When All Lights Go Out II (TFP)

Chapter 5

Azura at least knew that trying to create something green and fertile was the aim. But she couldn't figure out how to defend it from these riders. They would only appear when she tried to do so. And it was frustrating her, because Azura began to realize to beat these knights was the reason why she was here. But there was a lesson in this, and she knew it. But she didn't know what that was yet. Especially since Azura has tried to wake up from her recharge, but for some reason, each time she would tried, she would feel a sudden headache, like something was preventing her from waking up.

It has frightened her because she had no idea how long she has been recharging for. She didn't know how to reach out to Optimus for help, but she didn't want to drag him in here, in case he would not be able to wake from this recharge as well. However, she was frightened and frustrated that she could not wake up. And she has not found any clue on how to stop the knights from appearing and preventing her from creating a fertile land.

And this barren land kept stretching, no matter how far Azura would run. Which was why she was now sitting on the ground, thinking deeply on how to proceed. All of these knights were connected, but after seeing Hatred, she was certain this was actually something to do with Unicron. Given that Azura does not remember the incident that happened over a month ago, she would not know what connections there might be to it.

Azura stared at the ground for a little bit before she had an idea. She hummed softly to herself and rubbed her chin thoughtfully before she attempted to transform. For some reason, she hasn't been able to transform, and that might be on purpose. But she focused and she gasped as she felt the shift in her body and the feeling of transformation. Azura knew it was a feeling she would have to get used to, but she didn't care at this time.

She looked down at herself for a moment before she looked up. She thought about flying above the clouds, but she doubted that she would be able to. She looked at the ground before she focused on the ground itself. She could feel the rocks, the dirt and the land itself. She smiled before she put pressure forward, and jumped as she heard a loud crack, and the ground shook as the earth shifted. Azura stared and smiled as she watched the earth split, and within that crack, was another layer of ground beneath.

It was dry and crusty, but it was what she was after. Azura was happy with this achievement. She stopped the movement of the ground as the gap was spanning very far and wide. She jumped into the air to fly around for a moment before diving onto the crust and pressed her paws into the ground to focus. She hoped that this could not be destroyed by the knights, especially as she felt the ground dampening, and she could hear the sound of water shifting under the surface of the ground.

Azura remained focused, not allowing herself to be frightened, and she soon heard it. Cracks in the side of the canyon she had created, and looked towards the walls to see water spilling out from the sides. She giggled and flew upward to avoid being washed away, and she looked down the canyon to see more cracks breaking from the sides of the canyon, filling this long trench with water, and turning it into a deep river.

Azura was very pleased with this. She gasped though when she saw Pestilence, Famine and Decay standing by the river, and they seemed to not know what to do. They were staring at the water, and the knights seemed afraid of the water. The horses backed away from the edge, pawing at the ground in irritation. Azura guessed she had finally had a victory, because they could not destroy this river. Water was the base of life for planet Earth, so it made sense that this was something they could stop. Especially since water itself can be a powerful force. One only needed to sail the oceans to confirm that.

Now that she had some kind of win, Azura now knew she found something. She did not know what else she could do yet, but it was an achievement. And even though she was still wondering what this dream was all about, and wanting to wake from it so she could hear Optimus's voice, it was a step closer to winning. But Azura was still afraid. She didn't want to be here. It felt like months to her, and she wanted to wake up.