I had started off small, building the parts needed for the Tornado' shell such as the bolts, the wires, the propeller, and some of the more complicated pieces. I had only one problem which was the covering of the wires, I needed rubber as far as I have seen so far it is not for sell any where around here. That left me with a little options since the instillation was needed before I even did any testing, I just need to make a certain form of it and I can use it to cover the metal wiring, which I had made from copper being the more common form of wires, and good at dealing with currents of electricity.

So far the most complicated part was making the wire just right it was hard to do by hand having to wrap wires around wires to make sure that it will be able to conduct electricity. The first thing I needed to do was find a forest and pray to whatever being that might be listening that I can find some hevea brasiliensis, or better known as the rubber trees. That way I do have any worry of wires getting crossed in the inner working, with a sigh I had went out to the main market to see if any new vendors.

Over an hour had passed before I had found at least a lead for the trees that I'm looking for. Some Zebra travelers who had come from the northwest, had talked about founding some trees that produced sap. Though they said some of the friends have nearly threw up trying it. It's a small chance but it could be the things I'm looking for, so using a few bits I had I bought a map of this continent. Most of it was not explored fully yet as it showed large forest, I had asked one of the Zebra travelers if they would mind marking the area they thought it was they found the trees.

With a smile the woman zebra, who was leading them, marked the spot on the map about a day or two walk away from the town. Though for me that would take me about a full day to get there, with a small bag of bits I had bought a tap with a large bucket that had an attached cover.

I had went back to the blacksmith, writing the note telling Sharp I would be gone for a day or two to go collect something I needed for a project. I had got my tool belt wrapping it around my waist, along with putting the two Emeralds in my pockets. I was still a bit paranoid that if someone found them I would have to hunt it down once again. With a small bag of food wrapped to one of my belt loops I nodded to myself and headed off.

I had walked out of the town making sure I was out of sight of the town before starting to speed up, almost instinctively once I hit a certain speed my tails started to spin behind of my launching me faster. This was the fastest I had gone, going up and down hills in the area with very little trouble. I knew I still would have been left in the dust by the original Tails but I was still a decent speed, if my math was right I was going one-third the original Tails' speed.

I was hoping that I didn't accidentally run into someone cause I don't think I could stop without sliding five feet. That or I would do a good many flips and have learned a valuable lesson, which is learn how to fly sooner than later. Since right now I still have to keep my feet on the ground unlike, when original, who would be able to maintain his speed while not having his feet on the ground.

Though I was enjoying the wind in my face the fresh air and being able to stretch my legs, I guess being in front of the forge so long does get tired some. It needed to be done, I'm a long way off from making parts without the need of a forge. I am making a note to self that one of the first machines I make with a be a metal press, to help from parts without the need for hours of hammering.

I watched as clouds and the landscape flowed pass me, my eyes opening wide as I skidded to a halt, leaving two five feet long hole in my wake. There was a large caravan no more than twenty feet in front of me, it was clear by the amount of griffins and empty wagons, this was most likely lumber jacks on their way to the forest. This could cause problems if I need more rubber than what I can collect right now.

I had started making my way towards the caravan they had noticed me pretty quick, I mean bright orange sure kind of stands out in an almost wilted grass covered hill. An elderly griffin, who feathers and hair had became completely grey even the rest of his fur and feather looked to have lost their color. Though he still looked as if he could knock down a tree without much trouble.

"What bring you out to our little camp? We were just setting before take down a few of this trees for some furniture, while it doesn't have the best smell at first this trees are easy to work." The elderly griffin stated with a smile pointing a claw back at the trees.

"Well sir, I had came to get some of the sap like substance that this trees produce for a project I was working. If you don't mind I was hoping that if you can leave a few of the younger trees here so I can tap them if I need more." I had respond showing the bucket and tap I had brought with me.

"I see no problem with that, that stuff does make it harder to use the tree, so if you find any use for the stuff be sure to let us know. We have been replanting them for three generations now and have yet to find a use for the sap. Taste horrid, so we have been just trying to use it for wood shine." He replied seeing the spark of hope almost lighting up his bright green eyes.

