Azura rubbed her optics as she yawned while she sat at the desk on her art platform in the lobby. She was in the middle of drawing a random picture as she wanted to keep herself entertained today. She could sense Optimus watching her as when he woke her up from recharge this morning, she actually seemed like she was still tired. Optimus had thought that was unusual as he had put Azura to berth the previous night, and he knew she did not have a nightmare, so it confused him as to why she was tired. Ratchet checked her over, and he found no reason either, and suggested maybe she should have a nap. Azura did know the reason why she was tired. After she had been put to berth, Azura had snuck out of her room to sneak through the base to Ratchet's lab to take the game from the room. She knew where Ratchet had hidden it, and she ended up playing it for quite a few hours before she finally fell into recharge. And she has only had a couple hours of sleep.

As for the gaming device, Azura was able to hide it in her room. So far, Ratchet has not gone looking for it, so he did not know that Azura has taken it. At least not yet. But with her being tired, Azura was not interested in doing much. And Optimus felt obligated to keep her entertained enough while she went through the day half asleep. The only time she felt truly focused was when she decided to watch Kung Fu Panda. This is mostly because she loved the story, and Azura also finds the story inspiring and helpful in her own quest to control her abilities.

Being it was nearly midday, Azura felt her hunger grow. She took a deep intake as she stared at the scribbles she had created on the paper. "Hmm…" She turned her head, looking at Optimus as he was standing near the platform as he watched her quietly. "I think I am ready from some energon, daddy." She smiled at him before she stood up and walked towards the railing. "My tank is rumbling…just as human stomachs growl when hungry."

Optimus smirked gently, reaching out to her to pick her up gently. "As I had expected. And, even though it is the middle of the day, I will encourage you to fall into recharge for a couple hours, Azura. You look like you are having a hard time keeping your optics open." She smiled as she was happy to do that as she yawned softly. "You will probably fall asleep while you feed."

Azura did not mind that at all. She watched him open the panel on his chassis and the fuel line was pulled out from the slot. She reached her hands for the fuel line and Optimus gave it to her before she placed the line into her mouth and waited for the line to fill with low-grade energon. Ratchet was watching curiously, and he frowned a little. "Hmmph…" Optimus looked at Ratchet when the bot scoffed. "I am still curious about why she is tired. She is not sick, and you put her to berth last night on time…" Ratchet tapped his foot lightly as he thought about it. "It almost seems like she's regressed mentally, because she is way past needing naps during the day."

"I am in agreement with you, Ratchet. It is strange. But she might have had a bad dream, and she has not admitted to it…" Azura shook her head, even though Optimus did not actually believe her at the moment. "And she is too old to be unsettled during the night, so it is unusual to me." She knew she could not admit the reason why she was tired. Azura planned to not let the game make her stay up too late from now on, as she knew they would get suspicious. "I hope it will be a one-time thing."

Ratchet nodded in agreement. "Hmm…and I was going to let her play the game today too…" Azura tensed slightly at the very mention of the game. Optimus noticed and he gave her a curious expression, and she smiled at him just as she began to drink the low-grade energon. "But she would likely end up frustrated with it. Especially since being tired can lead to the frustration."

Optimus nodded in agreement, but as Azura had tensed at the mention of the game, he could not help but feel suspicious. He hummed softly for a moment and looked at Ratchet. "Maybe you should go and find it." Azura tensed again, and Ratchet seemed confused at first, until he saw Optimus's expression. "I think it will help with something."

Ratchet glanced at Azura, and noticed she seemed nervous and worried at the mention of the game. He realized that Optimus was onto something, and he nodded in agreement. "I think you are right, Optimus. It will certainly help us figure out why she is tired." Ratchet turned and walked out of the lobby.

Bumblebee, who was standing in the lobby with Arcee and Bulkhead, watched Ratchet leave before glancing at Azura. He leaned slightly to speak quietly to Arcee and Bulkhead. "I did notice Azura sneaking around last night." The two bots look at him in surprise as the bot had not mentioned it to anyone. "I was drinking from an energon cube when I saw her walking around. She was definitely up to something last night."

"So why did you not tell Optimus?" Arcee whispered back to Bumblebee with a frown. "That is irresponsible, Bumblebee. If she decided to get in some training with her abilities, we all know that drains her energy quickly."

