Comatose
A/N: Inspired by my story Melting Faith, it was a what if Metroman had a helpful I.T guy as a friend, it kind explains things I didn't explain in MF-bit different though ^_^
Prologue
MetroMan P.O.V
"Thanks again."
I smiled at Roxanne as she brushed her bangs out of her face, I felt the rumbling before I heard it, as the explosion rocked the building and sent chunks of concrete, glass, and metal pelting towards me and Roxanne; I covered her with my super speed so she wouldn't be hurt from the blast, but MegaMind and Minion had been in the building still! Why had I chose to tie them up and take Roxanne out of the building first? I was strong enough to take them all out. I turned to the building which was nothing more than burning rubble now. I listen intently and felt fear freeze my heart as I found no sounds other than rubble shifting and metal groaning, no breathing what so ever. Oh god please don't tell me they were dead!
"Oh my god, there's no way anyone survived that!"
Roxanne blurted from my arms, I shook my head, it couldn't be! As much as he irritated me I still didn't want him dead!
*Six Months later*
"So what are you saying?"
I glanced down at my friend Jacob Cobble, he rubbed his face and took a good look at me.
"Well, you see this corporation here? it's a normal run of the mill construction company, but here's the interesting thing. When ever Metro City was damaged by you and MegaMind? Someone anonymously gives the mayors office funds to fix it all, with the stipulation on using that company." Some one kept them running, because surely they wouldn't still be up and running if it wasn't for that money, MegaMind maybe? But, then who was funding them now? "He's dead." Jacob looked up at me; "How sure are you?"
I sighed, I had dug up that building searching for them…I never did find bodies, but I found minions suit, banged up and charred in places-it was possible the fire had incinerated them… "I'm pretty sure." Jacob didn't look like he quite believed me, hell I hadn't heard a heart beat. But, usually it was hard to hear MegaMind's or Minions for that matter and that's why the invisible car tricked me as often as it did. Had he staged his death? If he had why? To pull a fast one on me? It had been six months though, wouldn't he have shown himself by now? Wouldn't his master plan have come into effect? What was keeping him?
"Can you track the money?" Jacob nodded; "It might take me a bit though, I mean there's a lot to get though…Years of build up. MegaMind would have had spent years to create this mess, it might take me anywhere from another six months or a year to untangle all of this."
I hoped it didn't take all that long. I wanted to confront whoever was behind this, and if it was MegaMind, I wanted to know why he did it. That and where the money came from…
I left him working on that mess and went to my meeting with Roxanne. Maybe she'll make me feel better? I was at her door in a blink, knocking I heard her moving around-she was on the phone; "Uh huh, But if he is then I want to know."
"Why? Isn't better that he's dead?"
Who was Roxanne talking to? Who were they talking about? "MegaMind might have been a pain in this cities butt…but I think he misses those fights." Missed? Why would I miss fighting him? "Yeah right, in another life maybe!" The man Roxanne was talking to laughed, they said their goodbyes as Roxanne opened the door. "Hey there." She let me in and I went to our usual spot in her apartment. Something was going on here, it kind of looked like the mess at Jacobs…had she found out about the money trail?
"So, I'm sure you heard part of that conversation." I looked up at her, but she was looking at her paper work. "Yes I did. What's this by the way?" Roxanne shrugged; "I'm not quite sure-I found this out by accident, some high roller was paying the Mayor's office to hire a construction company to fix all of the mess that you and MegaMind made." She was on to the exact same thing then. "And?" She gave me a suspicious glance. "Is he alive still?"
I blinked, was he? I didn't know at this point, after all why would I have lied about it if he was? I would have nabbed him, before I would ever let him go.
"No, he died that day-I couldn't hear breathing or heart beats so what do you think?"
She shrugged and sat down next to me;
"You cared about him though." Cared? Cared for that brat? Why would I the hero of Metro City care about a villain! "Roxanne! What are you talking about?"
She smiled at me; "It's alright you know. I did too, he may have been an ass sometimes but other times he could be nice, him and Minion. Or rather Minion more than him but still. You knew it better than I did."
Mega nice? Not that likely…