Estelle soon started to dance to try calm herself down. She hummed a ballet melody to herself as she imagined herself on the stage. The female Kirlia soon came out of her Pokeball and started to dance with her.
"Hey, Kirlia." Estelle smiled.
"May I dance with you?" The female Kirlia asked.
"Of course." Estelle allowed.
"Shouldn't you call your twin Pokemon two different names to make it less confusing?" Cherry asked.
"I haven't thought about it..." Estelle said to her aunt.
"Well, I would..." Cherry shrugged. "Why not name the girl after your Princess Tutu friend or maybe Odette since you like Swan Lake so much, and then the boy can be Derek?"
"Yeah!" The female Kirlia smiled in agreement.
"Okay then," Estelle decided. "Kirlia, from now on, your name is Odette, and your brother will be Derek."
"Okay." The female Kirlia replied, now going by Odette.
Estelle smiled back. The two of them soon continued to dance. Cherry smiled and then decided to let Estelle have her space.
"I can't believe that hurt..." Atticus winced from his daughter's Brain Blasts that she had learned from Lexi Bunny.
"Buck up, Atticus, your daughter will be driving soon." Cherry patted him on the back.
"Yeah, I know." Atticus said.
"You are such a dad..." Cherry walked off.
"She doesn't get it..." Atticus sighed.
Atticus and Akito both soon sensed two powerful power levels in the city.
"Dad...?" Akito walked over. "I feel something..."
"I sense it too, we better go and see who these two power levels belong to." Atticus said.
"Can we do that?" Akito asked. "Mom gets mad if I'm out after dark."
"You'll be fine if you're with me." Atticus promised.
"Great." Akito smiled.
Atticus and Akito then went off together while everyone else did their own thing, and where one of the power levels they sensed led them to Roderick's house.
"Mr. Roderick?" Akito wondered.
"That's odd, I smell magic..." Atticus commented.
"Drell." Akito and Atticus said as they both soon knew why he smelled magic.
Roderick was curious of his new abilities and he lay down on his bed as he was in deep thought.
"Should we help him?" Akito asked.
"Possibly, also test his new agility." Atticus said to his younger son.
"Awesome!" Akito cheered.
The father and son then came in.
Roderick sighed as he thought about today, he then looked around as he heard someone coming into his home. He soon stood up and where a piece of floor board broke underneath his right foot. "Shoot!" his eyes widened. He soon got his foot free and started to walk on to see who was in his house. "Detective Fudo!"
"Hello there." Atticus greeted.
"Hi there, Mr. Roderick." Akito added.
"Wow, I heard you two are pretty similar." Roderick commented.
"Yeah, but I think my son Vincent looks more like me." Atticus smiled as he put his hands on Akito's shoulders.
"Anyway, why are you two in my house?" Roderick asked.
"We just thought we'd stop by and say hello..." Atticus said casually at first.
"Just being friendly neighbors." Akito added.
"Come on in, I suppose." Roderick allowed.
"So, you, uh, you look like you've been exercising." Akito said.
"I guess..." Roderick replied. "I'm not sure what happened actually... I don't workout as much as I used to, but I guess the times I did paid off."
'Should we test his new abilities now?' Akito spoke to his father through his thoughts.
'You got it, little buddy,' Atticus replied before speaking aloud to Roderick. "Oh, darn, I dropped my magnifying glass under your couch! Do you mind getting that for me?" he then smirked to the man.
"Uh, sure." Roderick said as he went over to his couch.
"Really get under there." Atticus smirked.
Roderick peeked under the couch and soon tried to lift it, but to his surprise, he was able to lift it above his head with the strength given to him. "What the?! How did I do that?"
"Your powers seemed to have been unlocked." Atticus smiled.
"Pardon?" Roderick asked Atticus like he was talking crazy.
"Your powers; I could tell you had super powers locked inside you and it just took some time for them to be unlocked." Atticus said.
"Oh, uh, I don't know about that." Roderick replied.
"But haven't you ever had dreams of being a hero?" Akito asked.
"Yeah, I have." Roderick nodded.
"This might be a sign for you then," Atticus encouraged. "I mean, if you have a dream, you should do anything you can to help make it come true."
"Hmm... Well, okay," Roderick said. "But I might need some help with training so I can control my powers."
"And that's what we're here for." Atticus replied.
"Oh, are you sure, Detective Fudo?" Roderick asked.
"Yep." Atticus nodded before he and Akito showed him their superhero outfits underneath their clothes.
"Whoa!" Roderick gasped.
"Oh, come now, don't tell me you didn't see that coming." Akito chuckled in excitement.
"I really didn't see that coming, anyway, when do we start?" Roderick asked.
