Waking up was slightly different from how I normally spend my day. Instead of lazing around, I stirred awake in seconds and exited from my bed, “Man, that was the craziest wet dream that I ever had.” I chuckled to myself before opening my eyes.

Instead of being greeted by my tent ceiling, I am inside a bedroom completely made of wood, like it was carved from a tree, with a simple nightstand having a candle holder, a window and a curtained archway to outside. Looking down on myself, I see I’m covered by yellow quilts, but not feeling much else. As I looked under the covers-

“Why the hell am I naked?!” I sounded with alarm. I looked around the bedroom, not finding even my boxers. Strangely, I didn’t find a wardrobe either.

I quickly got up and picked a nearby towel to hide my nudity, peeking on the archway. Beyond it was a circular room, numerous bottles and vials hanging on the ceiling, walls or over shelves, masks also taking some space on the walls. But what caught all my attention was a woman using a cauldron in the center of the room.

She has a white skin with black stripes, a mohawk hair with the same color pattern and two pointed ears covered in fur on where human ears should be. She is tall, but not tall like the wolf woman from the dream, maybe two meters tall give or take. The woman is wearing golden choker rings and earrings, a spiralised sun tatoo adorning both her asscheeks. She is...very endowed, having a hourglass figure with more pronunciation on her rear than her front. She has hooves instead of feet after her knees, and a tail swished behind her. The worst, or best, is that she is totally naked.

I stepped out of the bedroom, her tail stopping it’s movements and she briskly turned to me, her turquoise eyes widening in mild surprise. I inhaled sharply when she dropped the large spoon that she was holding, “I mean no harm, there’s no need for alarm.” She said softly while raising her hands passively, making me somewhat release my breath and relax a bit.

“W-where am I? Who are you?” I quickly asked the woman, trying to take my eyes off her nude breasts.

“My name is Zecora, and this is my hut. I found you in the Forest, and saved your butt.” The now named Zecora answered while rhyming with her accent, her eyes holding a soft glint. “A Timberwolf came and lay its claim on you, so I scared it away with a special brew.”

I blinked twice and sighed disappointedly, “I’m still dreaming then… Weird, dreams inside dreams generally don’t interact with each other. I hope I’ll wake up soon…”

Zecora raised an eyebrow in confusion, “I insist this is no joke, it is real as my home of oak.” She flicked my forehead, eliciting a yelp of pain from me.

Panic started to grow inside me, “I-I mean, I need to wake up. My f-family is waiting for me in our camp. I need to get back!” I rushed to the door before she grabbed me into a hug, tears quickly forming as the height of the situation pounded me.

“Shhh…” Zecora soothingly whispered as she cradled my head in her bust. I completely ignored what would be very arousing, choosing to sob my fears away, “I know that you must have been delivered here. I have an explanation, if you want to hear.”

I nodded in her breasts before breaking our hug, wiping the tears from my face and straightening my makeshift clothes. We both sat on something that looked like a rustic bean bag made of leather, beside a coffee table.

“There are many Planes in the vast existence, each of them with a difference. Different terrains or only one, many species or maybe none.” She explained before her voice shifted to a grumpy tone. “I felt a disturbance in the forest, ruining my moment of rest.” I sheepishly rubbed my neck.

“Wait a second.” I stopped her, “You mean like the multiverse theory? It is exactly what you said, but it doesn't explain how I did get here.”

She hummed while scratching her chin, “I’m not the most knowledgeable, but I am sure that you have fallen in a portal. More are appearing in these times, changing even more lives, like you."

"Okay…that makes some sense. But why do these portals show up?" Zecora shrugged and I sighed dejectly, "Another question, what exactly are you? And why don't you wear clothes?"

"A Zebra, I am, though not much of us here you’ll find. Equestria is ruled by the ponykind, and clothes are only for the most refined." She explained to me.

"So clothes are for rich people?" Zecora nodded, "But how do you protect yourselves from the cold?" Then I remembered when she hugged me seconds ago. She was warm, very warm, like she was with a fever. Thinking back, that Timbergal also had this higher body temperature.

"Nevermind, I figured that out." I said before she could answer, "You know someone that can help me in getting back home?"

