(Throne room)

"Ahh, chaos magic please don't ever lose me again!" Discord laughed while floating mid-air within the throne room which was currently being put back together by the solar princess herself.

Stretching his back midflight Discord then turned down at Salem who was holding Grogar's bell that had the magic of the old goat returned to it after the Chimera found out how it worked.

Well more or less.

"Salem my dear boy I can't thank you enough for you returning my sweet chaos magic back. You don't know how much you miss something when it's taken away," The chaos god said to the dark-armored being who was still inspecting the bell in his hands.

"Not a problem. But I have no idea how I got this thing to work," Before he could inspect the bell even more Luna gently lifted the cursed item from Salem's hands and into the air in a magical aura. "Still not used to that,"

"Forgive me Salem but this accursed Bell needs to be put somewhere safe until we can find a safe way to dispose of it," Luna spoke while Salem watched her slowly bring it over to a box held up by two guards.

"Let me guess an undisclosed safe location?" Salem joked to which the night princess looked at him confused.

"Pardon?"

"A place where no one can find it but you?" Salem asked to which Luna nodded.

"Correct but my sister also will know where it is,"

"No one else?"

"Also correct,"

"Noted," Salem turned to the door with the newly depowered trio being carted away in similar restraints that Sombra had when the newly turned queen was beaten by him. "Princess, may I ask something?"

"What is it Salem?" Luna responded with a small smile.

"I know that girl did some screwed up stuff but... is the chains and muzzle really necessary? She's just a kid is a muzzle really necessary," Salem asked pointing his thumb at the cart that had Cozy Glow being taken away to which Luna gave a sad sigh.

"Salem, I understand what you are saying but that filly has done a lot with that silver tongue of hers and none of it is good," Luna leaned down slightly to get within eye level of the Terran. "Know this my friend it doesn't make me happy seeing a young pony given the same treatment as her Companions but her words are dangerous,"

"Come on it's just a-" Salem stopped himself not allowing himself to finish that argument, a few documents he possessed told him of the results of such mindsets. "Nevermind,"

Raising a brow at his comment Salem lowered his head down at the cold logic in the back of his mind he couldn't ignore.

"Something the matter?"

Shaking his head Salem looked back up at Luna.

"No princess it's nothing anything else I can help with?" Salem asked to which Luna's smile returned.

"Well unless you can help resow trust among the entire kingdom then I don't think there is anything else you can help us with," Luna answered trying her best to remain optimistic.

"Sorry princess I have many skills but none of them are public speech or anything that can help," Salem answered. "Apologies,"

"There is nothing you need to be sorry for Salem you saved Equestria from two different threats within the spend of two days. If anything I should be apologizing to you for your first week in equestrian is so... unpleasantly eventful," Luna's words caused Salem to lightly laugh while nodding a little bit.

"Well with my luck tomorrow will some giant kaiju I'll have to fight," Salem joked causing Luna to tilt her head confused by what he meant, noticing this he put his hands on his hip before answering. "Right... it's the term for a giant monster more of a movie trope,"

"Speaking of movies... do you by chance have a way to play such a film?" Luna asked. "I've always been so curious about your world and the many forms of entertainment. I would like to experience what it's like first hand,"

"Do I have any movies? What kind of question is that? Princess, I have copies of many different records from Earth from books, history, and of course entertainment media," Salem answered before holding his armored chin. "All though I did think about doing something like Trayzn had going on,"

"Who?"

"Nothing Luna just thinking aloud for a moment. But I will be willing to play you a movie if you wish," Salem replied causing the princess's smile to widen slightly.

"That's wonderful! I'm very curious about the one series known as 'Star Wars' do you have that movie in your records?" Luna questioned.

"I have every film made. But if you're going to watch it was going to do it correctly,"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Trust me you'll understand when you see it," Luna nodded before grabbing the box from the guards.

"Then I will hold you to that Salem but until then I have to put this bell in that 'undisclosed safe location' I was talking about," Luna told Salem while he gave her a thumbs up.

"I'll have the projector ready by then,"

In a poof, Luna was gone before Salem causing the Chimera to move his hand where she was moments ago.

"Right, teleportation. That's pretty awesome,"

Malo lightly elbowed his shoulder causing Salem to hold up his hands to 'talk' with her.

