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.
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.
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. 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.
42. Scavenger's Testimony
Was stuck in the archives until 11:30 P.M. when he opened it and found Vortex's body on top of a broken desk, mutilated.
Court is now in session!
"Woah, whoa, hold on. He fell to his death? That's… that's insane," Nautilaor said.
"But it would explain several things," Dead End told him.
NO IT WOULDN'T!
"That makes no sense," Brawl argued. "I mean, come on, that's-that's stupid."
"Actually, I'm inclined to agree with him Brawl," Blast Off said.
"Well I don't. This was personal and they wouldn't finished Vortex off by tossing him to his death. It's too quick," Brawl shot back.
"Brawl, you may not be as smart as me, but surely you realize that it has to be the truth," Blast Off said, not backing down.
"I don't believe this," Brawl replied angrily. "It makes not a single bit of sense."
"Alright, fine. Onslaught, back off from this. I'll take care of this misunderstanding," Blast Off told his leader, getting ready for battle. "Now then, allow me to prove the error of your logic, Brawl."
"You can't, because it's wrong," Brawl said, ready to defend his claim.
Cross Swords Battle!
Blast Off vs. Brawl
Swords Available:
Strange Neck Wound
Giant Crack on Floor
Third Floor Railing
Fifth Floor Railing
Vortex's T-cog
BRAWL: This was a personal vendetta.
BRAWL: The killer wouldn't have just toss Vortex off the railing.
BRAWL: He would beat him down…
BRAWL: He would mutilate him…
BRAWL: And then finished him off.
BRAWL: Aside from that, Vortex couldn't have fell to his death.
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Development
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BLAST OFF: But what if something was malfunctioning while he was falling?
BRAWL: That wouldn't happen.
BRAWL: It was impossible for him to have fallen to his death.
BRAWL: All he had to do was transform to his alt mode…
BRAWL: and he would still be alive.
BRAWL: The killer would never be that stupid.
Blast Off: That's false.
Sword used: Vortex's T-cog
"Don't you remember the state of Vortex's T-cog?" Blast Off asked him.
"Huh?"
"You claim that Vortex would still be alive if the culprit toss him off the railing, but that can't be true because Swindle's knife was stuck in his T-cog, remember? He couldn't use it," he pointed out with disdain.
"He's right, I did," Swindle told Brawl. "I forgot about it due to the shock and left it in there. It would be impossible for him to change alt modes as he was falling and his attempt caused the knife to get stuck."
"It would also explained a lot of the evidence we've found," Blast Off mentioned. "If Vortex was pushed off the railing, it would bend outward, but when he hit the third floor railing on the way down, it would bend inward."
"And it would match the wound on his face, since the railing is cylindrical and he hit it with a lot of force," Ratchet said.
"And it would cause that giant crack in the library floor," Counterpunch said, thinking it through. "Vortex's landed on the number eight desk, breaking through it and hitting the floor, more than likely headfirst."
"In order to hide it, the killer staged the tortured scene with the archives, being able to shift the blame to someone else when Scavenger left the door opened and with the knife that Swindle stuck him with," Chromedome surmised.
"They switch the two desks because the number nine door was closest to the archives and we would assumed that they were using the closest desk instead of hiding evidence," Hoist finished off.
"You see, Brawl? Vortex had to be tossed off the railing?" Onslaught told him.
"Guh, well... I guess you prove you're point," Brawl meekily said. "I was in the wrong."
"Yes, but there's still one thing that I would like to point out," Blurr mentioned.
"What's that?" Onslaught asked.
"I still don't see anything that absolves Swindle from committing the crime," he said.
"Are you blind?" Onslaught asked.
"No, just pointing out the fact that Swindle could've just throw Vortex off the railing," Blurr pointed out.
"Except he couldn't," Onslaught growled, slamming his fist on the desk.
"Yes, he could! I see nothing to contradict that and I'm sure nothing you will say will prove me wrong," Blurr said, refusing to accept Swindle as the non-guilty party. "It's impossible not to be him."
Panic Talk Battle!
SHIELD X7
BLURR: Swindle is still the killer.
SHIELD X6
BLURR: There's nothing here that absolves him!
SHIELD X5
BLURR: Swindle tossed him off the railing.
SHIELD X4
BLURR: He murdered his gestaltmate in cold blood.
SHIELD X3
BLURR: Swindle is a scumbag.
SHIELD X2
BLURR: There's nothing here to prove Swindle's innocence.
SHIELD X1
BLURR: You're letting your emotions get in the way!
SHIELD DESTRYOED!
BLURR: Swindle was able to toss Vortex off the railing!
DECIPHER BULLET!
TOO HIGH RAILING WAS
RAILING WAS TOO HIGH
ONSLAUGHT: You're wrong.
"The railing is too high," Onslaught said.
"Huh?" Blurr asked.
"Oh yeah, I remember," Skywarp said. "Brawl said it was impossible for a short person to fall over."
"Yeah. You somehow managed to toss yourself over it, somehow," Brawl mentioned. "It was quite stupid of you."
"Hey, it was all Laserbeak's fault- OW!" he yelled out as Laserbeak nipped him.
