Epilogue

Now it's time, my fanficateers for the final part of our story!

Saturday, December 12th, 2020

Sheldon sat on the couch, blowing his hair out of his face. The only way he could get it out of his face was to put his hair back in a ponytail. Amy was in a worse state. Her long hair had turned to dreads. Penny would be coming over on Thursday (masked out like a surgeon) to give them their first haircut in over six months and it couldn't come too soon.

To Sheldon's mind, the worst part about sheltering in place was not the lack of hair salons, but the lack of an efficient delivery service resulting in poor customer service. Sheldon had ordered a new outfit for their last intimacy session. Instead of getting his Doctor Who outfits complete with a vibrating sonic screwdriver he received two Hippy costumes. How one could mix up Tom Baker and Sarah Jane with some woman named 'Mary Jane' and the hippy essayist Tom Wolfe was a mystery.

"In what universe would I wear torn jeans, Amy! This is intolerable! Look at these boots! I can only take so much! What if someone sees us looking like hippies?"

Amy adjusted the top to her strapless sundress. She hated the stupid rainbow cloth that itched like an angora sweater in summer, but she was going to put on a good face for Sheldon.

He was pretty upset over the mix up with the order and their lost bet. Howard had heard about Amy and Sheldon's extensive costume collection through the grapevine and at last Saturday's Skype game he had bet Sheldon that if they lost that game, that Sheldon and Amy would have to wear their next costume on camera. Sheldon had agreed, knowing that even if he lost, he'd get to show off his Tom Baker outfit that had been ordered for their Thursday session.

The four teams consisted of Amy and Sheldon, Penny and Leonard, Raj and his wife, and finally, Howard and Bert as no one wanted to play with Bernadette because she was so competitive. Howard was still sporting bruises from the last game they had lost. Sheldon thought there was no way he could lose. He was wrong. They lost miserably. Who knew Sheldon would be so terrible at Pictionary.

And to add insult to injury Bert had insisted that Sheldon wear the geology shirt he had sent over in September.

Amy told Sheldon that they only had to wear the clothes during their scheduled Skype call with the group. Sheldon had tried to persuade Amy to pretend their internet was down, or at least wear one of the other costumes as no one would be any the wiser. But Amy just shook her head and scolded him, "You made the bet, you lost it. Now we have to pay up. You just can't draw a potato and think we will get it's a neutron star! That's impossible."

"I think you're blind." Sheldon snapped.

"I think you're a terrible sport!" Amy snapped back, twice as hard.

He turned to Amy, "And why do they know about our Thursday's costumes, anyway." Sheldon had long boasted to the guys about his ability to get his girlfriend into science fiction. However, his boasting caused the guy's curiosity to peak, which led to a discussion of their Thursday evenings. Sheldon had hoped Amy hadn't had such loose lips as he concerning their sex life, but girls do love to talk.

Amy went back to watering her new plant and said sheepishly, "I don't know. It's a mystery." She tried to change the subject. "Anyway, like I said, we just need to wear these clothes for a short while and then we can go back to our normal attire." She looked over to the coffee table. He had set up the strange-looking beaker given to them as early Christmas present from Raj's new wife. "I don't think that is a Bunsen burner Sheldon. That smells terrible. What is that?"

"Raj's wife said it was something to help us relax. I can't believe she thought we would like incense. I think the fumes are making me loopy. Smells like a skunk rolled in a pine tree. Just like those brownies she sent over with it for us try. God, I'm glad we decided to dump them."

"Leave that alone for now and come look at this…" As all her plants had died prior to the move, Amy had grown a huge plant in the living room. "I think those seeds that Raj's new wife gave me are finally producing flowers. Do you think this is a maple tree?"

"I'm no botanist, Amy, but I think that five-leaf plant is going to grow too large for the apartment. Kill it before it gets too large and strangles us in our sleep!"

