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AN: My first Fic, so I'm just getting used to this

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Answering the desk phone, "Hello, this is General Sing". - - Sir, we have had a development in our efforts to return the traitor Dennis Kim to our homeland. The research team has added an American Scientist to replace the recently disappeared agent scientist we had placed on the team. We no longer have close contact with Kim - -. "What"? Sing yells into the phone as he stands up, pounding the desk. "Are you watching Kim closely? Who is this scientist"? - - His name is Dr. Leonard Hofstadter. He is a high energy laser experimental physicist from Cal Tech University. Yes sir, both myself, agent Ming Tau and agent Yang Un are closely monitoring their actions - -.

Penny and the girls had just finished off another bottle of wine. They had gone through three, total, along with a carton of ice cream. They were all a little tipsy which was really the point of the evening to begin with, when Bernadette asked "So Penny, how do you think it will go without having Leonard around for four months".

Penny took a minute to consider the possibilities. "I don't know….the biggest worry will be Sheldon. He's bad enough with a layer of Leonard between himself and the world. Leonard puts up with so much, I just may go bat crap crazy".

"Oh Bestie", Amy chimed in; "Sheldon will be fine. Surely his superior intellect will shine through".

Bernadette and Penny regained that confused look they often had when dealing with Amy. "Oh, REALLY"? Have you ever had to take care of him when he was sick? How about the time he tried to get us to take him around when Leonard dissolved the Friendship Agreement, or when he couldn't get around when Leonard had to work at night for that laser experiment thingy, or when I had to take him to your first date. Who's going to take him to get his hair cut, or to the dentist, or to the pottery barn, or to do whatever shopping he needs"? Penny was getting red in the face. "Who's gonna get him his food every night and take him back and forth to work every day"? "Leonard did ALL that! Without fail, and not much complaining. And did he ever get a thank you from Sheldon…NO! Leonard is a saint for putting up with all that, all these years and now, we are all going to find out just how advanced the self-proclaimed Homo-Novus really is".

"Penny", Amy responded, "Aren't you forgetting the declaration of Leonard's Day"?

Penny flinched, but Bernadette thought that things were getting a little strained. "Girls, please, the wine is getting to us a little bit, there's no need to get upset. Penny, that's really interesting, but it really didn't answer my question. I was more interested in how you were going to weather this particular storm. Let's face it; the S.S. Lenny hasn't been sailing in calm seas for a while. You weren't even sure where your relationship was going not so long ago".

Penny started to choke up a little. "I'm sorry, it's just that Leonard is such a great guy and no one tells him. And hey … that's not fair, and really not true. Things have been really great lately and we have been really happy. I told him I love him, he assured me there was nothing between him and Alex and there never would be…. He isn't pressuring me for any commitments and he gave me this really nice locket... He even told me he would let ME propose to HIM if I ever wanted to get married just to take pressure off our relationship".

Amy and Bernadette almost fell to the floor at that last statement. "WHAT?" They said in unison.

"Yeah... I really didn't think that through" … Penny said, "Don't worry, I'm not there yet. The point is, I DO miss him already and it's only the FIRST DAY! I'm not sure how I'm going to make it. I suppose I'll just take on some extra hours at the restaurant or take some extra classes to get my mind off him. But I don't WANT to be distracted too much. I love him and I can't wait for him to get back. Who knows, maybe some acting thing will come up. My class may be putting on more plays".

Bernadette said "That sounds like a plan. Don't worry so much about Sheldon, it's not like we're going to throw his Kindle in the Cheese Cake Factory Freezer and let him freeze to death".

"Yes", Amy said while raising her eye brows a few times, "Sheldon will get ALL the attention he needs".

Penny just stared at Amy while Bernadette just said "That's Nice".

Dr. Kim was sitting at a desk in an office when General Sing came in without knocking. "Joyce, our agent assigned to the traitor Eric Kim has disappeared. The Americans have replaced him with another experimental physicist from Cal Tech".

Joyce Kim turned in her chair to address the General. "Cal Tech? Who is this Experimental Physicist? Do we still have the traitor under surveillance?

General Sing sat in the chair opposite Joyce Kim's desk. "Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, and yes, both Un and Tau are watching them".

Joyce was visibly moved by the realization that Leonard was the replacement scientist. "This is incredibly fortunate for us that they have placed Dr. Hofstadter on the team. He is an accomplished high energy laser expert and he has considerable experience with advanced rocket fuels".

General Sing became more excited, "He can solve our problems with our long range missile project. We will no longer just be seen as unimportant saber rattlers. We will command the respect that we deserve. We must have both of them. We will be able to enhance our missile program with their assistance. Our plan for launching intercontinental neurotoxin and biologic weapons will become a reality. We will no longer be a puppet nation to the Chinese. We must contact the agents and have them make sure that these scientists are brought home right away".