So over the past month or two before Fall I had started buying up some books on known ores and alloys they had found at the time being. I had started doing some editing of the book as well and what I found sad is they know every goddamn gold alloys that I know of. Why of all alloys did they find all the gold ones, yet when I found what I guess was their version of aluminium was declared too weak for use in armor too easily pierced, they hadn't even bothered trying to find it's alloys out. Which means it was cheap as hell and that means I could get it for cheap, if I can find someone that has dug it up.

Sharp had given me the day off since it was his birthday and he wanted to spend it with his chicks and grand chicks. I had wished him a happy birthday telling him I was going to start working on some personal projects today after, asking him who he brought his ores from. He told me that it Coal Feathers, he told me it wasn’t his original name it was a nickname he got since when he was young, his father was a coal miner and he was born with black and grey feathers.

I had started making my way towards the ‘mines’ though the second I came to them you know what I found. It was a farm with large patches of ores, growing like a you would see a bush growing up and out. Their ores were grown not mined, quickly pulling the ore book out from under my arms looking through the book quickly.

Near the end of the book was this sentences, “Ores, were once hard to come by than a hundred years ago a miner had noticed a strange bulb like object at the end of a vein of ore. It was later found out that if kept in poor soil and darkness, moonlight doesn’t seem to count as light to the ore plant. Their growth takes different amounts of time for different ores and grows in different size depending on ores.”

That is awesome but at the same time going to mean I will need find another book for growing ores at another time. I hope that he has an aluminium ore plant or if he didn’t bother with it for how cheap it was. I was making a mental list of the ores I would need just to make something that will last and slowly but surely making the frame for the Tornado. Though the problem I was having was still trying to find out how to make it run, I had the knowledge to make a basic plane engine, but I don’t have any fossil fuels other than coal. I really don’t want to make it where my precious Tornado runs on coal, if I had the frequency that the energy, magic, runs on I could try and transfer it to electric power.

There I go again rushing ahead in thoughts when I haven’t even started the most minimal parts, okay now that my thoughts are rolled back in I need to start by getting this ores; twenty pounds of copper, ten pounds of tin, twenty pounds of iron, and finally an unknown amount of aluminium. I will also need to see if they have any magnesium since I would need it for the alloy with aluminium to make Tornados frame. For now I was more focused on gathering enough for me to get started or just to experiment with so I can get a better grasp on how to work with the metal without the more advance tools.

I had walked up to the small house that had an open sign on the front door, I opened the door a small bell going off as he walked inside there being an old griffin taking a nap behind the counter. He fit the description I was given of Coal Feathers, he looked to be around seven feet tall having mostly dark black feathers. The only way I could tell he was getting up there in the add was his feathers were starting to fade, the hair, which I had guessed was once black, was now a bright grey color.

I had walked up to the counter and knocked on it just being tall enough for my head to peek over the counter. The griffin jumped up some seeming to have fell asleep without noticing he had looked around before calling out. “Hello, someone need something?”

I had sighed as he had missed me though clearly hearing my sigh he looked down and saw me with a bright smile he asked. “Oh, I did see you there little guy you need something?”

“Well yes I do Mr. Coal, I’m Miles, Sharp’s apprentice I wanted to start doing something on my own. He told me you were the griffin to see if I wanted to get some ores.” I replied, the old griffins smile widen after I spoke.

“Ah, so you're the little guy who finally got that spot, your boss wasn’t lying I have the large ore farm on the eastern side of the Griffin Empire. So what are you looking for?” He said as he pulled out a small notepad with a inkwell and quill.

“Well I do have a list but there is one I hope you are growing even if it might not get much use it goes by alum.” I told him, he seemed surprised that I asked for such an under used mineral.

“Well, I have some of that grown but it’s further away from here I haven’t really messed with it since it reached it’s max size that the plant grew.” He replied with a groan as he stood up from his seat.

I had followed him as he walked out of the building leading me past the rows of ores, there were multiple of the bush like ores. They were hard to tell what was what other than the coloring of the bulbs which were the ores, or fruits of the plants. I saw the aluminium before we got to it, by itself the one plant had grown out to a seven by seven foot bush with the silvery bulbs, which were only four inches large each, making the strong branches sag with the weight.

“This is it, this is the largest the alum plant has ever got it stopped growing after reach this size, I don’t even do anything special like the other ores.” He pointed out as he walked me over it taking one of the bulbs in his claw.

“Tell you what, if you want to I’ll sell you the plant itself and keep it alive for you for a hundred bits, what do you say?” He asked looking over at me as I was examining the quality of the bulbs they looking almost like how a smelt ball of aluminum.

