A Humanized story. Heatwave and Quickshadow are happily married and live in Maine. They have good friends there and are very happy. But they don't have any children of their own. That is when they decide to adopt. They adopt a four year old named Hot shot. They immediately bond with him and are looking forward to many wonderful family moments with him. Soon things take a terrible turn after moving and they will face it together as a family.
chapter 1
Heatwave and Quickshadow Flamezer live in Maine together. They love each other very much. They have been married for four years. Heatwave works as a Firefighter and is very good at his job. He does very well at it and has saved many lives. Quickshadow is a homemaker and is very good at it. She loves making sure the house is neat as a pin and making food it what she lives for. She also runs a home baking service at her home and she does a great job at it too. Other stay at home moms and dads help. They make a great team with the business together. Heatwave and Quickshadow had a very good life. They have been trying to have a baby for a sometime. But sadly had no success. They went to the doctor and found out Quickshadow couldn't have children. Both of them were very sad.
Quickshadow took very hard. She felt terrible she felt as a failure as a woman. Heatwave let her know he was there for her and loved her no matter what. After much discussion they decided to adopt. They got approved for it and they were very happy. Now they started to search for a child to adopt. They looked at many different a children available for adoption.
Then they saw a picture of a cute little four year old boy named Hot shot. He was so cute he had messy blonde hair and big blue eyes. They knew he was the one and applied to adopt him. They went to pick him up after getting all that they needed. They were looking forward to him coming home.
Heatwave and Quickshadow soon went to go get him at the orphanage. They made it to the orphanage and saw Hot shot was there. He looked like he was feeling shy and scared. "Hello Hot shot," Heatwave said.
"Hello poppet," Quickshadow said.
"Hi," Hot shot said.
"Ready to come home with us?" Heatwave asked him.
"Yes," Hot shot said.
They all went to the house together. There was much to see and do there. But Hot shot seemed very shy and nervous at first. Heatwave got to stay home while Hot shot was adjusting to the adoption. Hot shot was hiding out and being nervous around them at first. Heatwave and Quickshadow decided to give him, his space. Finally after a while Hot shot came out of his shell and stopped hiding so much.
Hot shot began to play games with them and do activities with them. He even talked to them. He even started to called the mummy and daddy. Hot shot would play at home a lot. He would even help Quickshadow bake. It was fun to help her bake cookies and cakes. Especially because he got to lick the beaters. He was loving his new home very much.
After a year it was official he was now their child.
Hot shot got to meet the rest of the family and he got to meet childhood friends of his father's. Hot shot loved it very much. He got spend his birthdays and holidays with his family. He was so happy to be with a family who loved him at last.
The years passed and now Hot shot was now eight years old and was soon going to be nine. Hot shot didn't have any friends here because many of the kids made fun of him for being adopted for the teams he was into, the sports and video games he was into. It made him very upset and he told his parents about it. His parents told the principal, who said he was going to do something about it but didn't address the matter.
Then today Heatwave got some big news. "I got the job transfer like we were hoping for and now I am going to another firehouse and we are going to have new home, it is full of many good things and it is a great opportunity." Heatwave said.
"I know it is and I will leave the Maine branch of my home baking business to one of the stay at home moms she has been doing such good work I think she can handle it," Quickshadow said. "We have to tell Hot shot about this," she said.
"I know we do," Heatwave said.
Hot shot came in from school carrying his backpack. "Hey son we have something to tell you," Heatwave said.
"What is it?" Hot shot asked.
"I got the transfer," Heatwave said. "I am going to go to another firehouse to work at," he said.
"That's great," Hot shot said.
"Which means we are moving," Heatwave said.
"Moving?" Hot shot asked. "Where too?" he asked.
"To another state," Heatwave told him.
"Well I am a bit worried, but I am kind of excited too, but I hope to make some friends there, wherever we move too, because it would be nice to have someone to play with and people who won't tease you for every little thing," Hot shot said. "What state are we moving too?" he asked.
"Texas," Heatwave said. "In the city of Dallas part of the largest metropolitan area in the state and the fourth largest in the country," he said.
"Cool," Hot shot said. "When are we moving?" he asked.
"We are moving in two weeks," Heatwave said.
"That is before Thanksgiving break," Hot shot said.
"We know," Quickshadow said.
They started to pack and finished packing over the last week before the move and then the truck came and they packed up the truck and left. They drove for days and did a lot of sight seeing. It was very exciting to say the least. Then finally the made it to Dallas Texas and started to unpack. They were looking forward to their new life there.
Shortly after the move Hot shot noticed he has been feeling very well. His lower left leg has been sore for the past week or so and now it was really hurting. Then he developed a fever. Hot shot felt pretty tired too. After over a week with a fever and limping around and missing on his first week at his new school. Not to mention tonight he just couldn't sleep because the pain was so bad.
His parents decided to take him to Children's Medical Center Dallas to be looked at in it's emergency room. It was one of the best children's hospitals in Texas. Hot shot put on his Pikachu slippers and grabbed Roxy his plush rhino. He was scared and worried about what was going to happen at the er of Children's Medical Center Dallas.
