Moon" like moment.
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She's even already had a few moments like this.
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Soon or later, somepony is gonna bet burned for her actions
"he" should be "his"
Also more dynamics to the story, yay! Griffonia still can't compete with the USA's estimated 50+ active serial killers.
Celstia is tired of this and is not going to leave anyone to go around and stab her. The time for the kind leader ended a long time ago, and now Celestia means business. Don't fuck with the mare that moves the BUCKING SUN.
That part at the end.
Thats how you do it. Gone is the wishy-washy politically correct Celestia, now she's putting her
foothoof down!However, I'm not sure how its going to look to the other nations when she needs outside intervention to fix a problem she allowed to form. I hope she has the horsepower and resources to back up what she says she can do in regards with the griffons.
The horror! The horror!
Poor Blossom has enemies all around her. She is the victim here, why can't anypony see that? Ever since the Ponyville Butcher, ponies have abused and spit on the Belle family, erasing memories will nilly, and denying her the right to die with dignity.
2,000 griffin soliders with enough feathers to block out the sun? Then Blossom will murder in the shade.
p.s. what's with all the bloodless chapters? And why won't you kill Twilight already!
2776119 Stop drinking, Kaidan. It gives you bloodlust. Blossom just broke Apple Seed's legs and spayed her with a knife. Sounds pretty violent to me.
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And she spared Apple Bloom and Applejack, both of who had much more say than a minor in convincing Celestia to spare her life.
No, I shall continue to drink bloody mary's until I get more bloody mares!
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Wait, how awesome would it be if Pinkie is the one who snaps and kills Blossom? Do it!
So if Equestrian forces catch/kill Blossom, then all of the Griffon's hard work will be for nothing?
She should have either re-worded that or made a deal where they get something either way, cuz if they're desperate/motivated enough, they could just kill the Knights that caught Blossom, lie and say that she managed to kill them all, then kill Blossom to make sure that she doesn't say anything (And Celestia did say that she'll accept Blossom dead or alive, but preferably alive), and then the Griffons could steal the credit and nobody would ever know.
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Sort of sounded like she was giving them an incentive: If they kill her, they get the port. if they bring her alive so she can "deal with her personally", they would get more then the port.
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I can see BW is playing hardball, so I'll yield. You don't have to give in to my demands to make it a bloodbath... if Celestia gets to "deal with Blossom personally.' I'd love to see her and Blossom go eight rounds in the octagon.
Umm, I feel that's a little wrong?
The condition is that a Griffon knight kills Blossom, yet she wants Blossom alive to deal with her on her own?
2776206 Changed it to kills or captures.
2776226 That makes a wee bit more sense xD
Yay, an update!
if you think about it it's really all the others fault, blossom wanted to die but nope, jackleapple was like "ahh you got stuff to live for" if they let her die this would not of happened and celestas all like" oh im a big prncess can do what want and boom all fucked up
2776623 Well think about it, Everybody except for Blossom's paternal family and Apple Seed had to endure the emotional turmoil of Rarity's execution. They didn't want to do that again. Besides, how exactly were they supposed to know that she'd turn serial killer under Celestia's constant supervision and with lots of therapy. I think they thought that eventually she would be happier, or at the very least not a schizophrenic.
2776697 i reckon its aliens behind this maybe Cryptos fault you know him always getting into trouble the scamp
Im still waiting for blossom to kick celestias ass into next week. Now that would be a good turn of events. Then before celestia can do anything, blossom vanishes like she always does.
Welp, time for Blossom to move in with the dragons.
You know. One thing I can see Blossom doing is trying to get her story across to the world. Some serial killers have often given interviews or written pieces of work explaining why they did the things they did. Blossom did ask that mare at Nightmare Night if her being evil was what she believe or was told to believe, meaning that she may want to be hated but only if the facts are given.
