Published: December 16th 2022, 7:40:23 am
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Ben wasn't wrong. He did live in a world that didn't accept him. But the bears didn't care about what the world thought. They cared about what Ben needed, and as Smart Bear said, what he needed was lots of love and attention from his real friends - the Love a Bunch bears, along with a healthy dose of babying. It didn't matter what the world thought, because the Love a Bunch bears were building a world that would accept and love Ben as the little boy he needed to be. Him and so many others that needed the same thing.
"You see," said Smart bear, as the bears met and monitored Ben sleeping from the observation room, "His numbers are healthier than ever! And look at us! We've got so much energy we're practically glowing!"
"I've never felt so big and strong," said Baby bear, flexing his furry arm with a giggle. "It's baby power!"
"You could call it that," said Smart Bear with a smile. "We've never had the chance to build out into the world like this before, or the energy. But I think a lot of people are on board with this new lifestyle and they're feeling the healthy effects. The scientists and scholars are reading my papers. All we have left are the lawmakers, and I think we can start to tackle some of the bigger fish."
"Bigger fish?"
"Way bigger," said Smart bear. Now the bears were all curious.
While the bears made their plans, little Benji slept soundly without any clue about how the world was slowly being changed around him. He had started this journey out feeling that he had to look out for the bears. He didn't even realize how completely that had been turned on its head. In fact, as he slowly woke up, there was already a bear checking on him.
"Whuh, what's up?" Ben said with a sleepy yawn as the bear pawed at the front of his diaper. His onesie was already pulled up to his belly as the bear went about whatever he was doing.
"Ooh, little one. You're wet! It's a good thing you were wearing that stuffer! You woulda leaked a bunch!"
"Whuh? N-no," said Ben, wiping the sleep from his eyes, but he was already being carried to the changing table by Baby Bear. "But I never wet the bed before... How come this keeps happening?"
"Don't worry," said Baby Bear. "We all wear diapers here! It's totally normal and comfy!"
"Normal and... comfy," said Ben, as he was deposited on the soft padded table. The crinkle. The thick soft padding between his legs pressing his thighs apart. The smooth cool plastic under his thighs. It didn't seem normal to him at all. Especially when he was pushed onto his back and his diaper was pulled down.
"Don't worry, Benji! You'll be in a fresh diaper in no time!"
"But Baby Bear, that's not what I'm worried about..."
"Aww, you just need more baby time! That always makes me feel better."
Benji looked around. "I mean, can it get much more baby than this?" The room was in a rainbow cloud castle, fully equipped with a crib, a changing table, plushies galore, and of course, all the diapers he and the bears could possibly need. The bears were much bigger than him, big enough to practically be bean bags, and Baby Bear seemed to have the same idea as he taped up his distracted baby Benji.
"Time to jump into the diaper piiiile!"
"What that?! Whooooah!" Ben yelled out as he was footballed over to the diaper pile, held in two plushie arms as the big baby bear ran and jumped into the pile. It was... surprisingly comfy!
"Relax, lil guy! I'll put on some tunes, maybe some cartoons, and we can just... chill in the diaper pile!"
"O-okay... I guess," said Ben. It was hard to deny that the diaper pile was comfy.
"Come on, you got somewhere else to be?" asked Baby bear.
"I guess not..." Ben didn't even have a job anymore - or need one, apparently, since the bears were so successful at... doing bear things.
They spent the day chilling in a pile of diapers, and Ben decided it was not a terrible way to spend the day.
"You know, you can enjoy relaxing," said Baby Bear. "That's the best part of being a baby."
"I guess... I just feel guilty when I'm, you know, not doing stuff..." Ben scratched his head and looked down.
"But why?" asked Baby bear. "Who made that rule?"
"I dunno. People?"
"Well, Baby Bear says that's a load of hooey. I give you permission to relax as much as you want. In fact, it's mandatory!"
"Oh! Well, I guess if I have to..." Ben couldn't help but smile a little bit as he laid back and closed his eyes. He was really able to relax... at least until his tummy grumbled.
"You know what else helps us relax?" asked Baby bear pulling out his special surprise. "A warm bottle of miiiilk."
Ben blushed. He hated being fed bottles by the bears because it was embarrassing. Especially now, knowing that thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands were watching. Still, it was relaxing.
"That's it," said Baby bear, as he held the huge bottle up with the nipple tickling baby Benji's lips. "Open up, little one. Just give it a try. One day of relaxing Baby Bear style."
Ben relented, openning his mouth and sucking while Baby Bear gave him lots of encouragement. "That's right. It's okay to enjoy this. Just relax and feel good. You deserve it! You're a good little one. Just drink and relax. Good baby...."
Ben loved being taken care of and loved like this. After all those years without, it was like finally getting water in the desert, or air after breaking the surface of the water. And after all, Baby Bear said he had to, so it was super extra okay to enjoy this... at least for now.
"That's it, baby boy! You're learning! You just got to keep it up."
The bears watched from their observation room and nodded at each other. This was working. And if it worked for Ben, it could certainly work for anyone else...