A mob of people collected around the two cars. It was like a sequence that appeared in some disaster movie. Leonard's car was smashed in the front, the windshield almost completely shattered. Leonard had a stream of blood running down the side of his face and his clothes were stained with blood. Bits of glass were cutting his hands and staining his pants. Sheldon was slumped over in his seat, and he was donning a cut across his forehead that spilled blood all over his face. The other car was smashed in on the passenger's side, leaving the driver nearly unharmed. She got out of the car and rushed over to Leonard's car to see if they needed help. She was concerned for the lives of these two innocent-looking men in the car, even if the accident wasn't her fault. Bystanders had called for an ambulance and several people rushed over to the cars to see if they could be of any help.

Three ambulances arrived in a matter of seconds. Leonard and Sheldon were carefully taken out of the car as the other driver was looked at by paramedics.

A group of EMTs carefully wiped the blood from Leonard's and Sheldon's faces before they were taken to the hospital.

In the ambulance, a paramedic looked at both Leonard's and Sheldon's wallets to identify who they were and took out Leonard's phone to call someone who could come to the hospital.

He looked at Leonard's iPhone and checked the speed dial list. The first name on the list he encountered was Penny. In hopes that "Penny" was maybe his wife or girlfriend, he called the number.

Penny was in the middle of her date with Kurt when her phone started ringing.

"Oh, excuse me, I'm getting a call." She looked at the screen and saw "Leonard Hofstadter." "Ugh. Why is Leonard calling me?"

She was about to accept the call before Kurt stopped her.

"Just ignore him. He's probably going to say how 'stupid' you were back there and make you apologize to him."

The phone was still ringing in Penny's hand. "But…but Leonard wouldn't do that. Would he?"

Penny knew that Leonard had never been insensitive to her. Why would he start now? But then again, he did say those things about her not being smart for choosing Kurt. And he was wrong, wasn't he? I mean, look at how sweet Kurt is being right now!

"Trust me. He's a total moron. Let's just get back to our date, babe."

"Umm, ok," Penny replied. She was reluctant at first, but accepted Kurt's opinion.

She smiled at him before putting the phone back into her purse.

The call went to voicemail and the paramedic had no choice but to hang up and call someone else.

The second person on Leonard's speed dial was Sheldon, so he moved on to the third, "Howard."

Howard and Raj were in the store looking at designs that Howard could use to "pimp up his Vespa."

He picked up a cool, fiery design.

"Hey, how's this?"

Raj looked over Howard's shoulder. "Hmm, not bad."

Howard's phone rang and he picked it up, seeing Leonard's name on the screen.

"Hey, Leonard, what's up? You feeling better yet?"

A strange voice came over the phone. "Mr. Howard Wolowitz?"

"Uhh…yes? Who is this? And why do you have Leonard's phone?" Howard was confused.

"I'm Edward, a paramedic. Leonard was in a car accident."

Howard dropped the design he was holding. He was struck with fear for his friend.

"Uhh, w-what? I-I'm sorry? What did you just say?"

"He was in a car accident. Leonard is seriously injured right now. I'm assuming you know Sheldon, too?"

"Oh, god." He remembered Sheldon was in the car too. "Um, y-yes. Yes, I do know Sheldon. What…hap—uh, what…" His voice started to quiver. Raj looked at him with concern. "Ar-are they okay?"

"I'm afraid we don't know that right now. They're in the ambulance and we're heading to the hospital. Can you come?"

"Yeah, yeah. We'll be right there," Howard quickly replied.

Howard hung up the phone and slowly put it back in his pocket.

Raj knew something terrible happened, and was scared to ask. "What's going on?"

Howard seemed to be staring at nothing. "Leonard and Sheldon were in a car accident." Raj felt his stomach jump up into his throat. He was at a complete loss of words. "We need to go to the hospital."

In the emergency room, Leonard and Sheldon were put on beds as nurses cleaned up their faces as best they could before applying new bandages to the cuts on their heads. Sheldon had to get five stitches for the cut across his forehead before he was bandaged. The two of them were inspected carefully for any other injuries.

Howard and Raj ran into the hospital, both in a state of panic and fear.

"Excuse me, where can I find Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper?" Howard asked a nurse.

They were directed to a large room with glass doors where they saw the two beds inside that carried Leonard and Sheldon. They were about to rush into the room when a nurse stopped them and told them to wait outside. Neither of them could think clearly, seeing their two best friends on the brink of death. Raj dropped down into a chair and just stared at them. Howard could barely speak. He tried to say something, but was speaking to no one in particular.

"Are-are they o-okay?" Howard's voice was quivering and his hands were shaking. "Please tell me they're going to be okay."

A doctor approached them and introduced himself as Dr. John Mark.

"Hello, are you Howard Wolowitz?"

Howard didn't stop staring at Leonard and Sheldon. "Yes, yes I am."

John looked over at Raj. "And you are?"

"Raj Koothrappali." He shook John's hand.

"Nice to meet you. I'm the doctor who is monitoring Leonard and Sheldon."

Howard was trying to stay calm. "Are they okay?"

"Unfortunately, we don't know that right now. It appears that they both have serious injuries and they are both currently unconscious. We're going to test them for any other injuries and monitor them closely. I'm sorry I can't tell you more. I'll let you know if we find out anything else. Do you know if they have family around here?"

