(This is a story I co-wrote with https://www.patreon.com/AndSoISaidMrglrg , and now I've been given permission to post it publicly for everyone to read! We hope you enjoy~)
The Empire, a proud nation with a militaristic force unlike any other in the whole world. Through sheer grit and cunning tactics, the numerous statelets that it once was were either annexed or merged together to create the Fatherland it’s known as today.
However, despite their military might, the nation is constantly at war with its neighbors due to territorial conflict and the fact that they run off of their belief in the Great-Reichism. Even with all these problems plaguing their borders though, the Empire has stood strong through it all and proven time and time again that they are a force to be reckoned with.
Of course, a nation is only as strong as its people, and the Empire found itself blessed, or cursed depending on how one were to look at it, with a soldier who’s battle prowess is so terrifying that she earned the nickname, The Devil of the Rhine.
This girl was named Tanya von Degurechaff, a little girl who was raised in an orphanage until the age of nine. Once they learned of her natural magical abilities, she took it upon herself to enlist into the Imperial Army where she climbed its ranks until she eventually made it to the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Along with being able to boast about being the youngest person with such a high rank, she also leads a Mage Battalion known as the Imperial Army 203rd Air Mage Battalion, a group of highly-skilled soldiers who have won every single battle they have ever been in. At least, that was the case until recently.
When news came of Tanya and her battalion losing a key base, all of the higher-ups were shocked to say the least. She was their most elite, their Ace of Aces, and she came home with a failure under her belt, the first one she had ever gotten.
As earth shattering as that was, they all knew that while the blond child was good, there was no way she was infallible; after all, she’s human just like the rest of them, even if it doesn't seem like it most of the time. So, even in light of her failure, they continued to send the 203rd out into the front lines in hopes that their little blunder was nothing more than a slight hiccup. Of course, that didn't seem to be the case.
For some inexplicable reason, Tanya and her squad continued to lose repeatedly. Over and over their losses piled up, and it wasn't long before the higher-ups were forced to temporarily retire their best battalion until they could figure out what they were going to do.
“Sir…” Rerugen trailed off as he stared at his motionless superior, the tension in the air weighing heavily on both men’s shoulders.
The Lieutenant General didn’t respond, instead choosing to keep his head low to the table with his clasped hands held just slightly above. The sweat that dripped down the side of his forehead and anguished grimace showed his reluctance to speak on the subject he knew was coming.
“Sir! We have to talk about Degurechaff.” The Brigadier General exclaimed, not wanting to drag this out any longer than it had too. Luckily for him, his superior was in agreement with that sentiment.
“Yes, I know…” Zettour finally replied as he lifted his head off his desk.
“What should we do?” The younger man asked with worry in his voice. “This war has clearly taken a toll on her mind if she’s gone from unstoppable to…” Rerugen paused, unable to finish his sentence because he couldn’t admit that their number one soldier had fallen from grace.
“Yes? You were saying?” The older man asked, encouraging him to continue with his train of thought since simply denying the truth wouldn’t make it go away.
“What I was saying was that despite everything she has managed to accomplish in these last few years, the undeniable truth is that she is still just a child. A child that we have forced all this stress onto, and now it’s finally caught up with her.” Stated the blue-haired man as he pushed his glasses up towards the bridge of his nose.
“Indeed, but what can we do about it? The stress of war is an unavoidable fact. A child she may be, but she’s still one of our best soldiers. We can’t afford to take her off the front lines for long.” Zettour retorted as the thought of the 203rd going to battle without Tanya crossed his mind. The battalion was filled with capable soldiers, certainly, but Tanya was in a league of her own. The only reason they had made it this far in the war was because of her assistance…
“Well, the rest of the squadron has come up with an idea… However, there’s no guarantee that she’ll go along with the plan. You and I are well aware of Major Degurechaff’s… emotional state, even on her best days.” Rerugen responded as a drop of sweat formed on his forehead. What he was about to propose was an insane idea, but he felt like it might work, Possibly… “She wouldn’t be out of commission for long. A month at maximum, I’d say.”
While the idea of Tanya leaving her duties for even a few days wasn’t exactly appealing for Zettour, let alone a whole month, he knew that if something wasn’t done to help the young girl destress, she’d likely end up becoming a liability for the battalion. With just the thought of their star soldier being reduced to such a sorry state, it unnerved him even more than the idea of letting her leave for a while.
After carefully considering his options, the older man let out a heavy sigh before giving his answer. “...Very well, then. If you all think you have an idea on how to help decrease her stress, then by all means, go ahead.” Zettour said as he leaned back in his chair.
With that settled, Rerugen nodded his head before giving his superior a respectful salute, healing out of the room right after to presumably go discuss the finer details of the plan with the rest of the 203rd. Zettour could only hope that whatever the soldiers had planned would actually help…
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Tanya had spent a day or so packing for this impromptu trip she was being sent on. While the rest of the battalion prayed for her swift return, Tanya was practically on cloud nine as she rode in a military car to wherever she was being assigned to.
“Heheheh… Looks like the victory is mine this time, Being X…! Ever since I was reincarnated into this hellscape, I’ve been looking for any excuse I could find to leave the front lines and live a life of luxury. And now I’ve received exactly that, without even having to ask! If I had known it would be this easy, I would’ve complained about stress a long time ago…” The young girl thought, laughing quietly to herself as she thought all about how she had finally gotten what she felt she deserved, and spared herself from any more of the headache that came with war.
In the middle of her internal gloating, she felt the car suddenly stop, and she looked out the window right next to her seat to see that they had arrived at a relatively nondescript building. Nothing about it particularly stood out to Tanya, which was fine by her, because a building that blended in like this was at much less of a risk of being attacked.
Quickly hopping out of the car, her bag slung around her shoulder, Tanya followed her soldier escort to the front of the building, at which point the soldier saluted her, a gesture she returned, before he left to return to the battalion. Turning towards the building, Tanya just let another dark, satisfied chuckle escape her lips, her thoughts once again turning towards the satisfaction of her victory over Being X as she pushed the doors open and walked inside
“Well hello there! You must be Tanya!” A young woman cooed down to the Lt. Colonel in the most cheery voice she could muster, causing Tanya to flinch at the unexpected greeting.
As the blonde girl inspected the older woman, she noticed that there really wasn't anything special about her. The lady’s outfit was just a simple T-shirt with jean shorts, and other than the apron, it was perfectly normal. Even her long brown hair was nothing if not average. Despite the outer look of normalcy though, Tanya could tell that there was something about the brunette’s quirky nature that she wasn't going to like already.
Before the young girl could compose herself and give a greeting of her own, the lady rushed over to the blonde girl and lifted her right off the ground, shocking Tanya even more.
“My goodness! A Lt. Colonel at your age? No wonder you’re stricken with so much stress!” The bubbly woman exclaimed when she saw the medal indicating the young girl’s rank. “Well, now you won’t have to worry about a thing sweetie, not as long as you’re in mommy’s care.” The lady cooed as she made a silly face at the young girl in her arms as if she were an actual child.
As baffling as the young woman’s actions were, there was something about what she said that made even the Devil of the Rhine shiver. “Excuse me, did you just say mommy?” Tanya asked, confused as to what the brunette meant.
