Crystal Shards

The morning was slow to come for the three sleeping ponies in the bed. Slowly the sun replaced the cold night with its warmth, gently easing the trio awake. The filly was the first one up, gently leaning back and giving a powerful yawn. Next to her the mare cracked her back and gave a small sigh of contempt. They then looked at the colt already sitting up looking out the window.

"Darling? You ok?" The wife asked softly, looking at him in concern. The little filly, with renewed energy, jumped on his back with all of the force of a teddy bear. " Good morning daddy!" she squeaked. Shaken out of his thoughts once more turned with a smile looking at his back to the filly attached to him.

"Well hello there little monkey, and mama chimp." He said, noting his wife's hair was a complete mess. She caught on too and responded by throwing a pillow at his face.

"See if you get any breakfast this morning. Come on little one, lets get you ready for school." She gently got off the bed and motioned the filly to climb on her back. Reluctantly the filly let go of her father and latched onto her mother. They turned and walked off into the hallway towards the bathroom.

With the pair gone the colt once more looked outside, seeing the first of many ponies coming out of their homes. Most were just trying to remember their schedules while others tended to the city. A thousand years of being left alone has made the place quite a mess. A fizz was heard and the crystal mirror across from the bed lit up, humming softly while colors started to pour into the frame.

"Hellooo~?" A male voice came from the makeshift screen. Slowly the colors aligned themselves to show a soft green colt and white mane peering into his room. "Wakey wakey, wheats and eggsys~" The voice grew in volume and if he didn't act soon a song number would pop up any moment from now. Acting with haste he threw the same pillow at the screen signaling he was up.

"Oh hey a pillow! Nice throw by the way. Come on Jim, up and at it." The voiced chimed in response. His name was not really Jim, but Gem Emerald. Since they both sounded the same he ended up sticking with it. With a slight groan Jim trotted up the screen giving a sour face.

"Already Forest? Don't we get a day off to fix up our lives?" Jim spoke while looking through his dresser to find his work items, knowing the answer already.

"Sorry Jimmy, our job with the tech crystals are a priority. We need to fix and recalibrate the signals that way we have communications back up and then we can start organizing the city, oh and were working in the west district today." Forest said while letting his face grow small and a map pop up next to him highlighting the area of work.

"Boss is a being a major dick today so no lunch break until we get at least more than half done. He wants this done, fast." The map fell off the screen and Forest's face replaced it once again. Jim had just finished setting up his glasses and looked up at Forest just in time to see him too, put on his glasses.

"Ive sent the information to your Specs and some other stuff of interest as well. Tools will be there, and hot coffee as well. Don't take to long, and tell your wife i said hi." With that Forest popped out of existence and the mirror returned to its dull reflecting shade. There in the mirror a blue colt with a grey mane, and glasses, looked at himself and sighed. His vision briefly danced with colors and soon words started to spill into his eyes. Out to the side he noticed his wife with a sad look.

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