"Well, if you're not doing anything, right now." Atticus shrugged.
"Just one question," Akito spoke up. "Mr. Orion, you seem close with Miss Ritchi... Do you like her?"
"You mean like as a sister?" Roderick replied. "Then yes, I do like her and as a friend."
"Okay, that's all I wanted to know," Akito replied. "Now, let's get ready to RUUUUMBLE!"
And so, Roderick's training began to start. It was going to take a very long effort of trial and error for Roderick, especially with Akito and Atticus as his trainers. Roderick did much better than he expected himself to do, though he still needed help here and there, but the one that did horrible at training was Hal as he did horrible at flying and went overboard with his heat vision on a fake Megamind. Even though Megamind and Minion thought Hal would be a good hero up against them, he turned out to be quite a nightmare and an even worse villain than they ever could or hope to be. But as for Roderick, he was more perfectly suitable as a superhero.
"Oh, son, he's perfect!" Atticus smiled to Akito.
"I bet Superman would be proud." Akito smiled back.
"I bet he would," Atticus smiled back. "Now, he just needs a superhero suit and a superhero name."
"Hmm... What would be a good superhero name for Mr. Orion?" Akito wondered. "Orion Man? Nah, that's too obvious..."
"Way too obvious." Atticus nodded.
Roderick soon came on the couch and drank from a water bottle given to him.
"Hmm..." AKito and Atticus paused to think of a good name for Roderick as a new hero in Metro City.
"How about Power Man?" Roderick asked after finishing his water.
"Power Man?" Atticus repeated, that name reminded him of his childhood when he had an imaginary friend before giving him to Casper back in those days. "That might work."
"Cool," Roderick smiled before he thought of an even better. "Oh! I know, what about Mega Man?"
"Isn't Mega Man already taken by a video game?" Atticus smirked.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I can't be the real world version." Roderick smirked back.
"Oh, all right," Atticus chuckled. "As far as Metro Citizens are concerned, you shall be known as Mega Man."
"Sweet." Roderick smiled as he looked like an excited child at Christmas.
"Yay, we made our own hero!" Akito cheered.
"Now for the superhero suit." Atticus said.
"What colors do you like, Mr. Orion?" Akito asked Roderick. "Trust me, whatever you like, we'll have your dream suit ready in no time."
"Well, I kind of liked the color dark blue and light blue." Roderick said.
Atticus put that down in his handy dandy notebook for later. "Pleasure doing business with ya."
"Rest Metro Man's soul." Roderick replied as he was going to be a new superhero.
While training Hal, Megamind spent time with Roxanne as his Bernard guise...
"So, how's Aunt Roxanne?" Estelle asked Lee.
"Oh, just spending more time with Bernard." Lee replied as he held her in his arm.
"Aw!" Estelle smiled.
"Yeah," Lee smiled back. "Aunt Roxanne could use someone good in her life. Like me and you~"
"Oh, I don't know about that..." Estelle blushed and played with her dark brown hair slightly. "Shall we go and see how it's going?"
"Well... I dunno... I'm up for it if you are." Lee replied.
"I'm in!" Estelle beamed.
"All right, come on then." Lee smiled to her.
They soon went to check on Roxanne. Bernard and Roxanne bonded very well together, becoming more than just friends. Knowing what they knew, Estelle and Lee were sure Hal would not like that, but they hoped he wouldn't get involved in this as it might just get ugly for everyone.
"You think maybe they're on a date?" Estelle suggested to Lee about his aunt and her new partner.
"Possibly." Lee smiled.
Estelle and Lee then went to check out the fanciest restaurant in the city only to find that Roxanne and Bernard were in fact on a date with each other.
"Aw, I love that dress." Estelle smiled to Roxanne's dress.
"Maybe we should leave them alone now." Lee smiled.
"Aw... And waste a beautiful night?" Estelle replied.
"Well... This is a fancy place, but you don't have to be rich... Lots of families come here..." Lee shrugged. "Did you wanna sit down?"
"Why not?" Estelle blushed. "I love the candles at the table."
"Alright then." Lee smiled.
The two came into the diner and followed the waiter inside so they could have their very own dinner date together. Bernard and Roxanne soon talked with each other at their own table about how Megamind created a new hero, and where that caused Lee and Estelle to look over at their conversation.
"Megamind's created a new hero, and I know why," Roxanne told Bernard as champagne had been popped for them. "It all makes sense now! He missed getting his butt kicked, so he created a new hero to kick it for him. But why did he pick Hal? Hal is the worst possible person you could pick."
"Wow, that's a lot to take in." Bernard replied nervously.
"Now Roderick, he would have been perfect." Roxanne said.
