"Of course," says Megatron, smiling as if the concealment of his real body is a private joke between the two of them. He advances towards Baelheit like a tiger in an expensive suit. "You are an intelligent man, Doctor Baelheit; I will cut to the spark of the matter. We know you have made headway in your work on the synthetic energon formula. Tell me – what do you hope to gain by keeping your progress from us?"