Have you got your facts straight?
1. Monobear file
Victim's body was found in his dorm room
The time of death was between 8 and 8:30 P.M.
Cause of death is exsanguination.
Victim body had sustain major burns through most of their body. Stab wounds were found on the front of the body.
2. Bludgeon and Nautilator's testimony
Both of them were in the lunchroom when the crime occur and saw no one come down. One of the first to find the body.
3. Hoist's Testimony
Helped fix the groundbridge this morning with Soundwave, who tested it out.
Saw the victim talking to Soundwave before party. Was one of the last to see him.
Was watching the second floor. No one came down to the second floor until Skywarp, Bludgeon, Nautilator, and Dead End discovered the body with him.
4. Skywarp's Testimony
At the party until about 8:30 P.M. Spent the rest of his time in his room until he helped found the body.
5. Signs of a Struggle
It appears Shockwave was in a fight before he died.
6. Victim's Last Moments
Victim was struggling, but not in a fight.
7. Shower
The shower was still on when the body was found. Showerhead was pointed at the door.
8. Energon Splatter
Energon splatter was found on bathroom walls and shower cubical. Rewind notes that they look slightly strange.
9. Pink Stains
Pink stains were found on victim's body.
10. Can of Pink Paint
A can of pink paint was found near the closet spilled over.
11. Missing Page
Notebook in victim's drawer was missing a page.
Found in Skywarp's room.
12. Shockwave's Injector
Shockwave's injector which he uses to feed himself. Found inside a fireproof box that was locked and was empty.
13. Origin of Fire
Fire was started in the kitchen.
14. Mirage's Testimony
No one at the poker table left the room.
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
Skywarp left the room at about 8:30.
16. Perceptor's Testimony
Was on the fourth floor the entire time. No one else came to the floor.
17. Soundwave's Testimony
Helped fix the groundbridge this morning with Hoist and tested it himself.
Was on the fifth floor the entire time. No one else came up there.
18. Groundbridge Log
Groundbridge was used 8 times.
19. Nail in Vent
One of the nails in the groundbridge vent is brand new.
20. Missing Nail
One of the nails in the tool room is missing.
21. Dead End's Testimony
Saw Shockwave steal a portion of the acid during the first day. Noted that victim was planning on killing Skywarp on the fifth day.
Was at the party the whole time until he helped discover the body.
22. Energon Test
Ratchet and Scavenger conducted a test comparing regular, bodily, and low-grade energon. From brightest-to-lowest: low-grade, regular, and bodily.
23. Shockwave's Injection Cycle
Shockwave injects every 25% of energon every 15 minutes.
24. Location of fireproof box
Normally found in the closet, it was found in one of the kitchen cabinets.
25. Acid Effects
Acid melds with substance until it evaporates in thirty minutes.
Court is now back in session!
Make an accusation!
Jazz
Brawl
Mirage
Dead End
Bumblebee
Mixmaster
Blurr
Skywarp
Counterpunch
Bludgeon
Drift
Nautilator
Hoist
Blast Off
Rewind
Wildrider
Chromedome
Onslaught
Beachcomber
Swindle
Smokescreen
Knock Out
Ratchet
Scavenger
Perceptor
Shockwave
Hound
Vortex
Nightbeat
Soundwave
"Soundwave," Nightbeat accused as he glanced right next to him, "you're the one who murdered Shockwave."
The silence came to the courtroom as Nightbeat's accusation suddenly reached their mind, trying to comprehend it.
"That's impossible," Perceptor said first. "He was right above me the entire time. I can confirm that he didn't come down."
"That's because he didn't use the stairs," Nightbeat told him.
"What? Explain yourself!"
"Yes, how could I have gone down there?" Soundwave asked in Thundercracker's voice. "Perceptor and everyone else can acknowledge that I didn't leave the fifth floor."
"Alright, let me tell you," Nightbeat said.
Epiphany Anagram!
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V/ _/ N/ _/
V/ E/ N/ _/
V/ E/ N/ T/
NIGHTBEAT: This is it!