Rather than getting a solid response, the young girl’s question was met with a wink and a smile before being slung over the young woman’s shoulder and carried off further into the building.
It was at this point that Tanya just gave up, allowing herself to be taken away since it was clear this woman had no real intention of giving her a straight answer. With that being the case, she figured that it would just be faster to be shown rather than told. However, what she saw was perhaps even more baffling than any answer she might have received.
When the pair entered into a back room, Tanya’s eyes were assaulted with the blinding color of pastel pink on all sides. It was such a contrast to her normal day to day grey that it hurt to stare at it directly. In an attempt to avert her eyes from the dreadfully gaudy color, the blonde girl ended up seeing progressively worse sights.
Practically everything in this room carried some gaudy, bright pastel color, and the furniture was far from what Tanya expected of a room she would be staying in. In place of a normal bed was a crib, noticeably larger than one that any infant would be expected to sleep in.
Sitting in the center of the room was a playpen, with infantile toys littered about the inside; which seemed unnecessary considering there were plenty of other toys crammed into a chest in the corner. There was also a closet with one of the doors swung open, allowing Tanya to see what was inside. It seemed to be nothing but frilly dresses, t-shirts of the same sickening pastel colors as everything else in this room, and onesies. Just like with the crib, they seemed much larger than anything an infant would wear...
But all of that paled in comparison to what sat right next to the crib. A white table, with pastel pink cushioning laying on top of it decorated with pictures of blocks and rattles. And lining a shelf underneath the table were several folded up, thick diapers. Tanya could hardly believe her eyes. Was this really where she was going to be expected to stay? This wasn’t a room for a girl her age… No matter how she looked at it, it was clear that this was a nursery!
“Excuse me, but I believe we’re in the wrong room.” Tanya said as she turned her head towards the woman who was still carrying her. Now that she had seen this room, this woman picking her up and carrying her around in a cradle made much more sense… “There’s no way this is the room I’m being expected to stay in.”
“Oh, but it is!” The woman responded with another wink. “I was told all about it when I got the call saying you would be heading my way soon. Your fellow soldiers think the stress of being a part of the war is getting to you, and so they thought this would be the best way for you to relieve that stress! After all, babies don’t have to worry about anything, except what toy they want to play with next.”
Tanya’s eye began to twitch just a little bit as she heard the woman explain why she had been brought here, and she tried her best not to let her temper get the best of her as she spoke. “I am far too old to be expected to stay in a room like this. Take me somewhere more appropriate for someone my age.” She said, her voice calm, yet still dripping with a primal rage.
In response, the woman shook her head, and just continued to smile. “Nope! You’re gonna stay here until you’ve de-stressed! It was an order from the higher-ups of your battalion.” She then began to tickle Tanya’s stomach lightly to try and improve the small girl’s mood. “Besides, I bet you’ll look adorable when you’re all dressed up and ready to play!” She cooed with a wide smile.
The young girl wasn’t even the slightest bit amused with the woman’s antics, however, she was willing to let it slide since she was still relatively in a good mood.
Still believing that this was all some sort of joke, Tanya nonchalantly tried to wiggle her way out of the older woman’s grasp so she could find the real room that she was meant to be staying in. To her surprise, the second she started putting up resistance, the lady then tightened her embrace to prevent the young girl from escaping.
“I told you that this is the wrong room, and I demand that you take me to my actual quarters at once!” The Lt. Colonel shouted through gritted teeth, her temper starting to get the better of her now that she was fed up with the ridiculous notion that she would be living in a nursery for the next month.
“Uh-oh! Sounds like the wittle baby is getting cwanky!” The mother figure cooed before tickling under Tanya’s chin, but that was the point where the blonde girl finally had enough.
“Listen here you incompetent peon, do you know who I am? I am the Ace of Aces, the Eleventh Goddess, the Devil of the Rhine! I am not, nor will I ever be a ba-.” In the middle of Tanya’s ranting, the young girl found a light pink pacifier being popped into her mouth before she could finish.
“There we go! A quiet baby is a happy baby!” The older woman stated cheerfully before walking further into the nursery.
At this point, Tanya absolutely lost it.
Spitting out the pacifier, the blonde girl looked up at the woman carrying her and started shouting obscenities at the top of her lungs. The way she was swearing, it was hard to believe she was raised in a church, or the military for that matter. There were words that the young woman had never even heard of before, but she could clearly tell from context alone that they didn't mean anything nice whatsoever.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Tanya started to flail with all her might, making it hard for the caretaker to hold onto her. The brunette tried her best to keep Tanya from getting too out of control, but the Devil of the Rhine turned out to be a much bigger challenge than she initially thought.
“Oh my, you really are a feisty little one. Looks like I’m gonna have to bring out the straps.” The older woman said with a hint of disappointment in her voice as she held the young girl out so she didn't accidentally get hit in the midst of the blonde child’s rage.
Setting the flailing girl down, the caretaker left for a moment to grab something while Tanya had her little temper tantrum. When she returned, the young woman waited for the blonde child to burn off a little more energy before walking around and placing another pacifier in Tanya’s mouth, only this time, fastening a leather strap around the young girl’s head and locking it there.
“Alright! Now this time you won’t be able to spit it out as easily.” The caretaker remarked before picking Tanya up once again, carrying her over towards the changing station with much more ease now that the young girl had wasted most of her strength on her little fit.
Despite that thought, the brunette wasn’t going to be taking any chances, and so once she laid the blond girl on the table, the older woman strapped Tanya down tightly so she couldn't squirm, wriggle, or flail her way out of it. The last thing she needed was to be injured during a diaper change, or worse, have the young girl get injured herself.
Even with the straps keeping her locked onto the changing table, Tanya tried her hardest to squirm away regardless, though it quickly became apparent this was a fruitless effort. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t manage to make these straps budge even a little bit.
“Damn this weak body! If only that damn being X didn’t shove me into the body of a little girl…” The blonde child trailed off as her struggling slowly died down.
Usually she had the magical power to make everyone respect and fear her, but a situation like this was a cruel reminder that physically, she was just a little girl, and had the strength to match.
Seeing as how Tanya clearly wasn’t going anywhere, the older woman smiled before walking away from the changing table for a moment to dig through the closet. Soon enough, she pulled out a very frilly looking dress with bows adorning the skirt. Not only that, but it was clearly a very short dress. The young girl guessed that it would only come down to the bottom of her stomach, if she was lucky, but knowing her’s, it was probably even shorter.
As her loving caretaker walked back towards the changing table, she hummed a cheery tune before setting the dress down on a nearby chair. After that, she reached into the shelves underneath it and grabbed one of the thickest and most babyish diapers Tanya had ever seen. It was bad enough that she was trapped in the body of a little girl, but for someone to even think about putting her in a diaper when she wasn't even a baby was truly the peak of humiliation.
Not wanting to have the crinkly undergarment wrapped against her waist, the blonde girl struggled with all her might to free herself from her restraints, all while continuing to shout obscenities that were now muffled and unintelligible thanks to the rubber nipple in her mouth. However, it wasn't long before she found herself running low on stamina, her body falling limp on the table and laying practically motionless as she panted from exhaustion.
