Thanks for the reviews! Here's the next chapter. Also, just a heads up, you might want to check your local IMAX theatres, a certain blue hero is still there :) (Speaking of which: Guess what I'm doing next Sunday).
Roxanne zipped up her light brown suitcase, and before she could even try to get it in the jet, two brainbots flew over and took it. "Thank you!" she called after them, getting a few friendly barks as a reply.
The jet had a full tank of gas, and could easily travel from Metro City to Hawaii in just two hours. Megamind's suitcases were already in the jet, and at the moment he was just going over the checklist with Minion.
"Okay, do you remember everything Minion?" Megamind asked.
"Yes Sir," Minion said with a smile, "Put Brainbots 23 through 178 on patrol duty this week, make sure to feed the alligators and fix the rocket boots."
"And...?" Megamind said. Minion thought for a moment. He was sure that he had remembered everything he needed to do.
"And..." said Minion, not knowing what else to say.
"Have fun!" said Megamind, "Go swimming or to the beach or whatever. Maybe you'll invite that goldfish from the pet store over, you said she looked cute."
"Sir!" shouted Minion, blushing (if he could blush, he wasn't really sure).
"Oh I'm just teasing Minion," said Megamind.
"I'll make sure to have a little fun for myself this week, Sir," said Minion, "and you and Ms.- er, Roxanne have fun too."
"We will," said Roxanne, walking over to her husband.
"Well, we should get going," said Megamind, "do you have everything?"
"Yep," said Roxanne, "all ready to go."
"Alright then," said Megamind. He then turned to his fishy companion. "Minion, we'll see you in a week."
"Okay Sir," replied Minion, "Aloha."
"Alo-what?" asked Megamind confused, while Roxanne giggled.
"Aloha," she said back to Minion, before the couple started to walk to the jet.
"Do you two have a secret language or something I don't know about?" Megamind asked Roxanne, but Roxanne just laughed.
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She looked at the digital clock on her laptop. 5:45. She groaned. When would this day end?
The brunette girl at the front desk, wearing a nametag that read 'Stacey', got out her cell phone and started to text. The only reason why Stacey hadn't just quit this boring job already was because the pay was too good. Plus, she only worked the afternoon shift. Despite it being the most boring part of the day since people usually check in at night or in the morning, it meant she could stay up late and sleep in.
"Excuse me?"
Stacey looked up, and saw a couple that looked to be in their fiftys. The man had gray hair and a thick mustache, and for some reason was wearing a suit, pretty formal for just checking into a hotel. The woman next to him was wearing a purple sundress and had light blonde hair.
"What can I do for you?" she said, faking a smile.
"We'd like to check in please," said the man.
"Last name?"
"Mind. M-I-N-D." replied the man. She raised an eyebrow, but typed it in. In a matter of seconds, his account came up. She grabbed the keycards and handed them to him. "Thank you," he said politely.
"Sure," Stacey replied. She thought for a moment. "Hey, have you heard of Megamind?"
"Who?" Of course, she thought, silently rolling her eyes.
"Nevermind, enjoy your stay," she said, getting her cell phone back out."
"Thanks. Aylo-ho," replied the man. And with that, the couple walked over to the elevator.
"Tourists," Stacey muttered as she started to text again.
"It's pronounced 'Aloha', hun," said the woman.
"Oh potato tomato," replied the man. The woman just rolled her eyes, and lifted her wrist. After one twist, the woman was transformed into Roxanne. "So, who was right about the watches?" the man said with a smile.
"You were," Roxanne replied. She knew how her husband loved to be right.
His idea was a good one though. Even thought they didn't take a plane, they still had to go to the Hawaii airport to park the plane. They were nearly captured by the paparazzi once they stepped foot in the airport, along with fans, fangirls and reporters. Finally, after half an hour at the airport with no one leaving them alone, Megamind opened up his suitcase and got out the watches. Megamind still had the Warden's disguise programed in his, while Roxanne had scanned a lady who was sitting on an airport bench, and used her as a disguise. They were able to get through the airport and go to the hotel in less than ten minutes.
