Training Day

**Author's Note: This is a spin-off of an episode of Odd Squad with the same name. I don't own anything from the Odd Squad franchise, but I only took the name from the episode. Odd Squad belongs to PBS Kids.**

## Summary

Chief Gloria hates it when the villains try to torture Nayah so that she falls down on the ground, so she adds a second rule: If anyone says the word babe, they have to not only get tickled, but also get chased, but when Nayah starts running off every time the villains show up, the team must help her.

## Story

"Nayah!" "Look out, bestie!" "Edward's heading your way with a card with the word that's off limits!" K.C. called as Nayah slowly began to back up until she hit a snow cushion because she didn't want her friend's name to be revealed because if it was, Little Ox would wake up and chase her. Besides, Zion and Zoe would have to tickle her.

When she had first met Little Ox, the blue ox had made her promise to keep his birth-name a secret, which she did.

But it looked like she was gonna have to get chased, because even if she didn't say his name, she would have to take the fall.

"Uh-oh." "We've gotta help Nayah." Charlie whispered quietly.

"I know, but we can't." "We've gotta wait for her signal." Tristan said quietly.

"Hello, babe." Xander smirked at Nayah, who let out a scream.

"You know what, Xander?" "I'm tired of you making me faint all the time!" "You constantly break the one rule that the rest of us are supposed to follow!"

"But when I faint, you're all happy!" "Well, guess what?" "Your days of making me faint are over!" Nayah screamed as she growled as she clapped her hands four times as Little Ox showed up.

"Hi, Little Ox." Nayah said softly and sweetly. She knelt down to his level and scratched his ear as he giggled softly.

"What can I do for you, my beautiful friend?" Little Ox asked as Nayah shuddered. She was ready to break the news to her young friend.

"Little Ox, I have bad news." Nayah said.

"Xander said my real name." Little Ox said, reading her mind.

"Yeah." "I'm sorry, buddy." Nayah said.

"Don't be sorry, beautiful." "I was looking for a really good reason to wake up today." Little Ox said as he glared at Xander angrily as Xander smirked.

"Xander, you'd better run." Little Ox said slowly as Xander started running.

"Oh, no." "We've got double trouble." Jackie said softly, seeing Ed and Linda walking over. They were both smirking and Kace saw Nayah's look of fear.

"We need Little Ox." Kace said softly.

"But he's chasing Xander." Xavier pointed out.

Suddenly, Little Ox stopped chasing Xander and saw Nayah's facial expression. She was about to cry, so Little Ox zoomed to her side, then saw Ed and Linda.

"Uh-oh." "Nayah, start singing Duermanse Animales." Little Ox whispered.

"Okay." Nayah said softly.

*Duermanse animales*

*Buenas noches.*

*Duermanse, animales,*

*Buenas noches*

After she sang, Little Ox yawned and settled on his blanket, starting to fall asleep. Kace winked at Nayah, who nodded.

"Good work Nayah." She whispered.

"Thanks, but let's deal with these two." Nayah glared at Ed and Linda.

"Nayah, look!" Edward smirked, holding up a card with the letter X on it.

Nayah covered her ears, letting out a scream of frustration.

"Leave my b-a-b-e alone!" Brett snapped as Chessie caught Nayah before she hit the ground.

"Nayah, you OK?" Kace asked anxiously, looking at her bestie.

"I need Chief to come get me." "I've got training." Nayah moaned.

"Where are you hurt, princess?" Brett asked.

"I feel pain in my hand." Nayah whimpered.

"Oh, no." Brett panicked, trying not to cry.

"Is it broken or sprained?" Chessie asked fearfully.

"It's neither, thank goodness." Beth said, observing Nayah's hand carefully.

"That's good, but what do we do about Ed and Linda?" Kace asked.

"Oh, don't worry." "I've got two friends who can help us." Nayah said firmly as she clapped her hands and did a triple spin.

"Hello, team." Baby Ox and Shadow said at the same time.

"Hey, Baby Ox and Shadow." The teammates said in unison as Nayah looked at them.

"You two have work to do." "Baby Ox, chase Linda and scold her." "Shadow, take Baby Tooth away from Edward and return him to Eddie." "And Kace, help me deal with Kamala." Nayah ordered firmly.

"What about us?" Brett and Xavier asked.

"You two, along with the other teammates, will be backup." Nayah said softly.

"Okay." Brett said softly.

"C'mon, fight us, Baby Ox." Edward teased as Baby Ox let out a growl.

