"I pick Olive for my team!" Onyx announced. Her Ice Cubeitis was gone, but now she had Pin Syndrome instead. "Isn't Object CondiSHAWN weird?" Olympia asked. Odd Todd looked around. Olive was his first choice for a team member, but Onyx had picked her before he could. He chose Oscar instead. Onyx then picked Otto, and Odd Todd picked Obfusco. By the time they were done, Onyx's team had the following members: Olive, Otto, Otis, Olympia, Dr. O, Oona, Ocean, O'Donahue, and Octavia. That left Odd Todd's team with the following members: Oscar, Obfusco, Oksana, Oren, Olaf, Orchid, Owen, Ori, and Ohlm.
"Okay!" announced Ms. O when everyone was on a team. "Now topick team names." "Well," asked Odd Todd to his team, "what should our team name be?" "Good question," said Obfusco. "Anyone have an answer, my beautiful toothbrushes?" But Ms. O thought Obfusco was suggesting a name for the team. "Odd Todd, your team is the Beautiful Toothbrushes."
Meanwhile, Onyx was coming up with a whole bunch of team name ideas. "Should we be the Squishy Cherries, or maybe the Squashy Grapes? Or better yet, should our team name be Another Name? Or how about Team No-Name? What's your opinion on 'Wheel Ooze A Hole Bunch'? Bright Lights? Grand Slams? Team Chocolate? Team Vanilla? Tunes Untuned? Dancing Candles? Squeezy Foxes? Floppy Rabbits?" "I'm pretty sure those have all been done," Olive said in reply. "Aw, seriously?" asked Onyx. "Yes, seriously," said Olive. "But I have an idea: How about the Flamingo Friends? I heard Obfusco say that one before, and the other team got named after something he said, so why not?" Everyone liked it. "So your team is the Flamingo Friends," announced Ms. O.
Ms. O pressed a button on her remote control, sending herself and all the contestants outside. They were all back in their Odd Squad uniforms again (or in Odd Todd's case, his Todd Squad uniform). "The first contest," announced Ms. O, "is a maze!" She used her remote to generate the maze. "The first team with all of its members across the finish line wins," she explained. "Oh, and watch out for odd creatures that live in this maze," she added. "Odd creatures are my specialty," Ocean said in reply. "Ready, set, GO!" announced Ms. O.
Odd Todd was the first one in the maze, and he was making things look easy. But then he came across the Centigurps. "Down goes Odd Todd," said Olympia. "Not quite," replied Otto. "During last year's O Games, Odd Todd learned how to speak Centigurp. He probably still remembers how!" Otto was right. Odd Todd did still remember how to speak Centigurp, and soon the Centigurps cleared a path for him, which the others all followed.
Soon, the Flamingo Friends caught up with Odd Todd, who was blocked by a giant door, which was locked. "I don't have a key to get in," he explained. "The key to get in is back at the start," explained Otto. "Just like last year." And with that, Odd Todd headed toward the start. Otto, who had a key, used it to unlock the door. And on the other side of the door was the finish line!
"Well done, Flamingo Friends," said Ms. O, using her remote to bring the Toothbrushes to the finish line. "What just happened?" asked Oren. "Your team lost and is up for elimination," Ms. O explained. "Well," she said to the readers of this story, "what are you waiting for? VOTE!"
Actually, DON'T vote. Voting is over for this contest.
Did you notice something about the team names Onyx suggested? They're all team names from object shows. The Squishy Cherries, the Squashy Grapes, Another Name, Team No-Name, and W.O.A.H. Bunch all come from Battle For Dream Island (both seasons). The Bright Lights and the Grand Slams come from the second season of Inanimate Insanity. Team Chocolate and Team Vanilla are from Brawl of the Objects. The Tunes Untuned and the Dancing Candles are from Object Mayhem. And the Squeezy Foxes and the Floppy Rabbits are going to be the team names for my upcoming object show, Object Trek. Just so you know what's coming up.
In the next chapter, the Toothbrush with the most votes will be eliminated.