"The vents were used," Nightbeat told him.
"You think I can fit in them?" Soundwave asked.
"Hah, that's impossible. Trust me, I tried earlier," Wildrider told them.
"He ended up getting stuck and I had to pull him out," Dead End told them.
"Hey, you weren't supposed to mention that!"
"Will you shut up?" Mirage asked them, getting a headache. "Now then, Nightbeat, how could Soundwave have possibly used the vents?"
"I didn't say that he used them," Nightbeat told him.
"Hmm?"
Epiphany Anagram
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P/ E/ _/
P/ E/ T/
NIGHTBEAT: This did!
"He used Laserbeak to go through the vents," Nightbeat answered.
"Hmm, I've heard ridiculous ideas before, but that nears the top of the list," Mirage said. "Even Wheeljack gives saner ideas than that."
"He may have a point," Onslaught said.
"No he doesn't. This is ridiculous," Bumblebee shot back.
"It's certainly a hard concept to swallow, but Laserbeak is capable of impresssive feats," Mirage muttered, staring at the pet attached to Soundwave's chest.
Nightbeat didn't feel good about this. He needed to prove that Laserbeak was used to help Soundwave with the murder and fast.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Missing Nail
Nail in Vent
Victim's Last Moment
Groundbridge Log
Signs of Struggle
BUMBLEBEE: How the frag could Laserbeak help with the murder?
BUMBLEBEE: Did it somehow wield a knife?
BLURR: It just seems outlandish.
BLURR: How could it cause knife wounds?
ONSLAUGHT: Maybe the room wasn't its intended target.
HOUND: Maybe it went to get something.
VORTEX: It could've been stealing something from someone else's room.
MIrage: I feel like the answer was said by one of you...
MIRAGE: ...but who?
NIGHTBEAT: I agree!
Ammo used: Groundbridge log
"Onslaught is correct. The room wasn't the target of Laserbeak. It was the groundbridge. Hoist put up a memory cache to record usage of the groundbridge and it was used eight times that day, not including the time Hoist and Soundwave tested it," Nightbeat told them. "Last I checked, no one else used it. If I'm wrong, correct me." No one did.
"This is still a bit far-fetch. Is there any proof that the groundbridge was the intended target?" Perceptor asked.
"Yes, there is. Two in fact," Nightbeat told him.
"Two?"
"Yes, and they are…."
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file
2. Bludgeon and Nautilator's testimony
3. Hoist's Testimony
4. Skywarp's Testimony
5. Signs of a Struggle
6. Victim's Last Moments
7. Shower
8. Energon Splatter
9. Pink Stains
10. Can of Pink Paint
11. Missing Page
12. Shockwave's Injector
13. Origin of Fire
14. Mirage's Testimony
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Perceptor's Testimony
17. Soundwave's Testimony
18. Groundbridge Log
19. Nail in Vent
20. Missing Nail
21. Dead End's Testimony
22. Energon Test
23. Shockwave's Injection Cycle
24. Location of Fireproof Box
25. Acid effects
"One of the nails in the vent in the groundbridge room had a new nail in it and one of the nails in the tool room was missing. Hound can confirm that that there were 364 nails last he check and there are now 363. Laserbeak probably broke the nail in the groundbridge while breaking in, causing Soundwave to have to use a new one to repair it," Nightbeat explained.
THAT'S FALSE!
"That is quite the imagination you got there," Soundwave said, "but that's all that is. Hoist may have been wrong about the amount of nails there were when he last check. The nail could've been broken before we came in and the headmaster fixed it right before we came. None of what you've said is definitive proof. Only circumstantial."
"It's enough to cause suspicion," Nightbeat reminded him.
"And that's it while Skywarp is by far the more suspicious one. We have definitive proof he was there. Thinking I did it is a waste of time."
"I don't think so," Nightbeat growled at him.
"Huh, how pathetic. Unless you have proof that SKywarp didn't stab him, there is no point in continuing this further."