"Don't call him that!" "He only lets us teammates call him that!" Shadow snapped. He let out a menacing growl as he looked around carefully.

"Aww, is Baby Ox mad?" "Don't worry, Babe." Linda smirked as Baby Ox counted to seven before he collapsed. Nayah picked him up and tried everything she could to wake him up but nothing worked.

"You are in so much trouble, Linda." Zoe snarled. She and Zion pushed her to the ground and yanked off her shoes, tickling her all over.

"Baby Ox, I know you can't hear me at the moment, but I love you." Shadow sobbed. The jaguar started to cry even harder.

"Aww, don't be sad." "He's okay." Nayah said reassuringly.

"But he fainted." Shadow protested.

"Don't worry." "I can wake him up." Nayah smiled. She started spinning around with Baby Ox in her arms, then she kissed his forehead. He slowly opened his eyes and began to cry once he realized what had happened.

"Don't be sad, it's alright." "You're OK." Nayah soothed the calf. He looked into her eyes and sighed deeply.

"Nayah.. C'mon." Gloria said softly. Nayah slowly walked over to her Doberman friend.

"You've got training." "Let's go." Gloria said softly, leading her to Snowflake Cave.

"But what about the team, Chief?" Nayah asked.

"I'll help them after I train you." Gloria smiled softly as she walked into Snowflake Cave with Nayah.

"Do you know what this is?" Gloria asked, holding up a card with the letter X on it as Nayah shuddered. She felt her heart sink as she started to shake.

"It's a card with the letter X on it." Nayah said in a soft voice as Gloria nodded happily. She realized her owner was shaking, so she started to play a video for her.

"Close your eyes." Gloria said as Nayah closed her eyes. She started to put on her headphones, but Gloria shook her head no, so she put them down.

"You're gonna be just fine, babe." Xandra smiled. Nayah started to relax a little.

"How do you feel?" "Do you feel scared?" Gloria asked as Nayah shook her head no.

"Not really, Chief." "I'm just worried about Edward and Xander showing up and doing what Xandra did." Nayah shuddered.

"Don't be." "I'll be right by your side protecting you, okay?" Gloria smiled as she looked at Nayah and whimpered slightly, holding up her paw. Inside were two giant thorns.

"Chief, what's wrong?" "Does your paw hurt?" Nayah asked softly as Gloria nodded. She looked at Nayah and mouthed something about what Nayah had to do was just a test and she had to pull the four-letter-trick.

"It'll be okay, Chief." "I'll take out those thorns." Nayah said as she took out the thorns, then smiled softly. She then opened her arms as Gloria embraced her as Nayah melted into the embrace, smiling before she said a single sentence.

"I love you, Chief." "You're the best, babe." Nayah said softly as Gloria started to laugh.

"I'm totally letting you slide on that one." "I was testing you." "And you passed!" Gloria cheered.

"Yes!" Nayah cheered. She looked at Gloria, who started to pace up and down.

"What's wrong?" Nayah asked as her friend sighed deeply. The Doberman Labrador Dalmatian mix started to cry as Edward and Linda walked in, smirking.

"Nayah, be strong for me." "I need to help the team." "Use this glitter laser if you need to, love." Gloria said softly.

"Remember what I taught you." Gloria whispered as she walked away.

"Aww, Nayah, are you scared of us, babe?" Ed smirked as Nayah stood up and slapped him not once but twice.

"Don't call me that!" "I only let certain people call me that and you're evil, so you can't be trusted!" She growled menacingly as Edward started laughing.

"I really don't see anything funny right now, Ed." Nayah growled softly.

"You have no idea what Linda and I are about to do to you, babe." Edward smirked.

"Oh, well, if you two try to do anything, I promise you it won't work." Nayah snapped.

"Babe, babe, babe, babe." Linda smirked as Nayah started laughing, not at all phased. The reason she wasn't phased by Linda was because she was wearing her sparkling yellow and green bracelets that kept her from falling on the ground.

"Cheetah, come in!" "Are you okay?" Chester asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, but do you think you can send the twins over?" " They have major tickling to do!" Nayah chuckled.

"Wait." "How are you not on the ground?" Chester asked suspiciously.

"Chest, do you remember the bracelets Chief gave me?" Nayah asked.

"Yeah." "The twins should be on their way soon, but as for me, I've gotta roll." "The team needs me." Chessie smiled.

