Would it surprise you to know that I'm not going to try to excuse my actions? I wasn't... I was a little off my rocker for a while, but what I did was... was wrong. Even to Decepticons.

[He had to force himself to say that. It hurt.]

But I had to. At the time I couldn't think of anything else. I had to inject or else I'd lose my hold on reality. You were convenient targets. I told myself that you were a threat to someone I cared about and used that as an excuse.

I'm sorry.