She could kidnap a reporter and give her an interview, explaining the details of her life. How she and her mother had to endure the pressure of being related to a serial killer when all they wanted to do was live in peace and that society, and the fear of the two sisters, ultimately helped ruin her. She could explain the moment she saw that article about her aunt her life was already over and that she was forced to deal with it every second of her life. She could be happy explaining the good moments of her life like with Apple Seed and her family, to sorrow when she expresses her murder of the foals, her mother's suffering, and the pain she caused, to out right rage at society and the sisters for playing their part into turning her what she is while at the same time speaking to her delusions of Rarity and the unborn foal which scares the reporter. She could confess to ultimately knowing she is a bad mare and she's going to hell for it and that her killings won't last forever while at the same time saying she wanted to be killed in the first place, revealing how she knew this would happen but Celestia, her mother, and the others prevented it and tried to help her instead. She could also give her own opinions on murder, sticking by her idea that "Anypony can murder, it's just how far they're pushed" speech from Broken Blossom.
How would this effect Equestia? Well, it would give more negative feedback to the Princesses especially the reveal that they let her live even after she confessed to the murder of the two foals. Some might even be sympathetic towards her or see no differences in this at all. It may even start making Celestia question if this was all her fault and that she could have avoid this if she didn't treat Blossom like a murder in waiting. At the same time, the reveal that she's self hurting herself and her delusion of the foal might help the ghosts in understanding her. It's just an idea of course, but I think Blossom might just want to tell her side of the story.
I have a feeling there may be a dead griffin ambassador in the near future. There is no way any group or country can send that much aid to Celestia without making Blossom want to retaliate in some way.
I was wondering when the horn removal issue would come up, and if it would come across as anything other than annoying Plot-Induced Stupidity.
It did not. My downvote stands.
Dam next chapter but on no work!!!! WORK!!!
Achoo. The Third
2778495 You downvoted... but you're still reading.
But really, how would you have done it? Keep in mind a few things before you answer.
1. If her horn is removed we don't have a story. She needed it to get out. Yes she didn't use it to kill Dr. Mind or the guard, but she used it to get out past that point. A story of "she killed Dr. Mind and the guard but was killed trying to escape the end." would have been really dumb.
2. What do you think removing her horn would have done to her mentally given that it was her second greatest fear because it happened to her mom? "Okay, Blossom, we're trying to help you become more mentally stable but before we do we're going to make you worst fear come true in a highly demeaning way even though we have technology that will do the same thing."
3. Celestia has screwed up plenty of times throughout the story because for all of her experience and wisdom she has had to deal with this exact situation exactly zero times throughout her life. yes, Equestria has had serial killers before, but small time Ed Gein like killers. Easy to capture and execute once you know what's going on. She's never had to deal with a mare like Blossom so id just as new to this circumstance as everybody else.
4. If you do come up with a better idea I will of course change it. I know that this story isn't perfect. I'm not Hemingway here, I can mess up. I've re-written almost entire chapters because somebody has read it and gone "that's dumb"
2778611 Working on it now. It's longer than most of the other chapters and quite a doozy if I say so myself.
2778495 Okay, I have also expanded it a bit to clear up why her horn wasn't removed if it helps.
Surely what Celestia wants to help track Blossom is a race that tracks by smell. It's not like the Diamond dogs have zero reason to hate that family.
At the very least, Winona proves that regular dogs are domesticated in Equestria, so.... why hasn't that been done yet?
2778835 Because Blossom is constantly on the move meaning that to use dogs they'd have to know the exact vicinity she was in. Pretty useless trying to track her with dogs in Baltimare when she's in Vanhoover. It's also pretty useless to try to track her with dogs in Baltmare when the city is so freaking large and there are so many smells on top of each other that it would be impossible to track her unless they knew the exact building she was hiding in.
My hunch is that the Griffonian emperor expects his ambassador to get killed by Blossom, which he then uses as an excuse for invading Equestria.
This maybe off topic, but do you remember how you recommended 'The life and times of a winning pony' to me? Well, this story here ruined it for me. Everytime I see a mention of Blossom(forth) I immediately think of this Blossom here, which naturally doesn't fit very well with the comedic tone of the story. And don't get me started on my recently developed phobia against Powerpuff Girls.
2779692 An unintended consequence for sure, but an interesting one. The Lunar Rebellion might be more your style then. Same universe, different time period.
My hunch is that the Griffonian emperor expects his ambassador to get killed by Blossom, which he then uses as an excuse for invading Equestria.
This maybe off topic, but do you remember how you recommended 'The life and times of a winning pony' to me? Well, this story here ruined it for me. Everytime I see a mention of Blossom(forth) I immediately think of this Blossom here, which naturally doesn't fit very well with the comedic tone of the story. And don't get me started on my recently developed phobia against Powerpuff Girls.
