Edward and the Hidden-Away Nursery Summary: Edward, an average 13-year-old, finds out he must attend a mysterious and newly opened nursery in the local mall. Little does he know the many surprises that are in store in this 'Young Person's Day- Care'... “Kelly! I won’t, you know I’m too old!” “Of course you’re not, now come on!” “I am, for God’s sake, you’re being stupid!” “Keep talking like that and I’ll tell Mum and Dad.” Kelly practically dragged her younger brother, Edward, further along in the mall. Luckily, both she and Edward thought, it was just after opening, so very few people were around to see them squabble. Edward was 13 years old, well, only just 13, his birthday had been four days ago, and Kelly was 18 and very nearly late for work. Edward and Kelly’s parents had left town, their company had sent them to a convention down south and several meetings with “Important people,” as they always said. Not wanting Edward to be left alone at home during the holidays, they asked that Kelly should find some kind of activity or something for Edward to go to whilst she was working. As luck would have it, an apparently small and hidden-away ‘nursery and young person’s day-care’ had opened in the very mall that Kelly worked at. Because of the daycare’s grand opening deal, both Kelly and her parents agreed it would be perfect place to leave Edward if it proved to be up to their standards. Edward’s parents both visited the day-care and spent most of an afternoon there, to oversee it and talk with the staff. They came home and announced that it was indeed ‘perfect.’ This is how Edward found himself being almost literally dragged there by his older sister the morning after their parent’s departure. He went quiet after Kelly’s threat of telling Mum and Dad, and allowed himself to be led there, with slightly less of a struggle. The daycare itself looked small. It was situated at the very end of one of the malls’ many zones, set against the back wall. It was overshadowed by a large chemist on its other side. A poster had been put up across the door, advertising the ‘grand opening deal,’ with a list of bargains included in the deal, such as ‘Helpful staff’, ‘Constant supervision’ and ‘Food and diapers all included.’ Edward found himself being led inside much quicker then he would have liked, and being almost pushed towards the desk that sat directly to the right. The lady sitting behind it was about 30 years old, maybe slightly younger, dressed in a clean white uniform. She looked up immediately when the door was opened and listened as Kelly introduced herself and Edward. “Edward…” the lady said, looking down a list on the wall. “Yes,” she continued. “You are slightly early, but no worry, you can leave him with me,” she said to Kelly, who nodded, said goodbye to Edward and left through the door. “Just wait in there,” the lady said to Edward, pointing with her pen to one of the two doors leading further into the back of the daycare. “You’ll find some drink and snacks in there.” Edward peered through the door. It looked like a fairly ordinary waiting room, with a low table lined with paper cups of milk and various juices, and numerous plates piled with various snacks. Soft chairs lined the walls and a television sat in one of the corners of the ceiling. Taking some orange juice and a biscuit, Edward sat down, very nervously. He looked up at the television, which was playing cartoons. He sat there for about twenty minutes, looking down from the TV whenever the door to the day-care opened. Several children of different ages entered with their guardians. Some looked very young, hardly three or four, a couple looked about eight, maybe nine years old. Mind you, Edward did look quite young, too, so he doubted he looked that out of place compared with the children coming in. None of the other children joined him. They were sent straight into the other door leading out of the reception. After the twenty minutes, the lady at the reception called Edward through. He dropped his three empty paper cups in the bin as he left. The lady said “You can go in now, the lady inside will help you.” Obediently, Edward entered the second door and closed it behind him. A second lady, dressed in the same uniform as the receptionist looked over at him as he entered. “Okay,” she said. “Nothing to be nervous about.” She guided Edward over to a table of some kind, with small doors under the top. She asked Edward to remove his shoes, watch and several other items. She placed these in one of the small compartments under the table and she then asked Edward to get on top of the table. She helped him a little. The table had a slight rubbery feel to it, thought Edward as he was motioned by the lady to lie down. “Now, don’t be scared,” she said, placing a hand on a small computer console on the wall. “You’re in safe hands; just try not to move much.” She pressed a couple of the buttons and Edward felt himself move towards the wall. He looked up to see where the table connected to the wall a hatch big enough for him had opened, and the surface of the table was more like a conveyer belt. He was very scared, but stayed still, not wanting to disobey the lady’s instructions. He stopped moving once his whole body and head had moved into the alcove. After a moment’s pause, several lights above him sparkled and shone. Laser-like lights moved over his body, almost like a scanner or something. The lights stopped after a few seconds, and for a moment or two nothing else happened. Without warning, he felt the floor by his feet drop, and felt himself sliding forward. He was terrified as he slid for what felt like a long time. After several moments, he felt himself slide to a halt, but before he could think about where he was or what happened, several mechanical arms loomed towards him, as they did, lights slowly came on, illuminating the circular passage he was lying in. Before he could sit up to have a better look, the robotic hands had hold of him. He felt them tug at his shirt, pulling it off completely. He felt a similar tugging sensation on his trousers, and felt them slide off his legs. Lastly, his