CYLAS becomes a Terrorcon

Here's how CYLAS becomes a Terrorcon goes in Overlord of Dragons, Part 1.

[Knock Out, Starscream and his minions return to the medical bay to find CYLAS maddening himself]

CYLAS: I am gonna make you suffer in ways you will not believe!

Starscream: Just how much of the Synth-En have you given him?

Nightmare Moon: Indeed, Knock Out.

Krogan: This is awkward after all.

Viggo Grimborn: Now what?

Johann: What happened?

Drago Bludvist: How much Synthetic Energon did you give him?

Suri Polomare: I was about to ask *you* the same question.

Tempest Shadow: What just happened to CYLAS?

Queen Chrysalis: Indeed.

King Sombra: Oh, for the love of-- Now what?!

Knock Out: 2 additional does, 3 at the most, but CYLAS' increasingly volitare nature isn't the only wrinkle. It appears that the more green stuff I administer, the faster this monstrosity formerly known as Breakdown burns through his own natural Energon reserves.

Starscream: This will not do! Megatron already possess one unruly beast with that Predacon of his. What good is another freak of nature that cannot be controlled?!

[He suddenly gets an idea]

Starscream: Wait! I'm a fool.

[He smirks]

[Later]

Knock Out: Dark Energon? You are more than a fool, Starscream. I think your neural cluster has blown a massive fuse!

Krogan: Knock Out has a point.

Viggo Grimborn: It could be dangerous.

Johann: Indeed.

Drago Bludvist: Dark Energon is the Anti-spark of Unicron the Destroyer.

Suri Polomare: Who knows what will happen if we infuse him with that?

King Sombra: I agree with both of them.

Starscream: Oh, on the contrary, dear Doctor, adding Dark Energon to the formula should provide Lord Megatron with full control over his supersoldier.

Nightmare Moon: Trust us.

Tempest Shadow: It will be natural.

Queen Chrysalis: And more fear-striking.

Knock Out: Okay. True that Lord Megatron does possess a symbiotic link to any 1 or thing infused with the dark matter allowing him to manipulate them as if they were puppets, but have you forgotten what the so-called "Blood of Unicron" did to our warship?

Krogan: I hate to say this, but Starscream may be onto something.

Viggo Grimborn: Indeed.

Johann: Yes, he may be.

Drago Bludvist: But the previous side effects--

Suri Polomare: Don't matter.

King Sombra: Don't you remember last time we infused Dark Energon with the warship?

Starscream: That was the result of a massive infusion. I'm suggesting a drop or 2 merely enough to allow our master to command his warrior at will.

Nightmare Moon: He's experienced it once.

Krogan: Good point.

Viggo Grimborn: Indeed.

Johann: Excellent.

Drago Bludvist: [Sighs] As usual.

Suri Polomare: Hm-hmm.

Tempest Shadow: Now, it's your turn.

Queen Chrysalis: Just trust us on this one.

King Sombra: [Sighs] Very well.

Knock Out: Even so, it's too drastic to take extreme measure without Shockwave's approval. I do, after all, report to him.

Starscream: Not on this project! Supersoldiers fall under military operations, meaning, dear Knock Out, that you now report to me and my minions. Are we clear?

[Knock Out infuses CYLAS with a cocktail comprised of Dark Energon]

Knock Out: Wait for it.

[CYLAS' optics snap close]

Krogan: Whoa.

Viggo Grimborn: Tell me about it.

Johann: Awkward.

Drago Bludvist: Indeed.

Suri Polomare: What just happened?

King Sombra: I was about to ask you the same question.

Starscream: [Groans] Equines in any form cannot be relied upon.

[CYLAS' optics snap open and he roars]

Knock Out: It's alive!

[CYLAS breaks free of his ties]

Knock Out: Aah! Oh!

Starscream: Scrap!

[CYLAS gets up, takes a few steps, then collapses]

Krogan: What just happened?

Viggo Grimborn: No clue, Krogan,

Johann: Viggo is correct.

Drago Bludvist: Hm.

Suri Polomare: CYLAS? As in, "Cybernetic Life Augment by Symbiosis?"

King Sombra: Whoa, I did not see that 1 coming.

Starscream: Oh, for the love of-- Now what?!

Nightmare Moon: Yes, Knock Out.

Tempest Shadow: What happened?

Queen Chrysalis: Why didn't he move any further?

Knock Out: I tried to tell you before. It's a side effect from the Synth-En. He's burned through his natural reserves.

