These are all questions that Starscream could answer very easily, of course, but naturally he is not very inclined to be sharing the details of such a devastating weapon with an enemy agent.

When he hears that the Empress herself is interested in the artifact though, a far sharper lance of fear jolts his spark, chilling the very energon in his veins. In the hands of a vicious enemy species, that thing could force the entire Cybertronian race even closer to the brink of extinction.

"If it would, is that really the sort of thing that would stop someone like your Empress from using it?" He tries to put on a demanding face. "That device is Decepticon property and as such needs to be turned over to me, now. It is of no practical use to you or your kind."