It was the next day currently, and Azura was sitting in berth playing the Cybertronian game that Ratchet had given her to play. She has been focused on playing the game ever since the day before. Though while she had become addicted to the game, Optimus and Ratchet have made sure that Azura was not stuck playing the game all the time. She needed to focus on other things, and they did not want her to become solely focused on Cybertronian. Azura found herself being unhappy about it, but she couldn't go against Optimus as she did not wish to be punished.

But she was given time to play it right now. So she was allowed to bring the tablet into her room to play. And she was happy as the berth was super comfortable and she loved it. She was laying on her stomach as she focused on getting the high scores. She was currently ranked sixtieth, which wasn't too bad since she only just started to play the game. But she intended on getting the number one position and she knew she would have to work hard to get that right.

Optimus was currently in the lobby with Ratchet and the other autobots. They had been discussing the issue regarding Mech and what they could do if they encounter Mech again. Optimus had been confident that Silas will want to get a closer look at them at some point, and none of them were thrilled by the idea. They had hoped to never encounter such humans, but here they were.

"At least Agent Fowler is looking into Silas and trying to figure out who he is," Ratchet said, as he was seating on some boxes as he was working on another leg covering for Azura. "He did seem very unhappy about how things played out yesterday, especially since we were forced to reveal ourselves."

"I suppose that is something. And we can't exactly go looking for them, as we already need to remain alert for decepticon activity." Arcee tapped her fingers on her hips as she had her hands on her hips while speaking with the other autobots. "I do think that this Silas will be a rather calculated human. He did not seem like he was the type to be rash, so…hopefully that kind of patience will allow us to do things without Mech interfering."

"I agree, Arcee. That is the same impression that I was able to get from them as well." Optimus was still a lot more concerned about his daughter. He did not know if Mech had seen Azura. "It is best that we do not make assumptions about the next moves Mech. We do not need to be distracted those thoughts while we remain vigilant about the decepticons."

"I agree, Optimus. We don't know what the humans will do, but I think you should go and take Azura for some more training with her abilities." Optimus looked at him in surprise. "She probably feels a little less confident about herself after what happened."

"I agree that is the case, but I am giving Azura time to relax. She can't just be thinking about training all the time Bumblebee. Putting pressure on a sparkling like that can be detrimental to their wellbeing." Bumblebee did not argue, though he did think that is what should happen. Though Optimus smiled at him as he appreciated the suggestion. "Azura's maturity does allow us all to think that she can handle it. And she possibly could, but I do not want to push her. Tomorrow will be another training day. But today is a day where she can relax. That is just as important as practicing with her abilities or working on her Cybertronian."

"At least she's obsessed with that game you had her play yesterday," Arcee comments with a light chuckle. "A little too obsessed, if you ask me. I almost think we need to keep an eye on that tablet, just in case Azura takes it from your lab, Ratchet."

"I have come to realize that too. And I had no clue she would become obsessed with it…though she's more obsessed with getting the high score." Ratchet was a little amused by it as that was totally a sparkling thing to do. "Optimus and I will ensure that Azura is not playing it all the time. In fact, I believe she should get off it soon. I think she's been playing for a couple hours."

Optimus nodded in agreement. "I will stop her soon. I am happy she's learned Cybertronian very quickly. I think we don't need to worry much about that anymore. She will be fluent in it without much aid from us. That will leave room for her to concentrate on her abilities."

"I think trying to get her to separate her emotion from her abilities would be a good idea. A lot of the time, if she is upset or angry, the weather seems to respond to those emotions. I think that will be the hardest part, but that should be something for her to work towards." Ratchet looked at Optimus who was nodding in agreement. "Also…do you know when her spark day is?" Optimus widened his optics in surprise, only for his shoulders to slump slightly as he shook his head. "Jack was saying yesterday that Azura would be turning eighteen soon. I assume that her spark day is the day she was found on the side of the road, so…if we can find out, we could prepare for it."

"Ooh! I can't wait!" Bulkhead beamed enthusiastically with a big smile on his face. "I love spark days! Especially when we celebrate a sparkling's spark day!" Bumblebee nodded in agreement. "And honestly, Azura probably hasn't celebrated it either, so we need to throw her a party."

Optimus smiled as he realized that was coming up soon. He had not thought to ask, mostly because if he had carried her naturally, he would have known what day was her spark day. But he was happy to celebrate it, even if the date was likely not fully true. "I will ask Jack what day it is. The humans will undoubtedly want to join in. I believe they will get her a cake…at least she will be able to eat it. We don't have access to any of the treats we would normally have on Cybertron."

