hi this is my first shenny multi chapter .Disclaimer: I don't own anything!

1988

Breaking News:
"Since the discovery of the Titanic 2 years ago artifacts have been brought to the surface. Yesterday the crew of
The Charger had the biggest discovery yet. They have located the personal safe of Leonard Hofstadter; who was of the New Jersey Hofstadter. His father was one of the first to start a steel business in Pittsburg. It was believed that the Optsy Emerald ring was inside. The ring is worth 250 thousand dollars today. When the crew opened the safe there was slight disappointment with the ring not being there however they did find a drawing of a woman wearing the ring. As you can see by the picture the woman is naked with her arms crossed over her breast to show the ring. The crew is working hard to find out who this woman is and what happened to the ring."

"Holy crap on a cracker" Penny said as she watched the 6 o' clock news. She walked to the phone and dialed the number on the screen. The phone rang 6 times before a man with a gruff voice. " hello this is Bob."

Penny smirked "Hello Bob I'm calling about that drawing."

" please hold on ma'am I want to get my boss. Is that ok?" Bob asked.

"Yes I will hold."

Bob ran over to his Boss Phil " Phil I have a woman on the phone she says she wants to talk about the drawing we found." Phil was eating a turkey sandwich looked up at Bob wide eyed "really?"

"yes, she is on hold now."

Phil got up from his desk and went over to Bobs phone. "Hello this is Phil, so you know who is in the drawing?"

"oh yes I do. the woman in the drawing is me" penny said slowly.

Phil was silent then regained his voice "may I ask your name?". He grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper off of Bobs desk.

"my name is Penelope Watkins. You won't have a record of that name though. My name in 1912 was Penelope Llyod Swift Leonards fiance."

Phil dropped the pencil and his jaw "this is incredible. I would love for you to come on sight to our ship so we can interview you. Are you able to do that?"

" Of course I am able. But I need to take my granddaughter Nicole, since I am 96 she takes care of me, will that be an issue?" Penny asked through thte phone.

"Wow 96, I would of thought you were younger by the sound of your voice. Your granddaughter is more then welcome to come. Are you available to come as early as this Saturday?"

"Such a flatterer" Penny laughed which made Phil on the other line smile. "Yes I am free however how am I to get to you?"

"We will send a car to pick you and your granddaughter up on Friday and we will fly you out here. Where do you live?" Phil flipped the notebook to a new page to write her address.

" I live in Pasadena Ca, my address is 2311 N. Los Robles Ave Apt 4B. I will see you on Saturday."

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Penny looked out the window of the Helicopter The Charger was coming into view. The flight was long but Penny didn't mind, she thought of this place often and it was bittersweet to come back. Penny was silent for most of the trip, thinking of the wonderful and awful memories that she has kept hidden for so long.

Nicole was talking to the Co-pilot, when she turned to glance at her grandmother. "Nana are you okay?" she asked. Nicole was thrilled that her nana had asked her to come, at the age of 32 she was still the adventurer.

"I'm fine sweetie" Penny smiled.

"How come you've never told me you were on the Titanic?" Nicole was curious. Penny patted her granddaughters knee " In good time sweetie, you will know everything." Nicole didn't push her grandmother, she just couldn't understand how she never brought up this huge part of her past. She knew her grandmother was a strong independent woman. She didn't get married until she 30, she used to work in a speak easy during prohibition until Nicoles mother Lee was born in 1924. What she did before working there she didn't know, but she wanted to find out. She was one of the first woman to drive and to vote and when she turned 40 she got her pilots license. Nothing could stop her and she wanted all of the girls in her family to be strong and show the world what they can do. The sinking must have been tramatic to not talk about it.

The Helicopter door opened and 3 men stepped forward out of the 30 or so crewmen. Penny took in the sight of them. She noticed the first man was big with a bushy beard, that must be Bob. The second was short skinny man with big rim glasses, he was introduced as John. The third man held himself like a leader, he was attractive, if someone was going to play him in a movie Harrison Ford would. Penny always got a kick out of him in the Star Wars movies. The attractive man helped Penny out of the helicopter "Penelope that you so much for coming. I'm Phil we spoke on the phone. It is such an honor to meet you."

Penny smiled "please call me Penny, no one has called me Penelope in quite some time. I am happy to be here. it is time for my story to be told."

Bob and John took Pennys and Nicoles bags and brought them to their rooms. " I would like to talk to you as soon as your ready" Phil said to Penny. "But I'm sure you're both tired from the trip and need to rest."

Penny held up her hand " No, I'm fine. I maybe 96 I'm not dead. I would like to see my drawing and tell you now. If that's no problem Nicole?"

Nicole shook her head she knew better then to cross her grandmother. " Not a problem at all."

Penny clapped her hands "very good. Now take me to my picture." Phil let her take his arm "This way Penny" his smile met hers.

Phil led the way into a room that was filled with desks and monitors covered with pictures of Titanic at the bottom of the ocean. Penny felt a tear come to the surface. On the farthest table was the safe. It was just as Penny remembered, the green color is slightly faded but it is the exact same. Phil pulled out a chair for Penny and placed in front of her the drawing of her when she was 20 years old. " I was a looker huh" she nudged her granddaughter who was hovering over her shoulder to see the picture as well.

"So penny are you ready to go back to Titanic?"

"Of course sweetie" she smiled. Phil looked at her even at 96 she was still as pretty as she was when this picture was drawn. He cleared his throat and picked up his pencil "well who dre this picture of you? You seem to be happy and certainly intimate with the artist, given your lack of clothing."

Penny folded her hands on the table "well sweetie we'll get to that, but we must start at the beginning."

a/n: I hope people enjoy this. I want some good feedback on whether I should continue with this story. I am going to be using some aspects from the movie but also coming up with somethings on my own. This is going to be a multi chapter story.