Guard's Tale

by Detrail


Stalwart Stance

10:00 am: It is still early as I look over at the clock; I had arrived at ten o’clock. I am rather glad the princesses decided their private time would be a little later in the day. I always arrive one hour before anypony else. It’s not that I am required to, it is just that I’m a little embarrassed, and it isn’t just the ‘uniform’ they make us wear. No, I have a separate gripe with that. My problem is my co-worker, Midnight Bloom. Why did Luna have to select somepony like her to be her personal guard? For that matter, Midnight doesn’t even seem like an experienced guard. She has little to no restraint when using her diaper, so I end up spending the majority of my shift next to a pony in a used diaper. She is always smiling when she sees me; so friendly, so happy. Why, in all of Equestria, does she have to be so cute!? ARGH! I can feel my face burning and I begin to rapidly run my hooves through my mane. I grab the helmet and press it into my face, the cold metal helping to cool my face and calm me down.

10:22 am: It took me a while, but I have managed to calm myself down and tape my… sigh, diaper on. Why, oh why, has it come to this? I mean, I understand the princesses are desperate to keep their secret under wraps, but this seems a bit much. I don’t know if it is to keep us under control so we won’t use what we know against them, or if they think they are doing us a favor by letting us in on the fun while we keep watch. All I can say is, well... I am not complaining. I slip into the rest of my armor, modified to fit my diaper, of course. I place on my helmet, slip on my greaves, and proceed out.

10:31 am: I begin my rounds, checking over the various areas of the castle. I am to then collect supplies to restock the princesses’ private room. I am actually supposed to complete these tasks with Midnight, but that would mean us spending time talking with each other. So as a result, I come in here ahead of time and complete all of them myself. As long as I continue to treat our relationship as purely professional it should all work out, hopefully…

10:40 am: My rounds complete, I arrive at the unmarked storage room. Using my key, I enter inside and close the door behind me. The room itself is well illuminated and contains many boxes. I look over the requested items and grab the empty wooden crate nearby. Apparently, I needed to collect a box of foal wipes and package of diapers. I still don’t understand how they run through those as fast as they do. Two freshly clean blankets; one with Celestia’s cutie mark and one with Luna’s cutie mark. A new pacifier for Princess Luna and a box containing the princesses’ cleaned stuffed toys. I quickly collect the supplies and place them in the crate. Sigh… I have been doing this for far too long. As I arrive at their toys, I stop to admire how they look just like the guards. One light day guard in golden armor and one dark night guard in dark blue armor. As if driven by an unknown force, I hug them closely. They are so soft and smell just like foal powder. Realizing what I was doing, I place the toys into the crate and close the lid. Once again, I think I made the right choice, doing this job myself. I place the box on my back and exit the room, relocking it on the way out.

10:52 am: I arrive at that door, carrying the box of supplies on my back, and unlock the door. Usually, the restocking list for the princesses is much shorter; then again, recently we have been called on to run our shift more often. As I enter the room, I begin the process of restocking the supplies. No matter how many times I am in here, I am always left with a strange mixture of emotions. The room itself is a giant nursery constructed by the princesses for their own amusement. I should be a bit more concerned with why they have this room, but I am sure the fact that I am not is the prime reason I was selected for this job. I finish restocking the room and take one last look. It always looks so peaceful in here. No matter how tired or stressed I am, looking at this room always calms me down. I slowly leave the room, making sure no wandering passersby looks inside. I take my position next to the door and begin my duty.

12:02 pm: It has been a little over an hour of waiting, and right on cue I can hear crinkle of a diaper accompanied by the clinking of metal greaves. I need to keep my focus despite that crinkling growing louder with every passing moment. Immediately it stops, but no matter how hard I try I can’t stop myself from looking at her. I turn to be greeted by her glowing face. Why is she always so happy to see me?
        
“Good Morning, Mr. Stalwart!” she always does this and it never gets easier.

Looking at her standing there, all padded up and smiling, I really couldn’t keep myself from smiling back at her and nodding. I turn back and try to regain my composure. She then walks past me and takes her post. Why does she have to be so darn cute? Well, hopefully today will go by quickly.

1:30 pm: Right on schedule, the princesses arrive. We bow. If I am not mistaken, this week has been particularly taxing on them due to recent external affairs. I am guessing the reason they are late to their own private time was the result of a meeting. Their guards leave, and we have some light conversation. I can tell they desperately want to get into their nursery. Midnight and I wish them well and they enter the room. As they enter, that smell of foal powder flows out; I have gotten very used to that sweet smell in my time working here. I am fairly certain Midnight is still not too used to it; I always hear her sniffing the air when they enter. Actually, now that I think about it, she never smells like foal powder when she arrives. Maybe she is too embarrassed to use the changing supplies when she changes into her diaper. No, that makes no sense. I am almost certain we were chosen because we don’t mind the attire. Sigh… It’s probably nothing; I just need to keep my focus.

