1. Monobear file #3
Victim: Counterpunch
Location: Autobot Storage Room
Cause of Death: Stab wound in the back. Death was nearly instantaneous.
Time of Death: 11:30 P.M.
Additional notes: Victim had trace amount of high-grade in his systems and has a few dents and scrape marks. Victim obtained multiple knife wounds to the back post-mortem.
2. Location of Body
Counterpunch, despite being a Decepticon, was located in the Autobot's storage area.
3. Body Discovery Announcement
Blurr discover the body by himself, meaning two other people had to have found the body before him.
4. Kitchen Knife
Knife found embedded in the body. Does not come from the dorm rooms and lacks the amount of energon on it associated with a fatal stabbing.
Confirmed to come from the bar's kitchen.
5. Lack of Energon
There was a lack of energon found at the body.
6. Signs of a Fight
Scraps and dents suggest Counterpunch got in a fight before he died.
7. Lack of evidence
Location of body lacked any signs of a fight.
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
The Decepticons' Storage area had an overwhelming smell of cleaning fluids.
9. Stab Wounds
They were placed to spell out 'PUNCH.'
10. Missing ElectroID
Victim was missing his electroID.
11. Killing Blow
Stab wound went through the victim's spark.
Not part of the message.
Slightly larger than the other wounds.
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
Both testify to be with each other all night at the bookstore, barring a brief interval between 11:45 and 12:15.
13. Dead End's Testimony
Saw Beachcomber loitering about the mall at about 11:15.
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
Claims to have been asleep in his room since 10:00
15. Combat Knife
Found hidden on a ledge. Covered in energon.
Confirm to match the fatal wound in the back.
Belonged to Counterpunch
16. Onslaught's Testimony
Saw Beachcomber on the first day at the mall buying a bunch of anti-depressants.
17. Missing Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants were missing from the pharmacy.
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
Someone came to buy a syringe after whoever bought the anti-depressants.
19. Bartender's Testimony
Attest to seeing Counterpunch at around 11:00 in rough shape.
Saw Wildrider come by after him at an unspecified time.
20. Gold Dust
Gold dust was found on the railing in front of the bar.
21. Maintenance Hall Door
Held shut by adhesive to prevent entrance.
22. Maintenance Hall
There were signs of a fight in a part of the hall.
23. Syringe
Found broken in the maintenance hall and missing its needle.
Didn't have any substance in it when it was broken.
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
A part of the maintenance hall was recently cleaned.
25. Jazz's wounds.
Jazz has wounds that come from a fight.
26. Needle
Found inside the fatal wound in the back.
27. Motive
After a certain amount of time had passed, everyone's secret would've been revealed.
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
The two don't fit each other.
29. Counterpunch's Files
List an operation that Counterpunch was in that was headed by Jazz.
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
Talked to a roughed up Jazz from 11:00 to 11:20.
Saw Beachcomber entered his room at a little after 11:20.
31. Groundbridge usage
Used at 11:20 and 11:47.
The trial is now 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
"Wildrider," Nightbeat said, glaring at him, "could you please tell everyone why you decided to desecrate a corpse?"
"Huh?" Wildrider asked.
"Him! That makes… actually that makes perfect sense. Why do I sound surprised?" Knock Out asked himself.
"Got any proof?" Wildrider asked him, amused.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"The gold dust that we found in front of the bar should be enough," Nightbeat told him. "The only thing that could come from is that telescope that you own (for some reason)."
"Alright, so, I was in front of the bar. So what?" he asked him.
"That's where the kitchen knife is from! That's what matters," Nightbeat argued.
"Wildrider, does he really have to explain it to you?" Dead End asked, bored. "Or are you just screwing with him?"
"I want to know what other evidence he has for me," Wildrider told him. "Besides, what's so special about my telescope being there?"
Why is it significant that Wildrider's telescope was there?
It proves he was at the mall.
The telescope was aimed at the storage area.
It proves he went out.
It shows that he is careless
…
The telescope was aimed at the storage area.
"That telescope of yours was aimed at the storage area, right where Counterpunch's body was found," he told him.
"Gmph, not bad, but that's still isn't enough," Wildrider told him with a smug smirk. "Last I check, even if did discovered the body, at least one other person was out that night as well."
"You mean the other person who found the body," Nightbeat clarified.
"Exactly. You can yell and shout as loud as you want, but as long as that person is unaccounted for, you can't say I did it," Wildrider told him.
"As much as I hate to say it, he has a point," Perceptor said. "As long as we don't know who that other person was, or even if Wildrider actually found the body, we can't blame him for desecrating the body and sending us the message."
