The slow speed of light urged the first hyperdrive,
Then Spanner invented a new way to travel.
Built into his bridge by the 'Cons while alive
So the delicate void wouldn't start to unravel.
But the stresses of stars gave him gravity-scars,
And then black-hole-linked Megatron blew him to char
Fear of death led a Star-Mangled-Spanner to waive
Freedom's choice; even now, as a corpse he's enslaved.