Come on, Odd Squad.

I've told you everything I know.

Come on, Mr.

Lightning!

What were you doing on the night of the 28th?

I don't remember!

I-- Okay, where were we?

The story?

The Total Zeros?

Oh.

Right.

Ms. O, we're kind of busy.

I would love to hear the story.

You know, I believe that storytelling is what binds us as a culture.

You just want us to stop interrogating you.

Maybe a little.

Anyway, next year, when the villain rankings came out... Last again?!

No!

[Ms. O] And that's when the idea came to her.

Sister Zero re-welded their gloves, changing the plus sign to Xs for multiplication... And finally, th ey had the power they wanted.

Times zero!

Times zero!

[Mr.

Lightning] Wait a second.

First of all, loving the story.

You know, it's all about that basic human desire to make a difference.

What's your question?

Well, how did times zero make stuff disappear?

I think I get it.

When you subtract zero, like three minus zero, you're taking away nothing.

[Otis] And when you add zero, you're adding nothing.

But if you multiply a number by zero, you get whatever that number is zero times.

Like here: this says three times zero, and that means either three groups of zero - see, nothing in these boxes: zero, zero, and zero is zero - or zero groups of three.

So any number times zero is...

Zero.

That visual aid really helped me to understand.

Thank you.

So now the Total Zeros had more power than they ever dreamed of.

Three cars... times zero... Is zero.

[cackles] [both cackle] The next year was 2015, but there were no villain rankings that year because the Odd Squad printing press was out of ink.

In 2016, the rankings came out again, and the Total Zeros were ranked number one.

Extra, extra!

This issue costs extra!

From zeros... To heroes!

Hey, maybe now is a good time for us to quit and open up that little flower shop.

You know, go out on a high note.

Brother... we're just getting warmed up.

[Ms. O] Sister Zero started to make everything in her sights disappear: trash cans, benches, and clouds.

Especially clouds.

Might want to dial it back a bit with the clouds.

[Ms. O] But Sister Zero wouldn't stop.

She made whole streets and houses disappear.

And everything in their work area, until nothing was left.

♪ ♪ Gonna be honest, sis: this isn't working for me.

I don't want to live in this white void.

Now, is it about the color of the void or...?

Nope, nope.

All voids.

Any color.

I miss furniture.

Yeah, I think I went too far.

Maybe we have too much power.

[Brother Zero] I know who we can ask for help.

You want me to help you?

Please, I like being a villain, but I want to be less villain-y.

I don't want to be evil at all.

I want to work in the floral industry.

Fine, since it'll make the world less odd...

I have an idea.

♪