"I love you, Chest." "Keep your head up always and be on the lookout for X, too." Nayah shuddered.

"Nayah, look!" Ed smirked, holding up a card with the letter X on it. However, Nayah kicked the card out of his hands and ran over to him, snarling. Edward looked at her, still smirking.

"Oh, Ed, you must think I'm crazy if you think the trick will work, but guess what?" "Xandra and Xaiden are on their way to tickle you both." Nayah snarled.

"Aww." "Did you hear that, babe?" "Nayah's going to have the pets tickle us." Linda smirked as Nayah's bracelet started to beep.

The young girl looked at her bracelet and saw that her bracelet's light was turning yellow, which meant that she had to charge it up before the light turned red. If the light was yellow, she would get dizzy, but if the light was red, she would fall.

"Baby Ox, come in." "It's Nayah, I need you for a chase." Nayah said.

"Oh, no!" "I'm on my way!" "Don't let Ed and Linda get away from you until I get there." Baby Ox giggled as Nayah's bracelet clicked.

"Edward, Linda, you two are gonna be chased." "So I suggest you two get comfortable." Nayah smirked as Brett walked in, smiling.

"Hey, cheetah." Brett giggled, running into her arms for a hug, but the young girl shook her head no.

"I can't give you a hug yet." "Baby Ox is on his way to chase these two, and he asked me not to let them get away until he gets here." Nayah said quickly.

"I'll help you make sure they don't escape until he gets here." Brett offered.

"Cheetah, do you love me, babe?" Ed smirked as Nayah was about to fall, but Brett caught her in his arms just in time.

"Don't close your eyes, cheetah." "I'll be so sad if you faint." Brett murmured. He stroked her hair tenderly as she giggled softly.

"I'm okay, partner." "I'm just a bit shaky." Nayah sighed. She then noticed that Brett had put Edward and Linda in a cage.

"Good work, partner." Nayah laughed.

"Thanks." "Let's warm up while we wait for Baby Ox." Nayah said as she used her mouth to warm up some logs.

"Awesome work, cheetah." "I'm so happy you're my ba.." Brett started to say babe, but Nayah nudged him hard.

"Don't even." "I knew what you were going to say." Nayah whispered.

"I'm happy you're my cheetah." Brett smiled as Baby Ox zoomed in, frowning.

"Baby Ox, we're innocent." Nayah said softly. She looked at Brett, who nodded.

"Oh, I know you two are, but that's not why I'm here." "I'm here for these two." Baby Ox growled, motioning to Edward and Linda.

"Aww, Baby Ox." Linda smirked as Baby Ox growled, trying not to lose his chill.

"Oh, Linda, you have *zero* idea what this ox has in store for you and Edward." Baby Ox said, growling.

"Aww." "I'm scared." Linda smirked as Edward smirked at Nayah before he said one word.

"Babe." Ed smirked as Nayah started to scream, closing her eyes as two tears spilled out of her eyes. She usually screamed when the four letter trick was pulled, and she hated it when villains tried to flirt with her.

"Brett, I hear screaming." Dexter said softly, shaking his caretaker in attempts to wake him up.

"Huh?" "Did you say something, Dex?" Brett asked sleepily.

"Yeah." "I said that it sounded like someone you know and love is screaming." Dexter replied.

"Oh, no!" Brett yelped, zooming to Snowflake Cave where Ed and Linda were taunting Nayah. She was still crying and screaming, though.

*"Help your cheetah!" Zoe panicked as Brett raced to Nayah, his heart pounding like a snare drum.*

"Aww, here comes the fox." Linda smirked. However, Brett ignored her.

"Cheetah, what's wrong?" "Are you crying?" Brett asked. Nayah looked up at her partner and nodded her head yes to answer his second question.

"I can't take this anymore!" Nayah screamed as Brett looked at her, his expression serious.

"What's got you down, cheetah?" Brett asked calmly.

"Edward and Linda keep taunting me." "And if that's not bad enough, the two keep saying the one word that's off limits." Nayah growled.

"I know the exact word you mean and it looks like we need an ox to teach these two a lesson." Brett smirked.

"Can you spin around four times in a row?" Nayah asked her partner.

"I've gotcha." Brett smiled as he spun around four times in a row.

"How's my favorite couple?" Baby Ox giggled as Nayah patted his head. She then motioned to Ed and Linda as Baby Ox nervously started to back up.

"C-Cheetah.. I can't chase them." Baby Ox whimpered. He suddenly realized Nayah had a firm but gentle expression on her face.

