Author's Note

Detailed sex scene ahead. Hope it won't drive you guys away from this rewrite.

Chapter I

Family And Fun

"Hey, Guardian!" Jet called as he burst through the front door, getting Zuro to yell out in surprise as he fell to the floor from hanging a picture on the wall, hitting the ground with a loud thud. Jet flinched at the sound. "Did I interrupt something?" Zuro sat up as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Just hanging a picture of my first day here," He said as he held up the picture frame, which cracked when it hit the floor. He frowned before looking up to Jet. "Why the sudden bust-in?"

"There's a pegasus guy looking for you," Jet explained. "Said he was your father." Zuro perked up.

"Vitam?!"

"I think that's it," Jet answered just before a flash wooshed right past him through the door. Jet blink and looked back to where he was. "Wow! Rainbow would've loved that." He started to fly off before Zuro stopped him short, making him jump in surprise.

"Where is he, exactly?" Zuro asked.

"I told him to wait at Sugarcube Corner while I got you," Jet answered.

"Thanks!" Zuro flew off again. He flew around every corner, dodging every tree, jumping over every equine until Sugarcube Corner was in sight. He landed just outside the door before opening it to find a blue pegasus with white hair talking with Mrs. Cake, who had a proud smile on her face.

"Sounds like he's been quite helpful to you, Mrs. Cake," Vitam mused.

"That he has," She giggled with a bit of a blush before she noticed who walked in. "Oh! Well, look who's here!" She waved for Zuro to come in as the pegasus turned to face him with a smile. Instantly, Zuro could sense another changeling standing by the counter, and he knew it was his father, so he rushed up and hugged him.

"Hey, dad!" Zuro cheered as Vitam chuckled.

"Hello, kiddo," He replied as he hugged him back. "Mrs. Cake here has been telling me how you've been quite helpful in her-" He gave a slight cough, "... active life." Zuro looked over at Cup Cake, who winked at him.

"Yeah, she's been really nice to me, so I felt I had to return the favor," Zuro answered with a smile. Luckily, the store was empty at this time, so no one would get suspicious about what they said. He then smiled up at his father. "Perhaps we can fill each other in." He looked around. "Where no one can eavesdrop," he suggested. Vitam smiled and nodded his head in agreement before Zuro looked back to Mrs. Cake. "I'll see you later, Mrs. Cake."

"My door is always open to you, Zu," She winked at him before heading back. Zuro and Vitam left the store and started flying up.

"The clouds are some of the best places for quiet time here," Zuro explained as he guided his father to the sky.

"Lead on," Vitam smiled.

Zuro smiled as he flew with his father to the clouds before finding one big enough for two. They flew up and landed on the cloud, causing it to fluff up as they sat down.

"We can relax here," Zuro said as he shifted back to his natural form, "the weather team has already left the skies for the afternoon, so no one will be around to see." Vitam looked around for a bit before he shifted to his natural form as well. Zuro smiled at him. "So, do what do I owe the pleasure of this surprise?" Zuro already knew the answer, but he felt the need to ask anyway.

"What, your old man's not allowed to surprise you at your new home?" Vitam countered with a smirk. Zuro chuckled.

"Of course you are," Zuro smiled at him. "It's so good to see you." They hugged each other again.

"It's good to see you, too," Vitam replied. "So, where'd the name Guardian come from?" Vitam asked with a smile.

"From saving Jet's ass more than a dozen times since I moved here," Zuro smirked.

"A trouble maker?" Vitam chuckled.

"Try antagonizing big animals just to get into big fights," Zuro explained. "Seriously, he doesn't know how to pick his fights carefully."

"Something you learned early in your life," Vitam smiled at him.

"I hope you didn't rough him up too much," Zuro looked at his father.

"What do you mean?" Vitam asked with a raised brow.

"Wait, he didn't try to pick a fight with you?" Zuro looked confused as Vitam shook his head in reply. "Huh, he's known for picking fights with anyone who looks tough."

"Well, it's better he didn't try to fight me," Vitam mused.

"I know; that's why I was worried about him," Zuro explained.

"You two must be good friends," Vitam smiled.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," Zuro smiled. "Anyway, what did Mrs. Cake tell you?" Zuro asked.