Bumblebee shrugged as he knew he was stupid for not telling Optimus. "Well…I did not think she was going to do anything. But maybe she did do something. I should have said something…but…"

"You do know the boss will be angrier if he happens to find out, Bumblebee," Bulkhead interrupts quietly, keeping his voice low so that Optimus did not hear their discussion. "You should probably inform him about it. Better sooner than later."

"I guess…I know she was walking towards Ratchet's lab…" Bumblebee widened his optics before he realized. He turned and ran out of the lobby, surprising the other bots as they did not know what Bee just meant. He ran towards the lab, and skids to a stop as Ratchet walked out, jumping as the scout startles him. "Sorry, Ratchet. I just realized something. I saw Azura walking to your lab last night."

Ratchet stared at Bumblebee in shock and frowned at the bot. "And you did not think to say anything to either myself or Optimus?" The scout just shrugged and looked away from him. Ratchet groaned a little, rubbing the bridge between his optics. "Bumblebee…I know this is the first time you have had to interact with a sparkling, but this is important. Did Azura sneak into my lab when the rest of us were in recharge?" Bumblebee nodded. "I had a feeling. I can't find the handheld device with the game on it. Azura probably snuck in and grabbed it. She's been strangely obsessed with it.

Bumblebee shrugged a little as he thought about it. "I guess she might be competitive. Is that not a streak Megatron had? Even when he was young?"

The medic pondered on the question and shrugged. "I did not know Megatron when he was a sparkling, I am afraid. But Megatron did participate in the gladiator arena long before he started the war, so it is possible he had a competitive streak as a young bot." That would make sense. Ratchet could not recall Optimus ever being competitive. Optimus enjoyed some fun activities, but he was not competitive. "Regardless of where she got that from, Azura clearly has taken the device. It will be in her room somewhere." Ratchet placed his hand on Bee's shoulder and turned him to walk back down the hallway back to the lobby. "You can come and help me find it while Optimus feeds Azura. She is already showing guilt in her worried reaction to what I had just said before."

"Checking her berth might be a place to start…though she still has her human furniture…" Bumblebee knew that he should have mentioned this to Optimus, but he was naïve and not thinking that it would be a problem. "Arcee and Bulkhead should come and help, that way Arcee can open the drawers without causing much damage to the furniture."

"Good idea." Ratchet smiled at the young bot as he walked with him through the hallway back towards the lobby. "But we shouldn't make it too obvious. Azura does need to focus on feeding right now, Optimus will be the one to ultimately make a decision on discipline."

Bumblebee had no idea what that would look like, but he was glad he was not a sparkling anymore. Plus, he could easily see that being a sparkling to a Prime could mean discipline that he did not want to experience. But he knew he could be reading it too deeply. Optimus would not be harsh about it, he knew that. But Optimus would most certainly be firm with her, and Bumblebee at least knew she would be okay.

They both walk into the lobby, and Bumblebee looked over at Optimus to see that Azura had relaxed and her optics were closed as she was drinking the low-grade energon. Bumblebee could not help but soften his expression as she looked so adorable. And he wished they had not needed to find out what she had done the previous night. But he knew that a tired sparkling would wear down much faster than an adult Cybertronian, and Azura needed her recharge.

Ratchet gestured for both Arcee and Bulkhead to follow them. Both bots glance at each other, but they do not argue. Optimus was watching quietly, and he said nothing. He knew very well what was going on, and as Ratchet had not returned with the device, it told him that Azura had gotten her hands on it, and stashed it somewhere. That would definitely explain why she is tired. She was up late playing it, and Optimus wasn't exactly happy about that. But she still needed to fill her tank with low-grade energon so he would remain in the lobby until Ratchet returns.

Arcee and Bulkhead glance at each other before Arcee spoke to Ratchet. "Let me guess, the girl has hidden the game in her room somewhere." The medic nodded affirmatively. "Ooh, I am not sure if I am ready to see Optimus dish out discipline…"

"We should not expect Azura to behave perfectly, Arcee. Azura has been well behaved, that is true. We can give the credit to the fact she's had a hard life that has helped to mature her. But…Azura has shown a few times she could have gone and done something that would require discipline. And now, this is just something we can nip in the tail pipe quickly." Ratchet did worry that Azura has damaged the device. He would be more unhappy if she did. "We should be happy that Azura has a lot of Optimus's calm personality."