Cross swords battle!
Swords available:
Monobear file #1
Signs of Struggle
Shockwave's injector
SOUNDDWAVE: This is a foolish assessment.
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp came into the room.
SOUNDWAVE: He admitted it.
SOUNDWAVE: A note beckoned him to come.
SOUNDWAVE: There is no doubts that he had to be the one who killed him.
…
Development
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NIGHTBEAT: I'm not doubting that he entered Shockwave's room.
NIGHTBEAT: What I'm doubting is if he found him alive.
SOUNDWAVE: Is there any doubt?
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp did as the note asked.
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave confronted Skywarp.
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp was afraid for his life.
SOUNDWAVE: He stabbed Shockwave to death.
NIGHTBEAT: That claim is wrong!
Sword used: Monobear file #1
"There is doubt to Shockwave dying by being stabbed," Nightbeat informed him. "Cause of death was listed as exsanguination."
"That is an incredibly flimsy excuse to rebuttal with," Soundwave remarked.
"Maybe, but it's still didn't list being stabbed as the cause of death. We only listed the stab wounds after Knock Out found them and we've already guessed that most of them were probably delivered postmortem."
"So, what is the point you are making?"
"I'm saying, what if he was bleeding out internally?" Nightbeat asked.
"Internally?" Soundwave asked.
"Yes," Nightbeat confirmed.
"So he was beaten to death?" Beachcomber questioned.
"No, but I think I know what did kill him," Nightbeat said.
Epiphany Anagram!
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A/ C/ _/ _/
A/ C/ I/ _/
A/ C/ I/ D/
NIGHTBEAT: This killed Shockwave!
"The missing acid was used to kill Shockwave," Nightbeat told him.
"That is insane! I love it!" Wildrider exclaimed. "I'm for it!"
"Soundwave would dare kill Shockwave in such a dishonorable way?" Bludgeon asked.
"Welcome to murder 101," Knock Out muttered. "Still, did he actually do it?"
"He could. Hoist did say that he gave Shockwave's his injector full of energon. What if it was tamper with?" Onslaught told him.
"This doesn't make any sense," Soundwave told them. "This is all still circumstantial."
"I thinking it isn't," Nightbeat told him. "You staged the fire so we all think that you were hiding the stab wounds when in actuality you were using it to lure us away from the acid that you fooled Shockwave in using. That's why he put the injector in the box. He was preventing you from disposing of the murder weapon!"
"This is not proof," Soundwave kept calmly saying.
"Soundwave, said that to me in my face instead of behind a mask!" Nightbeat told him. Soundwave stared at him, unmoving. Nightbeat wondered if he would do what was requested of him before the glass part of the mask lifted up, revealing Soundwave's and his mysterious purple eyes staring at him.
"What you have said is not proof and never will be," he informed him in his actual voice, sounding rough, like sandpaper.
"Quick question: you were watching the cameras of our games right?" Nightbeat asked.
"Correct."
"Then tell me who was first eliminated from the poker table."
"Blurr."
"How?"
"Scavenger eliminated him."
"With what?"
At that, Soundwave hesistated, not knowing how to answer that, before finally answering, "Four of a kind," he told him.
"That's wrong!" Smokescreen shouted, slamming his fist on the table. "He was taken out by a royal flush. If you really watched that hand, you would've known because we all made a big deal out of it."
"That's just a lapse in memory," Soundwave told them.
"Fine then, some more questions. Who went up against each other in the third match of pool?" Nightbeat asked.
"Jazz and Dead End."
"Who won?"
"Dead End"
"Which pocket?"
"Corner."
"How many balls did Jazz knocked in?"
Once again, Soundwave hesitated before he answered. "Four."
"Actually, it was zero," Jazz informed him. "Dead End is a pool shark."
Soundwave flinched at that before quickly regaining his composure. "Is that it?" he asked them. "I'm guilty because I answered a couple of questions wrong?"
"No, but it means we're less likely to believe you," Nightbeat informed him.