Howard could barely think. "Um, S-Sheldon's family is in Texas right now…and I d-don't know about Leonard's family. Do you want us to call Sheldon's family?"

"Yes, you should let them know what's happened and tell them to consider coming down here."

The doctor left, leaving Howard and Raj to call Sheldon's family. Howard took out his phone and Raj saw Howard's hand shaking as he dialed Sheldon's mom's number. The phone rang four times before it went to the answering machine.

Howard had no choice but to leave a message, his voice trembling. "Um, Mrs. Cooper, this is Howard, Sheldon's friend. If you get this message, please call me back as soon as possible. Something-something's happened to Sheldon."

Howard hung up and told Raj that she didn't pick up.

Raj swallowed hard. "Sh-should we call Penny? Maybe she can come too."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I mean, I know they fought, but she should be here. Call her."

Howard dialed Penny's number, nervous that she would refuse to pick up her phone, or even worse, refuse to come down to the hospital.

Penny was about to take another bite of her food when her phone rang.

"Oh, god." She sighed, putting down her fork. "It better not be Leonard." She reluctantly took out her phone. "Howard Wolowitz" appeared on the screen. "Howard? What the hell is he doing calling me?"

"He's probably going to tell you to apologize to Leonard and Sheldon," replied Kurt.

Penny looked at him, and for a moment, thought he was right. But she shook that thought away.

"But he doesn't even know that we fought."

Kurt scoffed. "Oh please, you don't think those little nerds called their inner circle to tell them what happened?"

Penny's phone kept ringing and she looked at Kurt, then down at her phone. She reconsidered what Kurt said and put the phone back in her purse.

Howard got sent to her voicemail and immediately pressed the redial button.

"Please, Penny. You've got to pick up."

Penny's phone started ringing again and she let out a heavy sigh. When she saw "Howard Wolowitz," she immediately shoved it back in her purse. Howard hit the redial button yet again. For the fourth time, Penny's phone interrupted their date.

Kurt stared at her, frustrated. "You've got to turn that off."

Penny looked at him in disbelief. "Turn off my cell phone? I don't think so. Even if these guys keep calling me…"

She looked at her phone, half expecting to see "Leonard Hofstadter" or "Sheldon Cooper." But instead, she saw "Howard Wolowitz" again.

"Howard again? It's not like Howard to call me like this. Howard's not the type to be concerned with what happens between Leonard and Sheldon and me. Heck, he'd be happy if we fought. It would only mean one less obstacle for him…" Penny quickly shook the thought of Howard and her together. "Ew, okay." She started thinking of what Howard could possibly be calling her for. "Kurt, I'm sorry, but maybe I should take this call."

"Okay, but I'm warning you, it's a mistake."

Penny rolled her eyes. "Fine, when I hang up, you can tell me 'I told you so.'" She hit the accept button. "Howard, this better be important. And if you start flirting with me, I'm deleting you from my phonebook."

Howard's frantic voice came over the phone. "PENNY! Don't hang up, please. I-I-uh…"

Penny sensed urgency in Howard's voice. She immediately started getting concerned.

"Howard, what's going on?"

"S-something's happened to L-Leonard a-and Sheldon."

Penny's mood shifted entirely.

"W-what do you mean? What happened?"

Howard gulped. "They were in-in a car accident."

"Oh, god." Penny went silent. She felt as though someone tore her heart out of her chest. Tears were already forming in her eyes and rolling down her cheek. She tried to keep her composure and continued talking. "Ar-are they okay?"

"We don't know."

Penny sniffled. "Okay, Howard, I'll be right there. Where are they?"

"Huntington Hospital. …Thanks, Penny."

Penny gripped her phone and was now sobbing uncontrollably. She looked at Kurt, who had a confused look on his face.

"What?"

Penny took a deep breath. "I-I have to go."

"What, why? Don't go."

Penny started pleading, for no particular reason. "Please, I have to. Leonard and Sheldon were in an accident."

Kurt scoffed. "Oh, please. They're lying to you. Nothing's happened to them. They're just trying to take you away from me. Those nerds think they're smart doing this, but I know better."

Penny's mouth dropped open.

"How…how could you say that?" Penny considered, for a second, that Kurt was right. Until she heard Howard's voice again. She had never heard Howard sound so scared before. She knew right then that they weren't lying. "You jerk. Can't you, for once, consider how good these guys are to me? How can you be so inconsiderate?" "Oh, god. What have I done?" thought Penny. "Leonard was right. He was right."

Penny grabbed her purse and ran out of the door. She called for a taxi and jumped in, tears still streaming down her face.

"Huntington Hospital, please. As fast as you can."

Please keep reading, it makes me happy. And reviewing, of course. For those who think I'm going in the Sheldon/Penny direction (and would rather have Leonard/Penny), I encourage you to continue reading my story, because I won't reveal the real pairing until the end! You never know who I'm going to put together! And vice versa, for those who like Sheldon/Penny and think I'm going Leonard/Penny. And I haven't read many fan fictions on here, so if it sounds like I'm totally copying someone else's story, I apologize, I don't mean to. Thanks!