"With a splash of Megatron in the mix," Bulkhead added with a light chuckle.

Arcee grimaced a little and chuckled softly. "Quite the imagery that we needed, Bulkhead."

Bulkhead looked at Arcee in surprise and he shrugged. He did not know what Arcee was thinking, but did not ask. As they got closer to Azura's room, Bulkhead hummed softly for a moment. "I think it is best if I don't try to look for the gaming device. My hands are a little big, and I think I might destroy something if I happen to look for it. I can help by checking the bathroom, but I highly doubt that it would be there."

"Bulk has a point, Ratchet. His hands a bit too big, and we don't need him to destroy her tanks." Ratchet nodded in agreement, even though he had not thought of it at the time. "Good, at least Ratchet understands. Unlike his equipment, some of those fish have been alive for a long time."

"I know, and I don't want to break her spark like that. But I haven't seen the tanks yet…do you think I can look at them? I promise I won't break them."

"As long as you just look, and don't touch, it will be fine, Bulkhead." Ratchet looked ahead at the doors and as they opened, he glanced around for any sign of the device. "Hmm…I wonder where that little sparkling would think to stash that device…"

Bumblebee walked over to the berth and lifts the pillow, but he did not find it. Azura had not hidden it there. He hummed softly as he turned away from the berth, looking Ratchet as the bot checked the wardrobes and Arcee was checking the drawers. He rubbed his chin as he thought about where he would stash the device if he was still a sparkling. The drawers and under the pillow seemed pretty obvious, so it would have to be pretty good. He just hoped she did not use her abilities to hide the handheld device.

Bulkhead walked over to the fish tanks and leaned down to gaze at them curiously. He has not actually seen any of the tanks yet, so he was very fascinated but the tiny creatures swimming around inside the tanks. He was very happy that he got to see them for the first time, even if he saw the fish because he was here because the bots needed to find the gaming device that Ratchet had given Azura. He was likely regretting it now.

"I must say it is very unusual that Azura would become addicted to that game," Arcee said as she walked into the bathroom to check around. "I would understand if it was a game similar to what the humans play, but an education game is not something I understand. And she was talking about how she wanted to be the highest in the score…" She shook her head in amusement and walked back into the bedroom when she could not locate the device. "Talk about a competitive streak."

Ratchet nodded in agreement. "It will be something Optimus needs to deal with. I have no doubt he will be disappointed in her actions." He sighed deeply as he closed a drawer, confused that he could not find the device. "Hmmph…she has to have hidden it in here somewhere." He looked at Bumblebee as the bot lifts the mattress, and he did not find anything. "Where would you hide it, Bee? If you were still a sparkling."

"Well, we are already looking in the places…"

"What about under a fish tank?" Bulkhead asked suddenly, interrupting Bumblebee, and making the bots look at Bulkhead. "I noticed there is something under this tank…" He points to the fish tank with the bumblebee gobies and catfish in the tank. "I am not sure if that is normal."

Arcee walked closer with a curious frown, before she smiled and relaxed. "That's just the base of the tank, Bulkhead. It has always been there." Bulkhead was surprised, and seemed upset by that. "But don't worry about it, Bulk. It would be a good place to hide something like that. But now we need to think a little different if we are going to locate it."

"I just hope it is not damaged. I don't have another one." Ratchet grumbled a little, walking over to the couch to life it before checking under the cushions. "Nothing."

Arcee looked around before noticing Bumblebee frowning. He was still looming by the berth, and he reached into the berth. She doubted he found the device, so she wasn't too concerned by that. But the scout began to grab out some of the toys to feel them. He seemed to be thinking on what other ways that Azura might have used in order to hide the device. He did not find anything yet, and then he went to feel the pillow.

It took a moment, and he realized that the pillow contained the device. "Well, well…" Bumblebee gently reached his hand into the pillow cover and he widened his optics upon feeling it. He pulled it out and turned to Ratchet as the medic was watching. "Seems like she was pretty smart. She hid this inside her pillow."