"Hmm, I guess that's fair," Soundwave agreed, seemingly unaffected by Nightbeat's question, even though several people around the room were now thinking he did it. "Now, I think it's time to get back to discussion of who the real murderer is."
"Soundwave, it could've only been you now accept your defeat," Nightbeat told him.
"Like I've said before, it's only circumstantial. Nothing is definitive," he informed him.
Nightbeat gritted his teeth in annoyance at the mostly silent con's persistence, but relented. It looked like another debate was sparking up amongst everyone else.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Monobear File #1
Signs of a Struggle
Energon Splatter
Showerhead
Victim's Last moments
BUMBLEBEE: Can we put these theories to rest?
BLAST OFF: Agree.
BLAST OFF: Skywarp had to have killed Shockwave.
BLAST OFF: Nothing suggests it was acid that killed Shockwave.
CHROMEDOME: It's still suspicious.
CHROMEDOME: Maybe Soundwave did poison Shockwave.
BLAST OFF: And you are foolish to believe that.
NIGHTBEAT: You're wrong!
Ammo used: Victim's Last Moments
"Chromedome said that Shockwave was struggling, but not in a fight in his final moments."
"I did, correct."
"We've all assume that it was because he bleeding out from knife wounds, but what if it he was bleeding out because of the acid?"
"That could be true," Blast Off agreed. "You known, assuming Soundwave is the killer and wanted us to assume Shockwave was stabbed, maybe he could've left some evidence behind?" Blast Off asked.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Signs of Struggle
Showerhead
Monobear File #1
Energon Splatter
Shockwave's Injector
BLAST OFF: If acid was used…
BLAST OFF: than it makes sense to fake a struggle.
BRAWL:Like the energon splatter.
NAUTILATOR: But we didn't find any cubes in Shockwave's room.
BLURR: That doesn't matter.
BLURR: If you wanted to fake a struggle…
BLURR: You wouldn't leave a bunch of cubes behind to disprove that.
KNOCK OUT: It's covering your crime 101.
Nightbeat: I agree!
Evidence used: Shower
"Remember the showerhead? It was still on. He used that to prevent the fire from entering the room so that the energon could be used to indicate a sign of a struggle."
"There you go again with circumstantial evidence," Soundwave exasperated. "Shockwave was cover in paint. It makes sense that he would use the shower to rinse it off. "
"Would he point it at the door?" Nightbeat asked.
"No, he wouldn't" Onslaught agreed. "The killer positioned it so that the fire would be unable to reach the bathroom."
"The door was closed too," Rewind noted. "He could've used that to help block the fire."
"Nightbeat," Bumblebee said, "the low-grade energon splatter. Can you tell us when he got it? I was on energon duty before the party on the fourth floor, with Perceptor keeping watch of the floor during the party. Swindle and Smokescreen were watching the third-floor during the preparations and the party prevented him from getting it. So tell me, how did he procure it?"
Logic dive!
#1: What was used to fake the energon splatter?
Low-grade
B. Regular Energon
…..
A. Low grade
…
#2. How did he get it?
A. Stairs
B. Groundbridge
…
B. Groundbridge
…
#3. Where did he get it?
A. Fourth Floor Lounge
B. Third Floor lounge
…
A. Fourth Floor Lounge
NIGHTBEAT: I got it!
"He used the groundbridge to procure it from the fourth floor during the party," Nightbeat told him. "It's the only time he could've got it without being spotted."
"That makes sense," Bumblebee agreed. "Assuming that's true, what was the order of the locations he went to?"
"The order?"
Yes. We can hazard guesses that the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th, was him entering the groundbridge room and the 8th, was used to take him back to the A/V room. What rooms did he go to for the 2nd, 4th, and 6th teleport?"
"Hmm, that's easy, just some simple deduction could figure that out," Nightbeat told him.
Logic dive!
…
#1: Where did Soundwave go during the 2nd teleport?
