The Animal Within

“So what brings you to Canterlot High then Lykos?” Rarity asked him which caused the poor guy to blush a little.

“Well me and my parents move around a lot and we figure that since we are settling down I might as well go to school as well.” Lykos said as he scratched the back of his head.

“It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I know tons of people who have moved around many times until coming here.” Rarity said as she tried to comfort him.

“So… where’s the next part of the tour?” The teen asked her.

“Well.. you wouldn’t happen to have a class schedule would you?” She asked back. Lykos then remembered the piece of paper in his pocket and pulled it out.

“Alright. I have History with a Professor Discord-”

“More like Professor Mental Issues. The man is insane.” Rarity interrupted.

“Science and Chemistry with a Miss… Zekara?-”

“Mrs. Zecora you mean. She’s a weird but very nice teacher.” Rarity explained.

“P.E with a Coach Sombra, sounds like a tough man, and Math with a Professor Time Turner.” He finished.

“He prefers for us to call him “The Doctor”. Just a heads up.” Rarity said to him. Lykos nodded in response. He was about to leave when he noticed the schedule in her hands.

“Hey…. can I see your schedule?” He asked her. Rarity nodded and took it out for him to look at it. His eyes widened as he saw that her schedule matched his in everything…. except for gym. “And you were going to tell me this when?” He asked in an amused tone causing Rarity to chuckle.

“Well I was going to surprise you a little but oh well.” She said. Lykos shook his head in amusement. This was one crazy girl.

“So where’s Professor Discord’s class?” Lykos asked.

“Follow me.” She simply said as she began to walk away.

“Haven’t I been doing that for a-”

“Don’t you dare finish that sentence.” She interrupted.

“Sorry.” He said. As the two continued to walk, a small spiking pain in Lykos’ head arrived, making stop for a bit as he rubbed his head, hoping the pain would stop. Rarity, who was still walking, turned her head and noticed him. Worried a little, she walked back towards him.

“Lykos, are you alright?” She asked in a worried voice.

“Y-Yeah. Come on, let’s get moving.” He replied as he shook his head side to side before continuing to walk. They soon arrived in what could only be described as nothing but…. pure chaos. Paper airplanes soared around the room, teens in groups speaking with each other, and rubber band hornets zooming around. Lykos couldn’t believe what he was watching. But was really weird was the teacher. The teacher was a slim man with a white goatee and black eyebrows. He had shaggy white hair and seemed to have yellow eyes with red pupils. His clothes were even more weird. A sewing mess of mix and matched clothes. Lykos didn’t know whether it was just how weird he was or how epic his classroom seemed but somehow he felt that this class was going to be one of his personal favorites.

“Now now class do settle down now! We can all have a little fun later!” The strange teacher said in a loud voice. Lykos was taken back by how obedient the whole class reacted with that one simple command and how quiet it got. The teacher then snapped his head towards him and Rarity.

“Aw Miss Rarity. It seems like you’re 10 minutes late.” He said.

“My apologies Professor Discord. But Principal Celestia assigned me to show the new student around.” She said as she pointed towards him. Then suddenly, the teacher climbed from his chair and walked up to the teen.

“A new student? It’s been a long while since I’ve had a new student in my classroom. Tell me my boy, what’s your name?” He asked as he stared into his eyes.

“L-Lykos sir. My name is Lykos.” The teen replied as he swallowed a lump in his throat.

“Interesting name. Coming from the Greek word for ‘Wolf’. Well it’s nice to meet you Lykos. I am Professor Discord. Your new history teacher.” He said as he stuck out his hand. Lykos reached out to shake it but as soon as their hands made contact, a small jolt of electricity went through Lykos.

“First rule of my class Lykos! Never trust what you see!” Discord said as he showed his open hand to reveal a joy buzzer underneath. Normally Lykos would be mad or even outright furious but something about the teacher made it impossible for that to happen.

“Mister Lykos, if you will, please stay up here. Miss Rarity you can head to your seat.” He said, making the girl head over to an empty desk and sit in it.

“Alright class, we’ve got a new student this year. Please remain calm and listen.” He said. Lykos couldn’t believe as the kids did as he said. “Go ahead young man, introduce yourself.” Discord said. Swallowing a hard lump in his throat, Lykos began to speak. “Hello. My name is Lykos. I recently moved here with my mom, my dad, and my little sister.” He said. A resounding “aaawwww!” was heard from many of the girls in the room as he blushed a little at this. Discord merely smiled and started to clap…. only to get zapped by his own joy buzzer. Never the less he still clapped though he got a little shock from it every time though. He took the buzzer off as he walked back to his own work place and placed it in a drawer. Lykos then made it to an empty desk and sat in it, placing his backpack on the seat.

“Alright class, today we’re going to be talking about Lycaon.” Discord said, making a certain teen’s eyes grow a little.

Lycaon. Now this is going to be fun. Lykos thought with a small grin on his face.

“Now first of all…. who can tell me just where this lovely little tale originated from….. except Twilight Sparkle.” He said the moment a lavender colored teen shot her hand up. She lowered it down as her cheeks flushed red a little. Lykos shot his hand up and Discord picked him.

“The story originated in Ancient Greece didn’t Professor?” Lykos asked him. Discord smiled as he nodded his head in satisfaction.

“Well I shouldn’t be surprised by the boy who’s named after his sacred animal. Yes Lycaon’s story did originate in Greece in it’s infancy. But now who can tell me just what happens in this story?” Discord said and he was shocked when Fluttershy then slowly but surely stuck her hand up to answer.

“Um…. Lycaon w-was a king in a Greek city and w-worshipped their gods. O-one day Zeus came down but he didn’t b-believe it was Zeus so i-in order to t-test him he-” Fluttershy gulped “-he fed Zeus cooked human flesh. The g-god was enraged so h-he had his s-sons s-struck down and t-turn Lycaon into a hybrid. The first Werewolf….. i-is that right Professor?” She asked as her teacher looked at her with his eyes widened and his jaw dropped.

“That’s… correct Fluttershy. Very correct.” He said in a surprised voice. Everybody but Lykos stared at her in shock that she answered.

What’s wrong with them? It’s just a student answering a question. It’s not like she’s a quiet person or anything. Lykos thought in an irritated voice.

“Students, if you will, please team up with a partner if you can. I have a team assignment I’d like for you to do.” He said making the students get up from their seats and get into pairs. As Lykos looked for someone, he saw Rarity who looked like she needed a partner. As he headed over to her, he was passed by a familiar kid named Blueblood who quickly sat in the seat next to her.

Horndog. Lykos thought as he snorted. He turned and sat next to a lavender girl and  Fluttershy, if he remembered right then the lavender one was called Twilight Sparkle. He smiled as he shook Twilight’s hand.

“So you needed a partner right?” Twilight asked.

“Yeah. I was going to work with Rarity, but someone beat me to it.” He said as he stared at Blueblood.

“B-Blueblood is a pervert. I o-once caught him peeping in the girls locker room.” Fluttershy seemed to have whispered.

“Did he get in trouble?” He asked her.

“Our friend, Rainbow Dash, whipped him with a wet towel right in his pride.” Twilight said making him giggle.

“Ouch.” Was all Lykos said. He sat down as Discord handed out the papers…. while riding his chair like a chariot. When Lykos got his paper he looked down and, once more, smiled as he saw that it was a paper on Lycaon and other legends of Werewolves but what made him confused was the fact that Discord’s paper made it seem like they could be real.

What’s this Discord hiding?