[displaced] tales of the forge

(bolt’s pov)

I awoke suddenly to the sounds of somepony manning a forge, looking around I saw the giant, Arthur ironbeard, working away with the biggest hammer I ever saw (cover) it was as big as a pony and almost entirely golden with a strange skull on the sides, it was also on fire, That’s new. the metal he was working… I have no idea what that stuff is!

Arthur then put the strange metal in the forge and turned to me “ah your up. Good, food is on the counter over there.” he said as he pointed to a counter off to the side, storm and rose already eating away at the food

“Thanks,” I said

“No problem. now eat up, you spent up a lot of energy” Arthur said as he returned to the forge

As I went to eat I heard Arthur singing, looking back as I sat down and listened to the song as I ate. The song when something like this

(Arthur pov)

As I sang I brought my hammer down to the beat of the song. Until I finished, I brought the piece of metal up to my eye for inspection, it was a concave disk with many runes inlaid on it, the metal itself was a crimson in color and had three locking grooves. This was a bionic attachment plate made of a soul-steel alloy, the soul-steel being synced to iron Glory

“There. Done”I mumbled to myself. I then went over to Glory, I removed the corner of the blanket covering the stump of her arm

“What are you doing?” I heard Bolt say, but I ignored him simply saying

“Helping”

As i brought the plate to Glory’s shoulder i pulled a soul stone out of my pocket and put it in the locking grooves, when i did this my sight changed so i was now seeing Glory’s nervous system. I started working automatically, drawing runes in the air out of blue energy, and doing a incantation under my breath. Part ways though Glory awoke with a shout of pain, but i keeped down and said “please miss Glory stay still, i’m almost done.”

I then set the plate against Glory’s stump causing her to shout again and hiss, as the bandages around and over the wound burned away and the flesh grew at a rapid rate to meet the plate, her bones fused to the plate with the smell of burning flesh followed by the flesh and skin, and then I watched as her nerves reached out and connected to the plate as the runes glew to a dazzling brilliance! And then it was done, my vision returned to normal, and Glory was no longer in pain

She reached over and felt around the plate as i looked it over, to make sure nothing was out of place, the flesh had melded perfectly as the runes glow to signify that they are working,

i stand up and walk back to my forge to sit down, as i do i hear glory ask me “what-how is it suppose to help?”

“That miss glory, is a connection plate for a magi-tech arm.” I replied leaning back on the forge “oh I'm getting to old for this”

That's when storm piped up “ mister Arthur, how old are you?”

“Storm! mind your manners!” bolt said in a harsh whisper

“I don't mind bolt, and last I counted somewhere over 20,000”

“Woah!” Both storm and rose said at the same time

“Indeed. Now go bring your mother some food, while I whip up a arm” I said finding my second wind

The New arm needs to be something durable, lightweight, and pretty, we are talking about a cybernetic arm for a woman here.

After some thought I decided to go for something like this

Something fancy yet practical, a nice balance everyone should have.

But what to make it out of, I know how about some of that adamantium as the skeleton, ceramite and plasteel for the outer casing, and to make it move a combination of solenoids, servos, and pseudo muscles, and now to make it

"Honestly this thing's going to take awhile to make maybe 3 or 4 days, sorry guys looks like you're staying here for that time"I say apologetically

"It's fine Mr ironbeard, I thank you for your assistance but we wouldn't want to impose any longer" steel bolt said as he finished his breakfast

"Nonsense young man, I insist, that I at the very least give your wife a new arm" I said putting on my best stubborn Grandpa voice

"(Sigh) fine. But at least allow me to help with the creation of my wife's arm." Bolt said at first dejected but then his voice transitioned into one of determination

I just smiled as I said "very well boy, grab a hammer and that ingot over there" I pointed towards the adamantium ingot sitting on the counter with a couple other ingots

"Right" he said nodding as he went to grab the ingots and picked up one of my spare hammers