When I had made it back to the town the sun couldn't be seen any more the moon having started it's raise into the sky as the stars slowly faded into existence. The town had all but became dark, only a few lights from torches and candles that had yet to be put out. If it wasn't for being a fox I would be blind as could be, but after a few minutes my eyes adjusted to the low light.

There was no time to sleep while I made my way into the blacksmith, within minutes I had lit up the forge. After hours and hours of working and testing to find the right amount of temperature to have the rubber become the right form. I had barely noticed as the sun had raised, what told me I had stayed up all night was Sharpen had came into the forge to open shop.

"Miles, what are you doing up this early I would have thought that trip of yours would have tired you out?" Sharpen asked, making me jump some as I was to focused I didn't even hear him come in.

"It's morning already? I had got here with one of the main things I was missing for my project I was testing it to see what temperatures I needed to get it where I needed it. I guess I lost track of time." I replied ending it with a large yawn rubbing my eyes, really wishing caffeine was easy to get at the time being.

Though buying tea leaves here were expensive as can be since they were an export from the Zebras, which at the time were more of tribes rather then a country at the time being. Cause of that the ones who sell here usually double the price if not more, though that is cause the Zebras only have enough money and supplies to come and sell their goods before making the trip back home.

Coffee wasn't a choose either since they were still unknown from what I have seen, sugar was worth as much as a suit of armor since it was also an import and rare. I started the long and painful path of covering the wiring in the newly made rubber covering. I had only just created the first part the regulator, I already knew what I was going to use the battery using the lightning runes as a substitute.

After finishing one more part I thought it was best not to push my luck it was time for me to get some rest, making sure to clean up the station. I move my stuff out back to where the almost completed frame of the plane was the only thing left, was the inside and welding the parts together.

It was going to be the Tornado mark one, I wasn't sure if it was even going to work with all the substitutes I needed to use. For all I know the whole thing could explode! Which is why when I made the wheels I will roll it outside of the town to test it. I think I could survive the explosion if it happens, even if I'm not as tough as the original I'm still considerable tougher than your average person.

Though for the time being I really needed to sleep, being tired and working with machinery or even just the furnace would be dangerous and cause mistakes. With a large yawn I started gathering up the finished and unfinished parts moving them out of the way putting a cover over them to keep them out of the way and out of sight. I had slowly made my way up to the room before I fell face first onto the bed quickly drifting to sleep.

It was nearing the end of the month by the time I had finished the prototype engine block using the electric runes I crafted using iron. I had made plenty more wiring even more than I had needed using the first bucket and some of the delivered buckets of raw rubber I had paid for. While it isn't the best metal for the runes, it's the most durable and easily the cheapest, other than aluminium, that gives the best results. I had spent hours of the last day of the month tinkering the engine even making the diagnostic gauge to tell me when the electric rune started showing signs of weakening.

I had spent the past week doing the finishing touches on the outside, making the metal rubber covered wheels. It was just like the original so the wheels couldn't pull in to it or change since I don't have the time or equipment to do a more advance version. I had wiped my forehead before heading inside to get Sharpen.

"Hey, boss I wanted to tell you my project is finally complete and ready for it's test. Would you mind helping me push it out of town so I can test it?" I asked him, while I could test it myself, but if something went wrong I would rather have someone nearby.

Sharpen smiled he had been curious himself what I had been working on for the past month. I had been spending most of my bits on food and materials for the project. He followed me out a bit surprised at the size of the Tornado Mark One the main difference between it and the original other than the engine was that it was completely unpainted having a bright shiny coming of the grayish metal.

With Sharpen's help I had it out to the side of the flat land next to town as I gave Sharpen a thumbs up. "Thanks for the help boss, you might want to get back I'm not sure if it will work or if I made a miscalculation."

With a begrudging nod he moved back about ten feet, as I climbed into the pilot seat putting on some makeshift goggles, I moved my hand over to the starting key, silently whispering to myself, "Please don't explode." repeatedly.

Closing my eyes tightly as I turned the key the sound of electricity started filling the air before quickly being replace by the sound of the propeller blazed to life. With a large smile I got hold of the wheel, starting to push forward as the it slowly started to speed up.

My eyes wide open now as I could barely hear the whistling from Sharpen coming from the side, even know he hasn't seen anything yet. It was time for the real test as I pulled back on the wheel as I could almost hear Sharpen's jaw hit the ground as the Tornado took it's first journey off the ground.

The feeling of the wind rushing through my fur I could barely hear over the propellers roar was the faint beating of wings as I saw Sharpen had finally gotten his jaw closed and had flew up next to the biplane. I luckily wasn't going too fast at the moment being, though with a large smile on my face I gave him a thumbs up.

I had chose to do a loop around the town to make sure that nothing was wrong with it I had a feeling when I landed Harden would most likely be either freaking out that I didn't warn him. That or he would panic think this was an attack or something.

"Oh well, it would totally be worth it my first step on my path has been forged while it is not the largest it is the best I could make with what I have." I had thought to myself as I had started heading down for a landing.

I would have had to be blind to miss the large crowd that had formed on the edge of the town Harden in the front of the crowd. The look on of his face was somewhere between 'I'm going to strangle you.' to 'How in the ever living fuck did he do this?!?!'. So yep, I was sure in for an ear full the second I turn off the Tornado.

I choose to get this over with now as Sharpen had landed next to Harden seeming to have to try and calm him down some. I had turned the key stopping the engine as the propeller started slowing down I took my goggles off setting them in my seat as I climbed out.