Not wanting to waste this opportunity, the woman immediately stripped Tanya of the military uniform she was wearing, leaving the girl lying completely naked on the changing table. With the blonde girl’s clothes now off her body, the woman unfolded the diaper she had in her hands before placing the soft, cushion-y padding under the small girl’s rear. Once she had properly aligned it, the brunette applied a healthy amount of baby powder to her skin before taping the diaper up snugly against the young girl’s waist.
Finished with the change, the woman then reached over for the dress she had picked out for Tanya while the Lt. Colonel raised her head and looked down at her new padding. A bright red blush began to paint her face when she saw how thick it actually was. She couldn’t even begin to close her legs with this around her waist… She didn’t have much time to think about that however, for as soon enough the straps keeping her tied to the changing table were undone, the caretaker helped her sit up on the table so that the other part of her outfit could be put on.
“Alright, arms up, sweetie! Time to put on your pretty dress!” The woman said, causing Tanya to roll her eyes and mumble bitterly to herself once more before she did as she was told. There was no point fighting it now. After all, she had already been diapered, so there wasn’t much use in wasting her time trying to prevent something that was going to happen anyways...
In one swift motion, the dress was pulled onto Tanya, and the woman completed the look by grabbing a nearby light blue ribbon, tying it around Tanya’s ahoge.
“There we go! You look absolutely adorable, just like I knew you would~!” The woman said as she picked up Tanya once more and pulled her into a hug. A gesture which Tanya certainly did not reciprocate.
After enduring the unwanted embrace, the blonde girl was finally released from the brunette’s tight grip, along with the restraints still holding her legs down to the table. Once those were off of her, the young girl was lifted into the older woman’s arms cradle style before being carried over to the playpen and sat down on the foamy carpet below.
“Now you be a good girl and play by yourself while mommy gets you some num-nums for your tum-tums!” The woman cooed with a smile as she gave Tanya a little boop on the nose before turning around to go prepare what the young girl assumed was food.
Seeing as how she was still a little tired from her previous struggle, the diapered girl used this time to recuperate more than anything. Even with a hundred percent of her strength though, she knew that she wasn't going to get out of there without a fight. On the off chance she did manage to break free, there was also the matter of what comes after.
Considering that she was sent to this place on mandatory leave, would that mean that she would be going AWOL if she left? If it did, that would mean that Tanya would have no place else to go, and she was not about to let all of her hard work go to waste.
After a few minutes of considering her options, the Devil of the Rhine sighed as she ultimately concluded that it would be in her best interest if she were to go play along even if it was humiliating. Not only would it serve no purpose to do otherwise, but she’s already experienced what would happen if she were to act out.
With all that in mind, the blonde girl sucked it up and begrudgingly accepted her new lot in life. She even started suckling on the pacifier to prove her commitment to the idea, which she had to admit was rather calming despite being strapped to her head.
However, she didn’t really know how to act like a baby, so the only thing Tanya did was sit there sucking the rubber soother until her mommy came back for her, which thankfully wasn't too long.
“Oh my goodness! Is the baby girl suckling on her paci?” The young woman cooed, causing Tanya to blush furiously in embarrassment. “See? All you needed was your pacifier and you calmed right down. Now how about we get some food in that belly of yours?” She continued to coo as she bent down closer to the Lt. Colonel’s eye level.
Tanya wasn’t exactly thrilled at the idea of eating whatever this woman had planned out for her, but she knew disobedience would get her nowhere; that and agreeing to get fed would at least get this stupid pacifier out of her mouth… With these two factors in mind, Tanya nodded in response to her “mommy’s” question, pointing at the pacifier in her mouth to silently ask for her to take it out.
Happy to comply since her baby seemed to be more polite now, the woman undid the straps keeping the pacifier in Tanya’s mouth, gently removing it and placing it on a nearby dresser. “We’ll just keep that here for when you’re done eating~” She said as she reached into the playpen and picked the blonde girl up once more, carrying her out of the nursery and into a separate room where a large, white wooden highchair was set up. Obviously knowing that the childish char was meant for her, Tanya didn’t resist, simply sighing as she was placed into the seat with the tray being snapped down to keep her locked inside right after.
Before Tanya could complain about the seat she had been placed into, her caretaker grabbed a nearby jar she had set out ahead of time, along with a small plastic spoon and placed it right in front of her. There was also a baby bottle filled with milk on the table, but the woman had left that alone for the time being.
Opening up the jar, the woman scooped a bit of the colorless mush onto the spoon, and held it in front of Tanya’s mouth. “Open up for the airplane, sweetie!” She said as she made airplane noises with her mouth, “flying the spoon around Tanya and waiting for her mouth to open up.
“You’re getting far too into this whole treatment…” Tanya snarked at the woman as she rolled her eyes and opened her mouth up wide for the first spoonful of baby food. At the very least, she thought to herself, nothing can be worse than the food they expect you to eat back at the camp…
The second Tanya opened her mouth, the caretaker smiled and wasted no time in landing the first spoonful of mush onto her tongue. Tanya closed her mouth and took a few seconds to get a feel for slimy mush the older woman called food… And honestly, it wasn’t that bad. Certainly much, much better than she was expecting. As soon as she swallowed the first bite, she opened up her mouth for more, perhaps with a bit more eagerness than she was willing to admit.
Spoonful after spoonful, Tanya swallowed the surprisingly delicious baby food without any trouble, finding herself even smiling at one point during the feeding. Before long, not only did she finish the jar, she finished two after asking if she could have some more. The caretaker was taken aback by the sudden 180, but she was more than happy to feed her growing baby girl another jar, especially when she’s being so well behaved.
Once that was done, the older woman wiped what little food had gotten on the blonde girl’s face before grabbing the bottle of milk she had set aside, lifting the tray of the highchair and helping Tanya get out of it for the time being. She was certain that the girl wouldn’t go anywhere, after all.
“Okay sweetie, because you were such a good girl, I’ll let you go ahead and let you drink your baba on your own. When you’re done, just call for me and I’ll come running.” The brunette told her as the young girl was looking over the baby bottle, the blonde girl replying only when she saw the caretaker starting to walk away.
“Wait, what’s your name?” Tanya asked as she placed the bottle on the floor.
“Hm? Oh, it’s Amber, but you can just call me mommy while you’re here.” Amber cooed before leaving the small girl to her own devices.
Tanya wanted to ask some more questions, but by the time she started talking, the older woman was out of sight and earshot. Considering that she was probably going to be a minute, the young girl let out a deep sigh before grabbing the bottle once more and popping its nipple into her mouth.
Unlike the pacifier, suckling on a baby bottle was a lot harder since there was actually something to get out of it. However, no matter how hard she tried, Tanya was unable to get even a drop of milk to splash on her tongue. A few minutes passed with no progress and she started to get a little irritated, but by the ten minute mark, she was furious enough to throw the bottle across the room and start swearing again.
However, just before the young girl let her rage consume her again though, the blonde child took a deep breath before doing anything rash and gave the bottle a careful look over to see if she was doing anything wrong. After taking a few more minutes to think it over, Tanya placed the bottle’s nipple back into her mouth and tried a more subtle approach, gently suckling the teat until she finally felt a steady stream of milk starting to flow down her throat.
