The right destiny
Disclaimer. None of the characters is mine. They belong to dreamwork.
Note: my third attempted at a megamind story. This is mostly going to be about Syx teenage years and about his life in high school and the development of his and Roxanne's relationship. He will not be the hero early in the story. In this story there would only be one scene where he is fighting crime. His heroic acts would appear in a sequel. In this story both Syx and Roxanne are 13 with Roxanne only a few months younger.
Summary: this is a story of what would have happened had Megamind decided to become a superhero from the beginning. My version of what would have happened if Megamind had not followed what he believes was his destiny.
Chapter. 1
8 year old Syx sighed unhappily as he stood alone in the corner. So, this was it. This was his destiny. To be the bad boy. Nothing he ever did was right in others' eyes. It looked as if being bad was the only thing he was good at! But what if he did not want to be the bad boy? What if he wanted to be a good guy? All the time everyone told him that it was his destiny to be bad. But he did not want to be bad. Syx heard about people who ran away from their destinies and followed their hearts. Was that possible? Could he run away from his destiny? Syx suddenly realized that perhaps he could. That was what he was going to do! He was going to become a superhero under disguise. That was the only way to escape his fate. Syx tried his utmost to behave for the rest of the day and to stay out of trouble.
When he arrived back home that day, he cheerfully greeted everyone including the warden. Tonight he was going to work hard on how to become a superhero. His uncles taught him about bad guys and how to protect himself against them. He would use that knowledge to become the hero. That night while he lay on his bed, Syx was in deep thought. Right now the only one he told about his plan was Minion. While he was working on his gadgets and Minion was making him his superhero costume, he tried to think about a great name.
"What would I be? I can be like that spider guy who swings between buildings! Naw… this was too common! What about the guy who can fly and burst into flames? What was his name again? The human torch? But I'm not human, so that won't work either."
He thought about what the other kids called that flying boy. They had called him metro boy superhero of Metrocity. He would be branded as something a little more humble. Outside he would just be Syx, but when he went out to fight crime, he would be Megamind, protector and hero of Metrocity. Tomorrow he was going to ask the warden what he thought about it all. With that thought in mind, Syx put his gadgets away and closed his eyes.
When young Syx arrived home that day, he was very deep in thought. Warden James knew that the boy wasn't well liked by any of the other kids, but when Syx asked to talk to him and asked him for some advice the next day, the warden did not quite know what to think of it all. He was waiting in his office when Syx came into the room.
"Yeah, Syx, you wanted to see me?"
" Yes, sir. I have just discovered something at school!"
" And what may that be?"
"Nothing I ever do is right. No one at school likes any of my inventions!"
"Well kids, then these kids are nothing but bullies and they do not know what real talent is. Don't listen to them.
Syx ignored the part where the warden said about the other children and instead he continued.
"So, I have figured that it is my destiny to be a super villain. But I don't want to be a villain. I want to be a hero. I've made myself some tools I'll need and Minion is making me a superhero costume. I have decided that I'll be Megamind , the protector and hero of Metrocity."
The warden listened nervously as Syx told him about his dreams. The warden was always like a surrogate father to Syx and he did not like where the boy was going now. Syx could get hurt. Yet he didn't want to discourage Syx to follow his dreams. What Syx said about destiny scared him and James would rather the boy being good instead of becoming a villain because other people told him to! As much as he was against the idea, the warden knew that it was best for Syx to let him follow his heart. Who knows, maybe this talking of becoming a superhero is just a fantasy talk. A fantasy that would excite any kid of Syx's age. Just because Syx had been reading all those comic book about the heroes fighting the bad guys, didn't mean that he would try and become like the characters in it. If possible, he would grow up and lead a normal life like everyone else. He could even find a job one day.
"Well, Syx, if you really want to become a superhero, then good luck to you! I'll be rooting for you."
Hearing that, the boy hugged him.
"Thank you for encouraging me!"
Note: Now with my new chapers I am going to leave a note each time to help me and the readers to keep track with Syx's school system. Thanks to the help of Thelostzelda I was able to figure out the American school system a little, but I still have trouble making sense of it so I am going to stick to neither the American school system nor the South African system. The story's school system would go like this: Kindergarten (Primary school) goes from grade 1 to grade 3. Middle school goes from grade 4 to 7 and high school from grade 8 to grade 12. Syx started going to school at the age of 6 and then got kicked out at the age of 8, meaning that he was expelled while in grade 3. Then he received home schooling for 5 years. In the next chapter he will be in high school, grade 8. I hope everyone understands it. In the South Arican school system we do not regularly speak of Kindergarten, we speak of primary school or junior primary school. I confused Kindergarten with preschool (that is the year before grade 1.)
Next chapter. Syx is going to high school and for the first time in his life he meets some real friends.