Monsters vs Megamind

Chapter Two: Joining Forces

"I'm only going to say this once." Declared Megamind, pointing his weapon at the Monster Squad. "Leave now, or I shall have to use force."

"Now, just calm down." Prompted Ginormica, waving her giant hands submissively. "Megamind, right? I've heard of you. You're the supervillain turned superhero, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am." Megamind nodded. And who, might I ask, are you?"

"We are Squadron M." Declared Dr. Cockroach. " A government-sanctioned taskforce, whose mission is to find and neutralise rogue monsters. We followed one such monster's trail here, and moments ago made an attempt to capture it."

"I see." Said Megamind. "Would you mind describing this alleged monster?"

"Big, black snake-like thing." Link summarised. "With blue stripes."

"Blue... oh, no." Megamind gasped, sharing a horrified look with Minion. "He's come back. Slithy's come back."

"'Slithy'?" Repeated Ginormica. "Who's 'Slithy'?"

"Slithy was the result of one of my many attempts to do away with my former nemesis, Metroman." Megamind explianed. I created him by mixing the DNA of the deadliest snake species on the planet. Anaconda, viper, cobra, boa constricter, to name a few... Anyway, I lured Metroman to my gene splicing lab in the Amazon, and unleashed Slithy on him. In the ensuing fracas, my entire lab was brought down. Minion and myself barely survived, and we had thought Slithy destroyed."

"Looks like you thought wrong." Declared Link.

"Yes." Agreed Megamind. "It would appear Slithy survived, and has been blazing a path of destruction ever since."

"So, just so we're clear: It's all your fault." Said Link bluntly.

"Yes." Sighed Megamind. "This is my mess to clean up."

"Hold on." Said ginormica. "We've been sent to capture 'Slithy'. Maybe working together, we can do it."

"Perhaps." Mused Megamind. "After all, Slithy is quite powerful. He almost squeezed the life out of Metroman himself."

"We could use all the help we can get, sir." Added Minion.

"Agreed." Sighed Megamind. "Very well, 'Squadron M'. We shall work together. Now, I have a number of strategems for how we can reign in our wayward serpent..."

"Hang on." Interrupted Dr. Cockroach. "I have some ideas of my own."

"No offense, professor bug-man, but I believe any ideas you have would be somewhat lacking compared to mine." Said Megamind snidely.

"What makes you say that?" Asked Dr. Cockroach, outraged.

Sniggering, Megamind pointed, first to his forehead, then to Dr. Cockroach's.

"Are you inferring that you're smarter then me because your head is bigger?" Asked Dr. Cockroach.

"No." Smirked Megamind. "I'm implying that's I'm more intelligent then you because my brain is larger.

"Okay guys." Ginormica stepped between them with one giant stride. "Let's try pooling our resources, instead of playing 'Who's got the largest IQ'?"

"Very well." Snorted Megamind. "Anything to end this little discourse as soon as possible."

"Course?" Asked B.O.B. "Are we talking golf, or food?"

"Ignore him." Grunted Link.

"Follow me." Prompted Megamind. "We shall begin our planning at my headquarters, where you can feel free to make use of the... very advanced technology there."

"Thank you." Said Ginormica, cutting off an incensed Dr. Cockroach from making a scathing remark.

"First things first." Said Megamind. "If we're going to working together, I need to know who the leader of this little band of monsters is."

"That'd be me." Smirked Link.

"No, seriously." Megamind deadpanned.

"We're not really what you'd call a 'leader-orientated' group." Shrugged Dr. Cockroach.

"I thought Ginormica was leader." Said a puzzled B.O.B.

"Me? Oh, no." Ginormica shook her balloon-sized head. "I'm no leader."

"Well, you certainly act like it." Pointed out Minion.

"So that's that settled." Smiled Megamind. "Now, let's get going."

The motley crew of aliens and monster made off down the street towards Megamind's base of operations, Ginormica still protesting her supposed leadership status as they went.

To Be Continued...

(Megamind, Monsters vs Aliens, and all associated characters are the property of Dreamworks Animation and Paramount Studios.)