The Zebra Conspiracy

One month had passed since their first encounter. For some, like Cadance who eagerly, yet secretly, counted the hours until Zed’s next visit, the week passed at an agonizingly slow pace. For others… who agonizingly, yet secretly, counted the hours until a certain zebra came over to have sex with his wife, the month passed quite quickly.

Shining Armor didn’t know what exactly Zed was doing with his wife other than hoping it was some of the simplest and quickest sex two consenting adults could possibly have. But, if he was being completely honest with himself, a small part of him didn’t even want to know. Though Cadance was not much help in that regard, as she informed him that Zed and his exact ‘methods’ he used on her were under a strict NDA which they had both signed. As off as Shining felt, he didn’t want to be the type of husband to play the “no secrets between lovers” card when it came to potentially serious legal matters. Especially when such things could attract more public attention to this arrangement than he would have wanted.

But... that didn’t mean he couldn’t come home early if he just happened to excuse himself from his Royal Guard duties, on the day that Zed just happened to be paying a visit to his better half. Surely no one could blame him for such a thing.

Well…he supposed they could. If they caught him that was…

“I don’t know about this, Zed…” Cadance muttered nervously, concealed from behind the folding screen in her bedroom. “No one but my Shining Armor has seen me in this! I mean… I even had to buy it wearing a hooded robe and speaking in a muffled voice so no one could tell who I was! Everypony must’ve thought I was a dark wizard with a naughty side or something.”

“Trust me, princess. That’s exactly why we are doing this,” Zed assured the hidden alicorn as he sat off the end of the royal bed. He was completely naked, legs spread. His dark, imposing member partially erect and twitching with potential. “To achieve the best odds of an impregnation on your behalf, it is imperative among all things that you treat me as if I were your husband.”

“Well… if you say so. I still really kind of feel silly doing this...” Cadance spoke as she inhaled and steeled her nerves. A bare pink leg graced Zed’s view first as she stepped out from behind the folding screen. The striped zebra’s eyes wanted to pop out of their sockets as the rest of the alicorn sauntered out, but he maintained his usual professionalism.

Cadance wore a rather alluring set of black lingerie. A pristine silken dress that clung tightly to her seductive curvy figure. A lacy, flowery, and practically transparent material covered the alicorn’s bust that pressed her already impressive breasts up and together. It was attached to a slitted silken material that flowed downwards to a matching set of black colored panties. A thinly tied knot between Cadance’s heaving bust served as the teasing point for any onlookers who should so be fortunate enough to catch a mare even half as attractive as the princess. Cadance’s arms hugged her stomach, not knowing her nervous attitude was merely the cherry on the top for Zed. Even after everything they had done together, the alicorn still managed to maintain a sense of innocence and apprehensiveness. A fact that he adored to no end.

“Very nice,” Zed beamed as he took in the alicorn’s sexy form once more. “Very very nice. Truly your beauty is without equal, princess.”

“T-thank you,” Cadance spoke with a light smile and blush, breathing a sigh of relief that the zebra had voiced his sincere approval. She gave a light spin so that he could drink in her full figure, taking no small compliment in the fact that the zebra’s cock was slowly twitching to life as she did.

“Tell me, how did your husband like it?” Zed asked plainly as one of his hands found its way to his shaft and idly began to stroke the tool that would soon be impaling the wife of another stallion.

“Shining? I...I suppose it wouldn’t do any harm to tell you that he loved it. It made the entire ordeal of buying it for our anniversary worth the trip. Even if things hadn’t turned out the way I would have liked that night.”

“Oh? What happened exactly?”

“Well,” Cadance fidgeted as she recounted the exact story, “I guess it would be more appropriate to say he loved it a bit too much. Seeing as it was our anniversary and all, I wanted to do something special like any good wife would. But when I dropped to my knees to, errr, warm him up with my mouth, he sort of… decided that was enough right then and there,” Cadance muttered dryly. “He was out like a light a minute later. All I could really do was take a long shower after that.”

“I see…” Zed noted with a knowing nod. “Perhaps then this experience will serve an even larger benefit for you, princess. Introduce you to another realm of romance. Only appropriate, given your title, no? So, I’m thinking it would be better if you treat me like your husband and I, instead, treat you like a zebra would rather than a pony stallion.”

“Really? Now what exactly would that entail?” Cadance asked as her ears perked up. Her tone now noticeably more interested. “Oooo!” The mare squealed in an adorable surprised fashion as the zebra forcible pulled and turned around so that she land smack in the middle of his manspread legs. The zebra’s eager hands wasted no time as they began to feel up their prize, gently running them up the sides of her hips. Cadance stirred softly as they made contact with her body, knowing exactly where they were headed. The rock solid twitching cock pressing into her backside was a hint enough for that.

Zed’s hands slowly made their way up to Cadance’s lingerie-clad breasts before the zebra daintily began pulling the center bowtie that held the two sides together like a foal unwrapping their hearth's warming presents. Her tits practically popped out from this tight confines to warmly greet the zebra’s greedy paws who went straight to work groping and molesting the princess’s chest with enough erotic enthusiasm to render any mare envious.

