Don't know when the next update will be, because I have to figure out the ending. I'll work on it tomorrow, but no promises. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for the ending, what you are hoping for. Thank you for reading and please review.
As soon as Roxanne hung up the phone, Metro Man was at the door. His grip on her hand tightened unconsciously.
Minion opened the door and was surprised by what he saw. Wayne was here, not Metro Man.
He wore a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. His hair wasn't perfect, like it usually was, and he hadn't shaved.
"Roxie said your memory came back" He said as he entered the room
"Yeah..." Was all Megamind could think to say
"Can you check his brain, like yesterday?" Minion asked, wanting to get it over with. He was antsy about his boss' condition. His memory returning didn't really mean he was getting better.
"Of course" Metro Man replied, moving to the same position as yesterday. He noticed immediately that the bruise on Megamind's head looked a lot better today than yesterday. Using his x-ray vision, he looked into the blue man's skull "Wow, it looks much better than yesterday the swelling has definitely gone down" He told Minion
"Really? That's great. Sir, since the swelling has gone down, and the bruising is healing quickly, your headaches should be gone within the next day or two" Minion told his boss
"Good, I don't think I could do this much longer. Can we leave now?" He asked. He wanted to get out of here before they started talking and what was discussed yesterday was brought up
"No, you can't leave" Roxanne said to him. He looked at her and he felt terrible when he found her looking heartbroken
"Roxie is right, we need to talk about something" Wayne said, sitting in a chair by the couch. Megamind groaned loudly, but Wayne paid no mind to it. What did capture his attention, however, was his hand in Roxanne's. Yes, they definitely needed to talk today. "I thought a lot about what you said yesterday and... You're right" Everyone quickly looked up at him in surprise
It wasn't often that Metro Man would admit that Megamind was right, so he had no reaction
"I realized that everyone, including myself, kind of forced you into this bad guy position. I was never willing to hear your side of the story and, by extension, nobody else did either. You should have had a choice about who you would be, and I know now that you weren't really given one. But you have one now" Wayne told them. Megamind was confused. What did he mean by that? "I've also realized that I was put in a similar position. Nobody cared what I wanted to do, because it was assumed that I was going to be a super hero. I never even noticed that I didn't get a choice either. I'm making a choice now, though... I'm done"
"What does that mean?" Roxanne asked, looking confused and worried.
"I don't want to be a hero anymore. So if Megamind wants to stop being a villain, he doesn't have to worry about me dragging him off to jail" He explained
"And what if I don't want to stop being a villain?" Megamind asked. He was greatly annoyed that Metro Mahn was quitting. He didn't get to quit! Did he?
"If there's evil, good will rise against it" Wayne told him. He went back to the door "I really am very sorry I put you in that position... I hope you guys can be happy" He told them before he flew out the door.
They all just sat in shocked silence for a long time.
"Did he really just quit?" Roxanne asked
"I believe so, Miss Ritchie" Minion answered. He really hadn't expected that. He had to admit that Metro Man had made a good point he himself had never considered; Megamind was never given a choice, he was always just expected to be a villain, even without provocation.
"He can't just quit!" Megamind exclaimed, throwing his hands up, pulling his hand from Roxanne's.
"Why not?" Roxanne asked, looking down at her now empty hand, it felt cold without his in it.
She was suddenly overwhelmed with a sense of 'what now'. Was Megamind going to continue to be evil with no hero around? Was he going to consider this his victory and take over the city? "Nobody said it had to be a lifetime gig" She pointed out
"What else am I supposed to do? I'm an evil villain!" He exclaimed. Internally, he was freaking out and he was trying to keep it internal, but it wasn't working
"What I'm trying to say is that you don't have to be an evil villain. You can be anything you want. You can do good with your incredible genius" Roxanne tried to explain. She could tell he was freaking out, and that couldn't be helping his condition
"No, I cannot be anything else. I am evil, I cannot stop being who I am" Megamind argued
"I don't think you're evil. I think you just act like it" Roxanne told him
"I am; I am bad to the bone" He continued to argue, leaning in to get in her face like he often did during a kidnapping
This time it felt different for Roxanne, however. Her breath was stolen by his close proximity, but at the same time she wanted to shake him for being so stubborn
"You're not bad at all" She whispered, leaning in a little as well
Megamind huffed, frustrated. He wanted to believe her. Maybe he wasn't really bad, maybe he could be good. But being bad was all he had ever done; all he had ever been good at. He learned early on in life that he sucked at being good. He didn't like not being good at things, which was part of the reason he turned to villainy.
He suddenly realized how close Roxanne was to him. Maybe If he wasn't evil, she would consider being with him? Did he really want to be with her if her condition was him changing his entire lifestyle? Of course he would; he was hopelessly in love with her. He sighed at leaned back against the back of the couch
"I don't know how to be anything but evil" He admitted. He felt like his world was falling apart. Everything he knew was suddenly untrue.
"Sir, Miss Ritchie is right; you can be anything" Minion gently told his boss. He wanted him to be happy, and right now he was far from it "I want the world available to you, and now it is. I have wanted to tell you for years that you didn't have to be evil, but it just wasn't my place to tell you such a thing. With the support you have now, I believe you can do anything"
Megamind looked amazed at his best friend. He had no idea the fish hadn't wanted him to take up villainy. He now had three people who believed he could do other than evil. He didn't want to talk about it anymore. He didn't want to talk at all
"We were supposed to bring lunch" He said, to try and change the subject
"Goodness, with the... difficulty getting here, I completely forgot. I can pick something up; what would you like?" Minion asked, sliding into mommy mode. Megamind turned to Roxanne, asking her with a raise of his eyebrows
"I wouldn't be opposed to having Tony's again" She said sheepishly, her cheeks reddening. Before yesterday, she hadn't had Tony's in at least a year and now she was hooked again. Megamind couldn't help the smile that stretched across his face
"That sounds fantastic. We'll be back soon" He said, standing
"Where are you going?" Roxanne asked him.
"With Minion" He answered as if it were totally obvious
"You need to stay here and talk to me" She told him
"She's right, sir, you still shouldn't be up and moving around too much" Minion threw in before rushing to leave before he could argue again.