The Double Minion Catalyst - Chapter 2
A/N: First off, thanks to all who read, put alerts on, and reviewed Chapter 1. It makes me smile to read them. Thanks for being so kind.
Second off, I'm planning to update once a week. Now, I can't give you the exact day as that would put me on a very strict writing schedule and with my job, I honestly don't know how strict of a schedule I can put myself on, but just plan for a new update every week.
With that being said, here is Chapter 2 of The Double Minion Catalyst! Enjoy!
Oh, and as Kunal would say, "Balls." Because no matter how much I want it, I still don't own a dang thing. It's all Chuck and Bill's!
Leonard, Penny, and Amy sat at LAX waiting for Mrs. Cooper to arrive the following afternoon. When Penny spotted her, she pointed her out to the other two who were sitting on either side of her.
Amy gets up and briskly walks through the thick crowd of people and finds Mrs. Cooper and hugs her tightly.
"Oh, hi Amy, sweetheart." Mrs. Cooper stated.
"Hello, Mary. I'm so glad that you could make it out here so fast."
"Oh, dear, it's no problem at all. If it involves my Shellybean then I need to be here. As George said, 'Mary, Sheldon is more stubborn than a jackrabbit in a garden full of carrots. You gotta take your time with him.' George may have had his faults, but he gave amazing advice."
"That he did. I just can't seem to get through to him, Mary."
"You take the getting through part to me and Leonard. You and Penny can go grab Howard's new wife-what's her name, again?"
"Bernadette."
"Bernadette. Grab her and go shopping or something. Let me and the guys deal with Sheldon, OK."
"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. Cooper and Amy finally got back to where Penny and Leonard where now standing, waiting for them to join them.
"Hello, Leonard. How are you today?"
"Good, considering the circumstances."
"And Penny, sweetheart?"
"Same as Leonard."
Penny and Leonard hug Mrs. Cooper at the same time. She pulled away and said, "Now let's go take care of my stubborn son. Oh, and Leonard, dear."
"Yes, ma'am." Leonard responded.
"We are gonna let these ladies go shopping while we, and by we, I mean you, me, Howard, and Raj, go take care of Sheldon. Before we go to the apartment, let's go get them and drop all the ladies off at the store of their choice."
"That sounds like a plan, Mrs. Cooper." Penny chimed in.
"It's a definite plan." Amy stated in agreement.
Mrs. Cooper walked to Leonard's car with her suitcase rolling behind her. Amy was to her left, Leonard in front of her, and Penny to her right.
Leonard popped open his trunk and took Mrs. Cooper's suitcase from her and placed it inside. He then closed the trunk and helped Sheldon's mom into the backseat of the car.
"Are you sure you don't want to sit up front?" Penny asked. "I can move to the backseat with Amy."
"No, dear, it's fine. Besides we will be all moving around again very shortly."
"Good point." Amy stated.
They drove to the Wolowitz residence to pick up Howard and Bernadette.
Leonard got out of his seat to walk to the door. Penny followed suit.
"I think that you need back up to convince Howard to do this, Leonard." Penny stated.
"Ok, come on. Amy are you coming?" he asked through the window where Amy was still seated and strapped in.
"No thank you, Leonard. I'm quite sure you can handle convincing Howard with Penny's help." Amy replied.
"Oh, I better go. Howard can't say no to Sheldon's mama." Mrs. Cooper said.
Mrs. Cooper unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car. She walked around to where Leonard and Penny were still standing. "Are you sure, Amy sweetheart?"
"Yes, I'm quite sure." Amy replied.
"Ok, then." Mrs. Cooper stated. She turned around to Leonard and Penny and said, "Now, I know why she and Shelly get along so well. I've been wondering how he found such a sweet girl to put up will all his craziness, and now I know how. She's just like him. Stubborn as an ox."
They quietly walked up the walk. Even before they got to the door, they could hear shouting.
"Oh, dear. I hope we aren't intruding on something." Mrs. Cooper stated.
"Oh, no. See, Howard and Bernadette live with Howard's mother and she is quite a loud woman. Her and Howard don't talk to each other, they yell at each other." Penny stated. "Even in normal conversation."
Mrs. Cooper grimaced at a particular part of the conversation that they couldn't help but over hear.
"WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU PUT THAT GOD FORSAKEN CONTRAPTION ON THE TOILET?" they could hear Mrs. Wolowitz scream.
"BECAUSE THE DOCTOR SAID IT WOULD HELP YOU, MA!" they heard Howard scream in reply.
"DOCTORS! WHAT DO THEY KNOW? THEY KEEP SAYING I'M GONNA DIE BECAUSE MY DIET IS BAD. I THINK IF I WAS GONNA DIE, I WOULD'VE DONE IT ALREADY!"
"HOLD ON, HOLD ON!" they heard Bernadette chime in.
"TO WHAT?" Mrs. Wolowitz screams back.
"TO YOUR SENSES! THAT'S WHAT!"
That's when Leonard walked up to the door and rang the doorbell.