A. Shockwave's room
B. Fourth Floor lounge
C. Tool room
…
B. Fourth floor lounge
…
2. Where did Soundwave go during the 4th teleport?
A. Shockwave's room
B. Tool Room
C. A/V Room
…
A. Shockwave's room
…
#3. Where did Soundwave go for the 6th teleport?
A. Back to the lounge
B. A/V room
C. Tool Room
…
C. Tool Room
Nightbeat: This is it.
"He went to the lounge first to get the low-grade follow by Shockwave's room to plant the evidence and set fire to the room using the excess low-grade. He would have gone back to the A/V room during the sixth teleport if he hadn't realize that Laserbeak screw him over by accidently breaking one of the nails, rendering it unusable. He use the 6th teleport to head to the tool room to get the nail to place it in the broken one's place to hide the fact," Nightbeat told him.
"That sounds reasonable," Bumblebee agreed.
"Don't humor his outlandish assumptions anymore that you have to," Soundwave ordered, glaring at the yellow annoyance. "While what he says is feasible, it still unlikely."
"To be honest, I'm surprise you got it done so quickly," Nightbeat told him.
"Oh," Soundwave said. "What do you mean by that?"
"He means he's surprised you got it done in the 45 minutes you had," Onslaught told him.
"Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of 15," Nightbeat told him.
"What?"
"Think about it, it's pretty obvious he's been setting up Skywarp for the fall the whole time. Do you find it coincidental that the time the note asked for Skywarp was during the party?"
"Explain yourself!"
Logic Dive!
…
#1: What was used to set Skywarp up?
A. Energon Splatter
B. Missing Page
C. Can of Pink Paint
…
B. Missing page
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#2: Why did the note asked for Skywarp to come at 8:30?
A. To have a meeting
B. To make him have no alibi
C. To ask for dating tips
...
B. To make him have no alibi
…
#3: Who wrote the note?
A. Soundwave
B. Monobear
C. Shockwave
…
A. Soundwave
…
#4: How did he know Skywarp would do as the note said?
A. His Instincts
B. Laserbeak
C. Security Cameras
…
C. Security Cameras
NIGHTBEAT: This is how!
"Soundwave is very crafty, I'll have to give him that much. He faked the note to make it look like Shockwave wrote it. Probably wrote it after the lunch, because that's when the party was announced. He placed it on Skywarp's door and waited for the party to come. Once the party started, he watched Skywarp's movements using the security cameras he hacked into until he teleported away to ensure Skywarp had no alibi."
"That crafty glitch spawn!" Brawl shouted.
"There is no proof that I wrote the note," Soundwave told him.
"Correct, there isn't, but it's still highly coincidental," Nightbeat told him.
"Therefore circumstantial. It does nothing to proof I did kill Shockwave," Soundwave told him, although it sounded like the room was split, people unsure of who to actually vote for. "This has been a spectacular waste of time. Let's move on to the actual vote," Soundwave told the group.
"No, not until you admit that you killed Shockwave!" Nightbeat exclaimed. "You also had to have wrote that note as Shockwave had no reason to!"
I OBJECT TO THAT!
"You are thinking too highly of Shockwave," Soundwave lectured to him. "You are forgetting the obvious reason that Shockwave would want to ask Skywarp to his room."
"What is it?"
"Isn't it obvious? To kill him, of course," he told him. "Now, let me explained to you why that is so."
Cross Swords Battle!
Swords Available:
Perceptor's Testimony
Hoist's Testimony
Soundwave's Testimony
Bludgeon and Nautilator's testimony
Dead End's Testimony
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave was planning on killing Skywarp.
SOUNDWAVE: He wrote the note and placed it on Skywarp's room.
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp came in just as he was ordered to.
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave tries to kill him.
SOUNDWAVE: He fails and gets killed instead.
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DEVELOPMENT
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NIGHTBEAT: While that could've been true...
NIGHTBEAT: there's something to suggest he would've hold out on that.
SOUNDWAVE: What is it?
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave wanted to kill Skywarp.
SOUNDWAVE: They both wanted to get out of here.
