Do you have the facts straight?
1. Monobear File #2
Victim: Vortex
Location of Discovery: Archives.
Additional Notes: Victim's body has sustained massive amounts of blunt force injury, multiple parts being dismember. Multiple stab wounds littered the body. Head decapitated.
2. Knife
Found embedded in the victim's chest where the T-cog resides. Unable to be removed.
Is a regular kitchen knife.
3. Vortex's T-cog
Tried to use it when the knife hit him.
4. Knife Wounds
Victim was covered in Knife wounds, but they looked different from the knife embedded in his chest.
5. Wire
Used to restrain the victim to the table.
6. Broken Table
Table used to torture Vortex was from the library and split in half.
7. Numbers under the table
Numbers are etched under the tables. The one Vortex was tied to was number eight.
8. Archive Door Opening.
Door was opened at 11:30 PM last night.
Scavenger was the one who opened it.
9. Swindle's Testimony
Saw Hound passed his door at 1:00 PM.
10. First Floor Infirmary
Still barred shut to keep Knock Out in.
11. Knock Out's Testimony
Heard footsteps walking past the first floor infirmary to the stairs at a little after 12:30.
12. Ammo Gained: Chart of Desks
Shows placement of desks. The number nine desks appeared to be out of ordered and the number eight desk missing.
13. Giant Crack in Floor
A crack on the floor that came from a massive impact. Found under table nine.
14. Third Floor Railing
Railing on third floor catwalk was bent inward.
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
Up at A/V room from 8:30 PM until 1:00 AM.
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
Up at fourth-floor lounge together. Saw no one. Both were there at 10:30 PM. Mixmaster left at 12:45 AM while Blurr left at 1:15 AM.
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
Both of the Constructicons were trying to sneak into archive.
18. Energon at Body
Definitely bodily energon.
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
Neck was mostly ripped apart except for a small part that was cut off.
20. Obsidian Shard
A piece of Obsidian found in the body.
21. Green Paint Scrape
A jagged piece of metal had green paint scrape on it. Doesn't match any of the paint jobs in the school.
22. Energon-Stained Figure
Vortex's right index-finger is stained with energon.
23. Fifth Floor Railing
Railing at fifth floor outlier was bent outward.
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
Energon stains found on the fifth floor next to bent railing.
25. Energon Pool
A pool of unclean energon found behind a datapad shelf.
26. Swindle's Name
Found behind a datapad shelf behind written on the floor.
27. Bookshelf Corner
Jutting corner from bookshelf with energon dripping from it.
28. Energon Trail
Trail starting at bookshelf and leading away from it.
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
The location of the struggle is right above the number nine desk's position.
30. Hound's Testimony.
In art room next to library's third floor entrance from 7PM to 1AM.
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
An obsidian scalpel that had the tip broken off.
32. Bit of Tubing.
Found in the trash with some energon in it.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
The fourth floor infirmary equipment was cleaned recently.
34. Missing Wire
Wire in the fourth floor infirmary was missing.
35. Gash in Victim's head.
Severely damaging attack done to Vortex's head. Could've killed him or majorly injured him.
36. Broken Spinal Strut
Spinal strut at base of neck is broken.
37. Broken Face
Face appear to be broken by a cylindrical object.
38. Swindle's Knife Block
Two knives were missing.
39. Swindle's Note
Note asking Swindle to come to library at 11:30 PM
40. Vortex's Journal entry
Send notes to the Combaticons beside Onslaught to meet him in the fifth floor of the library.
40. Strange Device
Knock Out found it in his room
41. Map of dorm rooms
A map that identifies which dorm room someone lives in.
Court is now in session
"Right, a quick run-through of events," Onslaught said to everyone. "Yesterday, a lot of us were at the library investigating that day until 10 PM. After that, most of us headed in for the rooms for the night, except for a select few. Today, this morning, I and the rest of the Combaticons woke today with this feeling in our circuitry that something was wrong. That prove to be true when, at 12:30 PM, we open the archive doors to find Vortex tortured to death. That is the order of events last night. First off, we should try to establish a motive."
"Obviously, this was personal," Swindle chimed in. "It's no secret that we've made enemies, none more than Vortex. Someone here decided to inflict Vortex the same torture he inflicted on numerous others."
"To go along with that," Blast Off said, "Vortex had been more friendlier due to unknown affects Monobear has inflicted on us, making him more subdue and more easy to convince him to follow."
"Once the killer closed the archive door, nobody could find the body, delaying the investigation and giving him more time to dispose of evidence before we could stop him," Brawl finished off.
"Alright, so what should we discuss first?" Chromedome asked.
"We should probably discuss the state of the body," Perceptor said.
"Works fine," Onslaught agreed, getting ready to shred any bad information anyone says.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
Obsidian Shard
Fifth Floor Railing
SKYWARP: Well, he was tortured to death, obviously.