Cadance said nothing other than a few heavy moans as she bit her lower lip. She had never admitted to Zed or her husband… definitely not her husband... that the foreplay portion of the zebra’s love making sessions had quickly become one of her favorite parts of her time with him. All she was tasked with doing was simply to lay back and enjoy it like he was the world’s best masseur. Zed regularly encouraged her to voice her pleasure, either through her moans or actions, all so that he could properly ‘speak’ to her body and gauge what was best for it. Fancy zebra talk or whatnot… but it did work! Over the days her new lover had slowly become more in tune with her privates, feeling less like an average horny stallion and more of a romantic lover who knew her slender frame inside and out like the back of his magnificent hands.

From behind her, Zed lovingly planted a light trail of kisses down the side of her neck. The alicorn released a passionate shudder in response, almost missing the feeling of one of the zebra’s hands detaching from her swaying breast and snaking its way down below. She couldn’t help but release a tender gasp as it slid under her panties and softly pressed a lone digit into her soaking depths. She was as wet as a river, and had been for quite some time now. She knew Zed’s gentle portion was only temporary though. Once the zebra determined her body was good and ready, he would change gears fast. Like a predator gently luring its haplessly prey in. Coaxing it further and further until escape was impossible. Only in this case it involved a regal alicorn princess of Equestria being reduced to a mere drooling cumrag as her mind tasted a whole new realm of ecstasy and pleasure thanks to a zebra’s long, ruthless, and skilled cock.

If Cadance was being truly honest with herself, she couldn’t even pretend to fantasize about Zed just being Shining Armor. The zebra was simply on a whole different level. It took every ounce of willpower she had to refrain from jumping the shark and throwing the zebra back on the bed, rutting that perfect cock of his until the sun came up. But… that would have been far from a professional attitude befitting a princess like herself. Not to mention it would have been a severely ineffective way to achieve the pregnancy she so desired if the zebra was to be believed. No… her mind was already dead set on doing things Zed’s way, no matter what that may have entailed.

Zed smiled to himself, having the best seat in the house as he watched his masterful paws reduce the Captain of the Royal Guard’s wife to mere putty in his hands. The gentle squirming, light moans, biting her lower lip in pure desire… it was obvious the mare was craving his cock. Perhaps a few more minutes to properly work her over before he could-

“Hmmm?” Zed broke the chorus of adorable feminine moans. Something wasn’t right. The striped zebra glanced at the bedroom door. “I could have sworn I closed that thing as soon as I came in…” Sure enough, the crystal door that lead into the royal chambers was slightly ajar, enough for a potential voyeur on the other side to possibly have seen everything transpiring inside.

The soft ministrations attending the mare’s body promptly came to a stop, predictably, to Cadance’s disgruntled disappointment. Anger was already starting to well up inside her, potentially directed at Shining Armor, ready to chew his ear off if her suspicions were correct and he had seriously been spying on her and their zebra friend during a matter so important and private!

Zed stood up from the bed as he slowly made his way over to check. Creeking open the door to reveal… no one behind it. Although Zed did pick up the not so subtle sound of someone’s feet hurriedly scampering away.

“Hmmmm, I guess it was nothing after all,” Zed remarked, quietly clicking the bedroom door closed.

“Oh, good,” Cadance breathed with a sigh of relief. “S-so, um, should we keep going?” The mare spoke, having considered thinking up a more subtle method of asking but decided against it. Hopefully the zebra would find it best to start over from the beginning. “I mean, whatever you think is best, Zed.”

“Actually…” He pondered for a long moment before speaking, considering what just took place. “Change of plans. I have something better in mind I think you will enjoy more. Let’s get you dressed.”

“I don’t know guys… This whole arrangement… it just rubs me the wrong way,” Shining Armor expressed to his fellow guardsmen in the barracks as he attempted to hide his erection in his pants. A task that he, in no small way, wished was harder to do. “I mean… I’m not a racist or anything, but the idea of a bunch of zebras coming to our land and sleeping with our women just doesn’t seem right, no matter how well they butter it up!”

“Yeah… it’s pretty messed up.”

“He’s probably doing it with your wife right now. Won’t even let you supervise. So why don’t you march in there a put a stop to it? Kick that zebra’s ass to the curb!” Ivory Rook exclaimed, slamming an armored hand down on the table to emphasize his point. “Show him who's the real man!”

“I can’t do that either…” Shining sighed. “Cadence is enjoying the prospect of having another one of our foals to much… It must be her motherly instincts kicking in or something, I don’t know. I-I just can’t take that away from her just because I’m feeling slightly envious.” The other stallions in the room shaking their heads in reluctant agreement, seeming as reasonable decision for any gentlestallion to make. “But still…” Shining went on, “if these zebras are so smart and eager to help, shouldn’t they be finding some way to stop all of us guy from being infertile? All of their attention seems to be dead set on their loophole that gets them to impregnate our women with our seed.”