Just like with the baby food, Tanya had to admit that she found the milk tastier than she had expected. Not only that, but sucking on the rubber nipple of the bottle was actually somewhat relaxing. Spending so much time in the military really had affected her… There was no way she’d ever find this experience enjoyable otherwise. Regardless, as she continued to drink from the bottle, she even found herself beginning to lay down on the floor, getting more relaxed than she had been in quite some time. Not only that, but she began to kick her legs in the air a bit, her diaper crinkling with every movement her legs made. Maybe the other soldiers had been onto something when they came up with this idea…
Wondering how her baby was doing, Amber came back into the room within a few minutes, only to be greeted by the absolutely adorable sight of Tanya laying on the floor, drinking from her bottle slowly with her eyes closed peacefully as she kicked her legs in the air without a care in the world. While part of her wanted to just leave the girl alone for a bit and let her enjoy herself, an even larger part of her couldn’t resist commenting on the precious sight before her. “Awww, how cute~! You look so adorable like this, sweetheart!” She cooed as she walked closer to Tanya.
Realizing what she was doing, Tanya’s eyes suddenly shot open, and she sat up, placing the nearly empty bottle on the ground next to her. A luminescent blush found its way onto her face again, and she turned her head away from Amber in embarrassment. “I am not cute… I was just trying to relax, and that position seemed like the best way to do so.” She explained, though it was pretty clear that she was just trying to cover her tracks and spare herself further embarrassment.
Giggling slightly, Amber just decided to accept Tanya’s statement at face value to make the girl happy. “Sure, sure, whatever you say, cutie~” She cooed once more as she picked Tanya up again, holding her in a cradle. “Well, now that your tummy is all full, how about you watch some TV to help yourself relax even more?” She asked as she picked up another pacifier and gently placed it in Tanya’s mouth. Notably, this one didn’t have any straps to keep it locked into Tanya’s mouth, mostly because Amber was rather certain she wouldn’t need to force the young girl to suck on this one.
And she was soon proven right, as after a second of hesitation, Tanya did indeed begin to gently suck on the pacifier, though she still blushed as she did so. Seems like she would need to take some more time to truly get used to this treatment… Which was fine with Amber, as she knew they had all the time they needed to make sure Tanya got the full experience.
Carrying the girl back over to her nursery, Amber set her down in front of a small television she had set up while Tanya was still in the other room drinking her bottle. Patting the small girl’s head as she flicked the TV on, Amber stepped back as an overly colorful, overly childish cartoon began playing on the screen. Tanya wasn’t exactly interested in watching something this infantile, but it would be better than just staring at a wall… Besides, it had been so long since she last watched TV, she figured she might as well take this opportunity while she could.
As Tanya sat on her crinkly butt suckling on her pacifier, she watched the bright colors dance across the screen with a narrow gaze, but no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t get into it. It wasn’t that the programming was bad or anything, but her intellect far surpassed anything this program was trying to teach. Not only that, but her knowledge of the old world reminded the padded girl that there were far superior shows in the modern era that would trounce anything playing in this place.
With that disappointing thought in mind, the blonde girl let out a loud huff from her nose before getting on all fours and crawling away from the television. Regardless of the lack of TV in her life, it wasn't worth much if she didn't get any enjoyment out of it. So, rather than force herself to watch something so painfully mind numbing she could feel her IQ dropping, the young girl made her way over to the playpen and tried to carefully climb over its mesh walls so she could occupy herself with some toys instead.
Due to the overly thick padding between her legs, it made getting over something so trivial a lot harder than it should have been. When she got to the top and swung her leg over to the other side, Tanya lost her balance and wound up falling face first onto the floor with a loud crinkly thud.
It’s a good thing she wasn’t actually a baby, or else she’d probably cry after that tumble she just had. Just thinking about shedding even a single tear from a short fall like that was almost laughable seeing as how she was shot at and hit on a daily basis.
Then again, so far it’s been proven that the more babyish she acts, the better her treatment is, even if it is just a few more extras and more coddling. In that sense, perhaps she should cry. However, the young girl was so jaded by the constant battles of war that she didn’t believe that was a possibility for her anymore. Despite that, the padded child wanted to try and prove her hypothesis once and for all, and she was certain that this would provide her with more than enough data to form a conclusion.
Knowing that it was now or never, Tanya took a deep breath before letting out a sharp wail that could be heard all throughout the building. It didn’t take long before the older woman came rushing into the room with a worried look on her face, frantically looking all over until the blonde girl was in her sights.
“Oh goodness me! What happened?” The brunette asked the young girl in a panic as she picked her padded charge off the ground.
Trying her best to play the part of an upset infant, Tanya continued to let tears fall from her eyes as she sniffled and whimpered pathetically. “I was just trying to get into my playpen, but when I tried to climb in, I fell… A-And it hurt…!” She whined, wiping tears from her eyes as she wrapped her arms around Amber in an attempt to seem cuter. She could hardly believe she was actually doing this, but it was all for the sake of testing how her “mommy” would react to it…
And clearly, Tanya’s plan was working perfectly, as Amber frowned while looking down at Tanya. “Oh, you poor thing… Don’t worry, mommy’s here to make you feel better.” She said, hugging the girl tightly, keeping Tanya close to her chest. This resulted in Tanya’s face getting smooshed into the older woman’s breasts, which was admittedly a weird experience… But it didn’t really matter, because this just proved that the more infantile she acted, the more her “mommy” was willing to coddle her.
“Next time you want to get into your playpen, just let me know, okay? Mommy will help you so you don’t hurt yourself next time.” Amber explained as she loosened her hold on Tanya just a little bit so the girl could get more comfortable in her arms. Tanya looked up at the older woman and nodded, still allowing a few tears to fall from her eyes.
In response, Amber just gave the girl a soft, warm smile before gently kissing her on the forehead and carrying her over to her playpen, gently setting her down inside and patting her head. “You go ahead and play, alright? Make sure you tell me when you want to get out, so you don’t get hurt again.” The older woman instructed, causing Tanya to nod once more.
Amber didn’t leave the room this time, choosing to sit on a rocking chair in the corner of the nursery so she could keep an eye on the small girl and make sure she was safe. Turning her attention away from Amber for a bit, Tanya went back to thinking as she wiped the last of her crocodile tears from her face. “I have to admit, this treatment is more enjoyable than I first gave it credit for… But at the same time, I can’t imagine my pride ever recovering if I just went along with this with no objections. I’m a soldier…! How could I ever face my comrades again if they found out I failed to climb into a playpen and then cried about it?” She mumbled to herself.
Looking around at all the toys that scattered the plush floor of the playpen, Tanya found herself far more enticed by them than she was originally. “Well… I suppose if nobody ever finds out, then I’ll be fine…” She muttered, crawling over to one of the plushies leaning against a corner and picking it up, hugging it tightly once it was in her arms. She knew that her justification was built on very shoddy reasoning, but right now it was all the justification she needed.