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave to Cybertron and his freak experiments.
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp to his trinemates.
SOUNDWAVE: Shockwave wanted to kill Skywarp.
SOUNDWAVE: On this day.
SOUNDWAVE: Nothing else is there for us.
NIGHTBEAT: I'll cut that down!
Sword used: Dead End's Testimony.
"Today is the fourth day we've been in here. Dead End told us that Shockwave's was going to kill Skywarp on the fifth!"
"That doesn't matter. He just decided to move it up a day," Soundwave told him, nervous.
"Actually it does, considering the fact there is a party here. If Skywarp died outside the party, he would be a prime suspect, so he had no reason to move it up a day. It would be illogical of him to do."
"But… but…"
"There is nothing to argue about that! Shockwave built his life around logic so he wouldn't do something as stupid as this," Nightbeat told him. "Give it up!"
"No! If you vote for me, then we'll never see another day except for Skywarp and he would get away with murder," Soundwave told him, losing his calm demeanor. "We'll all died because of that stupid prankster."
"Nightbeat, if you have any decisive evidence to show Soundwave's the murderer, now's the time to use it," Ratchet told him.
"Shut it!" Soundwave yelled out. "There is no decisive evidence that shows I am the murderer, because I'm not the murderer!"
Nightbeat silently agreed with Ratchet. It hurts to have to do this, but someone must die in order for everyone else to live and it would have to be Soundwave.
Machine Gun Talk Battle!
Ammo Available:
Shockwave's Injection Cycle
Shield X6
SOUNDWAVE: There is no decisive evidence that I'm the murderer!
Shield X5
SOUNDWAVE: Why are you not suspicious of Skywarp!?
Shield X4
SOUNDWAVE: Skywarp killed him with a knife!
Shield X3
SOUNDWAVE: I'm innocent!
Shield X2
SOUNDWAVE: Nothing about what you say makes sense!
Shield X1
SOUNDWAVE: This is all nonsense!
Shield destroyed!
SOUNDWAVE: There is nothing to prove that there was acid in Shockwave's injector!
NIGHTBEAT: Yes there is!
Ammo Used: Shockwave's Injection Cycle
"Shockwave injects every 25% of his energon into his body every fifteen minutes. When we found the body at 8:45 P.M., the injector was empty. Skywarp found him dead at 8:30. You gave him an injector full of energon just before the party started at around 8. So, when we found the injector, why was it empty?"
"Maybe he didn't follow protocol?" Soundwave offered, shaken.
"That would be strange if Shockwave disregarded his cycle at the exact time frame he was murder," Nightbeat told him. "He's never gone off schedule before."
"That would explain why we found the injector in the box," Skywarp said.
"And why he started the fire in the kitchen. To try to get rid of the damning evidence," Swindle said. "Considering the amount of cabinets there, he probably start it there as it was the most likely place of the injector, but he didn't want to risk getting caught not being in the A/V room if anybody came to check up on him."
"As it stands, the reason why the injector is empty…"
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file
2. Bludgeon and Nautilator's testimony
3. Hoist's Testimony
4. Skywarp's Testimony
5. Signs of a Struggle
6. Victim's Last Moments
7. Shower
8. Energon Splatter
9. Pink Stains
10. Can of Pink Paint
11. Missing Page
12. Shockwave's Injector
13. Origin of Fire
14. Mirage's Testimony
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Perceptor's Testimony
17. Soundwave's Testimony
18. Groundbridge Log
19. Nail in Vent
20. Missing Nail
21. Dead End's Testimony
22. Energon Test
23. Shockwave's Injection Cycle
24. Location of Fireproof Box
25. Acid effects
"...is because of the acid. It's the only reason why the injector was empty. Is there any reason to be against this?" Nightbeat asked.
"Uh…uh…." Soundwave grunted.
"One more question," Dead End said. "When was the acid stolen from Shockwave?"
When was the acid stolen?
