Crystal Shards

"Your leaving already?" She asked, pawing the ground slightly. She knew it was futile, He had an important job and they needed the income. She sighed at his small smile and started to walk towards him. Jim wrapped his hoof around her and held her close. He knew the question was rhetorical, but it didn't stop him from getting a pang of guilt.

"Hey Mom! Mom! Mommy! The water is gonna overflow! AAAAAAAAAHH A SPIDER!" A voice echoed from down the hallway towards the couple. They both laughed, thankful for something to take their minds off the gloom. With speed the fillies mother went to help with her bath. With another laugh, Jim walked towards his closet preparing himself. In the middle of the closet stood a stand holding a big semi transparent crystal piece. It was the shape of a shoulder pad worn for ponies. An arch showed where the neck went to hold it, while the shoulder part was custom made for each pony to fit on tight. It only covered Jim's right shoulder and half of his neck where it meets his chest. On it was an assortment of gems and crystals. Tubes of light beamed through out the whole piece as Jim got closer.

Shoulder Pad Detected

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Please attach your Spad.

Jim got to the stand which was a bit taller than him and crouched under it. Standing up, his neck filled the arch and his shoulder snugly held up the crystal piece. Despite its size it was remarkably light weight, it being mostly air on the inside while having a hard dense cover to protect it on the outside. It was a familiar weight on his right side and immediately he compensated for it by slightly leaning to his left. His Specs lit up once more, happy to be finally used.

Spad Acquired

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Test Firing Levitation Cys Mark v1...

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Test Firing Shield Gm Mark v1...

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With his work tools on he trotted off to the kitchen for a quick breakfast before he left. Passing the bathroom in the hallway he heard his daughter splashing around along with the strain in his wife's voice, but the filly was oblivious to it. Smiling he reached the kitchen and with a thought, he opened the pantry. As he levitated a box of cereal he accidentally knocked over another small box which started to fall towards him. With partial instinct and training he quickly thought of of an unbreakable wall summoning his shield. The box hit a shimmer of energy about 1cm away from his head and bounced off harmlessly to the floor. With a small sigh he thought of the small box and focused it returning to its spot in the pantry. He briefly thought back to his first classes about his work tools.

Since the whole crystal city was run by earth ponies they needed a way to substitute magic. With the help of the Crystal Princess she had enchanted various mines around the town with different spells. Most mines had levitation crystals while other had minor shield gems. Crystals were great for spells that required focus and thought, while Gems exceeded at spells that required less focus and thought. Some mines however contained various other spells as well. During his leadership he enchanted mines with attack spells such as lighting, fire, frozen air, and other deadly spells. The first of the many spells mines were called the v1 series while counting up for every other mine in chronological order. Since they were among the first ones the spells within them got weaker overtime thus making their value drop. Meaning the higher the v count, the better the spell.

Incoming Message From

Forest

Hey buddy, sorry but you seriously need to hurry up, boss is getting impatient. Also bring me some of that cereal your eating too. Hurry!

Jim was startled by the message popping up in his vision. He had forgotten about that. With speed he finished his cereal and packed a small baggy for his friend. Quickly running to the bathroom he kissed both his girls on the cheeks and wished them a good day. Once he got to his door he grabbed his ID Card and stowed it in his many Spad pockets. He opened the door to the sun greeting his face with the glare of its power.