When Smith began his return to the other space ship, it had started becoming daylight. He knew it was becoming morning because the dark sky was getting lighter before his eyes. No one was likely to be up at this ungodly hour. He felt tired and more of his age than anything. The undeniable devastation still lingered on in the man. He walked up the familiar ramp expecting to be the only earthling still awake on this foresaken planet. A loud yawn knocked Smith back into reality. Smith turned in the direction of the front console to see West sitting in the pilots chair waiting for him with folded arms. West looked at Smith long and hard in a way seemingly surprised by the way that he was.

"So it's not just the lighting," West said.

"Spare me your unnecessary jokes, West," Smith said.

"It's Major to you," West said.

"Not when you treat Doctor Robinson the way you do you're not," Smith said, shaking his head. "Not by a long shot."

"Okay, I admit it," West said. "I am terrible at dating women."

"Dating women should be like hanging out with your best friend," Smith said.

"Doctor Smith was okay with it," West said. "He could have pointed this out."

"My counterpart only tolerated you because you were the pilot," Smith said. "How he did it is beyond me. You're fortunate that you have not brought this treatment on a space princess."

"Like that is ever going to happen," West said.

"You will find that happening," Smith said. "one way or another." Smith rubbed the side of his temple then walked on from West.

West walked after him.

"Alright, alright," West said, getting in his way. "Do you have dating advice?"

"Look at the way you treat her in her shoes," Smith said. "Imagine if she treated you that way."

"Oh," West said, as Smith stepped aside. "Oh." He turned toward the man. "I can't make up for that!"

"If she is dating you, obviously she thinks you can," Smith said. "I don't see it but she does. You're thinking like a Don West, now." Smith's hands were clasped behind his back stepping aside from West. "So it's a good start to being in a relationship with a beautiful, capable Doctor Robinson."

Smith walked away from West.