He stood in that place again, no material under him, cosmos all around.
Dingy Coat stood in front of him, King Bullion, too.
"My old magic advisor, Pulsar Splash, grandest unicorn their ever was."
"Bullion, that's not addressing him properly."
"When did I ever allow you to speak to me without using my title?"
"Just now."
"Haha ha, we don't have titles here anymore."
"Listen, the Evermore has always had this grand plan for you, ever since you made yourself immortal, you are her conduit, you are where magic will always spring forth from," Bullion smiled.
"This is your destiny..."
Luna, Celestia, Cadence, Twilight, numerous ponies from ancient times appeared behind the two.
"You've come a long way," Celestia spoke, "a long long way."
"And you've got a long long way to go," Luna finished.
"But right now, all of both worlds need you," Twilight smiled.
"Go," Cadence pointed behind him.
"And be the pony you were meant to be," Dingy Coat finished.
He appeared back right in front of Sombra, while he was sending his dark crystals across the ground to Sunset.
"No," his voice was firm and echoed, he gripped Sombra by his arm and the dark crystals vaporized, "you will not use my gift to Equestria for this."
"Pulsar?" Sunset questioned.
Wings formed from his back and a large, almost matching horn formed in his forehead, but even larger than what it was before.
"No...you will not defeat me again."
"I, Pulsar Splash, Prince of Magic will not defeat you."
The newly declared alicorn gripped his other arm and the very black coat of him singed at his touch, "I'm killing you," Sombra's eyes stopped giving off a green flare and the unicorn showed fear.
"No no...no, wait!"
His horn lit brightly with grey magic before it began to turn black and then to a rainbow and many different colors blasted from his horn.
The tyrant yowled a supernatural scream of indescribable pain. His coat turned bright white before he began to vaporize himself until he was completely gone.
No more Sombra.
Pulsar's eyes were completely white for a while after before he returned almost to normal, but his wings and horn stayed.
And so did the immense magic energy within him.
"Pulsar? Pulsar Splash?" Sunset looked to him.
"You are safe," he breathed out.
"Pulsar...feel behind you," and he did so, "look up," and there was his horn.
Both the principals were present and the other six were as well.
"I...I'm an alicorn?" He uttered the question.
"A prince," Rarity mentioned.
Sunset hugged him tight, "my own prince."
He patted her back, looking at the sky, returned to normal. He held his hand to the soccer field and with a wave it was fixed.
"What...what do I do now?" Pulsar breathed aloud.
"You enjoy the moment, Pulsar Splash," Luna spoke, "we appreciate your protection from Sombra, it is a wonderful relationship we hope to nurture with you...as a future ruler of Equestria."
Pulsar Splash looked around, seeing people coming to the school, students and adults.
"Sunset Shimmer...will you be my marefriend?" He looked to the girl who met him at eye level.
"You idiot, of course, I already am," and she pressed her lips to his again. Pulsar, this time, melted into her and became lost in their passion and her lips.
Many moments went by until they parted.
Celestia, Luna, and the other six approached them, "y'all arrived just in time, huh?" Applejack first spoke.
"It was a close call, what took you so long?" Celestia asked.
Pulsar still held Sunset in his arms and looked to the empty bottle, feeling the wetness well in his eyes.
"Dingy Coat, the best alchemist in Equestria, revealed to us where the last ingredient for his miracle was," Sunset spoke for him, "as a ghost."
"He was one of my best friends."
"I'm sorry, Pulsar," Fluttershy responded.
"I...we need to plant those seeds of his. I want his flowers to bloom," Sunset let him go and opened her bag, handing him the pouch.
Pulsar used his newfound internal magic and spread and buried the seeds around the entirety of the school grounds before soaking the land in a good bit of magical energies.
Pulsar levitated the seed pouch back into Sunset's bag, "a gift, from the Prince of Magic to the students of Canterlot High, to your world," he looked at all the students, seeing a brief bit of magic coming from all of them.
"Perhaps you've all been blessed," he said aloud, the students bowed to him, getting down to a knee.
Pulsar gripped Sunset's hand tightly, "I...I need to..."
"I understand, girls, I'll be back."
"Go enjoy yourself with your new boyfriend," Twilight smiled.
"Be safe," followed Applejack.
They arrived in Twilight's castle and immediately Pulsar could sense all the magic around in a heightened sense. Princess Twilight Sparkle teleported right before the two of them.
"W-wow...bigger wings than me?" Twilight commented, "and a horn like no other."
Pulsar looked around, "I suppose I'm wanted in Canterlot?"
"You are," she smiled, "Prince of Magic, Iiii'm a little jealous you know."
Pulsar teleported the seeds from Sunset's saddlebag and planted them all over Equestria and plenty around his estate.
He sighed out before breathing in a large breath, "l-let's do this."
"Teleport to the train station when you're ready," and Princess Twilight was gone in an instant.
Pulsar did a scan of the castle and found not a single pony was in the entirety of the castle. Pulsar Splash teleported to his estate shortly after Sunset Shimmer disappeared.
Everypony knew the requirements for when a new alicorn was announced, it was something everypony studied extensively. Everypony was expected to act in a moment's notice.
