Skies uncrossed

Sleipnir sat on his legs and watched the world go by. He had bore witness to the fall of the human race and the rise of Pony kind. He hated What had become of Midgard in the absence of humans. So peaceful, everything had to be solved with diplomacy, and understanding. These pathetic sops couldn't even fight when they were drunk! but the worst part of this new world was it was based on Greece and Rome! The most uptight, posh, ignorant, douche bags he had ever seen. His kind were worth nothing to him any more. They knew no hardships because they tried to make a perfect world based on everything the old world could never have.

"To Utgard with their 'peace' and 'harmony'." He snorted. "If I were their first king, I would have preached the old ways to them." He said. He resumed his silent observation. He watched Pegasi float along, without a care in the world. The farmers grow crops that never withered. He turned his head to the massive city on the mountain, pondering how hard it was to make such a thing that could stay up that long. He never made contact with these brain dead sops but he always imagined if he walked in to town one day, they would declare him God and listen to his commands. He knew nothing like that would ever happen. He let out a long, drawn-out sigh and watched the world go by again.

Celestia looked out over her and her sister's kingdom. The sun was shining, there wasn't a cloud in the sky, it wasn't too warm... It was another perfect day... Almost. Celestia felt a single being that was discontent. She wondered who could be so discontent in her perfect kingdom. Celestia usually dismissed this as clearly something that didn't need to be solved with direct intervention, but still, this same being was discontent every day. She only felt this being for the last four weeks. So she decided to pay them a visit today. She put Luna in charge of today's meetings and sent a notice to everyone she was meeting with about her placing her sister in charge.

"Sister are you sure about this? Only one pony is discontent, It's not like the fate of the world is on the line!" Luna tried to reason.

"Yes, Luna. This pony has been discontent every day for four whole weeks now." Celestia said, firm in her beliefs.

"Very well. I cannot stop you." Luna said as Celestia Began her 'Solar Eyes' spell. Celestia saw on a ridge in the Everfree, a strange stallion. He was a head taller than her with her horn. He had a light grey coat with dark spots everywhere, a dark grey mane and tail. Celestia wondered what set him apart from other ponies aside from his size. Then he stood up stretched his legs, revealing his eight powerful legs. He gave the air behind him a few experimental kicks to see if he was good, then he laid back down. Celestia took flight in the direction of the strange stallion. She didn't know why, but she found him extremely attractive. She knew nothing about him, but hope to make him stop being so angry and spiteful.

Sleipnir stood up and started to leave. Just then he heard flapping. He looked back to see a white mare with wings and a horn! She landed right where he was sitting only a few moments ago. She cleared her throat.

"Hello. I am Princess Celestia, Raiser of The Sun and co-ruler of Equestria. What is your name, stranger?" Celestia asked. Sleipnir prepared his 'Voice of Asgard' and spoke:

"I am Sleipnir! Son of Loki! Steed of Odin!" He said in a voice like thunder.

"Well, It's a pleasure to meet you Sleipnir. I noticed that you are very discontent. What seem to trouble you?" Celestia said.

"A distaste for your laugh of a culture." Sleipnir said in his 'business' voice.

"I cannot help you if don't aren't specific. What do you you despise about it? maybe it can be changed." Celestia tried to reason.

"Every thing. Until this world were to remember the old ways, I will remain discontent." Sleipnir said. Celestia was startled by this stallion. He wanted to see everything she worked so hard to achieve gone!

"Why do you hate the way things are now?" Celestia inquired.

"Because you are ignorant of the old ways and you would even brand them evil." Sleipnir Retorted. Celestia, ever the open minded sister, Decided to at least here of these 'Old Ways' before judging them. Sleipnir gave a brief overview of the Old Ways. Celestia didn't like their barbaric nature. Celestia criticized every last thing she disagreed about with this newly proposed culture.

"You cannot think that that's any life worth living! It's cruel and wrong! life should be spent striving for peace and morality, not might and glory in battle!" Celestia said.

"Yet I've seen humanity change and grow. I have learned that there is no peace that lasts for ever. War is the only constant. It never changes no matter what you do." Sleipnir said. Then he turned to leave.

"Where are you going?" Celestia asked.

"I'm going home. I'm done here." Sleipnir Replied rudely.

"You cannot leave! You still have to learn about Harmony and the magic of friendship!" Celestia said.

"Watch me." Sleipnir said. Celestia couldn't let this barbarian walk away with his head still filled with thoughts like his. Thinking quickly, she cast a spell to keep him in Equestria until he was changed for the better. Sleipnir suddenly stopped as the spell took hold.

