As the sun rises on a rather lazy Sunday in mid October, most people are still sound asleep. However, for a certain criminal mastermind it's just the right time to begin clanking away in his workshop. The noise wakes up his best friend and henchman, Minion, who swims around for a bit in his bowl in an attempt to wake himself up, before getting to his robotic feet and going to see if his friend needs any help.

"Good morning Sir!"

"Ah Minion, perfect timing! Hand me those screw drivers!"

"Which ones Sir?" Asks Minion, staring at the 16 or so different screw drivers.

"The Robertson#3, the Phillips#1000 and the TorxT40."

Minion scratches the top of his bowl, as a human might scratch his head, "Erm which are which? You know I don't know the exact names of these things."

Megamind sighs, but describes them in a way he knows Minion will understand, "The one with the black handle, the one that I usually use to repair the brainbots and the one that ends in a star."

Minion locates the required tools and hands them over, "Is this one of the Ro-"

"Yes Minion it is! And with just a few more tweaks the Rock 'em Sock 'em Kittens will be ready for battle!" Says Megamind enthusiastically, while ensuring the sharp metal claws move smoothly, then fastening the robot's foot back together with the Robertson Screwdriver.

Minion doubtfully eyes Megamind's newest invention, "Erm Sir, don't you think you should have focused on something a little less... Well, cute?"

"Nonsense! They're not cute!" Megamind says appalled, "They're deadly fighting machines that will finish Metro Man for good! Look at the claws! And the teeth!"

"Whatever you say Sir, you're the boss." Minion is far too used to his master's ultimate scheme and goal of defeating Metro Man, (not that he approves) but he supposes that it's highly unlikely this new invention will have any effect on the white clad hero so he's not too concerned.

Deep in thought he doesn't realise Megamind is talking to him until the villain sharply taps his bowl, "Minion are you even listening to me? Or were you daydreaming again? You know the Spanish call that 'Pescando' which literally means 'fishing', a rather appropriate comparison I'd say."

"It certainly is Sir." Minion says distractedly, having been shaken slightly by the tap. "Now what were you saying?"

"Because when you fish you-Hmm? Oh yes, yes, that was it. Have you put the projection in place for my prison escape?"

"Yes Sir, I've also got the disguise required recorded in my watch and selected a couple of brainbots for the job of lifting you to safety."

"I hope they're the new models. The old ones tend to pretend to drop me as a joke, and that's hardly appropriate for a supervillain's departure. It's all in the presentation remember Minion."

"Erm... I think they're just a few months old."

"That'll do, and are the preparations for Miss Ritchi's kidnap complete?"

"Almost, I'm just going to give the invisible a quick vacuum in the back seat."

"Min-yon," Moans Megamind exasperated, "She'll be unconscious and blindfolded. She's hardly going to be in any condition to comment on the donut crumbs on the floor."

Minion shuffles his feet, "Either way Sir, I'd like to give it a once over, just in case."

"Fine, but be quick about it! We have a schedule to keep to!"

"Of course Sir, I wouldn't dream of messing up your timing." The sarcasm is lost on Megamind who had turned back to his work in the time it took Minion to locate what he'd need to clean up the car. "Not that it'll make any difference to the final outcome," Mutters the fish as he walks towards the invisible car, vacuum now in hand.

Less than an hour later everything was finished and the Rock 'em Sock 'em Kittens were in position, ready to attack when Metro Man came to save Roxanne. That was the only problem. Roxanne was nowhere to be found. Minion had come back with this strange news in a daze as the reporter usually makes sure she's in one of her usual pick-up points on a Wednesday.

After all, Wednesday was the designated kidnapping day, part of the contract that was wrote up in the hope to persuade Roxanne to be a better kidnappee. That was along with the Frequent Kidnapping Card (free get out of kidnapping token after 50 signatures), the Scream for Cheese Clause (Roxanne was getting fed up of not having anything to eat while she waited for Metro Man to save her) and the 6 weeks minimum vacation time that Roxanne had insisted she needed.

Not that she ever went on vacation; she was far too much of a workaholic for that. She just seemed to want a vacation from him! Although she hadn't cashed in this particular part of the contract this year, a fact Megamind found very interesting. Yet she seemed to have decided that now was the perfect time to take a break, well he wasn't having it. She had to give him at least 48 hours notice before she had time off, so by doing what she had done, she had void the contract.

"Minion, get the car. Let's see if Miss Ritchi has decided to sleep in or if she's purposely avoiding us."

"Oh Sir, we can't go to her apartment, remember what happened last time?"

"How could I forget," He says darkly, remembering the time he'd been attacked by her mad cat, which was now thankfully being looked after by her sister, "But why can't we? She comes into the evil lair on a practically weekly basis!"

"Not of her own accord," Says Minion under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing Sir, I'll go get the car." And with that Minion ambles off leaving Megamind to temporarily shut down the robots, all the while muttering things like 'waste of my time' 'this is not how you play the game' 'stupid ro-bot, turn off already!'

Minion came back a few minutes later to find Megamind repeatedly banging his head on the control panel, "Sir? The car is waiting for you."

"Excellent Minion," he says, still banging his head, "You complete the shut down seeing as it's being particularly stubborn today and I'll go see why Miss Ritchi is playing hooky, today of all days." He finishes, lifting himself out of his custom baby seal leather chair.

"Are you sure you won't need any help?"

"I'm just going to kidnap Miss Ritchi, Minion. I've done that before, and anyway, I need you here to sort out these dim-witted creations of science."

"Okay Boss, the forget-me stick and the knockout spray are in the glove compartment if you need them. Oh and there's some spare rope and the bag in the back seat."

"Thank you Minion, now to work!" Megamind skips off to the garage but comes back 2 minutes later, "Minion, where exactly in the garage did you park the invisible car?"

"Oh, did I leave it in stealth mode? Sorry." And with the press of a button from a nearby remote the henchman makes the car visible.

Shaking his giant blue head Megamind goes back the way he came and moments later the sound of an engine starting up is heard before the squeaking of the wheels announce the blue villain's departure.

Minion turns back to the control panel, presses a button and completes the shut down, "It really is amazing how he seems to miss the most simplest things," Muses the fish turning to walk to his room so he can catch up on his sleep. He hopes his Sir will be okay going to Roxanne's apartment. He wasn't worried about Roxanne; she could handle Megamind any day. Which reminded him, he was going to cook pumpkin pie al la mode for her while she waited to be rescued. It was almost Halloween after all and he needed to be sure he'd got the recipe right.