"Can you try?" "I'll call Dexter and Shadow for backup in case either of them decide to say your real name and think they can get away with it." Nayah said kindly.

"Besides, we'll be right there with every soft thing we have in HQ just in case you fall." Brett added..

"Alright." "I'll do it." "Let's race!" Baby Ox smirked as he started to chase Edward and Linda.

"Woah, he's fast!" Brett smiled.

"Fast and furious!" Baby Ox giggled as he kept chasing Edward and Linda until Nayah signed for him to stop.

"Cheetah, run!" "X is behind you!" Xavier panicked.

Nayah felt her instinct kick in as she started running like crazy. Xander was on her trail, though.

"Run faster, bestie!" Kace yelped as Nayah ran and ran until she found herself in the Cave. Xander started to walk into the entrance, but Nayah had a plan.

"Cerca." Nayah said as the Cave door slowly started to close. Once the cave door closed, Nayah slowly let herself fall to the ground as she cried. She felt bad that she had to deal with so much and she felt like she was under so much pressure. And all the villains weren't making it easy for her.

"Cheetah.. Are you alright?" Brett asked slowly, knocking on the Cave door. He started to try and open the door to get to her, but no matter what he tried to do, the Cave door remained closed.

"I don't want to talk.' "I feel terrible, it's all my fault that I have to run and hide every time Xander shows up." Nayah sobbed. She slowly pressed the purple button to open the Cave entrance for her partner.

"Cheetah.. It's not your fault." "You just didn't know." "If anyone is at fault here, it's Xander." "He's the villain who says it the most." "Is there anything I can do to help you relax?" Brett asked softly as he took her hand in his, looking at Nayah for consent. She slowly nodded her head yes as he kissed her hand.

"I just don't want you to fall under the spell." "I know that there are times where you will have to, but I just need everyone to know how bad I feel when the trick gets pulled."

"Nix says she feels my pain, because she had betaphobia, but then she grew out of it." "I'm all alone." Nayah sobbed as Brett lifted her head up to look into her eyes.

"You're not alone." "You've got a loving team and leader who cares about you more than ever." "Chief is always making sure you're okay." "I'm here for you, too.. I can't even bear the thought of you leaving permanently." Brett said as Nayah hugged him.

"You've always got me." "What did I tell you before I reformed?" Brett asked.

"I remember you telling me that I was the best person in the world, even if you were working with The Other Side." "I also recall you telling me that you've always been in love with me, even though you and K were together." "You told me to always look on the bright side and told me that it's always okay to cry sometimes." Nayah recalled as Brett looked at her before he said one word.

"Cheetah." Brett smirked as Nayah hugged him, letting herself melt into the embrace. Her worries about her fear started to melt away as she hugged her partner. She then heard a soft whimpering noise as she broke away from the hug.

"I hear something." Nayah said tensely, her ears making a soft ringing noise as there was scratching on the Cave door. She slowly activated her visor and saw Baby Ox scratching the rock to get in.

"I need you." "Linda's on my tail." Baby Ox said frantically, starting to whimper.

"Okay." "Calm down, relax." Nayah smiled as she opened the Cave door for the ox.

"Nayah, I need you!" "Linda's on my tail!" Baby Ox whimpered.

"Oh, no!" "What has she done to you so far?" Brett asked.

Baby Ox did a headstand, trying to remember everything Linda had done and said to him. She'd said his actual name eight times. She had insulted him, she had threatened to kill him, and on top of everything, she had came into Rocky Cave and turned off Wild Kratts while he and Shadow were watching it.

"She's done a lot." "First, she said my actual name eight times in a row, she had insulted me and called me worthless and she had teased me because I ride in a wheelchair, she had threatened to kill me, she had tried to take my harness off of me, then she had tried to get me to go back to The Other Side." Baby Ox explained, starting to tremble a little.

"Oh, no." "Are you okay?" Nayah asked, checking the calf for bruises and cuts. She then saw a giant cut on his backside. Although the cut was bandaged very badly, the cut was still bleeding. Nayah suddenly realized that she would have to give her friend eight stitches.

"Lie down for me." Nayah said firmly. Trembling in fear, Baby Ox slowly laid on the ground, falling asleep as Nayah started to stitch the cut very carefully.

"Woah." "How many stitches did you give him?" Brett asked carefully.

"Mm.. I only gave him six." "Does he need any more?" Nayah asked. Brett nodded.

