Odd Squad One Shots

Baby Steps (Otis x Olympia)

(Otis x Olympia)

Olympia had just rescued one of the cutest baby animals in the world. I mean, who wouldn't find them adorable? Well, except for maybe one person, which was why she was hiding the little creature from him.

"Hey, Oona, how's he doing," Olympia whispered to her close friend.

"Pretty good, actually. He ate all of the vegetables and greens that I gave him. I'm starting to get attached to the little guy," Oona admitted.

Olympia smiled weakly. "All we have to do now is keep him a secret from, Otis. At least until we can find his mom."

"What," Otis asked, all of a sudden showing up. He had only heard his name, but it had definitely sparked his interest. His arms were wrapped behind his back, as he looked between the two girls.

"Nothing! Pfft... I didn't say anything," Olympia claimed.

"Yes, we weren't just talking about a baby creature, that we're taking care of," Oona added, Olympia shooting her a look of disbelief. It then dawned on Oona that she had accidentally shared too much information, similar to when they helped Ms. O become a Ms. O in the past.

"What baby creature," Otis wondered, his eyebrows knit together in confusion.

"Well, it's not exactly a creature as much as it's..." Olympia coughed some as she said under her breath, "A bird."

Otis heard her though, hesitantly inquiring, "What kind of bird?"

"Uh..." Olympia was racking her brain for an explanation.

"Definitely not a duckling," Oona blurted out, earning another glare from Olympia.

"A duckling," questioned Otis, it suddenly clicking in his brain to what they grew up to. He began shaking his head in small, jerky movements. "No no no no no, I don't want to see this duckling. Keep it away from me."

Just then a tiny bird came waddling from behind Oona's counter, it was a dandelion yellow with quite a bit of brown covering it.

"Cheep!" It looked up at Otis, flapping its little wings.

"How can you be scared of that," Olympia questioned, a smile in her voice.

Otis just stared down at the innocent, baby duckling.

"I thought we could name him, Dock. You know, 'cause I found him near the docks," Olympia shared, her partner not even realizing that she was close to rambling.

"Cheep!" Dock fluttered his wings again, clumsily waddling up to Otis.

The male agent jumped back, causing the baby to fall onto its stomach, it just stretching its head up to see him better. "Cheep!"

"Come on, Otis, someone has to take care of him while we look for his mom. Ms. O's way too busy to find a place for him, and Owen's busy with flying goldfish. Besides, Oona has to fix gadgets sometime," Olympia explained, Oona nodding her head in total agreement.

Otis sighed as his shoulders sagged. "Fine..."

"Thanks, partner!" Olympia beamed brightly as she attacked him in a tight hug.

"Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!" The duckling tried jumping up to join them.

"Come on, let's take Dock back to the Park Room. I think I saw a pond in there," Olympia told him.

"First, we should make sure we choose the one with the right temperature!" Otis earned a surprised look from his partner, on how he seemed to care about the duckling. "Hey, I don't want him to get hurt. He's just a baby."