"Yes, a friend called Twilight. Smart enough to help with your plight." She smiled warmly and I smiled back, relieved that I had some chance in returning to my family. My stomach growled loudly, and I remembered that I have eaten nothing during the entire day.

"From how it sounds, you like some food. Perhaps you’d like some soup? I have enough for two." Zecora offered to me while getting up and going to her kitchen area, picking bowls for us.

“Yes, thank you. I’m not a fan of soup, but beggars can’t be choosers. I’m Ian, by the way.” I shrugged as she used a ladle to fill the bowls. Zecora didn't show any sign of being offended, and only gave me a friendly look before giving me a bowl, a strong smell hitting my nose as I held it.

I blew at it before taking a quick sip, my mouth getting a taste of the flavour. The potato was very noticeable, mixed with some herb I couldn’t identify along with salt. I took another spoonful, more of the flavour exploding in my mouth. “Mhmm, it’s much better than I thought.” I complimented as I enjoyed my bowl.

She smiled at my compliment and we continued eating in silence, something that I personally preferred. As I became more comfortable, I started to notice a few things, mainly that I was NAKED in a room with a gorgeous woman who is also NAKED. My face flushed and I felt my blood going to my lower head, gripping my towel tighter to hide my growing boner. I gulped when I stared at how curvy Zecora's body is, how her breasts jiggled with the slightest movement.

Zecora stopped eating and noticed that I was staring, making me pale in terror before she simply… giggled at my mortification, “I see that I have spiked your lust~” A pink tint dusted her cheeks as she brought her hand to her breasts, “Do you need a release, if I have your trust?”

“No! I-I mean n-no, thank you very much.” I quickly denied her while awkwardly trying to press down my penis. “W-where the hell did that come from?”

“Oh. There aren’t many males around, so all mare’s lifes can get a bit stale. But the stallions must breed all he can, be it within or outside their clan.” She told me before fluttering her eyelids.

“I-I think I’m going to pass the opportunity..” I nervously gulped, and her giggling changed to an amused chuckle, damned woman teasing me. “C-can I go to the bathroom?” I quickly changed the subject, she pointed to a door beside the bedroom curtains.

“Thank you.” I rushed to it, hearing only more chuckles and laughter behind me. Even if she was only teasing me, or at least I hope she was, even her laughter is hot. The bathroom was small and very similar to the main room, although the floor was more smoothed out, with a shelf containing varied potions and bars of soap. There is an empty large wooden bathtub, a bucket with water, and a latrine full of... some green fluids that smell like mint.

After doing my necessities, I was surprised that whatever is inside the latrine, it completely dissolved my body waste like a chemical toilet. I shrugged, washed my hands with the bucket and exited from the bathroom.

Zecora was already washing the bowls and cups using a large bucket in a corner of the room, before she finished and turned to me, “It is already noon and I don’t have a bed for guests, so sharing is for the best.”

I opened my mouth to retort and closed before I said anything, choosing to weigh my options. On one hand, Zecora should sleep on the floor, but it would be too rude to do this to my host and rescuer. On the other hand, I don’t want to sleep on the floor. The third option that she suggested made my face lit up again, my heart pounding on my chest.

“We could have some fun if you agree,” My heartbeat increased with my eyes widening as she said that, “Or I don’t press you and we both be free.” She raised her hands in defeat while chuckling a bit, making me feel relaxed and angry at her teasing, weird mix.

“Going to say this now, I’m not removing this towel. It’s not normal for humans to sleep with naked strangers.” I said, the zebra woman nodding in agreement. Since we had nothing more to do, we went to sleep. The bed was already slightly big for Zecora, but it was nearly queen sized for me. We decided to not make things more awkward than they were, so we positioned back to back, I shuddered with the feeling of her luscious rear touching mine.

It felt...weird, I usually spent minutes, sometimes even an hour before finally sleeping, my brain still working on what I was doing, this kinda happens when you use so much computer or cellphone like I do. But this time I felt only tired and scared, and a bit aroused. I sighed and closed my eyes, hearing only the soft snores from Zecora and leaves rustling from the wind outside.

