Toy Land

Miko felt extremely groggy. The thick, sand like crust on their eyelids being felt with each flutter as they tried to open them. They felt heavy, stirring under the covers on what felt like the softest mattress they’d ever slept on. The soft, plush blankets doing all they could to further keep Miko from waking from their slumber.

The smell of baby powder wafted through the air, filling their nostrils with its strong, unique scent as it drew an overwhelming sense of happiness from their inner core, feeling themselves smile. Their hands searched blindly, slowly tracing along the soft blankets in search of the pacifier that would have fallen out in the middle of the night. They grabbed it, pulling at the clip attached to their collar as they lifted their hand in confusion, rubbing at the crusties in their eyes as they worked to open them.

Miko opened their eyes, a blurry mess of faded objects as they continued to rub, confused by the clip they had no recall of securing. The soft, fluffed diaper making itself known via muffled crinkles from under the blankets as they shifted about, sitting up as their eyes finally opened.

They looked around confused, suddenly feeling overtly small as they found themselves sitting in the largest crib they’d ever seen. A true infant-like scale that towered over their otherwise adult body as they stared upwards, following one of the bars as it continued to stretch upwards for at least several feet over their actual height.

Their heart raced, looking around at the rest of the room that seemed to be of equal scale. The background blended into what looked like nothing. A room floating in the middle of an otherwise never ending, empty space that was filled with an assortment of nursery furniture scaled to make Miko feel insignificant.

Miko felt their forehead sweat as they pushed the pacifier into their mouth, suckling on it in an attempt to calm themselves as they quickly got to their feet. The soft mattress and assortment of blankets and stuffed animals made it difficult to walk as they felt themselves wobble, reaching out for the bars to the crib as they looked outward.

“Is the little one finally awake?” A soft voice called out as they turned towards the direction it came from.

Miko stood in awe, the pacifier falling from their mouth as it swung on the clip attached to their collar. They stared at the massive stuffed bear that seemed to silently approach, recognizing it as their own stuffed bear Rea only in a full life size form.

She approached the crib from the other side of the bars, towering well above it as her features shifted with ease to make it look real. Her stitched mouth and eyes conveyed real emotions, peering back at Miko as her mouth even opened as she spoke.

“Someones been quite the sleepy head,” Rea said with a smile, leaning over the top of the bars as she looked down at Miko, further defining the scale and making Miko feel completely helpless.

All Miko could do was stare dumbfoundedly, watching Rea’s two oversized arms reach down and grab under either side of their armpits. Miko was lifted into the air, finding themselves propped against Rea’s shoulder as they got a better look at the massively oversized room.

“I have to be dreaming…” Miko thought, realizing they were being carried to the changing table as Rea laid them down.

Miko instantly felt comfortable. A cloud-like feeling holding them up as the tension of their onesie released, feeling Rea pull it further up their chest as her soft plush fur gently ran up Miko’s skin.

“Rea-?” Miko let out, watching the massive stuffed bear shift towards their dirty diaper and pull it out from under them as they held their feet up in the air.

“What is it, dear?” Rea asked with a concerned look. “I haven't heard you call me that in quite some time,”

Miko gulped, suddenly further thrown off as they weren’t sure what she meant. “Quite- some time?”

Rea smiled softly, sliding a new diaper under Miko’s rear as she continued to work flawlessly. “Since I took you under my wing, sweetheart. Don't you remember?”

Miko tried to recall anything, coming up short on what had happened even yesterday. They ultimately shook their head, feeling the powder slowly fall on their skin as Rea softly rubbed it around.

“Oh dear,” Rea said, a slight sense of concern to her tone as she folded the diaper up. “You asked me to step in, don't you remember?”

Miko wasn't sure what was happening, straining their memory for any resemblance of a bread crumb as they suddenly envisioned themselves crying, clutching Rea tightly as they whispered their dreams and desires to her for support.

“I thought it was quite sweet, really,” Rea smiled, reaching out of view as she pulled out a fresh onesie covered in an assortment of cosmic constellations. “You've always cared for me throughout your life. Keeping me clean, dressing me up, involving me in any activity you could at home,”

Miko felt themselves become flooded with the memories she'd described. Quick flashes of playing with Rea in her original Teddy bear form filled their head as games of house, and tea parties, at home concerts and other forms of imaginary play came back to them.

Miko felt themselves pulled upward, held in a sitting position as Rea continued to dress them, swapping out their current onesie for the fresh one.

“Even when you started to discover this adult baby side,” She smiled, taking a moment to give a tickle of Miko’s sides as they let out a laugh. “I was still your go to toy, firmly wrapped in your arms as I relived some of the best years of my life,”

Miko felt a tear rolling down their cheek as the memories continued to pour in.

