The Adventures of Professor Proton, Jr.: "The Proton Express..."

"The Adventures of Professor Proton, Jr: The Proton Express..." Part XII...

"The Adventures of Professor Proton, Jr: The Proton Express..."

Summary: In my first longer Proton Jr tale, can Prof Proton Jr. aka mild-mannered Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy aka Amy F. Fowler save the world at Christmas...And can Proton Jr. keep that blond sob of an engineering genius Tom Swift, Jr. away from his girl?

Equally important...Should Cameragirl Penny allow this thing to appear on her acting credits or just accept that all hope of a professional career is gone and just enjoy while peddling her drugs?

[For those curious about the Tom Swift adventures, of course much of this is taken from "Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter", one of the best books in the series which got me into science long, long, long ago.]

Disclaimer: All is Chuck's...

Part XII...

Dr Amy's cabin aboard the Ocean Arrow...

"Are you sure we ought to be discussing our next video for the show while we're on this mission?" Dr. Amy eyed Proton. "I mean there are better uses of our time..."

"Dr. Amy...There's no better use of time than to bring new topics in Science to the young unwashed masses." Proton, somewhat shocked tone.

"Yes, I agree." She sighed. "But considering we are on a mission to save Humanity. Plus...You're in danger, doubly so now that Swift has got you to be a clay pigeon for him with Wyckcliff..."

"Perhaps..." noble gleam in the eye... "But we must think of the children. They are our future, after all, the little germ incubators. And a video from the Ocean Arrow with all the dodads would really bring the little monsters in, in droves."

"Ye..ah... Though I think General Smith's prohibition on filming any aspect of this mission, on penalty of death or years in military prison holds. And there may not be any future or children if that cargo is opened under unsafe conditions."

"Tom was ok with our doing it. So long as we don't mention why we're 10000 feet up in a diving seacopter heading for the South Atlantic to retrieve a cargo from outer space." Proton, a bit miffed.

"'Tom' might not mind if the General decided to put us in prison for life." Amy noted. "But really..." she shifted a little on bed. "We do have more important considerations here. And given you're about to risk your life tangling with that quantum loop vixen..." she frowned.

"Tangling, I like that, given she hates string theory." Proton smiled, moving arm down on Dr. Amy's shoulder, and stretching a bit, in the bed.

Whoa, wait...Risking what? Proton raised head on bed, blinking...

("Who keeps putting that 'in/on bed' in?" Leonard frowned. "I only mentioned it once to set the scene."

Amy, coy smile to Penny...

Bernadette frowning at Leonard...Really? A bedroom scene? In a kids' video?

"Look, I suggested it." Penny hissed, peering out from camera to regard Bernadette. "And they're just sitting together, fully dressed."

On the bed...A beaming Amy mouthed to Penny, roguish smile, returned.

"If my dad ever finds out I've been assistant screenwriting/directing porn..." Bernadette glared.

"Assistant what?" Penny blinked, frown to Leonard.

"To have assistants is a good thing, honey." He hissed.

Hmmn... "All right, lets get this done, people! Bernadette?" Hmmn? Bernadette looking...

"Get them on their marks, please...We don't have all day." Penny ordered as Bernadette regarded her.