"Better luck next time," Wildrider told him happily.
"Oh no you don't. I know you did it," Nightbeat yelled at him.
"Oh, really now. Well, let's see you do it," Wildrider asked him.
Cross Swords Battle!
Swords Available:
Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
Gold dust
Kitchen Knife
Bartender's Testimony
Combat Knife
WILDRIDER: In case you haven't noticed…
WILDRIDER: Nothing directly links me to the crime scene.
WILDRIDER: Even if I did go there…
WILDRIDER: …at least one other person could've done.
WLDRIDER: All of these means that…
WILDRIDER: …you've got absolutely nothing.
…
Development!
…
NIGHTBEAT: But you had the opportunity…
NIGHTBEAT: Add that with something else and it becomes clear…
NIGHTBEAT: …you're the only one who could've done it
WILDRIDER: That's impossible!
WILDRIDER: There was nothing to directly link me there.
WILDRIDER: I may have pointed my telescope there…
WILDRIDER: …but it was well after the crime was committed.
WILDRIDER: What could I have seen?
WILDRIDER: Speaking of being seen…
WILDRIDER: …nobody saw me.
WILDRIDER: Which means you're using nothing but baseless claims!
NIGHTBEAT: That's wrong!
Ammo used: Bartender's Testimony.
"While it's true none of our fellow teachers saw him, someone else did see you last night," Nightbeat told him.
"Huh, but who else saw me?" Wildrider asked him.
"Isn't it obvious? The bartender did," Nightbeat told him.
"Oh, yeahhhhhh…" Wildrider muttered.
"And he saw no one else that night aside from Counterpunch at 11:00. Therefore, the only person who could've taken the knife from there was you!" he told him.
"Hah! That proves nothing," Wildrider told him.
"You're kidding us, are you," Hoist asked in disbelief.
"Nighty, in case you didn't know, you just said that Counterpunch was there as well, which means that he could've taken it as well," Wildrider told him.
"Uh, no, he couldn't," Swindle butted in.
"Uh, hey, I'm arguing with him! Not you," Wildrider complained.
"And in about five seconds, he'll refute you claim," Swindle told him.
"Huh, let's see him try!"
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"That combat knife we found covered in energon was Counterpunch's," Nightbeat told him, glaring at him. Wildrider paused and thought that through before suddenly getting a surprised look on his face.
"Slag!" he yelled out.
"Ah, so you see why that argument of yours doesn't work," Nightbeat told him.
"Of course he doesn't," Blast Off said. "Since Counterpunch owned that knife, why would he even steal a kitchen knife from the bar?"
"Wildrider, I believe it's time for you to give p and tell them you desecrated the body," Dead End told him in a utterly bored tone.
"Ugh, fine!" Wildrider agreed. "Yeah, I did it."
"Great, now why did you did it?" Bumblebee asked him.
"Isn't it obvious?" Wildrider asked them. "I did it for fun."
"For fun?" Mirage asked.
"Well duh, what else," Wildrider told them.
"Is that all you did?" Bludgeon asked him.
"Huh, I would like to tell you all everything, but I don't think you deserve it," he told them.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ratchet asked him.
"Huh, if you knew his secret, you might know what's going on," he told them.
"Wait, you know his secret?" Nautilator asked. "How's that possible?"
"Oh come one? Isn't that obvious?" he asked them.
Present Evidence!
1. Monobear file #3
2. Location of Body
3. Body Discovery Announcement
4. Kitchen Knife
5. Lack of Energon
6. Signs of a Fight
7. Lack of evidence
8. Smell of Cleaning Fluids
9. Stab Wounds
10. Missing ElectroID
11. Killing Blow
12. Wildrider and Dead End's Alibi.
13. Dead End's Testimony
14. Beachcomber's Testimony
15. Combat Knife
16. Onslaught's Testimony
17. Missing Anti-depressants
18. Pharmacy Cashier's Testimony
19. Bartender's Testimony
20. Gold Dust
21. Maintenance Hall Door
22. Maintenance Hall
23. Syringe
24. Clean Section of Maintenance Hall
25. Jazz's wounds.
26. Needle
27. Motive
28. Syringe and Needle Unmatched
29. Counterpunch's Files
30. Mixmaster's Testimony
31. Groundbridge usage
"You're talking about the datafiles, correct?" Nightbeat asked him.
"Bingo!" Wildrider cheered. "After some investigating in the archives, I figured out exactly what it was and that it belonged to Counterpunch."
"What is it?" Hound asked him.
