"Sheldon NOOOOOOOOOO!"
Penny jolted upright in bed drenched in a cold sweat. The nightmares would not leave her alone. It been two months since the horrific accident.
"Penny, what wrong? Is it the nightmares again?" a worried Leonard asked.
"I killed him Leonard. I killed him! I saw the look of fear in his eyes. He is dead Leonard and it all my fault!"
"Shhh, Penny. Breath. Take some deep breaths. Remember, it not your fault. Breath Penny, breath."
Penny slowly started to calm down as Leonard rubbed her back.
"You had to make an incredible difficult decision that no one should ever have to make. To be honest, I am surprised that you held on as long as you did. As much as you wanted to, you couldn't save us both. While I am eternally grateful that you chose me, I'm suffering too. I lost my best friend. I can't imagine what Amy is feeling."
**Two months earlier**
"Sheldon, Penny and Leonard has invited us to the grand opening of a new restaurant down in Santa Monica this Thursday. It an Anything-can-happen-Thursday and I thought it might be fun."
"Now Amy, don't be using logic against me. You know how I am about restaurants. How do I know what kind of training the staff has had? Do you even know the menu? Perhaps I might have some sort of food allergy you don't know about? Did you ever think of that?
"Sheldon please. You are being ridiculous. Penny already checked it out and vetted it when she took Leonard last week for the soft opening. For a place called the 'Seaside Rails', she was really impressed"
Rolling his eyes, Sheldon torted back "Really Amy, the 'Seaside Rails'? What kind of restaurant uses 'Rails' in it name? Makes it sounds like some sort of train themed place."
"That because it is Sheldon."
"Oh, well why didn't you say so? I do love trains."
Amy could only shake her head and walk away to call Penny and let her know they were coming.
Sheldon enjoyed the dinner tremendously. The dining room was made to resemble dinner cars on a train. There were some historical inaccuracies that he desperately wanted to point out, but Penny saw the twitches and would glare at him to shut him up before complaining. After the dinner, they took a walk along the back patio area that overlooked a cliff.
"Sheldon?" Amy asked "Have you seen my sweater? It feeling a little chilly out here"
"Yes Amy, you left it in the backseat of your car."
"Oh okay, I'll be right back."
Amy practically skipped to the car. The evening has been a most wonderful evening for her. Sheldon didn't complain too much and the food was rather good. Now they were taking a walk that Sheldon would not have done a year ago. As she started back, there was a loud rumble and it felt like the ground gave out. People were screaming everywhere. To her horror, it looked like the back patio dropped down a few feet. She ran as fast as her legs would let her. She started to panic at what she saw.
The ground by the patio had started to crumble and pull away. The cliff edge looked like it was about to slide off. The back side of the restaurant wall had collapse. Penny, Leonard and Sheldon was trapped by the debris.
An unholy sound filled the air and a dust cloud formed. When the dust settled in what felt like eternity, Amy could only hold a hand over her mouth in shock. Penny was on the ground and appeared to be leaning over the edge of the cliff. In one hand, she held Sheldon while in the other hand, she was holding Leonard. Each of one of them pleading for Penny to pull them up. Each one of them kicking and trying to find any kind of a foothold. Each one of them holding on to her for dear life.
Penny was struggling. In each hand, she had someone she loved dearly. She loved them in their own special way. She easily could have ended up with either one of them. She had sudden flashbacks starting back when she first moved across the hall. It went past in a blur but she saw all the good times and the bad. To her surprise, she started seeing more memories of Sheldon than Leonard. As much as she loved them both, she can't save them both. In her heart, it was Sheldon. If she was going to be completely honest, it was always him. He was the guy. The pain in her shoulders was growing rapidly and it brought her back to the moment.
"Hang on!" she called out and she started to pull Sheldon up a little. Not knowing Penny was pulling him up more, Sheldon continued to kick. He found a foothold and started to stand. Unfortunately, the foothold gave causing him to fall. The momentum was too great for Penny and she lost her grip.
"Sheldon NOOOOOOOOOO!"
Sheldon eyes went wide with the sheer look of fear as he realized he was falling. The last words he spoke just before hitting the water was "Penny, I love you."
Not realizing what had just happened, Leonard continued to kick and climb. With her free arm, Penny was able to grab on to him and pull him up. It was then that the gravity of the situation sunk in. Looking over Penny's shoulder, Leonard could see Amy collapsing to the ground.