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Everything Was So Perfect
Chapter 8
It had been a week now since Megamind had gone to prison again. Every morning, waking up on the chair with a stiff back or waking up with Frank's rude remarks as he came to get him and bring him to either yet another interview, or to eat a meal. And then everytime after, he would go straight back to the confindement cell. Having nothing to do, but either watch tv or sit. He was getting tired of it and he just wanted out.
On the second Monday of his imprisonment, he woke up to a sore back and neck. He slowly got off his chair and cracked his neck and back. His eyes had pretty dark circles under them. He haden't gotten hardly any sleep that night, 4 hours at the most. And he haden't been getting much sleep over the past week, and he needed his sleep or he wasen't the most pleasant person to have around.
Before becoming a hero, he had only had a couch to sleep on or this confindement chair, so he had gotten used to it. But now that he had been sleeping on a bed for a year, it was different.
There came some loud bangs on the door.
"Time to get up now punk! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" he heard Frank shout through the metal door.
Giving an angry-type growl he walked over to the door.
"What?" he snapped at Frank's face in the small window on the door.
"Woah, testy are we?" he smirked.
He stood there glaring angrily at him. That damn snarky attitude of his was really starting to get on Megamind's nerves.
"What? No smart come back today?" Frank asked.
Megamind continued to glare at him.
"Fine.." Frank said unlocking the door and opening it. "have it your way then."
Megamind walked out and put his hands out in front of him.
"Well?" he snapped again. "Aren't you going to handcuff me?"
Losing his smart alic attitude, Frank stuttered, "O-oh, yeah.." as he handcuffed his hands, and took his arm, guiding him out the door and to the hallway where all the minor confinedment rooms were.
Seeming to find his smart attitude, Frank said, "We're going to visit a little friend of yours."
"What are you talking about?" Megamind spat at him.
"Oh, you'll see." He said smiling to himself.
Megamind stared at him with curiosity, one eyebrow cocked up.
They walked past a few rooms before stopping at one. Frank took Megamind's hands and unlocked the cuffs. "What are you..?" Megamind questioned. Frank then started unlocking the door to the confindment room, and opening it, it revealing a seemingly unocupied room. It looked just like Megamind's room except for one difference..there was a bed. Megamind noticed this with jealousy. But another thing different, was that there was a circle on the ceiling, almost as if there had been a piece removed there before. But he was then shoved hard, causing him to stumble into the room. Door locking behind him, Megamind was left in the room. The tv was playing what looked like an old tv show. Megamind looked around the room, unsure of what he was doing in there.
"Helloooo..old nemises.." he heard a drawling voice say.
Megamind's eyes looked side to side with confusion before replying, "Ohm..ollo..empty room.."
He then saw the tv shut off, and the chair in the middle of the room swivel around revealing a familiar face that Megamind haden't seen in a year. He was waearing an orange prison suit that matched his hair. And his brown eyes matched the freckles on this face. He was sipping from a cup through a bendy straw, staring at him.
"..Hal?" he said slumping a bit. He had expected to get jumped or something. But no, it was Hal. Just Hal. But Megamind also noticed that Hal had a blue and black bruise on his head and a black eye.
"Yes.." Hal said getting off his chair and putting his drink in the cupholder on the chair's armrest. "Hal. The one that you gave superpowers to, trained me, and then took them away cruelly by shoving a gun up my nose."
"Oh..yeah..about that.." Megamind started to say but Hal interrupted.
"But that's not what we're here to talk about. We're here to talk about the stranger that visited me in the middle of the night. The stranger in black, that creeped into my room as silent at the night itself." He said in a dramatically low voice.
Megamind stood there silently for a moment. "Well seeing as I know nothing of this black figure, I'll just..go then.." he said as he turned and started walking for the door. But Hal spoke up again.
"I think you'll want to hear this story. It could help with this murder you were accused of."
Megamind stopped, in mid step, and turned around. Hal was now sitting in his chair, sipping his drink again, and staring at him with an expression on his face as if saying 'oh yeah, now I've got your attention.'
"What does this..black figure, have to do with me?" Megamind said stepping forward.
Hal then smiled a mischievous smile.
6 hours ago
The tv had been left on at a low volume, playing a classic, old comedy show. It's screen causing different colors to glash on the walls. There was also afaint snoring coming from the red-headed 24 year old in the chair in front of the television, having fallen asleep watching an episode of Full House. And little to Hal's knowing, a red light was slowly forming a circle on the ceiling behind him. Suddenly a big circular piece of ceiling was gently lifted away, and a black figure jumped in. Landing silently on the floor. It turned toward the chair, and started sneaking up behind it. He looked at Hal as he slept, and realizing that he had found the right place.
