Chapter 1: birthday wishes and Regrets

"HAPPY BIRTHDY CODY," we shouted s Dani brought out a cake. A cake she had bought, thankfully. Cody was turning turning twenty one. To celebrate the whole family came to town. Dani and Taylor with their twin toddler boys, Grham and Amy with their daughter and new born son, and of coarse Kade and Haily with their three boys was there to. Blades, boulder, chase, and even ratchet and bumblebee came. It almost felt like old times.

"Here cody this is from dad," kade said giving Cody a small raped up present.

"Dad?" cody asked, his voice quivered.

"yhea he got it for you while ago and was saving it for you twenty first birthday." Kade said, his voice almost a whisper.

"The tradition," Cody whispered back with a small smile. Unwrapping the gift he took out a small golden badge. The badge had the rescue bot insignia on the front with an an engraving on the back that read, "To the newest hero and my loving son Cody." The room was filled with scilents ans tears fell from Cody's eyes. He held onto the badge tight and smiled.

"wow that's different from dad's and uncle Grham's and aunt Dani's badges they got," shouted Charlie, Kade's eldest son.

"It is charlie, but that's because Cody has always been a very special person." Kade replied ruffing up his sons hair.

Cody whipped the tears of his face and smiled brightly.

"well lets not just sit here a revalue in the past," Cody chuckled, putting the badge in his shirt pocket.

"Oh Yeah we are here to celebrate the twenty one years that this odd blond boy has been alive," I chuckled Back.

The rest of the day was filled with non stop joy, laughter and enjoyment. sadly all good things come to an ends and every one had to return home. Leaving only Frankie, Cody, and Me at the fire house.

"So Cody now that every one is gone how about we get you your first drink," Frankie teased as she held out a bottle of whisky.

"Sure rub it in that your three months older then me," cod laugh giving his glass to Frankie so she could pore it in. I Of course wanting to join the fun pull out my high grade and... what happen next I still can't recall.

The Next morning I was working up by the groggy voice of Frankie.

"Heat Wave... Heat wave!" she called obviously suffering from a hang over, "where's Cody?"

"wh-what what are you talking about?"

"Cody he is gone."

"Did you check his room"

"I checked all over the fire house and all I found was his car missing"

Then suddenly my optics meet Frankie's eyes and it hit us like a train.

"SCRAP!" we shout. I transform and open my door for Frankie.

"Do you have any idea where he could of driven off to?" Frankie asked panic edged into her voice.

"One," I reply racing off with sirens blaring.

I drove to the grave yard where My assumption had been correct. Cody drove to his fathrs grave.
He laid sprawled out in front of the grave stone the bottle of whisky still clenched in his hand. His face was still wet from his tears. Frankie gently woke the sleeping Cody concern in her face.

"Cody wake up are you alright?" Frankie whispered gently stroking Cody's hair. His eyes shutter open and shut for a moment then with a raspy voice called out, "Frankie?"

"Yes it's me Cody."

"I-It didn't come true," Cody began to cry, "It didn't come true."

"Cody what are talking bout?"

"Frankie my wish didn't come true. I- I wanted to see my dad aging. I wanted to tell him thank and I miss you and and I love and and I'm I'm sorry But It it didn't come true,"Cody choked out in tears. Frankie and I exchanged a glance of worry.

"What do you mean your sorry Cody?" Frankie asked.

"I told him I hated him that day... and and then he died. I- It's my fault I should have never said that." Cody was now completely in tears as he clung to Frankie. I stood completely silent.

"How could I overlook this?" I wondered, "Hod did I not see he felt like this?" My sparked twinged with guilt knowing this was something I was unable to handle.

"Kade I need your help... It's Cody."