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I understand that Penny and Sheldon should have different names but I have kept it to avoid confusion and make it easier for the reader to know who is who.

Part 2

Penny watched as he pulled out a quilt from his dresser as she stood in his room. He took one of the pillows from his bed before looking at her. "I will take the couch downstairs and you are free to take my bed. Get plenty of rest as we have a tiresome day ahead of us. Goodnight."

She echoed his gesture and stared at the shirt and pants he had laid out on the bed for her to sleep in. Without a second thought she changed into them.

Sheldon stared at the ceiling, unable to find serenity in order to achieve a decent night's sleep. He was so deep in thought he didn't notice Penny standing near the couch nearly a full minute since she came down.

"Good Lord!" Sheldon exclaimed, sitting up as she looked at him apologetically in the candlelight.

"I'm sorry I scared you but it seems that you can't sleep either. I was awoken by a nightmare and I don't want to stay up there alone."

He rubbed his eyes before nodding. "Understandable. I have a method that might be able to help."

Penny walked with him back up to the bedroom and she got in under the covers as he sat on the edge of the bed. "This is a song that my grandmother would sing before she passed away. It would help me to clear my head and lull me to sleep. Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr."

"Thank you, I think its working."

Sheldon smiled and was about to stand up when she reached out to grasp his arm. "Could you stay with me tonight?"

"I am not sure that might be a wise decision."

Penny stared at him. "I won't try anything. I promise."

"I believe the concern should be whether I might lose control of my faculties. Being raised by a religious mother I promised her I would abstain from sexual intercourse before marriage." He countered as she lifted up the covers.

"If you try anything I will push you onto the floor, okay?" She lied as Sheldon let out a sigh of exasperation before climbing in.

Leonard stumbled into the house, both hung over and satisfied with his romantic rendezvous with a seamstress by the name of Leslie at the edge of town.

He made his way up the stairs and opened Sheldon's door to notify him that he would not be reporting for duty later tonight for the raid because he decided to feign illness. The guards outside also told Leonard to bring Sheldon downstairs immediately or they would drag him out.

Opening it, he froze at the sight before him. The native woman was in bed with his roommate and they appeared to be in a peaceful slumber. They appeared to be clothed which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief until he remembered the guards outside of their home.

"Sheldon!" He whispered causing his friend to immediately snap his eyes open. "You need to come down immediately or you'll be forced out."

"Leonard," Sheldon began with condensation. "Do they honestly believe that they could force me out of my home?"

A bang at the door startled them and Penny jolted awake beside him. "What was that?'

"Apparently they wish to break down the door as well. Penelope in the event-"

"Lieutenant-Colonel Sheldon Cooper!" A deep voice hollered from downstairs as his eyes widened, quickly standing up from the bed. "No courtesy either. Penelope, I need you to hide as a precaution."

Sheldon then turned to Leonard. "And I need you to not breathe a word about her being here. Do I make myself clear?"

"Even if I wanted to it would be my head as well." The short man replied and they left the room before descending down the stairs to find the Captain with his boots perched on top of Sheldon's desk. He scowled at the man.

"Not only do you lack basic manners you also have the audacity to force yourself into my home. Remove your mud covered boots from my desk immediately."

Captain Smith laughed and stood up from the chair before walking up to Sheldon. "You have courage, most men quake in fear at my presence. The last man who dared to bark orders at me is currently at the bottom of the river."

He stood his ground glaring into his eyes. "Although you are my superior, it is only in rank. I trust you will remember that."

Penny watched from the window as three guards escorted Sheldon toward the direction of their army camp. She needed to get out and warn her father and her people to spare as many casualties as she could.

Opening the bedroom door she came face to face with Leonard. There was a hint of concern in his eyes as he let out a sigh.

"You can't leave dressed like that, you'll be spotted immediately." He spoke up, motioning to her leather clothes with his hand.

"I'll give you some clothes to change into. We're about the same height so it will fit you."

