YAH! I continued! This chapter deals more with Roxanne and Minion, but there is plenty of Megamind coming soon.

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When Roxanne arrived at the building which was once an evil lair, she was amused to find that Minion had been true to his word- leaving a 'welcome' mat just outside the secret entrance. Of course, by this point she was already aware of its location, but the gesture was not lost on her. She walked on through, and since she didn't have a door to knock on, she verbally announced her arrival.

"Knock, Knock."

She took a few steps forward into the dimly lit room, glancing at the clutter around her. "Hello? Minion?"

The room around her was filled with all of Megamind's more evil inventions, past as well as future, which had been disassembled- his first move in turning his evil lair into an actual home, and another step in asserting his title as hero. It probably wasn't the most welcoming sight to guests, but then again the only guest he'd ever allowed in was herself.

"Miss Ritchi?"

Roxanne looked up at the pleasantly relieved voice of Minion, who had just come into the room, moving surprisingly quick considering his bulky mechanical body. "So glad you made it."

"Told you I'd be here." She grinned, cocking her head to the side. "So…have you made any progress with a certain stubborn blue hero?"

Minion's previously welcoming smile changed into an exasperated eye roll.

"If only such a thing were so simple. Although," and at this point he allowed himself a small triumphant smile. "I did convince him to change into his sleeping attire."

'Sleeping attire? Really?' the thought made her want to smile, as it was somewhat hard to imagine Megamind- with his love for capes and form fitting, somewhat outlandish uniforms- dressed in something so casual and even a bit childish. Of course it was silly for her to think that he wore his usual outfit all the time, but she'd never seen him in anything but.

"Well, that's certainly an accomplishment I think." She replied, trying not to let her inward amusement show.

Minion beamed at the praise, but then frowned as another thought came to him.

"Yes..well..that seems to be the only thing I accomplished."

"So he's still working then?" she guessed.

"You got it. Although he moved to another project." he repied, leading Roxanne further into the former evil lair as he spoke. "He's monitoring the brain bots video feeds around the city."

"Brain-bots?" She questioned, with slight confusion and concern- the little mechanoids could be a bit vicious at times, and what could they possible be doing in the city? "Video feeds?"

"Oh yes," Minion replied smiling over at her. "It's his new brilliant plan for protecting the city!"

There was genuine pride in the way he said this, which made it all the more apparent that this 'plan' was actually in his approval; although she knew he'd go along with most of Megaminds plans regardless, you could always tell when the two actually agreed on something.

"It's quite simple really," He continued as they made their way up to the next floor. "You see he- oh!" he stopped himself with a small smack to the dome "What am I thinking? He'll want to tell you about it himself. I don't want to spoil the surprise."

Roxanne smiled at this- A surprise? From the worlds formerly most predictable criminal? She honestly couldn't wait to hear about it. After all, Megamind always spoke of his plans with such pride and enthusiasm, it was infectious really.

Roxanne smiled to herself; it was laughable to think of all the times Megamind had kidnapped her in the past, and how she had wished back then that he would just ignore her and move on to another target as bait, and yet now? It had only been a couple days of minimal contact and phone calls and she was more than eager to come see him. Even if Minion hadn't called her, she doubted she could have stayed away for much longer. Again Roxanne felt she had to compose herself- she was here to get Megamind to relax and take a break, to make sure he wasn't becoming sick-yet she couldn't shake the almost giddy feeling inside her.

'This isn't a date, and you're not some love struck teenager' she told herself. 'Get it together girl.'

"Well, we're here." Minion announced as they reached the next door, and judging from his sidelong glance, his sudden declaration was for her benefit; she'd obviously gotten lost in thought. Roxanne hoped she hadn't been ignoring him or anything he might have said; how rude would that have been?

She sent him an almost apologetic smile and he returned it, not the least bit phased by her laspe into silence. The door swooshed open and they took a few steps inside the room before minion hesitated.

She looked up at him curiously.

"Something wrong?"

"Oh…well," he paused for a moment, his eyes hesitant, his smile a bit nervous. "If you don't mind to wait a moment Miss Ritchi, I'd like to announce your presence first."

Roxanne lifted both her eyebrows in slight surprise.

"You mean, he doesn't know I'm coming?"

"Heh…not exactly." Minion replied, still with that nervous smile. "I didn't think he'd be too keen on the idea of me calling you for help. Sometimes it's better to just take things as they come."

Roxanne smirked slightly.

"Meaning you didn't want to hear him complain and protest?"

"Exactly!"

She shook her head in amusement, but then clasped her hands behind her back in an obediently patient manner. Minion smiled and then made his way further into the room himself.

"Sir?"

Roxanne felt her patient smile falter as Minions query was met with nothing but the sound of muffled coughs. From her current location she could clearly see the large display monitors, placed before a long desk, and Megaminds favorite swivel chair- the coughs were coming from the current occupant of said chair.

"Um...Sir?"

She could see the back of Megamind's oversized head slightly from how he was leaning forward in his seat, but nothing else was clear, except that he obviously wasn't paying any attention to minion who moved a bit closer to the desk, raising his voice a notch.

"Excuse me, Boss, I-"

"Not so loudMinion!" she could hear the hero hiss, noticing how he leaned forward more to cradle his head in his hands, a small groan emitting from his throat. "My head is pounding as it is."

Worry made her stomach twist into a knot, and she found herself walking further into the room.

Minion winced in sympathy as his masters reaction.

"Sorry, sir," he tried again, lowering his voice slightly. "But I thought you'd like to know that we have a guest."

"Guest?" Megamind echoed the word with vague confusion, his voice sounding a bit raw.

Minion looked back at Roxanne who by now was almost standing next to him. She sent him a slight smile, and he had the feeling it was as much for hiding her own concern as it was to reassure him. Amazingly enough, it seemed to work.

"That's right, Sir." Minion replied, putting as much cheer as he could into his voice. "A certain so-called nosy reporter that I believe you're quite fond of."

This finally got a reaction from the former vilian, who up until that point was still in the same hunched forward position with his face hidden in his hands. Megamind jerked with sudden clarity, the chair swiveling to face the two, his hands clutching the armrests as if he might use them to spring out of the chair at any moment, his green eyes wide with surprise.

"Roxanne!"

His voice was high with anxiety and shock, his reaction so unnecessarily dramatic that it was actually normal, and Roxanne felt the worry in her stomach ease slightly.

"Ah, Megamind." She replied, crossing her arms, a light ironic smirk on her face. "So we meet again."

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