Paintballing

Hunkered in the bunker, breathe coming in ragged gasps, two masked and camouflaged figures leaned on each other.

"Damn this is getting intense!" She caught her breathe and laughed. "You guys play for keeps. That range time really paid off Sheldon, you actually hit something!"

"Their base, Penny." He wheezed. "I hit their base. It was literally the broad side of a barn... with a target painted on it"

She punched his shoulder playfully. "You still hit it!"

"I've been working on hand-eye coordination and its application to spacial geometry."

He doubled over coughing

"And stamina?" She teased

"Oh yes, I definitely need to work on stamina." There was a determined look in his eye she'd not seem before.

A volley of shots hit the wall with dull thuds

"Here they come!" She raised her gun ready and grinned, crouching ready to run out. "Ready?" Sheldon put his hand on her arm and shook his head.

"No, that rate of fire indicates only two firing. There are three of the enemy left. The third will be circling to flank us." He pondered, then pointed, tracing an arc in the air. "Hmmm Short legs. Rough ground. Aim. . . There!" He pointed at the window at the rear. Penny raised her gun to humour him just as a goggled face appeared where he pointed.

"Holy F..!" She fired on reflex, catching the figure full in the visor. It cried out in surprise and fell back. They heard a distant "Ah, jeez!" In Leonards disappointed tones.

She looked incredulously at Sheldon. "How did you..?" she waves at the window "do that?!"

he shrugged. "Leonard was reading von Clausewitz again last night. He always reads that or Sun Tzu if he is going to try to be cunning. "

Penny grinned. "Still, that was amazing. You're a wizard Harry! "

Sheldon winced but nodded at her attempt at humour.

"The other two will be closing in, ready to take the battle to them?"

She stood up straight, shoulders back, chest out and snapped off a mock salute "Yes Sir!" the pose did interesting things to her chest pressed tight under the paintball armour but Sheldon hardly noticed. He smiled nonetheless; She called him 'Sir'. He liked that.

They half stumbled, half charged out into a fire fight.