"Idleness has never been my strong suit," he admits, although there's slight affection in that sentence. Granted, Prowl would have never said it with the same tone. In fact, Optimus was a little too active for his Second-in-command's liking. But he knew that Shockwave was the same way. They both desired change, and knew that sitting around just waiting for it to happen was...well.

Stagnant in itself.

"But I don't think the planet would want that either. So maybe this new world is our mission now."