"So, what room are we in?"
Megamind, his disguise now off, checked the keycards. "Room 237." The metal elevator doors opened up, and the couple walked out. Luckily, there was no one in the hallways. Their room was only a few doors away from the elevator.
When they opened the door, Roxanne looked around. The room was ocean themed, but not in a tacky way. The walls were painted ocean blue, while the carpet was a sandy color. The bed was sea green, and there were no plastic lobsters or fish on the walls (to Roxanne's relief.)
"This is a nice room, isn't it Megamind?" asked Roxanne, as she walked over to the bed. No reply came. "Megamind?"
"Wow, this place has a better view than City Hall." Roxanne turned and gave a small gasp. No wonder Megamind didn't reply to her, she probably wouldn't have replied either.
Their room was on the third floor and facing the ocean, which made for a beautiful scene. The sun was getting ready to set, the sky lit up with a combination of orange and yellow, and the ocean sparkling and reflecting the scene.
"Wow," said Roxanne, "it's beautiful."
"I'll say," said Megamind. Roxanne then put her head on Megamind's shoulder (he left the spikes at home). The alien smiled, but then yawned.
"Why am I so tired?" asked Megamind, "it's only six."
"It's called jet lag," answered Roxanne, "you'll feel better after a goodnight sleep." She then heard herself yawn. "and I think I will too."
The two sat down on the soft, sea green bed and turned on the tv. Within half an hour, they were out like a light.
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Megamind yelped before hitting the cold, ocean water. Luckily, Minion had been a good swim teacher. He swam up to the surface, and took a deep breath. He could here Roxanne's voice from behind him, back on the beach.
"You almost got it that time," said Roxanne. Megamind grabbed his black (of course) surf board, and swam back to the beach.
"Well, surfy-ing is definitely harder than I thought," mused Megamind once he was back on the beach. He was wearing a black swimsuit that covered his entire body, with a blue lightning bolt on his chest. It was very similar to his regular jumpsuit, only it wasn't made with leather.
"Well, at least you didn't slip off the board that time," said Roxanne. She was wearing a purple, one piece swimsuit and sandals.
"Yeah, I only fell off," stated Megamind.
"Mind if I try?" Roxanne asked. Megamind raised an eyebrow.
"Sure," he said, handing her the board, "just be careful." She smiled at his protectiveness.
"I think I can handle it," Roxanne said, before walking into the water. She then got on the board and pattled forward. When a wave started to form, she turned the board around and stood up. Roxanne rode the wave like a pro, and when she came back to the shore, Megamind was speechless.
Roxanne simply smiled. "Well, that was good for a first time," said Megamind, "but I'm sure I can do just as well."
"Good luck," replied Roxanne with a smirk. Megamind playfully glared at her and then took the surfboard.
One wipeout later, Megamind returned to the beach. "You just need to stop trying so hard," said Roxanne, "just concentrate on keeping your balance, and the wave should do the rest of the work."
"I think I'm going to take a break," said Megamind, sitting down in the sand.
"I'm going to go get some ice cream, do you want anything?" Roxanne asked.
"No thanks," Megamind said politely. Roxanne said okay and started to walk towards the ice cream shop. Megamind looked out at the ocean. Maybe if he made a few 'improvements' on the surfboard...
"Wow." Megamind turned and saw a little hawaiian girl looking at him.
"Oh, Alo-ho, little girl," Megamind said.
"Hi," she said with a smile. She lifted up the camera around her neck. "Can I take your picture?"
"Er, sure," Megamind said. It was actually nice to be asked rather than blinded by surprise flashes. Megamind smiled, and the girl took his picture. When she was done, Megamind heard a growl behind him. He turned and saw a blue...creature. It looked like a dog, but had big ears like a chinchilla. "Ollo," Megamind said, nervously. The creature glared at him and growled.
"No, be nice," scolded the girl. She then turned back to Megamind. "Don't worry, that's just my dog."