“So the decision was easy when you asked,” Rea said. “And now, I get to care for your each and every need and watch you live out your happiest self,”

“But-” Miko let out, looking around. “Rea-”

“Call me Mommy, sweet heart,” She said, carefully raising their pacifier towards Miko’s lips as she clipped it to their collar.

Rea reached down, lifting Miko into their arms as she carried them over her shoulder, leaving Miko unsure of where they were being taken too next.

“‘ommy-” Miko stuttered from behind their pacifier. “‘ow is any of this ‘ossible?”

Rea moved Miko with ease, lowering them into a high chair as she reached under the tray, buckling Miko in as they stared in disbelief.

“Toy land, dear,” She smiled. “A parallel universe to yours where us toys can go to escape,”

Miko couldn't help but feel like this was anything more than a dream as they quickly grabbed at their arm, twisting the skin in a rather painful fashion as nothing happened.

“‘ut-” Miko said, giving another tight twist to their skin before Rea gently pulled their arms apart.

“Mommy doesn't need to put you in mittens, does she?” Rea teased softly, resting Miko’s arms on the plastic tray as she turned to open some cabinets.

Miko let the pacifier fall from their mouth, feeling the safest they ever had with Rea and her gentle touch. “How am I here?”

Rea held up two jars of baby food, carrying them both over as she set them on the plastic tray alongside a silicon spoon as she turned to grab something else. 

“I brought you here as my toy,” Rea said softly. “I don't want that to sound scary, it's just the only way that this could work,”

Miko felt a little uneasy, but found themselves ultimately trusting Rea. After all, it was their life long Teddy bear, was it not?

Rea suddenly held up a silicone bib, securing it with ease around Miko’s neck as they found themselves blushing. 

“So- I'm a toy? In this…universe?”

Rea smiled, unscrewing one of the jars as she started to mix its contents with the spoon. “Mhmm, you're my toy. And I'm going to take as good of care as you, as you took of me,”

“How can you-” Miko started.

“Open wide!” Rea said, cutting them off as she drove the spoon around like a plane, landing in Miko’s mouth as they closed their lips, pulling the mushy contents off the spoon.

Miko quickly swallowed the mush, an otherwise untasteful substance that they tried not to think what it was made out of. Toys wouldn't normally have to eat, would they?

The spoonfuls continued to come, the bleak substance tasting slightly different as they got to the second jar though Miko still couldn't identify it.

“Mommy?” Miko asked as Rea got up to dispose of the jars.

“My, my,” She chuckled. “You are quite talkative today,”

“Eh- sorry?” Miko said stupidly.

“I bet you would have loved to talk to me over all of those years,” Rea said, starting to remove the bib.

“I did talk to you,” Miko started. 

“You sure did,” Rea smiled. “You told me everything,”

Miko blushed, though not entirely sure why they felt so embarrassed about that. “Is- am I always going to be your…toy?”

“You sure are,” She smiled, reaching under the tray to undo the buckle before lifting Miko out of the seat. “But I prefer to think of you as my little baby,”

“Heh-” Miko chuckled, enjoying the sound of that as they wondered where Rea was taking them next. “So I can never go back?”

Rea gently lowered Miko into a large playpen, the walls surely big enough to keep Miko from exiting on their own as the center was filled with colorful blankets, toys and pillows. 

“Not unless I took you back,” She said softly. “But a lot of things happened to line up to make this possible. I'm not sure you'd ever make this possible again,”

“Make this possible-” Miko started, standing where they were as they looked back up at Rea towering over them.

Rea reached down, grabbing the pacifier clipped to Miko’s onesie as she pushed it between their lips. “I think you're using far too much of that silly brain of yours,” She said softly, the sudden click of a TV as Miko’s favorite cartoon started to play. 

Miko turned towards the massive TV, feeling as though it spanned their whole vision as it definitely caught their eye.

Miko felt Rea’s soft hand at the back of their head as she gently passed it over their head. They felt their spiraling thoughts come to a lull as they suddenly found their attention focused on the pacifier in their mouth as well as the show.

“Why don't you let that silly brain relax for a while,” Rea’s voice cooed out of sight of Miko. “Enjoy some cartoons, fill your diaper…”

Miko could feel her words controlling their thoughts. Their worry washed away as their bladder began to expand the otherwise dry padding of their fresh diaper. The rhythmic sucking of their pacifier continued to lull them into a sense of safety as Rea gave another soft swipe of her paw over his head.

“Just know, your heart and soul were in agreement to become my little baby,” Rea said, turning to leave Miko in the playpen. “It wouldn't have happened otherwise,”