"Would she be old enough to get her first coverings by then, Ratchet?" Arcee asked the medic curiously. "I think that would be a nice surprise from the girl to have. I have no doubt she would thoroughly love it, unless you are waiting for her to go through this procedure you have mentioned before."

Ratchet smiled at Arcee and nodded. "Yes, she should get them by then. As for the procedure, the coverings will get removed for it." He looked at Optimus who was still curious by the procedure. "I can tell you are very intrigued about the procedure, Optimus. For the moment, I still think it is best you don't know. But I think you have a rough idea since we all know carriers are the ones that provide the sparklings with their system within their bodies."

"Well, duh…" Ratchet raised an eyebrow at Arcee as the femme spoke. "We all know that. The umbilical lines that form around the sparkling during the development are connected to the carrier's system, and during the time of the carrying, parts from around the body are either taken directly from the carrier, or the carrier's body forms spare parts to be delivered to the sparkling through those lines. We are all fully aware of that, Ratchet."

Bumblebee widened his optics slightly. "Wait…that kind of means that procedure will sort of involve that. Is that right, Ratchet?"

Ratchet sighed as he knew that fact could not be hidden. "Well…yes it will involve something like that…" Optimus folded his arms with a look that said that be knew Ratchet was avoiding the question. "Okay, fine, yes it does involve that. But getting the procedure started isn't simple. I would explain it in further detail, but I will wait until it is possible. I believe sometime after Azura's spark day, she will be able to undergo the procedure."

And that was not far away. Optimus thought on it for a moment before he softened his expression. "As long as you explain the procedure to the full extent and not leave any detail out, Ratchet. We already know what lying does to Azura, and I personally want to be told about the procedure in full detail."

"I know, and I will. It will be a private conversation though…and I mean it." Ratchet glanced at the other autobots who all nod in understanding. "For now, I know Azura is aware of what is likely to happen based on what she knows about the growth of a sparkling. So that part is already out in the open."

Ratchet was not too surprised by it. He knew that Azura would have been told a lot of things about sparklings and that was completely fine. He said nothing more as he looked back at the covering piece he was working on. Ratchet had most of the coverings ready for Azura. And that was good. Though he had been adjusting the ones he's made as he had an estimate of how big Azura will be by the time it was her spark day.

Arcee turned to Optimus with a curious expression. "Since we got at least two hours before Bumblebee, Bulkhead and I head into town to pick up Jack, Miko and Raf from school, we should figure out what to do for the next couple hours. I personally was thinking about whether or not she wanted to hang out with me. I remember as a young sparkling, making tiny pieces of jewellery out of anything was fun. I used to do it with my carrier, so maybe I could take Azura to an open field or forest somewhere."

"Hmmm…" Optimus pondered on the idea for a moment before he smiled at her. "I think it will be good for her to get out of the base for some fresh air. And she will get to do something fun instead of training or fleeing for her life." Arcee let out a light chuckle and Optimus turned away from them. "I will go and convince her to get off the game. I have no doubt she will want to spend time with you. Actually…all three of you, as she hasn't spent a great deal of time with you."

"Not since she was fourteen. I used to spend time with her every day…but I guess I do give more attention to Raf…" Bumblebee did feel guilty about it…he had not really found a lot of time to spend with Azura, even though that was by his own choice. "And not since…well…Cliffjumper…" Arcee flinched and glared at Bumblebee. "I need to do better."

"There is no hurry though, Bee. I think we all are distracted by the humans. If Jack hadn't decided to get onto the bike that day…though…" Bulkhead paused a moment as he frowned. "If it weren't for him, Azura would have been kidnapped…so I guess we kind of owe to them."

"Yeah…that is the one thing we have to remember," Arcee agreed with a deep sigh. She looked down the hallway as Optimus had already left the lobby. "Hopefully Azura will not be too unwilling to let go of the game. We already know the humans love playing that stupid racing game." Bumblebee immediately became defensive, and was about to respond to Arcee. "And I know you love it too, Bumblebee…though I can't really work out why."

Optimus did not hear any of the bickering that was now currently occurring in the lobby. He was happy that Arcee had suggested a casual outing with Azura. He also quite enjoyed those with his daughter, and he wanted her to enjoy days like this where she could just relax, and not focus on things like Cybertronian. He would take her out training again soon, but that will not happen today. Today is a day to relax and have fun.

