It was a gorgeous sunny day, and like all gorgeous sunny days in Metro City, this one was bound to be ruined by some fruit in a cape showing up to crash the party. Of course, ever since Megamind had turned to good and had begun protecting the city, most of the challenges he faced lacked… well, the panache. Even when playing the good guy, Megamind was still far more flamboyant and over the top than any villain he faced, and to the people of Metro City it was getting a tad boring.

Of course, far be it from them that another Titan came along. For all the "evil" Megamind had committed while at the top of the Supervillain Heap, he'd never actually hurt people on purpose. And with the boundless energy he'd directed at defeating Metro Man now focused on protecting Metro City, it just wasn't the same.

So it was only with a half-hearted scream and a general rolling of the eyes that the citizens of Metro City briskly walked away from the new column of black smoke rising over the skyline. A few of Megamind's brain bots flitted up, shooing the bystanders away from what was sure to cause at least some minor property damage. And within moments, the blue hero of Metro City swooped in on his newest hover cycle.

"You dare challenge the defender of Metrocity with your pollutants, fiend?" Megamind shouted up into the billowing cloud. A piercing shriek of a cackle caused him to jump back in surprise, and with a cautious glare, he gazed up into the face of his enemy, now being projected across the front of the cloud for all to see.

He hadn't been expecting a teenage girl. She beamed down at him in mad glee. After a few moments of confused silence, Megamind finally ventured "Shouldn't you be in shool?"

"It's pronounced 'skool' you twit!" the girl snapped at him, eyes narrowing in malice. "And today's a snow day!"

"Then let justice put a further freeze on your villainous activities!" he responded, perking up noticeably at the promise of witty banter.

The teen merely rolled her eyes. It looked that, for all intents and purposes, she was trying her hardest to look evil. The high collar was definitely evil enough, as were the many spiked hairpins sticking out of her bun at random intervals. She appeared to be wearing a low-cut kimono, and had enough eyeliner on to make comparisons to certain endangered bears too easy. There was a hint of metal as her sneer widened into a grin. "You don't even know the half of it, Megamind. Today is only the beginning. For this day marks the day of your downfall, and soon, you'll be in my clutches, and all of Metro City will be mine!"

Megamind blinked. "And… do your parents know of your intentions to capture the city?"

"Silence!" she bellowed. "I will rule this city, and soon-"

A chirp from Megamind's watch cut her off. "Sir," came Minion's voice over their communicators, "I've got a read on her signal. She's broadcasting from 134 Oak St, Apartment 43. Shall I send in the brain bots?"

At this, Megamind grinned. "Yes, Minion. Code: Make it so!" He wheeled his hoverbike around, and then shot toward the massive cloud projection.

"Making it!" Minion chirped, the smile in his voice clear. There was a chorus of mechanical barks in the background, and then the watch clicked off.

"Time to ground you for life!" the hero smirked, voice low. The bike continued its ascent towards the cloud, while the teenager continued to rant about her parents and classmates and something that sounded to his ears like "yow ee". He'd ask Minion about that one later.

But, just before he could reach the cloud, it dissipated. With another one of those obnoxious cackles, her voice boomed from the air. "Silly Megamind… you didn't think it'd actually be that easy, did you?"

"Oh please," he retorted. "It's like you're reading out of a book, you're so cliché! You're doing it poorly, too! I mean, you haven't even kidnapped anyone!"

There was a brief silence. "You didn't forget that I was once Metrocity's most stunningly evil and fantastically menacing villain, did you? An ominous cloud is the oldest trick in the book."

More silence caused Megamind to shift uncomfortably on the seat of his bike. "Not to say that it's a bad trick or anything." More silence. "Okay," he called, with a nervous laugh. "You can start bantering back now!"

"Uh, Sir?" Minion, via the watch, ventured quietly. "She isn't here."

"What? What do you mean she isn't there?"

The shrug was clear in Minion's voice. "I mean she's not here. There's just a TV with a post-it note on the front."

"A post-it note?" Megamind took a moment to think about this. "Well, what does it say?"

"'You haven't seen the last of me,'" Minion read. "Wonder why she didn't just yell it to the heavens like most villains do."

Megamind rolled his eyes. "Well, another foe vanquished. I feel like curry tonight, what do you think?"

"Oooh! That'd be fantastic, Sir! We're out of potatoes, though."

"I'll pick some up on the way home."

"Alright, Sir, see you soon."

The bike wheeled around, and Megamind shot off into the blazing afternoon sun, leaving the citizens of Metro City to resume their daily lives. As such, no one noticed the round object streaking down from the heaves.

It was, after all, just another gorgeous day in Metro City.