Before I was even ten steps away from the Tornado I felt my feet leave the ground as Harden had lifted me off the ground by the back of my shirt, with his eyes looking to be almost on fire from fury. I was giving a half nervous and half friendly smile at Harden.

"Hey, Harden buddy, oh pal would you be so kind as to set me down? I'll buy you a drink at the tavern to help celebrate the first flight of my prototype." I said cheerfully, hoping to god that the drink would help calm him down.

"Hmm, throw in a meal as well and I will let this slide this one time. Though next time warn me before trying anything new like that again or you will be tied up by your tails outside the barracks for five hours." Harden responded with a deadpan face showing no sign of kidding.

It's not the first time I have had this threat from Harden and will most likely not be the last, the first time this happened was during the testing of my engine about three weeks ago. It wasn't the best planned experiment it only exploded a little, you know how in cartoons the character gets covered in ash and is mostly fine. That happened, not counting the being blasted against the blacksmith back wall, though luckily I am very sturdy. That is how I was not allowed to do any testing without Sharpen watching.

Sharpen understood I had used runes for the Tornado but he said all the wiring and my tries to simplify it went right over his head. Which is understandable I skipped over the easier machines that could have been formed and went for the most needed thing.

I wasn't going out yet though I needed more money and supplies. I was a bit in luck in a month, me and Sharpen are going to the capital. He has some swords and shields that were to replace some of the castle guards, I may or may not have helped Sharpen make them out of steel.

I have made what I hope is the best I can replicate at the time of Damascus steel, sadly I don't know how it was originally made so I use one of the modern reproduction styles. For the shields though I choose Hadfield steel since it was known to be able to take the hit and keep on going.

It had took me about a week to get the formal for the two steels at just the right properties to be passable I had wrote down the formals in the alloy book I had even kept some extra papers in it when I had started running out of room to write. Sadly, my funds were shrink with each discovery and each passing week.

While I was still working at the blacksmith ores didn't come cheap for my inventions it also doesn't help I have been keeping most of my formals to myself. I have no idea how much they could even understand it since according to Sharpen my handwriting looks like I wrote it using my tails, I would not state to him I had at one point tried to do that but could do nothing more than trace.

Now that I had my first Tornado I can nearly start up my plans the only thing I have trouble with is this griffin who I have noticed the past few weeks watching me. I had asked around in the taverns and no one knows her really well, they said that she is from outside of town doesn't talk much to anyone.

I have been sure not to do too much that would give away that I noticed her, I'm lucky the griffin didn't get anywhere near me as long as I had Sharpen or Harden nearby. I had started walking with Harden slipping the key to my Tornado into my new chest pocket, I had it added on to some clothes for me when the griffin started following me just in case she caught a sudden case of sticky claws.

With a reluctant sigh I walked Harden into a tavern, I had gave a wave to the owner Ethel, she had got use to me coming in here either with Sharpen on his rare food runs when he doesn't feel like cooking or heading home. That or when I have to come here to treat Harden to get out of trouble with him, Harden is really weak when it come to getting a decent meal and ale for free.

With a smile I paid for Harden's regular which was, wild rabbit and deer stew with a mug of ale. It is one of the few things I don't really know what it is made of mostly cause I'm not a drinker, before or after I came here. I always thought of trying it but dulling the mind doesn't seem like a good idea when I really needed that now.

Now I just had to prepare something for when we get to the capital, I hope that my math is right and the way things turnout will work. I was told I couldn't bring the Tornado with me to the capital by Sharpen, saying it would either get me in trouble or chances a noble griffin would try and steal it or me for having made it.

We were keeping the fact I made the swords under wraps for now till I could talk with the guard captain alone or if possible the king. Though I will most likely need more experience before I get what I'm looking for but I never said my plan would be easy.

First, thing I did after I had finally got away from Harden was make my way inside of the smithery going over to my self made work area. I had made a very simple metal burner, similar to a wood burner I had used when I was in wood shop in high school.

I had been using it to make the etching for my runes luckily if I messed up I just melted down the metal and started over. Unfortunately, this was a very time consuming part still had nothing on making the god forsaken wiring by hand. Though thankful I already had the rune set up for when I completely the tornado. That being something to keep thieves from trying to take it apart and stealing what made it work.

This shield runes lasted at most two weeks though unlike most runes after that point they can't be reused. The magic literally eats through the metal to keep the shield up, but the only thing that will break through the runes is if two dragons choose to body slam the shield at the same time. This runes didn't mess around sadly I also won't be able to mess with the Tornado till the rune runs out either.

Though it could always be worse after I slipped out the back I stuck the rune to the underside of the Tornado as I activated the bright orange shield surrounded the biplane. I had looked around the shield making sure there was nothing wrong with it with a smile I gave a nod. Well I guess it's time to get ready for my trip, as I made my way into my room an idea strikes me.

Walking over to my desk pulling out my notepad before writing it down as I use my tails packing a bag with my two emeralds and some extra set of closes and runes. "Note to self: when I have the resources look into making a bag of holding using magic runes, if doesn't exist then try and see if spacial magic exist and try and transfer it into rune for."

Author's Note

Hey, guys and gals sorry about how long this chapter took for me to finish but between life and my own easily distracted way I have worked on this chapter. It might seems like the story is a bit rushed with all the time skips but most of those are for things such as repetitive buildings and testing. I might have some side chapters for things such as the first engine test but that is more of something I feel like down the line.

Once again if ya'll see any mistakes just leave a comment and I'll do my best to fix it. If you see some stupid mistakes I do tend to start typing around night as that is when I start having the urge to write.