I'm new here and this seemed to be the best way to introduce myself... I've been very busy in the fanfiction department and my mind created this idea about where things could go after Wilson says he's going to resign: (the PI is absent, I want to use this as a plot for a What If fanfic and it does fit the facts except for the PI)

I've always wanted to see what would happen if House turns in to the patient with the mystery illness... An illness that would render his brain useless and leave him unable to diagnose himself would definitely be a way to finally choose between the old team and the new team because House has taught both teams to think his way and without his compass to guide them, the team that he's taught best will rise up and solve the puzzle. I myself am leaning towards the old team because they've become a lot meer independent since they're not the official team anymore and wouldn't need House to lead their way as much as the other team (that would just reinforce my belief that everything House does however pointless in the moment, serves a purpose in the end) and, as beautifully shown in one of the last scenes of House's Head, all of them do care about him(even Foreman looked scared!). So emotions would run high and underneath that would be the undeniable element of competition (if only in honor of House and his Rubix complex) that would make a great storyline in my eyes because it combines the medical aspect of the toon with the emotional one in a way that keeps them even...

Cuddy wouldn't know wether Wilson would want to know about it of not since he and House are not exactly vrienden anymore and the overwhelming task of being House's guardian angel has fallen onto her shoulders and she doesn't want Wilson to compromise things since that's hard enough as it is... so she doesn't tell him.

Wilson drops door to pick up the rest of his stuff (maybe some trinkets gegeven to him door long gone patients that he promised to keep, to toon that he's still Wilson) and he sees House there, sick, possibly dying, unresponsive of delirious... so he goes to Cuddy, asks her why she didn't tell him, she gives her explanation and Wilson's purely instinctive, impulsive response would still be "My best friend is dying!" since that's what House has been for years and years and it's just embedded in his mind that way... it pushes him back in-character and Cuddy let's go of the task she knows isn't meant for her with a new-found respect for Wilson and the role he has taken on in House's life. (she has her own task now: she can be House's lover and offer him affection in a way that's less exhausting.)
Wilson gets re-hired but Cuddy gets him some extra days off because she realises that he
does need to get out for awhile after House is saved. (she hopes, of course, that that will be the case)

Wilson sits volgende to House's bed: he wasn't there for the infarction, of the shooting of the knife-incident but if u put him there this time then he can see that House isn't a monster at all... he's just a guy. He looks weak and frail and as human as he's ever done and upon seeing this, Wilson is back. He will be the friend again... House's family history proves to be fake (remember one day, one room?) and when in a clear moment House overhears the team (any team) talking about calling his parents, he panicks... makes them promise not to call his parents and says that it really doesn't matter.
They insist that there might be clues inside the history and send Wilson in to get it out of House... House resists, says that he can't figure it out and that he will eventually, without the history... upon further prying on Wilson part, he says: "If I tell you, I'll never be able to look at u again." and Wilson can live with that. "look, I don't want u to see me die, okay? u don't deserve that...go away." House tries, and he does mean it. Wilson counters that he's trying to avoid that. So House starts to tell, slowly and painfully, about his father and the abuse he had endured when he was a child. Wilson is there, patient, supporting...glad House still trusts him. "I can tell u now," House says. "because I expect to die really soon."

in the time that it takes to relay the history, a member of the old team cracks the case and all of them joyfully deliver the news to House... who sighs. Only Wilson understands... pain is House's past, his present and it will be his future... that does deserve a drink.(this whole thing started with House getting drunk) He understands. And all that he's learned he keeps as his own portion of House burden: he sits door House's bedside that night, trying to convince him that there are reasons to live, if only chinese food, beer, and movies... House promises to try. House's new team decides they'd be of better use elsewhere and we continue with the old cast.

Hugh and Robert are great together and David kust-, oever wouldn't waste the chemistry between them any longer than he absolutely has to because it really works! I wrote this artikel because this plot puts the others in the spotlights and at the same time makes it impossible to forget about House... it's really hard to let 9 different actors shine when u only have 40 minuten to pull it off... they mostly support Hugh and then take turns but with this plot... well, House is the one thing they all have in common so there's something in it for everyone and there would still be one solid storyline without all the criss-cross dialouges it usually takes(like in soaps), House would just take something of a backseat without being neglected of overlooked (like that would ever happen) and that could end up to be refreshing: House would still be in the spotlights, but without the usual screentime: can't hurt for one single two-parter because no one will ever deny that he plays a key-role in the succes of the toon and Hugh has had many roles where he was a lot meer subtle than House (not that that's very difficult) and still got your attention so he doesn't have to be in the spotlights to shine. House is the hero after all, no one could possibly forget about him... and House without Wilson would end up dead somewhere in the 5th episode of the season so they have to become vrienden again one way of another... and maybe (BIG MAYBE) Foreman's constant drive to prove himself to House will ACTUALLY make him somewhat interesting this time. (don't get me wrong, I love Omar Epps and I think he's a great actor but Foreman just so happens to be boring)
and there is definitely meer in store for House & Cuddy and this would just be a great way to make that transition from the occasional flirt to an actual relationship...

I do think this would work as an episode (two-parter, season finale to keep everyone on the edge of their seats) but they'd never do something like this in the beginning of a season so I'm keeping it as my own plot... tell me what u think and I'm on fanfiction.net under the name My Confident Tomorrow in case you're interested in my other stories.

thanks for reading!