It was Benjen's day and knowing that the trip was nearing an end, Doreen got everyone together.
"We can't have a birthday without a cake," she announced as she brought out a birthday cake. It was his favorite of double chocolate or as she described, "death by chocolate." On the cake were 10 candles which she lit. The cake in all of it's glory was sitting in front of Ben who had a huge smile on his face.
While every birthday was a great day to a child, this one was special. It used to be just him and Mom. Now, he had his good buddy, Peter, to celebrate with and his other new friend, Dr. Corvin. As "Happy Birthday" was sung to him, he just kept a huge smile and looked around at all that were there. It was a first and he was probably the happiest kid in Sirius. Once the singing stopped, his Mom piped up, "OK, Ben, make a wish."
"Make a wish," he thought to himself. In the past he wished for something so simple as to not be teased anymore but now, he wasn't. Besides, this day was better than most so he thought of something that he really wanted. He looked around, first at Peter, then his mother and finally Erik. He looked at them all again before saying, "I know.." He then blew out the candles in one big breath to the cheering of those around him.
The cake was served with a scoop of ice cream. From his mother he received a gift to which he was very excited about although the tour was probably as good a gift as he could receive. Yes, the tour was ending. As they were getting ready to leave, he was asked what he wished for to which he answered, "If I told you what I wished for, it wouldn't come true."