Pulsar opened his library doors three times before he pushed down on his entire circle table and it sunk into the floor. With his levitation magic he turned it to the left twice and to the right three times before he sunk it further and his library floor split open.
He flapped his wings down into the expansive chamber below, filled with rare experiments and dispelled an illusion to trot down a circular staircase further, using an illumination spell to light the way in front of. There floated the original incantation for his immortality spell, the scroll containing the completed spell sat atop it and behind it on a pedestal sat a stone. A gem.
An incredibly precious gem of which each half formed in both worlds, revealed by Dingy Coat that he went to a different realm to obtain it.
Cloned via the mirror pool in the Everfree forest and found its way passed down through each unicorn ruler and then to important behind the scene pony to the next until it landed in his hooves when the Unicorn Court was dissolved.
He rescued it before it was forever lost.
Magician's Pride.
He picked the gem up and knew there would be a crown waiting for him, he tied the gem into his flowing mane before he breathed in and out and sealed the above chamber up, reversing his motions. The illusion was reinstated.
"Here we go."
And he was away from his home.
Ponies lined the street, looking at him with intent and the line of citizens of Canterlot marked the way to the castle all the way from the train station. He began trotting and they began bowing as he went, guards stood at the tops of buildings, bowing as he went by.
Eventually he began a fast canter before galloping by as ponies bowed. and in short order he reached the castle which was completely decorated in the colors of his mane, his coat, and his magic as accents. He stopped right before entering and scanned the inside with another scry spell, teleporting them center gem out with the blue and red swirls of the Magician's Pride before entering.
After all, where he was from, a crown is a tool to be used when your horn is not enough.
The moment he entered, trumpets sounded along with a smooth drum beating as he walked through the castle and to the throne room, the moment the next double doors opened, a loud voice spoke, clearly Luna's.
"It is my personal honor to welcome my first and most important magic tutor of my sister and me into Canterlot on this momentous day."
Celestia continued, "a new alicorn has ascended to lead Equestria. He has performed countless duties for Equestria and contributed in many ways that has gone unseen."
"And influenced magic in two different worlds. He was chosen to be the conduit, avatar, and representation of all magic," Princess Twilight spoke next.
"Our friend has shown great care and emotion for Equestria and all life in his pursuit of magic," Cadence.
"As the...only other pony from his time," it was Starswirl, he saw him at the throne room between the twin sisters and in front of Twilight and Cadence who held Flurry Heart.
Alicorns only on the throne room platform, except Starswirl.
"It is my great honor. To present Pulsar Splash with his crown," the ponies in the crowd were incredibly quiet and not for the ceremony.
Nopony here really knew him.
"And to announce to ascendance and coronation of a new alicorn prince," Starswirl levitated his crown from behind his cloak and in front of him, his horn flickered for another spell while he bowed.
"Pulsar Splash the Prince of Magic," a vocal spell to project his voice not only through the throne room or Canterlot, but the whole of Equestria, ad evidenced by the numerous echoes.
When the noise cleared, the room dimmed low and every magic capable pony began to send illumination spells around the room while the pegasi and earth ponies lit candles, holding them up. An ancient unicorn ceremony.
Pulsar Splash sent a larger illumination spell into the room and all the others soon joined his and the light scattered across the throne room, sending pillars of varying lights out in a mesmerizing display.
The light came back on as the magic dissipated after a minute or two.
Pulsar Splash took the crown from starswirl in his own magic and starswirl then released it. A voice spoke in his head.
Pulsar, old friend, I saw your switch...surprised you still had it
Somepony had to save it from you before you banished it away
You better keep protecting it well, even if you are wearing it, that stone-
Can level Equestria with the amount of magic it can amplify
Silence.
Pulsar lifted the crown and mounted it upon his head in front of his horn. A large red and blue wave reverberated from the crown, a grey one following it at the stone attuned to Pulsar Splash. It continued for many many minutes, the castle shaking with the sheer amount of ability that was attuned.
"Hail Prince Pulsar Splash! Prince of Magic!" He heard the whole of Canterlot and the trumpets followed.
Sunset Shimmer slowly approached the throne platform, bowing in front of him for a brief moment before raising herself back up, "Pulsar Splash, Prince of Magic. What shall be your sole special duty? Your responsibility? Your contribution as an alicorn and prince?"
Pulsar let the silence stand for a little, "I will become the Justiciar for all magic! I will determine the morality of the use of magic across Equestria. I will nurture the magic of our citizens, tutor, and advise them in these matters! I will continue to research and dedicate my findings to Equestria and protect the forbidden knowledge of magics from evil desire!"
"I will keep the true nature of our magics alive!"
Sliceable silence filled the air.
"So it shall be!" Luna began, satisfied with the charges her laid for himself.
"So it shall be!" Celestia followed.
"So it shall be!" Twilight next
"So it shall be!" Cadence.
"Aaaa, pfthp brpth!" Flurry Heart agreed.
"With all alicorns in agreeance that these charges are fitting of your stature and satisfies them, so they remain as your duty in your new role to Equestria!" Sunset finished the ceremony.