It was fortunate that his escape was ridiculously easy, because he needed every spare minute to tell Minion about his plan to kidnap Roxanne Ritchi. She would surely be attending the ball, so she would surely be wearing the ridiculously romantic dress she should have been wearing for the interview. Conditions would never again be so perfect. Minion was confused, and more than a little annoyed that they were going to waste the weeks he'd spent tailing Metro Man's newest girlfriend (a sultry redheaded nurse with an under-penalized habit of mixing medications). Too bad. Roxanne Ritchi was destined to become Metro City's sweetheart and Metro Man's weakness. All he had to do was scare them all a bit. Wasn't there some study showing that thrilling fear can inspire feelings of love?
So they drove the invisible car to the ball and disguised themselves as policemen. It took a few minutes to pick out Miss Ritchi, who was standing by a fern in a dark corner. She looked lovely, but deeply unhappy. Cheer up, Andromeda. Your Cetus has arrived. "Code: Initiate abduction," he breathed.
"Code: Abduction initiating," Minion replied. "Miss Ritchi," he called, "I think I have an idea for a story about kitten rescues."
"Doesn't the fire department usually handle that?" she said, but she allowed him to lead her toward the disguised Megamind. As they passed behind a pillar, Minion dehydrated her and pocketed the cube. "Code: Abduction complete."
"Excellent," Megamind cackled, steepling his fingers. "Code: To the abandoned warehouse."