The next day, all the boys went out to play paintball like they always do during the weekends. This week, they were up against the anatomy department which mostly consisted of women and only two men.
"Shouldn't be that hard," said Leonard. "I bet they don't have the strength of a tough woman like Penny."
The battle had begun, and the guys were doing really well but they needed a battle plan. So they hid in their shed where they go in for safety.
"All right, men," said Sheldon. "Here's our strategy: Leonard, you will hide out in the bushes while Howard would distract the women with his 'charms.' While that's going on, Leonard will jump out and attack the women with great speed. Now Raj, since you cannot talk to women, I say you take out the two men in the group."
"Sheldon, I'm engaged," said Howard.
"Oh," Sheldon said. "Well, like Leonard said it shouldn't be that hard."
But boy was Leonard wrong. Everyone was pelting the boys with great concentration and fierce charging. The battle got so out of hand that Sheldon started running back far into the woods where he tripped and rolled off a small hill. After a few minutes, he finally got up and started wandering around, looking for the others. Along the path he was going to, he happened to came across a most amazing scene. It looked just like the moon, but couldn't have been that clean. Yes, it was the exact same UFO Penny claimed to have seen.
"By God," said Sheldon. "Penny was right. And the best part is I have this moment all to myself."
He walked up to the ship slowly with great anticipation as to what to expect. By now, he was face to face with the one door on the ship. So the logical thing in Sheldon's mind was to knock on the door.
*clank!* *clank!* *clank!*
"Extraterrestrials?"
*clank!* *clank!* *clank!*
"Extraterrestrials?"
*clank!* *clank!* *clank!*
"Extraterrestrials?"
Sheldon waited and waited for the door to open, but there was no answer.
"Oh, I shouldn't wait here," he said. "I should let the others know about this!"
He ran and ran, trying to find his way back to the battlefield. At last, he found his way and came across the path to the fields.
"Guys!" he shouted. "Guys! I have unbelievable news!"
Just then, a paintball hit him in the chest. Sheldon looked around to find the anatomy team looking victorious while the rest of his friends looked defeated and disappointed.
"If the unbelievable news is that we won and you lost, then thank you," said one of the anatomy team members.
Needless to say, the boys were not happy with Sheldon. They remain silent mostly throughout the entire ride back home. Sheldon, knowing something was wrong, tried to lighten the mood.
"So, guys," he said. "I know we lost this week, but remember you have your successes and failures respectively. I know I haven't been behind your backs half of the time but you're not going to believe what I have found: the UFO Penny claimed she saw!"
"Seriously?" said Raj. "What makes you so certain now? You were there!"
"I saw it in all its glory for real," said Sheldon. "And for once, I would have made an enormous discovery that could change history!"
"Yeah, that you are insane," said Howard.
"I'm not insane. My mother had me tested. Do I always have to remind you?"
They finally arrived back home. As Leonard, Raj, and Howard enter the apartment, Sheldon walked over to Penny's apartment to tell her about his close encounter.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Penny."
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Penny."
*knock* *knock* *knock*
"Penny."
Penny opened the door, looking really tired from not sleeping well after her nightmare.
"Hey, Sheldon. What do you want?"
"Penny, I think you'll be pleased to hear this but I may have found the very same UFO you claimed you have spotted."
"Really?" she said, being more awake than she was.
"Absolutely," said Sheldon.
"Do you see a giant alien?" said Penny. "What did it looked like? Did the others think of it?"
"I may have to stop the whole role reversal outcome, and express my disappointment," Sheldon replied. "First, I saw no alien. Second, nobody believed me which puts me on the list of insane people who claimed to have spot UFOs. Third, I keep getting mocking voicemails. Here, listen to this one left by Kripke."
Sheldon put out his phone, and activated the voicemail feature.
"Hey, Cooper," said Kripke. "The government called. They say you should get back to their top secwet faciwity immediately."
"You have to admit that's funny," Penny chuckled. "Yeah, didn't sleep well last night. I had a dream where the alien was looking through my window. Am I going insane, Sheldon?"
"Well, I assume you are since this is something you don't regularly talk about, but you would need to be tested like my mother did to me."
Just then, two voices were heard out in the hallway. They sounded like Howard and Raj's voices. Sheldon and Penny listened real closely.
"What an unbelievable day," said Howard.
"I know, right?" said Raj. "Do you suppose they'll keep telling us about their 'close encounter'?"
"Maybe so," said Howard. "But we'll keep ignoring Mulder and Scully for as long as we have to."
Penny got offended when she heard it.
"Those jerks!" she said. "By the way, what was the deal with calling us Mulder and Scully?"
"It's from 'The X-Files,' Penny," said Sheldon. "I can't believe you're not familiar with it. I expected you to be after all the years you've known us."
"You know what Leonard's doing tonight?" she asked.
"Well, he has another date with Priya tonight, but it is nothing to get excited about."
But Penny had gotten an idea after hearing this. When night fell, Leonard was just about to go out to his date with Priya. While he was coming down the stairs, Penny sneaks to the parking lot where Leonard's car was. Fortunately it was unlocked. She climbed in the back seat and hid. Leonard arrives at his car, and pulled out to drive to Raj's apartment to pick up Priya. After Leonard stopped at a stoplight, Penny popped up in the back.