Welcome to the Captain's first Big Bang fic. Since our favorite nerds are as guilty of the deadly 7 as the rest of us, I thought it appropriate to look at them one by one. Reviews are love, flaming is uncool and makes you look fat.

Pride

As Leonard and Penny ascended the stairs they had come to know far too well, a shriek emanating from 4A made them hasten up the last steps. Leonard paused at the door to brace himself before throwing it open but he was quite unprepared for the sight that greeted him. Sheldon Cooper gleefully embracing Amy Farrah Fowler. Leonard blinked a few times, glanced over to his girlfriend, whose jaw was resting on her neck, then back to his roommate. "What's up guys?" He ventured. "Amy get you William Shatner's autographed hairpiece?" The couple in front of the couch relinquished their grip and Sheldon shook his head.

"Get serious Leonard."

"This is the day Sheldon's been waiting for his whole life." Amy explained bubbling over with giddiness.

"You turned him into a real boy?" Penny asked in mock enthusiasm.

Sheldon scoffed "Of course not. My paper on a rederivation of Maxwell's equations regarding ferromagnetism and my approach to calculating ferromagnetic hysteresis was accepted by the Nobel Prize committee. I WON!"

"You won?" Leonard and Penny chorused in unison.

"HE WON!" Amy repeated positively beaming. "I am dating a Nobel LAUREATE!"

Leonard waited out her happy dance then addressed the man of the hour. "Hang on, is that the paper Alex found in your box of school projects?"

"It certainly is. I'm still debating whether it would be easier to mention her in my acceptance speech or explain to her why I didn't."

"Sheldon we discussed this." Amy whispered out the corner of her lips.

"Just to refresh my memory," Penny cut in "The Nobel Prize means a ton of interviews, news spots, televised ceremony, right?"

"Ugh why must you ruin this moment for me?" Sheldon shuddered at the memory of previous public speaking gigs.

"What I mean is, it sounds like shopping is in order."

"Not sure I follow but alright. Amy, you want to go shopping with Penny?"

"You have to ask? What do you say, Bestie?"

"Um…"

"I have Sheldon's Visa."

"Let's go." The girls departed leaving their boyfriends alone in their shared Nerdvana. Leonard had seen his roommate smug before, gloating countless times, but today that unbearable condescension was mixed with unrestrained joy.

"You proud of yourself?" He asked.

"It's not just myself, Leonard. I've been expecting this for a long time. But really I am honored, and proud of mankind for acknowledging my superiority. Finally I won't be the only one to recognize my how far my genius surpasses all others."

"Glad this hasn't gone to your head."

"As am I." Sheldon floated back to his room on his own inflated ego. Leonard remembered clearly the last time he said there was no living with Sheldon. He was right just premature.

In the parking lot, Penny touched up her lip gloss, checked her reflection, touched up her mascara, checked her reflection, touched up her foundation and checked her reflection.

"Ready?" inquired her best friend and passenger.

"Just a sec." She tucked in some errant blonde locks and when she was satisfied, admired the results for a moment more. "Okay let's hit it." Penny considered herself lucky. To be born with a fashion sense and the physical features to pull it off was a gift. What a shame that others, like the woman seated beside her could not be so blessed. But she could fix that. With the right outfit, a makeover perhaps, Amy could be her boyfriend's trophy never mind the medal with Nobel's face on it. Penny could hardly wait to start her little experiment. Er, she couldn't wait to share her gift.