It was five months after Hillard and his partner were arrested and put in prison. Their latest assignment was not going to be easy. Protect Sonny Walker as he gives a deposition against Aristos Patriaka. (1)
Patriaka already tried to kill Sonny once, but Carly was the one who paid for it with her life. Sonny Walker was brought in with heavy security. Cody felt a chill go down his spine when Sonny smirked at him while he locked the ankle monitor.
A couple hours into the deposition, all hell broke loose. Four tangos killed and replaced the perimeter guards. The power was cut and the only way to contact help was to go to the van.
"Cody, Monica, get to the van. Send a message to the Marshals." Donovan ordered over the headset.
"We're on it." Monica replied crouching low against the wall.
"No, we are not!" Cody exclaimed.
"Yes, we are." Monica said pulling Cody by his shirt.
After a quick count to five, Cody and Monica ran outside towards the van. Cody got the door open and held it open for Monica. They made it without getting shot.
"Why am I being shot at?" Cody yelled. He got up off the floor and sat down into the chair while Monica started up the van. Cody was half way through making the call when a tango shot up the van's engine.
"Damn it," Cody swore, "it didn't go through."
"If you can't get a message out," Donovan said in the headset, "find some weapons and get back in here and help us out."
"He has got to be kidding." Cody said rolling his eyes, taking the gun from Monica. He made sure his vest was on tight.
He took the clip and pushed it into the gun and loaded a round into the chamber. Monica lifted the hatch up and he lowered himself down. Cody could see the legs of one of the tangos walking around the van. He was getting ready to aim when…
CLANK!
Son of a bitch! Cody said to himself leaning his head on the axle. His gun hit the axle giving away where he was to the tango. Cody took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. The first shot hit the tango in the calf and dropped him. The tango looked at Cody and aimed his gun at him. Cody squeezed off three more rounds.
The rest went by so fast. Cody and Monica dodged more bullets to get back into the building to start the generator. The rest of the tangos were killed. Sonny finished his deposition. Donovan led the group to go arrest Patriaka.
And after a long eight hour debriefing of what happened, Cody was able to finally go home. He sat in his car and thought about what happened. He thought about a lot of things. His parents. His job. Nicole.
Alex and Jake were walking out when they saw Cody still sitting in his car. They watched Cody place his head on the steering wheel. Alex walked over to the car and knocked on the window. Cody sat up in shock.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked, "Come on get some breakfast with us."
"I'm fine." Cody replied starting his car and drove off.
"Think he'll be okay when he gets home?" Alex asked Jake.
"He'll be okay," Jake replied, "but he's not going home. He lives in the other direction."
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Nicole rolled out of bed when she heard the pounding on her door. She squinted her eyes to check the time. "Quarter to four. It better be life or death," she muttered tripping over her feet to get to the door. She looked through the peephole and saw Cody leaning against the wall. She quickly unlocked the door and let him in. Nicole stood back to let him in. He looked like hell and he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
"Are you okay?" Nicole asked checking him over to make sure he wasn't hurt. "Did Frank finally snap and try to take everyone with him?"
Cody closed the door behind him and locked the door. He closed his eyes and thought back to what happened. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Cody are you okay?" Nicole asked again. She was starting to get worried. No quick comebacks or jokes. Something must have happened. "Is Frank okay? What happened tonight?"
Cody pulled Nicole into his arms and kissed her. He needed her. He needed to hold her. This was the second time they came close to losing each other. Cody broke the kiss and held her face in his hands.
"We need to talk," he said leading her towards the couch.
"I'm not sure I like the sound of this," Nicole whispered.
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It was a warm August day. Birds were singing. The peaceful sound of the waterfall could be heard in the background.
"Where the hell are they?" Cody growled pacing around, looking at his watch.
"Stop walking around," Jake said grabbing his arm, "you're making me dizzy. They'll be here."
"They're ten minutes late already." Cody complained, "Something must've happened."
"Like what?" Jake laughed.