I was caught off guard by the offer I know they had basically given off growing this ore but to sell a plant that could produce such a large amount of metal. Though this was a deal I couldn’t pass on I had more than enough money to afford the plant along with getting what I needed. First, I needed to find out how much the other ores would cost me and if magnesium grow as well. Cause if not that could throw a wrench into make the Tornado since it was needed for the alloy for the airplane's body.

“I would be fine with buying that but I should make sure I can get my other ores first before I go for this.” I said as I pulled out my list calling off the amount of ores I needed before stopping right before magnesium.

I had not told him about the magnesium as that would have to come at another time when I have a better way to make the body of the biplane. Coal was working out the amount of Bits I will owe him for the amount of ores I wanted.

“Well, little Miles for all this ores and if I add in the Alum plant it will add up to six hundred Bits. Though since you're the blacksmith’s apprentice you get a small discount just like I do for repairs. That make your told down to five hundred, sixty bits will be your total.” He said as he showed me his math on the notepad.

Looking it over I found out each pound of iron ore is worth twelve Bits, copper ore is nine Bits, and tin ore is eight Bits. It was reasonable of course this was before the discount he had added to my purchase. I could afford this and have plenty of Bits left over as I was over a thousand bits from the months of working I have done.

“That sounds reasonable I will happily pay for it and head back to the shop to start working up some.” I replied with a smile handing him the notepad he had shown me.

He seem about as happy as myself he walked over handing me a large bag, “This is for the Alum you want to gather for now while I go gather up the other ores you order.”

With a wave he walked off as I made my way into the large aluminium bush, slowly filling the bag I had with the metal bulbs. That was till I had tripped on something falling over, with a groan I look to see what it was my eyes widening at what I saw.

It was a small yellow Television with next to no buttons it looked strangely familiar, but where the hell did it come from. I had reached over picking up before nearly dropping it from the sudden voice, an all to well known voice came from it.

“Perfect Harmony can only be reach with might. By bringing the whole world under the rule of one empire. I am Dr Eggman and if you need my help just press the self deduct button and throw it at your enemy and I will come and help.” The television had said before going silently.

I had shaken off my shock for now and quickly swept the item into the bag with the rest of the metal being sure that the button was not accidentally pressed as I tied the bag shut. “Well better to not test my luck, it could be someone like me or I might have just accidentally found an upset to my plans.”

I choose that was enough aluminium for now not really feeling like it would be a good idea to keep this thing in the bag while picking the bulbs would be good if I accidently hit that button. With the large bag in hand I started making my way back toward Coal’s store area I saw about three bags were already set in front with Coal waiting.

“Ah, there you are I was wondering how much longer you would take now just pay the Bits and you can be on your way for the day.” He said as he held out his claw, I had pulled out five large sacks setting them in his claw before emptying forty gold coins into a small sack before handing him the last sixty.

With a nod he handed me the three bags of ores which surprised him when I had put all four bags over my shoulders. First, I had went back to the shop and dropped of the bags before finally making my way to the one pony stand I had saw in my first month. It turned out the pegasus that ran the stand sold something I really could use.

He sold magic runes, the one I was looking for would be great for working with metal a rune the could shot a small stream of concentrated fire. I was going to make it into my first tool I need, a welding torch. Sadly, it costed another hundred bits, though I did also buy a book on the basics of building my own runes, using sixty Bits, so I can have them charge before I need them.

One rune, really caught my eyes, was the electric bolt rune it was possible to modify it to where I could have it transfer magical energy into electrical power. Though that was another time for now I had made my way back to the shop, using some of the aluminium I had brought with me I started making the frame for welding torch.

With the frame and trigger with the small opening on the end for the flame to shoot through into the great stream. There was also my symbol I had choose for my character form on holding, my twin tails. I had went out and bought some cheap paint one orange and the other white, waiting the orange white tipped tails.

I had went upstairs taking out my tool belt putting the rune powered welder in it before thinking for a minute. “Well I guess I can see if this will work.” I said to myself before focusing in on the toolbelt.

“To any who find this, if you need anything repaired, built, or just someone to talk with and hang out just call out for Miles Prower for help.” I had said before dropping the tool belt, it had then split in two one falling into a dark hole that opened while the original fell onto my bed.

“I hope to god I don’t regret that or I will have need to build up a collection of bombs.” I said with a sigh as I put the tool belt back with the two chaos emeralds I had, heading back to read over the book of runes seeing what he could make and how to make them.

Author's Note

Yeah, I'm fine with doing crossover from time to time, just send a message if you want to do it. I'm not sure if I'll be doing that many of them since I have already got a good amount of the later parts planned out. Also I would like to thank DarkMagicEn-Forcer1 for letting my use the Eggman's token as a more of introduction of my character into the Multi-verse.