“To be fair,” Night Knight shot in, “none of us still know what exactly is causing the issue. Chaos magic, some sort of ancient curse, parasprites, crop circles, or heck, all of the above. It’s all out there! Closest we ever got to an answer was that crazy crackpot mare who came in and hysterically demanding an audience with the princess.”

“Really?” Shining’s ears perked up. “This is the first I’ve heard of any such mare.”

“Didn’t think it’s worth your time, sir. Frankly, it wasn’t worth any of ours either. Lavender Fritter was her name, I think. Barged in one day with some nonsense about water problems up there in the Cloudsdale treatment plant that processes Equestria’s rain water. Unknown chemical solutions in it, needs to see Princess Cadence immediately, yadda yadda yadda. We told that featherbrain to take a Cloudsdale matter up with Cloudsdale, you know? In case she didn’t realize this was the Crystal Empire. A city that, at least last time I checked, was firmly planted in the ground.”

“Right…”

“Anyway. She claimed no one in Cloudsdale believed her or even cared and, for some reason, thought we would be any different. Like we don’t already get a thousand of hysterical doomsayers pouring in here every day shouting that the world is ceasing its existence tomorrow or the end is neigh.”

“Did you at least look into it?”

“Oh yeah… Zirconic thought she was kind of hot so he made us play along as a favor that would hopefully earn him a date. He's a sucker for cute girls in glasses, you see. But... it didn’t work, he crashed and burned completely. Ha!” The rich sound of chuckling was heard from around the barracks. “But it sounded like something right up the zebra’s alley, so the guys were more than happy to dump it on them. We told them about this hot mare and her so called ‘research’ into the matter. They go off to check and came back to us saying there wasn’t a damn thing wrong with our water supply! It was clean as a whistle! Even had a few compliments to hand out on the count of the impressive piece of pony engineering they saw. The stripers were even nice enough to set up a small station in Cloudsdale to monitor the plant closely themselves even though we insisted that wasn't necessary.”

“I see…” Shining noted.

“Well anyway, we felt kind of bad after we made them waste all that time and effort for nothing, so we went over to this mare’s home address to complain about how her crazy theories were making us look like idiots in front of our newest allies-”

“Actually, it was to ask her out. And if that didn’t work then complain!” Zirconic shot in.

“Anyways! Surprise surprise, when we show up to her house she’s nowhere to be found! Asked her friends and family after a few days and apparently she just vanished straight off the face of the planet somehow! Crackpot crazy mare indeed. Whatever. Probably off hatching some new idea that swamp gas is turning the dragons gay. Figured it best to just forget her and move on, right, Shining? S-Shining?”

“Uh.... sir?”

“W-where’d he go?”

“Cadence? Honey? Are you there?” Shining called out to his wife as he entered their shared bedchambers. This time long after the zebra’s ‘session’ with his wife was scheduled to be over. She should still be recovering from the experience now. Hopefully she was conscious this time. Though he would probably need to open a few windows. “I was talking to the guys earlier and discovered something that’s probably worth looking deeper into.”

But the stallion was met with only silence as an answer.

“Huh…” Shining pouted. “She should be here at this hour. Where could she be hiding?” He glanced around the empty rooms. The stallion’s eyes caught a glimpse of a single piece of parchment lying alone on the edge of the king-sized bed. He quickly picked it up and read through its contents. A letter was hastily written in his wife’s hand writing, indicating she was quite excited and in a rush to leave.

“Shining – Sorry about the short notice but Zed says we need to leave now to catch the last train to Canterlot for the night. He’s personally escorting me to his people’s agency over in Canterlot for some extra medication and treatment he claims my body is in need of. No royal guards needed. It’s a completely private, safe, off the books type of situation. He also said he may need to keep me overnight for a few days, maybe longer, until I’m given the thumbs up to return home! They have even arranged it so I can attend to my royal duties for a few days during my stay, so don’t worry about a thing!

-Love, Cadence.

P.S. I asked for you in case you were thinking but Zed doesn’t think it’s a good idea for you come to visit me. It has nothing to do with you specifically, but apparently, for privacy’s sake, only zebras and us mares are allowed inside!

Shining Armor eyes darted back and forth, scanning and rereading the letter to ensure he was not mistaken. Putting the letter down, he let forth another resounding sigh.

He couldn’t help it. Now he was suspicious…

“Owww…. w-w-w-where am I?” Cadance groaned as she awoke in a daze, her head buzzing slightly as she struggled to gain her bearings. She was lying in a plain bed placed in a rather small room whose dimensions more of less fit that of a small apartment bedroom… or prison cell. Like both a single door on the opposite wall served as the only entrance or exit to the room.

Beyond that, a single blanket was laying over her body… Her body that, she could tell just from feeling alone, was completely naked. Uncovered from head to toe. Another cursory glance around the empty room revealed her clothing, or any clothing for that matter, was not present.