"He needs eight, and you gave him six." "He only needs two more." Brett said as Nayah carefully gave Baby Ox two more stitches, making eight all together. Brett took a step back as Baby Ox opened his eyes.

"Nayah, what happened?" "What did you do to me?" Baby Ox asked. He started to pace up and down, but Nayah slowly turned on his favorite Z song, Love You Forever. The sweet sound of the song calmed the ox down a little.

"I had to give you stitches because your cut was so deep." "Kami hit you in the back with her laser while you were down on the ground." "I'm so sorry I didn't tell you." Nayah apologized.

"It's okay, Cuddles." "I'm more mad at Kamala than I am at you because you tried to help me." "She was the one who fired her laser at me." Baby Ox growled.

Nayah could sense an emotion. She could sense that she was going to hear the one word that was off limits way more than she was supposed to.

"Brett, we need to leave." "We're both in danger." Nayah said. Her partner looked at her, confused.

"Xander's on his way here." "We've gotta run." Nayah said.

"But what about these two?" "We can't leave them." Brett said.

"Go ahead." "They'll be fine." Chief Gloria said.

"Well, okay." Nayah smiled as she and Brett exited the Cave. Once they got to HQ, Felix the firefly flew over to Nayah, looking frantic.

"Felix, what's up?" "You look so scared." Nayah said softly.

"Nayah, Xander's on my trail." "He wants to kill my friends." "You've gotta help me." Felix panicked.

"Oh, does he?" "Well, I guess it's time to bring in the number one ox who will hunt him down." Nayah smirked.

"Hello, beautiful." Baby Ox smirked. He stared at Nayah, who frowned slightly. The young girl didn't want to tell the ox about Xander, but she knew she had to.

"Baby Ox, you know I don't like doing this, but I need you to hunt Xander down for me."  "He wants to harm Felix and his friends." Nayah frowned as Baby Ox started to growl, as he cared about every animal in the forest, and he didn't want anything to happen to them and hearing that Xander was going to kill all of them just made him so  mad.  He looked at Nayah with serious determination before he said two words after getting into his wheelchair.

"Let's race."  Baby Ox growled, watching as Nayah gently pressed the purple button on his wheelchair. The purple button gave him the ability to fly so that he didn't have to move around while he was in his wheelchair.

"Thanks, Nightingale." "C'mon, Felix, lead the way for me." "I'm definitely going to make sure that Xander can't bother you or your friends anymore."  Baby Ox growled softly as Felix started blinking furiously, which meant that he found Xander, and that was a good thing, because Baby Ox knew Xander hated being interrogated by Chief Gloria.

He secretly started taking pictures of everything Xander was doing and watched as Felix  made Xander float into the night sky. Baby Ox remained hidden, because he didn't want Xander to see him yet. Quickly, he raced back to HQ with Felix following him.

"Hey, Baby  Ox." "I'm assuming you've brought someone for me to interrogate?" Chief Gloria asked as Baby Ox nodded firmly, revealing Felix and Xander. He then handed Chief the pictures he had taken that showed Xander tormenting and hurting the fireflies.

"Thank you, Baby Ox, Felix." "Let's go, X." Gloria growled, leading Xander to an interrogation room and locking the door. She then sat down in a chair, facing him. She then showed him the pictures of him tormenting the fireflies.

"Do any of these pictures mean anything to you?!" Gloria growled, slamming her paw on the table in anger, as she and her team deeply cared about the animals in the forest and didn't want any bad things to happen to them.  As Xander started laughing hysterically in disbelief he replied.

"No idea what you are talking about." "Then how do I explain all these pictures I have of you torturing fireflies?" Gloria asked, showing Xander her photos of Xander and his friends torturing the fireflies. Xander then glared at her, looking angry, which annoyed Gloria.

"Don't turn this around on me. X." Gloria growled as Xander glared at her. She glared back at him, snarling in response.  She didn't care if she stayed up all night. She was going to get Xander to tell her what he had done to Felix's friends. Nayah then knocked on the door. Chief could feel her anger rising even more, so Nayah slipped a note under the door for her to read.  This was what it said:

*"Chief, I witnessed Xander hurt and torment the fireflies." "Don't believe anything he tells you, because it's all lies." "Xavier also has proof, but it's a video." "Count down from three in order for the note to turn into a video player."*

*~  Nayah*

Chief Gloria closed her eyes, silently counting down from three. When she got to one, the note had magically turned into a video player. A video started to play.