"HOWARD! GET THE DOOR!" Mrs. Wolowitz yells.
"I HEAR THE DOOR, MA! I'M GETTING IT! YOU CRAZY OLD LADY!" Howard screams back. Howard opens the door with a look of embarrassment on his face when he notices Leonard, Penny, and Mrs. Cooper standing there. "Mrs. Cooper, what are you doing here?"
"Why thank you for asking, Howard. I've been summoned out here by Amy, Leonard, and Penny to straighten out Sheldon."
Howard looks at Leonard and says, "Oh, goodness! What has he done now? I mean to get you guys to call his mother."
"I'm so glad you asked it that way." Leonard responds.
"Wait a minute, where's Amy? You said she was a part of this." Howard says.
"Oh, she's sitting in the car." Penny responds. "I actually wish she could be the one to tell you why we need your help, but she's refused to leave the car, so Mrs. Cooper, will tell you instead."
The look on Howard's face changed to a very serious one and settled in to hear Mrs. Cooper tell the story. That's when Bernadette walked up beside Howard and said, "Oh, hello guys. Oh, Mrs. Cooper. Nice to see you again." Bernadette reaches out and shakes Mrs. Cooper's hand.
"Mrs. Cooper is here to shake some sense into Sheldon because Amy is having issues with him." Howard tells Bernadette.
"Oh, God! What did he do now?" Bernadette responded.
"I can understand why you both had that response. Sheldon can be quite the case, can't he?" Mrs. Cooper said. "Anyways, as you know Sheldon and Amy are expecting."
Howard and Bernadette nodded that they knew.
"Well, they had their first appointment with the baby doctor yesterday afternoon and found out it is twins."
"Twins! Oh that's wonderful!" Bernadette says. Howard smiles big and nods in agreement to his wife. "I bet Amy is ecstatic!"
"Well, I assume she was." Mrs. Cooper responded.
"Was?" Howard says in surprise.
"Yes, was. It seems that Sheldon, being his stubborn, crazy self, tries to go and mandate how they are going to raise them before they even see them or know how they are gonna be like." Penny interjected.
"Oh, no. I can only guess what happened." Howard said.
"Well, your guess is correct. Amy was very upset with him for this and even wants to wait to see them before making a decision like that. So much so, that she slept on mine and Penny's couch last night. She won't go into 4A because she doesn't even want to talk to Sheldon right now. I have no clue how he has taken all this because by the time Amy came over last night, it was already past 9 PM." Leonard said. "Soon after we called Mrs. Cooper to ask her to come out here, we went to bed. I'm quite shocked that I haven't received a text or phone call from him. It's very unlike Sheldon. It must have affected him pretty bad. This is just another reason for you to be out here Mrs. Cooper, because you could help us to get him to talk."
"Ah, ok. So, why do you need me again?" Howard asked.
"We need you to help us. The more the better." Mrs. Cooper said.
"Oh, please, Howard. You know how he is." Leonard pleaded.
"I'll help on one condition." Howard said. "Sheldon under any circumstance can't belittle my career or the fact that I don't have a PhD."
"Those are reasonable terms, Howard. I'll be talking to him about that stuff. That's quite rude. Especially since you went to space not long ago, am I correct?" Mrs. Cooper said.
"Thank you, Mrs. Cooper."
"You are quite welcome. While we, and by we, I mean you, Leonard, Raj, and myself will go talk to Sheldon while Penny and Bernadette take Amy shopping."
"Oh, shopping! Yay!" Bernadette squeaked.
"I knew you'd love that when she said it." Penny said.
"Good. So, it's all settled, then." Mrs. Cooper said.
Howard and Bernadette nodded.
"Raj?" Howard asks.
"Oh, we are going to have to have this conversation with him too." Mrs. Cooper stated.
Howard nodded.
"We can take my car shopping and let Howard go with Leonard and Mrs. Cooper." Bernadette said.
"YOU KNOW I PAY FOR THAT BILL SO WE CAN KEEP THE HOUSE COOL! I'D SUGGEST YOU SHUT THE DOOR!" Mrs. Wolowitz yelled.
"MA! I'M GOING WITH LEONARD AND SHELDON'S MOTHER TO TALK TO SHELDON. BERNADETTE IS GOING SHOPPING WITH PENNY AND AMY. WE HAVE NO CLUE WHEN WE WILL BE BACK! CALL ONE OF US IF SOMETHING COMES UP, OK!" Howard yelled back.
"OK! LIKE YOU'D ANSWER, ANYWAYS! I KNOW YOU JUST HIT IGNORE! YOUR OWN MOTHER! SO SAD!"
"WHATEVER YOU CRAZY OLD LADY!"
Howard grabs his keys and steps out onto the porch. Bernadette did the same and she closed the door behind her.
A/N: Well, that's where I'm ending Chapter 2. Don't worry, I have a plan in mind, but of course plans change as you write. However, well, just don't worry.
I also know it was kind of uneventful for how long this chapter is, but I promise things are gonna pick up. I want you to see it all happen. :)
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