It was a weird feeling for her to show affection like this, but even more so for her to receive it. The tighter she hugged the plushie, the more vulnerable and babyish she felt. Inherently, that wasn’t a bad thing, but the dichotomy of it all made it feel like it was wrong to be indulging in such comfort, almost as if her entire body was screaming at her to let it go. At the same time though, her vulnerability made her squeeze the stuffed animal even tighter when her mind told her to stop, creating for herself a catch 22 of which there seemed no escape from.
So, for the next hour, Tanya simply sat on her diapered rear and hugged the plushie as she rocked back and forth, the rustling of her crinkly undergarment coupled with the occasional suckling of her paci being the only sound that filled the room the entire time. Of course, she herself didn’t pay that much mind to that, for it all became white noise as she fought with these conflicting feelings in her soul.
Amber could clearly see that there was much pain in the young girl’s heart, and it saddened her to see Tanya this way. However, it was clear to her that it was something she shouldn’t involve herself in, for this was something the Devil of the Rhine needed to figure out and accept herself. There wasn’t any amount of motherly interference that she could do to help her charge out, so the best option she had was to wait and see.
Eventually, Tanya did end up loosening her iron grip on the plushie, letting the stuffed creature fall out of her arms and onto the floor in front of her as she continued to suckle on her rubber soother. She was still unsure of what she should do with all these emotions, but one thing was for sure, and that was that she was tired. The young girl has been in her fair share of battles, but nothing beats the mental exhaustion of battling one’s own demons.
Letting out a cute little yawn, the little girl started stretching her arms high into the air as her pacifier fell out of her mouth, alerting her mommy that now might be a good time for a nap.
“Looks like someone’s a sleepy little baby! How about we get you down for a nappy poo?” The caretaker cooed with an almost sickening sweetness, but the blonde girl wasn't about to turn down a nap, especially when it sounded like a very good idea.
After getting a nod of approval, the brunette gave Tanya a warm smile before she carried the small child over to the crib, placing her sleepy charge in the secured enclosure and locking it up tightly so the blonde girl wouldn’t end up falling out. With that done, the older woman started walking away from Tanya to let her sleep, but she suddenly stopped when she heard a whimpering coming from behind her.
Turning her head back towards Tanya, Amber frowned slightly with concern as she walked back towards the crib. “What’s the matter, sweetheart?” She asked, looking down into the crib. Tanya seemed pretty comfortable right now, so what was the issue?
The issue wasn’t exactly something Tanya was willing to admit, but at the same time she could tell that there was little chance of her getting to sleep without asking for what she needed. “I, um…” She stuttered a little bit and hesitated, something very unlike her. She just had to come out and say it…! “I… I want my pacifier before I go to sleep…” She admitted with a blush on her face.
The sight of Tanya blushing so cutely as she asked for something so simple was absolutely adorable to Amber, and she couldn’t resist cooing at the sight. “Awww, is that all? You don’t have to be embarrassed to ask for your paci, sweetie! Mommy will go get it right now~” She said with a smile as she patted the girl on the head before walking back towards the playpen Tanya had been sitting in a few minutes ago.
Grabbing the pacifier and cleaning it off quickly, along with the same plush the young girl had been hugging so intently, Amber quickly walked back to the playpen. She gently popped the pacifier into Tanya’s mouth, and then placed the plush into the girl’s arms, smiling as she watched the girl immediately begin to hug it. Giving her baby another soft kiss on the forehead, Amber gently pulled the pastel pink blanket over Tanya and tucked her in. “Sleep well, my adorable little girl~ Mommy will be right here waiting for you when you wake up!” She said as she left the room for the time being, turning off the light in the nursery as she closed the door behind her.
While sleeping in a crib was a bit embarrassing, the padded interior of the crib was infinitely more comfortable than any military bed Tanya had slept on recently. The blanket was warm, the bed was soft, and Tanya found herself wishing she could sleep in here every night… As she thought to herself about how the life of a baby wasn’t all that bad after all, her eyelids grew heavier, and soon enough she couldn’t keep them open anymore, beginning to drift into a deep, pleasant sleep.
Tanya slept for a couple hours, and likely would have kept sleeping for many more if it wasn’t for the fact that she was still operating on military time, where any rest was fleeting and scarce. Stretching her arms as she sat up, Tanya yawned once more, her pacifier falling out of her mouth again as she grabbed onto the bars of the crib to help her stand up. Amber was nowhere to be seen in the room, but that wasn’t an issue, as she knew how to get the woman’s attention. “Mommy!” She called out, blushing just a little bit as she said that. It was still weird to refer to this woman as “mommy”, but she figured she had to get used to it eventually. “I’m awake now!”
After waiting for a few minutes for the older woman to come, Tanay called out for her once again, but there was still no response. For someone who really took their position as caretaker so seriously, the young girl was quite shocked when the older woman didn’t come to her aid the second she called for her. In fact, it was surprising that Amber didn’t come rushing the moment she started to stir awake. Surely there must have been a baby monitor nearby so that the older woman could check on her even if she wasn’t nearby.
Alas, that must have been a modern day luxury that this world didn’t seem to have, for as Tanya looked around the room, she couldn’t see anything that might have resembled one. That however meant that there might have only been one other option, and that was to not only cry out louder, but to actually cry.
It felt so odd to the blonde girl to be so disingenuous with the older woman since she was serious about this whole thing and actually cared about her. When it came to surprise attacks on the enemy and using the illusion of just being a little girl to their advantage, it was no problem at all, but now it felt too scummy even for her. Despite that though, Tanya didn’t really see any other choice, so rather than contemplate the morality of it all, she just decided to take a deep breath and ready herself for another round of crocodile tears.
Just as she was about to wail her heart out using her same fakeout technique, a sharp pain struck the young girl in her abdomen, her legs becoming weaker as a result. In reaction to the sudden cramp, she gripped the crib’s railing even tighter so she didn’t fall to her knees from all the wobbling. Unfortunately for her, the end result was going to be the same. Whether she was still on her feet or not didn’t matter, for she knew that all that churning in her stomach could mean only one thing.
“M-mommy? I weally gotta go potty!” Tanya lisped as she felt the pains growing worse, hoping that by some miracle the older woman was there now and would come to her rescue.
Sadly, those hopes quickly diminished when her petite little body was forced to squat, the pain becoming so immense that it was literally forcing her to do the deed whether she wanted to or not. With no other options left, Tanya took a deep breath before turning her head to the side, the young girl not wanting to show such a disgraceful face to Amber in case she were to walk in while she was committing such an obscene act.
With a strained face and puffed out cheeks, the Devil of the Rhine bit down on her pacifier and pushed as hard as she could, harder than if she were trying to push back the enemy lines. Before long, the blonde girl heard the crinkling of her diaper as a small bulge began poking out the back of the crinkly undergarment. Soon after, the warm slimy mush fell into the bottom of her absorbent undergarment with a loud wet plop before even more came rushing out.
