My Little Pony: The Silvermane

Paul sat in the library in silence, trying to get comfortable on a large green beanbag that Twilight had pulled from upstairs, along with several more, enough for all the occupants of the library. Of the eight ponies that had gathered in the main room, Paul knew over half of them, but as the group slowly began taking their seats, their beanbags forming a sort of circle around the males own, he took in the appearances of the three newcomers.

The one he found he would probably have the most trouble with was the blue furred, rainbow maned and tailed pegasus mare that had been glaring at Paul since the moment she arrived, and Paul could only guess that the slim, athletic built mare probably wanted to say something to him, but kept her mouth shut with her friends around. Her cutie mark was a cloud with a rainbow colored lighting bolt coming out of it.

Turning his gaze from the mare he would probably end up calling skittles, Paul looked to the next mare, a unicorn, who had white fur and purple mane and tail, and overall looked very attractive, even to the werewolf. Her mark was that of three diamonds placed around each other, and as Paul looked at them, he felt a pair of eyes burning into him. He turned and noticed the young dragon, Spike, glaring at him as the man looked over Rarity.

Paul gave a shrug at Spikes look, not really caring what the drakes problem was and turned to find that the pink mare... Was gone? He could of sworn she was in her seat a second ago...

"Your lap is really comfy mister monkey guy!" Pinkie said happily as she sat in Paul's lap, snuggling up to him with a warm grin on her face, the mare Pinkie Pie pretty much lived up to her name appearance wise, her fur, hair and tail were all pink in color, while on her flank was a mark showing three party balloon's.

Paul's cheek's blushed up a storm as he was left astounded by the pink mare's actions, not too sure how to even react, but before he could even open his mouth to say something, Rainbow Dash beat him to it.

"Pinkie! Get off him, we don't know if he is dangerous or not! Well, not like I couldn't take him if he tried though...!" To back up her claim the rainbow maned mare took to the air, hovering above the rooms occupants, sending jabs at thin air.

Rarity nodded, not taking her eyes off Pinkie or Paul as she slightly turned her nose up, "Indeed... Who knows what strange things this... Brute could be thinking of doing to you!"

Rarity turned to Spike, who had taken this chance to sit right beside the white unicorn, nodding along with her, a stupid smile on his face as he looked up at her. Paul rolled his eyes, knowing that the unicorn, while seeming like a total stuck up bitch, was kinda right, as thanks to wearing only a towel, he could feel every movement Pinkie made, and the way her fur felt on his skin...

"Ok! OFF!" The male shouted suddenly, picking up the pink mare with great difficulty, before slowly staggered over to the free beanbag that Pinkie had originally taken as her seat and plopped her down onto it, panting slightly once he did so, "Damn your heavy... Either that or I need to do more exercise..." He mumbled to himself before heading back to his seat and sitting down.

Paul rubbed his eyes and let out a long sigh, not bothering to move his hand away from his face before speaking, "So... Is everyone comfy? Can I begin on my little 'lesson', or does some'pony' wish to say something else?"

Paul's question was met by silence, with both princesses sitting quietly in their seats, their eyes never leaving the male, Applejack, Rainbow and Rarity watching him with a sense of unease, but also kept silent. Which left Twilight, looking excited at the fact she was about to learn something new, Pinkie Pie, humming a cheerful tune as she bounced slightly in her seat and Fluttershy, doing her best to hide behind her mane as she sat beside Rainbow Dash.

Paul, confident he was not going to be interrupted, began to speak, "Ok... I am what is know as a werewolf... Or a lycanthrope if you wanna go old tongue on me...  I am pretty much a human." Paul groaned as he noticed Twilight's hand shoot up at the mention of the word 'human'.

"Whats a human?" The lavender mare asked, her wings twitching slightly as her horn lights up, floating a piece of parchment over and a quill.

Paul rolled his eyes and pointed at himself, "They look similar to me... Hair on only a few parts of their bodies, feet instead of hooves, and no tails... I am betting a few more things are different but we are here to talk about werewolves, not humans... So!"

Paul got to his feet once more and waved his left hand over his body, "I am cursed, along with my entire bloodline, with the affliction. The curse has the unfortunate effect of, when a full moon is in the night sky, turning me and my kin into... Well... Beasts... Wolf men to be precise... Our bodies shift and change, our skin becomes covered in thick pelts of fur, our faces elogate like your own and our teeth sharpen into fangs..."

As Paul went on with his description of what happens during his change, the reactions of the ponies (And drake) in the room were varied. Rainbow Dash and Applejack looked unconvinced, both seeming quite bored with all the talking, while Fluttershy was strangely curious, listening to the man speak of his bestial side made her think of her animals, and she wondered if she would be able to meet this wolf creature.

