When All Lights Go Out I (TFP)

Chapter 40

Celeste flew ahead of her and Azura watched as clouds formed above and began to rain down. With the sunlight upon them, a rainbow form within seconds and Azura smiled as she saw Celeste fly down and then back up, creating crystals of the rain behind her and creating a near permanent rainbow. It was beautiful! Azura wanted to try that. However, as she went to try, Celeste flew in front of her and stopped her before kissing her forehead and patting her head. Azura widened her optics and was about to protest just as she began to feel herself waking up. She tried to fight as she wanted to stay, but she couldn't.

End of Dream

Opening her optics, Azura blinked and rubbed her optics and looked around. She realized she was back in her berth as she saw the stuffed toys around her and she wasn't in her dream with Celeste. She was so disappointed that she woke up after having such a good dream that she let out a few tears. She really had wanted to spend more time with Celeste, but there was nothing she could do about it now.

She sniffled and wiped her cheeks before grabbing her pink dragon toy and hugged it. She looked back at all the times she has used her abilities, and she realized she already knew how to use them, she only complicated it by thinking it was. It was how she was able to get out of the base after all. She stared at the toy's eyes, thinking about Celeste and the things she had told her. She was happy that she got help from her, and she was going to cherish that.

But she was disturbed that Celeste seemed to suggest that Megatron might not be dead. She didn't know if that is right, but that is what she understood by what Celeste had been telling her. And she told him to not give up on Megatron too. She didn't know about that. She does not know him. She only knew what has been told to her about him, and for Azura, that was enough. Especially with what she has known about her own creation.

She intakes heavily as she stretched her limbs. She grimaced at some pain in her leg and back, but it wasn't as strong as before. She guessed it due to the faster healing that the Cybertronians seemed to have. She wanted to use the bathroom first, however, she heard the door open and she turned head towards it, smiling as she saw Optimus walking in. She didn't know what time it was, but it did not matter as she had no school.

"Morning Azura," Optimus said gently as he approached the berth. He smiled at her as she smiled back at him. "Did you recharge well? It would seem that the nightmares have gone away...which seemed to be because of the scraplets."

He picked her up from the berth and she kept a hold of the stuffed dragon in her arm. "I slept fine. Um...it feels weird to wake up and not need to go to school." She huddled against his chassis as Optimus held her against it as he walked towards the bathroom. "I guess it is nice. No need to rush, just relax."

"As it should be." Optimus brought her over to the toilet and lowered her down.

Azura looked at Optimus curiously as she stepped off his hand. "By the way, since I am not going to be going to school today, can we go to the island today? I still feel a bit sore, but I have the urge to go and do something. And I don't want to be held back."

Optimus smiled at her as she sat down on the seat while waiting for his response. "I think we can see if we can. I'll ask Ratchet as he has been working on getting the bridge back to normal."

"Oh, I forgot." Azura felt stupid for asking that. "Maybe I'll wait, but surely we can do something. I know I don't look human now, and that really narrows everything that I can do, but I would like to do something with you."

Optimus pondered on what they could do today. "Well...I am not really sure if I will take you outside the base. Despite Jasper being a small town, and not many humans traverse the roads leading into the town, we cannot drop our guard I am afraid." She groaned a little as she listened to him, feeling upset that they might not get to do anything. "And I have had to help with a few of the repairs around the base, which could impact what we can do." Optimus grimaced as he knew he was listing off things that would hinder their time together. "I know you mentioned to Jack that you wanted to add some lights to your room. Is there anything else you want to do to it?"

Azura was surprised by the question and she tapped her foot thoughtfully. "Huh...well...I do like the color purple...lavender to be exact. I wouldn't mind getting my room painted that color, but we would have to move the fish to keep them away from the paint fumes."

"If that is something you want, we can do that. Maybe we could plan an entire redecoration of the room. You can show us examples, or draw us what you want and we can make it happen." Azura thought about going over the idea of renovating her room. It sounded like fun and she smiled with a nod. "I think that will give us something to pass the time. And if there are images you want printed onto the walls as well, that could also be something we can do for you."

It really feels like he's trying to spoil me. But...I kind of like it. I've never been spoiled before.

"I have to say I am very happy that we can do something together today," Azura said happily as she finished using the toilet. "I think that does sound like a lot of fun. Though my laptop is in the lobby, so it could be a shared thing as well. But mostly just you."

Optimus was very pleased that she liked the idea. "The brings my spark happiness to know we have found something you will enjoy, even though we will probably be stuck indoors for some time. Give Ratchet the time and chance to fix the bridge. It is a delicate task that I am not equipped for."

Azura chuckled softly as she finished wiping herself and flushed the toilet. She washed her hands and kept a hold of the plush tucked under her arm. Optimus picked her up once she finished and cradled her against him. "I am okay with waiting, daddy. I am not going to rush Ratchet. Can you imagine me annoying him like that? I wonder how long it would take him to get annoyed if I started to say..." Azura smirked as she thought about it before speaking quickly in a sarcastic tone. "Is the bridge done yet? Is the bridge done yet? Is the bridge done yet?"

Optimus chuckled gently as he imagined how annoyed Ratchet would be if Azura was to do that. "That would be quite amusing to see. Ratchet would probably blow a fuse very quickly."

She widened her grin and optics at him. "Does that mean I can do it?"

He shook his head in amusement at her. "No. I know it would be very amusing, but Ratchet needs to get the bridge done so we can use it. We do not have an everlasting supply of energon after all."

"Oh yeah, I should really be thinking of that." Azura shrugged and looked at his chassis for a moment before looking back at his optics. "Can I have energon? I am hungry, daddy."

He smiled as he opened the panel, drawing out the fuel line for her. Azura took it and he walked out of the room to head to the lobby. Azura grimaced as she was still unhappy that she would have to feed from him again around the others, but it was better than when the kids are there. She began drinking once the line filled with the low-grade and Optimus was just pleased that Azura was able to recharge without a nightmare that night. He had worried about it, but it seemed they went away. He was glad they didn't have to give her anything to make her rest.

For that Monday, Azura spent the day figuring out what she wanted done to her room. She had picked the color lavender and showed the bots what fairy lights looked like. In between, Optimus assisted Ratchet and the others with fixing the base as there was still a lot for them to do. Azura was happy to deal with that, and she ended up making use of her paint in the lobby as well. She decided she wanted to keep using it as a hobby, and she began to sketch a new image of a celestial dragon, making sure to remember Celeste as clearly as possible so she could paint the image during the week. Optimus did not know what she was drawing, but she was very happy today, and he was thrilled. He looked forward to the rest of the week.