"I almost forgot my name is Miles Prower, if you can I'll leave my tap with you after I filled my bucket. If you fill a bucket or three, I'd be more than willing to pay thirty bits for each bucket of sap." I said with a smile, hoping to god that it would be enough.

"My name is Holz as for your offer. Hmm, how about thirty-four bits, along with you pay us half for three bucket now and the rest when we deliver them to you deal?" He replied offering out his claw to me.

With a nod I reached out shaking his hand, walking over with him over to their camp I had circled the town which I was staying in on his map writing down where to find me. Now that that was out of the way I made my way over to one of the younger rubber trees, taking out the tap and hammering into the tree with the hammer in my tool belt. I made sure that my bucket was under the tap with the lid open as the rubber started slowly pouring into the bucket.

Taking a seat next to the bucket I pulled out my small bag of food starting to eat the small sandwich I had made with some bread and meat, with a little bit of lettuce that was on sell before left. Even after all this months I still missed not have as large of a variation, that was something that I would just have to wait for on someone else to make it. Since when it came to food I wasn't taking any chances, I had once burned noodles! Fucking noodles, just cause I had maybe got a bit distracted and forgot about it not noticing till I smelled something burning..

It was about almost an hour before the bucket was filled, carefully removing the tap, and slipping the lid over the bucket and locking the lid onto it with clamps. I had lifted up the bucket heading back towards the lumberjacks camp. After a few minutes of searching I had found Holz handing him the tap and the half the bits for the three more buckets. He wish me luck as I started walking off back toward town.

It was going to be a long road to set up the alternator, regulator, and much more though hopeful with the time I had I was hoping that I would have the Tornado ready by the first day of spring. It is a large leap in technology I was trying to do, though I needed to find the rest of the Emeralds before they got into the wrong hands or worse were already in bad hands.

I had softly started humming to myself as I had picked up my speed, though not going full speed just in case, really didn't feel like refilling this bucket. I looked up watching as the clouds floated by, with the resources I had I should be able to finish the Tornado. If my math was correct with two lightning runes as the battery I should be able to run the biplane easily.

Though if my math was wrong there was a fifty-fifty chance that it would explode and I'd have to start over from scratch once more. Though this just the first one, as the saying is 'the first step is always the hardest' if this works I can start building the machinery I need to make construction easier. Though for now I needed to stay focus on the Emeralds, once I have gather all the lost ones I can focus on my business.

With a fluid plan set up I had some goals set my first being to piece together the first Tornado, second, gather as many of the Chaos Emeralds as I could. The third would to be building my home/business from the ground up, and I guess I'll just make it up as I go.

Meanwhile with a certain old unicorn.

With a groan he still had no idea the young creature, beat him he had went over every possibility even going as far as thinking Discord was using the being as puppet and was messing with him. Though even that held no water the creature, Miles, was organized, calculating, and calm traits which were nearly the opposite of everything the being stood for.

He was looking through the ones for hire trying to find a being that won't stick out in the town somepony that could get close and get the information he required to find out what Miles weakness was. A smile had spread across his face as he found the forms for one of the few griffins that lived in the newly formed country, he was a mercenary willing to do just about anything for the right price.

With this tool he shall find out what makes the little fox tick and if possible get him to see things his way, since what's an old unicorn without a young impressible student to continue his work. He had moved over to his book untitled by containing a large formula for a spell that he has yet to complete, thinking he might have found the way to solve his problem.

Though time was against him he would have to hope this mercenary was fast and would be easy to keep silent when told to. Even if there was more than one way to get rid of loose ends when the time came, he had started writing down a letter to be sent to the griffin and where to meet him. Since the game had already began the new player would just have to find out who already was running this game.

Author's Note

Sorry it took me so long to post this, with the place I was working at closing down, having some ups and downs in life I have been working on this and my other story. I hope ya'll enjoy this chapter, if you see any mistakes just leave it in the comments and I'll repair it as fast as I can.

Also thank all you who have liked this story, I will be truthful I am not much of a write but I'm glad to see so many people are enjoying my story. Hopefully I can continue to keep ya'll interested.