Pinkie just kept humming as she nodded her head to every other word out of Paul's mouth, smiling happily as she did so. Twilight was writing away swiftly on her piece of parchment, making sure to get everything Paul had said down and documented, not noticing the reactions of her friends, or more importantly, that of her mentor and her sister... Both Luna and Celestia had grim looks upon their faces, their fears confirmed as Celestia loudly cleared her throat, motioning for Paul's attention.

"I... See... Paul Silvermane was it? I am afraid we too had a similar curse in these lands many, many long years ago... Long before the Nightmare Moon incident. Many of my little ponies were afflicted by a cruel curse, placed on them by a mysterious creature known only as 'The Druid'... He claimed my subjects were not giving nature the respect it deserved and..."

Celestia looked away, not being able to continue as she closed her eyes tightly, a pained look on the face of the sun princess, as she remembered old, painful memories. Princess Luna however took up the tale where her sister had stopped.

"The druid used a strange magic to spread the curse through the earth ponies, forcing those cursed to change under the light of my moon into mindless beasts, who hungered for the flesh of other ponies... We... My sister and I... Were forced to... Put them down, or send them to the depths of Tartarus, where they would no longer hurt anypony."

Paul stayed silent, a thoughtful look on his face, while the mane Six looked horrified, staring in shocked silence at their rulers. Twilight broke this silence by placing her parchment down and levitating her quill over to her desk in her magic, then she turned to Celestia and spoke.

"Princess... I am sure you and Princess Luna did all you could, if neither of you could stop this druid then..."

Paul interrupted by chuckling, an act that made all eyes in the room suddenly snap on him, some in disbelief, while others were filled with spite. The mares could not understand how the male could laugh at such a thing! Paul stopped and sighed when he noticed the mixed looks he was getting and moved his right hand to rub the back of his neck lightly.

"Sorry... No disrespect but... Yeah, the same thing happened to my ancestors. We ticked off some grumpy old 'Druid' by killing a white stag in his grove, and he cursed my family's bloodline with Lycanthropy... There is no cure that's worth a damn to our knowledge, well... Other then what your princesses did."

Paul shrugged and sat back in his seat, his head resting in his hands as his mind raced, knowing that his life was more or less in these ponies hands... A thought that did not fill the male werewolf with confidence. Paul looked up when he felt a hand gently being placed on his left shoulder, his gaze catching that of Luna's, the princess of the moon smiling softly as she spoke.

"I feel we can trust you... For if you did not have some measure of control over this inner beast, you and your kin would of devolved like our subjects of old did... So tell me... Us... Can you control it?"

All ears were pricked up at the lunar princess's words, wondering and worrying in equal measure at what the answer may be. Paul locked eyes with Luna and stayed silent for several moments, just sitting there staring deep into her eyes as he thought, before nodding and giving a small shrug as he lay back more in the beanbag, his towel hiking up slightly as he relaxed.

"I wont lie and say I have control... But as long as you either keep me chained up on full moon nights or let me loose in that forest... I can say that there will be a greater chance of you all being safe. The beast... I can always feel it, locked up tight in its cage... Angry, hungry, waiting to get out..."

Paul's eyes had a faraway look to them for a few seconds as he spoke, before he shook his head and ran a hand through his hair, "... But I keep it in check, as long as it isn't a full moon, and I don't lose my shit and get into a rage, I can keep it in check..."

Luna gave a nod and moved back to her sister before speaking, "Come sister, Princess Twilight, we must discuss what is to be done with our guest here... I ask the remaining element bearers to keep an eye on him, just in case... You understand I hope?" The last part was directed at the relaxing man, his eyes closed at this point.

"Of course... it's cool..." He shrugged and let out a long, loud yawn before snuggling up into the beanbag and trying to get a nap in.

Twilight Sparkle, Celestia and Luna all made their way into the library's kitchen, leaving the five remaining mare's and Spike alone with the apparently sleeping Paul. Rainbow quickly moved over to Applejack and whispered in her ear, her voice low, but still audible to everyone in the room.

"AJ... I don't like this! A stallion who turns into a monster for a full week every month? That's crazy! I hope the princesses let us use the elements and..." Rainbow Dash blinked as her nose was bopped by Applejack, who had a frown on her features, her stetson flipped back showing her full face.

"Sugar cube... Ahm hopin' you aren't fixing to be judging this here fella before we learn more about the guy?" Applejack looked towards the napping male and sighed, "Listen, I don't rightly like this either... But to just up and see the varmint as a threat without giving him a fightin' chance is just plain unfair..."

"Yeah! Don't be a meanie pants Dashie!" Pinkie shouted, moving over to sit beside Paul's beanbag, gently stroking the man's hair, making him smile gently as he slept, "He is soooooo interesting! And he turns into a puppy dog every so often?! Thats AMAZING!"

Pinkie giggled and grinned at both Applejack and Rainbow Dash, both of whom decided not to argue with Pinkie when she was so dead set on such a thing... But it didn't stop Rainbow from getting Fluttershy's comment on the situation.

