Roxanne stormed out of the restaurant. She needed to leave. Hesitantly she stepped out into the street. It was quiet and the streets were empty. Roxanne's only company was the street lights illuminating her path and the road signals directing a non-existent flow of traffic.
Every time we lie awake
It was cold, the skies opened up and it started to pour. Roxanne folded her arms around her chest, her head and chest slightly hunched forward trying to stay warm. The street was littered with odd looking blue cubes that transformed into garbage. As this happened she flinched stepping out of the way trying not to touch them. She was about to cross the street when she was brought to a halt by a screeching sound of brakes, but she saw no car. A door opened and Megamind jumped out reaching a hand toward her shoulder.
"I can explain!"
"Ugh," Roxanne grunted turning away in disgust. Megamind's face fell as he watched her walk away from him.
"What about all that stuff you said about judging a book by its cover?" Megamind said following behind her and arching an eyebrow at the last part.
After every hit we take
She was barely able to hold herself together. Now he had pushed her too far. Incensed Roxanne turned around. "Ok let's take a look at the content: you destroyed Metro Man… you took over the city," both times she jabbed a finger into his shoulder. He was defenseless against her assault and retreated backward with a sheepish look on his face.
"You tricked me into ACTUALLY CARING ABOUT YOU!" Out of frustration her hands went to her hair tugging at it before they fell away to her sides. "WHY ARE YOU SOOO EVIL? Tricking me, what could you possibly have to gain?" Megamind raised his head up to stare at Roxanne.
"Wait…wait a minute…" Why is he looking at me like that…...oh...
"Did you really think I would ever be with you?"
Every feeling that I get
"Nooooo…" Hopes dashed Megamind stared down at his feet. Without another word Roxanne hurriedly walked away leaving Megamind alone in the rain.
As she passed him, he looked up to watch her go, watch the distance between them get bigger and bigger. He looked down at the ground again before turning and walking back in the direction of the lair.
Roxanne turned around, but it was too late Megamind was already gone.
But I haven't missed you yet…
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Every roommate kept awake…
The door to the lair swung up with a creaking sound that echoed off the walls. He took a few timid steps into the lair. "OK Minion you were right. I was…less right we should stick to what we're good at—being bad. MIN—ION…?" He was completely alone. There was no Metro Man, no Minion and no Roxanne. He struggled to fight back the pain his gaze shifted to the far end of the lair where his idea boards were and then to the painting depicting him in his battle suit attacking a dark figure.
He had a purpose. He didn't need Minion. He didn't need anyone.
Megamind whistled for his brainbots. "YOU!" Megamind shouted pointing to one of the brainbots, "yeah you bring out The Black Mamba!" He said as he closed his hand into a fist.
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By every sigh and scream we make
Roxanne stepped into the lobby of her apartment building. She punched the button for the elevator startling Carlos out of his bored daze, causing him to stir. "Are you alright?" Carlos asked. Roxanne did not bother with an articulated response and just let out a low growl.
She knew she must have looked like a drowned rat, but she could do nothing about how she looked until she was back in her apartment and could change out of her wet clothes. Roxanne arrived at the door to her apartment, but an uncomfortable realization soon dawned…she was locked out. Where are my keys?
"DAMMIT!" Roxanne shrieked pounding a fist into the door and kicking it with one foot. When Hal had abducted her and left her on that tall scary building she had gone straight to the restaurant without her purse which had her keys.
"Hey, what's going on out there!" Roxanne wanted to scream, but instead settled for a sigh, clenched her fists and set off back toward the lobby. "What's going on? You ok?" A heavier set middle aged woman said opening up her door peering out at Roxanne.
"I'm just perfect! I am soaking wet, locked out of my apartment and to top it all off…" Roxanne did not finish the last part. I was visited by my co-worker who carried me up in his arms flew me around the city nearly letting me plunge to my death and left me on top of a freakishly high skyscraper. And…
"SOR-RY, no need to be rude about it." Roxanne focused herself on the task at hand: getting into her apartment by talking to Carlos in the lobby. It was her best and only hope for getting access to her apartment.
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All the feelings that I get
Megamind stood on the elevated platform transformed. He was more menacing…more sinister. He truly looked the part of a dark malevolent over lord.
But I still don't miss you yet
Megamind still needed to test the exo-suit.
Only when I stop to think about it
But Megamind had other things on his mind. "That's enough," Megamind said waving off his brainbots. He was starving. He strode over to the kitchen area and retrieved a pink pastry box filled with doughnuts. He took one out and bit into it as he walked back over to the exo-suit. He stared at the exo-suit with mixed emotions.