"She told me how you helped her with her," he paused for a moment to scratch his chin, "itches?"

"She must be talking about mating," Zuro clarified. Vitam looked at him.

"She's your mate?" Vitam asked.

"No," Zuro answered, "she already has a mate. They have, what the ponies call, an open relationship." Vitam looked intrigued. "It's similar to how changelings are before they choose a mate for life, except they've chosen a mate, and both agree to allow each other the freedom to mate with others as they please. The equine mating rituals are performed privately instead of out in the open like at home."

"Really?" Vitam asked, even though he already knew about their practices from his time amongst the ponies.

"Yeah. Ever since the first day I was here, Mrs. Cake kept on confusing me," Zuro explained. "I could sense her and her mate's love for each other as strong as you and mom's, so I was foncused when she showed interest in me."

"Why would that confuse you?" Vitam asked.

"Cause Jet, the red one who told you to wait at Sugarcube Corner, said that ponies tend to choose one mate of the opposite sex for life," Zuro explained. Vitam inclined his head. "Anyway, I went back to her the next day to see her, and one thing led to another, and I found myself in the back room alone with her."

"I assume you kept your pony form in check?" Vitam asked.

"It was tricky at first, but I remembered how I could keep it in check if distracted by something so intimate," Zuro smiled. Vitam smiled at his answer.

"Glad you remembered my teachings." Zuro smiled at his father. "How was your first mating?"

"It felt amazing, even if I was a little bit distracted on keeping my disguise up," Zuro answered. "Outside of that, every other pony I've met has been so nice. The first day, three of them offered me a place to stay until I get on my feet."

"Well, that's just wonderful!" Vitam smiled. "It's odd during my time here; I never heard of an "open relationship," but I did learn enough to be independent, which is one of the reasons I came here." Vitam waved his hand and made a scroll appear and handed it to Zuro, who opened it in his hands.

"What's this?" Zuro asked.

"If you're going to stay here, you'll soon learn about finances," Vitam explained. "This scroll has all the information I left behind before I met your mother." Zuro looked up at him.

"Is a million bits a lot?" Zuro asked.

"Quite a lot," Vitam answered.

"How'd you get all this money?" Zuro asked.

"Let's just say I lived the bad pony life before I met a certain unicorn who got me on a less self-destructive path," He explained.

"You mean you were a thief?" Zuro asked. Vitam nodded.

"Face it; that's what changelings are," He added. "Stealing the love energy to feed ourselves. I just took the same concept in pony form and lived a dangerous but a wealthy lifestyle."

"How were you able to keep all the money if that unicorn made you go straight?" Zuro asked further.

"Breezy was quite knowledgeable about finance and taught me how to make positive investments," Vitam answered, getting Zuro to raise a brow at him. "Okay, I told her I gave it away when I actually locked it away in a bank account in case I ever needed it again," Vitam admitted. "Turns out, living with her for so long didn't require me to touch that money again, so I almost forgot about it until I found that scroll last week." Zuro looked at the scroll again. "Consider it a going-away present from your old man. You can use it to get your new life started while you look for your own ways of becoming independent. Just don't get lazy because of it." Zuro looked up at him.

"Thanks, Dad," Zuro smiled. "But how can I explain this to the ponies? I already had a hell of a time remembering about the Muneries and their country to make it seem like I've been living there for the last several years."

"We've had little to no interaction with the Muneries. How do you know about them?" Vitam asked with a raised brow.

"Mom gave me a book or two about them. I just found the ponies of Equestria more interesting," Zuro answered. Vitam hummed at the answer.

"That does make sense since your mother told me about a time she spent with magical pegasi," Vitam observed as he scratched his chin. "I'll have to ask her about them someday." Zuro rolled up the scroll and tucked it under his coat/wing before looking up to his father.

"Speaking of which, how is everybody doing since I left?" Zuro asked. Vitam blinked.

"Oh, that was another thing I came for," He bopped his head. "The bank information and to give you an update." He looked at Zuro. "To sum everything up, your mother is a nervous wreck, Dili is as cheerful as ever, and Gnator has been spending less time with us."

"Mom's scared to death for me, isn't she?" Zuro asked, earning a simple nod from his father. "Dili was always an optimistic little changeling," Zuro chuckled. Vitam smiled at this before Zuro furrowed his brow. "But, Gnator," he paused, "what's he up to?"