*"Xander, leave the fireflies alone!" "You're ruining their chance to mate and have babies!"  Nayah snarled as Xavier walked up to his older twin brother, forcing open his hands.  The fireflies flew out  of Xander's hands, sheltering in the trees.  He then glared at his twin and Nayah, writing something on Nayah's baseball, throwing the baseball in Nayah's direction. She caught it, then realized what  four-letter word Xander had written on it.   She started to cry.*

*"You've ruined my perfectly good baseball!" "My favorite  baseball player signed this when I was eight, and thanks to you, it's ruined!" "And don't even think about asking me who my favorite baseball player is, because I'm not going to tell you." "And now I'm going to release all the other fireflies you caught!" Nayah snarled, running towards the jar. She pushed Xander down as the jar fell and broke, releasing the fireflies.*

*"Nice work."  "Xander, you are in so much trouble." Xavier snarled. He then noticed Nayah  was still crying about her baseball. Her favorite baseball player had signed the ball when she was eight years old, and Xander had ruined it. She shoved her ruined ball  back in her  pocket, snarling at Xander as she and Xavier ran to HQ.*

"So, not only did you try and catch fireflies, but you ruined Nayah's baseball?!" Chief Gloria growled as the video ended. Xander growled at her, but she snarled in response.

"Well?" "Do you have anything you want to say for yourself?" Gloria snarled. She looked at Xander, avoiding direct eye contact.

"I didn't ruin her baseball."  Xander lied.  However, Chief Gloria could easily detect his lies with her lie detecting feathers. She glared at him, leading him outside, directly to the oak tree  where K.C. and Nayah were playing Concentration. K.C. glared up at Xander, but smiled at Chief.

"We can keep playing later, bestie." "I think Chief brought Xander out here so he could apologize to you for ruining your baseball."  K.C. said as she ran inside the treehouse. She wanted to make sure that Xander actually apologized to her best friend. She noticed Nayah had her headphones on just in case Xander said the word that was off limits.

"Well, go ahead." "Apologize to her for ruining her perfectly good baseball."  Chief growled. She watched Xander carefully.

"I'm sorry I ruined  your baseball,  babe." Xander smirked as Chief caught Nayah  before she hit the ground. K.C. then ran outside of the tree house, slapping Xander.

"That's  **NOT** what she wanted you to do!" K.C. growled furiously. She held Nayah so that the young girl wouldn't have a seizure.

"Xander, I'm so disappointed in you."  Xavier growled as he looked at his older twin, who simply smirked, but a dark blue car suddenly pulled up to the scene. The windows were rolled up but the driver rolled them down. Xander gasped, seeing his mother, Amanda in the driver's seat and his father, Todd, in the passenger seat. Amanda honked furiously.

"Xavier, Xander, both of you, in the car." "Now."  Amanda growled. Xavier cautiously walked towards the car, hesitant to get in, but then, his father, Todd, nodded at him gently, so he got in the car with Xander following him.

"Xavier, you can listen to music." Amanda smiled at her youngest son before turning her attention to her oldest one.  She was so upset and mad at him. She knew that he had been the one causing trouble all day.

"When we get home, both of you go to your rooms."  "Xavier, I want you to finish studying for that test you have coming up about Johnny Appleseed." Amanda said firmly as her youngest son nodded.

"What about me, Mom?"  "What do I get?"  Xander was excited, thinking that his parents would let him off easy after the trouble he had just caused.

"We're taking your phone, your computer, and your gaming console."  Todd growled as Xander gasped, shocked.

"You can't!" Xander wailed.  However, Todd looked at him with a warning look,  making him stay silent for the entire car ride. Once they got home, Xavier hopped out of the car,  feeling excited as he listened to  Don't Judge Me by Chris Brown, feeling happy. He then remembered the groceries that were in the trunk.

"It'll take me a bit longer  to get in the house, so Mom, can you hold the door for me so I can carry these groceries and put them where they need to go?" Xavier asked. His mother nodded, watching as her son grabbed all of the groceries that were in the trunk, carrying them with almost no effort. Once all of the groceries were in the house, Xavier got to work putting them away. He wanted his parents to be able to relax. Both Amanda and Todd worked as detectives and they worked day shifts, so they always stopped to get groceries before coming home from work.