3:30 pm: Two hours have passed by fairly quickly and it is time for the day guards to rotate. Looking at them reminds me of my old position. Before I was ‘promoted’ to the princesses’ personal diapered nursery guard, I used to guard the main gate. Work had actually gotten pretty stressful and I was considering quitting, but then I get this odd promotion. The first few weeks were actually pretty bad. There was this one guy I knew, back from the academy, who would enjoy taking jabs at me for wearing a diaper. Strangely enough, I haven’t seen him very much after that first month. Rumor has it that he is on border patrol now. Midnight really didn’t have to deal with any of the ridicule that originally came with this job. After that, the demeanor of everypony around here changed, and the guards began to show me the respect of my rank. I am almost certain the diapered princesses are behind his reassignment and the change in atmosphere. To be honest, it feels rather embarrassing having the captain of the royal guard salute me now that I am wearing a diaper. I am guessing, since this is her first job as a guard, this is probably pretty normal for her. Well, I may as well not tell Midnight everypony respects us because they are scared to do otherwise.

7:39 pm: Alright. This shift has been pretty uneventful. I can tell I have to go to the bathroom pretty badly, but I can hold it until after the shift is over. My focus is broken by the sound of a diaper crinkling nearby. I turn to see Midnight hopping hoof to hoof. That’s strange, she wets herself without even trying to resist. Unless… Ah, so that’s what she needs to do. I bet she is trying hard to keep her diaper clean and not embarrass herself. Sigh, I know how that feels. Now that I think about it, ever since she joined I haven’t had to do that in my diaper. No wonder she is trying so hard. Hmm… telling her it is fine would be really awkward. Well, I could do that, but then- My thoughts were broken once again by her shuffling and crinkling. Her face was red, and she looked really upset. Well, so much for keeping a clean diaper this shift. I slowly relax and let my bladder release into my diaper. It takes little to time for the diaper to soak it all up. I have to admit, the princesses went all out with these diapers.

Letting it flow out reminds me exactly why I try to avoid using my diaper during my shift. It feels really good. My warm, wet diaper, combined with the thought of Midnight standing next to me, desperately trying to avoid messing her diaper… I could feel the blood rush to my face, turning it red. It takes all my strength to keep my cool as I continue to look forward. I was close to regaining my composure until I heard her begin to grunt. I keep from looking at her as I could hear her push into her diaper. I could hear it crinkle as she was loading it with her mess. In between each push I could hear her make cute grunt noises. She soon stops but looks away embarrassed. Unable to control myself, I make sure she isn’t looking, and press my hoof into the warm, wet padding. I do this for a moment and then return to looking away. Here I am standing in a warm, wet diaper, next to a cute little mare in a messy diaper. What in all of Equestria did I do to be subjected to this torture? I could only look away, smiling; just two more hours next to her.

10:10 pm: As I expected, the princesses have decided to extend their fun time. Standing here in my diaper, I really can’t blame them for wanting a bit more time. It is getting rather cold, so I would like to change soon. I then remember the condition of Midnight’s diaper. She must be pretty miserable, being forced to stand in her messy diaper. I have had to do it a few times, but I feel pretty bad with this being her first time getting stuck in messy diaper overtime. Hmmm… this will be a bit unorthodox, but then again, so is being diapered on the job.

“Hey, Midnight, It looks like the princesses will be a bit late coming out. Our shift is technically over, so how about you go change, and I’ll stand guard?” She seemed to really perk up as I told her that. I couldn’t help but smile at how excited she became at the thought of getting her diaper changed.

“Thanks, Mr. Stalwart! I’ll, um… be back really quickly.”
        
Why does she keep calling me ‘Mr. Stalwart?’ I tried to tell her before, but she became really nervous and stuttery so I ignored it until now. “Midnight, I know I have asked you before, but could you please drop the ‘Mr.’? Just Stalwart is more than fine.”
        
“Okay, Stalwart!”

Hearing her call me that really makes me feel much better. I guess I will just enjoy the next few minutes alone while I wait for her to return.

10:24 pm: Waiting for Midnight to return, I hear the clinking hoof steps of a guard, but it lacked the distinct crinkle she made so I ignored it. It soon stopped, and my ears were bombarded with the jeers from a voice I hadn’t heard in a long time.

“Stalwart Stance! So great to see the diapered soldier again. And I can see you have already wet yourself. Hey, when you are done playing, maybe you can join the adults doing the real work around here.”
        
It was that idiot again. His name was Dawn Flight, a night guard from the academy. He had always been a bit of a nuisance, but after I had been promoted he had taken a bit of joy in annoying me. “So, Dawn, I heard you were on border patrol. Shame they let you back in.”

“Laugh all you want, but at least I have been seeing action instead of being stuck with this cushy job.”
Wow, I had almost forgotten just how arrogant he is. “I’m sure you don’t remember our last exchange, but it ended with your big head getting even bigger.”

“Wanna go again, soggy diaper boy?”
        
