Episode 11

"Malevolent Intent"

Ulrich stood near the sinks in the dorm bathroom, wearing his usual after-shower attire: a white tank and shorts.

"Hey Odd, I bet you could use some of this." Ulrich said, grabbing a bar of soap and throwing it at his newly clothed friend.

"Hey!" Odd yelled, the soap hitting him in the chest. "I just took a shower, I'm clean."

Jeremy walked up next to Ulrich, taking in a deep breath before reacting with a cringe.

"Obviously not clean enough." Jeremy said, pointing to Odd's exposed feet.

Odd instantly took offense, but his mindset became overly defensive. "Hey, I use that cream stuff all the time so they don't smell bad."

Ulrich laughed at his friend, speaking through chuckles. "You haven't used that stuff in over a month. It's just been stuffed in Kiwi's drawer since you decided to "clean up" that one time before Jim inspected the rooms."

Odd walked over to the skinks and began to brush his teeth, minty refresher to the horrible taste he awoke with this morning.

"It's ah... long lasting." He mumbled through his toothbrush, keeping his eyes on the sink.

"If that's so, then it certainly doesn't last long enough." Ulrich said, grabbing his belongings. "You ready to go?"

"I'm ready." Jeremy said, grabbing his personals. "How about you, Odd?"

Odd spit in the sink and wiped his face with a towel, still missing a small spot of toothpaste under his lip. "I'll catch up with you guys in a minute."

With that, Ulrich and Jeremy exited the bathroom, leaving Odd alone.

Odd was about to grab his stuff and go, but a strange thought crossed his mind.

"Hmm... I wonder..." Odd said aloud, his voice echoing slightly through the open room.

Odd decided to lift his foot up near his face, curious as to its actual smell. He took in a large whiff, his face stunned by his experiments results.

"Yep, I gotta find that cream." Odd said, exiting the room.

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"So I think we're really on to something. It won't be long until we can finally be finished with X.A.N.A. and maybe get some sleep for once." Jeremy said, yawning as he walked alongside Ulrich.

"To be honest, Jeremy, all I'm worried about right now is not failing Ms. Hertz test today." Ulrich replied, noticing an unwelcome guest enter the hallway ahead of him.

"Oh, Ulrich dear!" Sissi yelled as she walked down the hall, Nicholas and Herb following closely behind her.

"Oh no, not this again..." Ulrich muttered under his breath.

"Oh, Ulrich, just the person I was looking for." Sissi said, standing in front of him.

"Oh, Sissi, just the person I was NOT looking for." Ulrich said, causing Jeremy to grin slightly.

"You won't be mean to me after you hear what I have to offer." Sissi said, pulling something out of her purse. "Here I have two tickets to the sold-out Subdigitals concert tonight."

"Whoa..." Odd said, walking into the conversation. "That concert has been sold out for months. I tried getting tickets online, but they cost way too much."

Ulrich was impressed by the effort she had gone through to set this up, but remained firm when it came to his stance.

"Sorry Sissi, but I'm not interested." Ulrich said, walking past her and into his room. Odd and Jeremy followed suit, leaving behind an angry Sissi, a clueless Nicholas and a hopeful Herb.

"Sissi, I'd be happy to go to the concert with you since Ulrich won't." Herb said, hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.

"Don't even try, Herb." Sissi said, her body filled with rage from head to toe. "I've got a plan that will have Ulrich begging to go out with me."

Sissi began to walk off down the hall, Herb and Nicholas following soon after.

Sissi turned to face them. "You don't have to follow me around all the time, ya know." Sissi snarled, turning back towards the exit.

Herb and Nicholas just stood there for a second before finally asking questions.

"So... do we follow her?" Nicholas asked, scratching at his head in a similar fashion as an ape would.

Herb looked at the ground for a moment in thought before returning to his friend. "I don't think so..." Herb said, watching with Nicholas as Sissi went down the steps and towards the girls dorm.

Standing there for a few moments in utter silence, Herb lost it.

"Sissi, wait up!" He yelled, running after her.

"Hey, wait for me!" Nicholas yelled, following his geeky friend down the hall.

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Well, this was late... (But aren't they all? XD). I had to take some extra time to figure out where this episode was going, but I think you will enjoy it. Don't forget to review. Also, we are less than 100 views away from 10,000 total views! Keep up the good work guys!