What's wrong with him being short? He hardly shot at anyone! Let him stay out of the way.

Oh, and note the numbers of good guys vs. bad guys. 6 to 8. I'll bet Dakota's tail one of the bad guys will switch sides. Maybe in some Dinobot/Armada Starscream sort of way, but it will happen.

"You're either lying or stupid."
"I'm stupid! I'm stupid!"
Megatron and Starscream