SKYWARP: The guy had obviously never heard of overkill before.
MIRAGE: He bled copiously and was bound to a table.
RATCHET: His body was stabbed multiple times.
MIXMASTER: And he was decapitated.
JAZZ: His face was smashed in as well.
SCAVENGER: As far as we can tell…
SCAVENGER: the crime only took place at the archives.
BRAWL: A slow and merciless crime.
ONSLAUGHT: That's wrong!
Ammo Used: Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
"There was plenty of action on the fifth floor," Onslaught announced.
"That's putting it lightly," Dead End said.
"Anyway, there was a definite struggle on the fifth floor. The killer probably subdue Vortex there and then brought him to the archive," Onslaught told everybody.
"Why?" Knock Out asked.
"Huh?" Onslaught asked.
"Why there? I mean, if I were to subdue someone and bring them to the archives, I would do it on the first or second floor, not all the way up at the top. Why would he do that?" Knock Out asked.
"Because…"
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Ammo Gained: Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"Vortex had made a note about him asking Swindle, Brawl, and Blast Off to the fifth floor library," Onslaught told the court.
"I didn't go," Blast Off immediately said.
"Neither did I," Swindle answered.
"Same here," Brawl answered.
"If that's true, then this was a crime of opportunity," Knock Out said. "Alright, let's continue talking about the state of the body."
"No!" Jazz screamed out. "One of them was clearly at the scene of the crime, this can't be denied. Onslaught, I know this hurts, but you can't keep it under wraps."
"I know…" Onslaught muttered.
"Wait, so who was it?" Scavenger asked.
Onslaught gave a groan before answering:
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
"Swindle, he was the one that was there," Onslaught told him.
THAT CAN'T BE!
Onslaught turned his glare to the one who he knew would give an objection. "Are you saying that I killed Vortex?" Swindle asked darkly.
"Well... maybe," Onslaught murmured. "There's plenty of evidence that points to you being there."
"No there isn't! I never met Vortex!" Swindle confronted him.
"Yes you were! Now tell me what you know," Onslaught ordered.
Cross Swords Battle!
Swords Available:
Knife
Swindle's name
Jutted corner
SWINDLE: I wasn't there!
SWINDLE: Vortex was someone I couldn't trust.
SWINDLE: I would never go meet him.
SWINDLE: There were too many variables I couldn't control.
SWINDLE: I couldn't risk going up there.
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Development
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ONSLAUGHT: Obviously, you choose to ignore the risk…
ONSLAUGHT: …and a critical piece of evidence proves this.
SWINDLE: I'll repeat this again.
SWINDLE: No way would I go up there.
SWINDLE: Everything about what you say is faulty.
SWINDLE: Nothing about Vortex's body proves I was there.
ONSLAUGHT: That's getting ripped apart!
Sword used: Knife
"The knife," Onslaught said.
"Huh?" Swindle asked.
"The knife in his body was a kitchen knife," Onslaught answered. "Add it with another piece of evidence and it becomes clear you were there."
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Ammo Gained: Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"Swindle, there's two knives missing from your knife block. One you have with you right now, and the other I'm sure is embedded in Vortex's chest," Onslaught answered.
"Ugh!" Swindle groaned. "That… that doesn't prove anything! Someone could've sneaked in and stolen it."
"Swindle, quit lying," Onslaught ordered.
"No, it's still a possibility," Swindle answered.
"No, it isn't. You've been far too paranoid to let someone get in your room," Onslaught told him.
"There isn't anything else that points to me being there! Quit trying to put the blame on me!"
"I wouldn't have too if you didn't keep lying!"
"Lying? About what?! I'm not lying!"
"Swindle- would you,"
"Shut up! Quit trying to put me there!"
Machine Gun Talk Battle!
Ammunition available:
Swindle's name
Jagged Corner
Gash on Victim's Head
Shield X6
SWINDLE: I wasn't there!
Shield X5
SWINDLE: Someone stole my knife!
Shield X4
SWINDLE: Someone else was there!
Shield X3
SWINDLE: I'm not involved!
Shield X2
SWINDLE: Why would I hurt Vortex!
Shield X1
SWINDLE: I couldn't possibly kill him!
Shield destroyed!
SWINDLE: Nothing indicates that I met Vortex up there!
ONSLAUGHT: This proves you did!
Ammo used: Swindle's Name
"Vortex wrote your name down in energon on the floor."
"What? But I wasn't-"
"Enough with the lies! Just give me the truth for once!"
"But, that was faked," Swindle said.
"No it wasn't! This proves it!"