Roxanne… His blood boiled and he closed his hand around the doughnut crushing it in the palm of his hand getting sticky fruit jelly all over his gauntlet. Megamind stared at the mess in disgust. Hastily he beat a path toward a sink to wash the jelly off.
He was still hungry, but he was not hungry for food. He patted the gauntlet dry and pulled a navy blue cover off of his hover bike. "You, open the loading door." Megamind said pointing to a brainbot. Megamind kick started the bike, revving the engine.
I'll show her!
I…
"Uppity…"
Hate…
"Nosey…"
Everything…
"Superficial…"
About…
"Heartless…"
You…
"Harpy..." Megamind spat weaving around two stories off the ground going toward Roxanne's apartment building.
Why do I love you
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I…
"Juvenile…"
Hate…
"Petty…"
Everything…
"Lying…"
About…
"Egocentric…"
You…
"Monster..." Roxanne said clawing at the pieces of paper that from a distance created an image of Titan.
"Why can't I have someone normal!" Roxanne sighed. Part of Roxanne just wanted to soak in a nice hot bath with some essential oils and scented candles, but she was too tense to merely lounge around. She needed to work off the nervous tension somehow.
I must be trippn' I just got back from walking out in the rain. I found his lair once maybe I can do it again.
Why do I love you…
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Every time we lie awake
Megamind arrived at Roxanne's apartment building. He could simply go in through the front door and force his way up to her apartment. On some level he normally reveled in the discomfort people felt in his very presence, but he was not in the mood. At the restaurant people were not so much afraid as…disturbed.
Is it so unthinkable that I would like to eat out at a restaurant or… Megamind did not finish the thought. I'll make my entrance through the balcony. Megamind parked the hover bike slightly above the brick and mortar guard rail around the balcony he was sure was Roxanne's. Megamind did not notice it at first, but the doors to the balcony were wide open. As far as he could see Roxanne was no where to be found.
"Miss Ritchi…" Megamind softly called with his de-gun poised at the ready
After every hit we take
"Are you in your bedroom…? There's no use trying to hide Miss Ritchi you're simply delaying the inevitable." Megamind silently crept up the stairs approached what he presumed was the door to her bedroom. He jerked the door open and swung around with his gun drawn set to de-hydrate.
Every feeling that I get
No Roxanne.
"Are you in the…CLOSET!" Megamind said giving one of the sliding doors a good slam. There was nothing but clothes and shoes. He ran a sweep of the apartment checking the utility closet and the bathroom. Upon opening the bathroom Megamind paused staring at his reflection. His eye make up was running, streaking down his cheeks. He tore off a piece of toilet paper and wiped his face. He crumpled the tissue in his hands dropping it in the toilet and flushed it.
But I haven't missed you yet
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Only when I stop to think about it…
Roxanne retraced her steps. It was still raining hard. Even though she was properly dressed she could begin to feel her skin become damp because of her rain repellant jacket and pants becoming too saturated.
I hate everything about you
The sudden change in Bernard's personality. Formal speed walking? Exit short for exciting? Bernard looking into the science of developing a reset button? The way Bernard just suddenly appeared at Megamind's lair. The awkward "fight" between Bernard and Megamind. The way Bernard cringed when she talked about her encounter with Titan and declared, "Megamind missed getting his butt whooped." Popular primary color? She could find Megamind's lair. She could piece together Megamind's plan, but she could not see through Bernard.
"How could I have been so blind!"
Maybe Megamind was more complex than she gave him credit for, than anyone gave him credit for.
Why do I love you
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I hate everything about you
"This doesn't make any sense!" Everything appears in its proper place. The balcony doors are wide open—where could she be…? Then a disturbing thought crossed his mind. He stared at the open balcony and looked down over the brick and mortar barrier. She wouldn't—.
"What am I doing here…?" Megamind said walking back into the apartment, clapping his hands over his head and falling to his knees. He was on the brink of tears his arms involuntarily hugging his mid-section. She had rejected him. Why did it hurt? It wasn't like the feeling was anything new. She can die for all I care. "I don't need her to be my hostage!" He said forcefully bringing himself up to standing with both fists clenched. "I have control of an entire city!"
"I… AM…MEGAMIND: INCREDIBLY HANDSOME CRIMINAL GENIUS, MASTER OF ALL VAILLAINY AND OVERLORD OF METROCITY!"
Why do I love you…
Megamind nervously paced the apartment. He set his gun from de-hydrate to de-stroy. He was tempted to lay waste to the apartment reducing everything to smoldering ash, but what would be the point without Roxanne around to scream in horror? That image was soon replaced by another: Roxanne standing defiant and using the opportunity to insult and belittle him some more.