Starscream: Then perhaps we should withhold any infusions for a while. Might calm CYLAS down a bit, make him a tad more manageable.

[CYLAS starts shaking]

CYLAS: Need...Energon.

[He introduces an Energon-sucking Terrorcon tongue from his lower jaw]

[He approaches Starscream and tries to drain him]

[Knock Out zaps him with his prod from behind]

[Nightmare Moon bucks him and CYLAS again produces the Energon-sucking tongue]

Tempest Shadow: (Gasps) I think he's actually trying to--

Knock Out: Suck out our Energon with that thing?

[CYLAS stretches his tongue]

King Sombra: It sure seems that way.

[CYLAS takes the prod and breaks it]

[The 'Cons, Hunters, Flyers, and Ponies run into a hall]

[CYLAS follows]

[Starscream turns to Knock Out]

Starscream: See if you can hold him off!

Knock Out: W-what?! Wait for me!

[Starscream transforms and Knock Out holds on]

[CYLAS stops and turns and walks away]

[In another hall, Starscream transforms to 'Bot mode, throwing Knock Out off]

Knock Out: We need to sound the alarm!

Krogan: Are you insane?!

Viggo Grimborn: Megatron could kill us!

Johann: Indeed.

Drago Bludvist: I knew this was a terrible idea.

Suri Polomare: Relax, Drago.

King Sombra: We must warn Soundwave!

Starscream: Out of the question! Megatron will undoubtedly hold us responsible.

Nightmare Moon: He's right.

Tempest Shadow: Who knows what he'll do to us then?

Queen Chrysalis: This would be seen as an act of betrayal.

Knock Out: But, we are!

Starscream: Well, you are, mostly. Anyway, His Lordship doesn't need to know that. Not if we handle this the right way.

Nightmare Moon: Good thinking.

Tempest Shadow: That's right.

Queen Chrysalis: CYLAS won't last 3 minutes.

Knock Out: Meaning?!

Krogan: What do you mean?!

Viggo Grimborn: Quickly!

Johann: CYLAS is a threat to us!

Drago Bludvist: Hurry!

Suri Polomare: Do something! Fast!

King Sombra: A decision would be good right about now!

Starscream: Use your head, Knock Out! This ship is crawling with highly-trained Vehicon troopers, armed for combat. The moment CYLAS attempts to feed, they will neutralize him for us. Problem solved.

Nightmare Moon: Trust us.

Tempest Shadow: This is better than all of Starscream's preivous ideas combined.

Queen Chrysalis: You'll see.

[Meanwhile, a Vehicon is roaming the halls, CYLAS jumps on him and drains his Energon]

[With Starscream, Knock Out, Hunters, Flyers, and the pony villains]

Starscream: Once we recover CYLAS' body, we must dispose of it as quickly and efficiency as possible. No trace of him can be allowed to remain.

Knock Out: His [shivers] infected body.

[They turn over and see the dead Vehicon]

[Knock Out runs over]

Knock Out: Gone. Completely drained of Energon.

Tempest Shadow: Tell me something, Starscream, when you said "problem solved", is this even closer to what you had in mind?!

Starscream: I do not appreciate your tone, Tempest. This brewing catastrophe was hardly my fault.

Nightmare Moon: Hey!

Queen Chrysalis: It was your idea to begin with!

King Sombra: Yeah!

Knock Out: Well, it certainly isn't mine!

[As Tempest Shadow and Knock Out bicker, the Vehicon gets up]

Tempest Shadow: Oh, no? You're the Mastermind who chose to experiment with Synthetic Energon!

Knock Out: And you're the monkey wretch who tried to experiment with Red Energon!

[The Vehicon growls and they freeze]

[They turn to face it]

Vehicon: Energon!

[It produces the same tongue as CYLAS]

[Knock Out and the others back off in horror]

Starscream: I thought you said he had no spark!

Tempest Shadow: How is this possible?

Knock Out: Dark Energon. It reanimates the dead!

Vehicon: Raaaaah!

Nightmare Moon: Quick, aim for the head!

Starscream: What?! How do you know?!

Krogan: Knock Out saw Equine horror films!

[Silence]

Queen Chrysalis: At drive-in theaters!

[Starscream puts his gun away]

[He aims his missile at the Terrorcon]

[He fires and the head is blown off but the Terrorcon continues in advance]

King Sombra: Forget the head! Go for the spark!

[Starscream shoots the Vehicon in the chest multiple times]

[It collapses and the cons put their weapons away]

Knock Out: We severed its link to the Dark Energon. Equine horror films, waste of time.