"Bye! See ya soon Mom!" Calvin waved his hand frantically. Hobbes rolled his eyes and crouched down to search for anything worth any money. The junkyard was filled with all kinds of rusted metal and broken stained glass."Ya know," said Calvin. " If the blacksmith lets us use his shop again, I'll bet we could get more than money for what I have in mind.

"What is it?" asked Hobbes. Calvin leaned in and whispered what it was. Hobbes looked up and nodded vigorously. "That sounds amazing!" said Hobbes said. They continued looking for things for their master plan. Calvin found two cheap rubies. This will be good for the eyes, he thought. Just as that happened, Hobbes found a foot-long strip of jet black metal. Great for the stripes, he thought'. And Calvin found a chunk of silver metal. Hobbes yelled at him "I've got some stuff !" Calvin nodded and they left.

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At the Blacksmith's, after a considerable amount of pleading, Calvin, Hobbes, and Tim, the blacksmith, and the only grownup who could see Hobbes, put on their safety gear. "This is the last time I'm doing this," Tim said, which he said every time.

"Yeah, yeah," said Calvin.

"You say that every time," said Hobbes

"Well this time I mean it," said Tim. They started by making the mold. They laid in the Rubies and the cut black metal. Then they heated up the chunk of silver metal and poured it into the mold. While they waited for the mold to cool, they had hot cocoa, except for Tim, He was lactose intolerant. They waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, Tim looked at his watch, and said, "It's Time."

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Calvin and Hobbes dashed to the smelting room. As they skidded into the room, they found Tim already putting on his Gloves. Calvin frowned and they both started putting on their gloves. Tim said " Are you certain this will work? It seems risky." Calvin nodded vigorously. Calvin held the mold as Tim opened it. Inside, there was a silver Tiger, with black stripes, and blood red eyes.

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Tim asked "What are you going to do with this tiger?" Calvin said

"Hobbes is going to live in him. We figured out to change his body. It includes duct tape, because it is supposedly very painful, the oil from salmon, 'because it has calming properties, and a knife, to release his soul from his body." After hearing this explained to him, Tim grimaced. " We were going to do it at home, but we could do it here. I have my pocket knife, and I always carry salmon essence to calm down Hobbes when he gets upset about losing his tuna or not having a girl friend. Do you have duct tape, Tim?"

"Yes," said Tim. "Just let me out of the room before you do it."

"Deal," Calvin said