Star Wars Day (May 4th)

"Seriously, dude?" Raj exclaimed as he attached the Lando Calrissian cape to his shoulders. "Are you really going to sit there and tell me Darth Maul was more badass that Count Dooku?"

Howard gripped his Qui-Gon Jinn lightsaber tightly. "He was way tougher than Dooku! One, he was a Dathomarian Zabrac. He was trained from childhood by Sidious himself! Two, Dooku was just a politician who craved more power. Sure he had a bit of skill with a light saber, but he was not a real dark lord! Anakin, who was still just an apprentice, killed him easily!"

Raj snorted. "Maul was killed by Obi Wan, who also was just an apprentice."

Sheldon rolled his eyes as he walked past the two men. Leonard was adjusting the vest of his Han Solo costume but stopped and helped Sheldon slip on the cloak of his Luke Skywalker costume.

Mark was fluffing the fur on his Chewbacca head carefully. He looked over at Sheldon and grinned. "You realize that I'm a Trekkie, right? This is practically blasphemy."

Leonard grinned. "Which is why you are Chewie. None of your fellow trekkies will recognize you."

Mark chuckled. "Thank's for looking out for me." A knock on the door drew the attention of all the guys. The door opened and they gasped.

The menacing figure in black looked around the room before turning to one of the three storm troopers. "Commander, tear this ship apart until you find those plans! And bring me all the passengers, I want them alive!"

Giggles erupted from the under the troopers masks as the guys applauded. Penny whipped off the Vader mask and took a bow. The girls took off their own helmets with wide smiles. Penny walked across the room to stand by Sheldon. "Surprised?"

Sheldon grinned down at her. "Pleasantly so. Where on earth did you find that costume?"

"Penny called Wil Wheaton and he put her in touch with a costumer who outfitted us," Amy said. "We know you all expected us to dress as Princess Leia, Padme, or a slave girl."

Bernadette pointed her blaster pistol at Howard playfully. "We thought that since all of you were going as rebel alliance characters, we would represent the empire."

Missy opened the door when there was a knock, and Priya and Zack walked in. Priya was dressed as a female Boba Fett and Zack was wearing a Grand Moff Tarkin uniform. "Sorry we're late. We stopped to help the older lady on the second floor carry in her groceries."

Zack placed an arm around Amy's shoulders, making her blush happily. "Yo, dudes. Are we all ready for this Star Trek thing?" Amy's smile turned apologetic and she quickly hustled Zack toward the door.

Sheldon turned to Penny. "I honestly do not understand the attraction between those two."

Penny smiled softly. "Opposites attract, sweetie. Like us. You're smart, and I'm not."

Sheldon shook his head. "You are not as academically advanced as I am, but you are not stupid. You just finished the semester with a 3.1 GPA."

Mark shrugged. "My nephew isn't the brightest bulb, but he's loyal, honest, and kind. He has a good heart and he's a hard worker."

Sheldon blushed slightly. "I apologize, Mark. You are correct."

Mark shrugged. "I'm not mad. I just wanted to point out that Amy could do a lot worse. Zack will never cheat on her, or hurt her. He likes her a lot. He says she is, in his own words, like an orchid. With the right attention and care, she blooms."

Priya, Bernadette, Missy and Penny all gave a breathy "aww!" Priya looked at the other women. "That is so romantic!" They all nodded and headed toward the door talking about how lucky Amy was that Zack was so romantic and maybe he could give their guys some lessons.

The guys glared at Mark, who grinned and plopped the furry head on. He liked these guys. They were good people. But sometimes they could be a bit arrogant. It was good for them to be knocked back down to reality sometimes.