Full Circle

Chapter 11

E/N The header image above is just to prove I'm not lying about the Pinterest accounts ;) do go check them out!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own this fanfic, I am republishing it with permission.

Olive placed a purple octagonal file in the cabinet behind her desk and glanced up at Otto. "Files?"

Otto dug through a mound of papers. "Aha, check!"

She took the files from him. "Thank you. Gadgets returned?"

"All but this," he replied, holding up his personal toothbrush-inator.

"Drawers locked?"

"Yup."

"Logged out of your computer?"

"Yes."

"Soundcheck deleted from your OddPod?"

"Ye—wait, what?!"

Olive shrugged and chuckled. "It was worth a shot. Do you happen to know why the night shift is taking over early tonight?"

Otto shrugged. "Something about a case that could only be solved between 7 and 8:30, I think."

Olive raised an eyebrow. "That's convenient."

Otto duct-taped his toothbrush-inator across his chest. "Hey, I'm not questioning it! Are we ready to go?"

Olive glanced around the room. "I think so."

She and Otto nodded at each other and slid away the panels concealing their tube entrances. "Squishinating!"

* * * * *

Oona and Olympia held their breath as, yet again, the scientist lowered a tiny metallic disk into the nearly-invisible earpiece on her desk. Slowly, Oona pulled her hands away from the workspace and watched the device intently, waiting for it to jump off the desk to join its invisible brethren.

"Hah," Olympia breathed.

"It worked." Oona looked up slowly. "Oh my goodness, it worked! Now I just have to make four more!"

Olympia thought for a moment. "Ah, I know!" She pulled a gadget from behind her back with a ding and zapped the earpiece five times. "Duplicator-inator. Five earpieces ready to go, plus one extra for good measure. Now you won't have to risk, I don't know, someone startling you while you work?" she said a bit sheepishly. "Or something like that."

Oona smiled. "Like that would ever happen. So, to quote Dr. O, what's next?"

Olympia consulted the list. "Well, we've eaten dinner; you've tuned up the ice cream truck, made the electronics for the earpieces, and done the alterations on Ms. O's dress; Otis found the tiny cameras and is testing them with Owen; I've gotten all of the earpiece parts fitted..."

Oona shook her head with awe. "Who'd've thought we'd actually use those molds of our ears that we take every month?"

"I know, right? Anyways, all that's left are Olive and Otto's outfits, Oscar's outfit ideas, examining the tapes of Olive and Oscar together, and brushing up on body language. It's 7:25 right now, so I should probably go back to my desk and let you get ready for Olive and Otto. I can find some outfits for Oscar and make a group board on Pinterest so you can pin whatever outfits you find later, too."

"Great. See you later, then!"

"Alright, have a good night Oona, and be sure to get some sleep. Big day tomorrow!"

"I will!" Oona called as she turned to leave. "And Olympia?"

She stopped and turned around. "Yeah?"