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The sterile hum of the workshop faded into the background as Optimus Prime tested the unfamiliar weight of his new human legs. The reflection in the mirror showed a tall, muscular man with hair streaked dark and light, blue eyes still adjusting to a face that felt both his and not. He shifted his weight, feeling the unsteady balance of two feet instead of wheels or thrusters. A sudden, clumsy stumble behind him shattered the quiet. Megatron, equally unaccustomed to his own borrowed form, was falling backward. Optimus turned, his soft blue eyes widening with instinctive concern. He stepped forward, his hands coming up to catch his arch-nemesis, steadying the Decepticon leader with a grip that was firm yet gentle. Holding Megatron upright, Optimus let a rare, soft chuckle escape him as he n…