The girl ran across the playground in tears. She only stopped when she turned behind the school and found herself alone. As tears continued to run down her face she sat down with her back against the wall.
"Is something the matter, dear?"
The girl looked up, but saw nothing.
"Hello?"
"Right here, deary."
That’s when the girl saw it. A butterfly. The insect flew up to her and she could make out the patterns on its wings and the red face it had. Wait, do butterflies have faces? This one’s face looked human and had rosey cheeks.
"You can talk?"
""Of course, deary. But enough about me. Let's talk about you." The girl sniffled. "How about we start with your name?"
"Okay. I'm Lilly."
"Hello, Lilly. Now, why were you crying?"
The girl hesitated a moment before answering. "The other kids keep making fun of me."
"Really? Why would anyone do that?"
"It’s cuz-" Lilly looked around to make sure no one was nearby. "I hafta wear diapers."
"Oh, so you’re a bedwetter?”
"No. I mean, yes, but I have accidents in the daytime too. I’m actually wearing a diaper right now. If I'm not wearing protection I could have an accident. That’s why I hafta wear diapers."
"And the other kids don’t."
"No, they don’t."
"But you wish they did." Lilly thought the butterfly’s high-pitched voice changed for a second there.
"Kinda. I mean, yeah, I do wish that I wasn’t the only kid who had to wear diapers."
The butterfly smiled from ear to ear. "Wish granted."
All of a sudden there was a bright flash of light.
***
It was morning in the Powerpuff Girl’s bedroom. Blossom opened her eyes, then sat up and yawned. Buttercup turned over and Blossom thought she heard a strange noise.
"Buttercup?"
"Still sleeping."
There was that sound again.
"Buttercup do you hear that?"
"Urgh." Buttercup sat up. "Hear what?"
"That sound. It’s like crinkling, or something."
Buttercup stood up. "Do you mean this?" She pulled up her night gown to reveal a disposable diaper wrapped around her crotch. Poking it with her hand Buttercup was able to produce the crinkling sound.
"Oh, I guess that’s all it was." Blossom felt the diaper under her own night gown. It was snug and thick and crinkly.
"Yeah, kids our age, wearing diapers? That sure is out of place," Buttercup said, her voice full of sarcasm.
Next to them Bubbles yawned and sat up. "Morning."
"Morning," Blossom said to Bubbles. Then she turned back to Buttercup. "I don’t know, it’s just- I can’t help but feel off. Like- like there’s something strange going on."
"‘Strange’ huh? I don’t know Bubbles, do you feel like there’s anything strange going on?"
"I don’t think so." Bubbles stood up. "I don’t-" Suddenly she stopped and leaned over, her hands on her knees. With barely any warning Bubbles began peeing into her own diaper. A warm feeling erupted from her nether regions and she was happy to wet herself. When she was finished she stood straight up and lifted up her night gown to get a good look at her diaper. Bubbles giggled. "I went pee-pee in my diapey."
"No, seems like everything’s normal to me," Buttercup said.