As he walked into the room, Optimus quickly saw Azura in her berth. He raised an eyebrow as Azura was laying on her stomach and kicking her feet gently as she focused played her game. She had her plush toys huddled around her, which was rather adorable to see. Her expression was focused and she was clearly concentrating on it very hard. Optimus walked over to the berth, looking at the screen to see Azura was already a high score on the current game she was playing. And she had not yet noticed Optimus yet.

Optimus hummed softly in amusement, which was enough to startle Azura and make her look at Optimus with wide optics. "You seem to be doing very well, Azura. You have a very, very high score." She smiled a little and looked back at the screen to keep playing. "You have ranked up I see."

"Yep! Sure have!" Azura responded happily as she moved her fingers quickly to keep playing. "But I am far from done, daddy. I haven't reached number one in the ranks yet, and I have every intention of reaching it."

"I am sure that much be a nice goal to have. But I do think it is time for you to stop." The sparkling frowned without looking at Optimus and tightened her grip on the tablet. "Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee want to spend time with you. And they wish to take you out of the base somewhere for some fun."

Azura listened to Optimus, but she didn't want to stop playing the game currently. "That sounds nice…but…"

"You can play this some other time, Azura." Optimus reached out and grabbed the tablet, pulling it away from Azura. The sparkling squealed in surprise and looked at him with wide optics. "It will be fine, Azura. You don't need to get the high score so quickly. And besides, it is for educational purposes." The sparkling stared at Optimus as she really wanted to keep playing. "Azura, I know you love the game, just as the humans love their computer game. But they are able to regulate how often they play it. You should too."

Azura really didn't like that she was not being allowed to continue to play the game. But she was aware that Optimus would not appreciate it if she threw a tantrum. Azura took a deep intake and exhaled loudly. "Alright…I guess I was being a little too focused…"

"And I will make sure that you can play it again. But it will be tomorrow." Tomorrow? Azura pouted a little and Optimus just grinned at her. "You should prefer spending time with the others. It has been a while since you last spent time with Bumblebee, as an example."

"Well…yeah…he's a little too focused on Raf…just like the others are focused on Jack and Miko…" Azura was not silly. Ratchet and Optimus were the ones to give her the most attention at the moment. "But…I guess I could use some of their attention…do you know where they want to go?"

Optimus shook his head and gently picked Azura up from the berth. She looked at his other hand in case the tablet was within reach, but Optimus was fully aware she still wanted to play it, so he kept it out of her reach for the time being. "I only know that Arcee has suggested a forest and an open field…I am more inclined to say forest. It will at least provide shelter and hide us from prying eyes."

Azura nodded in agreement. "Sounds like a good idea to me as well. I love forests! They are so full of life!" She gasped with a big smile. "Ooh! I could easily talk about the ecosystem of the forests to everyone. I think I already went over it briefly with Ratchet about the Amazon, but…well, every forest is different." She giggled at the very idea of it as Optimus walked back to the door to leave the room. "But I don't want to turn it into a thing where I bore everyone with facts about Earth."

"I am sure they would enjoy hearing you talk about it, Azura," Optimus said in amusement, enjoying the renewed enthusiasm in her voice. He at least has successfully taken her mind off the game. "But I do agree you should do something that is not just talking about this planet."

Azura had to think on it. She hummed softly as many ideas go through her mind. "Well…depending on where we go…rivers can have very pretty stones to find and collect…maybe even freshwater pearls. And we also could play a game…I wonder if you know what I Spy is."

"I Spy?" She nodded, and Optimus seemed confused by the name. "Care to explain it to me?"

She giggled softly as she knew it was a simple game. "Well…I Spy is a game of guessing the object someone sees based on the description they give. Say if I say…" Azura glanced around for a moment as she thought about what example to use before she spotted a box ahead of them. "I Spy something square. You need to guess what I am describing."

Optimus understood the rules of the game before he looked around before spotting the box quickly. "The box?" She nodded affirmatively, and Optimus smiled as he was immediately amused. "I have a feeling you would easily annoy a few of the autobots with that game, but I do see the fun in it."

"Good, good…" Azura did not know what else to do, but she might think of it when they get there. "But it does depend on where we go. I think a blend of forest and plains would be a way better choice than picking one of the other. That way we could do more."

Optimus liked that idea and he would definitely make that suggestion. He did guess that Arcee and the others would also consider that idea as well. But they couldn't be there for a long time since the bots would need to return for Jack, Miko and Raf. Though there was plenty of time to do something small. Optimus did hope that Azura would get more time with the others. It would be good for her, and them as well.

Upon arriving at the lobby, Optimus and Azura were met with Arcee activating the ground bridge and surprising them. "Arcee?" Optimus frowned a little as he walked over to her. "Have you picked a location already?" The femme nodded affirmatively. "I am surprised you did not wait until Azura told you where we should go."