This makes me wonder, who would Blossom side with if a war broke out... Actually the pegasi were thinking of splitting off from Equestria right? So in the event of war Celestia has no air support... There could be a whole new side led by Blossom vs what reamins of Celestias loyal forces vs the Griffons (vs the New Republic of Cloudsdale)... Man that would be an awesome fight. In the end Blossom would reign supreme as the the Empress Nightmare the leader of the new worldwide empire!
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I do that on occasion. Hell, I've even favourited a story after downvoting it.
At the beginning, that would be a good point. By the time Analytical Brain was seeing her as a danger to herself and those around her? Not so much.
This also raises the question of why anyone was carrying her her horn-blocker keys metres away from her. And incidentally, "[otherwise] we don't have a story," is not my idea of a good excuse. Idiot Plots can work for comedy - something you personally have pulled off brilliantly - but cases like this I just find too frustrating to be particularly sad or frightening.
The best I have is either don't treat horn removal as a viable option to begin with (and no, I am honestly recommending retconning large amounts of previous stories to make a non-canon alternate ending plausible to one dissenter out of several hundred regular readers), or just don't have the therapy sessions get to the "danger to those around her" point before she escapes.
OMFG BRONYWRITER I HAD A DREAD OF BEING BLOSOM!!! BUT I GOT CAUGHT AND YEA AND WTF AHHHHH MY HEAD HURTS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
2779911 1. Okay, how about this. Instead of making it a month, I made it two days. Basically she escaped before they could do much about it. Yes I know the process of horn removal is quick, but that's not a light decision so they'd need a couple days to think about it. By that time she was out. For Rarity it was; she was a serial killer. For Sweetie Belle it was; she had just murdered two foals and it wasn't going to mentally destroy her if they did it.
So basically with Blossom the situation was that in the beginning she told them that she was being tempted to kill, but she said she was trying to resist it and she turned herself in. Yes it got more disturbing as time went on for her, but she still never outright said that she was seriously thinking about hurting him.
Of course that changed during the session with the princesses when she asked for the pen to kill Dr. Mind with. Then they knew she was a danger and had to look into horn removal.
Two days later she's out.
2. It wasn't like he was carrying the key to just Blossom's horn blocker. He would be carrying things lo stuff like her hoofcuffs and cell door as well. He haw a whole ring of keys with him.
"Because she is evil, Applejack"
Yes, the terrorists only hate us cuz our freedom.
Well, griffons could sniff her out couldn't they? She can change her appearance but her scent would still be the same. As long as they knew her scent they'd be like great feathered hunting dogs.
Oh Celestia, poor Apple Seed...
Oh, Trollestia.
You drive such a frickin' hard bargain.
Betcha she's gonna make sure a pony captures/kills Blossom.
Wow. Griffonia has been included in a lot of your stories that I've read. I was saddened that Aepnet wasn't in it, but I guess he wasn't created until TD's adventure.
So far when you've portrayed Griffonia it's been a mixed bag. I read one and they were incompetent villains. I read another and they were clever masterminds. You've always portrayed them as untrustworthy political tricksters though. I'm sensing that'll still be the case for this story.
In this, Blossom just kinda kills for fun. With Rarity, she was like a Anti-Hero.
4664477 Not really while Rarity tried to justify her killings none of them were if she were an anti-hero her killings would have had justification. Take the punisher for example he kills but everyone he kills is a criminal. This isn't to say she was totally 100% evil she was regretful of her actions and even tried to fight her urges. I'd label her as a Tragic Villain if anything same goes for Blossom to an even greater extent
And therein lies the Pinkie-sized plothole in all of this. She shouldn't have emotions while dealing with one with the potential to become a worse SK than her aunt. Her first act should have been personally removing that horn. If she had, Brain and the guard would have eventually died, and Blossom would've been executed.
Looks like Blossom's days are numbered. If an army of 2,000 professionally trained serial killer catching griffon soldiers can't stop her, nothing will.
On the subject of the Apple family line coming to an end, well, they could always adopt. Sure, they won't have Apple blood but at least someone can keep the Apple farm going.