"Donovan kidnapped her or talked her out of it." Cody came to the conclusion.
"Cody, relax," Jake smiled, smacking him on the back, "here they come."
Cody looked down the aisle and saw Monica, then Alex and then Morgan coming towards them. Behind Morgan he saw Nicole on Donovan's arm with a radiant smile. Cody sighed in relief as he watched them walk towards him.
"Who gives this woman away?" the Minister asked.
"I do." Donovan reluctantly said handing Nicole's hand to Cody.
It was a simple ceremony. Everything was going smoothly until the Minister asked the wrong question.
"Is there anyone who has reason to believe this marriage should not take place?" he asked.
Everyone turned and looked at Donovan and held their breath. Donovan looked around then looked at Cody. The corner of his mouth start to rise in what looked like to Cody as the most evil smile he has ever seen.
Morgan looked at her husband and was about to say something when Donovan finally spoke.
"Why is everyone looking at me?" he asked innocently raising an eyebrow, "I already gave Cody my blessing."
Morgan and Alex couldn't help but laugh when Jake and Cody let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Ladies and Gentlemen," the Minister announced, "I'd like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Forrester."
"Welcome to the family." Morgan smiled, kissing Cody on the cheek.
"Yea, watch it," Cody warned, getting hit with Morgan's very round belly, "he might think you have a thing for me."
"So, where are you going on your honeymoon?" Alex asked.
"Disney World," Cody quickly added.
"But I thought," Nicole started to say as Cody silenced her with a kiss.
"Ah, Disney World, wonderful memories there." Alex drawled.
Nicole pulled Cody to the side, "I thought you said we're going to London?" she asked.
"Oh we are," Cody smiled, "but let them think we're going to Disney. They can't bother us there."
"And why would they bother us?" Nicole laughed.
"Jake told me payback was a bitch and I can see him following through," Cody admitted, "so I told them Disney."
"Why?"
"Well, remind me to tell you the reason Jake, Alex and Donovan got banned from the Disney theme parks for a year." Cody laughed pulling his new wife into his arms and kissed her.
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1. Sins Of Sonny Walker
Patriaka already tried to kill Sonny once, but Carly was the one who paid for it with her life. Sonny Walker was brought in with heavy security. Cody felt a chill go down his spine when Sonny smirked at him while he locked the ankle monitor.
A couple hours into the deposition, all hell broke loose. Four tangos killed and replaced the perimeter guards. The power was cut and the only way to contact help was to go to the van.
"Cody, Monica, get to the van. Send a message to the Marshals." Donovan ordered over the headset.
"We're on it." Monica replied crouching low against the wall.
"No, we are not!" Cody exclaimed.
"Yes, we are." Monica said pulling Cody by his shirt.
After a quick count to five, Cody and Monica ran outside towards the van. Cody got the door open and held it open for Monica. They made it without getting shot.
"Why am I being shot at?" Cody yelled. He got up off the floor and sat down into the chair while Monica started up the van. Cody was half way through making the call when a tango shot up the van's engine.
"Damn it," Cody swore, "it didn't go through."
"If you can't get a message out," Donovan said in the headset, "find some weapons and get back in here and help us out."
"He has got to be kidding." Cody said rolling his eyes, taking the gun from Monica. He made sure his vest was on tight.
He took the clip and pushed it into the gun and loaded a round into the chamber. Monica lifted the hatch up and he lowered himself down. Cody could see the legs of one of the tangos walking around the van. He was getting ready to aim when…
CLANK!
Son of a bitch! Cody said to himself leaning his head on the axle. His gun hit the axle giving away where he was to the tango. Cody took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. The first shot hit the tango in the calf and dropped him. The tango looked at Cody and aimed his gun at him. Cody squeezed off three more rounds.
The rest went by so fast. Cody and Monica dodged more bullets to get back into the building to start the generator. The rest of the tangos were killed. Sonny finished his deposition. Donovan led the group to go arrest Patriaka.
