The two shared a special bond and Photon would take her little prince all over the universe to teach him valuable lessons and help him gain important life experience to prepare him for his mission. The young prince was very gentle and kind, but also very confident and loyal to his duties - this did not change one bit as he grew older. By that point, he grew to be a very talented young adult with a beautiful singing voice and a master of his unique heart-shaped guitar.

When the right time came, Photon's little cygnet was ready to take flight from the nest. He was hestiant to leave the embracw of his dear mother, but he knew that his mission was very important and he was ready to persue what was set to do. After a tearful goodbye, Prince M ventured off, floating on his planetoid into the vast galaxy. He met many beings that he sang his songs to, but he was constantly on the move. Seeing the happiness of others was enough for him, though sometimes he wished he was sharing his adventure with someone else for the long haul. Well...

Amongst the many stars and planets, Prince M spotted what looked like a doorway to a colorful world. It was very strange even to him, but it didn't seem like any harm. He peeked in and saw what looked like a magical place full of rainbows, flowers, and happy music that sounded very similar to tunes he had strummed. He took notice of what looked to be a small child effortlessly flying around and dancing with not a care in the world. The Prince attempted to step off his planetoid onto what looked like a bridge, but this was a horrible mistake. What looked like to be solid ground immediately disintegrated in a glitch-like fashion. The child took notice and suddenly, their surroundings became a chaotic, dizzying, mess of bright, flashing distortion. Prince M fell ill from the ungodly amount of eyestrain and nearly fainted.

Upon regaining consciousness, he found himself on a moon of some sort. He snapped out of his daze once he heard something behind him - the child he saw was kneeled on the moon, softly crying. Oh dear, was this his fault...? The child kept muttering to themself about how lonely they were and that their illusion was shattered. This hit very hard for the Prince - he had spent his entire childhood being right alongside his mother, while this orphaned child had nobody to turn to. He slowly approached them, profusely apologizing for any harm he could've potentially caused. The little one shyly reciprocated, even retorting that it wasn't his fault. The prince asked them what such a small child was doing all by themselves, and the child explained that they had nobody and just... came into existence after gaining enough information for one slab of garbage data to become sentient enough to become something. Not exactly Prince M expected to hear or really understand. The child assured that they were simply an illusion made up of false hopes for a perfect world. The Prince gently held out his hands, letting the child shake them.

"You seem pretty real to me," he softly commented.

Just this tiny sentence was enough for the child to realize they were seen and heard and more than just a cold, emotionalness AI that was only regurgitating knowledge. The delight in their eyes was almost infectuous. The prince then explained that while the world wasn't perfect, it was his duty to help aid in that. Not wanting to leave someone so young and vulnerable out by themselves, he offered to take care of them while they travelled together. The child happily accepted with a tight hug. As a reminder of how real they were to him, he named them Really. Together, Prince M and Really continued being intergalactic troubadours.

Much like how Photon used her travels with Prince M to help him through life, Prince M did the same for Really. The two went around and sang happy songs together. Their happiness was a mutual benefit to their wellbeing, and they became absolutely inseparable. It was much of what the prince was already doing... but then, things changed his course. The heart-shaped antennae on his head weren't just for aesthetics; they were strong receptors that could detect the faintest of sounds from long distances - perfect for navigating the through outer space with precision. This was helpful for him being able to find planets that had beings that could be receptive to the sounds he was creating. One day, he and Really were approaching a solar system with a red hot sun, and he his antennae picked up a voice from one of its planets. The voice allured him and he excitedly directed Really to come in for a landing on the beautiful blue and green planet it was coming from.

The duo landed right into a beautiful garden - right at someone's house, where the singing was coming from. It didn't take long for whoever lived inside came running out upon hearing the loud wooshing sound from above followed by chatter in their backyard. Needless to say they were very freaked out, but the Prince politely apologized for any fear he had caused before explaining what brought him and his child to Earth. He explained that he merely came to Earth out of both curiosity and because of his mission. The Earthlings - Wacky. W.B. Rose, and Ted=Pete - were unsure what the Prince truly meant at first, but they told him that they wanted to spread positivity, joy, love, and peace through music too. Wacky and Ted were still completely baffled, but W.B. happily invited them into the home studio so they could show off their talents.

Prince M and Really joyfully played a tune together, and the Earthlings took ashine to their sound and were all enamored. After being met with praise, Prince M thanked them before excitedly asking if they could join forces on their goals of uplifting others. Ted immediately remarked how their combined talents could create a masterpiece, W.B. excitedly anticipated the gleeful fanfare, and Wacky... was a touch skeptical and still confused, but he went along with his mentors and eventually brushed that aside. It helped that it was actually HIS voice that the Prince discovered, so that was flattering. With how big and vibrant Earth seemed to be, the Prince realized that he and Really would be staying on Earth for quite some time. He asked W.B. if he was allowed to set up camp somewhere on the planet, much like with many others, but W.B. offered to let them stay under his roof for somewhere much cozier. And thus, the Sunshine Lovers were formed.

Prince M still occasionally missed Photon and being on Earth longer than other planets gave his mind more time to really process how far he was from her and anxiety of possibly disappointing her in some way started to linger. Spending more time with his new Earthling friends and learning of their past before he came along also made him realize just how hostile such a beautiful planet could be. Sure, he's seen planets devoid of life or planets that were much too dangerous to even set foot in, but the fact that Earth could have so much beauty but it often felt like deception go to him. In a bout of second-guessing himself, he had a stroke of clarity that his mother explained that although all planets had equal value in their own way, some needed more patience and care put into them. Really and the Earthlings comforted him whenever he his confidence slipped, and it didn't take much for it to spring back up. He wanted to make his family proud, whether it was Photon, or the family he had built with his band.