"Don't worry, I got it covered." Arcee looked at Azura with a smile. "How does a pine forest with rolling, grassy, open hills sound?" The sparkling grinned immediately and nodded before holding her arms out to Arcee. Optimus let Arcee take his daughter before he walked towards Ratchet. "This is going to be a bit of fun."

Azura nodded in agreement, though as Arcee ran towards the vortex, she glanced back to see Optimus give the tablet to Ratchet before he turned to follow Arcee. She saw Bulkhead and Bumblebee following right behind Arcee. Bumblebee gave her a wink, and Azura giggled as she missed spending time with Bumblebee. It actually made her feel guilty with how little time she's spent with the other bots. She wasn't about to blame recent events, as they really should not have been an excuse. She has mostly spent time with Optimus, Ratchet and Jack…though she was complaining about the other bots spending more time with the humans than her.

Once they reach the other side, Azura looked around to see they were standing on a grassy hill with a large, pine forest surrounding them. She smiled and she spotted wild dandalions around them, and there were a lot of the flowers that have gone to seed. She was so happy because she has never had a chance to find dandelions before, so now this was something she had always wanted to do. To blow the seeds off the flower stem.

"Ooohhh! Dandelions!" Azura began to wiggle in Arcee's grasp as she wanted to get on the ground. "I've always wanted to do this! Let me down!" Arcee looked at the ground curiously before frowning a little. "Arcee! Please! I'll show you!"

"Alright, alright…you are going to cause me to drop you anyway with the way you are squirming." The femme lowered Azura to the ground, and the sparkling immediately ran over to a bunch of seeding dandelions and the sparkling laid on her stomach to admire them. "What is so special about them?"

"Well…they're special because…I guess they bring people a sense of hope…" Azura picked on the flowers gently as to not disturb the seeds. "You see, people used to make a wish on these beautiful flowers. And they believe that by blowing on the seeds, a wish comes true. They also believe that the seeds will carry thoughts and dreams to loved ones. And, if you successfully blow off all the seeds in one breath, the person you love will love you back."

"That's kind of weird, but cool at the same time." Bumblebee crouched, leaning down as he gazed at the flower with keen curiosity. "I guess humans needed something good to believe in a long time ago." Azura nodded before she intakes suddenly and exhales suddenly, blowing on the flower and smiling as she managed to cause all the seeds to fly away. The bots watch as the seeds fly away gently in the wind and Azura was happy as she watched them float away. "Ooh, I now see why they seem magical. That is actually pretty cool."

Azura nodded as she picked another one. "And they're also edible." The bots look at her in surprise. "Though I have never tried one…hmm…" Azura opened her mouth to take a bite.

"Um, I am not sure that is a good idea," Optimus said, taking a few steps closer, grimacing as she bit the flower head off and began to chew on it. "I…I am not sure how your system will respond to something new. That seems a little unreasonable, Azura."

Azura did not think so, but she stopped chewing for a moment with a frown. She chewed some more before she grimaced and spat the flower head back out onto the ground. "Ugh! The seeds are stuck in my teeth!" She scratched at her teeth with her index finger and managed to get them out. "It tasted nice, but the seeds got caught."

Bumblebee let out a soft chuckle. "At least you won't worry your carrier about it. But…" Bumblebee raised his hands playfully before he suddenly began to tickle Azura. "He should be way more concerned about a tickle monster roaming this forest."

Azura giggled and squirmed as Bee tickled her stomach. "Stop! Stop!" She scrambled to her feet and began to run from Bee. "You can't catch me, Bee!" Bumblebee stood back up and began to run after her. "Good luck, scout!"

Bumblebee chuckled as he ran after her. He did not run too quickly as he knew that he was faster than Azura. He was able to catch up until he was right behind her. When she realized he was right behind her, Azura ran towards the pine trees, knowing that Bee wouldn't be able to follow her as well. She ran between two pine trees, and glanced back to see Bee stopping and leaning down, watching her with an amused expression.

She stopped and looked back at him. "Come on, Bee! I know you can do it!" She giggled softly before turning and running some more. She could hear Bee move and the rustling of the trees was a clear sign he was following her. "Let's amp up the game."

She concentrated for a moment, and the clear sky turned grey before a light shower began to fall. She smiled and closed her eyes with a happy sigh. She loved the smell of the rain and the feeling of it fall on her body. She knew that the bots would know she had created the light shower, but she didn't care. Rain was something she loved a lot on this planet, and it was likely one of the main reasons why she loved water.

