Chapter 10: Hope For Life And Revenge
The next morning, Megamind awoke to fine Minion standing over the bed. "Sir, you need to eat. You didn't at all yesterday, and I'm not sure that's the only day you've skipped recently. You need nourishment." The fish looked at him, a bit stern, but more worried than anything. "I know, Minion...But I did eat yesterday while I was investigating about the tattoo. I need to see Fala again today. She might be abled to help me out still, and I need to ask her one more thing about the tattoo."
Minion raised an eyebrow. "Fala...Sir?" Megamind nodded. "She was one of the tattoo artists I spoke with yesterday. She seemed to know the most about the stuff, and gave me the best clues yesterday about the guy that attacked Bernard...and killed Roxanne..." The gorilla-fish smirked a bit suspiciously. "You LIKE her!" Megamind GLARED at him. "NEVER! Especially not this soon after losing the love of my life! I may have been evil, but I'm not heartless!" Minion could clearly see how truly serious Megamind was.
It was all too true that he'd never move on...The alien pirannah sighed, now knowing there really WAS no other way that to bring Roxanne back. "Alright...Sorry...I just...I don't want you to get hurt trying to save Roxanne while you're in the past once I make sure the collar's set right...Your parents did place me in charge of you when they sent us from the planet...I just want to do as they told me...It's why I got so upset the night you went on that first date with Roxanne...before she knew it was really you she was with..." Megamind nodded. "I know...but I can't move on...She was the first person to so much as hug me! My first kiss! My first..." He froze, remembering the night they'd joined as one, the last night they ever spent together. "My everything...and I let her die..." He headed off, but stopped at the door. He didn't even turn to Minion as he spoke. "If you wanted to look after me...it's too late...I already died...with her..." He left, riding off to search for the asshole who took Roxanne from him.
While Megamind was out, Minion shook off what seemed like misdirected blame, and continued his work on the collar. Bernard walked in, still weak, but desparate for something besides the same walls of the room he was stuck in. "Hello. What are you doing?" Minion sighed. "I'm trying to find the right timeline on this collar. So far, I think I've found it." Bernard cocked his head. "Right timeline?" Minion nodded. "To save Roxanne...Megamind can't live without her..." Bernard scoffed. "Why not use the multi-verse theory?" Minion turned, now intrugued. "Multi-verse?" The Megamind Nerd nodded. "Yeah! Everyone knows about it! It's the idea that there are other dimensions...INFINATE dimensions that parallel our own, but with certain differences. If the theory is right, there might be one where Megamind died instead. Bring that Roxanne here, and voila! You have Roxanne here, same story, different side of THAT incident alone, and happy Megamind!" Minion beamed and hugged Bernard. It was surprisingly gentle, considering the robot gorilla appearance. "That might just work, if the theory is right! THANK YOU!"
Minion kept the collar and computer set up in case the new plan didn't work, but began checking in to the theory. He was smart, but once he began reading about it, knew Megamind would need to look at this himself to see if it added up. For now, he'd keep working on the collar.
Meanwhile, Megamind had called Fala, only to find out that she had promisong information for him. He was now eating at a crepe shop with his new friend while she explained everything. "I did a little digging to see who, in this city, might have bought or stolen any needles or ink from the local tattoo parlors, and I found one guy who MAY match the description. At the one in the city square, Dragon's Keep, there was a pale white guy who was sent to take some ink from Dragon's Keep to another parlor, run by the brother of the owner. The guy seemed rather twitchy, and only half the requested ink made it. The other half was just gone. It wasn't a major loss, since Dragon's Keep is the most popular parlor in the city, and gets more than enough extra money not to worry about one half supply of ink, so they never really looked into it. The guy's apparent name is likely a guise, but it is a good find." She handed Megamind the papers, so he could take them to the police. He looked at them and glared at the name. "Mark Fischer...if that's your real name...you're dead..." Fala looked to the new hero worriedly. "You're not really going to kill him?" "Of course I am! Heroic of me or not...he took Roxanne from me...I'm not a real fan of revenge, but...this is one that I have to carry out..." Fala sighed. "So be it...I just hope you know what you're doing..."