"Now that you mention it, that railing is abnormally high," Jazz agreed. "I had trouble looking over it. I could toss someone over it, but it would be a struggle. I really doubt Swindle could've thrown Vortex off the railing."
"In order to toss Vortex off the railing, you have to be tall enough to actually toss him off," Onslaught told Blurr. "Considering the fact Vortex was up and moving and he's physically bigger than him, it's impossible for Swindle to actually toss him off the railing. Even in Vortex's weaken state, he could still have taken Swindle on and make it too difficult for him, which is why the killer had to have been someone of equal or better build than him," Onslaught finished, glaring at Blurr for any objection.
"That… makes sense," Blurr murmured, accepting defeat.
"You know, if it wasn't for the fact that your alibi is full-proof, I would assumed you hammering on Swindle was a way to hide the fact that you killed Vortex," Onslaught said, continuing to glare at him.
"Yeah, well, whatever," Blurr brushed him off. "We're back to a wall, since Scavenger is equally small and couldn't toss Vortex to his death. We have no more suspects," he reminded him.
"Well then, let's talk about who couldn't do it," Blast Off suggested. "As we discuss before, the Stunticons, Nautilator, Bludgeon, Skywarp, Counterpunch, and Mixmaster doesn't have the medical training to pull this off. Swindle, Scavenger, Rewind, Bumblebee, and Beachcomber are all too short to kill Vortex. Blurr has an alibi establish by Mixmaster, while Jazz has an alibi supported by Skywarp. Let's go from there about everyone else," Blast Off told the group.
'Wait a second,' Onslaught thought to himself. 'Someone else has a foolproof alibi as well.'
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Knock Out's Testimony
Hound's Testimony
First Floor Infirmary
Monobear File #2
BLAST OFF: Who could've done it from the people without alibis?
BRAWL: Well, Hound is still in the running and he told us himself he was out that night.
HOUND: If I did that…
HOUND: do you think I would tell the truth about me being out that night?
BLURR: Hey, he has a point.
BLURR: Unlike quite a few people, he has been completely honest.
BEACHCOMBER: How about Knock Out?
BEACHCOMBER: He could've broken out of his room.
BEACHCOMBER: He also has the medical know-how to pull it off.
SKYWARP: If that's the case, then Ratchet is equally suspicious.
SKYWARP: Right height and medical proficiency.
RATCHET: Where did you learn how to say proficiency?
COUNTERPUNCH: How about Chromedome?
COUNTERPUCH: He's certainly tall enough and acting strangely.
CHROMEDOME: I'm okay now.
CHROMEDOME: I've been acting okay since yesterday morning.
SCAVENGER: We're screw.
SCAVENGER: There's too many suspects!
ONSLAUGHT: I know that's wrong.
Ammo used: First Floor Infirmary
"Knock Out has a fool-proof alibi as well. The first-floor infirmary was still bared-up from when we locked him in the other day. He couldn't have broken out of the infirmary, which means he's innocent."
"15 down. 12 more to go," Blast Off said.
"Still a lot of suspects, but at least we've prove over half of them innocent," Blurr said. "And I guess we can count the rest of the Combaticons innocent for a total nine."
"Yeah, but how can we limit the suspect list even more?" Hoist asked.
"Well, excluding the other Combaticons, the other suspects are Hound, Ratchet, Hoist, Mirage, Perceptor, Chromedome, Nightbeat, Smokescreen, and Drift," Bludgeon told them.
"Guys, which of you screwed up?" Jazz asked, depressed.
"Well, which of them was, uh, 'questioned' by Vortex in the past?" Rewind asked.
"I remember exactly. I was in charge of keeping track of who Vortex tortured with some assistance from Swindle," Blast Off told the group. "As far as I remember, the ones left who had been tortured here were Hound, Hoist, Smokescreen, Mirage, and Perceptor. Any objections, Swindle?"
"Not that I remember," Swindle agreed.
"Well then, we lower it down to those five, correct?" Rewind asked.
"But what if it was someone taking vengeance for everyone Vortex interrogated?" Blurr asked. "Either of the other four could be doing it for them."
"If that's true, than we can't lessen the list any more than we can now," Rewind shot backed.
"Well, let's look through the evidence again and see if we can find anything to limit the suspect list again," Blurr said, exasperated.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo available:
Knock Out's Testimony
Wire
Gash in Head
Green Paint Scape
Broken Table
BLURR: Okay, Vortex was tossed off the fifth floor balcony to his death.
BLURR: After that, the killer staged the scene to make it look like he was tortured to death.
BRAWL: The killer used the items from the fourth floor infirmary to help stage it.
CHROMEDOME: What can we use to decrease the suspects list?
NAUTILATOR: Could how the killer tied the wires be used?
NAUTILATOR: Maybe he has a distinctive pattern.
HOIST: Could the culprit have left something incriminating behind?
SWINDLE: What about Hound?
SWINDLE: He's the only one who has admitted to being out…
SWINDLE: …that's still capable of committing the crime.
HOUND: I told you, I was painting in the third floor at that time.