“You know what I think, I-” Before I could do anything I  heard a faint tap from the door behind me. So, the princesses are listening? I may as well let him run his mouth and let him dig his own grave. “You know what, you aren’t even worth it. Now if you excuse me I have a job to do.”

“Hahaha, so it is true! You’re nothing more than a spineless, worthless pony that can't even-”        

*Thunk*
        
        My eyes went wide. I could only look on as a dark object made contact with Dawn’s head, and he fell down to the ground. I look to the left, noticing Midnight standing there without her helmet on, looking very angry. She continued to progress closer towards the two of us, crinkling along the way. Why did she change into another diaper? Our shift is basically over. As I look down at Dawn, it was pretty obvious he was out cold.

“Sorry, I overheard you two talking when I came back and I lost my temper.” She responded to me, smiling while she picked up her helmet. I doubt she was actually sorry. Not that I blame her.
        
“You really should learn to keep your cool, Midnight. If you are not careful you could have ended up in a lot of trouble for doing that.” It took a lot of effort to not laugh at what she did, but I think I managed. As I spoke, I could hear the princesses giggling behind the door. I am sure they enjoyed the show. “Well, I guess we should take him to the infirmary now.”
        
“Let me do it! I was the one that knocked him out, and I don’t want you to get in trouble for this.”

I agreed and loaded the unconscious lug on her back. “Make sure you tell them your name and that he was obstructing our work. They’ll know what it means.” She nodded and flew toward the infirmary. As she flew away, I could smell the faint scent of foal powder coming off her.

With her gone I could hear the door behind me open slightly, and I could see Princess Celestia through the doorway. “You should have told her she was free to accidentally drop him if he woke up before they arrived.”

I turned to make sure no pony had entered the hallway and began to laugh, “I’d hate to be him if he woke up.”

The door opened up a bit more, and I turned to see Princess Luna standing next to her sister, hair clips in her mane. “I apologize for my failure of letting Dawn Flight back in the castle patrol. I doubt either of you will be seeing him again. I also apologize for our, ahem, extended private time. We got a little carried away, and just to clarify, you both will be receiving overtime for this.”
        
Well, I expected as much, but it is still nice enough to have them say it. “Not a problem, princess. Please, take your time.” They thank me as they close the door and enter back into the room. It was obvious they were diapered, and it was obvious they were having fun. Why do I feel so jealous? Sigh… I am probably just tired from the shift. A few moments later, Midnight returns and takes her spot next to me. She asks me if I wanted to go change, but to be honest, I’d rather not. I decline her offer. I hope that doesn’t seem too odd to her. Then again, seeing as how she decided to wear another diaper, I am starting to suspect she may be more like me in that regard.

11:03 pm: The princesses are finally done with their private time, and they relieve us. As we are about to leave, I find out they were aware of my coming in to do both mine and Midnight’s work by myself. As such, I now am required to do the tasks with Midnight. At first the thought bothered me, but seeing how excited she looked, knowing that we would spend more time together, I began to laugh. Why did I keep this from her for so long? I like spending time with her, talking with her, and getting to know her. I can’t help but laugh at how stupid I really am. I quickly calm down, and the two of us proceed to the changing room. On the way there, I could feel my cold, soggy diaper between my legs. I really needed a change.

As we arrived, Midnight stopped and spoke up. “You should go in first. After all, my diaper is still dry.”

I was really happy to hear her say that. Even I can only take so long in a used diaper before I really want out. “Thanks, Midnight. Be out real quick.” I enter and make quick work taking off my armor. I swiftly get on top of the changing table and untape my sodden diaper and clean myself off. As I go to throw it out, I notice Midnight’s used diaper in the trash. It was almost surreal. Here we are, two grown ponies, changing our used diapers. This should bother me, but it really doesn’t. In fact, it only makes me even more psyched for our shift next week. Just me and her, together in diapers. Too bad it is during work. I toss my diaper out and exit the room. “Alright, Midnight, you’re up.”

She nods but seems a bit sad entering the room. For some reason, I feel compelled to wait for her. Usually I avoid talking to her out of fear of messing up or embarrassing myself, but right now I want to wait for her. I want to see her again and to spend time with her. Maybe I really do like her more than I want to admit? It doesn’t take her long to exit. To be honest, this was my first time seeing her without her armor or diaper on. She still had that smile that I have always loved about her. No matter what she was wearing, she always looks so cute. This was no exception. As she closed the room behind her, I came close to her, and she came close to me. We left the castle and walked together. It was short, but I loved spending time with her as we continued to our homes.

12:07 pm: It took me a bit longer to make it back to my home than usual. I ended up walking in the opposite direction with Midnight just to keep her company for part of the trip. I am certain about my feelings for her and my feeling for the diapers we both wear. As I lay in my bed, I can only think back to the two of us together in diapers. The thought of that alone filled me with joy. Yet, I was left a bit sad knowing that that would probably never happen outside of work. At least I’ll see her again next week. I smile as I slowly drift off to sleep.