The Double Minion Catalyst – Chapter 3
Hey everyone! I hope everyone has had a good week! Mine has been busy so far, and it's only Wednesday!
Anyways, thanks for the reviews from the last chapter. I just want to say again to trust me with what I'm writing. Sheldon may seem OOC, but I have noted before that I have a terrible time writing him. You will also eventually see why he and Amy didn't talk overnight. Promise!
Oh, and yeah, Chuck and Bill own it all!
So with that being said, here is Chapter 3 of The Double Minion Catalyst!
Penny and Bernadette walked to Leonard's car and tapped on the window. Amy looked up to see them, opened the door and said, "What do you want now?"
"Amy, we are here to get you so we can go shopping. You always love going to the mall. Maybe we can browse through the food court and eat something from every store. The last time we did that, you loved it." Penny said.
"Yeah, and all three of us took turns throwing it back up in Penny's bathroom." Amy replied.
"Yeah, but it was fun while it lasted." Bernadette chimed in.
"Yeah, it was. I can't overdo it though. Now that I am pregnant, Sheldon would be furious to know about me doing this."
"Oh, we'll watch you, Ames."
Amy nodded and got out of Leonard's car. She walked with Penny and Bernadette to Bernadette's car and they left for their adventure at the mall's food court.
Howard, Leonard, and Mrs. Cooper got in the car after saying good bye to the girls.
"I hope they don't push it too much on the binge eating." Leonard said.
"Yeah, me neither." Howard said from the backseat. "The last time they did that, Bernie was still throwing up way into the morning hours."
"Yeah, Penny was too. Like Amy said, if Sheldon were to find about it, he would be upset, and now that they are married, he would be the one dealing with her, not me. I was watching both Amy and Penny the last time. It really wasn't a pretty site." Leonard responded.
"Well, that's just what y'all are supposed to do. Something Shelly needs to learn. I've always hoped some of the way you two treat your women would rub off on him. He's just so stubborn. If it weren't for that stubborn streak, Amy's life would be 100% easier. I can guarantee it." Mrs. Cooper responded.
They pulled up to Raj's apartment building and got out. They walked to his apartment and Leonard knocked on his door.
Raj was glad to know that it wasn't Sheldon. He'd had enough of him already from working on their project at work. It even felt to Raj that he saw Sheldon more now than when he shared an office with him.
Raj walked to the door and opened it to see Leonard, Howard, and Mrs. Cooper. Raj waved at them and quickly walked to the kitchen and grabbed a beer from the fridge. He popped the top off and took a swig. "Mrs. Cooper, what an amazing surprise! What has Sheldon done now? I mean since I saw him yesterday. He went to the baby doctor with Amy and then..." he paused and a look came on his face. Raj continued, "...something happened. I knew it would. I could sense it."
"Well, yes and no." Mrs. Cooper responded.
Raj looked to Leonard and said, "Explain."
"Well, after the appointment they went back to 4A. I think they were both in shock because the doctor informed them that it was twins." Leonard responded.
"TWINS!" Raj shouted. He looked at Mrs. Cooper and said, "Congrats to them and you. I know you must be overjoyed at the idea of getting two grandchildren, instead of the one that we originally thought it was going to be originally."
"Yes, very much so, I'm very pleased." she responded.
Raj took another sip of his beer and continued, "Wait, why are you out here? Most importantly, why aren't you with Sheldon and Amy?"
Mrs. Cooper laughed and said, "Leonard, dear, finish your story."
Leonard nodded his head. "Well, that's where it all went south, as I will say. Amy and Sheldon began talking about how they were going to raise them. Well, you can see where this is going can't you?"
Raj nodded his head yes.
"Anyways, she wanted to wait and see how they would be after birth and decide what would be the best plan of action. Well, you know Sheldon; he wanted to start his reign of tyranny as soon as the twins were born." Leonard continued.
"I can see where this is going. Amy and Sheldon had a disagreement and Amy ended up on the couch in 4B." Raj stated.
"Yeah, that's exactly what happened. How could you guess that?" Howard said.
"I spend a lot of time around Sheldon." Raj said.
"I think we can all attest to that statement." Leonard said.
Howard nodded his head in agreement.
"Anyways, I could just deduct from your statements. I just know that Amy wouldn't allow him to state something like that or cave into that type of thing. It's not her." Raj stated.
"Well, you have that one right. She, as far as I know, hasn't communicated with Sheldon since the argument. It's quite unlike Sheldon to not try to talk to her." Leonard stated.
"That's very unlike him. I mean, he even calls me if I don't reply to a text after 5 minutes." Raj stated. "So, what do you have in mind?" He takes another sip of his beer.
"Well, we need you to come with us to confront him get him to reasonably talk to Amy about this situation. Right now, Amy is with Penny and Bernadette at the food court at the mall. They are trying to keep her occupied until we can convince Sheldon to think this through. I know it will be hard, but that's why we called Mrs. Cooper in. If there is anyone he will listen to, it will be her." Leonard said.
"The food court at the mall! That sounds like a much better deal!" Raj said. He took another sip of beer and added, "I don't know how much help I can be, but it won't hurt to try."
"That's the spirit!" Mrs. Cooper said.
Raj sat his beer on the table, grabbed his jacket, shut off his lights, grabbed his keys, and locked up his apartment. When he found Howard looking at him strange, he said, "What? Sheldon has worn off on me a little. Sad, but true."
Amy, Bernadette, and Penny are sitting at a table at food court at the mall.