And after a long eight hour debriefing of what happened, Cody was able to finally go home. He sat in his car and thought about what happened. He thought about a lot of things. His parents. His job. Nicole.
Alex and Jake were walking out when they saw Cody still sitting in his car. They watched Cody place his head on the steering wheel. Alex walked over to the car and knocked on the window. Cody sat up in shock.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked, "Come on get some breakfast with us."
"I'm fine." Cody replied starting his car and drove off.
"Think he'll be okay when he gets home?" Alex asked Jake.
"He'll be okay," Jake replied, "but he's not going home. He lives in the other direction."
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Nicole rolled out of bed when she heard the pounding on her door. She squinted her eyes to check the time. "Quarter to four. It better be life or death," she muttered tripping over her feet to get to the door. She looked through the peephole and saw Cody leaning against the wall. She quickly unlocked the door and let him in. Nicole stood back to let him in. He looked like hell and he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
"Are you okay?" Nicole asked checking him over to make sure he wasn't hurt. "Did Frank finally snap and try to take everyone with him?"
Cody closed the door behind him and locked the door. He closed his eyes and thought back to what happened. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Cody are you okay?" Nicole asked again. She was starting to get worried. No quick comebacks or jokes. Something must have happened. "Is Frank okay? What happened tonight?"
Cody pulled Nicole into his arms and kissed her. He needed her. He needed to hold her. This was the second time they came close to losing each other. Cody broke the kiss and held her face in his hands.
"We need to talk," he said leading her towards the couch.
"I'm not sure I like the sound of this," Nicole whispered.
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It was a warm August day. Birds were singing. The peaceful sound of the waterfall could be heard in the background.
"Where the hell are they?" Cody growled pacing around, looking at his watch.
"Stop walking around," Jake said grabbing his arm, "you're making me dizzy. They'll be here."
"They're ten minutes late already." Cody complained, "Something must've happened."
"Like what?" Jake laughed.
"Donovan kidnapped her or talked her out of it." Cody came to the conclusion.
"Cody, relax," Jake smiled, smacking him on the back, "here they come."
Cody looked down the aisle and saw Monica, then Alex and then Morgan coming towards them. Behind Morgan he saw Nicole on Donovan's arm with a radiant smile. Cody sighed in relief as he watched them walk towards him.
"Who gives this woman away?" the Minister asked.
"I do." Donovan reluctantly said handing Nicole's hand to Cody.
It was a simple ceremony. Everything was going smoothly until the Minister asked the wrong question.
"Is there anyone who has reason to believe this marriage should not take place?" he asked.
Everyone turned and looked at Donovan and held their breath. Donovan looked around then looked at Cody. The corner of his mouth start to rise in what looked like to Cody as the most evil smile he has ever seen.
Morgan looked at her husband and was about to say something when Donovan finally spoke.
"Why is everyone looking at me?" he asked innocently raising an eyebrow, "I already gave Cody my blessing."
Morgan and Alex couldn't help but laugh when Jake and Cody let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Ladies and Gentlemen," the Minister announced, "I'd like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Forrester."
"Welcome to the family." Morgan smiled, kissing Cody on the cheek.
"Yea, watch it," Cody warned, getting hit with Morgan's very round belly, "he might think you have a thing for me."
"So, where are you going on your honeymoon?" Alex asked.
"Disney World," Cody quickly added.
"But I thought," Nicole started to say as Cody silenced her with a kiss.
"Ah, Disney World, wonderful memories there." Alex drawled.
Nicole pulled Cody to the side, "I thought you said we're going to London?" she asked.
"Oh we are," Cody smiled, "but let them think we're going to Disney. They can't bother us there."
"And why would they bother us?" Nicole laughed.
"Jake told me payback was a bitch and I can see him following through," Cody admitted, "so I told them Disney."
"Why?"
"Well, remind me to tell you the reason Jake, Alex and Donovan got banned from the Disney theme parks for a year." Cody laughed pulling his new wife into his arms and kissed her.
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1. Sins Of Sonny Walker