Cadance slowly sat up in the bed, relieved at the ease of doing so she was granted. The lone sheet fell from her body as she did, revealing her bouncing royal breasts to the crisp warm air of her room.

Something was off. Cadance had no idea how she went to sleep, ended up here, or why she was even here in the first place!… Had she been kidnapped?!

As if on cue, the door to the room clicked as it unlocked and open, the familiar fully clothed zebra she knew well by the name of Zed strolled in, earning a quick sigh of relief from the mare.

“Oh Zed, it’s just you. Thank Celestia,” Cadance breathed as the warmly smiling zebra walked over and crouched down next to her. “I’m-I’m sorry, you must forgive me. I seem to have no idea how I ended up here, in this room. And completely naked on top of all that…”

Zed’s smile didn’t miss a beat, already ready with the words the pony sought. “Worry not, princess. Your condition is simply a unavoidable side effect of the concoctions you have been ingesting as part of our treatment. It’s harmless, of course, but periods of total memory loss are completely normal. Nothing much to be concerned about.”

“I see…” Cadance spoke, her heart rate finally slowing back to a normal pace. “How long has it been since I left The Crystal Empire then?”

“A few days,” The zebra replied plainly, peeling away the rest of the bedsheet from the princess, revealing the rest of her exposed body to his prying eyes, though he made no further move to capitalize on her. “I know it can be a tad unsettling given your lack of memory, but we have done little more than tend to business during your time here.”

“Don’t worry, Zed, I trust you completely,” Cadance replied reassuringly. If she hadn’t she probably would be freaking out over the fact that she was alone and naked with him... and without her husband. Cadance was long past the point of feeling off put at the thought of sharing her nude body with the zebra. The very thought of it seemed perfectly fine now, Shining had given them his blessing, after all. “But would you mind filling in the gaps for future reference?”

“Of course, princess. I see no harm in that,” Zed said respectfully. “Tell me… what is the last thing you remember?”

“Well…” Cadance began as she started to remember her most current memory.

The steady sound of tracks turned to a predictable repeating beat as the train sailed over them was echoed throughout the cabins. In one of said cabins, two figures sat side by side. One being the Princess of Love, adorned in a large thick fur coat that covered from her neck to the depths of her legs. A wide stylish hat had also been placed upon her head that drooped low, along with a large plain set of sunglass. All of which attempted to mask the fact that a figure of royalty was traveling on secretive business and unescorted by royal guards. The purpose being not just for her own safety, but for the sake of her reputation as well. Next to her sat Zed, plainly clothed… not as though there was any reason for him not to be.

“I still feel rather bad about leaving my Shining like this on such short notice,” Cadence said to her companion, keeping her low as an exercise of caution. “Usually we kiss each other goodbye, even if he’s just leaving for work in the morning…”

“I know it may be difficult to understand why I have you do everything in such certain ways like this… but know that it all of it has a solid reasoning behind it,” Zed replied. “If you would like, we can delve further into my people’s standard procedures for the while. We might as well, no? There are still an hour or two left before we arrive in Canterlot after all.”

“Well it certainly wouldn’t hurt to know,” Cadence stated, knowing the zebra all her questions would be answered in good time. Meanwhile, she kept on open eye out for potential eavesdroppers outside the cabin. “For starters… where exactly are you taking me again?”

“My people’s embassy in Canterlot,” Zed replied. “Seeing as you and I have been engaging in regular intercourse for a good month as of now with no positive result, it is standard practice to bring mares like you to a secluded and safe environment. Free from outside disturbances where we may run you through a more vigorous regime of tests and procedures so that you may eventually become impregnated.”

“Great,” Cadence said with a nod. “To be honest, Zed, I didn’t quite think that this entire process would be so difficult. At least no more difficult than it would have been to have a foal with my husband under the old conditions. B-but that isn’t to say I’m not enjoying our time together… Truthfully, it has been a rather enjoyable experience.”

“I feel the same way, princess. And to add to that, you’re correct that the process can seem rather time consuming. But I suppose that would be expected as our potions are, after all, attempting to achieve something that should not be ordinary possible. We mustn’t forget that the choice for you to become pregnant isn’t simply yours to make, but your body’s as well. That is part of the reason we are on this trip now. To maximize the favorable conditions our two races need for the best chances of getting… how you ponies put it… knocked up.”

“I know…” Cadence muttered, staring longingly down at her belly, thinking of how nice it would be to eventually see it start to expand with a foal growing inside once more.

“But if you are having doubts about my people’s methods, I did pull the file on one of your close friends that should lift your spirits,” Zed said, pulling a vanilla folder from his bag and handing it to the alicorn.

Cadence’s eye glazed over the folder where large purple letters clearly printed the name: Twilight Sparkle. Her heart felt a quick shock of surprise before starting to race.

“Go ahead,” Zed urged her on. “Ms. Sparkle authorized full disclosure of her personal file. You’ll also be interested to know she seemed rather ecstatic to learn that you were part of the program as well.”

