Location: Shockwave's Spire — Kaon Central Scientific Tower
Subject: Application of Recovered Artifacts and Omega Lock Integration
Cybertronian Date Stamp: Six orbital cycles have passed since Tarn's formal designation as Administrator of Kaon
Status: Acceptable. Kaon's civic core and orbital lattice have stabilised under Tarn's management. Predictive models suggest a continued rise in production output and internal order within acceptable variance. Autobot resistance: non-existent. All elements have been eradicated. Local rebellion within Decepticon ranks likelihood: 0%.
Administrator Tarn remains loyal. He has adopted the role with unerring systemic discipline. His surveillance protocols have yielded high-value personnel redistributions and increased ideological compliance across Kaon's operational sectors. Note: Sociopolitical radicalisation detected. Propaganda protocols were deployed under prior briefing from Lord Megatron. Effectiveness within acceptable margins. No deviation from ideological loyalty expected.
The Omega Keys remain the highest priority. All three out of the four keys are now in Decepticon possession. Their energy signatures and structural harmonics have been synchronised under synthetic energon modulation protocols. The primary objective: to either reactivate the Omega Lock buried within the Sea of Rust, or to fabricate a new, fully functional iteration using reverse-engineered data. The key to replication lies in fusing Synthetic Energon with Cyber Nucleic Acid (CNA)—the foundational genetic matrix of all Cybertronian life. When catalysed correctly, this process produces raw cybermatter. Notably, this line of inquiry was not initiated by myself. Lord Megatron presented the theoretical framework personally. I was... surprised by the depth of his understanding. His insight into the catalytic behaviour of synthetic compounds and CNA, while unconventional, was scientifically sound.
If the existing Omega Lock proves irreparable, I will strip its viable components and construct a new apparatus tailored to function under Decepticon parameters. Initial results indicate compatibility is within a measurable range. Theoretical thresholds are narrowing toward practical implementation.
I have suspended all current weapon projects. Resources have been reallocated to the Apex Project, now deemed a strategic linchpin for future Decepticon supremacy. Each item acquired from the Iacon Vault offers unprecedented insight into the Thirteen Primes and Primus's craft and skill, demanding immediate focus and full scientific commitment.
Apex Armour – Reverse-engineering has reached 41% completion. This armour withstands kinetic and thermal impacts beyond Dreadnought-class survivability parameters. Internal actuators suggest autonomous energy feedback loops. Potential applications span deep-field frontline armour innovation, siege reinforcement, adaptive plating, and prototype exoform shells for elite units. Preliminary design schematics for a new frontline trooper, Project Six-Shot, is in the works.
Star Sabre – Still unstable without relic stabilisation protocols. Upon deep resonance scanning, I have confirmed the lingering trace of Prima's Spark signature—the first and oldest of the Thirteen Primes. It is embedded within the Star Sabre's crystalline matrix, a spectral residue of his essence. Historical records and mythological extrapolations support this finding. In theory, wielding the Star Sabre requires the active presence of a Prime's CNA pattern or Spark harmonics.
To circumvent this, I have initiated synthetic Spark resonance simulations using CNA-fractured samples combined with harmonic feedback loops. However, the signature's resistance to non-Prime interfacing remains pronounced. Lord Megatron's interest in personal integration remains unchanged. As a contingency, I have requested covert recovery of known Prime remains—should any survive. Location unknown. Probability of success: 3.9%.
Forge of Solus Prime – Encased within a quantum-sealed lattice. The genetic cypher required for activation does not match any current Decepticon genome. Historical records and surviving Prime-era archives confirm that only a Prime, through Spark signature or genetic resonance, is capable of activating the Forge. The mere presence of a Prime's CNA is insufficient. Activation requires direct contact: the wielding hand of a Prime. Genomic fusion experiments utilising relic-fragment-derived CNA have proven ineffective. As a contingency, I have issued an open requisition for the remains of any known Prime corpse or otherwise. No confirmed locations found. The Forge's capacity for precision material generation remains unmatched. Its potential output, if accessed, could redefine Cybertronian construction for millennia.
