You were still our captain. [ Drift looked back at Megatron with a drawn expression, almost as if he was tired to be explaining this as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. ] It took everyone, it took, a long time to come to terms with that, but you proved yourself to be excellent at it.

[ His shoulders slump and he sighs, ]

I don't know- things had been different. If you were still around, then maybe Rodimus...