Ratchet was relieved to see the handheld device, and he inspected it closely to make sure it was not damaged. "Well, it seems like she did not damage it. And I can find out just how long she was on this thing last night as well. I have a suspicion it was most of the night." Bumblebee nodded in agreement, although he wasn't sure. "But I will figure that out back in my lab." Ratchet was pleased that they were able to find it as they walk to the door to leave the room. "At least now we know what has happened to it. And we can…" Ratchet paused as the doors open and he saw Optimus walking into the room. "Oh, good, we were just about…"

"Shhh!" Optimus hushed gently, placing his index finger to his lips to quieten Ratchet down. "She is in recharge." Ratchet glanced down at Optimus's arms to see Azura was curled against Optimus's chassis, and her optics were closed. She was in a deep state of recharge, and the autobots all smile at him. Optimus saw the handheld in Ratchet's hand, and he knew that Azura had taken it. "I will deal with the matter when she wakes up."

"Understood." Ratchet could see how cute Azura was with how she was curled against him. He intakes heavily and walked around Optimus. "She's so…" He paused as he noticed she had her right thumb partially in her mouth. "Aww…this is why I have missed looking after sparklings." Optimus just smiled gently at Ratchet before the medic left the nursery.

Arcee and Bulkhead walk by Optimus, though Bee walked over to him with a semi-guilty expression. Optimus immediately gave him an expression, basically asking Bumblebee what was on his mind. "Um…I probably could have stopped her last night…I actually saw her sneaking into Ratchet's lab, and thought nothing of it. I am sorry."

Optimus smiled at Bumblebee, appreciating his honesty. "It is not your fault, Bumblebee. You weren't aware of her intentions. Now I know why she is tired today. And it is not going to happen again." Bumblebee nodded in agreement as Optimus walked towards the berth. "Do not worry yourself, Bumblebee. You and the others have to head into town to retrieve the children soon, and Azura should be awake by than. I will not be long here."

Bumblebee was relieved that Optimus was not mad at him. He sighed and glanced at the recharging sparkling before he left the room. Leaving Optimus with his daughter. He was very disappointed she had sacrificed recharge for a game. He most certainly felt as though it was a mistake allowing her to play it in the first place. It was from a place of good, and for education, but they've uncovered her competitive side that they had not known before. Even though she was not competing against others physically, it was still a competitive side to her that he knew would hold her back.

He would deal with that later, however. He gently placed Azura into the berth, and as he was about to tuck her in, Azura shifted and her arms wrap around his fingers as she murmured something in her sleep. Optimus was surprised by this, but it made him smile as he knew she loved him deeply. He carefully removed her arms from around his fingers and placed her Sitch toy in her arms instead as he tucked her in.

Despite the fact that Azura had done something she shouldn't, and that he was disappointed in her, he still loved her deeply. Everyone makes mistakes, and he knew that. All anyone needs was the right kind of guidance. Optimus knew that over-the-top discipline would not be needed in this case. Azura was not boisterous, which he was happy about, so a stern talking and a consequence would be all that she would need. He kissed her cheek gently before he left to room, making sure the monitor was working on his way out so he knew when she wakes up.

The next few hours pass by and Azura was able to recharge soundly and peacefully without any disturbance. She was in a dreamless recharge at the moment. Though it has been sometime since she has been in the same dream world she has been in more than a few times. She no longer spoke to Primus or Alpha Trion, she was on her own where she could practice her abilities. But she at least did not have that at the moment.

When she did wake up, Azura opened her optics slowly to find herself in her berth. She felt her Stitch toy against her and she smiled, stretching her limbs as she yawned. She felt a bit better now that she was able to get some recharge in. She would still likely be able to go to recharge normally tonight, but she felt better. She rubbed her optics before she stuck her arm into the pillowcase to grab the tablet out to continue playing. Only, it was not there.

Azura frowned as she moved her arm around the pillow in the case to find it. But it was not there. Which meant that she had been found out. She knew Ratchet had gone looking for it, but she did not know they had come to her room to look for it. And it seemed as though they have found it. She grimaced as she didn't like that, and she wanted to keep playing to keep getting a high score. But if they knew, she was probably going to be in trouble.

Azura grumbled before she placed the pillow on her face and hit herself with it several times, wondering why she had taken it in the first place. She might have been obsessed reaching the top rank, but she still went and took it from Ratchet's lab without asking. And she now likely had some consequences to face. She was pretty nervous about that too. She groaned loudly into the pillow as she knew that she had done this to herself, and she would have to face the consequences.