Hot shot got into the car and his parents got in too and Heatwave started to drive the car. They made it to the hospital and headed inside. They were now waiting in the emergency section of the hospital and Hot shot was very nervous about this. Hot shot saw there were children of lots of different ages in the er. He saw babies, toddlers, preschoolers, teenagers and kids his own age.
In fact he saw some kids his own age in the er looking scare and alone. He went over to them. "Hi I am Hot shot Flamezer," Hot shot said.
"Hi I am Hoist Towver," Hoist said.
"I am Medix Redden," Medix said.
"I am Whirl Windal," Whirl said.
"I am Wedge Shoveler," Wedge said.
"I just moved to town and I came here to Children's Medical Center because I have been sick," Hot shot said.
"Hey I just moved to town and came to the hospital because I have been sick," Whirl said.
"Me too," Hoist said.
"Same here," Wedge said.
"This is a coincidence me too," Medix said.
"Talk about small world," Hot shot said. Hot shot and his new friends started to talk about things they liked and things they didn't like. Hot shot's new friends actually thought it was neat he was adopted. It was very nice and enjoyable.
"Hot shot Flamezer," the nurse said.
It was Hot shot's turn and he went back with his parents. The nurses checked his vitals and then he was taken to a room to wait for a doctor. A doctor came in. "Okay let's have a look. Quickshadow told the doctor there Hot shot's symptoms, bone pain, limping, tiredness and a fever that wouldn't go away. Doctor examined Hot shot and felt Hot shot's lower left leg. He was sure he felt something in his leg. "Hot shot needs an x-ray stat." the doctor said.
An X-ray machine was brought in and they took a picture of Hot shot's leg. After the picture was taken the doctor took a look at it. The doctor saw Hot shot had a tumor on the bones of his lower left leg. The doctor came in and told them about the X-ray. "Hot shot needs a biopsy done." the doctor said.
Hot shot was taken to another room where doctor numbed up his leg and a nurse stuck a big needle into the bone and took a piece of bone out. Then they patched Hot shot up and started to run tests on the sample of bone to find out why Hot shot was sick.
They soon had the results and were going to tell Hot shot and his parents what they found on the tests. Hot shot was very nervous about it. They went to another part of the hospital and waited there. Hot shot saw his new friends there and began to talk them. He told them how nervous he was and he found out they were nervous too.
"Hot shot Flamezer," a nurse called. It was now Hot shot's turn.
Hot shot and his parents followed the nurse to an office where a doctor was. "Hello I am Dr. Horn," Dr. Horn said. "I have Hot shot's test results, and it is difficult news, Hot shot had Ewing Sarcoma a type of bone cancer," she said.
Hot shot was very shocked and scared as were his parents. Hot shot was still trying to know what cancer was but he knew it was bad and scary. He hugged his parents who held him close.
"I am going to help you get better Hot shot you are going to need treatment," Dr. Horn said. "I am going to help you fight cancer and I am good at my job are ready to fight?" she asked.
Hot shot was scared but he looked his parents and felt ready to go. "Let's do this," Hot shot said.
"That's my boy," Heatwave said.
"That's my poppet so brave," Quickshadow said.
"Now your treatment plan is chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery." Dr. Horn said.
"What is Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy?" Hot shot asked.
"Radiation therapy is using high energy waves to zap the cancer cells and kill them making it go a way." Dr. Horn said. "Chemotherapy is a group of very strong medicines that are taken in many different ways, by injection into the vein, muscle or back, by IV, by central line or by mouth as pill or liquid you swallow. It kills the cancer cells making it go away," she said. "While these treatments are great at fighting cancer they both have some bad side effects," she said. "Radiation will irritate your skin, make you feel tire, feel weak, and upset your stomach. Chemotherapy will also make you feel tired, feel weak, upset your stomach, you might lose your appetite, bruise more easily, get sick more easily and it will make your hair fall out," she explained.
Hot shot became upset when she explained that he loved his blonde hair.
"Hot shot your hair will grow back after your treatment for cancer is over," Dr. Horn said. "It can grow back the same as it was, or it can be a different color or texture or both," she said.
Hot shot found that kind of interesting.
"How long will I need treatment?" Hot shot asked.
"Hard to say you most likely need it for months or longer," Dr. Horn said.
"That is a long time to be sick," Hot shot said.
"I know it is but we are going to help you," Dr. Horn said.
Dr. Horn told Hot shot he was going to get his chemo through central line and was going to have to stay in the hospital for a while. It was not going to be easy to say the least but Hot shot was determine to get better.
Hot shot got check into the hospital and got a hospital gown to wear he got to pick out the one he wanted and he got his hospital room and he saw his new friends were in same hall as him. He found out they also had cancer too.
"Let's fight the disease together and win," Hot shot said.
"Agreed," his new friends said and they all joined hands on it.
They all went to bed after that. Tomorrow Hot shot was going to meet his hospital team, get tests done, get his central line put in and start treatment and he was ready to start fight cancer and he was determined to win!
To be continued.