Grunt after grunt, wave after wave, all that would be heard resounding throughout the room now was the sounds of Tanya filling her diaper with foul-smelling sludge. The swelling and expanding of her diaper, the wet bubbling that came with the occasional bout of gas, all of it played together like a symphony of disgusting proportions. Even after a solid three minutes when the diaper had reached her knees, the young girl continued to soil herself with seemingly no signs of stopping,
As the smelly slop continued to be expelled, the plastic-backed undergarment continued to sag lower and lower, the heavily soiled padding pressing itself against her legs and slightly enveloping them as it continued to grow. By this point, it’s pristine white exterior was completely gone, replaced with a deep shade of brown that glistened in the little bit of light that shone between the curtained windows. So now, not only was it bulky from the absurd amount of mush, but the diaper itself had swollen to double its original size.
At this point, Tanya was at her limit. All she wanted now was for this mortifying display to be done with so she could cry out for her mommy to come help her. At least now she didn’t have to worry about sounding disingenuous before, because she was almost certain that there were going to be some real tears welling up in her eyes soon. However, before she could even think about letting her emotions take over, there was one last thing she needed to do.
Feeling a strong gurgling in her tummy, the young girl took a really deep breath before giving one last push. A few seconds later, a loud resounding fart blasted through the air as the back of her diaper exploded outwards as a torrent of sludge splattered against the padded walls of her underwear, causing the plastic-backed undergarment to slam against the crib’s mattress with a loud slimy plop.
Once the remainder of the stinky mush had sputtered out of her and settled into the crinkly diaper below, Tanya let out a huge sigh of relief, letting her drool-covered pacifier fall out of her mouth and onto the bed before standing upright once again.
As she stood back up, the blonde child felt the overwhelming weight of the load she had just produced in the seat of her pants. Her gear was admittedly much heavier, but to think this much was brewing inside of her this whole time just waiting to be unleashed was just unbelievable. Of course, that just led her to believe that this had to be the fault of Being X since it was always him that put the young girl in such terrible situations.
While Tanya was busy mentally raging at the unseeable entity, Amber walked into the nursery without the young girl realizing. It didn't take long before the smell wafted into the older woman’s nose, telling her all she needed to know about what her padded charge had done while she was away.
“Oh my goodness! Looks like someone made quite the mess in her diapee!” Amber cooed as she flipped on the lightswitch, causing the young girl to snap back to reality and blush when she remembered that she was currently standing in a crib with a heavily messed diaper wrapped around her waist.
As if in response to her caretaker’s comment, Tanya looked back at the bulbous load and placed a hand against it, squishing the foul-smelling mass with a loud squelch before looking back at the older woman with tear-filled eyes.
The sight of Tanya beginning to cry triggered Amber’s motherly instincts, and she immediately ran over to comfort the poor girl. Stinky though she may be, Amber couldn’t just leave the girl to cry in her crib. So she picked the petite blonde out of her crib, holding her in a cradle to the best of her abilities. “Oh, don’t cry, sweetie… Don’t you worry, we’ll get you changed into a clean diaper as soon as possible!” She said, patting Tanya’s back to try and comfort her further. And Tanya had to admit, it was actually working quite well. Her tears stopped before they could ever really begin, and she found herself nestling into Amber’s hold.
Smiling softly as she saw the small girl begin to relax, Amber began to carry her over towards the changing table so she could finally get out of her heavily messed diaper, and feel a lot cleaner. However, right before she was about to lay Tanya on the table, she heard a phone in the other room begin to ring. Clearly, she needed to set Tanya down so she could go answer it, but she didn’t want to just leave the girl sitting on the floor with nothing to do…
It was then that her attention was drawn to the baby bouncer sitting in the corner. In a hurry to go answer the phone before she missed her opportunity, Amber quickly set Tanya inside the bouncer, giving her back her pacifier as she did so. “Sit right here for a second, sweetie! Mommy will be right back!” She said, patting the girl on the head and making the bouncer begin to, well, bounce up and down as she dashed out of the room.
Of course, the experience was immediately unpleasant for Tanya. She wasn’t sure how, but clearly Amber had forgotten that her diaper was full when she placed Tanya into the bouncer, and now she was stuck in it, bouncing up and down as the mess in her diaper squished against her body in a multitude of unpleasant ways.
“Ugh…!” She exclaimed in disgust each time the bouncing made her diaper squish. “Mommy!” She called out, her voice muffled by the pacifier. “I don’t wanna be in the bouncer!” Her tone of voice and choice of words were noticeably more infantile at this point than one would expect from a soldier, which she just chalked up to getting too used to this treatment.
Before she could call out again, she heard a door open and close quite quickly from the other room. She then looked through the curtained windows, and was just barely able to make out a shadow running outside at a quick, almost frantic pace. No way… Did Amber seriously just leave?!
Tanya could hardly believe what she was seeing, but there was no other explanation she could come up with. Amber had really just placed her in this bouncer while she was wearing the fullest diaper anyone had ever seen, and then left! Tanya was, of course, rather upset at this new development, and tried her best to struggle out of the bouncer on her own so she didn’t have to put up with this until Amber came back. But unfortunately for her, all her struggles just made it so the bouncer continued to move around, showing no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Each bounce squished the mess in her diaper around more and more in new and disgusting ways, and her body shivered with disgust each and every time. She continued to try and escape, but it was no use. No matter how hard she struggled, the bouncer refused to let her free. She would just have to accept that she was stuck like this until Amber decided to come back…
As the minutes went on, Tanya just found herself not only sinking deeper and deeper into her fudge-filled diaper, but also into a sense of despair. She had found herself liking this treatment for the most part, but she had to admit that this was the absolutely worst part. The sounds of the diaper rustling as well as the bubbling squelching were deafening, but hearing it was nothing compared to actually feeling it.
Even when she tried her best to remain absolutely still, there were times where her body would just involuntarily twitch due to the mess being pressed and squished against her skin, making it so she’d just perpetually bounce up and down in the infernal contraption.
Eventually, the minutes turned into an hour with not even a single hint of her mommy’s return. The young blonde wasn't sure how much longer she could endure this torture before she started screaming her head off for someone, anyone to come and change her out of her poopy diaper. By then, she wouldn't care who saw her like this, so long as she got out of her soiled undergarment and into something that wasn’t filled to the brim with her own filth.
Soon, that hour had doubled into two, and now Tanya was actually starting to worry. Not just because she could feel a diaper rash starting to come about, but also for the older woman. For someone like her to just up and leave a baby alone for two whole hours meant that something surely must have happened. Of course, the blonde child wasn't actually a baby, but that wasn't the point.
Suddenly, Tanya heard what sounded like a door opening and slamming, the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching her location becoming the only thing she could hear before Amber appeared in the doorway of the nursery while breathing heavily.
“There you are! I’ve been sitting in this thing for two hours!” Tanya shouted angrily, dropping her pacifier to the floor in the process. However, in her sudden rage, the blonde girl accidentally moved a lot more than she would have liked, causing the bouncer to bob up and down with even more force and ultimately squish her diaper even more.
“Oh no! I’m so sorry sweetie!” The brunette exclaimed before rushing over to the young girl’s aid, pulling her out of the bouncer as fast as she could before setting her down on the changing station.
Once the small girl was gently set down, the caretaker took a moment to collect herself and steady her breathing. Meanwhile, this also gave the young girl to calm down herself. After a few minutes, Tanya decided to break the silence.
“H-hey, are you alright…” She asked with genuine concern in her voice, wondering what the older woman could have possibly gone to be so out of breath.