Tox-En Canisters – Stable and inert, but historically lethal. Deployment patterns are being calculated. The possibility of atmospheric dispersal agents has been approved for modelling.
Spark Extractor – Suspended in a magnetic cradle within a triple-shielded containment field. The device pulses faintly, its prongs laced with dormant electro-plasmic filaments. Harvest protocols remain pending until further redundancy parameters can be validated. Historical usage data recovered from Vault-Alpha indicates confirmed deployment by Zeta Prime during the early stages of the Autobot regime. Records, while fragmentary, describe Zeta Prime's sanctioned use of the Spark Extractor on civilian populations and captured Decepticon units alike during occupation campaigns. The intention: forced Spark removal as a deterrent, punishment, or weaponised energy source. This legacy has prompted multiple ethics override layers to be installed.
Simulations currently explore its renewed use in Spark-transfer, extraction, and high-value termination scenarios. Synthetic Spark storage trials are in progress. Preliminary results indicate the extractor can fully isolate and contain a Spark for a limited window of time under precise frequency stabilisation. Weaponisation remains theoretical, but increasingly probable—and now a reality. Lord Megatron has deemed this a matter of interest as a weapon to be used or a medical device to transfer one's spark to another frame.
Immobiliser – Recovered intact. When activated, it emits a temporally-anchored energy field capable of locking molecular motion in the targeted subject. In effect, it suspends movement entirely, freezing joints, processors, and even Spark-pulse cycles. The duration of stasis is proportional to exposure and mass. Historical reports suggest limited battlefield usage during the final phase of the Iacon defence grid, where Autobot command attempted to lock advancing Decepticons in place to protect critical exits. Current tests confirm effectiveness against Vehicons and controlled drone units. Further testing is underway against Phase Sixer frames.
I am nearing completion of a comprehensive analysis of the Immobiliser's potential. Early simulations show it has considerable utility not only in tactical combat, but also in medical procedures requiring absolute stasis—neural surgery, Spark calibration, and memory re-alignment.
Administrator Tarn has taken a particular interest in the device's application for his internal enforcement division. He envisions its use as a compliance and control instrument within the Decepticon intelligence apparatus. It has also drawn interest from Starscream and Soundwave, the latter of whom suggested its integration with surveillance detainment fields.
If miniaturisation and control matrix refinement can be achieved, the Immobiliser may become a non-lethal capture solution, an area denial tool, and an internal security mechanism. Weaponisation remains viable, though feedback oscillations must be stabilised to avoid multi-target malfunction.
Polarity Gauntlet / Phase Shifter / Force Field Generator – Fully operational. Final-stage miniaturisation for elite-unit integration is nearly complete, and compatibility with standard Decepticon harnesses has been confirmed. Mass production has begun, and field testing is currently underway across Kaon's eastern proving grounds.
Over the past two orbital cycles, I have personally overseen performance trials. Vehicon units, supervised by engineering adjuncts, were equipped with early prototypes of each relic. The polarity gauntlet yielded promising results, redirecting incoming plasma fire during live combat exercises. However, one unit miscalibrated the repulsion angle, ricocheting a bolt into the observation glass. The junior engineer who screamed was reassigned. Calibration has since been updated with locked-vector protocols. Tarn found this humorous. I did not.
Observed Testing Log – Flashback: Internal Recording: Shockwave
Scenario one: Phase Shifter. The test subject fails initial synchronisation twice, then partially phases into a reinforced wall. A static-pitched yelp follows as the unit reboots mid-floor. I mark the trial "partially successful." Engineers place informal wagers on future malfunctions.
Scenario two: Force Field Generator. Unit activates shield successfully, forming a dome around the torso—unfortunately, leaving the legs exposed. A training drone targets the exposed limbs with suppression rounds. The Vehicon's scream is recorded for behavioural analysis.