"We don't know," Vitam shrugged. "The best I can guess is he's looking for some way to fill the void you left behind."

"I just hope he's not getting into trouble," Zuro signed as he looked over the edge of the cloud.

"It's just a phase," Vitam assured his son. "He'll grow out of it. Most changelings go through some kinda phase at this point in their lives."

"I wasn't like that, was I?" Zuro asked.

"There was a time we couldn't get you to stop trying to run away to the equine life before you were ready to go on your own," Vitam smirked.

"I've always been fascinated by ponies," Zuro observed with a raised brow.

"But when you were about his age, you would not stop finding crafty ways to sneak out of the Dezolute Zone," Vitam snickered.

"Oh," Zuro blushed. "So, I actually tried to face the Dezolute Zone at an underdeveloped stage?"

"There was next to no possible way to stop you from trying," Vitam smiled.

"That bad?" Zuro asked.

"Sometimes, worse," Vitam smiled at him.

"Okay, okay, I had my own phase," Zuro pulled a tuft a cloud up to cover his blush. Vitam chuckled.

"Enough torture for one visit?" Zuro gave a simple nod for his answer, getting Vitam to chuckle even more. After a minute, Zuro put the tuft back on the cloud.

"How about everything else in the hive?" Zuro asked. "Like the guard and monarch?" Vitam looked up.

"The guard seems to be increasing a lot lately," Vitam observed. "Come to think of it; I wonder if it has anything to do with Chrysalis?" He scratched his chin.

"What do you mean?" Zuro asked.

"Well, Queen Chrysalis seems to be getting more and more desperate in the wake of the shortages," Vitam explained.

"How bad are the shortages?" Zuro asked.

"Critical." Zuro blinked.

"I thought we were getting a handle on that," He observed.

"It's gotten worse since you left a few months ago," Vitam explained. "We're managing, but I fear the worst, and Chrysalis' desperation only adds to that fear." Zuro hummed.

"Should I come back to help?"

"I think it would be better for you to stay where you can thrive," Vitam replied. "I can sense that love energy you've absorbed since you left, and should the worst happen, you'll be strong enough to continue the line. Even make a better future for us." Vitam looked around the landscape. "Besides, this country is far better than anything the Dezolute Zone could ever offer."

"I do love it here," Zuro hummed. Vitam looked back at Zuro.

"Well, I guess I better get back before your mother starts having the biggest episode of her life worrying about both of us," He said.

"Already?" Zuro asked. "But you just got here."

"I know, but you know how your mother can get," Vitam countered.

"True," Zuro sighed.

"Hey," Vitam called. Zuro looked up at him as Vitam handed him a little stone.

"What's this?" He asked as he took it.

"It's a communication stone," Vitam explained. "It'll help us keep in touch as if we were right next to each other. Let you speak with everyone instead of just me every so often." Zuro smiled.

"Perfect," He said as he tucked the stone away under his wing with the scroll. "I'm sure that'll help settle mom's nerves."

"My thoughts exactly," Vitam smiled.

"So, I guess there's no better time than to test it as soon as you get home?" Zuro asked.

"Better wait for me to contact you to make sure you don't get me in a bad spot," Vitam clarified. Zuro nodded as a response.

"And better to wait until after hours," Zuro added. "When the moon is high is when most of them turn in for the day."

"Then you can expect a call in a few days," Vitam smiled. They both gave each other one more hug before shifting to their pegasus forms. "Best of wishes, son."

"Safe travels, dad." Vitam kicked off the cloud and began flying west as Zuro remained on the cloud smiling at his father as he flew away. A few minutes later, Zuro's peace was interrupted.

"Hey, Guardian!"

Zuro looked up to find Jet as he flew up to the cloud. "Where's your dad?"

"If you were looking to pick a fight with him, trust me when I say it would be the last thing you ever did," Zuro warned. Jet snorted.

"I could've taken him," He said as he folded his arms.

"You thought I was tough?" Zuro pointed out. Jet glanced at him. "I was being nice. Dad plays for keeps when provoked."

"You're just saying that because he's family," Jet challenged. Zuro turned around to show a scar between his wings.

