While Sheldon is sitting on the couch, reading one of his beloved comic books of The Flash, Amy opens the door with excitement, smiling all over her face.
Amy: Great news, Sheldon. An epic night is coming up.
Sheldon closes the comic book, and looks at her with excitement.
Sheldon: Is Comic Con earlier this year?
Amy irritated: No. Well, I don't know.
Amy mumbling more to herself: I really don't hope so.
Sheldon: Is there a physics conference and they want me to speak?
Amy: No, we are going on a double date with Penny and Leonard.
The excitement in Sheldon's eyes vanishes immediately. He opens his comic cook again and continues reading. Amy sits next to him.
Amy: Isn't this exciting?
Sheldon, still looking at his comic: We have a different understanding of what's exciting, Amy.
Amy: We need to get out, have some fun just as a couple. As much as I love our cute baby boy, I need some grown up times, and I don't mean drinking with the girls in the play house.
Sheldon looks at her puzzled.
Amy: Forget about it, but we will go tonight.
She stands up, walks to the kitchen counter.
Sheldon: Tonight? With Leonard and Penny. How can this get any worse?
Amy smiles: 3 hours karaoke night.
Sheldon sighs: Oh it can, it always can get worse.
Amy: Consider it as a game, if you want. Who sings better gets the high-score, and you want to be on top.
Sheldon: I love high-scores but I don't sing, Amy.
Amy: You can do it. If you want me to go to Comic Con with you, you will do this one for me. That's how marriage works.
Sheldon sighs again: Oh...
Amy: Maybe you will like it. Sometimes you have to try new things, at least once. Don't be so reserved. You will enjoy it, if you really give it a try.
She walks behind the couch, stops right behind him, and whispers into his ear: It's like sex. Once you stop thinking about and just enjoy the moment, you wish you had done it earlier.
Sheldon turns around to her: But I love thinking about things.
Amy: Then think you were at Comic Con, Sheldon. Why aren't you curious about trying something new every now and then? You can do more than you think. You don't always have to be superior at everything. Nobody is perfect. No need to be prepared for every little possibility.
Sheldon: I know. I just never liked socializing events. People talk about feelings and stuff. I rather talk about science. I need stimulation, Amy.
Amy: All right. I can give you that.
She takes his hand and guides him to the bedroom.
Sheldon: Amy? It is not our bedtime.
Amy: Less thinking, even less talking.
An hour later, Sheldon and Amy lie sweaty in bed.
Amy: See, not everything needs to be planned and thoroughly elaborated. Don't be scared, Sheldon.
Sheldon: I am not scared. I just don't like karaoke. I know how to sing. My voice is great.
Amy: Well, your performance just now was satisfying, but training makes you even better. You now know things that you didn't a couple years ago. Let's not talk about whether you could be the next American Idol. Stop thinking, and just enjoy the moment. Let's have fun tonight doing something new.
Sheldon: If this means so much to you, Amy, it's fine with me.
Later in the evening, after Leonard drove to the karaoke bar, he, Penny, Amy and Sheldon walk in.
Penny to Amy: How did you convince him to come? You can really crack his brain.
Amy: Remember last time in the playhouse when Bernadette told how she tricked Howard into sex and afterwards got what she wanted? Well, Sheldon is also just a man.
Penny: Who would have thought that? Out of his schedule? Amy, you are smarter than I thought.
Penny whispers into her ear: I think you are smarter than Sheldon.
She pats her on the shoulder. Amy smiles.
Amy: I just hope they will take good care of our babies.
Penny: Bernadette is great with kids now. She made Howard into a man. Can you imagine that? You haven't known his really creepy days. He was like a constant horny, big teenage boy. She can handle him and the kids. Now, let's sing something.
Penny walks onto the stage and starts singing.
Penny: Look for the girl with the broken smile, ask her if she wants to stay for a while, and she will be loved. And she will be loved.
Leonard smiles: Who would have thought she would ever sing anything but party songs?
Sheldon turns to Amy: I am not enjoying this.
Amy: Don't overthink this, Sheldon. We talked about it. We are here now, let's have some fun.
Amy walks on stage after Penny finished her song. Penny handed her the microphone.
Penny: Rock it, girl.
Amy: Sweet Caroline, Good times never seemed so good. I've been inclined to believe they never would, but now I...
Penny: What are you gonna sing, Sheldon?
Sheldon: The Star Trek theme song. I have my theremin with me.
Penny: What? Are you serious? Sheldon, don't you know a normal song?
Sheldon: That is a normal song. How could it be abnormal?
Penny: Can't you sing something beautiful for Amy? Like I did for Leonard. See, Maroon 5 is not my favorite kind of music, but Leonard loves it, and somehow I can relate to that song. I once had a broken smile and he was the only one seeing it.
Sheldon: Well, as you can hear Amy still loves Neil Diamond.
Leonard: Hey, you wear your Flash shirt, so why do you not sing a song from the Flash musical episode?
Penny: What? There is a musical episode? I thought these are just comic books?
Leonard: There is a musical, there are movies, a TV show, Flash is more than 'just a comic book'.
Penny: Oh my god. You gotta be kidding me.
Amy walks down the stage, takes Sheldon up with her to sing along. After the song ended, he walks over to the machine, types something in and a new song starts playing.
Sheldon sings: Can't say how the days will unfold. Can't change what the future may hold. But, I want you in it, every hour, every minute.
Amy and Penny both get tears in their eyes. Leonard puts his arm around Penny's shoulder and whispers in her ear: See, there is more to the Flash than comic books.
Sheldon, still singing: All I want to do is come running home to you, come running home to you. And all my life I promise to keep running home to you.
Amy hugs and kisses Sheldon after he finishes the song. People in the audience applaud as Howard comes running in. He hands Stephen and Taylor to Penny and Leonard.
Howard: There is an emergency, have fun. We gotta go, explain later. Bye.
He leaves the bar as fast as he came.
Sheldon annoyed: Why does he always think he can steal my show and play a better Flash?
Amy walks to Stephen: Come here, boy. What happened?
Stephen walks on stage, Taylor answers: Something is with Bernadette's father. They didn't say much.
Penny: Oh my God, let me call her.
She takes her phone from her pocket and leaves the bar.
Amy: I hope it's nothing bad.
Sheldon: I am sure he is fine. We cannot do anything right now.
Stephen grabs the microphone: Hello.
He smiles: Can I sing Bob the builder?
Amy: Honey, I don't think they have that here.
Sheldon walks over to the machine, and a few seconds later the song was playing.
Stephen: Yay. Can we fix it? Yes we can!
Amy looks at her son, smiling. People cheering in the audience, singing along.
Sheldon to Amy: You were right. This was a fun night.
After the song, they leave the stage. Penny walks back into the bar.
Penny: He is fine, he just fell, has some bruises. They are in the hospital right now.
Leonard: Is there anything we can do?
Penny: Not now. She will call me again later. We should continue with our night out. I'd say we finally sing a party song. It's party night.
She walks on stage, takes Taylor and Leonard with her and they all sing.
Penny, Leonard, Taylor: Don't stop, make it pop, DJ, blow my speakers up. Tonight, I'ma fight, 'Til we see the sunlight, Tick-tock on the clock, but the party don't stop, no.
Amy: Thank you for coming with me, Sheldon. I love spending time with you, and our son, and our best friends. I hope Bernadette's father will be fine.
Sheldon puts his arm around Amy and kisses her.
Sheldon: I'm sure he will be. Now, stop thinking and just enjoy the moment.
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