"Subject remains conscious," I note. "Armour integrity: within tolerances." Tarn audibly snickers beside me.
Scenario three: Retest of the polarity gauntlet. New subject successfully redirects fire. On the final volley, the gauntlet's field collapses momentarily, throwing the bolt into a storage rack. A minor explosion occurs. No fatalities. One engineer now has permanent audio distortion. Evaluation: marginally successful.
[End Flashback Recording– Archived in Kaon DataVault.]
Tarn has since requested priority outfitting of his forces with all three devices—Phase Shifters for infiltration, Force Field Generators for suppression, and Polarity Gauntlets for crowd control. Soundwave has submitted proposals for integrating the shifter and gauntlet into surveillance-response units.
Further simulations test urban durability, stress resilience, and surgical shielding applications. Full deployment is projected within two orbital cycles. The tactical and ideological benefits to the Decepticon Empire will be considerable..
Resonance Blaster – Produces anomalous vibrational harmonics. Its waveform signatures interfere with both mechanical and Spark-based equilibrium. Stored under Level 5 quarantine pending waveform suppression protocols. Following a successful series of waveform suppression simulations and predictive containment modelling, Soundwave personally requested the acquisition of the Resonance Blaster. Lord Megatron has authorised this. I authorised the transfer under limited clearance. It is now undergoing internal field adaptation under Soundwave's command, with remote monitoring enabled from this tower.
Deactivated entities stored for future analysis:
Subject Overlord – Held in cryo-stasis. Regenerative capabilities are suspended via phase-clamp fields. Neural mapping routines have begun and will continue in parallel with Titan-class reverse-adaptation models. Traces of resilience coding present in Overlord's spark frame architecture may serve as the foundational template for advanced elite-unit integration. The subject is a potential catalyst for controlled rage-state development in specialised frames.
Dinobot Corpses – Organic-Cybertronian hybrid corpses, partially fossilised. Genome instability was detected across all three specimens. Current hypothesis: base materials may prove viable in enhanced hybridisation trials. Specific focus has shifted toward the integration of their spinal reinforcement matrices and rage-inhibitor bypasses into test batch C of Vehicon evolution protocols. These specimens may also contribute to future augmentation regimens for elite enforcers and tacticians, with preliminary modelling aligned to Project Six-Shot. Priority: elevated to parallel with Apex Project diagnostics.
The current batch of Synthetic Energon—designated Mark II—is stable and nearing final field calibration. Though technically the second refined iteration of the original compound developed post-occupation, it is the first to demonstrate full compatibility with CNA catalysis and artifact modulation. Morale and productivity across Decepticon sectors have increased significantly, with troop endurance and repair efficiency rising by 32.7% compared to baseline Solar-Cycle outputs. Early variants failed to maintain energon purity over extended cycles or triggered abnormal Spark pulsations; these faults have now been corrected. Mark II has thus become the foundation for all subsequent deployment models. Testing has confirmed the compound's compatibility with dormant energon conduits beneath Cybertron's mantle.
[Lab Analysis Report – Subject: Grimlock]
Lab Chamber Theta-7: entry confirmed. The corridor preceding the chamber is silent, steel-plated and sterile, bathed in the cold white glow of diagnostic runners. I proceed with measured purpose. The chamber opens before me, hermetically sealed and calibrated to 2.4 degrees above freezing. Atmospheric humidity: null. Sterility uncompromised.
The surgical slab hums beneath stabilised gravitic fields. Atop it lies Grimlock's inert chassis, suspended by high-torque magnetic anchors. The limbs are motionless. The Spark chamber is cold. The faceplate—still defiant.
This is not my first dissection of this subject. I designed his former augmentations during the final days of the War for Cybertron. I regret doing so. He was a mighty beast, and the Insecticon Project failed and was later restructured. Now, I examine the aftermath of my own legacy with full autonomy.
[Observation Log – Audio Transcript Begins]
"Subject immobile. No Spark fluctuation detected. Proceeding with phase-one incision."
