Well I think we can both guess at what mine was to be. ( On account of the whole 'destroying the universe to make Cybertron undying' thing. ) But even that was not too far afield for what I wanted - the best for our planet. I'm just sorry it became what it did.

( All of his actions were for the benefit of others, for Cybertron. That is something Shockwave cannot, and will not deny. If starting again is something he wants to do then he can't pretend the past four million years didn't happen. He may not have been himself, but he was still Shockwave.

He would wear the name proudly, as he'd always done, and deal with the consequences of doing so.

One of his hands goes to rest on top of Optimus's. Bold, yes, but Shockwave has always cared little about personal space or what others may think of his actions. )