When All Lights Go Out I (TFP)

Chapter 48

They had returned to the base after having a lot of time together at the island. Azura found herself really liking Wheeljack now, especially after the drawings he had created in the sand, and it was so hilarious. But they all returned because it was getting late. But Wheeljack still wanted to help with teaching Azura the Cybertronian alphabet. With the help of Bulkhead and Arcee, he began creating metal cards that would be used in the game he knew would help Azura. During that time, she needed to be fed from Optimus as she had used up a lot of her energy. Though Azura truthfully could keep running around if she wanted to.

Optimus was cradling Azura right now as she fed on the low-grade while Wheeljack prepared the game. Ratchet was still fixing the wrecker's ship at this time, and it seemed he already made a heap of progress on it too. Wheeljack seemed to believe that it would be fixed by tomorrow. Azura didn't know if that meant that he would leave or not. She wanted him to stay and be part of the family. Though she knew she couldn't stop him if he did want to leave.

Jack, Miko and Raf were all relaxing as well. They had drunk a lot of water since the island was very warm, and they were feeling dehydrated. Bumblebee was standing near them talking to Raf about mobile cars that Raf likes to buy and drive around. It seemed they were thinking of getting a mobile car for Jack and Miko to do some racing in the base. That seemed to be quite funny since Azura knew Optimus did not want the bots to race. So this was definitely a way around that.

She sipped from the fuel line and Optimus could tell she was very hungry. She was drinking more than she had that morning, and she didn't seem like she was going to stop. He was happy because it meant she was using a lot of energy. Though Azura had grown a little bit in the last week, and he knew she was going to go through the growth spurt. Azura was also feeling a bit impatient that Wheeljack was taking his time.

Ratchet looked up from his work on the ship over at Optimus. "So what exactly does Wheeljack intend to do? He said he wants to help Azura and the humans learn Cybertronian, but I don't understand how a game is supposed to help."

"What Wheeljack has in mind is good, Ratchet. It is all about matching the correct letters in the correct places." He smiled at Ratchet who seemed unconvinced. "You can come and watch. Wheeljack will likely explain the game in further detail shortly."

Ratchet hummed softly as he knew that Wheeljack would explain it. He looked at Azura curiously with a slight smirk. "And somebody is very hungry. I don't think I have seen her drink the low-grade as greedily as that."

Optimus smiled and Azura glanced at Ratchet in surprise. She didn't think she was that greedy, she was just hungry. "I think it is good. As long as no one decides to swing her around and cause her to purge, she should be good to go for the rest of the day. Hopefully this game will burn off some of it too before recharge."

"Knowing the wrecker, the game will involve some kind of adrenaline." He sighed as he glanced at the ship. "I probably will be finished with this ship by morning tomorrow anyway. It would not hurt for me to oversee what this game is. If it's good enough, we could let Azura play it to help her learn the Cybertronian alphabet."

"At least when she's learned the alphabet, teaching her to read and understand the language will be easier." He turned his head as she heard the other bots walking into the lobby. "I assume you have set the game up, Wheeljack?"

Wheeljack nodded. "Yep, it is all set up in your training room." He looked at Azura as he noticed she was still feeding. "Seems like your little sparkling is a hungry little one." He chuckled a little and looked at Jack, Miko and Raf as they walk over to them. "Come on! We have it set up so all of you can start learning Cybertronian. She can watch while she's eating."

Azura was very intrigued by this as Wheeljack turned around, waving his hand in the direction the hallway. She was also very excited. Optimus followed Wheeljack and Ratchet walked over to follow as well. He was definitely very interested in how Wheeljack intended on helping, but if there was any sign that it could be a rough game, both Optimus and Ratchet would be reluctant to let Azura play the game. They probably would stop the human children as well so they would not be hurt.