Johnny groaned in frustration as he tried moving around. His motor abilities were vanishing fast and soon he could not even talk, just crawl around and make baby noises. He padded around and tried to see a way out of this. Suddenly, the lights of the nursery were turned on and even if the door was locked, Johnny could only be surprised at the nursery in the soft light. It was much larger than he had assumed and looked brand-new. It was decorated in soft colors, mainly blue and pink and if the shelves contained a few books, the room overflowed with toys. There were even closed doors leading elsewhere. A playpen was set up and countless stuffed animals, figurines and dolls surrounded him. Johnny barely had time to feel sorry for himself, though, because the toys started advancing towards him. He was freaked out, it looked like a zombie movie. But the toys moved more fluidly and their words and coos were not threatening in the least.
"Look at that darling!" said a teddy bear.
"I want to play with him!" said a stuffed rabbit.
"No, let's give him a bottle!" countered a robot.
"He'll be so fun to dress!" exclaimed a doll.
"And have tea parties with!" added another.
"Do you think he's ticklish?" asked a blue bear.
"Let's try on his tiny toes! They're just begging to be tickled!" suggested a stuffed monkey happily.
"I'll molly-coddle him forever!" gushed a giant stuffed kangaroo. "Let me put him in my pocket! I promise he'll be so snug and warm there!"
"Let's get sweety baby dressed first!" said the biggest stuffed animal yet, a giant teddy bear with a dress and two pink bows on her ears.
The other toys seemed to defer to her and the giant bear picked up Johnny, cooing at him, and going into another room, likewise bursting with other toys and a gigantic closet. Inside, many clothes greeted Johnny's eyes and the giant bear chose a few, helped by other stuffed animals in her decisions. Johnny was soon forced into a pink dress with white frills, a similar bonnet and a pair of lavander soft booties. Johnny protested but it was no use.
"Oh, is the new sweetie baby fussy?" cooed the giant bear.
"I know the remedy for that!" exclaimed the blue bear from before.
He placed his soft paws under Johnny's dress and brushed his ribs. The effect was immediate. Johnny's eyes bulged out and he positively chortled. He giggled and all the toys stared in delight and laughed in turn. The monkey helped in laying him down and made good on his intent to tickle Johnny's toes. The monkey had been right. Johnny was incredibly ticklish. A robot then came and tickled him under the chin, saying he could do that all day.
After the tickle torture, the giant teddy bear put Johnny into a high chair and fed him purees of broccoli and then apricot, all downed with a bottle of milk. Johnny tried to resist but the giant bear was just too strong. Besides, the blue bear was happy to suggest more tickling to help their new little one comply. That made Johnny more compliant indeed. After having his mouth wiped, his bib removed and getting burped, he was rocked in a rocking chair by the giant teddy bear. He had been wrapped in a soft blanket. The giant bear explained to him that all these toys had been discarded but then brought back to their original states with the ability to move. Now all they wanted was to find babies and toddlers and take care of them just as they once had brought joy to other children. Babies were so easy to control that they were like toys to the toys. They could play and have a doll of their own all day. The soft giant bear nuzzled Johnny and said that soon he'd be happy to be where he was and get accustomed to his new life. All the other toys were already happy to play, tickle and cuddle him.
Due to his full belly, dimming lights, sense of security and warm fluffy blanket, Johnny felt incredibly tired. He just hoped someone would come to his rescue as a music box played a soft lullaby in the background.