I guess I need to face whatever daddy has planned…ugh…I should have listened to my gut and not went to grab that game…

She lifts the pillow off her face and she placed it down before she sat up. She stretched her arms again and she was about to go down the stairs when the doors open. She saw Optimus walking in, and Azura whimpered nervously before she ducked back into the berth and hid under the blankets. She did know if she had walked out of the room to the lobby, Optimus would have spoken to her anyway, and she would have no where to hide. But this was the first thing she felt she should do.

Optimus was slightly amused when he saw Azura was hiding under the blanket. She knew she had done wrong, and she was clearly fearful of the consequence. "Azura, you know you can't hide. We need to talk about what you did last night."

"I-I know…I just…" Azura did not really know what to say back to Optimus as she was nervous. "I'm sorry, daddy. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess…I just really, really wanted to play and get my rank up high…I did get to a good score."

He hummed softly in response as he listened to her. "It would seem that way. I had not realized you had a competitive side until now. I guess it was something you might not have known until now." She did not respond, and he reached down to pull the blankets off her, making her whimper and scramble back a little. "Azura, I am not really sure why you are acting like I am going to hurt you. I am disappointed that you did go out of your way to play that game, and from Ratchet found, you played for eight hours. Which meant you only had just three hours of recharge last night."

Azura had not realized she played that much. She relaxed a little as she believed him when he told her that he would not hurt her. She hugged her legs and looked up at him. "I'm sorry…" His expression was calm, despite the fact he was voicing his disappointment with her. "I didn't realize it was that long…and…yeah, I guess I was being competitive…over scores by previous Cybertronians too."

"And for that, we need to channel that competitiveness into something constructive. I believe that I have figured out how to make training fun for you as well." Azura already seemed intrigued, though confused that she was not being given a consequence. "However, that will not happen today. From now on, unless I give instruction, you are forbidden to play that game again." Azura pouts and she was about to complain. "You do not need it, as far as I am concerned. I intend on you writing and learning Cybertronian without the game. And Jack had promised to bring you ice cream this weekend, I believe you no longer need it."

No ice cream?!

Azura really wanted to respond badly to that, but did not want to be in further trouble. "I understand…and I am sorry…" She swallowed nervously and crawled closer to him. "You…you do forgive me, right?" He nodded with a smile on his face. "Okay…I was worried…"

"I still love you, Azura." He gently picked her up to cradle her in his arms. "You did something wrong, and you are going to learn from it. However…" She immediately tensed slightly as his tone changed to a serious tone. "If you do try to locate the device, as it is not in the spot you found it, there will be greater consequences."

"I understand."

"Good. And hopefully you will get proper recharge tonight. You are going to need it." Optimus turned to leave the room before he stopped. "Hmm…I know it is not the morning, but do you need to make use of the toilet?" She nodded and he walked towards the bathroom. "Jack and Rafael have arrived as well, they are currently in the lobby."

"No Miko?" Azura asked curiously.

"Apparently she is in detention." She widened her optics, though she wasn't entirely surprised. "It would seem you are not the only one receiving consequences for bad choices today. Miko did not complete her history report, I believe. So that means she might not be here until later."

Azura didn't feel bad for Miko, as she knew that the girl was likely not putting her school first at the moment. Azura couldn't exactly blame Miko though, as the girl was plenty distracted by the autobots, and it was understandable. But it was getting her into trouble. Azura was surprised by how Optimus had actually handled her actions. He was calm, did not raise his voice and gave her simply consequences. And told her exactly what he believes is needed to channel her competitiveness.

Azura was honestly expecting something else entirely. But she was used to being yelled at when she did something wrong, which was why Azura had done her best to not cause trouble. But Optimus is not like the lady from the orphanage. He is wiser and kinder, and Azura was actually happy. She guessed being an infant sparkling could also have something to do with it, but she would expect him to be the same when she is much bigger.

For now, she knew she could not play the game anymore without explicit permission from Optimus. And she was missing out on ice cream this weekend, which she was rather upset about. However, she could live with that, as it meant Optimus was thinking of new ways to make things easier, and fun for her regarding her training. And she would be interested in knowing what they idea was. For now, she made use of the bathroom and she was looking forward to spending time with Jack and Raf for the rest of the afternoon.