Big Bang Drabble Chapter 2: Going Away

Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, not mine not mine, only borrowing etc.

The guys were given another chance for monopole research, only this time in the frozen wasteland of Antarctica. Penny and Leonard had parted ways amiably after their latest break up, but she would still miss all of her nerds. She decided to give them each a going away present to keep her in mind for the next three months.

However, she wasn't sure what to get them at first. So she went through a list of things they would want badly while over there but couldn't really get when they were so far away.

First stop was at a local grocery market and she headed straight for the magazine aisle. She purchased the lastest four issues of Playboy for Howard. She figured that it should be enough to hold him for the next few months. Raj turned out to be the hardest, since he never really talked to her at length, she had no idea of what kind of things he liked other than what he does with the guys.

After much consideration, Penny stopped in a video store that sold movies that were hard to find anywhere else. After asking the sales clerk which of the Indian movies had been recent releases, she purchased three movies for him, certain that she had heard it mentioned that while he disliked Indian cuisine he was very fond of their entertainment industry.

Leonard was also tricky. She considered getting him another one of those blankets with sleeves, but felt that would dredge up memories of the last time she had gotten him one of those. Besides, he already had one. Then Penny remembered how he had told her that his outer extremities were more susceptible to the cold, becoming purple and numb easier than the others. So instead of a blanket, she found a pair of thick socks and gloves that were specifically designed not only to keep in body heat, but to reflect it back as well.

Thankfully, Sheldon was the easiest to imagine. Penny drove to the local mall and found her way straight to Build-A-Bear. She knew he didn't like bears, but knew they would have something else he would enjoy. She picked a floppy, unstuffed, gray and white spotted cat, and when she went to the stand where they have recordable devices, she took hers to a more private corner. Pressing the button to record, she started singing softly.

"Soft kitty, warm kitty,

Little ball of fur.

Happy kitty, sleepy kitty,

Purr, purr, purr."

Penny knew that if Sheldon got sick in the cold, no one would sing it for him, and she wouldn't be around to. Placing the recording device in the cat's right paw, she went to have him stuffed just right. Looking through the vast amounts of clothes for all the animals, she found an outfit she knew to be just right, so she chose a dual layered shirt, khaki pants, a watch on his left wrist, and a marker strapped to his right paw. "And what would you like to name you animal, miss?" asked the cashier.

"Doctor Moonpie," answered Penny, with a small smile on her face.

A/N: I got the idea from the Soft Kitty plushie they sell online, but since Penny couldn't really go online to find it, I figured she should make one herself for Sheldon