Amber was still trying to catch her breath, but when Tanya spoke up, she stood up and tried her best to stop breathing heavily so Tanya wouldn’t be worried about her. “Oh, I’m fine! Don’t worry about me, sweetheart. Mommy just had to go take care of some business. But they didn’t send any transport for me, so I had to run all the way there and back.” She said with another bit of panting. “But enough about me! It’s finally time to get your diaper changed!”
Tanya was still curious about what Amber had been called in for, but she figured there was no point in asking at the moment, considering it wasn’t really important, just a bit of morbid curiosity. Tanya laid down on the changing table, getting into the proper position for Amber to change her.
And now that her undivided attention could be back on her baby once more, Amber wasted no time in doing just that. Untaping the girl’s heavily messed diaper, the older woman threw it away in a nearby pail to be dealt with later. After that, she wiped the girl clean to the best of her abilities, going through a fair amount of wipes in the process. Once she was satisfied with her work, she picked up the container of baby powder, sprinkling a generous amount onto the girl’s skin. Finally, she grabbed a new diaper, placed it underneath Tanya’s rear, and taped it up snugly. “There you go! All clean and happy~ Doesn’t that feel so much better?” She asked as she patted the front of Tanya’s new diaper.
Compared to the squishy, disgusting mess that had just been clinging to Tanya’s body for the past couple hours, this fresh diaper practically felt like heaven on earth. Tanya sat up and looked down at her diaper for a moment, before nodding. “Yes, much better. Thank you for changing me, mommy.” She said, even going as far as to give the older woman a small smile.
Amber smiled back at the young girl, before picking her up and holding her in a cradle once more. “Well, now that your diaper’s all nice and clean, what do you want to do next?” She asked, tilting her head. While she always wanted to make sure Tanya was happy and doing whatever she felt comfortable with, right now she was especially interested in fulfilling the girl’s desires, as a way to apologize for keeping her in a messy diaper and a bouncer for so long.
Taking a moment to consider all of her options, the half-naked girl actually did think of one thing she wanted to do with her caretaker. However, the thought made Tanya’s face flush completely red considering how childish it was going to sound.
“A-actually, I was wondering if you could…” She paused, leaning in to the caretaker’s ear and whispering the rest of her request so she didn't have to say it any louder than she had to.
Once the young girl was done, the brunette’s face lit up with excitement, her eyes sparkling with joy at the wonderful idea that her padded charge had suggested. Without wasting a single moment more, the older woman did as she was requested and took off her shoes before sitting down on the floor with her arms outstretched in front of her.
“Alright, we’re ready for take off!” Amber exclaimed with a smile on her face.
Even though it was her idea, it still didn't make Tanya any less nervous about doing it. After taking a deep breath though, the young girl was able to calm her nerves enough to do what needed to be done.
When she was ready, Tanya gave her mommy a nod to confirm her resolve, the older woman then taking her hands and placing them on either side of her charge’s shoulders. Once that was complete, the caretaker then leaned back slightly and raised her feet until they were just barely touching Tanya’s stomach. Then, in one swift motion, the brunette leaned all the way back, using her legs to prop the young girl high up in the air while her arms balanced the small child so she wouldn’t fall.
“We have liftoff!” Amber exclaimed happily as she looked directly at the diapered girl’s face that was currently trembling a little due to the wobbliness.
Once Tanya was able to get past that though, the blonde child actually started to crack a smile. Before long, it looked like all of her worries had been washed away, replaced with a childlike wonder as she outstretched her arms and flew around the low sky; with the help of Amber of course, the older woman simulating the sounds of a plane while also moving Tanya around. The scope of the brunette’s flexibility was quite astounding, making the experience all the more enjoyable. Up, down, left, right, back, forth, wave-like motions, and even some light tosses made even the Devil of the Rhine let out a babyish giggle as she flew in the air.
For someone who not had not only flown, but flew constantly almost everyday, it was refreshing to do it in an environment where there were no expectations, no danger, and especially not to test some crackpot's latest invention. No, the only thing she had to worry about was a slight fall, but even that wasn’t something Tanya could dwell on since she somehow found herself able to trust this stranger even though she had only known her for less than a day.
Amber was very happy to see the young girl having so much fun, especially considering the life she normally led. Of course, Amber had never bore witness to Tanya’s daily life in person, but she had heard all about it from the soldiers who had asked her to help out with this treatment. It was practically criminal to put a poor little girl through all of that…! That’s why Amber had agreed to this idea so quickly. She wanted to help Tanya finally relax, no matter what.
After another 5 minutes of helping Tanya “fly” through the air, Amber tossed the girl in the air one final time, before setting her back down on the ground and giving her a hug afterwards. “You’re so adorable, sweetie! I’m so glad I can help take care of you like this. Don’t you worry, mommy will help you relax as much as you want, for as long as you want.” She said as she gently stroked the girl’s hair.
By this point, Tanya had fully accepted this treatment. It was hard to believe, considering both her past life and the life she led even now, but she couldn’t deny it any longer. This treatment was exactly what she had been needing this whole time, and at this point she found herself wishing it would never end. She could stay here and be a baby for Amber for the rest of her life, and be perfectly content.
She nestled deeper into Amber’s hold, clearly getting comfortable in the older woman’s arms. She hadn’t been held like this in a long time, and it was only now that she realized how touch-starved she had been her entire life. Amber responded to this nestling by giving the girl in her arms a soft, gentle smile, and gently kissing her on the forehead.
She then began to gently rock Tanya back and forth, hoping to keep the girl as calm as she was right now for as long as possible. As she held onto Tanya, Amber reached over and picked up the pacifier she was sucking on earlier, popping it into the girl’s mouth. She knew how much Tanya liked her pacifier, after all.
Tanya didn’t resist the pacifier at all, instead beginning to gently suck on it the second it was placed into her mouth. While she still wouldn’t be caught dead sucking on something so infantile in front of anyone else, she felt all too comfortable doing so in front of Amber. “Tank you, mommy…” Tanya said as she laid her head down on Amber’s chest, the young girl falling asleep shortly after she had nuzzled herself between the older woman’s bosom.
Over the course of the next two weeks, Tanya had not only grown accustomed to her new lifestyle, she embraced it to its fullest. Even her disdain for having to use her diapers had been completely flushed away, unlike anything she had loaded into her crinkly undergarments. She’d even go as far to say that she liked using her diapers, but never out loud since she never knew who was listening. However, like all good things in her life, it wasn’t meant to last.
After her nap time when she was given a change and a bottle to suckle on, the blonde child received an unexpected visit from the four-eyed Brigadier General himself, Erich von Rerugen. Not even Amber was expecting him, and though she tried to spare Tanya the embarrassment of him walking in on her, there was just no stopping the blue-haired man from walking into the nursery.
After a quick survey of the room, he was shocked to see how babyishly it was decorated even though it was he who had all of this set up. As he looked around though, his expression didn’t change in the slightest. It was only when he gazed upon the Devil of the Rhine that his stone cold expression faltered, the older man grimacing at the sight of Tanya von Degurecheff guzzling down a bottle of milk while she kicked her legs randomly in the air.