Cadence blushed slightly, picturing the likely joyous reaction of the alicorn when she learned she would be an aunt to another little foal. “But why Twilight?” She asked, turning to meet the zebra’s gaze. “I had her pegged as a mare who hasn’t given any serious thought to becoming a mother. Especially given her young age.”

“The foal she intended to have was not simply for her, but for Equestria,” Zed stated plainly. “She is quite a smart mare, this Twilight. After doing the math she came to an undeniable conclusion that since no pony has given birth to any offspring in quite some time now, your people are already set for a sharp decline in population in the coming years. With that in mind, you can’t simply rectify that with our program that impregnates wives who wish to have foals with their husbands. We would need much more than that.”

“So… you’re telling me that-”

“Yes. Princess Twilight donated the vacancy in her womb for securing a small part of Equestria’s future. After running the exact numbers, she urged her female friends to do the same, along with any other available and able mares, married, smitten with a stallion, or otherwise. It’s really growing quite popular across Equestria. Young mares love their trends after all.”

To Cadence that had been largely evident over the past few weeks. More and more ships were arriving on their shores. All full of helpful zebra stallions seeking to aid them in their hours of need. They had spread themselves over all of Equestria’s major settlements, and were becoming a rather common friendly sight among the normal population.

“From what I hear, even the sun and moon princess may soon be on the verge of starting their own trial soon. If they agree, they’ll all receive similar treatment and training as you are with me.”

A crimson blush etched over the face of the princess, thoughts suddenly consumed of sexually inexperienced ponies like Twilight starting off with similar poundings like that of which Zed gave her on a regular basis. She wondered if her young mind could even handle the sheer overload of pleasure…

“W-well I’m thrilled to know Twilight and the other mares of Equestria are pursuing such a noble cause. I just hope that they face better results than me…”

“Open her file,” Zed urged the mare with a playful nudge, “see for yourself. This mare, Twilight, has been under a good friend of mine’s close training. A strong handsome striped stallion… we go back all the way to our youth back on Zebrica. I think you’ll be pleased to see what he’s accomplished.”

Cadence complied, flipping over the file, seeing that it was over a two dozen pages long inside. The first thing that immediately grabbed her attention was a large green stamp that had been planted on the center first page reading: PREGNANT. Cadence released a shocked gasped. It had been done. A zebra had actually impregnated a pony! Not just a pony, but one of her closest friends!

Cadence muttered silently to herself, her eyes resuming their exploring of the mare’s in depth records. The first page listed simple information from her name, date of birth, home address, body measurements, occupation, cutie mark, and relationship status. Standard pictures of her body from each angle were also shown. “Was her pregnancy simply the result of pure luck… or something else?” Flipping over to the next page, Cadence read into the zebra stallion who had mated with her alicorn sister-in-law, spotting a fact that may have contributed to her successful impregnation that Zed reaffirmed for her.

“According to my colleague’s notes on the matter,” Zed started, “The Princess of Friendship initially wanted to schedule a session with him once every two weeks. But, after their first encounter, she seemed to have a change of mind… As to why exactly he never explained, but she profusely requested daily visits from him, sometimes more than twice if she was feeling up to it. A much more intensive schedule than you and I have taken too. On top of that, she also delved much deeper into her personal fantasies, which was most likely the largest contributing factor that lead to her positive result. He was quite amazed with the wide range perverted kinks this seemingly nerdy bookworm many would think was uninterested in sex carried within her.”

Cadence’s eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as flipped over to the next page. Every single one of Twilight’s naughty kinks were listed there……… and even stranger… the list was more than double of what Zed had noted down from her! How sexually repressed had Twilight been?!

“I-I never knew my sweet innocent Twilight would be into such things…” Cadence muttered, her voice still trembling to cope with the facts. A voice in her head told her to stop, but she couldn’t help but read through each and every line item on the list. “I used to foalsit her… A-and what exactly is this one? I haven’t even heard of this.” Cadence asked, pointing to a word on the page she wouldn’t even be able to pronounce correctly.

“Oh you don’t want to know…” Zed reaffirmed looking at the page, his raised browed seemingly suggesting she would be wise to not delve further into this line of conversation. “Unless you are into it, that is. And judging based on what I know of your desires… you are far from that level. B-but onto the pressing subject matter at hand, the point is and has always been, your body decides if you are going to accept our offering… but it does certainly help to play by its rules. In Twilight’s case, she did, and the procedure was a rousing success. I can only pray more of you pony folk follow her example.”

Cadence blushed a deeper shade of red as she explored the further pages of Twilight’s file. The very which now went into further detail of each specific visit Twilight had taken with the zebra stallion. But the most embarrassing factor had to have been the fact that pictures were provided in each one. Cadence’s eyes running over the sight of her friend’s beautiful naked body for the first time, as the mare seemingly happily posed for her own perverted documentation. Immediately after that, the following photos clearly showed the… aftermath. Twilight lying exhausted in her bed as the camera flashed its lights from above, capturing her body on film. Everything was laid bare, her cum soaked tits, her dazed seed-drenched face and hair, signaling a rather rough session indeed. But most arousing to Cadence, not that she would ever admit it, was the series of picture shot straight between Twilight’s spread legs, showing each time that creamy overflow of thick virile zebra cum that poured outwards from her used and abused pussy. Zebra swimmers wiggling away inside her womb, greedily searching for her pony eggs.

