On the ship Peg was working hard to find a signal of the departed escape pod while Brick was busy chewing out Clutch "You just had to do it didn't you. I knew you and Peg had a thing for each other but on a mission and in front of the little guy to boot." Clutch said "We didn't know he was there. We were going to wait till after the mission to talk to him." "And that still makes it okay to take his girl." Brick glared with teeth bared.

Peg turned at this and yelled "Enough! It was my fault as well Brick I didn't feel the same way about Bernie anymore okay. I hurt him as well. I wanted to wait till after but he overheard us." Brick then shouted "That still doesn't make it right!" Clutch said "So what we were supposed to go on like nothing was wrong and be unhappy!" Brick said "No but you could of handled it a lot better then you did."

They both looked down ashamed at this knowing he was right. Suddenly an alarm went off and they looked at the screen and Peg said "We have a signal, but it's on a planet that will take us an unknown amount of time." Clutch said "It doesn't matter we got them into this mess we'll get them out. No one gets left behind on this team." Brick glared as he said "I'll make sure of that." He grasped the controls and said "Now let's move it." And so they blasted off.

Flo woke up to see that it was much darker around her, she yawned thinking she was at home in her bed and tried getting back to sleep when she felt that her bed was very different, then she noticed she wasn't at her house or her bed but in a very different place. She bolted up but then remembered 'I'm on another planet with Bernie.' She looked to see Bernie still asleep and that outside the stars were out, she sighed they had better start moving.

Flo came up to Bernie and started shaking him saying "Bernie wake up. It's night and we have to travel." Bernie said "Ten more minutes." She sighed saying "Usually I sympathize with you but we are on a survival mission so…." She grabbed his arm and pulled him half way off of the bunk. Bernie screamed and looked up shocked saying "Flo where, oh wait now I remember sorry I guess I was more tired than I expected."

Flo replied with "Don't' worry about it after the day you had I know how it feels to need a good nap and sorry to of woken you up like that but we need to move." Bernie nodded and got up as he got his pack. The two prayed for safety and then headed out into the unknown wild west world.

As they walked out they noticed how cold the night air was. Flo shivered at this and brought out a survival jacket inside her pack. It felt better but she was still cold, she had always been the type to get easily cold. Bernie saw her shivery and frown sadly, then an idea came to him but he blushed at what he had to do.

Bernie came up close to her and wrapped an arm around her surprising Flo as she said "What are you doing?" Bernie then said "I apologize. I saw that you were cold and I know that the only thing I could do was share my body temperature. I apologize if I was to forward but…." "No it's okay you just wanted to help. Thanks it is warmer now."

Flo then glared with a smile as she said "Just don't try anything slick, got it." Bernie blushed harder but said "No no of course not." Flo laughed at that as the two walked on. They kept their flashlights out to see in front of them, walking slowly so as not to fall or trip on a cactus or step on an animal, dangerous or not.

For a while neither of them spoke, that is till Bernie noticed Flo kept looking up at the star filled sky. He turned to her and said "What are you looking for?" Flo replied with "Nothing really. I just like the stars, they're pretty." Bernie looked up as he said "Yes they are quite beautiful." "You barely get to see them like this in the city, a few here and there but never like in the wide open spaces. It be nice to live in a place where you could always see the stars like this."

Bernie thought for a moment and said "I suppose it would. The lights of the city are nice but they are artificial. I may be an inventor but I can appreciate the beauty of the natural world." Flo then said "I know what you mean. I love naturel, but I'm so used to living in a technological place there are somethings it would be hard to get along without for me. Sci fi inventions are cool too, but the serenity of nature just can't be beat."

Bernie sighed as he said "It does feel good and it helps to get rid of my troubling thoughts." Suddenly he sighed sadly as the hurtful memory of Peg and Clutch holding hands on the ship came back. Flo then said "You okay Bernie you went quite?" "It is nothing to worry about." "It's about them isn't it?"

Bernie looked down sadly and Flo said "I didn't mean to make you sad. Look Bernie if feelings change they change though I think she's making a mistake. You're a great guy and so far that I've known you you've been kind and nice and well I think you'll find yourself a girl who will appreciate you."

Bernie smiled at her words and said "Danke Flo but Peg was the love of my life and Clutch was one of my closest friends. I do not know if I can go on after what had just happened." Flo then said "I know it feels that way right now, but we were made to keep going. Remember it's always darkest before the dawn."

Bernie smiled as he said "That is quite an interesting saying." "Yeah I guess. I never really understood it before till know. But I thought it fit the situation." Bernie then said "Then if it is darkest before the dawn then it must be the brightest at dawn." Flo laughed as she said "Maybe, or maybe that even though it is just a bit of light that bit of light is just enough hope even in all the darkness."

Bernie smiled as he looked at Flo and said "I like the way you talk of such things, it feels refreshing." Flow smiled as she looked down saying "I'm not always like that. Well depending on my situation." Bernie looked shocked as he said "How can that be you seem so bright to me."

Flow shrugged as she said "I supposed because I feel lonely at times." At this Bernie was silenced for a bit till he said "Well now that you are on the team you won't be so lonely." Flo smiled back as she replied "I hope so." They walked on in silence for a while longer till she said "So you interested in anything else Bernie, besides engineering." He perked up at this as he said "Ya I love history and architecture actually. What about you?"

Flo responded with "History is actually kind of fun that's how I know so much about certain things." "Really what do you know so far about this place, it might just come in handy?" "Well let's see." And so for the rest of their walk they chatted of what they knew on the wild west, even some things not even related to it. Either way they enjoyed each other's company and the sound of each other's voices as they walked through the night.