"Fine! Hey Flutters, what do you make of mister 'I'm a scary wolf man' here? I bet you agree with me on this?" Rainbow asked her shy friend confidently, smirking smugly as she spoke, but the smirk dropped like a ton of bricks as Fluttershy shook her head, before her soft voice could be heard.

"Um... I don't think that he is a bad pony... He didn't try to hurt me or my little animal friends when I met him near the Everfree forest, and he seemed very friendly..." The yellow mare blushed slightly and covered her face as well as she could with her mane before continuing, "I am alittle afraid though...  I know I am good with animals, but... This beast he talks about... It doesn't sound like a puppy to me..."

Pinkie, Rainbow and Applejack were slightly shocked at Shy's words, not expecting the fearful mare to so readily give such a strange creature a chance. The sound of a loud harrumph was heard, making all heads turn to Rarity, who was sitting with one leg crossed over the other, her head upturned and her eyes closed.

"This 'Paul' seems to be nothing more then a brute with no manners, a foul mouth and from what I can gather he is fairly dangerous!" She got up slowly from her beanbag and waved to Spike, who had been sitting obediently by her side for a while now, making the young dragon rush off.

"Who knows what horrible things he could do to us as this... This beast!" She placed the back of her hand against her brow and swooned, landing on an expertly placed couch, an out of breath Spike having placed Rarity's 'fainting couch' just in time.

The entire room had a collective eye roll, before a soft laugh caught everyponies ear. All eyes turned to Paul, who had not moved or even opened his eyes, as he began to speak.

"Amazing how open people... Sorry... Ponies, are when they think someone's asleep... Now first... Skittles... Fuck you..." He gave Rainbow Dash the finger, leaving the pegasus mare stunned, "Applejack... Thanks for the vote of not having me imprisoned or whatever, Pinkie Pie, keep doing what your doing."

Pinkie Pie gave out a giggle and moved closer, stroking her soft furred hands through the man's hair lightly, making Paul sigh happily, before he continued.

"And... I am sorry, the heck is your name? The chick with the stuck up tone of voice and what... Sounds like a yard pole stuck up her ass?"

Rarity's jaw dropped at Paul's words, her eyes going wide as she gasped, while Rainbow Dash, over her initial shock, burst out laughing at the man's comment's, hovering in midair, her wings flapping as she did so. Applejack let a small smirk come through but restrained herself from laughing while both Fluttershy and Pinkie kept quiet, both knowing what was coming next...

"How... How DARE you! I am Rarity Belle! Dress maker extraordinaire! And I can not stand such-such foul ruffians such as..." The white unicorn was silenced when Paul waved her on with a hand.

"Yeah yeah... Rarity. got it. I can be well mannered, hell, I can be a proper gentleman I have been told by... A friend... I just choose to act like that for people... Or ponies now, that earn my respect, and making assumptions about someone you just met? Yeah, not the best way to be around new folks..."

Rarity, and Spike from the looks of the slightly ticked off baby dragon, were both ready with some form of rebuttal for the man before the clearing of a throat from the kitchen doorway drew everyone's attention. All three princesses stood in the kitchen doorway, each having a neutral face as they stared at Paul.

Paul gulped and gave a sheepish grin, "So... Tartarus or stone? I hear being a statue isn't so bad... Right?" He joked, his voice easily showing his nervousness.

Twilight looked to both Luna, and then Celestia, each giving her a nod before the lavender princess turned back to Paul and spoke in a regal tone, "We have come to an agreement on a course of action..."

Paul held his breath as he waited for the worst... Which never came as Twilight's normal tone returned as she spoke next, "Welcome to Ponyville Paul... We will set you up with a place to stay while we work on how to get you home."

The man blinked and looked at all three princesses, all of which were smiling happily, with Twilight's smile being the brightest, as she moved to Paul and placed a soft hand on his shoulder.

"You will stay with me hopefully and..." She was cut off when Paul pulled away from Twilight, a hard look in his eyes as he glared at her, shaking his head.

"Hell no... I still haven't exactly forgiven you... And I don't know when I will, so until then, next place?" He asked, raising an eyebrow, turning to each of the girls, not expecting much of a response.

Paul did find himself surprised when the yellow mare, who he remembered had been terrified of him when they first met had nervously raised her hand slightly, a small smile on her face that could be seen beneath her mane.

"You can... Come stay with me, if that's ok with you of course..." She asked quietly, barely able to be heard, but Paul picked it up well enough.

"Well... You haven't tried to beat me up, kidnap me, or knock me out with a book so... Sure, I will stay with you till I can get my own place in this town... But I swear if that bunny starts anything..." Paul growled, making the mares in the room raise their eyebrows in unison at the mention of a bunny.

"Angel bunny? What ya'll talkin bout sugar cube? Everypony knows he is a sweet little thing..." Applejack drawled, with her words being met with multiple head nods... If only they all knew what was going to happen next...

To Be Continued...