Each one had been documented as proof of the mare’s insemination, next to which amazing marks had been made suggesting Twilight’s gifted ability in the art of love. Cadence couldn’t stop herself as she flipped through each page in her perverted friend’s file, which only hinted at the dark depths Twilight had drifted into. Several more photos depicted Twilight in an outfit of bondage as a thick suit of rope wrapped itself around her body, leaving her privates bare, of course. Her legs being spread wide as her limbs were tied to the posts on her bed, topped off by a blindfold over her eyes and a ring placed around her horn, showing she would completely unable from stopping whatever the zebra stallion may have had planned for her at that moment.

“You took pictures?” Cadance asked, as she flipped through what seemed like a pornographic scrapbook.

“Oh yes. In the pursuit of improving our methods and documenting our trials. A goal which, as I understand, the princess of friendship could appreciate in no small manner. Every mare one of my fellow associates visit tends to photographes the scene for the archives back in our embassy. Sometimes we send copies to the mares themselves as memories of their time spent with us. Other times we send them to their husbands as proof of what we accomplished.”

Other pictures detailed another flow of thick cum flowing from Twilight’s thick rump, as well as what appeared to be a selfie of Twilight happily giving the monstrous zebra cock wedged between her tits a eager boob job. She wasn’t just doing this for procreation, it had turned into something she was doing for merely pleasure! The next picture showed Twilight in a similar state, not on her own bed, but Spike’s…-wait, what the HELL?!

Cadence quickly and embarrassedly flipped the file closed before she delved even deeper into the mare’s naughty life… all the while missing the important tidbit that Twilight’s frequent sessions had continued long after they confirmed her pregnancy. Zed’s hand with felt rubbing her back reassuringly. But reassuring her for what? She supposed she did feel a tad envious that Twilight had gotten pregnant before her, and that she was, in a certain sense, ‘beating her’ in the sexual playing field while she originally hadn’t even deemed her an opponent.

“Don’t feel downtrodden about your friend,” Zed said warmly. “Don’t forget, unlike you she did have a rather large benefit that you do not share.”

“What exactly is that?” Cadence asked, turning to meet the zebra’s piercing gaze.

“Actually, now that I remember our research, it’s perhaps one of, if not the, largest contributing factor to your species's successful impregnation by my people’s hand. Simply stated, Princess Twilight is single. She had not slept with another before my colleague had his way with her… Her body had not adjusted to the emotion and love from a pony that you are accustomed to. When our seed finds itself in your wombs, the body is likely to treat it, ironically, is a foreign invader and rejects it. That is why single mares, in our sample size, have proven to be much much much easier to impregnate than the married ones.” All of which was even more irony all around as that tidbit ended up with the married mares swinging with other men more often than the single ladies.

Cadence nodded her head as a part of her saw the logic of the zebra’s words. “Well, yes, I suppose I am married to Shining Armor. But we took our vows on the altar like any other married couple. There isn’t much I can really do about that.”

“Perhaps not, but we can work to convince the mind, and in part, body, that those circumstances have changed,” Zed replied.

“How?” Cadence asked confusedly, yet slightly intrigued.

The zebra stallion answered by leaning inward, planting a deep soft passionate kiss on the lips of the alicorn princess. Cadence reacted with wide eyes at first, giving it a moment of thought, then returning the zebra’s kiss with full force. A sly hand sneaked below the folds of her fur coat as it started to lovingly rub at her bare thigh. After a long moment of the two dancing between each other’s lips, Zed withdrew, staring deeply into the flustered alicorn’s eyes.

“As hard as it may be, you must forget about Shining Armor for the time being. As far as you are concerned, that prince no longer even exists.”

“W-What? I-I mean…I don’t know,” Cadence quavered, her voice trembling upon the prospect of doing something she had never in a thousand years thought she would be asked of.

“The choice is entirely yours to make,” Zed advised, though his hands didn’t relent their sensual touching along her body.

Cadence’s gaze lingered on her lap as her head attempted to sort through the flurry of conflicting emotions she was going through. She supposed, while it was rather unethical to do, Shining Armor had given her his full support to do whatever it took to have their foal. And, considering everything forgetting he existed would ironically help her get back into Shining’s loving embrace quicker. She remained otherwise silent as her mind was made up. The fingers on one of her hands reaching for the other as she removed the wedding ring she wore from her digit.

“I planned on writing Shining letters everyday to let him know I was ok and how things were going… I guess that isn’t exactly advised anymore is it?” She asked while staring longingly at the diamond encrusted jewelry.

“That is correct,” Zed admitted plainly.