"/Come on you gotta admit that's cool/"

"/And mine isn't?/"

"/Well you don't really teleport-" noticing the look she was giving him Salem once again stopped himself. "/Let's go check in with Titus/"

(Salem's room)

"You were attacked by warp-powered psykers!? Inquisitor forgive me for questing your actions but: Why didn't you bring me with you,"

Not turning to look at the miniature Salem continued to work on the part in front of him before scratching the bridge of his muzzle.

"Titus they were 'warp-powered psykers' just very powerful threats with that used abilities that can be called magic. Besides, I dealt with it,"

"And what if you couldn't?"

"Malo has my back you know that,"

"And what if Lady Malo was harmed,"

Salem stopped cleaning the tube in his hands before looking at the small sentient object next to him not saying a word.

"Inquisitor Salem I can't remain like this forever I wish to be able to move like the Astartes I once was and fight alongside you in these battles. We are the last of humanity, Inquisitor! Allow me to help you!" Titus requested.

"Titus we don't know if it will work correctly,"

"That is a risk I'm willing to take Inquisitor!"

"And what if my theory is wrong? Titus, 137 has never been used on someone like you before. It could do many different things we don't know of yet. It could turn you into a more suitable form but what of your personality and memories you could attack me on-site or worse that is a risk I don't want to happen to one of my friends,"

Titus sat silently for a moment before speaking.

"You see me as a friend, Inquisitor?"

"I do,"

Back to silence for a moment the auto speaker under Titus then spoke up once again.

"Inquisitor when Sargent and his colleagues disappeared I feared that once again I was alone in the darkness. Even a son of Guiliman like myself can only remain without outside contact for so long, I almost lost hope thinking that I was alone and humanity was all but extinct and I had failed my duty as an ultramarine to defend the human race until my dying breath. Thinking all was lost until... you found me, Inquisitor," Titus spoke the voice behind the speaker held a ton that was almost like sadness for a moment but was quickly banished when the model began to speak once again. "Then I know if humanity would survive it would be through our group. Even if we are all that's left we can only serve as the memory of what once was humanity,"

"Titus,"

"Inquisitor, think of my request that is all I ask of you,"

"I'll think about Lieutenant," Salem said with a smile while falling into the whole 'inquisitor role' that Titus saw him as.

"Thank you, Salem,"

Nodding the Chimera put down his cleaning tool before picking up the frame before him and placing the tube down through the slot in the metal and plastic frame. The tube in reality was a barrel for the weapon Salem had assembled, after his encounter with Sombra and the terrible trio he thought it best to have a non-energy-based weapon on his person.

Pulling back the operating handle and dry-chambering the weapon, Salem pointed the shotgun in front of him and adjusted the holographic sight.

"It's no bolter but it's a fine weapon to deliver the emperor's justice,"

Setting down the shotgun giving a nod with a very happy look on his face.

"Damn right... can't want to use this thing,"

(Below Cantorlot)

Sombra narrowed her eyes at the tunnels below Cantorlot while scoffing at the smell of the sewage that lingered in the air, for a kingdom that was older than her crystal empire their waste system was very dangerous. Even when she was a king that it was wise to make sure the waste of the citizens of her empire needs to be disposed of correctly or it could back to bite her in the ass.

Holding a hand to her nose Sombra looked up at the endless caverns before smiling.

Perhaps she can use the methine down in these tunnels to 'bring down the house' as it where and in the process snatch up Salem for payback in the coming chaos. When Equestria was slowly rebuilding she could take over the crystal empire and with the secrets that her new enforcer carried she could take over Cantorlot with an army that Equis has never seen before!

A dark smile came to her face at the idea that she was hatching in her mind.

But then her mind began to wonder how fun it was going to be when she had some time to repay Salem for what he did to her. The thought of his sweet pain fill screams made her smile widen, summoning a dark crystal weapon she slammed against the cave work.

The plans of torture would have to wait now she had some work ahead of her.

Author's Note

The first chapter of the year (for this story)!

Man, this chapter is a kind of aftermath of the last chapter to calm things down again before things spice up again. Also to remind you guys it's only been only about 48 story hours and a lot of shit has been going down in such a small time window.

I mean by this point we are way off the tracks of MLP Season 10 now things, Twilight isn't going to become queen plus Sombra and the Sirens are out there.

But let me tell you this, spoiler-free, something worse is lurking out there than some old enemies.

All I'm saying.

Till then my friends, peace.