Penny has a tray with a slice of pepperoni pizza, a hot dog (with all the fixings – she figured she'd give it a try), and a cinnamon bun. "Leonard is gonna hate me for this. The last time we did this he stayed up until I fell asleep with my head on the toilet seat."
"Yeah, and he made sure I was ok, too. You have a good man, Penny. Don't let him get away." Amy said.
"Believe me, I learned from my mistake. I'm not letting Leonard go anywhere."
"Howie stayed up with me the whole time too. He's so sweet like that. His mother didn't like it too much that she couldn't use the bathroom. She and Howie had one of their patented arguments while I was in there puking my digestive system up." Bernadette said while eating her giant chocolate chip cookie.
Amy's cell phone buzzed. She ignored it and continued eating her meatball sub. She rarely eats them, but these pregnancy hormones are making her want one really bad.
"Ames, are you gonna answer your phone?" Penny asked.
"It's just Sheldon. He's been texting me and calling me since I walked out last night. I don't want to talk to him until I know that his mother has talked to him, or at least has tried to."
"Oh, come on. This is Mrs. Cooper we are talking about; she'll get through to him. Whenever we've needed her in the past, she's always come through." Penny responded.
"I sure hope so. I never want to have another conversation like that with him again."
Amy's phone rings this time. She again, ignores it and lets it go to voicemail.
Then, Penny's phone rings. She picks it up and sees that it is Sheldon. To help Amy out, Penny hits ignore and puts it back in her purse.
Then, Bernadette's phone rings, she ignores it once she sees that it is Sheldon. "Why would he be calling me?" she asks.
"Because he knows I'm with you guys. I don't know if the boys and Mrs. Cooper have made it over there yet, but until we get a call or text from one of them, none of us will answer our phones. Agreed." Amy said.
"Agreed." squeaked Bernadette.
"Agreed." Penny said.
The guys and Mrs. Cooper pull up to 2311 Los Robles and Leonard parks the car.
They remove Mrs. Cooper's suitcase out of the trunk and Leonard says, "Let me carry it up for you. I want you to start on Sheldon when we get up there."
"I'm gonna try to ease into it. Ya know, he daddy always said, 'Mary, you gotta take your time with Sheldon.' That's the best advice he ever gave me. I'm gonna try something I think will work, but you gotta trust me, ok."
"Yes, ma'am." Leonard responds.
They walk up the stairs to the apartment. Leonard grabs the door knob and tries to open the door. It won't budge. "That's odd." he says. He goes and gets the spare from his and Penny's apartment and unlocks the door. He opens it and yells, "Sheldon! Sheldon!"
"Shellybean! Mama's here to visit you!" Mrs. Cooper yells.
Raj and Howard also yell for Sheldon multiple times.
Leonard walks to the back and opens the door to Sheldon and Amy's bedroom (which used to be only Sheldon's when he lived there). It was vacant except for the expansive comic book collection, scented candles (which Leonard thought was a nice touch Amy added), and the furniture.
When Leonard noticed that Sheldon had not made the bed (which Sheldon's OCD and need for organization would not normally allow), Leonard knew something was wrong. He knew that this fight with Amy bothered him more than Sheldon would ever let on. He closed the door and walked back to the living room.
"The bedroom is vacant and the bed is unmade. It is unlike Sheldon. This must be really bothering him." Leonard said.
"Where do you think he went?" Mrs. Cooper said.
"Probably out looking for Amy. I don't know if it is to apologize or to just bring a sense of normalcy, which we all know he strives to keep, back into his life." Leonard responded. "I'm going to call Penny and check in on them."
Leonard walks across the hall to his and Penny's apartment to place the call and charge his phone, since it was showing the battery meter at 5%.
Penny's phone rang. At first she ignored it because she thought it was Sheldon again. Then she realized it was playing Leonard's ringtone, so she answered it.
"Hello." Penny said into the phone.
"Hi, love bug. How are you and the girls doing?" Leonard responds.
"Oh, just wonderful. Eating food we wouldn't normally eat and ignoring all of Sheldon's texts and calls."
"Wait, a minute. Sheldon's calling you guys."
"Yeah, Amy says he has been calling and texting her all night. She is refusing to answer any of them until his Mama speaks to him and both Bernadette and I have agreed to do the same, for Amy's sake."
"He's calling you and Bernadette too. He must want to find her. He hasn't called me, Raj, or Howard yet. If he does, we will pick up and get him back to 4A."
"Wait, he's not there?"
"No, I've checked everywhere and the bed in his and Amy's bedroom is unmade. This must be really bothering him."
"Wow, that's not like him at all. Well, we are going to keep an eye out for him. If he shows up, Bernadette and I will try to discourage him from talking with Amy and get him to 4A so his Mama can talk to him."
"Deal. I love you."
"I love you, too."
The line went dead and Penny put her phone back in her purse. "That was Leonard. Sheldon's not in the apartment. The bed hasn't been made and it is worrying Leonard because that is just so out of his character to do something like that."
"Wow! That is odd." Amy stated.
"Odd." stated a male voice from behind Amy's chair.
Amy turns around to see her husband, disheveled, ungroomed, and wearing the same clothes from yesterday. The voice she hears is very familiar. "Sheldon?" she asked.
A/N: Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger like this, but every story needs a few of them. Right? I just feel this is where it needs to end. Like I said, the reason for them not communicating is given now. In the next chapter, I hope to delve into Sheldon's strange behavior. Just trust me when I say everything is gonna be alright.
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The next update should be sometime next week, however since I'm in America and we have a holiday next week, I can't state what day I will update. Keep on the lookout. As always, keep it real!