“Can you… can you hold onto this for me until we get back?” Cadence asked, handing the zebra stallion her wedding ring. Zed felt his cock give a noticeably twitch as he took it before and stuffed it into his front pocket. “I would do it myself, but this outfit doesn’t come with any pockets.” Even if it did, there was probably a high chance should wouldn’t be wearing it for much longer.

The train gave a slight lurch as it began to slow, signalling its inevitable arrival at Canterlot.

“Seems like we are almost there,” Zed spoke quickly, reaching into his own bag and pulling out a yellow-orange colored elixir. “Drink this. All of this.” He ordered, popping the cap.

Cadance took the glass vial without protest, downing every drop through her gullet. Not knowing of its exact purpose, but simply knowing that it must be needed for her treatment. Zebras sure did love their potions after all. Afterwards she handed the now empty vial back to Zed, before pulling her hood over her head once more, hoping to keep her royal identity a secret.

“Good. Now once we get off, take my hand. We are heading straight to the embassy. Do not stop, pause, or talk to anypony until we get there. Do you understand?”

“A train…” Cadance murmured to Zed back inside the strange room she had awoken in. “I remember, just the two of us... getting off a train in Canterlot and heading somewhere together…”

“Here. To my people’s embassy, yes. Very good, Cadance.” Zed reaffirmed, petting the mare’s head lovingly as if one might do with a dog. But to Cadance, it was only taken as a reassuring gesture, a welcomed one at that. The zebra was gifted with a bright smile from the princess’s lips. “Here,” Zed grinned as he extended his hand. “Let me help you up.”

Cadance cheerfully took the zebra’s hand as she rose from the bed, discovering rather quickly why she needed his assistance in what she assumed a simple task.

She was sore. It felt as though her entire body was sore. Mainly it was focused around her holes. Her ass, but mostly her sex felt used. It became quickly clear to her that Zed must’ve put her through some rather rigorous sessions of lovemaking during her time here. Cadance bit her lip in slight regret over the fact that she couldn’t remember a thing about it. But her attention was soon diverted by something else that felt off with her body.

“Huh, that’s weird,” Cadance remarked, staring downwards at her bare breasts. She arched her back, pressing her chest forward before gently swaying her chest right and left, watching as her tits bounced and moved in the air. Completely shameless to the fact that the zebra was watching her swinging mammaries with apt interest. “Zed… I know it’s an odd question to ask, but.... do you think my boobs look bigger than before?”

“Perhaps… another side effect of the treatment,” Zed replied, cupping a free feel on the princess’s royal tits with gropes surely intended strictly for medical observation. “Swelling of a mare’s breasts is a sign her body is preparing for motherhood. Hopefully we’ll see these girls grow a bit more soon, along with your belly.”

But the majority of the zebra’s words were lost on the mare as Cadance breathed a deep hearty moan. The feeling of Zed playing with her breasts… it felt… amazing! And she had no idea why! In his previous visits Zed had never failed to play and manhandle her tits. If the zebra’s previous attempts qualified as ‘nice’ than this was just a whole new world of amazing sensation! As to the reason why exactly this was happening, Cadance’s mind was too far gone in another realm of ecstasy to wonder.

Cadance stumbled again on weak knees once Zed finally had his fill fondling her breasts. The area between her legs having become considerable more damp and heated in such a short time. The fires of lust already starting to ignite in her body.

“I-I don’t suppose you know where my clothes are, Zed?” Cadance asked, doing her best to remain composed and regal despite her heightened levels of arousal she was experiencing. Getting dressed now would be the best course of action into gaining some of her dignity back. Though it was unlikely her previous bra would fit her enlarged bosom now.

“Not nearby, no,” Zed plainly replied. “But I think it would be best if you remained in your current undressed state for the time being. Come.” The zebra held out her arm for the mare to take. “I have a few friends I would like you to meet.”

Though it sounded like a phrase Cadance should have argued upon, seeing how remaining naked in the presence of others was unbecoming of any mare, much less a princess. But for some reason, Cadance only felt the urge to smile and take him up on the offer. Accepting his offered arm for balance as she was lead from the room without a shred of clothing to cover herself, unlike the zebra.

Outside was a corridor, appearing as though they were all underground. Redwood flooring and walls decorated the interior, illuminated by beautiful rays of sunlight beaming in through high placed windows on either side. Cadance quickly saw that the room she had exited from was one of many. The other numerous doors lining the walls were all closed, but a peep hole was left at eye level for anyone wishing to peer inside. A soft chorus of feminine moans, some more energetic and feral than others, were heard emulating from a good number of them. Leading Cadance to only speculate what exactly was taking place inside each one.

Zed paid the noises no mind though as he lead the princess on his arm down through the halls. As Cadance walked though, she felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Like the memories of what took place here were somewhere in her head…

“I’m afraid there is some unfortunate business we must attend to first, princess,” Zed said, laying a thick stack of papers down on the desk Cadance sat behind. To Cadance’s surprise, and probably Shining Armor’s relief, even though he hadn’t the faintest idea of what was going on in the embassy, her visit had not entirely consisted of sex. The zebras were considerate enough to set up her very own workstation so as to aid her in tending to her duties to The Crystal Empire from afar. More than enough to justify extending her stay like they had requested of her.