A. In the morning
B. In the afternoon
C. Right before the party
D. During the party
…
A. In the morning
"In the morning, during the first groundbridge usage. He probably figured out that Shockwave had the acid by using the cameras and stole it during the test run of the groundbridge."
"That makes sense," Dead End agreed. "Alright then, finish this."
Nightbeat gave a quick nod of his head and began explaining.
Climax Inference!
Chapter 1:
That morning, everyone was following the same schedule they had been following, except for one person: the culprit. During that morning, they helped fix the groundbridge and used it for a test run. During that test run, they went into Shockwave's room and steal the acid Shockwave had stolen before and a piece of paper from his notebook and subspace it to hide it from Hoist as he came back through the groundbridge.
Chapter 2:
That afternoon, Smokescreen announced a party co-opted by him and Swindle. Sensing the perfect opportunity to commit the murder and have a fall-guy, the culprit wrote a note in Shockwave's hand-writing on the piece of paper he stole from Shockwave's room and planted at on Skywarp's door, planning on using him as the scapegoat.
Chapter 3:
Right before the party began, the culprit did a request for Shockwave, getting him an injector full of energon. However, there was a surprise in that; it was laced with Mixmaster's acid. Once the door closed and Soundwave walked away under the watchful eye of Hoist, Shockwave injected himself with the poisoned energon.
Chapter 4
Not having long left to live, Shockwave quickly put the injector in the fire-proof box in the closet, getting covered in Skywarp's paint that he left there for when Shockwave open the closet door. Not wishing for the device to be found by the killer, he quickly put it in one of the kitchen cabinets, as the load of cabinets would make it difficult to find it. Not long after, Shockwave promptly died from the acid destroying his insides.
Chapter 5
At 8:30, the party was in full swing, minus a few participants, including the killer. Skywarp left the party at that time, under the guise that he was mad at being beat by Knock Out, setting the culprit's plan in motion. The culprit stayed on the A/V floor on the fifth room to give himself an alibi for the murder and keep an eye on the party to see if Skywarp would do as he was told. When Skywarp left, he acted quickly, opening the vent in the A/V room's side room and sending his pet in there to the groundbridge room. Once there, the pet set the coordinates to the A/V room and the culprit entered the groundbridge room without arousing the attention of Nautilator and Bludgeon in the lunchroom. He quickly set a coordinate to the fourth floor lounge and grabbed as much low-grade he could carry from there to engage in his plan to incriminate Skywarp.
Chapter 6
The culprit entered Shockwave's room with the low-grade he had, Skywarp having already retreated to his room. He took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Shockwave's corpse with it several times in the front and flipped it over, covering the wounds. After that, he smashed Shockwave's eye to make it look more convincing that he got in a fight. He put the knife back and went to the bathroom with the low-grade. He splatter the walls and shower cubical with it and turned the shower on to help keep those around for the next part of his plan.
Chapter 7
He closed the bathroom door and began the next part. He used all the excess low-grade with him and set it up to make a large fire. He serached for his injector, but realized Shockwave must've hidden it somewhere. Realizing that anyone could check up on Shockwave or the A/V room at anytime, he made it so that the fire would start in the kitchen, the most likely place of the injector, to destroy the evidence. He sent a message to his pet to send in the groundbridge and the culprit left, but not before he started the fire in the kitchen. That would've taken care of the incriminating evidence of the injector if it wasn't placed in the fire-proof box earlier, protecting it from the fire.
Chapter 8
At that point, his plan should've been done, but there was a slight mishap. His pet broke the nails on one of the vents, preventing him from putting it back. He quickly set a coordinate to the tool room and went to retrieve a nail in there. He came back and put the nail in place, covering his actions. He took the bent nail with him and headed back to the A/V room, where he stayed until the body was discover, giving him a convincing alibi.
There was only one person who could've done all of this and that was Soundwave.
Soundwave stayed silent, still glaring down at his podium. He didn't move as he absorbed what Nightbeat had said to him. Finally, he spoke calmly.
"That is correct. I am the one who murdered Shockwave."