MYTHBUSTERS
House was still shaking his head over his last patient when two men walked through the door. Between them they dragged what looked like a burnt up dead body. House was momentarily stunned. It took a moment for recognition to fill his face.
One of the men spoke after they placed their burden on the hospital bed. "Hi, I'm Adam Savage, and this is Jamie Hyneman. I know this may look a little strange…"
"Yeah, yeah, I know who you are." House was speaking excitedly. "You guys rock."
"Why thank you," Jamie said. "Then you probably know who this is." He pointed at the figure laying in the bed.
"Buster!" House was nearly bursting with excitement. Mythbusters was one of his favorite shows. He always liked to make bets with Wilson on whether they would prove the myth or not. "Are you shooting here in New Jersey?"
"Yes, we are doing a show on the Jersey Devil. Have you heard of it?"
"Sure. Never seen it though." The Jersey Devil was an urban legend, a mythical creature, sort of like a dragon, that terrorized the residents of the Pine Barrens.
"We are shooting some other shows while we're in the area and Buster here is having some trouble." Buster was the crash test dummy the Mythbusters had supped up for some of their projects. He had been dropped from cranes, thrown down elevator shafts, and blown up more times than House could remember.
Jamie started speaking again. "Lisa told me you might be willing to help us out."
"Lisa?" Surely he didn't mean Lisa Cuddy.
"She's an old friend." Jamie said. Adam was standing behind him winking knowingly. "She said you were a fan of the show, and would be able to help us with some medical questions."
"Sure, anything for Buster." Buster was House's favorite type of person, an inanimate one.
The two men barraged House with questions. How would the human body react to this or that sort of shock, what would happen to bones at 670mph impact, things of that nature. House was more than happy to answer what he could, and guess at what he couldn't. His mind was still on that wink Adam had given behind Jamie's back.
"One more thing, Dr. House?" Adam asked.
"Bring it on." House replied, eager to help some more. This was fun.
"We need Buster fitted with a new femur. Dr. Cuddy said we could use you to perform a little surgery."
"She did, did she?" House was glad she did, but he wasn't about to let anyone know that. He excused himself and poked his head out into the waiting room. He was in luck. Dr. Cuddy was just finishing with a patient. "Oh, Dr. Cuddy," he called.
She walked over, dread written all over her face. "Yes Dr. House?" She wasn't going to like this, she was sure of it.
"I need your help in Exam Room 2."
"No you don't." She was sick of this little game.
"Yes, I do." He winked at her. It had the desired effect, she was caught off guard, and now too curious to turn away now. She followed him into the room.
"Lisa!" Jamie called to her and came over and gave her a big hug. She hugged him back, glaring at House as she did so. She had asked Jamie not to mention her name. She should have known he wouldn't listen.
"What seems to be the trouble?" She addressed her question to Jamie, making sure House didn't try to answer.
"Nothing," Jamie replied. "Dr. House here is going to help us fix up Buster."
"That's great." Lisa said without enthusiasm. "And why am I here?" She was now addressing House.
"I need you to assist. Surgery is tricky business you know." He smiled at her.
She couldn't respond. She just put her head in her hands. Was she running an asylum or a medical hospital? Sometimes she wasn't sure.
Jamie put an arm around her waist. "You were right about him." He motioned to House. "The guy is great."
"I'm great?" House beamed at Cuddy. She just glared back. "So, how long have you two known each other?" He was enjoying him self now. As he spoke, he was gathering the tools he would need to open up Buster.
Cuddy was about to answer, but Jamie beat her to it. "We dated for a while in high school."
"Ooo," House gushed. "High school sweethearts." Cuddy looked like she wanted to kill him. He was now cutting into Buster's leg.
"Can I see you outside, House?" Cuddy asked through clenched teeth.
"I'm in the middle of surgery right now. Maybe later." He kept his head down. He didn't dare look up now.
"Well," Cuddy huffed, "if you don't need me for anything, I'll get back to my work." She spun around and left.
House carried on with his work. He held out his hand toward Adam, "Scalpel," he demanded. Adam placed the scalpel in his hand, and he cut through Buster's leg. The surgery proceeded from there, with no complications. House extracted the busted wooden bone, and replaced it with a new metal one. He differed to the Mythbusters to close him up.
"Thanks, House," Jamie said, extending a hand.
House took it, and gave a good shake. "Thank you," he replied.
"For what?" Adam said, getting a handshake as well.
"You have made my day." House beamed. They left thinking that meeting them had made House's day. They didn't realize that it was making Cuddy squirm that had really made his day.