"The Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish…"
Summary: Nearing her wedding day, Amy is reminded of a previous engagement…Follows the action of "Gran Mag", pre "The Wolowitz Enigma"…
Disclaimer: It's all Chuck's…But nothing for Joss Whedon on this one.
(Just a note…To learn more about Amy's rather bipolar, beautiful, and somewhat tragic sister and her Sheldon Cooper obsession, you'll want to read "Gran Mag" the first tale in this particular series. "Flowers for Sheldon" however is not a part .)
Part XXII…
"Pull a little more…" Howard urged… "Almost there, Raj…We're nearly…There…"
"Come on, come on…" Raj…Urgently reaching…
Hmmn…George Takei pleasantly beaming from a corner at the front of the train car at Howard…Katie Sackhoff in Bernadette's nightgown beside George, frowning…
Howard…?
"What, no..." he stared…
"Dude…?" Raj eyed him… "No, I can't go further…"
"Huh?..." Oh, right…The wire…
No?...And yet…George smiling…Here I am, once again…
"Ah, no…Damn…"
"No, I don't think we can make it…" Raj noted…
I had faith in you, Howard…Katie sighed…And now, with the very man who betrayed you?...
"No!..." Howard glared…
"Ok…You know I just agreed with you…" Raj sighed… "Lets see what we can do…"
"Yeah, sure…Sorry…"
Hey, don't yell at Katie…George shook his head… She's not your problem…
"Just a little worried about Bernadette…Leonard said he didn't see her coming up…"
Thanks…Katie beamed…
Don't mention it…George patted her shoulder…
You know, George…Katie beaming…I always had the worst crush on you…
I know, I used to pass them all on to Shatner…George sighed…
"Howard?..."
"Hmmn?..."
"I said, do you want to try pulling the wires here and seeing if we can reach?..." Raj, indicating the train phone on the wall…
"Huh?..." blink… "Uh, yeah…We can try that…"
Still…Adventure must appeal to you…Katie grinned…And since Howie seems preoccupied…
"Hey, I'm with Bernadette now…I thought we were clear on that!..."
"Dude?...I get that you're still upset but can't we put our personal problems on hold till the crisis is settled?..."
"Huh?...Oh, yeah…Sure…" Howard nodded…
I do believe in exploring the unknown…George smiled…And there is a certain manly quality to you…
Thanks…I think…Katie morphed into Bernadette…Bye, Howie…George and I are gonna see if ill-matched fantasy characters can find happiness…She called…Both fading out…
Whoa…Either that was a weird sort of closure on my fantasy life…Or I really need to settle this and patch things up with Bernie, tout suite…Howard stared…
George Takei and Bernie?...Let alone Katie?...Where did that come from?...
Your own fears of inadequacy, obviously…But I must say…I find your lack of faith…Disturbing…George reappeared, momentarily…Stern frown…
"Dude?...Are we gonna connect or what?..." Raj held the pulled wire to him…
"No!…I mean…We need a little more length…Wait…I got it…" sigh…
Don't sweat it, Howie…Fantasy Bernadette reappeared, beaming… I'm on your side…
Katie separately reappearing…With George…
It'll be fine, Howard…Just trust your heart…She beamed…
I dunno…George, shaking head solemnly…I sense a great disturbance in the Force…
Eh, don't let him get to you, Howard…Fantasy Bernadette smiled… We all have our doubts and fears…But even if things don't work out…You know you loved me…And it's all ok…
That's the stuff, fantasy sis…Come on sourpuss…Lets let him be…Katie pulled at George…And maybe that "great disturbance" is my doing…She grinned…
Mmmn…He frowned…I'm not sure about this…Nichelle tried and failed back in the 60s…
Come on, we'll be like Linda and Cole Porter…She teased… We'll inspire each other…And it'll make your next book of memoirs jump off the shelves…
Well…One photoshot with you on my arm would sure stick in Shatner's craw…George beamed…
Bye, Howie…The three waved…
Dial tone…
"I told Howard I'd get you away…He suspects you…" Faisal was explaining to Bashir in the next car forward…
"Suspects me?..."
"He's met some of the team Hamid and his American contacts sent…To get Amy to see me…Bashir?..." troubled look…Bashir looking puzzled...
"Majesty?..."
"Hamid's people are all ok, aren't they?...Just our regular security teams?..."
"Unfortunately, Sire…Minister Hamid keeps a very closed fist as to his operations…I've not had much access to his people, especially since your father took ill…"
"Howard says he identified two of them as terrorists…We don't use terrorists, do we?...It's just some American paranoia, right?..." worried look…
"There have been disturbing rumors, Majesty…" Bashir frowned… "To be honest, your father was a bit concerned about some of Minister Hamid's operations in recent years…He was urging efforts to make contacts with various unsavory groups, claiming it could allow infiltration but…"
"Yeah?..."
"Your father indicated to me Hamid had suggested forging links outside the Americans' awareness…To give us leverage in new ways with them…"
"Dad didn't go along with that?..." Faisal stared…
"Your father was no supporter of terrorists…But he did see the value of having independent contacts with some of the groups, partly for intelligence, partly in hopes of acquiring influence…And he did have his moments of frustration with some of the Americans' more heavy-handed styles…"
"But why would Hamid put terrorists on the team to see if Amy would come and speak to me…?"
"One would have to assume, Majesty…If true, he felt more 'persuasive' efforts might be required…"
"I distinctly said 'No pressure'…" Faisal frowned…But, sheepish look… "Though I suppose, just sending guys to 'talk' to her and getting the CIA involved…"
"CIA, sire?..." stare…
"Hamid cleared things with the Americans about sending his people and they were sorta…Involved…From then on…I figured at first it was the right thing to do, getting clearance from them…But this is sounding a little…Grey…"
"Indeed, very grey, Majesty…No offense…"
"Sheldon?..." Leonard called…The wind rising a bit, he raised his voice t te
"Leonard?...Please keep your volume and vocal register down a bit…" Sheldon, looking back to him…Inching along the track…Hand on train's metal side…
Ow…Cold…He pulled hand away…
"How much farther?...Sheldon?...We're gonna fall right off here!..."
"Only a fifty percent chance…Though your unnecessary statement of the possibility is doubtless increasing the odds against us…"
"Fine…When do we stop this nonsense and get back in…It's freezing…"
"Soon as we reach Amy and Penny and can join the fray…As for heat, where's your manly glow in defense of your beloved?..."
"Blown out by the wind here…And I still doubt there's any 'fray' going on, Sheldon…"
Still, it would have to be Sheldon getting all 'manly' in his 'glow' for his girl…Howard I could just assume was lying…
Hmmn…Sheldon peered into the next window in the line of car windows…
Fascinating…He looked back at Leonard…
"You look rather good with a beard, Leonard…"