He then leaned low from behind the chair, mouth so close to his ear that it was almost touching it.
"Hal.." he whispered.
Hal awoke with a start, jumping so high that he fell off the chair, flipping over the arm rest and landing on the floor on his back. Groaning and opening his eyes, he noticed a figure standing over him. A figure in a black cloak. The hood was over his face so low that Hal could'nt see any of his face.
"Ah!" Hal screamed in fright. But the figure covered his mouth with a black, gloved hand, and putting a finger on his unseen mouth.
The man in black then moved his hand off of Hal's mouth."Wh-wh-who are you?" Hal asked in a low voice.
"A man with a favor to ask of you.." The man said mysteriously.
"A-are you a ghost?" he asked uncertaintly.
If the figures face could be seen it would probably have a look of confusion. "What? No, I'm not a ghost."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure.." the cloak said, slumping a little, wishing he was still having the same frightening effect on the red-headed villain that he had before. "But as I was saying, I have a favor ask of you." He said again.
"Um, okay." Hal said standing up and backing up a couple steps away from the cloaked figure.
"Do you know of where Megamind's lair is?"
"W-well yeah. But.."
"Take me there." The figure interupted.
Hal looked at him like he was stupid. "Yeah okay, how do you suggest I get there?"
"I'll help you. Just take my hand." He said, holding out his hand to Hal.
Hal looked at his hand and started lifting his slowly up. But then hesitated. "What's in it for me?"
"What?"
"What's in it for me to take you there?" Hal questioned again.
"Oh, I don't know. I'll think of something. Now come on!" the figure said hurriedly.
Hal looked at the figure's gloved hand again. "No." he said.
"What?" the figure's hand tightened in a grip and threw it down at his side.
"I said no. Why should I bring you to Megamind's lair?"
"Enough questions! Are you going to help me or did I just waste my time coming here to talk to a useless fool?" the cloaked man demanded.
Hal crossed his arms. "I guess you came to talk to a useless fool."
The man then grabbed Hal's shoulders and shoved him hard against the wall behind him. "Well then you are of no use to me.." he said, lifting his hand in a punch.
"D-don't kill me!" Hal said, lifting his hands up to protect his face.
The figure's fist lowered. "I'm not going to kill you."
"Y-y-you're not?" Hall stammered looking over his hands.
"No." the man said as he let go of Hal, where he then slid onto the ground, his knees seeming to have gone weak with fright.
"But I do have one more question left to ask of you.."
Hal looked at him expectantly.
"Are Roxanne and Megamind still dating?"
A bit surprised by the random question, Hal answered. "Um, yes, I guess so."
The figure had a smile in his voice. "Excellent." The figure then punched Hal in the face, knocking him out.
Present time
Once Hal had finished his story, he took another sip of his drink.
"Who in the world..? I don't..I don't know any mysterious, cloaked figures that walk silently through the night!" Megamind cried, his hands on his head.
"Creeps.." Hal corrected.
"Whatever!" he said throwing his arms down. He then put a pondering finger on his goateed chin, thinking.
'Who could that have possibly been? And what does he want? And what is up with wondering if him and Roxanne were still dating?'
"Just throwing this in as a little input, I think he must've known something about Bernard's murder and how you were convicted." Hal said. Megamind looked at him.
Hal shrugged. "Only saying.." he said as he took yet another sip of his drink. "I mean, this cloaked figure dude obviously has a grudge against you."
Megamind pondered Hal's words. 'Could he have been the one that murdered Bernard?'
Just then, a loud voice came form the other side of the door. "Ladies! You done in there yet?" it was Frank. Again.
"Well, I guess that's your cue." Hal said.
Megamind nodded and turned, and started walking for the door, he heard Frank unlock it. But then he stopped right before he reached the door knob, and he turned. "Wait..why did you refuse to take him to my lair?" he questioned.
Hal just shrugged. "Eh, partly because there was most likely nothing in it for me. And partly because I figured you and I didn't really have a problem with each other anymore." He took another sip of his drink. "Ya know, just..bury the hatchet."
Megamind stared at him for a moment. "Thank you." He said giving him a small smile.
Hal smiled back. "No problema comprende."
Megamind then turned, opening the door and walked out.
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"You have a visitor." Frank said smugly, as Megamind closed the door to the room.