"That was from my dad," He explained. Jet took a closer look and saw how it was massive. "He doesn't mess around when it comes to fighting, especially for family benefits."

"Doesn't look that bad," Jet snorted.

"Try an inch deep," Zuro continued.

"Seriously?!" Jet blinked. "Your own father risked your life like that?" He shook his head. "You're making shit up to get me to lay off your father."

"Don't say I didn't warn you if he rips off your wings for picking a fight with him," Zuro said matter-of-factly.

"Okay, okay, I get it," Jet huffed. "I won't try to fight him next time I see him."

"Why did you try to fight him earlier?" Zuro asked.

"He was already at the Cakes by the time I knew he was in town," Jet explained. "I'm not about to cause problems for Cup and Carrot."

"Well, I'm glad you were thinking about them-"

"Because you're fuck buddies with Cup?" Jet interjected. Zuro blinked at him.

"Jealous much?" Zuro countered. Jet snorted. "Admit it; you wish you had someone you could fuck all you'd like too."

"As if I'd fuck a married woman twice my age," Jet folded his arms. "Why are you so willing to have sex with her anyway?"

"I'm used to it, remember?" Zuro replied. "I told you the first day I came here how my neighbors were open. As I recall, you were so interested in public mating." Jet snorted. "Anyway, I need to get to a bank." Jet blinked before looking at Zuro.

"Why?" He asked as he hovered closer to Zuro as he pulled out the scroll his father gave him.

"My dad came to give me an update on the family and leave me some money he earned while he lived here," Zuro explained. "He wanted to make sure I'd be set until I got on my feet." Jet took the scroll and looked it over before his jaw dropped as his eyes opened wide.

"What the fuck?!" He moved face-to-face with Zuro. "Why the hell didn't you tell me you were this loaded, and why the fuck didn't he give you this sooner?!" Zuro snatched the scroll from Jet.

"I didn't even know he had anything," Zuro answered. "He only just now told me."

"How the hell could you not know your dad is loaded?!" Jet asked as he waved his arms around. Zuro rolled his eyes.

"Travelers, remember?" Zuro rolled up the scroll and kept it at his side. "Now, I need to go to the bank." He kicked off the cloud and started to fly back to town.

"I'll come with you!" Jet followed eagerly before a blue hand pressed against his face.

"I think you're a bit too eager about this, so I'll take care of things on my own," Zuro groaned. "I'll catch up with you later."

"Oh, come on, Guard!" Jet pouted.

"See you later, Jet," Zuro called as he flew off.

~~)oOo(~~

Zuro landed outside of Sugarcube Corner while the moon was high in the sky. He walked up the steps and gave a few knocks on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened, and Mrs. Cake poked her head out with a smile.

"Oh, hello, dear," She greeted him.

"Hi, Mrs. Cake," Zuro smiled at her. "I thought I'd stop by to see you."

"I'm glad you did," She replied as she stepped aside. After Zuro walked inside, she closed the door behind him. "Carrot was so tired from the day's work; he's already gone to bed."

"I can't help but feel sorry that he can't keep up with your enthusiasm," Zuro observed.

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that," She said as she walked with him to the back room. "I always was an active girl growing up."

"You sure this isn't going too far between you two?" He asked as he followed her.

"I'm positive," She smiled as they walked through the back door behind the kitchen, where there was a spare bed fully made and ready for use. "But enough talk!" She pushed him onto the bed. "I need a hunk inside me!" She grinned hungrily down at Zuro, who looked at her with a welcoming smile.

She got on her knees as she spread his legs open to stare at his penis. She licked her lips as she leaned in and gave his balls a soft lick before taking the left sack into her lips. The sensation of his ball in her maw sent shivers up his form as his length began to grow. She hummed as she tenderly suckled his sack with a well-practiced tongue. Zuro watched her as she hungrily suckled his tender bits as his rod reached half-mast. She then proceeded to pull off his balls with a pop before moving up, licking his length as she went. He bit his lip as he watched her take the tip of his penis in her lips, looking him in the eyes as she slowly slid that meat into her mouth.