“What is it?” Cadance asked with a voice of concern. The first page of the stack seemed to indicate it was about her home territory.

“Grave news. Our initial reports seem to suggest that The Crystal Empire and very well, all of Equestria may be facing an imminent pandemic. Though, it’s safe to say that for now it’s a condition that will only affect a small portion of the total population. The pony stallions, to be exact. It seems that whatever is causing their reproduction problems is morphing into something more. Nothing deadly, thankfully, but it is likely to give them quite a fever.”

“Oh dear,” Cadance gasped as she read over the details of the case. Still no exact clues as to the cause of whatever was causing this epidemic in Equestria. “Please tell me your people have a solution for this, Zed.”

“We do. But I’m afraid it won’t completely fix the problem. Seeing as the fever strain evolved from the same disease causing the stallion’s inability to impregnate their women, we find ourselves just as unable to cure it as the original,” Zed replied sadly, placing another potion down onto the desk, which Cadance quickly took with little attention, wanting to stay focused on the matter at hand. “A few weeks of strict bed rest in a quarantined area is all we can recommend, I’m afraid. Just like the common cold, they’ll need to sweat it out on their own until they their bodies build up their own immunities to it.”

“This isn’t good…” Cadance muttered. As it was now, losing so many members of the population for an extended period of time could wreak havoc on Equestria’s already fragile economy. Though Cadance made sure not to mention that, knowing the safety and well-being for her subjects should be at the forefront of her mind. “Did you say, you would have to quarantine them? Why is that?”

“Yes… Because I’m afraid it gets worse. Much worse,” Zed spoke, his face growing grim. “Up until now, whatever is affecting the stallions has seemed to completely ignore the female pony population. But… we fear… with this new condition and prolonged exposure to stallions, mares may well catch the disease themselves. At which point-”

“It would be all over…” Cadance spoke fearfully. No pony would be able to have a foal at all! They would all be very sick and very worried that they would be the last generation of ponies to ever exist!

“But,” Zed quickly shot in. “All we would need is your signature and endorsement for my people’s aid. We have already constructed a large quarantine area to secure and hold the afflicted stallions inside. In such a remote location so as to pose no foreseeable exposure risk to your female population. With your authority, any stallions can and will be rounded up and sent over for medical treatment and care. For the greater benefit of Equestria.”

“I certainly see the logic in doing so…” Cadance spoke after a moment of quiet contemplation. “It is a rather extreme measure, but I suppose dire times call for just that. The ponies of Equestria are likely to understand when the exact danger of the situation once we explain it to them. But, even so, who would enforce it? If what you say is true, the royal guard, or any stallion for the matter, are about to become seriously ill with an incurable fever! And I couldn’t possibly ask any mares volunteers to risk being around them for risk of catching the disease themselves.”

“Well… on a positive side, my people remain rather immune to all signs of the disease, so we could potentially serve as an alternative option for enforcement. Given your authority, that is,” Zed said, handing Cadance the already prepared papers requiring her signature to do so. “There are many of us here in all corners of the land. We can easily help safe guide the stallions to the help they need, even help fill in some of the holes in their absence. Even through this, the economy needs to remain a concern…”

To Cadance, with her options rather limited, given the exact circumstances and tool at her disposal, asking the zebras for their help seemed the best course of action. The zebras have proven to be an invaluable ally ever since this entire epidemic started. She would be a fool to turn down their generous assistance. Cadance hurriedly signed her name of the royal parchment, officially placing it into law.

“Excellent,” the zebra said proudly as he took the document and handed it off to a nearby attendant so that it may be prepared to pass through the proper channels. “But there is still another matter to see to. With you added permission my people would also request additional legal authority to round up any and all mares as well. Just for some screening and possible consoling for them. Standard procedure and practice, of course.”

“Hmmmm,” Cadance hummed as she looked over the vaguely worded parchment. Unlike before, asking for control over the female population, the larger majority in Equestria, a much larger deal than before. “I’m not sure I can do authorize this, Zed.”

“Oh?”

“We are looking at a national emergency right now. If afflicted stallions all across Equestria are already going to be taken care of we should aim to minimize panic and fear. Rounding up massive groups of mares for medical treatments, even if just for caution’s sake would only spread alarm and affect everypony else even more by this disaster. Though… I can allow a handful test subjects in a few different regions into your care. You can monitor their condition as closely as you would like to watch for an changes in the disease. Wouldn’t that be just as effective?”

“It…. it sounds like a marvelous plan,” Zed said after a moment of hesitation, bowing respectfully to the alicorn princess. “As always, your wisdom as a leader is outshined only by your beauty.”

“Oh… thank you, Zed,” Cadance giggled with a slightly embarrassed blush. “And thank you again for everything you and your people have done for us. I don’t think Equestria or I can ever thank you enough…”