"Who?" Megamind asked.
"You're lovely little goody two shoes girlfriend." He spat.
Megamind perked up a bit, not being able to hide the smile that appeared on his lips.
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They arrived at the visiting area a couple minutes later where other prisoners were talking to friends and family member through the little holees in the glass windows. The room was a rectangular room, with cement ceilings, and navy carpet. There were 2 windows in the back facing out to the courtyard where other prisoners were doing things such as breaking rocks, and lifting weights. Megamind walked to the one where Roxanne was sitting at. Even though she was on the other side of the glass window, he still enjoyed how close she was.
She smiled at him. "Hello." She said brightly.
"Hey." He said, smiling also. But it must've not had the right effect because Roxanne's smile dissapeared from her face.
"You look tired. Have you been getting enough sleep?" she questioned. She must've also noted the dark circles under his eyes.
"No, not really.." he sighed.
"Aw, I'm sorry. You'll be out of here soon enough." She said, giving him a comforting smile.
He smiled back. "Yeah, I hope so."
"Hey, um, I have something to ask you.." she said in a way almost as if she was unsure if she should.
"What?"
Roxanne bit her lip. "Um..I saw..on the news the other night.." she couldn't seem to find the right way to phrase her question. Then she sighed. "Why'd you slam Frank's head into the front of the car?" she asked in a stern voice that matched the look on her face.
Megamind didn't see that question coming. "Ohm, because he was being a jerk off. That's why."
"But that didn't give you any reason to slam his head into a car! You could have just ignored him."
Megamind was starting to get a bit angry at the way she was getting after him. "So, what? You think I'm some sort of, violent criminal?" he spat at her.
"No! of course not.." she said desperately.
"But you just said.."
"I said nothing like that!" she fought back angrily. "I was only saying that you should've just ignored whatever he was saying to you.."
Megamind snorted. "Well actually miss. Ritchi, he slammed me into the car first."
At him calling her 'miss. Ritchi' she fumed. "Well you were obviously refusing to be handcuffed mr. megamind!" she shouted at him.
He gaped at her. "Are you seriously taking his side on this?" he argued back angrily.
"I'm only saying..!"
"What is with you and Frank?" he questioned her ferociously.
She was dreading this question. "W-we.." she didn't want to answer this question. "we used to date."
Megamind's brows furrowed. "When?"
Roxanne sighed. "About 5 months before we started dating. But it was only for like, 2 months." But she could tell by the look on Megamind's face that he still wasen't pleased with what she had just told him. "H-he cheated on me with another girl and, and I dumped him."
Megamind then, hearing that he had cheated on her, and possibly broken her heart made anger fume inside him even more. But even though he was mad at Frank cheating on her, he continued getting mad at Roxanne.
"So, you are taking Frank's side, you cheating ex-boyfriend's side over mine?" he snapped at her.
Her mouth fell open. How could he be accusing her of this? What was wrong with him? He had never acted like this toward her before.
"Um, no I'm not! Quit putting words in my mouth!" she shouted at him. "I'm saying is that if you haden't violently slammed Frank's head on the car hood then your case wouldn't be as bad!"
"Well excuse me for not wanting to come back here!" he said with venom. "And I'm sorry for hurting your ex-boyfriend's little head! I didn't know you still cared so much about him!"
She couldn't believe he was acting like this. "Well at least, he haden't been a villain, constantly terrorizing the city for 7 years! And at least he haden't spent 18 years of his life in prison!" She shouted, but immediately regreted it. The look on Megamind's face was a mix of rage and sadness.
And from lack of sleep, stress from being interviewed, and Frank being a constant nuisance was getting to him.
"You think it's easy for me being here?" he shouted at her angrily. "You think that just because I spent my first 18 freaking years of my life here, then that means it doesn't matter to me that I came back? Well I've got news for you Roxanne Ritchi.." he snapped her name at her. "I don't want to be here! I want to be out of my solitary confindement room! I want to sleep in an actual bed again! I want to be able to see minion again! And I want to be able to spend time with you again!"
She was gaping at him, surprised at this outburst of emotion.
"Megamind..I.." she started to say.
"No Roxanne, just leave." He said. He didn't want to get mad at her anymore. He felt ashamed at his sudden outburst, he just wanted her to leave so he wouldn't yell at her anymore.
But Roxanne just kept sitting there, she didn't want to leave. She didn't want to leave on a bad note like this.
Roxanne opened her mouth to say something else, but Megamind then stood up, and walked away. Leaving Roxanne sitting alone.
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