When All Lights Go Out I (TFP)

One Month Later...

A month passes by rather quickly. Azura enjoyed going to school every day now that she had made fast friends with Jack Darby. She still had to deal with Vince, but he actually hasn't done anything to her. It seems he either just never got the chance or simply was worried about her adoptive father. Azura knew Fowler never adopted her, but he had come to pick her up with Cliffjumper twice in the month, mostly because he wanted to check in or her and Vince had seen him. So he did believe her. That didn't stop him from making snide comments.

Azura also got the fish she wanted for her tank. She had some rainbow fish, cardinal tetras and glolite tetras, a bristlenose catfish and a corydora. She loved them. When she got them, it was all she talked about all week. She even told Jack and showed him photos of her fish and the tank on her phone. She couldn't show Jack in person, of course, but he was happy.

Optimus had taken her to the aquarium to get the fish, and he has been thrilled about how happy she had been. Seeing the light in her eyes made his spark warm. She was just so happy, and he was happy for her. And he regularly spent time with her when she was feeding the fish and cleaning the tank. She even began to study on how to make fish food from scratch, as the food from the store wasn't the best even though it was convenient.

She and Optimus had bonded a bit more in this time. He also took her to see the beach and the Grand Canyon, something she was absolutely grateful for. Though both times, he tried to say something to her. He had something he wanted to say, but he backed down. Azura never interrupted or pushed him to tell her.

That being said, Azura was starting to feel stressed and anxious. She was feeling the need to be near Optimus regularly, and it was bothering her. And yet she still would go and find him everyday just to spend at least thirty minutes minimum with him. She was starting to think about prompting him on telling her the truth, even though it wasn't her responsibility. She was frustrated that she was left in the dark, and she hoped it would come out soon.

She did find time to be able to practice her abilities though. She managed to convince the autobots to let her go to the top of the base under the pretence of doing yoga. Though she did actually start doing yoga when she found it helped her a lot more. And she was happy with the progress. Especially since she was still having dreams of Primus helping her.

Azura's Dream

Azura stood on the edge of the volcano overlooking the palace below her. Primus stood beside her, and they both were once again the celestial dragons that she has seen them as. Though Azura was getting used to being a dragon in her dream. She was loving it. She still doubted she could actually transform into one outside of her dream, but she could only hope that it was possible and that she would have control over it.

"You are doing wonderfully," Primus comments with a smile as Azura was lifting some of the lava and creating shapes with her ability. "You know, if you ever need to, you'll be able to control the flow of lava and protect people. Along with fires that spread through dry parts of Earth."

Azura was happy she would be able to do that. She felt like she could do anything. But being a superhero was not something she would want to become. Having these abilities just meant she could do things that no one else could, and probably help the autobots as well.

"I think that's amazing, but being a superhero isn't my goal." Azura dropped the magma with a sigh and turned to look at Primus. "I don't mind being able to help...but I feel like these abilities are only going to be used in dire circumstances."

"Yes, they will. But you will not be able to control it. I think you should feel very proud, Azura. You can walk on water now, you can control the wind and create rainbows...and you will be able to get yourself out of situations that may or may not arise." She nodded with a smile and turned away from Primus. "Though when you learn who your family is and accept it, the Matrix will unlock further abilities."