~ Basically Just Random Stuff Book ~

c!Ranboo, but he shrinks a bunch

When Ranboo got home that evening, the sun was setting. Michael wasn't at Puffy's, so Ranboo assumed that Tubbo had picked him up and he went home. Looking around the kitchen at what he should make for dinner, Ranboo got a message on his communicator.

<Tubbo>
dont worry about diner, boss man :)
Im taking michael to mcpuffys

Ignoring the obvious grammar mistakes, Ranboo smiled. He'd head to McPuffy's then. 

<Tubbo>
Btw, you said youd give me totems

Ranboo let out a sigh. He went back to his house with Techno and Phil, waved high at them, grabbed a few totems, and headed to the McPuffy's. Sure enough, Tubbo was waiting to order with Michael. Ranboo went up behind them and kissed both of them on the head. It startled Tubbo a little, but he laughed after. When Puffy finally came out of the back, she was a little taken aback.

"Ranboo? You've gotten a lot shorter since I've last seen you," Puffy pointed out.
"I have?"
Puffy nodded, "You look around 6' now."

Ranboo panicked at that. He shouldn't be shrinking, that's not possible! He's supposed to be 8'5, not 7', not 6', 8'5! Three blocks! Looking at his height relative to the blocks, he was 6'10. He was hovering right above two block marks, but not quite there. But glancing at Puffy, he was her height, and she was 6'9. Was that him shrinking or him not understanding inches? Ngl, I'd understand not being able to estimate inches, but at least that fucker has a guide. You don't get that in real life.

Tubbo attempted to calm Ranboo down, but seeing how tall he was compared to Tubbo only had him panic more. According to a height comparison chart the author looked up, Tubbo should be at Ranboo’s waist. However, he was now at his shoulders. Puffy also tried to calm him down, but now he was shorter than Puffy, so that also made it worse.

"When did the shrinking start?" Puffy asked.
"This morning?" Ranboo sounded unsure.
"I might be able to make something that could help."

Ranboo's face lit up at that. He'd finally go back to being close to a full three blocks tall! Puffy lead Ranboo and Tubbo down to a hidden back part of the McPuffy's. Behind a few locked doors was a potion room. Laying on the table was an open book about potions. However, these weren't your ordinary potions. Flipping through the pages, Tubbo found that there were potions about transforming into various animals and mobs, changing various body parts into different colors, and even changing something's dimensions.

"Transfiguration potions are largely forgotten about, with them being more cosmetic than actually useful," Puffy explained, "But I use them to help fix up food that ends up not really being perfect. And so, all of my food looks straight out of a commercial."
"Is that even legal?" Tubbo questioned.
"I don't think so, which is why my McPuffy's is outside of any country. There's no one to reinforce rules here."

Ranboo looked at the book. In a section titled "dimensions", Ranboo found a potion about height. It said that when someone takes it, they'd gradually shrink til they reach a height of the brewer's wishing. 

"Puffy, I think I found something!"

Going over, Puffy looked at the potion. It was indeed what she was looking for.

"Alright Ranboo. Transfiguration potions work a little differently than regular potions. If you take two opposite potions, they don't cancel out. You will just continuously grow then shrink after. You need to either wait out the first one or end its effects."
"So, I just need to drink milk?" Ranboo asked.
"No. Milk doesn't work. You need to drink water."

Ranboo was rightfully scared by that. In case you didn't know, Ranboo was part Enderman. He couldn’t come in contact with water. He was sure he could drink it, but he could run the risk of spilling all over himself. Puffy was already getting the water bottle, though.

"Are- are there any other solutions?" Ranboo suggested.
"I mean, you could try and find whoever put the potion on you in the first place and get them to make you the opposite potion. Since they'd be made by the same person, they'd cancel out and the second one will cover up the first."

Ranboo nodded and ran out. He was going to try and find whoever did this.

Ranboo figured it was probably one of the first few L'Manburgians since they had some of the best experience with potions. That left Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo and Fundy. Wilbur didn't know the shrinking was happening and Tubbo wouldn't do this, so Tommy and Fundy were left. Tommy was probably the closest to Puffy, so he'd most likely stumble along the book about transfiguration potions.

At Tommy’s house, he was playing with Shroud. Ranboo awkwardly stood in the doorway. Then, he noticed how much shorter he had gotten. He was two feet tall. 6'. Ranboo knocked on the wall, and Tommy quickly stood up. When he saw that Ranboo was an inch shorter, Tommy immediately broke out into laughs.

"You've gotten so small, big man!" Tommy’s eyes started watering from all the laughing.
"Tommy! Can you please undo all of this!" Ranboo gestured at himself.
"Wh-what?" Tommy stuttered out, regaining his breath, "Undo what?"
Ranboo looked mortified, "You put a transfiguration potion on me, correct?"
"Ohhhh. Yeah, I did."

Ranboo wanted to slap the grin off of Tommy’s face.

"Undo it."
Tommy studied Ranboo's features before letting out a, "No."

Ranboo lunged at Tommy, and Tommy quickly ran out of his grasp. Luckily, Ranboo wrapped his tail around Tommy’s ankle, causing him to fall. Ranboo stood over Tommy, his hands on his hips.

"Boss man, get your weird ass tail off of me," Tommy glared at him.
"Not until you undo the potion."

And so, Tommy walked with Ranboo’s tail nearly cutting off the circulation in his ankle, to the McPuffy's. Waiting inside was Tubbo and Puffy. Ranboo was only a few inches taller than Tubbo, which made Tubbo chuckle a little. In the potion room, Puffy gave Tommy everything he'd need and he went to work making the counter potion.

"Make sure to think about Ranboo’s natural height, or I'm not giving you anymore free Puffy Meals (McPuffy's happy meals)," Puffy frowned.

Originally, Tommy wasn't thinking of Ranboo’s natural height, but now he was. The Puffy Meals were the best. Tubbo had even gasped at Puffy's statement despite the fact that he had no part in this. By the time Tommy was finished, Ranboo was around Tubbo’s height. Tommy carefully picked up the potion and took it over to Ranboo. Ranboo held out his hand. Tommy slowly started passing it to Ranboo, however he let go of the bottle before Ranboo had a good grip around it.

When the glass hit the floor and shattered, so did the last of Ranboo’s pride. The liquid that would've solved Ranboo's problem was now a puddle on the floor. No one moved. No one made a sound. They all just stared at the glass shards and potion puddle.

"I… don't have any more of the ingredients," Puffy whispered, "and I don't think you can drink it off of the floor…"
"I'll just take the water," Ranboo sighed.

Puffy handed him the bottle and Ranboo downed it. When it was empty, Ranboo set it down on the counter. 

"You won't shrink any more, but the water won't make you grow either. So you're stuck at that height until I can get the right ingredients," Puffy explained.

Ranboo wanted to cry. He was, in fact, shorter than Tubbo now.