My heart ached. Once again I feel the bitter taste of betrayal. As soon as I teleported away into the Everfree Forest from Ponyvile I wept silently. I never wanted anyone to see me this vulnerable.

I was never always like this though. I had dreams and ideas to explore. Innocence and compassion for others. I was a completely different person then, but that was when I was only five years old. It all changed with one man.

That man would be the very same one to bring me into this horrible state of constant agony still even after killing that bastard never had been enough. The humiliation was enough to make it not worth living. But when I was about to end it.....Atone came to life.....And then I snapped.....

"Poor Shadow. I told you this would happen, but you never listen to me. Let us rule this miserable piece of earth together.
We'll show the creatures of Equis who is the TRUE king." Atone said coming out of the shadows again with his crude smile plastered on his face.

He circles me expecting an answer, yet it never came. His smile seem to falter as anger replaced his expression. He kicked me in the side as I sailed into a tree. "Pathetic. I guess I don't need your approval anymore anyways. Oh well. Good bye Shadow forever."

I didn't care though. My mind swam in depression and saddness.

"Why am I so sad? It was expected eventually."

Atone yanked up my limp form glaring up at me. I close my eyes waiting for the peace that is sure to follow. But suddenly, Atone paused dropping me to the ground. The pain in his eyes surprised me as a cloaked figure came out of the shadows of the Everfree Forest. The figure held a glowing white crystal. Atone continue the growl in agony.

"Begone demon of the accursed until your wicked powers are reversed." The feminine voice rhymes at Atone.

The hatred in his eyes was shocking to see. He rarely showed emotion since everything seem inferior toward him. "You witch!
You think you can stop me from getting my prey?! You have no power to stop me from getting what I want!" Atone said with malice.

The figures yellow eyes didn't seem to phase from his words as the crystal brightens. "In the light you are nothing but a cockroach in its might. I curse you to never stray from his darkest part of the stallion's heart. Forever bond until used properly with care so that nothing can compare to its evil." the figure said.

Atone was fazing out of reality as he cried out in anger only to be forced back into my body. I didn't get up from my position as the figure ran up beside me.

The figure pulled me to sit up in front of one of the trunks of the trees revealing her face from the hood. It revealed a concerned Zecora. She scanned me of any injuries while I try to hid My tears by turning my head.

"What's wrong Shadow, why are you out here in this hour?" Zecora asked.

"It hurts..... It hurts so much." I manage to say.

Zecora helped me to her hut as I laid on the make-shift stretcher thinking about all the events that led up to this point. I helped defeat Nightmare Moon, scare and fight dragons, defeat Discord, and over all protect Equestria. Yet, in the end I'll still be the stranger of this world.

"Zecora?" I asked.

"Yes?" She replied.

I paused looking up at the ceiling. "What is it like to live among the ponies of Ponyvile? You personally." I asked.

Zecora hummed softly before heading back to her pot of brewing potion mix. "An interesting question you ask because getting to Ponyvile was no easy task."

"What do you mean?"

"Before I was known as the alchemist of the Everfree, I was a lone wet nurse in the village of Stonekey. On the far sides of Zebrinica," She continued.

It seem farfetched how she could have been such a wise healer if that was true. "What changed?" I asked.

Zecora slightly frowns replaying the memory in her mind. "My tribe one day began to fall gravely ill, yet I was not affected from its lethal poison will. The zebra of the village accused me of witchcraft, yet the zebra that have known and cared for me said I had to flee. So I fled and fled so far from my original country that I ended up stranded in the middle of the Everfree," Zecora said her expression turn to a warm smile, "Eventually, I learned the many mysterious ways of brewing through trial and error until ponies stumbled into the forest spreading revile rumors."

I smile at Zecora's short story. "I see and now the ponies respect you as the alchemist here in Ponyvile."

She nods in agreement. I then direct my attention back to the ceiling of her hut. "As for me, I am a traveler. I'm sure you don't know what I mean by that, so it's basically a being who travels through space (very rarely through time) to solve problems for planets that need the extra power. In other words, the beings that can't be slaughtered through the Elements of Harmony alone I deal with personally." I said.

"Mmmm, quite a feat for a unicorn like yourself to constantly beat." Zecora rhymed.

"It is, but that's just how my life is now. However, I can't get off of this world." I said.

Zecora lift up her eyebrow in confusion. "And why can't you not?"

"Because I never intended to end up here on Equis. I was.....thrown in here by something else." I said carefully.

"I see, so you are looking for this pony?"

I look at her. I first noticed that she took off her cloak showing her bound up breasts and thong covering her body to make sure that the milf was not exposed of those parts. Her mohawk and her stripes on her body only made her as Celestia hot damn gorgeous. Unfortunately for me I had to think quickly and pay less attention to her 'additional' attributes.

"Yes, but I highly doubt that anyone really knows of anything about the person who sent me. That's why I figured I would get my answers better if I just played along for now." I said.

Zecora seem to be pleased of my answer. "It appears you are smarter then you seem; maybe you aren't what you deem yourself to be."

"Yeah..... I was thinking Zecora, how about I stay with you for a while," I said. Zecora seem to be understanding for the most part with me, but I could feel she wanted an answer. "And if you are wondering, Luna, Twilight, and her friends had a disagreement with me earlier."

"Mmmm, so you did had a fight with them. I wonder what might have triggered it?" Zecora asked.

I go silent reluctant to tell her the truth, but at this point it seemed pointless. I sighed. "My other self, the one that you sealed in my body, did a terrible action toward Nightmare Moon." Zecora reminded silent as I continued. "He raped her."

