When All Lights Go Out I (TFP)

Azura watched the monitor as Ratchet worked, and she realized that she has never asked if the autobots knew where the space bridge was. She had actually only assumed it was in space somewhere, not on the actual planet. And she was assuming that the ground bridge couldn't reach the space bridge because of it. She has been assuming the entire day without actually asking or overhearing where the space bridge could be. She knew it could have been the name of the bridge that made her think it was in space, not so much the range of the bridge.

"Um...question..." Azura began as she raised her hand. Ratchet glanced down at her when she began to speak. "Would the space bridge be on Earth, or in space?" The medic smirked almost immediately and she could see he was amused. "I had assumed because it was called a space bridge that it...um...is not on the planet..." She looked away shyly as she pressed her fingers together.

Ratchet was highly amused by the question, as was Optimus. "I guess the name does seem to suggest that the bridge is in space, but no. It is simply the range which the space bridge can reach. It can certainly be grounded to function and send anyone through to another part of the universe. But it certainly is not just going to be in space." He glanced back up at the screen. "I am trying to locate it while figuring out a plan to stop Megatron at the same time."

"Right...right..." Azura leaned against the railing as she thought about it. "What will you do when you find the space bridge? Apart from stopping Megatron of course."

"At this time, there are multiple possibilities, Azura. Stopping Megatron could involve terminating him, destroying his ship or even the space bridge itself in order to prevent certain destruction to this planet." She definitely would be fine with Megatron being terminated so she wouldn't have to face him, given the history. Optimus smiled at Azura as he continued to speak to her. "Until we know the location of the space bridge, we can only make small plans."

"I kind of understand why Azura wants to know though," Miko said as she walked over to stand next to Azura and lean over the railing, placing her elbows on the rail and resting her hands on her cheeks. "This is pretty serious business."

"It most certainly is, Miko," Optimus agreed gently. "We do appreciate that you are here to support us."

"Hooyah!" Miko exclaimed happily with a big smile.

Azura chuckled softly at the girl's response and glanced up at the monitor just as an image of something was brought up. It looked like a portal of some sort, and she assumed it was the space bridge. "Optimus, I've pinpointed the location of Megatron's space bridge. High in Earth's orbit." He glanced at Azura with a slight smile. "And it seems like you were right about the space bridge." She giggled at the medic in amusement.

"Out of our reach."

Miko frowned at Optimus's disappointed tone. "Okay, so you guys don't fly. But can't you just ground bridge there?" She gestured to the ground bridge as she spoke to the bots.

Ratchet seemed a little annoyed with Miko's remark, even though Azura also hoped it was possible. "The ground bridge has limited range. Stretched all the way into orbit its vortex could snap and scatter us to the stars."

"But...what choice do you have?" Azura asked in a quiet tone as Ratchet glanced at her. "If the ground bridge is your only way to get there, is it not worth the risk? I suppose you could weigh the options. The choice is risk being scattered across the stars, or definitely invite an invasion of undead Cybertronians to this planet."

"Azura is correct, Ratchet. It is a risk we must take to protect this planet." He turned to face the ground as he spoke. "And since Megatron is likely already in transit, we have no choice in the matter. Reaching the space bridge first is our only means of stopping him."