"Um, you know, I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of who's kicking who's butt," Bernard spoke up. "But, in the mean time... Let's enjoy each other's company..." he then smiled as he lifted a glass.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Bernard," Roxanne smiled bashfully as she took the glass. "Of course, you're right, you know, I could use a breather."
Estelle and Lee smiled to that and soon ordered the food they wanted and had some rolls with butter as appetizers. Unknown to them, Hal, in his superhero outfit, saw Roxanne on her date and was heartbroken before flying off.
"Ugh... This bread is so good..." Estelle smiled.
"Yeah, I thought you'd like it," Lee smiled back. "It's really fluffy like clouds."
"Nothing could ruin this date." Estelle smiled.
"Here's to us, even if your father is overprotective at times." Lee said as he raised his glass.
"Oh, Lee~" Estelle blushed as she then raised her own glass.
The two then clinked their soda glasses together and soon drank their drinks together. They soon heard a ruckus in the restaurant and looked to see what it was all about.
"What's going on?" Lee asked.
Estelle gasped. "Uh, Lee... Your aunt..."
"What about her?" Lee replied before taking a look himself. "Oh, my GOD!"
Roxanne appeared to be kissing Megamind without realizing it until she finally saw him as the other people in the diner were freaking out. "You!" the woman gasped once she saw the villain of Metro City.
"Should we explain why Megamind was disguised as Bernard?" Estelle whispered to Lee.
"Uh, maybe that would be best..." Lee agreed nervously. "I have a bad feeling about this."
"Oh, don't look at me!" Megamind yelped which made the other diners looked down to their plates nervously as he reached for his watch to change his appearance back to Bernard. "J-Just a technical glitch... Don't look yet!" he then became the warden of the prison. "Oh, my bad!" he then said before changing again into his disguise he called 'Space Dad'. "Where were we?"
Roxanne groaned and then splashed water in his face, turning him back into Megamind.
"Aunt Roxanne, we can explain why Megamind was disguised as Bernard." Lee spoke up.
"Lee?!" Roxanne looked over to her nephew before she was going to storm off.
"Aunt Roxanne, wait!" Lee told his aunt as it began to storm outside which made random things pop out due to Megamind using his weapons to clean the city up with, but since they were exposed by water, they were set free.
"Lee, what is going on here?" Roxanne asked her nephew.
"Um, well, you see, Megamind has been doing his best to clean the city to impress you." Lee smiled sheepishly.
"Impress me?" Roxanne replied. "How?! He destroyed Metro Man, he took over the city, and then he actually got me to care about him! What could he possibly hope to gain?"
"Your affections..." Lee told her gently.
"He's right." Estelle added.
"My affections?!" Roxanne asked as Megamind soon rode up from his invisible car as he looked a little heartbroken. "Wait a minute... Oh, I don't believe this... Do you really think that I would ever be with you?"
"...No." Megamind frowned.
Lee and Estelle winced as that had to hurt deep down inside.
"C-Come on, you two, let's go back." Roxanne told Estelle and Lee.
Lee and Estelle soon left with her. Megamind watched them go as he looked rather depressed to know that Roxanne could never love him. Roxanne looked back to the blue super-villain before going off to her home with the teenagers as she had a lot on her mind and the rain didn't help, of course, and where unknown to her, Estelle and Lee noticed that she looked back which meant one thing.
"Aunt Roxanne, do you really care about Megamind?" Lee asked.
"I really don't want to talk about it right now." Roxanne sighed.
"It's okay if you do." Estelle smiled.
"Guys, I just don't know..." Roxanne sighed. "He's a bad guy..."
"Well, maybe Megamind doesn't want to be the bad guy anymore..." Lee suggested. "You never know, but you guys had so much fun together, even if he tricked you into thinking he was that boring guy from the Metro Man museum."
"Yeah, and the way he told me how the kids at school used to treat him sounds like he wasn't always bad." Roxanne frowned.
"Mermaid Man once said 'Don't squash his enthusiasm. After all, he could be the superhero of tomorrow... Or the villain'." Estelle quoted from one of her family's old stories about SpongeBob Squarepant's naughty, nautical adventures.
"If only Mr. Incredible followed that advice when he shut down that kid who idolized him." Lee sighed.
"Totally." Estelle nodded in agreement.
"I guess you guys have a point." Roxanne had to admit.
"Besides, we saw you look back." Lee said.
"Y-You did?" Roxanne replied.
"Yep, and we know what that means." Estelle said.
"Well... I suppose I could give him a chance..." Roxanne replied after she thought about the times she spent with Megamind even though she thought he was someone else and they had a lot of fun together. They soon arrived back at the apartment.