Skies uncrossed

Sleipnir and his companions moved through town. Despite the looks Sleipnir got, they passed without any trouble. As they walked, they shifted formation several times. By the time they got to the library, Sleipnir was stuck next to Rarity. He was locked in place by the crowd, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. They entered the library in this formation and Fluttershy closed the door. Sleipnir allowed his legs to drop. He gave them a stretch as Twilight called down her assistant. Sleipnir had absolutely no clue why she'd want to introduce him to anyone, so he walked to the far side of the room. Out of boredom, he began to browse through the books. After a Few seconds, Spike came down. Spike took a good look at Sleipnir. Never before had he seen anything like the stallion before him.

"Whoa. Who are you?" Spike asked. Sleipnir let Twilight do the talking. She cleared her throat and began to introduce them:

"Spike, this is Sleipnir. Celestia asked us to help him." Sleipnir didn't give any indication that he was paying attention.

"What kind of name is Sleipnir?" Spike asked. Sleipnir gave no indication that he cared.

"Is sleipnir a mute or something? Doesn't seem to talk much." Spike said.

"I'm not a mute, I just don't want to talk to you." Sleipnir clarified.

"What's wrong with talking with me?" Spike inquired.

"Because for this week I'm going to sleep under a bridge. If you have a shovel, I may have to borrow it come week's end." Sleipnir said.

"Now hold on a minute. Why would ya need tools?" Applejack asked him.

"To build. Why else would I need them?" Sleipnir asked. Applejack said nothing.

"Alright. Fair enough I suppose." Applejack said. Sleipnir returned his attention to the impressive collection of unimpressive books. He didn't trust them and vice versa. He began to mentally exit reality, only to be drawn back in again by Twilight.

"So, what are you going to do now? You'll need a plot of land to build. We can go see the mayor if you want to." She said. Sleipnir weighed his options. If he went; he'd have to sign a lot of paperwork. If he stayed; he'd have nowhere to build. Choices, choices.

"Why not." He said finally.

"Great! Let's go!" Twilight said. Her enthusiasm never failed to amuse Sleipnir. So they began the trip to the Mayor's office.

The group made their way to the mayors office. In the moments before they arrived the mayor got a message from the princes notifying her of Sleipnir's official integration and rights of citizenship. Sleipnir would be required to sign the document though. The mayor read through the document one more time.

Name: Sleipnir

Race: Horse

Sex: Male

Coat: Light-grey/w dark-grey spots

Mane: Dark-grey

Height: 6' 8"

Weight: 1,332 lbs

Just then The mayor's secretary came in:

"Ma'am, the Elements are here to see you." The secretary said.

"Send them in." She said. The secretary left and the elements and their charge came in a few seconds after. The mayor was left gawking at the height of this stallion. She looked at the paper, then back to Sleipnir.

"Sleipnir, I presume?" She said.

"Yes. I take it you need me to sign something?" he said.

"Um. Yes. Sign here please." She said as she handed him the document. Sleipnir signed his name in strange runes nobody else had ever seen before.

"So, I believe that's not all you came her for. Can I help you?" She asked politely.

"Yes, I'm looking for a lot to build a house on. Are their any for sale?" Sleipnir inquired.

"Yes, There is a small lot available, in the meadow near the bridge to Fluttershy's house. There's a tree out there, but that's about it." The mayor said.

"That will work. How much will it cost?" Sleipnir asked the mayor.

"One hundred bits." She said.

"That seems fair. Shame I have no money." Sleipnir said.

"I could lend you some." Rarity said. Sleipnir's surprise was evident.

"You certainly live up to your title, Rarity. Thank you." Sleipnir chuckled.

"Oh, don't mention it. T'was my pleasure." She said.

"Great. I'll need you to sign the deed though." The mayor said, reaching under her desk. Sleipnir signed, and Rarity paid. They set off shortly after closing the deal. They made their way to the plot of land Sleipnir now owned. Rainbow decided to spark up a conversation:

"So Sleps, who's the coolest guy you can think of?" Sleipnir pondered this question. Most of his answers were within his family.

"I would have to say... My uncle Thor." Sleipnir answered.

"Who's Thor?" Rainbow asked.

"The God of Thunder." Sleipnir said. Rainbow burst out laughing. Sleipnir was inches from brutally murdering her. Sleipnir gave her a quick punch on the shoulder.

"Ow. What was that for?" Rainbow asked.

"Insulting my family." He said with more venom in his tone was more potent than that of the snake above Loki's head. His disinterested scowl came back a few seconds later. The group approached the lot Sleipnir now owned. There was a tree as promised. There were also posts with orange tape blowing in the wind around the perimeter. The lot was a single square acre of land.

"Not too shabby." Sleipnir commented. That week would be spent planing out his abode. Sleipnir's education was mostly self-education he did in his vast amounts of free time recent events had given him. He wasn't a master architect, but he could build a basic house that could for last many years. All he needed was some time to plan it out, a few tools, and his knowledge to build it and he was set for quite a while, just long enough to find something to blackmail Celestia with.