The shocked on her face mimicked the widen of her eyes slightly at hearing the news. "This.....thing is called Atone. I don't know how he got in me or why, but all I know is he is the true monster that I wish on nopony. Even though Nightmare Moon planned something probably along the same lines as what he did." I said.

"I see your dilemma, he seems like a terrifying fella. But fret not, I do believe you can recover from this tricky knot." She said confidently.

I ponder on her words. "And what may that be?"

"Time, my friend, because they need it to cool down from their prime thoughts."

"Ok. I can do that," Zecora used the brew she made to heal any other pain I had felt the instant the ointment met my hide. I let out an involuntary sigh escape my lips.

"This cream had done some wonders, Zecora. I haven't felt such pain relieved in a long time." I said.

"Yes, of course because it's made by the best type of source." she said.

"What source do you mean?" I asked.

Zecora smiled as I got the hint. "I knew she authentically makes her stuff, but why do I feel light headed?"

I eventually couldn't stay awake as I fell asleep right then and there.

I woke up again feeling strangely good. And for some reason my pleasure sensor was also turned on too. I go to get up only for my bound wrists to stop me from moving any further. Confusion crossed my expression, but I didn't feel like I was in trouble. No, this was a different kind of sensation. I look down and see that I had been striped of my clothing and bound to a bed. It appeared to me that it was Zecora's.

Without much warning, Zecora came into the room noticing I awoken from my sleep. "Ah, Shadow, you're awake. I did not expect you to already wake." She said.

"What's the meaning of tying me up?" I asked.

She only gave slight concern to me saying. "It was for you to stay in bed because I'm afraid you would sway away from your special treatment."

I was not so sure what she meant, but I just decided to go with it for now. "Well, whatever it is, I'm ready for it." I said.

Zecora smiled before messing with the wrapping that held her firm breasts in place. The gesture made me think of only one thing this could be. The wrappings fall to the floor revealing her heavenly big orbs. My eyeballs bulged in surprise making me speakless. She smiled at my reaction. The mare kneels just in front of my lower region, inspecting my junk with her eyes.

She carefully arched her neck over gently massaging my balls with her warm tounge. I let out an involuntarily sigh causing my muscles to relax instantly. My natural reaction for my body was puzzling since this never happened to me before. The more Zecora licked and suckled lightly on my testicles the more my erection grew.

It wasn't long until my penis length reached its limit. Zecora licked her way up my meat rod teasing my tip tenderly with surprisingg expertise. The growing pleasure I relieved was surreal in its own way. But she didn't stop there. She slowly went down my length easily accepting my massive length. That was usually a feat to handle even by the most skilled of whores I have seen. But Zecora is no whore. She is just really talented.

She eventually bobbed up and down my length in a steady pace. In the meantime, she would expertly use her tounge and heavy sucking to increase the pleasure. And boy did it work. I was about to lose it. "Z-Zecora, I'm about to cum in your mouth." I announced.

She didn't waste time, in fact, she began doubling her efforts for me to release. I couldn't take the pressure any long as I cum inside Zecora's throat rope after rope. She took a moment to swallow the semen before breaking contact with my penis. It felt slightly weird leaving my penis out in the open like this. It made me shiver just from the cold.

However, it seems like she wasn't finished with me yet as she gave me a look of want and compassion in her eyes. I then knew that she was not doing this out of lust, but for my own pleasure. "Zecora, you don't have to do this. I don't want you to have ties to an evil stallion like me. Trust me, please." I begged.

Zecora took one look at me answering. "Shadow, for the longest time I could not call anyone more then an acquaintance. But nopony came to see me more than a witch, yet you have the patience and listening ear I have been looking for."

I was silent for a moment absorbing what I was being told. "How do you know I'll be as good as you say I am?" I asked.

She crawled up on top of me hovering her soaked and waiting vagina over my black cock. "Because ever since I met you, I've known I can trust you." She said sincerely.

Zecora lowered herself onto me then as we both simultaneously let out a soft moan. We stood still for a moment for her to adjust to my size before we continued the fucking. The whole experience was just too precious and pleasurable that it made my head spin. I had joined into the fun thrusting into her as well. She met my every thrust over and over.

I could only hear her moans picking up as I thrust harder to satisfy both parties. Our pleasures eventually reached a mutural climax as we simultaneously spray our sex juices all over the bedsheets.

The zebra mare collapsed on me before taking her vagina out from its cozy place. She smiled vaguely tired, but dreamy expression. "How did I do?" She asked.

I smiled myself untying myself in my magic before rolling her over gently to lay next to me. "You did wonderfully, Zecora. It's thebest sex I have ever had in my life," I replied. "Although, you will probally get pregnant now." I said a bit concerned.

"That's fine, I wouldn't do it if it wasn't worth the time," she said. "In my culture.....this bond is the first step to marriage...."

"I planned on it anyways, so of course I'll marry you." I said. The shock expression on her face made me chuckle. "I promise."

A few months later....

I had officially became Zecora's husband a month ago. Life in the Everfree was nice and simple. We would talk and spend time with each other sometimes. Other times we would be working. I was also told, by Zecora, her culture states that once she marries her rhyming becomes optional (which in my opinion made no sense. Why is that a thing? Maybe it's because zebra males thinks its sexy?). I love her regardless of her backwards culture rules.

Later that day, Zecora was in the middle of cooking lunch when an abrupt burst of green flame came above the dinner table. A sealed scroll unceremoniously tumble on the table. I got a spike of curiousity before picking the scroll up. "The Royal Seal of the diarhy. *sigh* Great."

I grew slightly annoyed opening the scroll.

Author's Note

Hey, guys. I hope this chapter makes up for the dip in plot I made last chapter. Got to keep things interesting somehow.

Anyway, I'll see you guys next chapter with more of Shadow's adventures.