She followed him into his room and he dug through his drawers before producing a pair of black pants, a white long sleeved shirt and a matching jacket. He also handed her a pair of boots and along piece of cloth. "Maybe these might fit and that is for your...you know. I'll give you some privacy."

"Thank you but why are you helping me?" She asked curiously as Leonard turned around to look at her.

"It seems that my judgment concerning your people was unfair. I thought that you were a bloodthirsty savage but I now see that you are far from that as Sheldon has an excellent judge of character when it comes to people."

He closed the door behind him and she started changing into the clothes. When she was done she looked herself over in the mirror, everything fit perfectly but it was a bit loose. Penny had concealed her breasts as well with the cloth he had given her; in conclusion she looked like a man. If it wasn't for her skin tone she would have blended in perfectly.

She came downstairs and saw another man with a darker skin tone next to Leonard.

"This is Rajesh, he was a page years ago when Sheldon first arrived here and has agreed to escort you past any guards." He told her as the man bowed slightly.

"You must be Penelope. I must admit when Leonard told me that Sheldon has fancied a woman I thought he was going mad. Although the clothes are deceiving, you appear to be a beautiful woman." Rajesh complemented in an accent that she hadn't heard before as he motioned to the door. "The shifts are changing very soon so we must hasten."

She managed to get through without trouble and ran through the forest as fast as her legs could take her. Penny had to admit that men's clothes were far easier to run in than that hideous dress and weren't as heavy as her leather ones. Whizzing past a few trees, she heard a loud swoosh near her ear causing her to hide behind one of the trees. An arrow was jammed against the bark near her head and recognized it as one of theirs.

"Don't shoot!" Penny called out in her native tongue and peeked her head around the corner. A short native revealed himself from the bushes and stared at her in surprise from head to toe as he lowered his bow.

"Why are you dressed like a white man?"

"A disguise, Howard. I need to warn my father, is he safe?" She asked, earning a look from the man.

"Why wouldn't he be? There is nothing-"

A gunshot resonated in the distance and they stared at each other before rushing back toward their home.

"Gather around this area." Sheldon ordered, pointing to the forest drawn out on a map. "In the event of a counter-attack these trees will protect you but this is not a permanent solution."

He stared at the men as they listened intently to him before glancing over at Captain Smith near the tent's opening briefly. This was an unmitigated disaster that would cause unnecessary bloodshed on both sides as he continued.

"I will not lie; you should prepare to meet your inevitable end. There is a chance you will survive this battle but it comes down to tactics, skill and luck."

The older man grinned at him and walked outside, patting a young man on the shoulder near the tent. "When Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper kills the leader I want him dead as well when he comes back to the camp, do you understand?"

The young soldier nodded. "Yes sir."

"Penelope?" Amy asked, staring at her intently, earning a nod.

"Yes now-"

"You make a fine gentleman. If I was certain you were indeed a man I would beg for you to take my hand for eternity. However, how did you manage to conceal your breasts?"

"I'll tell you later. Listen the soldiers are coming to kill and possibly enslave us. You need to help me warn everyone and I need to get my father to safety."

Amy nodded. "Understood."

Sheldon sighed in exasperation as he took a different route from the one dictated to his soldiers. Cutting through a cornfield he noticed a few natives scrambling, picking up whatever belongings they could muster and loaded them onto canoes.

'Penelope must have warned them.' He thought when the sound of a gunshot came from behind him.

Sheldon ran through the field and toward the biggest tent that he could see when he saw a few men pointing arrows at him. He ran near the other natives and they paused, afraid to shoot their own people accidentally. They chased after him yelling in their language when he lifted the tent and rolled inside.

Penny and her father were startled by him and she instantly relaxed at the sight of him but her father was another story. "Where are my men? How did the enemy get in here?"

Sheldon looked at her father, unable to understand what he had just said. Penelope then ran to him and stood in front of him like a shield.