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear File #2
2. Knife
3. Vortex's T-cog
4. Knife Wounds
5. Wire
6. Broken Table
7. Numbers Under the Table
8. Archive Door Opening
9. Swindle's Testimony
10. First Floor Infirmary
11. Knock Out's Testimony
12. Ammo Gained: Chart of Desks
13. Giant Crack in Floor
14. Third Floor Railing
15. Beachcomber's Testimony
16. Mixmaster and Blurr's Testimony
17. Constructicons' Strange Behavior
18. Energon at Body
19. Strange Neck Wound Pattern
20. Obsidian Shard
21. Green Paint Scrape
22. Energon-Stained Figure
23. Fifth Floor Railing
24. Messily Cleaned Energon
25. Energon Pool
26. Swindle's Name
27. Bookshelf Corner
28. Energon Trail
29. Location of Fifth Floor Struggle
30. Hound's Testimony
31. Broken Obsidian Scalpel.
32. Bit of Tubing.
33. Clean Medical Equipment
34. Missing Wire
35. Gash in Victim's head
36. Broken Spinal Strut
37. Broken Face
38. Swindle's Knife Block
39. Swindle's Note
40. Vortex's Journal entry
41. Strange Device
42. Map of dorm rooms
"Vortex's index finger was stained with energon. He used that finger to write you name down," Onslaught told him.
"That's- That's-"
"The truth. There's no use denying it," Onslaught told him. Swindle played with his knife as he attempted to process Onslaught's words. "Quit thinking it over!" Onslaught yelled, causing him to flinch and cut his palm. Swindle held his hand as he looked at everyone's judgmental eyes. They knew that he was lying and nothing he would say would convince them otherwise.
"Fine," Swindle muttered. "Look, I went up there at the 11:20, a few minutes early. I saw that Vortex was already there. We met up behind the bookshelf and we talked and waited. He kept talking and my previous thoughts about him started to go away. I thought I could trust him, but every word he was saying felt like poison. He was trying to get my guard down."
"But I wouldn't let that happened! I-I stabbed him when he wasn't paying attention. He screamed at me, and I knew it was the right decision. I just wanted to get away. I knew the consequence of killing him, so I pushed him and he felled and hit his head on a jagged end of the bookshelf. I waited, but he didn't get back up. So, I ran. I ran back in my room and kept my door opened, hoping no one would discover what I did," he finished.
"Wait, that can't be it," Wildrider said. "You didn't mentioned how you tortured him."
"That's because I didn't."
"!"
"Look, when we found Vortex in the archives, I was just as surprised as the rest of you. I didn't do that! Yes, I attacked him, but I didn't killed him," Swindle told the group. The rest of the group looked on in silence, trying to figure out what he said was true or not. Finally, Rewind spoke first.
"What a load of scrap! Do you really expect us to believe that?" Rewind asked him.
"But, it's the truth!" Swindle yelled out.
"Swindle, pal, I think it's time to call it quits," Smokescreen said, depressed.
"I didn't killed him," Swindle desperately begged.
"Lying as you await your demise is a shame. Admit the rest of the truth," Bludgeon ordered.
"Please… I didn't… don't vote for me," Swindle could barely get out, on his knees.
"Well, I hate to say it, but it's time to vote," Jazz said. "Monobear, can we vote?" he asked.
Onslaught froze. Was this it? Was Swindle really the killer? He looked over to him. He was on his knees, barely holding on to his stand. The energon from his cut was dripping down his stand and making a small pool underneath him. He was trying desperately to keep from breaking down, although he was already broken enough.
"Alright, if you guys just head on over to your elecetroID and vote, unless someone besides Swindle has an objection," Monobear asked.
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"NARP!"
Onslaught froze as he turned to Nightbeat.
"Is that a yes or a no?" Blurr asked, uncertain.
"Uh, that's a no," Wildrider translated.
"Oh, in that case, come on! Why not?" Blurr asked. Nightbeat spoke and Wildrider translated.
"He says there is too many unanswered questions in this case," he replied.
"So? We don't need to know every little step, we just need to know the outcome," Blurr rebuked. "Swindle killed Vortex like the backstabbing, two-bit scumbag that he is. We all know he has a history of betrayal that would surpass even Starscream, so is it any surprised that he would do something like this?"
"Shut it!" Onslaught shouted, glaring at the racer. "That's my soldier you're talking about and I won't let anyone falsely accuse him."
"Falsely accuse him? Does that mean…"
"Yes, while he did attacked Vortex, I think he's innocent of actually killing him and I'm going to prove it," Onslaught told the group as he prepared to give his onslaught of arguments. "First off, I want Swindle to update his testimony, got that!?" he told his subordinate.
"Uh, yeah. Doing that right now!" Swindle replied.
Ammo Updated: Swindle's Testimony
Saw Hound passed his door at 1:00
Met Vortex at the library at 11:20, engaged in a struggle with him, and eneded up stabbing him. Returned to his room at 11:30 where he stayed up the rest of the night.
"Next, I would like to ask someone who more than likely knows more than he's letting on and I want to wring the truth out of him," he pronounced.
"Who would that be?" he asked, waiting to hear what he had to say.
"Simple, I call for…"
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