Her TV flickered as the tape started to play, the screen displaying the image of a nursery like room complete with everything needed to take care of a young child. There was a play area, a crib and a fully stocked changing table. Courtney was only able to admire the setting when she was struck by a overwhelming sense of vertigo as the room seemingly spun around her. When the world eventually righted itself Courtney knew right away that something was wrong.
Apparently she was no longer in her bedroom at home but in what appeared to be the room from the video. It was an exact perfect replica except for the fact it looked freakishly huge to her like she had shrunk and that didn't make any sense at all. Come to think of it her whole body felt really different, full of energy and...shorter? Looking down at herself Courtney let out a loud scream when she saw her body had been transformed into that of a toddler, just like the ones she routinely babysat. For the next couple of minutes she hyperventilated and did her best not to freak out or start crying, eventually managing to calm herself down believe it or not.
Courtney didn't want to believe this was actually happening to her, that she had just fallen asleep while watching that tape and was having a crazy dream brought on by way too much babysitting. However it was real and she knew that because it felt real and she also went ahead and did the 'pinch' test on herself. Yep, somehow she had been turned back into a two year old baby girl. She had a pretty good memory of her baby pictures and knew what she looked like at that age to make that guess. Curiosity winning her over Courtney looked again at her body and took it in. Her arms and legs were short and smooth, pudgy with leftover baby fat. She was naked save for a disposable diaper taped around her hips and she couldn't help poking the padded garment to hear it crinkle, it feeling strange to now be wearing the same attire as her charges. Reaching up with her tiny fingers she felt her short curly hair and cherub face. Her left hand hanging at her side those adventurous digits of her right hand soon invaded her mouth to feel her newly reclaimed baby teeth. All but one left as Courtney unconsciously began sucking her thumb.
As she nursed Courtney tried to make sense of what happened and how to return home and to her normal age. It was then that the toddler girl noticed at in the corner of a room a camera was set up on a tripod. Seeing it got her mind thinking and she came to the theory that maybe she had been sucked into the tape, like a jumanji sort of thing. It would explain her current location and why she had been regressed, like maybe she had to play the part of the child until the tape ran all the way through then she would be let out. That was the hope at least.
Her train of thought was interrupted when the door to the room opened and in walked a young woman. The lady gave Courtney a friendly smile before walking over to the camera and fiddling with it. A red light came on the device as the woman took a few steps back before addressing it. "Hello there, over the course of this video I will be instructing you on the proper care of younger children. I will attempt to cover most of the basic areas and also demonstrate some advanced techniques that will no doubt aid you in looking after your little one" she said with a smile while Courtney was happy to learn her earlier assessment was correct. It looked like she was still going to get taught after all, only it would be a more interactive experience for her. And maybe this would be a better way to learn, she would get to see everything from the perspective of the baby.
Just as Courtney was finishing this thought she...