underwear was pulled from him, leaving him naked and at the mercy of those mechanical hands. The arms then moved back towards the walls, letting go of him completely. Before he could even realize his freedom, the floor dropped again, once more he felt himself slide into blackness. After a much shorter journey he felt himself slide to another stop. Like before, lights slowly came on and more mechanical arms seized him. He felt himself rise into the air. Terrified, he watched as the arms holding his legs prized them easily apart and raised them further up, exposing him completely. Several more arms descended from the ceiling, carrying a number of white objects. He saw two of the arms unfold one of the white objects in front of him, he then realized, with a feeling of shock and foreboding, it was a very thick disposable diaper! Unable to move, he watched in horror as the arms slid the diaper around him, in one seamless movement they had placed it on him, tightened it to a comfortable size and taped it shut. He then watched as it did this twice more, so once the diapering arms finally disappeared, Edward was clad only in three, exceptionally thick, disposable diapers. The arms lowered him and darkness filled the room. The floor dropped for a third time and he felt himself slide once more into pitch black… After a short journey, he felt the slide vanish from his diapered bottom and seemed, momentarily, to fall into nothingness…until he landed with a very soft thump onto a soft floor. He looked up. He saw he was inside a colourful, kind-looking room. The walls were decorated with calm, pastel colours, while the floor was literally covered with various large, extremely soft cushions. Above a doorway facing Edward ‘Welcome to the Nursery’ was painted, with several cartoon animals decorating the space around it. He looked back towards the ceiling; the ceiling sloped upwards towards a vent-like rectangular hole, far out of reach of the floor. It was there, Edward guessed, that he fell from. He then, after assessing the situation in his head, came to realize that he was still only wearing three thick (yet strangely comfortable) diapers. He moved his hands down and felt them. They were very crinkly, making the noise loudly when he squeezed the padded mass. He was about to untape them when he realized that he had no other clothes, so he guessed it would be better if he kept them on. He unsteadily got to his feet, made difficult by the diapers and the ungainly floor. He made a step, only to fall back onto the cushions. After a minute or so of this, he made it to the doorway. The cushions stopped here, replaced by similarly soft floor, like a spongy material. He supported himself against the wall, continuing down the passage. He now entered a square room, decorated in the same style as the one he was just in. Many doors led off this room, each, apparently, leading to a different zone. Above each door was written things like ‘Cartoon Room’, ‘Disney Room’, ‘Refreshment Room’, ‘Toy Room’ and so on. Another room, he noticed, was labelled ‘Changing Room,’ so he thought he’d better check there, as there must be someone there to change diapers that he could talk to. Ahead, a closed door stood. He approached it, realizing as he did that the door had no handle. When he stopped, lights, like the ones in the tunnel before the slide, flickered. Mechanical arms, like the ones in the tunnel, sprang out of hatches in the wall. They took hold of his arms and legs and lifted him into the air. Another arms appeared, it seemed to scan the diapers Edward was wearing. It stroked the main bulk several times, and inserted its fingers in the leg holes, between the cuff and his legs, apparently feeling the wetness of the diapers. A woman’s voice spoke on overhead speakers. “You are either not wet enough or not soiled enough to use the changing facilities. Please check back once you have exceeded the capacity of your diaper.” The arms lowered Edward and disappeared into the walls. He stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do. He became aware, now that he thought of it, of the amount of pee building up inside of him. He decided to go back to the previous room and check out the rest of the nursery to help take his mind of it. Once back, he read all the rooms, and decided to checkout the Disney Room first. He entered a room similar to the first one, rectangular and covered in cushions. He saw that a huge television screen was positioned on the wall opposite. He saw that the film ‘The Jungle Book’ had just started. He came forward, noticing the many Disney characters painted on the walls. He sat himself in front of the big screen, watching Mowgli and Bagheera begin their journey to the Man Village. Looking at it, he realized that Mowgli’s red underwear looked surprisingly similar to a diaper. He wondered if it was. But he was reminded of the building tension inside him. It wasn’t until he watched Mowgli and Bagheera climb the big tree that he realized he couldn’t fight it. He looked back, to make sure he was alone, and positioned himself on all fours, to loosen the feeling around his crotch. After a brief struggle, he felt the cascade of warm urine fill the space between the diaper and his skin. He peed for a long time it felt, so much that he hoped the diapers didn’t leak onto the cushions, or he may get into trouble. It wasn’t until Kaa began hypnotizing Mowgli and wrapping him up in his tail did Edward feel his bladder empty and the urine stop. He sighed a little sigh of relief. He slumped back down onto the cushions, feeling the warm diaper squish slightly, the still damp inside squelching against his bottom. He decided to stay a while, and continue to watch The Jungle Book, thinking that he’d visit the rest of the nursery when he felt ready to tear his eyes away from the film... To be continued... From the Guy that brought you the yet un-published 'The Impossible Quest of Glake' and the several Jungle Book-related stories brings you a more basic tale of Nurseries and teenage diapering, with yet another Jungle Book reference in it. Enjoy the first part!