Chapter 34:

The boys did not think that their vacation would result in them dressed as baby bees in a nursery, but lo and behold, that seemed to have happened. As they kept their backs to the Leavanny standing guard, they gazed around the room to analyze their options and try and figure out what to do.

The room had next to nothing that would appeal to either of them. Aside from the array of cribs taking up half of the space, the area where all the kids were was pretty much just littered with baby toys. Most of the kids seemed distracted by them, with a few of them playing with one another, but the boys had zero interest.

All the other kids were dressed similarly to the boys. Every girl there was in the exact same Combee outfit, while all the boys were dressed like a Heracross; wearing dark blue onesies with plastic wings on the back, and hoods that carried a big plastic Heracross horn.

Another noticeable feature was that every kid there had a mark on the back of their diaper, which seemed to be a honeycomb in front of a Heracross horn, presumably the hotel logo. The boys guessed it was some sort of way to keep track of the kids in the event that they went missing, but given the Leavannys strict guarding of the only exit, that didn't seem like a problem.

Cyrus, albeit begrudgingly at first, started to crawl away from where they were, since he was unable to walk from the diaper between his legs. No one in the nursery seemed capable of being able to walk with them, so they all seemed to stick with crawling. Tyson followed after his partner, as they both stopped in a corner far from the Leavanny.

"So, any bright ideas?" Tyson asked his partner, who seemed to have picked up an abacus to crunch some numbers. He fiddled with it for a moment, but seemed visibly frustrated.

"…Nothing. There isn't anything in here we can use, and considering the…" Cyrus leaned over and whispered 'Hellspawn' to Tyson, eliciting a small giggle out of him. "Standing guard, we don't have an easy way out. And I can guarantee, if we even start to try anything, she'll take it as another excuse to hurt us."

Tyson looked visibly uncomfortable by that last part, not forgetting the hard smack he got from her just for trying to speak up. Though he didn't sit on that thought for long, instead remembering something.

"We aren't quite out of options. I can still do you know what" He said, snapping Cyrus' attention to him. Cyrus raised an eyebrow, not sure if they would be able to pull off what his partner was talking about without the Leavanny interfering. Tyson seemed to believe it could work, so he crawled over to a pile of blocks that some of the other kids were at, getting Cyrus to follow him.

The other kids didn't seem to pay them much mind, as they were too busy with their own blocks. There were two boys and one girl there; the boys having short brown and black hair, and the girl having blond hair tied in pigtails. Each of them continued with their own blocks while Tyson positioned himself so his back was to the Leavanny, as Cyrus faced him from the front.

Being careful about to not stick out, Cyrus got up close to Tyson, and poked his chest, causing his pacemaker opening to reopen with a quiet hiss. Though it seemed to get stuck in Tyson's dress, only opening up a little bit. Annoyed but still determined, Cyrus reached in and flicked one of the switches in his partners pacemaker, quickly closing it up after seeing that the Leavanny was watching them.

Not wanting to look suspicious, both of them started to play with the blocks, which seemed to keep her from going over to investigate them. "Got it." Cyrus said quietly, making Tyson nod, a small grin forming on his face. The other kids seemed a little confused what they were talking about, but got over it and went back to their blocks.

Meanwhile…

As Judy and Marcus settled down with Judy pulling out some of her papers to grade, they heard a loud beeping coming from Tysons suitcase. Knowing exactly what that meant, Marcus went over and opened up the case to find a small device inside. A red light was flashing on it as a screen displayed the message "S.O.S.".

"Looks like they got in over their heads. Let's find Joe and have him help us find them." Marcus said, getting the keys to their room and putting them in his pocket. Judy set her papers down and followed after him, now back to worry over her sons.

Meanwhile…

As Cyrus and Tyson mindlessly distracted themselves from the Leavanny, they heard some commotion behind them. They turned around and audibly gasped as the Leavanny was standing over them.

She seemed to be rounding up some of the kids for something, and decided that the two of them would be playing a part in it. 4 other kids were around her, with a large leaf straddling their diaper and being held by the Leavanny by some silk she had produced.

"Alright you two, its time to go aboard the Cobalt Express" She said, no optimism in her voice. Not letting the boys have a chance to argue, she produced two more large leaves, and lifted each of them into the air, slipping the leaves under them. The leaves were big enough to hold their diapers, and had two small holes for their legs to go in.

As she set them down she attached two more lines of silk to their butts, which they felt instantly hold fast on them. The Leavanny opened the entrance and walked out, causing the silk on all of them to tighten, practically dragging them after her butt first, if they didn't crawl after her.

Crawling out into the hallway, the boys and the other kids say that there was another Cobalt Express waiting for them. Cyrus and Tyson could tell that it was different due to the machine being colored differently, as well as having a different group of employees running it.

As they approached, the employees handling the kids already in the machine were helping them out while the Leavanny, with a look of displeasure, forced the kids she had in tow into the Express. And much to the boys' dismay, she went out of her way to keep them separated, putting Cyrus on one side with another boy, and Tyson on the other side with another girl. If anything, the Leavanny looked like she was actively enjoying doing such a thing to them. She set each of them into a seat, using some of her silk on the leaf around their diapers to attach it to the back of the seat, effectively holding them in place.

"Alright kids, all aboard the Cobalt Express!" The driver said, putting on a conductor's hat as he started up the machine. Cyrus groaned, now separated from his partner, and left with a random boy, who seemed more interested in sucking on his binky than making small talk. Tyson on the other hand, seemed to be getting somewhat annoyed, as the girl he was with actually acted a bit like a baby, giggling with delight over getting to ride.

He muttered a few choice words under his breath as he looked over at his neighbor, who returned the look with a dopey smile, her eyes big and…empty looking.

Wait a minute…