Editing Secret Science

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 28
|image=Shockwave-Shocks-Wheeljack.jpg
|caption="Given my name, this was surely the most logical outcome."
|prev=Spotted
|next=Infinite Vendetta
|title="Secret Science"
|airdate=[[September 7]], [[2019]] (Australia/NZ)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Dan Salgarolo]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
}}

'''When Shockwave kidnaps Wheeljack to help the Decepticons find Starscream, the scientist must use his resourcefulness to escape.'''

==Synopsis==
In the desert, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] has attached a tracker to his [[Scraplet]] specimen, hoping it will lead him back to [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. He reactivates the Scraplet, only for it to immediately come across another of its kind. Looking closer, Wheeljack notices a [[Decepticon]] tracker attached to the newcomer, and [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] appears, revealing he had the same idea with similarly futile results. Shockwave decides the most logical choice is to ''combine'' their efforts to track Starscream. Wheeljack refuses, but Shockwave electrifies him, knocking him out and dragging him away.

Wheeljack awakens in Shockwave's laboratory, his hands restrained in [[stasis cuffs]]. Though angry at first, the scientist quickly becomes eagerly fascinated by all the inventions in the lab, such as a working [[gravity modulator]] and <s>[[Mega Magnetizer]]</s> Magnetic Mangler. Shockwave admits that the other Decepticons don't recognize the genius of his work like Wheeljack does, but when Wheeljack attempts to leave, Shockwave forces him to stay by showing him [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] held prisoner in one of the lab's cells, threatening to use him as a test subject. As [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] calls him to the bridge, Shockwave orders Wheeljack to scan the Scraplet's neural circuits, leaving his hand behind with a blaster to make sure the Autobot keeps on track. On the bridge, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] berates Shockwave for leaving the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']] in disrepair after Starscream's attack, despite Shockwave's explanations. He threatens to promote Soundwave to the scientist's position before dismissing him, drawing Shockwave's ire. Outside the ship, on orders to find a weakness in the Scraplets, [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] releases a container of the creatures and begins slicing them apart as [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] observes from afar.

As Wheeljack works, he asks "Lefty" to pass him a series of tools, tricking the hand into handing over the blaster as well. The two begin fighting, destroying the lab in their scuffle, but Wheeljack uses the Magnetic Mangler to trap Lefty, attaching his new [[drone controller]] to it. The device proves effective, and he uses the hand to cut his cuffs. He opens Bumblebee's cell, but discovers that the Autobot is merely a hard light [[hologram]] from one of Shockwave's projectors. Meanwhile, Bludgeon finishes off the last Scraplet, only for Windblade to appear and draw her [[Stormfall Sword|sword]] before lunging at him.

Shockwave returns to the lab, finding Wheeljack hard at work. He laments to Wheeljack about the shortsightedness of both their leaders, but upon seeing Bumblebee's cell open, he realizes that Wheeljack is only a hologram, enraging him. Elsewhere, Wheeljack makes his way silently through the ship, hanging on the ceiling to avoid detection. Unfortunately, he is quickly caught by Soundwave and takes off running. He uses Lefty to close the door behind him, blocking Shockwave's pursuit, before sending the hand off on a special assignment. Elsewhere, Windblade continues to duel Bludgeon, seeking revenge for [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] and infuriated by his silence.

Wheeljack manages to reach the hangar, but Shockwave blocks his exit, declaring he has outlasted his usefulness. Before he can fire, however, Megatron calls and demands his presence, as he is currently under attack by Lefty. Begrudgingly, Shockwave heads back to the bridge as Wheeljack leaves the ship. On the bridge, Lefty is causing all manner of havoc as Megatron swings his [[energon mace]] wildly at the errant hand. Shockwave arrives and blasts the levitating appendage, disabling it. Megatron is furious, but Shockwave calms him by showing him Wheeljack's drone controller, declaring it the solution to controlling the Scraplets. Outside, Windblade and Bludgeon's fight comes to a head as the Decepticon overpowers her, disarming her and slicing through her arm. He prepares to finish her off, but Wheeljack appears and magnetizes him, attaching the gravity modulator. As Bludgeon floats helplessly away, Wheeljack helps Windblade up and she thanks him for the rescue.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] (3)
*[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Decepticon]] soldiers (6)
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (8)
*[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] (9)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (11)
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Scraplet]]s (1)

}}

==Quotes==
"So...how long have you been an autonomous four-digit actuator?"
:—'''Wheeljack''' makes small talk with a hand.


"If Megatron's ratio of leadership acumen vs. tactical failure falls any lower, I will be forced to... supplant him."
:—'''Shockwave''' showing that Starscream may not be the only Decepticon gunning for leadership.


"Just once, I'd like to take an oil bath that ''wasn't'' recycled!"<br>
"Not gonna happen."
:—The disgusting cleaning habits of '''Lockdown''' and '''Clobber'''.


"What's the matter, Bludgeon? Not used to fighting face to face? Would you rather stab me in the back?"<br>
"..." *repeated sword strikes* <br>
"Why won't you talk?!"
:—'''Windblade''' is annoyed by '''Bludgeon''''s refusal to exchange barbs.


"Millions of cycles, Decepticons have shown us nothing but cruelty! After all this time, one of you finally changed for the better! Slipstream was the only one truly looking beyond our differences! And you...you..."
:—'''Windblade''' seeks ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Combiner Wars]]''-esque vengeance.


"Sometimes antigravity modulators and magnetic rays are mightier than the sword."
:—'''Wheeljack''' the philosopher.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Wheeljack references his Mega Magnetizer, first introduced in "[[The Visitor]]".
* The ''Nemesis'' is still undergoing repairs after Starscream attacked and took the ship in "[[Starscream's Children]]". Presumably the Scraplets Shockwave and Bludgeon experiment on were left behind after Screamer retreated.
* Windblade seeks vengeance for Slipstream after Bludgeon killed her in "[[Parley]]".
* Shadow Striker displays pleasure in the possibility of Shockwave getting into trouble, presumably as a repent of her reconstruction in "[[Shadowstriker]]".

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