An arm closed around me, pulling my body to her’s. I gasped with the feeling of Zecora breasts on my nape, it made me feel more safe, safer than before. Sighing, I drifted into blissful slumber, or at least what I thought.

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I was running, I don’t know why or from who or what, but I was running.

Imposing trees casted down shadows over me, with a night sky being illuminated by a blood moon. The wind howled around me as I sweated in exertion, stopping to lean on a tree to catch my breath before an arrow hit right beside my hand.

“Fuck!” I shouted and looked over my shoulder, seeing numerous feminines silhouettes holding bows, had a nocked arrow and quickly shot on me, narrowly missing my head. I pivoted and quickly ran the fastest I could.

In my haste I tripped on a root, sending me sprawling on the ground. A female laugher came from above me, “I gotcha~”

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“Aaah!” I gasped and jumped awake, a thin cover of sweat covering my body as I breathed heavily to calm my post-nightmare fear, “W-what the fuck just h-happened? This n-nightmare was fucking surreal…” My mind seemed wobbled and my vision wavy, the sudden awakening of the body not being followed by the mind.

I looked around and Zecora was nowhere to be seen, a gentle humming coming from the main room alongside the smell of the soup from yesterday. I sighed and passed a hand on my face, “...Just a nightmare.”

Standing up, I saw a pile of my clothes all dried up minus my shoes that weren't there. I removed my towel and quickly put them on before walking outside, seeing my new host tending her cauldron again. Her tail swished happily, drawing a lot of my attention to her backside. “Good morning Ian, good to see you are awake. Out of your slumber I thought I would break.” She said to me before looking over her shoulder, her smile wincing.

Zecora lowered her vision downwards and immediately started to giggle, then I felt my morning wood standing in attention beneath my pants, causing me to immediately try to cover my tent. “Err, good morning?” I sheepishly greeted her while my cheeks burned.

She rolled her eyes before filling two bowls with the cauldron contents, “I reheated the cauldron full of my soup, thought you would be hungry and served you a scoop.” Picking one of the bowls after she passed it to me.

We spent the breakfast just eating, occasionally we would just chat, and by “we” I mean Zecora, it was less awkward than it sounded, she explained a bit more about Equestria, like the three pony tribes, some races that inhabit it and some basic information about them. By the time that we finished, I helped her to wash the bowls in her kitchen area, and that was when it happened.

“Zecora! Zecora! I need your help! I detected a spike in the Thaumic Field near your house and somecreature might have appeared-'' Someone burst open the door, stopping her tirade just to gawk at me. She was taller than Zecora by at least ten centimeters, discounting the horn sprouting from her forehead. Her skin, fur and horne is a light violet, her hairstyle is a fringe in the front and the rest is loose, being many shades darker than her skin, with a pink and purple streak. Her assets are more filled than Zecora, also defying gravity without sagging like the zebra. A pair of wings are sprouting from her back, her tail is a copy of her hair, and her cutie mark is a pink star surrounded by smaller white ones.

Zecora and I had no chance to interject before the new arrival rushed to infront of me, breasts jiggling wildly while she started a barrage of questions, “Who are you? Are you a human? I never saw one outside books. How did you get here? It was from a portal? Where did you come from? You are a male? Therearemoremalesfromwhereyoucomefrom-”

“Twilight.” Zecora interrupted the now named alicorn, who froze mid-question to see her position. She is right on my face, one of her hands holding high my arm while the other is groping my chest.

“S-sorry!” Twilight jumped away from me in a embarassed squeak, her face turning a darker violet hue, “I-it’s just so cool to see somecreature out of textbooks!” She gushed over me like an excited schoolgirl, although her disheveled appearance with some hair strands poking out and labored breath, combined with her body, painted a much more lascivious image.

“We k-kinda were going to search for you, maybe my luck is getting better...” I quickly said, “I-I got swallowed up by some weird portal and ended up here, I want to go home and my family m-must be worried sick.”

Twilight was taken back at my rather saddened tone, “O-okay, I think Celestia can help you, she’s the smartest person that I know, some books in my castle might help too.” She bit her lip hesitantly before continuing, “But I need to take you to Ponyville. Princess Celestia has protocols for this kind of situation and they are very rigid, even more if the creature is sentient and male.”