She gasped as a bee flew by her face, startling her. She watched it for a moment and realized there was a hive in the nearby tree. She smiled and ran over to the tree before peering into the nest curiously. She widened her smile as she saw dozens of worker bees all going about their day. Azura did not try to disturb the bees, as she knew they were extremely important to the life on this planet. And she was glad that they would not be able to sting her.

"Ah ha! Found you!" Bumblebee exclaimed as he jumped out from behind a pine tree. He tilts his head curiously, and realized that Azura was standing in front of a tree peering into a hole. "Azura? What are you doing?" He took a few steps closer and noticed the insects. It took him a moment to realize they were bees. "Ooh! You found some bees!" Bumblebee crouched behind Azura as he gazed at the tree. "Is there a nest or something?"

Azura stepped aside and looked at Bee with a smile as he leaned down a little to look into the hive. "It's called a hive. And these bees…well…" She looked back at the nest with a smile. "You probably don't know, but bees are by far the most important creature in the entire world." Bumblebee looked at Azura in surprise. "Without bees, humans and other animals would starve. This may not apply to anything living in the ocean, but bees are detrimental to the survival of all things on land."

"Is that so?" Azura and Bumblebee flinch in surprise as Arcee pushed past some trees, walking towards them with a smile. "I see you managed to get yourself distracted, Azura." The femme glanced at the tree curiously and looked back at Azura. "But I am curious…how are bees, of all creatures, the most important creature in the world?"

Azura had to ponder on how to explain it for a moment. She knew it might be confusing, but she hoped they would understand. "I will try and explain it so you can understand. But it comes down to the plants that the bees visit. You see, the way bees make honey, is by collecting nectar from various flowers they find. And the flowers don't just provide bees with food, they have what is called pollen. Pollen is produced by a part of the flower, and the pollen cannot remain on that one flower." Azura looked back at the hive as a few bees fly out of the hive, and she smiled as she watched them fly away. "In order for some plants to seed or produce fruit, they require pollination. And the way it works, is by a bee coming along and while they drink the nectar, they get pollen stuck to their legs and when they go from flower to flower, some of that pollen gets dusted onto the new flower while that flower's pollen gets stuck to the bee's leg…and…well, the cycle of forming seeds and fruit happens…" Azura saw the confused faces that both Arcee and Bumblebee had. "That's the easiest way to explain…anyway, without bees, plants can't produce seeds. And without seeds, there is no vegetation for herbivores to eat. And if the herbivores die, so do the carnivores. And humans eat both…and without trees, there is no oxygen and eventually the ocean would die because of the lack of oxygen…" Azura paused for a moment. "Which means it would influence the ocean because of that."

Arcee seemed so surprised by. "And…that is why that little insect is the most important creature on this world? Not humans, but a bee?" Azura nodded affirmatively. Arcee stared at the hive curiously before she shrugged. "That is very fascinating…I wonder what Ratchet would say. He probably would think it ridiculous, but…that's pretty cool to know that something so small is the most important thing on this planet." She chuckled a little and leaned down with a smile. "Just as you are the most important thing to us."

Azura giggled and ran up to Arcee to hug her legs. "Thanks, Arcee." The femme rubbed her back gently before Azura ran around her. "I forgot! I was meant to be running from Bumblebee! I need to keep running!"

Bumblebee chuckled softly and shook his head before he turned away from the hive and ran after Azura as the sparkling ran back through the trees back to the open field where Optimus and Bulkhead were waiting. Arcee was amused and she followed the two out of the forest. When Bumblebee had ran through the trees, he found Bulkhead had scooped Azura up and she was sitting on his shoulders with him running from Bee. Bumblebee shook his head, remembering how he used to sit on Ratchet's shoulders as a sparkling…mostly to annoy him whenever he was doing something important. He chuckled and ran after Bulkhead as the wrecker joined in with the game. Arcee and Optimus kept aside for the moment until Azura eventually wanted to do something with Arcee. And when Arcee spoke about make jewellery, Azura was quick to point out a nearby river she could sense and they ended up finding some reddish, pink stones they liked. They made nothing, but Azura decided to keep the stones for later.

Optimus was happy to see the bots play with Azura. And she thrived on their attention. Bumblebee had told Optimus what Azura had told them about the bee. Optimus himself had no idea that there was a little creature on this planet that was so important to the survival of this world. It was actually very humbling to learn as he knew that every creature on Earth holds its value. But he certainly would not have guessed a tiny insect would be that important. It will certainly be a story to tell Ratchet when they return to base to pick the children up from school.