Just then a crackling sound filled the room, then a spark. A hint of burning cooper filled the room, and a large circle of light opened in the middle of the living room. Like a mirror, Amy and Sheldon saw copies of themselves. Though their copies were wearing normal clothes, and the copy of Amy had rather long hair, but other than that, they were identical. They were seated on the leather couch, with a large whiteboard behind them: "Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Interdimensional Travel."

The other Amy waved nervously to Amy and then the image abruptly ended.

Sheldon looked over to his Amy who was so stunned by their shared hallucination that she had poured the entire contents of her watering can on the floor.

"What was that!?"

"Either we just witnessed an example of a portal between alternate universes or this pandemic is finally making us crack! Either way…we are getting that incense burner and that demon plant out of here!"

Well, Folks did you guess who it was? Just a reminder of the end of Sheldon Six.

Sheldon Seven? Is that you?

After the threesome had left, Sheldon was just about to put the machine away, when a sneaky grin appeared on his face, "Hey, let's do a wild card! Just see who's out there! I bet we can get a Sheldon who actually has robot minions!"

Amy grinned at her husband, "I thought you made fun of Number One when he asked if you had those!"

"I did! But that doesn't mean I don't want to see them! Let's try! Come on… Amy! PLEASE!" Sheldon gave Amy those soulful eyes that she could never resist.

"OKAY! Just once! Perhaps we will find an Amy who plays the harp for the Philharmonic!"

"OR maybe we are comic book heroes!"

Amy shook her head, "Sheldon… that's silly!" Then she asked with a curious smile, "But… what powers would I have?"

"Hmm… reading minds for sure, although I think you already have that now! Perhaps power over monkeys, oh and a stunning green outfit!"

Amy clapped her hands together gleefully, "Oh that would be marvelous! You could… be well…" Amy tapped her chin to think, "I can't think what would make you better…"

Sheldon beamed at his wife, "You got that right… except…" Sheldon nearly jumped with excitement, "Oh I got it, a Sheldon who has four arms!"

"Four arms!? Why on earth would you want that?"

Sheldon bit his bottom lip and said with a coy grin, "Well, besides the obvious in being able to play video games while typing my memoirs, there are other reasons…" Sheldon raised his brows and Amy pushed him away with a playful tease.

"I think Sheldon Three has returned!"

"As long as it not Sheldon Two, I think we are safe." Sheldon fixed the machine, "Now, let's see who is out there!"

Sheldon turned on the machine and the hum filled the room. Sheldon and Amy wore beaming smiles till they saw the image that appeared in front of them. Seated on the couch, was a familiar couple of faces, however, that was all that was similar.

Sheldon Seven, as he was now called, had long unruly hair, tied in a loose ponytail. His torn jeans and worn boots could have been forgiven, but the T-shirt with the words, "GEOLOGY ROCKS" blazoned across it was too much. Amy was just as horrified when she saw her counterpart sporting a tight-fitting strapless sundress that looked like a rainbow had thrown up on it, watering some exotic plant she realized later was cannabis. Amy Seven had long dreadlocks and looked as if she hadn't bathed in a week. Amy swore she could smell the smoking bong on the coffee table.

After a nervous wave, Amy reached over and flicked off the machine, just as Sheldon had done to poor Sheldon Two. However, Sheldon was relieved to say the least.

"OH dear lord! How is that possible!?"

"I don't know, but you are NOT putting that thing on random again!"

"Agreed!"

Thank you guys so much for all your support and reviews. I really thought I would post a new story and no one would read since I have been gone for so long.

(PS I have been gone from Fan Fiction because I was working on my own book. It's a love story set in Bletchley Park where they cracked the Enigma Code. I love it since my characters are very similar to Shamy. Its taken me years to work on it, and I am on the final edit. I will be posting updates to a website soon and hopefully announce when I have it published! If you follow me in InstaGram, Ill post updates there.)

I really wanted to thank you all for your reviews, your follows, your favorites and just being the kindest and supportive fandom ever. There's no drama in Shamy land, folks. Just love and support and you guys really prove that. Thanks again for your reviews on this story.