Only when I stop to think
If he was going to destroy something he wanted to destroy something tasteful, something of some value and significance. Megamind stalked the apartment scanning each room from top to bottom…searching…
"Uhhh…" Megamind gasped. That dress… It was the dress Roxanne had worn to their date. It was lying in the middle of Roxanne's bed. Megamind felt himself being transported back to their date earlier that evening. Everything had been going perfectly, than it all went horribly wrong. She pushed me away. She threw her drink on me. The way she looked at me…
He caressed the dress with his fingertips. It was still damp. Slowly, shakily he picked up the dress pressing it to his chest.
"I'm sorry…"
About you, I know
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Only when I stop to think
"Maybe he's not so bad after all…" Roxanne could not get those words out of her mind. Had it all been an elaborate act? Had something actually changed in Megamind or had that always been there—he just needed a chance.
Megamind had sacked the art museum, stolen money from the banks and the general atmosphere of uncertainty made people afraid to leave their homes and go to work. The city was littered with uncollected trash. A number of streets and buildings were significantly damaged by acts of senseless destruction. Everywhere you turned there was either blue graffiti or a poster of Megamind with the words, "No you can't."
But…he put all the art work back. The city was restored to a pristine state—free of garbage. Megamind gave the money back to the banks. He had even taken a stance against a wave of crime consisting mostly of petty theft and looting.
"Maybe he's not so bad." He feels bad for killing Metro Man. He wanted to tell me.
About me, do you know
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I hate everything about you.
Snapping out of his memories and back to the present Megamind discarded the dress flinging it onto the bed—rejecting her-rejecting the part of him that still wanted her—wanted his life to have a greater, deeper purpose.
For a moment he just stared at the dress. It was wadded into a heap on the bed. It made him feel sad and he began to straighten it out leaving it as he found it.
Why do I love you
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You hate everything about me
"HE STILL KILLED METRO MAN!"
"Un-doing what he did does not change the fact that what he did was wrong."
"No one can change the reality that Metro Man is gone…not even Megamind."
"He's still a: arrogant, stubborn, narcissistic…creep."
Roxanne was standing at the place she last saw Megamind and tried to work out which direction he would have gone.
Why do you love me
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I hate
How could I have been so foolish? The way she laughed at his stories, her beautiful smile. The way it felt for those few moments when their lips were pressed together.
She called him her partner…
It felt nice doing something good—I actually thought maybe I could be the good guy…
I did it for you…
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You hate
Roxanne's blood was boiling over. She searched her thoughts trying to make sense of what she was feeling.
She had feelings for him… "I shouldn't…this can't…how...I don't want to…"
What was she looking for another place mat with the words secret entrance, or a blue neon sign reading: Megamind's Evil Lair?
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I hate
Megamind was now standing on the balcony listening to the sound of the rain coming down.
"I let this happen."
He hated himself for allowing this to happen. How could he let a woman come between him and his best friend?
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You love me
I-I…love…him…
"I'm not going to find anything this way. I may as well go home." Roxanne said in defeat.
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I hate everything about you
She could never understand him. She saw what she wanted to see-what everyone else saw. She was right about him.
"She could never love me."
"Destiny…" This is all there is…
Why do I love you…
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Megamind took a final look at Roxanne's apartment from the seat of his hover bike. The only evidence he left of his presence were some damp imprints of his shoes.
He revved the engine and was on his way. He directed the hover bike down to street level. It occurred to him he needed to stop for gas. He figured he should still have more than enough to get back to the lair, but it couldn't hurt to fill up. He pulled into the first gas station he came upon and was disappointed to find it deserted.
"How am I supposed to do this? Minion always handled this type of thing," Megamind thought staring hesitantly at one of the gas pumps. "I didn't know there were different kinds of gasses…which one…" With no information to go on, how was he supposed to come to a decision?
"Forget it!" Megamind vented in frustration. Megamind hopped on his bike and took off.
Megamind drove down the middle of the road unimpeded. Coming up fast on the right there was a hooded figure decked out in rain gear.
Even under all that clothing there was no doubt in his mind as to who it was…
"Megamind…" He heard the figure say as he sped by.
Roxanne…what is she doing out here…?
What were the chances that she would actually come across Megamind? However unlikely their chance encounter Roxanne was unsure she wanted to find out the odds of lightning striking twice. From the looks of things—namely Megamind's new outfit he was done playing around.
Just what was he up to?
Roxanne could only wonder.
Edited to correct minor errors and insert breaks to distinguish shifts in perspective.