This is more in the realm of silly thoughts, but I’ve seen a lot of posts about transformers mass-displating (aka shrinking down) to roughly human size.
Pretty sure this is a fannon term but if it WAS cannon to the lore of transformers, I think it could be hilarious
Maybe the bots have some kind of technology to shrink down equipment or weaponry to make transporting it easier. During the war on cybertron this technology was used to help move weaponry and supplies between locations discreetly and quickly. Most of the technology got destroyed, but imagine the bots at some point recovering some old mass-displacement technology that crashes to earth and being able to restore it
Of course, the machine is still considered extremely delicate, so of course failures during test runs to shrink down random objects are expected
You, being the bots already distressingly small (compared to them) human friend, aren’t even allowed in the same ROOM as the device! If you got hit by the beam and you got shrunk, you’d basically become an ant! Anytime you are allowed in the same room as the device, it’s ALWAYS at a safe distance! The bots are budging on this one, no if’s and’s or but’s even when you assure them you’ll be fine
Then comes the fateful day, when during testing the machine malfunctions and the nearest bot gets hit with the stray beam and begins to shrink down. Reactions are…passionate, let’s say
Of course, the bot who got shrink is rightfully having a bit of a panic, meanwhile you’re still processing the fact you’re once giant friend now stands at only a few feet taller than yourself (I might add more bots to this later but here’s what I’ve written so far)
If Optimus got shrunk down, he does his best to remain calm. As a prime and leader, it’s only natural he keep a level head - if not for his own sake to stop him from panicking then for his comrades. It’s comical really, hearing Prime’s assured, authoritative voice talking to his teammates when he barely reaches their knees. Thankfully, most bots have the politeness to keep their amusement to themselves (or at least refrain from chuckling at the situation infront of their Prime)
On the other hand, while Optimus is eager to get back to his rightful size, there’s also a part of him that is truly wondered by the situation. He’s lifted you up to his face when you’ve been talking, but there’s something uniquely different about being shrunk down to your size and being able to study all the intricate details that paint your face up close. I think Optimus would be fascinated with your hands in particular, especially since he can now properly hold them without risking crushing them. Just…looking at them, maybe tracing the lines across your palm with a soft hum. If you have freckles Optimus idly tries to map constellations between them when you’re chatting, and if you’d allow him, he’d even delicately touch his servo to them
If Ratchet got shrunk down….that’s a different story. For one, he is FUMING, and if any of the younger bots have the courage to snort or laugh at his predicament, Ratchet is throwing the nearest, smallest item he can chuck. He is instantly on board with trying to get this fixed, even if he can barley operate a data pad in his condition. It practically takes the other bots shoving Ratchet out of the room because he won’t be much help given his size for him to reluctantly admit defeat. Doesn’t help matters that you are apparently fixated on studying him now that he’s of a smaller size
It’s funny, watching Ratchet try not to squirm as you circle him, standing on your tiptoes to get a better look at his face while Ratchet hopes you don’t notice how he leans back, before pushing you away with his servo with a grunt. You try to lighten the mood, to keep Ratchet’s mind off the current situation by saying he could take this opportunity to relax and take the day off! Ratchet tells you how he feels about that with a firm, hard scowl.
Alas, you are determined to give Ratchet a relaxation day, showing him human movies and - of course - memes on your phone. Ratchet’s confused reaction to them are priceless! You’re certainly one damn persistent distraction
Ratchet finds being small very uncomfortable. For one, he feels so helpless. He cant do anything at this size, and being made to sit still and stay out of the way while everyone else works to fix the problem makes him restless. His servos tap and twitch with a restless urge to do something with them! Something that particularly shakes Ratchet is when a another bot wonders by and the falls of their pedes actually make Ratchet loose his balance for a split second, servos flying out to grasp the nearest item - you - for stability. Used to the way the bots walk, you barely flinch, but the tremors that shake the ground when they walk almost send Ratchet falling back on his aft multiple times
You essentially become his walking stick until he’s back to normal
Bee, compared to the others, is relatively calm about the ordeal once he gets over his initial shock. It doesn’t take him long for his shock to bleed into curiosity and he’s soon eagerly wanting to inspect all your human things that he couldn’t before. Even if it’s the most mundane thing ever, Bee wants to look at it: hairbrush, razor, earrings, jackets, trainers - if you have a camera on your phone he insists on you two taking a BUNCH of photos together! Your camera roll has doubled by the time the day is over.
Of course, you try to show Bee how to play some of the video games you keep in the base. He ends up getting too enthusiastic with his button mashing and breaks his controller
Then, and it’s arguable which of you came up with this idea, Bee transformers into his alt mode while still mass-displaced and drives around the base with you sitting ontop of his roof. You both got a lengthy earful from Ratchet (especially when Bee zoomed around his pedes with you laughing like a mad man)