After getting over his initial state of shock, Rerugen fixed himself and even repositioned his glasses before letting out a slight cough to announce his presence to the young girl.
When Tanya heard that, she of course instinctively looked to see what it was, but when she saw that it was Erich, she nearly choked on her own drink, throwing the bottle across the whole room before stumbling to stand at attention.
“S-sir!” Tanya shouted as she gave the older man a salute, her posture and demeanor clashing so heavily with her attire that it was hard for the both of them not to blush, especially with her diaper crinkling so loudly.
Rerugen was still in a bit of disbelief from what he had just seen, and was currently still seeing, but he didn’t let that distract him. He knew what kind of treatment Tanya was going through here, he just… Didn’t expect her to be so into it. Clearing his throat, he stood with a proper stance before speaking. “Ahem. Lt. Colonel, I’m here to inform you that your treatment is complete. Amber has been giving us regular updates on the status of your progress, and we have decided that you have sufficiently destressed. Therefore, you are expected to rejoin the battalion, effective immediately.”
While normally, Tanya would’ve been ecstatic to finally be free of a treatment like this, by this point she had long since gotten used to it, and truthfully didn’t want to leave anytime soon. Especially not if leaving meant returning to the war. “S-Surely you’re mistaken. I’m still quite stressed, and will be for some time. There’s no way I can return to battle right now. I’ll just continue being a burden on everyone else.” She said, though it was pretty clear she was just lying to try and avoid going back to the battalion.
Rerugen simply shook his head at this, knowing from Amber’s reports that such a thing certainly wasn’t true. “I’m sorry, but it’s an order. You are to return immediately.” He explained. “There’s a military car waiting outside to take us both back to the barracks. I’ll… give you a moment to get dressed properly, and then we’ll leave.” He said as he walked out of the room, leaving the building and waiting outside.
Amber simply frowned as she heard that Tanya would be leaving, but then turned to her charge with a soft, apologetic smile as she kneeled down and hugged the small girl. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. I’m sure we’ll be able to have fun together some other day! Just go back with him for now. I’ll keep this nursery just how you left it for whenever you can come back, okay?” She said as she gave the girl a gentle kiss on the forehead.
Tanya was more than a bit upset at the fact that she had no choice but to go with Rerugen and return to fighting, but she knew better than to disobey orders. With a sigh, she nodded, giving Amber a hug back before going off to get changed into the military uniform she had brought with her two weeks ago. It had been so long since she had worn this, and she really didn’t want to put it back on…
While Tanya’s original plan was just to get her normal clothes back on and leave, when Amber left the nursery to give her time to get ready, Tanya had an idea. Seeing a bag nearby, Tanya grabbed it, and began to stuff as many things from the nursery as she could fit inside. Even if she had to leave this house and her mommy, she wouldn’t abandon this source of relaxation. She had an idea for how she could keep this treatment going, even after she left…
The next day back, the entire battalion welcomed their leader with open arms thinking that things would be a little different now, but they were somewhat surprised to find that the young girl’s aura was as dangerous as ever. Many chatted amongst themselves wondering if what she did actually helped while several others just shrugged their shoulders and thought that perhaps the blonde child really was incapable of relaxing. However, there was one person who thought something fishy was going on, and she was going to get to the bottom of it.
While the rest of the battalion had left to go about their duties, Viktoria Ivanovna Serebryakov stayed for a moment so she could have a chat with Tanya alone. She considered simply waiting for the other girl, and while she knew that it was practically suicide to enter into the blonde girl’s quarters without her permission, the brown-haired girl just couldn’t stand to wait for an explanation any longer.
Once she had made up her mind to enter, the young woman steeled her resolve with a deep breath before barging in.
“Excuse me Lt. Colonel, but I wanted to discuss with you the details of your…” The spunky girl exclaimed as she flipped open the door to Tanya’s tent, but she trailed off when she came face to face with the Devil of the Rhine currently trying to tape a diaper around her waist while she was sucking on a pink pacifier. “Trip…”
The pair looked at each other for a solid minute, neither of them blinking or making a move, the uncomfortable silence of the situation weighing heavily on both of them.
After another minute had passed with neither one of them budging an inch, Viktoria could no longer hold back the emotions that she felt, the young girl letting out a gleeful shriek to which Tanya quickly tried to hush.
“Oh! My bad. It’s just that…” The long-haired girl paused. “You’re so cute!” Viktoria exclaimed with a smile, causing the blonde girl to furiously blush.
“Do not call me cute.” The half-naked girl said as she turned her head away from the other girl, unable to look her subordinate in the face any longer now that the brown-haired girl had seen her like this.
“Do you need help with that?” Viktoria asked in a nonchalant manner, almost as if this was completely normal for her.
“No! I do not need help!” Tanya shouted back in a flustered rage before attempting to put the crinkly undergarment on by herself once more. Unfortunately, all the young girl managed to do was show just how inexperienced she actually was, the Lt. Colonel unable to even keep the front of the diaper on her long enough to get a tape on.
After a few minutes, Viktoria asked again. “Do you need help with that?”
“Y-yes…” Tanya quietly replied after a long pause, her face blushing an even brighter red than it ever had before.
Giggling slightly as Tanya admitted she needed help, Viktoriya simply nodded before walking over towards the girl, grabbing the front of the diaper and folding it up over the small girl before taping it on snugly, a far better job than Tanya could’ve ever done on her own. “There you go! All done!” She said with a bright smile as she patted the front of Tanya’s diaper, placing her finger under the tapes to make sure it wasn’t on too tightly. “You know, I knew that my idea would help you out, but I never imagined you’d love it so much that you’d bring it back with you!”
Tanya was still blushing like mad as she sat up, turning away from Viktoriya once more. She didn’t want to look the girl in the eyes when she said what she was about to say. “Well… It ended up being a lot more relaxing than I expected. And I… Didn’t want to give it up after I was expected to come back. So I took some supplies from the building and brought them here with me. I was hoping to continue this in private, but then you showed up.”
Viktoriya, showing no hints of shame or regret at this fact, just giggled again. “Well, why didn’t you just say so? I’d be happy to help you out with this! We can keep you all nice and padded up as often as you want, and we can turn a spare room into a makeshift nursery for you! I’ll take care of everything, so you just have to worry about looking cute.” She said as she patted Tanya’s head.
While normally, Tanya would yell at her subordinate for patronizing her like this, she had to admit that she didn’t exactly know how to do this on her own. Plus, she was already used to being taken care of by someone else, so in the end, did it really matter WHO was taking care of her…? After another long bout of silence, Tanya finally spoke up once more, though she still didn’t turn to face Viktoriya as she did so. “That… That sounds nice.” She responded. Even if Viktoriya couldn’t see the girl’s face right now, it was obvious from her body language that she was still blushing.
Viktoriya cheered in delight, wrapping Tanya into a great big hug. “Yay! Don’t worry, I promise I’ll be the best caretaker you could ever hope for.” She said, tightening the hug just a little bit. Tanya still wasn’t in the mood to reciprocate the gesture, but as she sat there, wrapped in Viktoriya’s embrace, she had to admit, it was pretty nice to be held again.
Maybe this would work out better than she thought.