The 'dog' stood up on two legs and waved at Megamind. "Hi," he said.
"C'mon," said the girl, walking forward. The dog went back on all fours and started to follow the girl. "Bye, and thanks again!" she said over her shoulder. As they walked away, they passed Roxanne.
"Um, what was that?" Roxanne asked, sitting next to her husband.
"A girl and her dog," answered Megamind, "at least, she said it was a dog."
"Oh...kay," said Roxanne, still a little weirded out. It didn't look like a normal dog, but then again, her husband didn't look like the normal hero.
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The rest of the week seemed to fly by. There were so fun many things to do. The couple went scuba diving, hiking trips around the island, shell collecting (Megamind still remembered his promise to Minion), kayaking, swimming (of course), and surfing. Megamind had still not been able to ride a wave successfully, but he was determined to change that.
"Are you ready, Megamind?" Roxanne asked, sitting her own board that she rented. It was their last day in Hawaii.
"Yep," said Megamind with a determined look in his eyes, "Let's go!" The two started pattling forward. Once a wave started to form, the two turned around. Megamind felt the water move his board. "Get ready!" he heard Roxanne shout. She was already standing up.
Megamind stood, and planted his feet. "Okay, okay let's go," he said to himself, concentrating. He turned the board sideways and rode next to the tall wall of water, with Roxanne behind him. He smiled widely. After about a minute, which was probably a record for him, he was still on the board. He was surfing!
"You did it!" shouted Roxanne, happily.
"Yes! I did it!" Megamind shouted. He looked back towards Roxanne, and punched his arm in the air. "Fist pump!"
"Pay attention!" Roxanne shouted. Megamind turned and started to wobble. The water wall came closer and knocked him into the water. When he came up to the surface, he saw Roxanne sitting on her board. "You were great Megamind," said Roxanne, smiling, "Just, make sure to watch what's going on next to you."
Feeling a little 'evil', Megamind smiled and rocked Roxanne's board. "Hey!" she shouted before falling into the water. When she came to the surface, she playfully glared at him. "You are so going to get it."
"You'll have to catch me first!" shouted Megamind, before laughing and swimming away. Roxanne laughed and began to swim after him.
A few hours later, the sun had set and almost everyone was at a luau, including our favorite couple.
"Why did they give us flowers?" Megamind asked as he pulled the flower chain away from his neck.
"It's traditional, and it shows hospitality," replied Roxanne. Both she and Megamind were wearing hawaiian attire. Roxanne was wearing a blue summer dress with purple and pink flowers on it, and Megamind was wearing an orange hawaiian shirt (he was forced to pack it thanks to Minion who said he couldn't go without it) and tan shorts.
The couple mingled with the other luau guests for a little bit, but mostly just stayed with each other. They watched a professional hula dance performance and a fire juggler. There was grilled shrimp and lobster to eat, but Megamind just stuck to the fruit salad.
After a while, Megamind and Roxanne started to walk away from the party and just enjoyed the island atmosphere. Eventually, they found a hammock and sat down on it.
"Can you believe tomorrow we're going back to Metrosity?" Megamind asked Roxanne.
"I know, I almost don't want to leave," said Roxanne, not bothering to correct her husband, "But, it'll be nice to get home."
"Yep, the lair will be a sight for dry eyes," said Megamind. Roxanne giggled.
"The phrase is 'a sight for sore eyes', Megamind," corrected Roxanne.
"Oh." The two were silent for a moment. Megamind looked over and saw a white hawaiian flower. He picked it, and then looked at Roxanne, who was looking up at the stars. Slowly, Megamind placed the flower behind her ear. Roxanne twitched when she felt it, and Megamind quickly pulled away as if he was doing something wrong.
She lifted her hand and felt the flower in her hair, and smiled. She then rested her head on Megamind's shoulder. "Thanks," she said, smiling. Megamind smiled at her, even though she couldn't see him.
"Aloha au`ia`oe," replied Megamind. Roxanne recognized it as 'I love you' in Hawaiian. It was pronounced perfectly.
