Chapter Fourteen - Back to the Castle

Previously on Odd Squad V.S. the Robot Princesses...

I walked down the hallway slowly, reviewing my options, trying to figure out what to do. Once I reached Olympia's room, I had also reached a decision.

I, Oona, would go to Todd. Alone.
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Oona's POV

With shaky hands, I grabbed the door knob to Olympia's room. I turned it slowly, still shaken from what had happened just two minutes before. Walking into her room I said:

"Hey, Olympia! Its Oona, I brought you your water!"

But she wasn't in her bed! Her bed showed the impressions of where she had laid, but she wasnt there! I ran to the bathroom that was in her room, but it was empty.

Did Todd take her? Where could she be?

I decided that I should go back to the cafeteria and tell Ms. O. I ran past the elevator, I'd just use the stairs instead. By the time I had sprinted down 12 flights of stairs I was exhausted and took a deep breath before running to the cafeteria. When I entered the cafeteria, I ran straight into Oscar.

"Hey Oscar, where's Ms. O? I need to talk to her." I panted.

"She's over at the table, she just was sending me to get you. The doctors brought Olympia down here to eat, she's doing much better."

I turned around to see our table, and sure enough, there was Olympia, sitting next to Otis and Olive, in her wheel chair eating away at a slice of pizza.

"Thank goodness." I sighed, as we sat down next to the others.

"What did you need to talk to Ms. O about?" Oscar asked.

"Oh, umm, nothing." I replied quietly.

"Are you okay, Oona?" Otis asked. "You don't seem like your normal, perky self." He observed.

"I'm fine, Otis! Really! See. I'm just so perky, yep! Totally myself!" I tried covering up, but then they just stared at me akwardly and I laughed nervously, twisting my half ponytail between my fingers.

"Okay?" Was all Otis said.

I shot up from my seat and ran off shouting
"I'm off to the room of rest!" (Lol would Oona actually do that?) 

Before running into the women's restroom and slamming the door. I looked at myself in the mirror.

"Get a grip, girl! Don't let them get worried about you. Pull it together, Oona! You're better than this. You can do this!"

I pep talked myself. I ran out of the bathroom and ran back to the cafeteria at full speed, not wanting to run into Todd again. I ran to the table where my fellow agents were all staring at me awkwardly. I sat down, cleaned off my spot at the table (which consisted of a red solo cup, a plastic utensil wrapper, and a few cookie crumbs) and then announced:

"I'm going back to the squad. I have some work to do."

"But Oona, aren't you going to stay here with us and Olympia?" Otis asked.

I shook my head. I had to go to the paralellaland room with no one to notice me. "I really have a lot of things to take care of back at headquarters. Sorry."

I apologized before racing to a decorative plant which was also a tube entrance. I ducked down and walked in, making my way to HQ. I was going to go Back to the Castle.

Once I got back in Headquarters, O'Malley and O'Duffy greeted me.

"Incoming!" O'Malley shouted.

"Hey Oona!" O'Duffy smiled. "What are you up to?" She probably detected the determination in my expression.

"Uh, I'm working on a new gadget!" I lied.

Well, technically it wasnt a lie. I had to repair a new gadget because there was a glitch. I walked out of the tube lobby, there was no backing down now. I ran into the lab and stuffed all the gadgets I could into my lab coat, and turned sharply, making my way to the place that would send me far away from safety, and face to face with danger.

I walked down a hall and turned left into another large corridor where I found the parallelaland room. The door was still missing from when Ms. O kicked it down. I stepped inside.

I shut my eyes as tight as I could muster, and thought about what had happened yesterday. The battle, the scenery, the sounds, the smells, all of it! And, just as before, the room shook like there was an earthquake, the floor dropped out from beneath my feet, and I started falling,  falling , falling......

I woke up, dusted my head off, and stood up, slowly. I finally realized what I had done.

I, Oona, was all alone, facing the best former agent we've ever had on the squad.

I, Oona, thought I could defeat Todd!

I, Oona, had gone Back to the Castle!

A.N. okay so ive decided that I will do three more chapters, and the book, *sigh* , will end on a CLIFFIE!!! So, I will end up doing a Third Book!!! Yay! Let me know what ya think!!

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