"Thanks, Xavi." "You're such a big help."  Amanda smiled. Her son sighed happily, then realized that his parents had brought him jelly beans. He loved eating jelly beans, and he really wanted to eat some, but then remembered what his mom always said about no candy before dinner.

"Mmm.. No!" "Can't have candy before dinner, because then I won't want to eat."   Xavier recalled as he placed the jelly beans on top of the refrigerator. He would eat them after dinner.

"Xavi, I'm making your favorite tonight." Amanda smiled. Xavier gasped, as he loved all types of food combinations, but out of every food combination that could possibly be in the world, his favorite thing for dinner was baked beans, garlic toast  and rice. He hugged his mom, who planted a kiss on his forehead.

"Run along to your room and study." "I'll call you and Xander when dinner is done."  Amanda smiled as Xavier smiled, zooming up to his room. He quickly closed the door behind him, changing into comfy baby blue pajamas and a  baby blue and soft sweater to match.

"Time to study." Xavier grinned as Xaria, who was his Saint Bernard Husky stuffed animal, emerged from her hiding spot, tackling him to the floor and licking his face all over. Xavier smiled at Xaria, gazing into her beautiful purple eyes. She was perfect and she always helped Xavier study, but he couldn't let himself get distracted.

"Xaria, we can play yet, my sweet Husky." "Can you wait a little bit until I'm done studying?" Xavier asked as Xaria nodded understandingly. She knew how important studying was to Xavier,  and she always wanted to help him out. Xavier started to look for his blue and yellow pencil, but couldn't find it. He started to panic, as that was his favorite pencil and he always had it with him. Xaria then pushed his pencil closer to his foot and went back to her hiding spot. She knew Xavier would play with her later.

Just as Xavier was about to write his last note, he heard his mom calling his name, but then he looked at his blank note. He couldn't leave the note blank, otherwise he wouldn't remember anything. But he realized he couldn't ignore his mom either, so he opened his door and raced downstairs. Immediately, the smell of baked beans and rice filled the air.

As he entered the kitchen, he saw Amanda pouring herself some rice.

"Mom! It smells delicious!" Xavier smiled brightly, hugging her from behind.

"Of course, you always smell delicious,  kiddo!" "I missed you, Mom!" Xavier said, trying to hide the guilt from earlier from his voice. He felt worried sick about Nayah, though.

"Mom, after dinner, can I call Nayah?" "I'm a bit worried about her." Xavier said, shooting Xander a hot glare.  However, his twin smirked, but  Xaria kicked him in the shins lightly.

"After dinner." Was all Amanda said. They sat down at the dinner table. The silence  was awkward, as it usually was when they ate their dinner. Normally, there was  a song playing from the radio or something to break the silence, but today,  there was nothing to distract or entertain them. Amanda looked at her youngest son,   smiling. Her smile then turned into a frown.

"Xavier, I  need  you to help Xander study for his Paul  Bunyan test." Amanda said softly as Xavier froze in place.  He chuckled nervously, nodding his head.  He would give Xander all his notes.  Xavier had already taken his Paul Bunyan test,  but Xander had to retake his because he had cheated on the first one.

After dinner, Xavier helped his mom clean up, then ran up to his room. He gently closed the door behind him and started to hyperventilate. Xaria emerged from her hiding place, sitting next to him on his bed. The young Saint Bernard Husky looked at her owner affectionately, but he sighed.  Xaria placed a paw on his shoulder, which made him turn to her. He gazed into her purple eyes before he said a single sentence.

"Xari, I'm in deep trouble."  Xavier moaned, burying his face in his pillow. However, Xaria was confused, because Xavier never got in trouble, so the Husky Saint Bernard was confused by what her owner meant. She then placed a paw on his back.

"Can you explain what you mean?" Xaria asked.  She wanted to know what her owner meant by deep trouble. Had he done something wrong?

"What do you have to do?" Xaria asked softly. Her caretaker lifted his head up from his pillow, sighing deeply. He knew he had to tell Xaria the truth, so he sighed, sitting up straight on his bed.

"Xari, I have to help Xander study for his  Paul Bunyan test."  "I don't want to, though!" "He made me tell him everything out loud because he couldn't find the notes I gave him." "I had to say the word you're scared of, too." Xavier moaned as Xaria rubbed his back again. She had betaphobia, which meant she was scared of the letter B, and because of that, Xavier couldn't call her babe, and not just because of the rule, but because Xaria would get mad at him.

"If you give him your notes  from the day you took it, he will be able to study on his own." Xaria smiled. But her owner shook his head in disagreement.

