Chapter 5
"What the hell do you mean you have no picturds?!" Kripke shouted at Leonard.
Leonard brought out his camera to see some of the pictures he took and to give some to Kripke, but the pictures looked like he was holding the camera just a few inches from the vortex that was no longer there.
"I guess going to different universes doesn't work like that." Leonard said sheepishly as Kripke rubbed his eyes. "We'll just film us going in next time and then the screen."
"Don't know when." Kripke said, resigned. "The black hole anomaly is gone. It might come back, I don't know. I'll keep an eye out."
"Too bad." Raj said. "Would've made you famous and I could've had me as a wingman. How cool would that have been?" he finished with a smile.
"Probably would've caused a ton of admissions into mental hospitals and people donating their brains for scien… Yeah, let's get Raj 2 over here." Amy said with a smile. Penny just smiled at her friend's blind joy.
"I, for one, will be glad to never see that universe again." Sheldon said coming from the bathroom, holding a towel to his unbroken but bleeding nose. "That was not a Sheldon Cooper. It was some extremely sad, poor imitation of…"
The others knew why Sheldon stopped talking: for the third time today, second in this universe, Penny was in Sheldon's spot.
"You know sweetie" Penny said in an evilly sweet tone as Sheldon stomped over to her. "Sheldon 2 is an easy going guy who's sociable and he has a Nobel Peace Prize. Don't you think it's worth a try to be like him?"
Sheldon was locking the door with Penny outside the apartment when she realized that he carried her out the door set her down and went back in. Penny was more amused than annoyed.
"Sheldon" Penny said in a sing song voice. "Is that any way to treat your girlfriend…"
Penny then remembered what she saw and shuddered as Sheldon opened the door.
"Amy is my girlfriend. Leonard is yours." Sheldon viciously said… as vicious as someone can be with a towel on his nose. "There is no switching, not ever." With that, Sheldon slammed the door shut.
"Oh, gotcha." Penny said. Despite that, she couldn't help but wonder if, under different circumstance she and Sheldon could've…
Obviously, that'd be a yes Penny thought as she went to her own apartment and into her bed.
There two people already in her bed. Not in this universe but the one that sprung so many surprises that day for the universe hoppers. In that other universe and in that bed, Amy 2 was curled in Leonard 2's arms with no care in the world and no clothes on their backs.
"I like this." Leonard 2 said, also carefree at this moment.
"Same here, slugger." Amy 2 said, snuggling. After a moment, "So you really think that other Amy was that other Sheldon's girlfriend?"
"No question." Leonard 2 said. "The look in that Sheldon's eyes… man, I thought I aimed at Penny for a moment. Our Penny… Hey, Amy, that pistol…"
"No." Amy 2 said. "It was close, but I wasn't the Amy in trouble." she finished with a reassuring grin.
Leonard 2 was reassured and hugged Amy 2 closer, ready to fall asleep with… until…
*knock* *knock* *knock* "Leonard" *knock* *knock* *knock* "Amy" *knock* *knock* *knock* "Leonard".
"Come in Sheldon." Leonard 2 said, a little exasperated. Sheldon 2 entered, wearing a bathrobe that didn't cover his bare skinny legs and showed part of his bare chest. The fact that these two things were bare told Leonard that someone was having as good a night as he was.
"Leonard, Amy." Sheldon 2 began. "Penny just asked me a question and I just wanted to know the socially acceptable thing to say."
"And this couldn't have waited until tomorrow?" Leonard 2 asked, keeping himself from slapping Sheldon 2 upside the head only because he knew Sheldon 2's had a somewhat decent sense of urgency.
"She was curious as to if I wished to marry her." Sheldon 2 said.
Leonard 2 and Amy 2 shot straight up, causing Sheldon 2 to divert his eyes to give Amy 2 some privacy.
"Really? Sheldon, that's awesome!" Leonard 2 said as Amy 2 covered up with the blanket.
"Sheldon, how do you feel about her?" Amy 2 asked as Sheldon 2 looked at her again.
"Well, I feel for her like I do for my spot, except I wouldn't share her with anyone. Perhaps more like my mother… no, Penny's not as Christ crazy. I… I…" Sheldon 2 had to think for a second. "I love her."
"Then say yes." Leonard 2 and Amy 2 said, smiling.
"What a good day." Sheldon 2 said, in a tone that spoke more about having a good dinner or finding a rare comic. Of course, from Sheldon 2, they knew he was ecstatic.
Leonard 2 and Amy 2 snuggled together again just as Sheldon 2 re-entered. "FYI, Penny will kill you guys if you used her loofah sponge again." He left after Leonard 2 and Amy 2 gave him the thumbs up.
"You do realize, of course, Penny will kill us when she does find out." Amy 2 said.
"Well then, let's make tonight count." Leonard 2 said as he pulled the covers over them both.
The End
