He was surely up to something. As far as Minion was concerned Megamind was an expert. He knew his favorite teas, his preferred spatula arrangement, and of course what time he goes to bed!
Megamind had been lying in bed awake waiting for Minion to make his move. The past few weeks Megamind had noticed his friend becoming less talkative, introverted, and talking to himself. As long as he acted like he didn't notice Minion would make a mistake.
The slightest rattle of chains spurred Megs to deftly slide out of bed and press his ear to the door. He knew that chain. It belonged to the Bike Rack of Rage, named so because Megs was always in a rage when the invisible car was down. It wasn't until he heard the garage door squeak open that he dared risk to poke his head outside.
LIke water Megs dropped to the ground and oozed his way to the railing of the balcony. Peering over the edge he saw Minion put a small rucksack on his segway and affix his spiked helmet. This gave pause to Megamind because Minion, although pro safety, had once told him that the helmet was quote, ugly and bulky.
Slithering down the stairs in his rocket pajamas Megamind followed Minion with his eyes.
He's being awfully quiet…,Megs thought. I wonder where he is going. No one in our circle meets up this late.
He checked his watch as Minion closed the garage behind him.
Flying to the window Megs watched the flashing red light affixed to the back of the segway fade into the city.
"Alright I've had enough!" Sliding down the railing Megamind grabbed a wrench and started banging on the balusters as he passed.
"Everyone wake up! Daddy is distraught!" Brainbots started filing in rather dejectedly.
"Yes, I know it's late. I'm sorry. Really not what I wanted to do at 1:17 in the morning, but hey guess what….?" He paused for effect as more brain bots filtered in. "I'm standing the middle of the lair, in my pajamas, trying to figure out why your Uncle Minion has flown the coup."
Using the wrench as a pointer he began to single out bits for questioning.
"Phil do you have anything? No? Bob, how about you? You're usually very resourceful."
The bots looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Ugh you must have something for me? Greg?"
He starts wading through the bots, "Has anyone seen Greg? He was on watch tonight!"
A smaller bot with a giant red eye whizzed from overhead to give his info.
"Ah good, Greg! Now what have you found?" Excitedly Megamind brought Greg up to his face, fully expecting a perfectly logical explanation.
"Brower-er!"
"He left?" Megs dead panned, " Yes, Greg I have noticed this myself. Do you know where?"
"Bow! Bow, gow, rowr!"
"To the city….?" stoned face Megamind let go of his mind child. "You know, Greg, you seem to be telling me things I already know. Its really bumming me out."
Greg pulled an empty blue bottle out his storage and handed it to Megamind.
"I'm not thirsty Greg, I'm worried."
"Bog bow!"
Following Greg's advice he looked closer at the bottle.
"Dee Jay Shaw Shimmy?" Megamind tilted his head to the side. He shook his head in confusion "what is this?"
Greg focused his eye on a nearby wall and showed a short video of Minion taking out the trash earlier that night. He then pulled the bottle out of the rucksack stashed by the bin and shoved it deep into the trash bag so no one would notice it.
"AHA! Not only has Greg found a clue, we have also found that MInion does not always recycle! This will teach him to lecture moi!"
Patting Greg on the head he gave him the wrench to chew on as a reward.
Walking over to the communications wall of the lair he dialed up Wayne.
No answer.
Hmm… thought Megamind. Maybe he's over at Miss Ritchie's.
Changing tactics he called the best detective in town, Roxanne Ritchi! Surely if anyone could figure out who DeeJay Sunshine was it'd be her!
Dialing up her number Megamind settled himself into his rolly chair.
Ringringring
Ringringring
Ringrinri-" You have three seconds before I hang up"
"Minion is missing"
The was a pause on the other line. Megamind hated being right to the point, she knew this, but damn it she was having such a good dream.
"Define missing"
"He loaded up his segway and left."
He heard her flip around in bed and try to wake up. At least she had decided to help then.
"He had stuff and didn't want to put it in the car?" She yawned.
"Precisely, he snuck out!" Megamind huffed, "Like some angsty teenager."
Rolling her eyes, Roxanne reached for her alarm clock, "He just might be heading over to Wayne's. I know we didn't have anything planned. Oh, my god Megamind its almost 2 am! Why didn't you just follow him?!"
She wanted to cry, she just wanted to sleep.
"I would have it wasn't for the fact that he would have seen me lurking behind him in rather conspicuous pajamas."
Trying not to stifle herself with her pillow Roxanne made faces at her phone.
"So why call me and wake me up?"
"I need your womanly institution."
"Intuition?"
"Yes! Okay so Greg found a bottle that say Dee Jay Sunshine on it."
"Um….I have no idea what that is."
"You must! Minion's life rests on it!"
"Just google it and go from there."
"Our router blew up." Scoffing Megamind bitterly recounted, "It's not like I ask for much, but there has to be something out there that can handle our network."
Grinding her teeth Roxanne bit out, "Fine just give me a sec to put you on speaker."
Megamind sat up straight, finally real help!
"Alright now spell it exactly how it's written, I've learned you don't talk right."
Miffed, but not fully insulted Megamind began spelling.
"Ok, so, D as in Destroy. J as in Just give me the money. That's the first word, then its S as in Sack the city. A as in Atomic bomb. S as in Sack the city. H as in Holy Moly save us Metro man. I as in I'm your overlord. M as in Megamind. I as in I'm your overlord."
"Everything that just happened is so messed up. Also you said sunshine and its sashimi."
"Shaman King?"
"Sashimi"
"Sugar Smacks?"
"Shash- never mind, I'm gonna text you the address. its a night spot in the meatpacking district."
"I owe you one Ritchie."
"I'm going to hang up the phone and you never do this again."
"Yes, ma'am."
Click
Megamind pushed his chair across the lair to get into his trademark suit. While the bots were helping him dress Spyder Bot was getting the address with Bob's help.
Finally ready to go Megamind rushed off into the city.
Why would Minion be going to a sushi place?! I mean honestly that's morbid! Unless a fish friend of his was kidnapped and murdered and sold to the highest bidder!
Megamind shook his head. He was just worried, that's why everything seemed so horrible. Now that he had an address he was going to find Minion and save him from this DJ Sashimi!
Author's Note-
Thanks for reading this goofy piece of literature! Ch 2 will be out soon, maybe even later on today if I can manage to keep this train of thought on the tracks. It was just gonna be a quick drabble, but then I started really to get into it. Anyway, thanks all!