
Zecora and the Parasite
A mental chess game ensues between an eccentric rhyming zebra and an increasingly impatient slug.
A sister story to In Reflection, The Same
After the shattering, countless denizens of the old world fled from the Celestial sea to find refuge from the ice's many horrors. Reek was one of those refugees, and after days of slithering across mountains and through forests, he came across a small hut. Inside, he found a humble zebra who seemed to speak only in rhyme. It was so nice of her to welcome him with open hooves, and even nicer to allow him solace in her home.
This was perfect. She was perfect.
...The perfect host.

15417 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read
9 Chapters:
- Prologue: Arm-Worm 2022-08-13 03:43:36 UTC1585
- 1: Out of the Ice, Into the Blizzard 2022-08-13 03:43:38 UTC1286
- 2: All Just Shades of Black 2022-08-14 05:22:26 UTC1632
- 3: Sluggish, Slithering Stories 2023-02-16 06:04:03 UTC1700
- 4: Lost in Frost 2023-03-12 06:06:35 UTC2067
- 5: Heads Up 2023-12-28 07:29:05 UTC1929
- 6. Tip the Scales 2024-06-15 15:48:57 UTC1331
- 7. Sage Advice 2024-06-21 16:52:58 UTC1601
- 8: Petal Plucker, Nuckel Dragger 2025-01-06 02:50:34 UTC2286