"What, you think I'm just gonna tell you?" Wildrider asked them. "Please, I have higher standards than that."
"If you had any standards to begin with, you wouldn't have desecrated his corpse," Chromedome pointed.
"Hey, I'm not the guy who killed someone this time, so stop lecturing me," he complained to them. "Besides, I've already given you enough clues."
"Clues? What exactly do you mean?" Ratchet asked.
"Can you at least give us a hint?" Beachcomber asked
"Hmm, a hint?" he asked. "Well, a guess I can give you one. It should help you a little bit."
"Spit it out, already," Onslaught ordered.
"Well, fine. I'll tell you. You listening?" he asked them.
"When Onslaught said 'spit it out,' he means now," Blast Off told him.
"Right, one thing that I did, besides giving you the message, was moving the body from the Decepticon's area to the Autobot's area," he told them.
"What! But how's that possible?" Mixmaster asked. "You're not an Autobot."
"Hmm, quite the mystery," Wildrider told them, rubbing it in. "How could I, a Decepticon, get into the Autobot's area?"
"Before we figure that out, you are the one who cleaned the Decepticon's storage area, correct?" Blast Off asked.
"Five points for you, blasty!" the manic congratulated.
"Is there any reason for that?" he asked him.
"Nah! I just wanted to show Counterpunch for what he was," Wildrider told them.
"What is that supposed to me?" Scavenger asked him.
"Hmm, what could it mean? Oh, I don't know, how about you figure it out!" Wildrider told them.
"Ugh, fine. Let's figure out what exactly Wildrider used to get in the Autobot's room," Drift told everyone.
Nonstop Debate!
Ammo Available:
Location of Body
Missing ElectoID
Motive
Stab Wounds
Monobear File #3
DRIFT: Somehow, Wildrider entered the Autobot's storage area.
DRIFT: The question is how?
WILDRIDER: Oh, this is going to be fun.
HOUND: Shut it, sicko!
CHROMEDOME: Maybe he jammed the door so that it wouldn't completely shut.
WILDRIDER: Maybe.
ONSLAUGHT: Can't you be quiet.
SCAVENGER: Maybe heasked Monobear to open it?
WILDRIDER: Could be.
BLAST OFF: Hush, you.
BLAST OFF: The adults are talking here.
DEAD END: Knowing Wildrider, it's something simple.
DEAD END: So let me guess…
DEAD END: …you used someone else's electroID.
WILDRIDER: Oh, Deady. That's so you.
DEAD END: Wildrider, do shut up.
NIGHTBEAT: That's it!
Ammo used: Missing ElectoID
"Dead End, I think you're on to something," Nightbeat said.
"Figures," Dead End muttered.
"As I recall, Counterpunch's electroID was missing when we found him and searching his room revealed that it wasn't there," Nightbeat told everyone.
"Huh? But he's a Decepticon," Skywarp told him. "Hell, I've seen him use his to open up the Decepticon's area before."
"Yes, but logically, this is the only other way Wildrider could open the Autobot's area, considering that we all still have ours," Nightbeat told everyone.
"That doesn't change the fact that he was one of my kind," Skywarp told him.
"Yes, he was, but could he have actually been one of both kinds?" Nightbeat asked him.
"Huh?" Skywarp asked, confused.
"Wildrider, answer honestly, did you used Counterpunch's electroID to open the Autobot's storage area?" he asked him. Wildrider stared at him, with the most cheek smile possible, before answering.
"Yep, I sure did," he answered for them. "I tested it out and it works on both doors."
"What!" Skywarp shouted in disbelief. "But he was loyal to Megatron. I fragging know he was."
"Believe me, you don't know anything about Counterpunch," Wildrider taunted him.
"Shut it, you!" Skywarp shouted at him.
"Hmpf," Wildrider huffed with a slight raise of his shoulders. "Some people can't handle the truth."
"So, what was he? An Autobot or a Decepticon?" Hoist asked the room.
"Come on, if he could open both doors, what does that make him?" Wildrider asked him.
What was Counterpunch?
An Autobot.
A Decepticon.
Both.
Neither.
…
Both
"He was both, wasn't he?" Nightbeat asked him.
"Exactly," Wildrider confirmed.
"But, how's that possible," Bludgeon asked them.
"I'm not quite sure, but some of the pieces about that guy is coming together," Nightbeat said. "Although, if we want to know the full story, I say we ask the person who knows about him."
"The person who knows about?" Hound asked.
"Yes, a search through Counterpunch's room someone knew a lot more about him than they initially let on," he told them.
"Well, spit it out! Who is it," Skywarp asked him.
Make an acquisition!
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