Hex

Chapter 6
The Restoration Ritual

Chapter Description: It is time for Nikki to change Adam back. Has she accumulated enough magic to last her through the day? Can she beat the clock?

As Nicole carried Adam into her apartment, it was all coming back to him. Nikki had turned him into a baby. Apparently his “consenting to it” had been the start of some sort of hex she used to strip him of roughly two decades of his life. Whenever Nikki or anyone else babied him, his mind would start to regress too. Adam couldn’t communicate this to anyone since he was now less than a year old and his vocal cords hadn’t developed enough for him to speak yet. That Adam knew of, for whatever reason, tonight was the only time that Nikki would have enough power to change him back into an adult. ’I am so breaking up with her after this is all over,’ Adam thought to himself, ’no easy college payment is worth this.’

Nikki placed Adam near the kitchen table. Being detained in his car seat, Adam felt very helpless. He started to wimper. “Shh! I’m getting everything ready right now, baby.” Nikki replied as she put down the diaper bag and gathered supplies that she’d need for the ritual. Adam tried to calm down, but the doubt in his mind that they’d make it was steadily growing. “Alright,” Nikki said, as she unbuckled the car seat and picked Adam up, “let’s do this.” Adam quieted down. The clock said 11:32, which he figured was plenty of time for a simple incantation, plus Nikki had all day to regenerate her magic and he hadn’t seen her use any magic earlier at all, so she should have enough for this.

Nikki took Adam outside and found a nice patch of grass by a tree. Holding Adam on her hip, she poured a circle using salt she brought out. Next she lit up candles and incense, which were placed along the circle. Finally, she sat in the center with Adam in her lap.

Nikki began to hum. Adam felt a rush. He was finally going to change back! He waited for something else to happen. After what felt like an eternity of humming, Nikki finally spoke, “O, spirits! Hear my call! Restore this infant to his adult form! Spirit of Earth, restore his form! Moderate height and lean body, eyes green and hair dark! Spirit of Water, restore his life! Eager to learn, quick to aid! Spirit of Fire, restore his mind! Brilliant, quick, and sharp!” Nikki started humming again. Adam could definitely feel something stirring within him. He didn’t notice any physical changes, but he knew Nikki could pull this off. She repeated her plea to the spirits of earth, water, and fire twice more, humming between each time. Finally she shouted, “Spirits of light and dark, having gained favor of the other three, I beseech you, RESTORE!!!”

There was silence. Adam felt as though something epic were about to happen. He would regain his adult body and mind. He’d definitely break up with Nikki then and there, but he couldn’t wait for the results. Lightning flashed, thunder boomed, and then... nothing. Adam’s excitement started to melt away. His diaper was wet and dirty, he was outside in the cold, and finally, he was no taller than when he woke up on his couch this morning. Nikki scratched her head nervously and took out her cell phone to check the time, “Oh, no,” she gasped, “I’m so sorry, Adam.” She hugged him close, cradling his head to her chest, peeking down at her phone, Adam saw that it was 12:17 of November first. Halloween was over, which meant Nikki hadn’t had enough magic to complete the ritual.

Adam was in shock. He couldn’t believe it. He kept quiet. He couldn’t cry, that wasn’t manly. Adam was the manliest guy he knew. He’d somehow get to class tomorrow and duke it out. He could still think like an adult. ’This isn’t happening... it was all just a dream... I’ll wake up on my couch and I’ll yell at Nikki for putting me in that diaper earlier this morning, yeah, it’s just a bizarre dream I’m having from her diapering me!” Nikki took Adam inside, glad his denial triumphed.

“Adam, I’ve got a confession. It took me two hours to enchant that diaper I made you wear, so I should have given myself at least that much time for your restoration, I was just having too good a time to leave and change you back...” she looked as though she was having trouble figuring out what to say next, “oh baby, I’m so sorry.” She took him into her room, which had a rocking chair. She sat and began to rock.

’No! There’s nothing to be sorry about! This is all just an erotic dream!’ Adam reasoned, ’There is no way any of this actually happened, I am still asleep on my couch!!! I’ll wake up any second now...’ Adam waited. He couldn’t very well pinch himself for lack of motor control, so he bit down on his tongue. It hurt... but there was no change. Adam was still being rocked by his oddball, moronic girlfriend. ’I’m stuck...’ Adam finally concluded. The tears came abruptly.

Nikki patted Adam’s back. “Shh, shh, I know, bad mommy...” she rocked in silence as Adam continued to grow louder. ’I can’t hold on till next Halloween,’ Adam thought, ’I’ve slowly been losing my mind throughout the day. I can’t hold on for another year!!!’ Adam bawled. This was too much to take in. Nikki patted his diaper and felt all the mush that had been building up throughout the night. Silently she got up to go grab her diaper bag that had been left in the kitchen.

Nikki put Adam down on the changing mat. He couldn’t stop crying. It would be another two decades before he’d regain what he’d lost that day, he somehow knew it. “Honey, I need you to calm down,” Nikki whispered as she put a pacifier in his mouth. ’...no...’ Adam thought, as he slowly faded into blissful complacency.