"Have you been studying Hawaiian?" Roxanne asked.
"Maybe." Roxanne laughed and moved closer to her blue husband.
About half an hour later, Megamind and Roxanne returned to the hotel. Everyone was in their rooms and it was nighttime, so there was no need to turn their disguises back on. They easily went into their room, and laid down on the soft bed.
Roxanne closed her eyes for a moment, but then opened them. She saw Megamind laying next to her and smiling at her. "What?" she asked smiling.
"You," Megamind replied, smiling back. They moved closer, and the two began to kiss.
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Minion quickly finished dusting the last of the shelves. Megamind didn't tell him to dust, but Minion wanted the lair to be perfect for when the newlywed couple came home.
"Bow bow!" shouted one of the brainbots.
"They're back?" Minion asked the brainbot. It quickly nodded, and then flew off. Minion quickly the express elevator that led to the observatory on the roof. As soon as he was on the roof, Minion heard the sound of jet engines. Within minutes, the shiny black jet was parked on the roof.
"Aloha!" Minion happily greeted when the couple walked out of the jet.
"Aloha!" they both replied in unison, smiling. Some brainbots started cuddling up to their 'parents' while others started unloading the suitcases.
"Aw, did you miss your daddy?" Megamind asked as he petted one of the brainbots. The brainbots all barked happilly. Then Megamind noticed that one of the brainbots was carrying a brown potato sack out of the jet.
"No," said Megamind, "that one goes to Minion." Understanding, the brainbot dropped it in Minion's hands. Surprised, the fish opened it and saw that it was filled halfway with seashells.
Minion smiled. "Thank you Sir, these are great!"
"Well, I'm glad you like them," replied Megamind, "I didn't know which type to get, so I just took all the ones I could find."
"No, these are perfect, thank you," Minion said again, estatic about the gift. "Oh, and earlier this week I was searching around online and I found this new recipe that sounds delicious. Would you like me took cook it for dinner?"
"That sounds good to me," said Roxanne smiling.
"Great!" replied Minion, giving a toothy smile. "By the way Sir, nice surfing out there! You looked like a professional! You too Roxanne!"
"Well," Megamind said, smiling, "Thank you Mi...wait. How did you know I was surfing? And how did you see it?"
"Someone posted it on Youtube," replied Minion. Roxanne covered her mouth to keep from laughing.
"Um, Minion," Megamind said, "Did the video happen to show any of my, er, not so professional moments?"
The fish was silent for a moment, trying to think of what to say. "Well, look at it this way, Sir," said Minion, "Now people can see how you got better over time." Megamind sighed. Great, he thought.
"Remind me to look for Youtube's satellite and destroy it," said Megamind.
"Aw, but you'll delete so many cute kitten videos," said Roxanne, "besides, I don't think destroying a satellite is very heroic."
"Well, when you say it like that," said Megamind. Roxanne giggled, making Megamind give a small smile. Eh, I've been humiliated worse than this, thought Megamind. Hopefully it wouldn't get too many views. Hopefully...
"Well, I'm going to go get started on that recipe," said Minion, "and you two should probably go rest. Jet lag can make a person pretty tired." As soon as Minion said that, Megamind yawned. Thank you Minion, the alien thought sarcastically.
"Well, I guess I could use a nap," said Megamind.
"So can I," agreed Roxanne.
So with that, the three of them started to walk towards the elevator, with Megamind and Roxanne holding hands as they walked. Megamind smiled. It was nice to be back at his lair, only it wasn't just his lair anymore.
It was his home. Their home. His, Roxanne's and Minion's. They were a family now, and if they were lucky, their family would grow.
But even if they couldn't have children, Megamind was still certain that he and Roxanne would be happy together, and that they would continue being happy for many years to come.
Some things just naturally felt right, and this, definitely felt right.
One more chapter to go!
Free cookies to anyone who correctly guessed who the little girl and 'dog' were :) (throws cookies at readers)