Activating the Energon scalpel: 12,000 RPM micro-vibrational blade, calibrated to cut through trithyllium-alloy plating without igniting internal fuel traces. Incision begins along the dorsal spine. Exposing proto-organic musculature, I note immediate restructuring—denser fibrous layering, laced with carbon-flexed myomer strands. Alloyed subframes appear to have adapted without authorised modification. Spark shielding has undergone post-manufacture evolution.
Overlaying archival schematics. Deviations: 6.3% increase in spinal plate thickness; 14.1% in neural casing density. These metrics suggest either adaptive mutation, field stress evolution, or post-intervention augmentation by another Cybertronian.
Phase-two dissection underway. Extracting cortex fragments. Spark lattice: intact. Harvested materials to be preserved for replication and application in Phase Titan enhancements. Compatibility with the synthetic energon matrix exceeds prior estimates.
Subject Grimlock was once an instrument of primordial magnificence. Now, dissected and recontextualised, he will serve with greater utility in death than he ever did in life.
[End Report]
The Iacon relics have presented layered challenges. Lord Megatron issued three primary directives:
Develop a path to the revival of Cybertron.
Comprehend, copy, and, if possible, mass-produce the functional principles of the Iacon relics.
Render the Star Sabre usable for Lord Megatron's hands.
To achieve these ends, my efforts have been inseparably entwined with the refinement of Synthetic Energon—specifically, the Mark II formulation. This compound now serves as the core medium for relic testing, energon conduit reactivation, and Cybermatter synthesis via CNA catalysis. Its compatibility across relic interfaces has already accelerated the iterative modelling process for multiple artifacts.
Following the scientific method:
The problem has been defined.
Hypotheses and applications proposed.
Trials initiated.
Failures logged and analysed.
New models constructed. Solutions iterative.
Results from the Apex Armour and Immobiliser trials have already demonstrated the compound's exceptional stability and power yield across energy conversion arrays. Even relics previously deemed incompatible—such as the Forge of Solus Prime—now exhibit minor reactive signatures when exposed to Mark II saturation fields.
Tarn, Soundwave, and Starscream have begun preparing deployment schematics based on prototype models. The success of field testing for the Phase Shifter, Polarity Gauntlet, and Force Field Generator is projected to set the baseline for wider integration. Mark II energon is now the infrastructural backbone of every Decepticon lab, barracks, and forward base across Kaon.
When prototypes are validated, engineering teams begin practical development. I oversee both phases personally.
POV: Overlord
He cannot move. Cannot speak. Cannot blink. But he can feel.
He hears it before it happens—Shockwave's monotone declaration: "Initiating thoracic incision."
He feels.
The cold bite of the restraints anchored him to the slab. The way his plating trembles, not from fear, but from forced paralysis. The sterile scent of energon sterilant. The sound—no, the memory—of Shockwave's claws clicking with perfect regularity. Every incision is deliberate. Every probe is calibrated.
He wants to scream.
He wants to thrash.
He wants to tear the scientist limb from limb.
But he cannot.
The worst part isn't the pain. It is the clarity.
He feels everything. With a Spark that cannot shut itself off.
One servo. One twitch. One twitch is all he wants. But not even that is granted. Not even optics to blink. No voice to cry. His entire being is a prison of sensation, screaming silently across neural latticework.
He remembers war. He remembers the joy of destruction. Now he is a corpse with a spark—vivisected while fully aware. Shockwave's claws hover. He sees the blade above, refracted in a mirrored sensor—gleaming, cold, inevitable. It descends.
He screams.
Or tries to.
The scream roars through his mind like thunder in a sealed tomb, burning every circuit with helpless rage. But outside, there is silence. Only the hum of the lab, the hiss of sterilisation vents. The sound of his own torture was conducted in quiet precision.
The claws sink again.
He is awake.
He is aware.
He is a god reduced to scrap parts.
And still, in the dark silence of his mind, he screams.