One day, when Otis and Olympia got back to Odd Squad headquarters after solving a case, they noticed that one of the agents was not feeling very well. She was sneezing almost constantly. "What seems to be the problem, Agent Onyx?" Olympia asked her. "I was solving a case when I suddenly started sneezing," Onyx explained. "I can't figure out what's going on." "I think this is a job for Dr. O," Otis said.
So they went to Dr. O's office.
Dr. O knew what was wrong with Agent Onyx. "Agent Onyx," she said, "I'm afraid you're suffering from a strange condiSHAWN." "CondiSHAWN?" asked Otis. "Don't you mean condition?" "No," said Dr. O. "I mean condiSHAWN. The disease's full name is Object CondiSHAWN. With Object CondiSHAWN, Onyx will get various other odd diseases. Odd diseases that are object-related, hence the name 'Object CondiSHAWN'." Suddenly, Onyx stopped sneezing. "Dr. O," said Olympia, "I think Onyx has stopped sneezing. Is that good?" "Not necessarily," said Dr. O. "I'm a doctor. I should know. The fact that Onyx has stopped sneezing only means she'll start getting the odd object-related diseases now. Bubble Syndrome is the first." Just then, Onyx turned into a bubble version of herself. "Oh noio! What hoipened?" she said. "You sound strange," said Otis. "That's a symptom of Bubble Syndrome," Dr. O explained. "Not only did Onyx turn into a bubble, she's replacing most of her vowel sounds with 'oi'. But fortunately, these object diseases aren't contagious, and neither is Object CondiSHAWN itself. As long as Onyx doesn't get Paintbrush Disease, I wouldn't worry."
Little did Dr. O know she would eventually have to worry.
Onyx is one of my few Odd Squad OCs. She comes from an Odd Squad-related dream I had once. In it, there was an Odd Squad book featuring Onyx trying to solve an odd problem. Since I developed an interest in object shows, I decided to incorporate them into an actual story about Onyx.
In the next chapter, you'll see why Dr. O will eventually have to worry. Spoiler alert: Onyx gets Paintbrush Disease.