HOUND: I didn't leave the room until I met Beachcomber on the way down the stairs.
ONSLAUGHT: That's right!
Ammo Used: Green Paint Scrape
"The killer got sloppy and left a green paint scrape behind," Onslaught told the group.
"I already told you, it doesn't match anyone's paint job here," Swindle told him. "If you were right, it would mean that either Hoist or Hound killed him."
"Scavenger, you didn't do it, so answer honestly, did you scrape your paint job in the side room?" Onslaught asked.
"Uh, yeah. Right here in the arm," he said, showing off the scrape in his right shoulder.
"That proves it. The killer scraped his arm at the same place the Scavenger scraped his arm. When it came into contact, Scavenger's arm messed up the color a little bit. Everyone, show your arms now, even if you're innocent!" Everyone slowly show off their arms, waiting for approval, including Onslaught himself. Onslaught examined each one of them.
"None of them got a scrape on them," Onslaught said, confused.
"Wait, Hound was in the art room. He could've used the paint to repaint his shoulders after murdering Vortex," Jazz said, remembering it.
"No, I didn't," Hound protested.
"The paint job matches. It would have to be darker than Scavenger's horrible light green," Knock Out said.
"The scrape was nearly dark-green. It matches Hound paint job," Swindle told him.
"Could there be any other solution?" Skywarp asked.
"Wait, is there anything else we can used?" Hound asked.
"As far as I can tell, no," Jazz said, depressed. "Why did you do it, Hound?"
"I didn't," Hound reaffirmed his stance.
"Shut it! You kill Vortex and I'm going to enjoy watching you get executed," Brawl growled out. "Hey, you stupid bear. Can we vote?"
"With that attitude, no," Monobear huffed, insulted.
"Wait! One last question," Hound requested. "This is for Swindle."
"What? I already told you, I didn't do it," Swindle said.
"It's not that. Look, you were up all night, right? Can you tell me how many doors closed after 12:30 when the archive door closed?"
"Huh, I was watching my door, making sure no one got in my room. I distinctly remember you passing by my door," Swindle accused him.
"It's not what you saw, it's what you heard," Hound told him.
"Yarp!" Nightbeat agreed right before saying something to Swindle.
"He says for you to count the amount of doors closed in your head," Wildrider once again translated.
"What? What's the point of this?" Swindle asked.
"Just do it!" Hound ordered. "All of our lives are on the line here." Swindle glared at the two before running through things in his head.
"Let's see. I heard one door closed at just a little after 12:30, I's sure. It sounded very close. Then, not long after, I heard another one, sounding pretty distant. Then, I'm guessing just a little after one, I heard one close very nearby and Hound passed my door, going to his room and entering it. About fifteen minutes later, I heard another door closed."
"I used the connecting hallway staircase to get down," Mixmaster told the group.
"So did I," Blurr reciprocated. "That's why he didn't see me or him past by his door."
"So, there's nothing wrong with my testimony?" Swindle asked.
"Wait, are you sure you heard five doors closed?" Jazz asked.
"Yeah," Swindle told them.
"But that doesn't make sense. Only Hound, Mixmaster, Blurr, and Beachcomber admitted to being out and about last night."
"Could that be Scavenger?" Nautilator asked.
"No. I went to my room immediately after I opened the archive doors and saw Vortex's body. That had to be just a little after 11:30," Scavenger defended himself. "They couldn't possibly be me."
"So whose were they?" Mirage asked.
'Who were they,' Onslaught thought to himself. 'Could it possibly be… ?'
Hound
Monobear
The killer
Vortex
The killer
"Could they possibly be the killer's," Onslaught asked.
"It has to be!" Hound shouted.
"Let's not jumped to conclusions," Chromedome said. "For all we know, it could just be a random person who stayed up late."
"But wouldn't they have mentioned that now?" Hound asked. "The only reason they haven't is if they're hiding something, I'm sure of it. Besides, even if I did kill Vortex, I would've burned that fragger alive."
"Hound, can't you go down quietly?" Brawl asked, cracking his fists.
"Well, if one of those was the killer's door closing, which one was it?" Dead End asked.
Onslaught though that through. Hound was the fourth one, no doubt about it, but which were all the others?
Logic Dive!
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Question #1. Which door closing was Mixmaster?
A The first
B The second
C The third
D The fifth
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The second
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Question #2. Which door closing was Blurr?
A The first
B The third
C The fifth
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The fifth
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Question #3. Which door closing was Beachcomber?
A The first
B The third
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The third
ONSLAUGHT: I got it!
"Mixmaster's was the second, Blurr's was the fifth, and Beachcomber's was the third. Since we already know Hound's was the fourth, the other person had to be the first one," Onslaught told the group.
"But, who was it?" Blurr asked.
Onslaught thought that through. The unknown person was out that night. He hasn't told anybody about him being up. No one heard him besides Swindle…
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Wait, someone else did heard him.
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And he said something he shouldn't know about if he was innocent.
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And he matches the profile of the suspect perfectly…
"I know who the other person is!" Onslaught shouted. "And… I think he might be our killer."
"Huh? Who?" Hoist asked.
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