"I actually have to help him study, so that means I have to give him my copy of the book." "And as much as I don't want to, I have to, so I'm going to write a sticky note on the book saying that he actually has to read it for the next 2 hours."  Xavier smiled as Xaria nodded. Xavier grabbed his copy of the book, pausing to  place a yellow sticky note on the book. This was what the note said:

*"Don't ask for my notes, because I still need them."You're  going to have to read the  book.” "Don't ask me anything." "I'm still mad at you, too."*

*~ Xavier*

"Nice."  "I can slide it under his bedroom door for you so that you don't have to do anything."  Xaria smiled as she stealthily opened Xavier's bedroom door, sneaking across to get to Xander's room, sliding the book underneath.  She   ran back to Xavier's room, smiling as Xavier's communicator rang.  Xaria nodded, gesturing for him to answer it. Xavier knew right away that Xander was calling him.

"Xavier, I need to know one thing: Do you remember the name of the ox in the book?" Xander asked softly.  Xavier shot a glance at Xaria, who shook her head, gesturing for him to hang up.

"Gotta sleep, X." "I  love you, goodnight!" Xavier said quickly, hanging up his communicator.  He looked at Xaria worriedly.  He couldn't let out Baby Ox's secret, not after he had promised!  He glanced over at his  clock, which had the hour hand pointing to the nine and the minute hand pointing to the six which meant it was nine-thirty, which was his bedtime.  He climbed into bed, with Xaria cuddling close to him. The next day, he awakened, getting ready for school. Once he got there, he walked into his class, seeing Nayah there.

"Hey, Nayah." Xavier smiled, sitting next to her. The young girl turned to him, smiling gently. She was holding her special baseball in her hands and she was bouncing the ball up and down in her hands to see how many times she could catch it in her hands. Xavier felt his heart sink.

"Nayah, I'm in deep trouble." "You've gotta help me." Xavier whispered. Nayah turned to him, smiling. She knew what her friend meant.

"Mm.. I can't believe I'm saying this, but if I give you a copy of the book, you have to give it back to me." "I have to return to the library." Nayah said.

"Deal!" "But what about when we go to HQ?" "Chief will be so upset if she sees us with the book." Xavier said.

"I've got it all covered." "Once you give the book back to me, I can easily just sneak into the library and place it on the librarian's desk and then sneak out again." "She'll never know that we had it, ever." Nayah responded.

"Thanks, Nayah." "You might want to close your eyes, though." Xavier said as Xander walked over to Nayah. The young girl slowly closed her eyes, counting to eight.

She wanted Xander to try and break the rule. All it took was for him to break the rule and she would scream very softly, different from the way she screamed whenever she was at HQ with her friends.

"Nayah, I need you, babe." Xander smirked as Nayah kept her eyes closed. She covered her mouth and started to scream very very softly. K.C. glanced over at her.

"You okay, girlfriend?" K.C. whispered as Nayah squeezed her best friend's hand, indicating to her that she wasn't.

"Get me to the nurse." Nayah murmured weakly as she started to fall to the ground, but K.C. caught her. She then glared at Xander.

"Xavier, your twin is in so much trouble." K.C. growled.

"Mmm.. Mom and Dad told you not to pull the trick on her, but you did it anyway." "I wonder how they're going to react when I tell them." "And don't you dare try to tell me not to, because they're going to find out whether I tell them or not." "I always tell you that what happens in the dark always comes to light but you never want to listen." Xavier growled.

"Yeah, right." "You would have done the same." Xander smirked.

Meanwhile, Nayah was struggling to keep her composure.

"Hang tight, bestie." "I'm not letting Xander get you with the trick again, and if he does, you tell me." K.C. spoke fiercely but softly.

"I'll try, K." Nayah moaned in pain.

"Don't worry." K said reassuringly.

"It's like the trick is all I need to soothe me, but I can't even keep my composure!" Nayah growled.

"Nayah, now might be a good time to run.." Xavier murmured.

"Oh, no." "Chasers?" Nayah asked.

The Chasers showed up.

"Awe you OK?" Landon asked.

"Oh, I would be.. if Xander hadn't said the word I'm scared of." Nayah growled.

"So it's true, huh?" "You thought scaring Nayah was OK, but just wait for Xandra and Xaiden." Baby Ox fused.

"Did you call, Nix?" Xandra and Xaiden asked softly.

"You two know what to do." Nix smirked.