I looked to Zecora, getting a nod of confirmation from the zebra, then I sighed, “Alright then, we need to go now?” The alicorn nodded.

Truth be told, it is looking a bit like an arrest, but better not get this Twilight in trouble. “Let’s get going. Zecora-” I never could end my goodbye, my soon-to-be-ex host grabbed me by the arm and planted her lips on mine. My mind went blank and I felt butterflies exploding in my stomach as the gorgeous zebra woman continued passionately kissing me, my hands unconsciously going to her hips, sinking on her soft flesh. Jolts of pleasure passed through my body while her tongue and mine wrestled and exchanged fluids before we finally parted away, a strand of saliva following out.

At the corner of my vision I saw a heavily blushing Twilight, my heart pounded inside my chest as I saw how flushed Zecora is. She leaned in closer before whispering in my ear, “Finding you was a stroke of luck, come back some time for a good buck.” I shivered and nodded before she released me. I gave a quick peck on her asscheek, getting a faux glare from her.

“A-are you f-finished?” The still flustered Twilight asked, fiddling on her spot while finding her hair much more interesting than me and Zecora having an overly intense goodbye kiss. Zecora and I chuckled at Twilight expense before finally departing from the house after getting some supplies in a satchel; just water and some dried fruits.

As we walked through the dirt path outside Zecora’s house, “Soooo, you and Zecora are together-together already?” Twilight brought up, “Y-you looked kinda close, with the kiss and all.”

“Uhh… the kiss was kinda unexpected,” I admitted, “She literally saved me from being raped and God knows what more a Timberwolf attacked me, she gave me food and a place to stay. There was a lot of sexual tension, b-but we have met for, like, just half a day and this morning.” I chuckled under my breath, “And now I’m opening my heart to strangers…”

“No no. I-I didn’t want to pry in.” Twilight said defensively before softly grabbing my hand, “I’m just… here to help.” I sucked my breath in at her contact, like something washed over me coming from her. She looked prettier, her purple eyes becoming more beautiful, her breasts fuller… I shaked my head out of the stupor, only staring at Twilight’s soft expression. I don’t know what passed on me, but it made Twilight look…. look more everything. Different from Zecora, Twilight is flawless and her skin is perfect. Was this the alicorn divinity that Zecora said that many ponies believe?

A more important question popped on my head, “Do you really know how to navigate in this forest? I don’t want to get lost again.” I asked her while crossing my arms.

“Relax. I have been travelling a lot and with Zecora giving me some tips, it became much easier to spot dangers and find directions.” She reassured me before chuckling, “And to think that some months ago I would blanch at the thought of even getting close to its edge.”

“We just need to not enter any monsters' turf, especially the manticores'.” Twilight continued before abruptly stopping.

“W-what is-” The alicorn grabbed me while putting a hand over my mouth before throwing us both into a nearby bush that was thicker than most, hugging me so close that her breasts completely enveloped the sides of my head. Her horn flared and something washed over us, I couldn’t feel either her or my smell.

Then I heard it, muffled footsteps being followed by sniffing and liquid dripping on grass. I breathed in sharply when I saw through the leaves a black hand covered with a thin fur, a pair of slightly red boobs, cat-like feet and in a moment a red segmented tail with an oblong tip dripping a pink liquid. The manticore continued to sniff the spot that seconds ago we were before flapping its wings and flying away.

I and Twilight sighed, she removed her hand from my mouth and we both disentangled into two blushing messes, “T-that was a manticore? What the hell was that stuff dripping from her tail?”

“An aphrodisiac, they use it as a weapon by throwing at their victims. It quickly seeps into the skin and causes high arousal by affecting their thaumic aura.” At my confused expression her eyes widened, “You don’t know what a thaumic aura is?! Oh no, I’ll not let this slide. When we reach Ponyville and do your registration, I will teach you. It’s a matter of pride now!” She announced while I simply chuckled, at least my stay will be interesting.

Author's Note

Well, writing Zecora speaking was one of the most difficult things that I ever done in my writer story. If it felt rushed or too fast paced, it was her not me! This one was mostly world building and showing up the chars, the next one will have even more, and might get some sexy time.
Edit: Just some fixes, I got a new Beta Reader.