A few warriors poised with arrows burst in and aimed at the two of them.

"He is not the enemy. I have been spending time with him for a while now."

The chief's eyes widened in anger. "You have been around this devil all this time? These men are not to be trusted or have you forgotten?"

"He's different. If he wanted to kill me he would have done so by now." Penny defended, glancing back briefly at Sheldon. "Tell them to lower their weapons and to leave us in privacy."

He watched as her father motioned to the men to leave and she moved away from him slightly. Screams outside could be heard and blood began to pool underneath the opening when Sheldon took out his sword and pointed it at Penny's neck.

The tent parted revealing Captain Smith with a few spatters of blood on his white sleeve and grey jacket with blood lust in his eyes. He sheathed his bloody sword before looking at Sheldon holding his own blade against an Indian man's neck while the chief looked on angrily.

"Excellent Cooper. You have exceeded my expectations yet again."

He grinned smugly as he kept Penelope close to him, the sword pressed against her neck. The Captain pulled out his pistol and aimed it at her father.

"No! Don't kill him!" She cried in English, causing him to look at her in surprise.

"A savage woman disguised as a man? This is an interesting turn of events. Cooper, hand her over and finish your mission; she'll definitely fetch a hefty price."

Sheldon wrapped his free arm around her waist. "I captured her first so I get a say in what becomes of her."

Smith bellowed in laughter as he holstered his pistol. "Ignoring orders again? Fine, do as you wish with the wench."

Penelope then elbowed Sheldon in the gut and broke free, running toward the Captain. He barely had time to draw his sword when he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and looked down at the knife sticking out of his side. She turned around to face Sheldon.

"You bitch!" Smith yelled and his eyes shot to him. "I order you to kill her!"

Without missing a beat Sheldon took out his pistol and pointed it at Penny as he released the trigger. The smell of gun powder filled the tent as she dropped to her knees.

The captain stared at him in disbelief and looked down at his chest, now stained with fresh blood. "How- How dare you!"

Penny's father rushed to her aide and saw that she was unharmed, surprised that the white man had shot one of his own instead of his daughter. "I warned you Smith. If you possessed as much intelligence as I assumed you had then you would have realized that I was never on your side. My soldiers are waiting for enemies that will never show up."

"You sent them somewhere else?" He coughed some blood and scowled at Sheldon. "And you would rather kill one of your own than a savage woman?"

"She is not a savage. She is the woman I love." He replied as the captain shook slightly, his eyes losing focus.

"I-I'll get you for this in hell." He threatened as he fell forward and breathed his last breath.

Penny stood up and ran to Sheldon, embracing him as her father watched them. "I'm sorry for holding the blade to your neck."

She pulled back as he examined it, there was nothing there. "It was to mislead them, Sheldon. I trusted you to do the right thing."

Sheldon smiled and rubbed his stomach. "That was unexpected though; brilliant improvisation on your part."

"Sorry about that." Penny giggled and turned to look at her father.

"I must say I am delightfully surprised." He said to Sheldon, now in English. "It's not every day I meet a white man that isn't a demon."

"I understand your prejudice. I myself have met my share of barbaric whites throughout my life." He admitted, earning a smile from the chief.

"I assure you that no harm will befall your daughter." Sheldon promised her father.

"I trust that you'll protect her but must you live on their land Penelope?"

She nodded. "I want to learn more about his world and I do like the clothes."

"As do I." Amy spoke up. "I am ecstatic that I can join you. If possible may I learn how to create your clothes? I imagine it must be entertaining to sew them let alone wearing them."

"Of course Amy." Sheldon replied. "Leonard is acquainted with a seamstress by the name of Leslie. She is looking for a helper to keep up with her orders."

"Leonard? That sounds like a wonderful name. Is he by any chance betrothed or married to a woman as of late?" She asked excitedly before leaning over to whisper to Penny. "I must follow in your footsteps and obtain a white lover. Perhaps we can have two weddings before winter comes?"

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