"Oh, Mrs. Cake, you're so good at pleasing a male," Zuro moaned softly. She rewarded his compliment by bobbing her head up and down his length, suckling as she pulled up and down. The sensation was just as wonderful as the first time he felt her oral sex. His member throbbed in her mouth as it reached full length, ready to be used. She pulled off very slowly, suckling as she moved up until her lips popped off his tip.

"Care to please a girl before the main course?" She smiled at him.

"I'd be glad to," He answered with a smile. She pulled herself on the bed as he laid on his back while she lifted a leg over him, resting her knees on either side of his head, exposing her already wet pussy to his view. He stared at the plump flower that sat under a puff of pink hair with a smile before he leaned up his head to give it a lick. She moaned softly to the feel of his young tongue licking her vagina. He slithered his tongue around her clit a few times before moving it to her slit, pushing into her wet walls, making her moan to the intrusion.

"You're getting better!" She moaned softly. He rubbed her thighs as he continued his efforts at pleasing her. Her moans were a clear sign he was doing a good job. The added feal of her lips returning to his member made him double his efforts. They both worked at making their partner happy in their sixty-nine position for what seemed like several minutes before she pulled off him. "I can't wait anymore!" She almost growled as she repositioned herself over him, lining her pussy over his dick. He reached down and guided his length to her entrance as she slid down with a shuttered moan.

When their hips met, he caressed her fat flanks as he looked up at her. She was in bliss at the feel of his penis inside her as she rested there for a minute before looking at him. She reached back and untied her apron to rip it off before she leaned down, pressing her thick breasts against his chest as she locked her lips against his. They moaned into each other's lips as he started rutting up into her.

He groped and squeezed her ass as he fucked her vagina while she moaned to his mating. He was new to the activity, or so he said, but he was a natural. He picked up the action and all the positions that came with it very quickly.

After a while of this, he rolled them over, so he was over her, resting his hands on either side of her head as she looked up at him while he continued slapping his hips against her. She gripped his shoulders as she wrapped her legs around his hips. "Yes! Fuck me!" She moaned out as he groaned with each thrust.

"Mrs. Cake! You feel amazing!" He groaned as he continues. His dick was throbbing hard inside her warm walls.

"So are you!" She replied.

After a few minutes, he moved behind her as he moved her to her right side, lifting her left leg to continue fucking her. As he continued like this, she pulled him into another deep kiss by the cheek, moaning into his lips. It was not long before he broke the kiss.

"Mrs. Cake, I'm gonna-"

"Don't you dare pull out!" She growled as she watched their combined genitals. He groaned more as he throbbed harder inside her. He gave a few more good thrusts before he gave one, good, hard, deep thrust inside her, unleashing his load with a loud groan. She threw her head back in a silent scream as she reached her own climax. Her walls clenched around his length, sucking it in as he filled her up so much that his semen leaked down her leg onto the messed up sheets. Their combined orgasm last for what felt like hours as they huffed from their fun. He slowly lowered her leg down, keeping his meat inside her as he looked up to her. She looked back into his eyes with a thankful smile.

"Was that good for you?" He asked the heavy panting. She reached up to pet his cheek with a smile.

"You sure you weren't active before coming here?" She asked. He chucked a bit.

"Where I came from, sex is actually quite the open activity, so I see it a lot," He explained. She giggled before she looked down at her soaked legs. "You sure do make a mess." He looked over her shoulder.

"Sorry," He softly whimpered.

"Don't be, sweetie," She assured him with a smile. "You're going to make whoever you choose to be with one happy woman." He blushed at this. As his erection died down, he could not hold in any longer, so he pulled out, spilling more of his white juices out on her leg and the bed. He scooped her up off the bed, bridal style, and carried her up out of the room. She wrapped her arms over his shoulders with a giggle. "Such a gentleman." He carried her up the stairs to where her room was and slipped quietly inside. Carrot Cake was asleep in their bed.

"Good thing he's a heavy sleeper," He observed quietly as he carried her to the bed. He lay her on the bed next to her husband, and she smiled at him before pulling him down to peck him on the cheek.

"Thank you, sweetie," She said. He smiled at her.

"I'm happy to help however I can," He replied. She turned and snuggled up to her sleeping husband as Zuro slipped out of the room, quietly closing the door behind him. He waited there to feel the love energy coming from the room and smiled. "Even though she looks for fun with other men, they still love each other."