"What did you do to me, wench?" Sleipnir more said than asked as he turned and glared at Celestia.

"I have placed a spell that will keep you here until you learn to accept Harmony and Friendship." If Sleipnir was pissed before, now he was furious.

"Tell me why I shouldn't end you right now." Sleipnir spat.

"Because I'm the only one who can remove the spell." Celestia said calmly, despite the massive horse glaring more than daggers at her. But she knew that he was playing with an empty hand. He couldn't kill her or he wouldn't get to go home. This Put her in the position of power.

"Damn you." He growled. And then he sighed. "You win... For now." Sleipnir knew he had lost ether way. He wasn't stupid. He wasn't in a good position here. But he wasn't as dumb as Celestia thought. He would find a way to turn the tables on her. He was The Son of Loki after all. But for now, he had to wait. He had learned one thing from humanity though. He needed something visual to blackmail her with. In a sense; 'pics, or it didn't happen'.

"Now, I have some people I would like you to meet..." Celestia began as she charged her horn for a spell. She teleported them to her room and told Sleipnir to stay while she inform her sister of her return and the circumstances surrounding it.

"Perfect." Sleipnir said as Celestia left. He began carefully looking through her things for anything he could use as blackmail. He searched through all her drawers and found nothing. A neat stack of letters on her desk in her private library revealed nothing. Bookshelves? Negative. Drawers? Nothing. He searched high and low. He even looked for false drawer bottoms and back panels. Still, his search was fruitless. He returned to Celestia's bedroom and laid down on the floor.

A minute or two later her heard hoofsteps outside the door followed by muffled talking. Then the doors opened and Celestia stepped in with a shorter, blue alicorn. Sleipnir assumed this to be Celestia's sister. He said nothing and returned the spiteful glare she gave him with one of his own.

"So you are the heathen barbarian Celestia told us about." Luna said with contempt. Before Celestia could say anything Sleipnir made his stand.

"Heathen is a relative term, you know." Sleipnir shot back in his version of the Royal Canterlot Voice with a vengeance.

"Hold thy tongue, Savage! You are in the presence of royalty!" Luna said.

"And you stand in the presence of a god, lesser mortal." Sleipnir retorted viciously, rising to his full height for extra intimidation.

"You are delusional to think yourself a god. I and my sister are the only gods here, mortal!" Luna said with bitter contempt.

"And yet I have witnessed your births from afar! Even then I was far older than you both are now! Immortality does not make you a god." Sleipnir refused to back down. If this came to blows, then so be it.

"The same goes to you, too, heathen." Luna said using the only loophole in his logic

"I claim godhood because my parents are gods, unlike yours." Sleipnir retorted. Celestia cut off her sister and guest's flame war.

"Enough!" Celestia said, ending the feud. "It will be hard enough to integrate Sleipnir into society and help him change without you trying to make him feel unwelcome, Luna. And as for you, Sleipnir; You'll never make friends if you keep acting like you're better than everyone else." She continued.

"Not that it's untrue." Sleipnir said. Luna said nothing, but instead chose to glare at Sleipnir.

"Now, I want you to to have a pleasant conversation while I write and send a letter to Twilight. You can start by apologizing to one another." Celestia said as she turned and left. Leaving two spiteful deities in the room to glare at each other.

"So... I suppose we're supposed to apologize?" Sleipnir said breaking the ice.

"I'll apologize for my actions if you apologize for yours and agree to become civilized." Luna said.

"I'll be honest with you, I never asked to come here. I was content going to this ridge out in the woods and just watching the world go by every day. I was doing no harm just glaring and thinking angry thoughts, so drop the part about conforming to your ways and its a deal." Sleipnir said.

"Than no deal." Luna said.

"So be it." Sleipnir said.

"Indeed... Sleipnir... What an odd name." Luna said

"Only to you." Sleipnir said. A long pause followed suit as the two deities assessed the threat the other posed to them. Finally, Celestia returned, breaking up the staring contest.

"Well, Sleipnir. Twilight will be arriving shortly to meet you. Have you and Luna apologized?" Celestia asked.

"No." They both said simultaneously.

"I see." Celestia said, her disappointment obvious.

"Well if you will not apologize on your own I will make you like foals." Celestia said again.

"Fine." Sleipnir and Luna said. After brief and unheartfelt apologies, Luna decided to leave the room. The choking silence got to Celestia so she decided to break it.

"So... Do you want to talk?" Celestia asked to break the ice.

"No." Sleipnir replied. He was still siting in the same spot on the floor next to the bed. The crippling silence would remain unbroken for now as Sleipnir passed out from boredom. This was going to be a long few months for Celestia.