The shadow that fell over the body wasn't very tall, nor was it very short. It was a woman's shadow, known to everyone in the community for multiple things. She was a great reporter, a beautiful woman, the Mother of Megamind's son, and his ongoing lover.
And now an unprofessed murderer.
She knew this was the wrong path to take, really, but it felt so...Right! So wonderful to look over his body and see the Monster lifeless and cold, blood pouring from what used to be his chest.
The baby in its snuggly chest-pouch suckled contentedly on a binky, and Roxanne Ritchi set a dainty hand on his bald head. "You destroyed me once, from the inside out," she told the corpse of Metro Man, an angry tear escaping her tear duct. "You tore out my heart and didn't even care. It's only fitting you should die the same way—from the inside out."
Just like that, Roxanne turned and walked away, leaving Metro Man to rot in the ditch he lay in. They had nothing on her. She had never touched him, had never laid a finger on him, had never discussed her plans to kill him.
All she did was make sure he ate the wrong salad, the one she had overheard a terrorist saying was headed for the president. In a way she was a hero. She had, "inadvertently" saved the president. It was just too bad Metro Man had to die for it. But now Metro City was safe.
And so was her family.
Author Comments:
And here be-eth the epilogue! :D I hereby bestow upon this fanfiction the Theme Song of "Faking My Own Suicide," by Relient K. I hope you enjoyed the tale! ^.^