Devoted Me 2 Chapter 5
"First of all, you got no proof that I did that. Second, after I did do that, I put it back!" said Gru, folding his arms. "We're well aware of that, Mr. Gru" said Silas, ''That's why we've brought you here. I am the League's director, Silas Ramsbottom''. The minions heard the name and started giggling. Silas bristled. ''Hilarious'' he said, with a roll of his eyes. He instructed Lucy to continue with the debriefing. ''Oh, me now'' she said nervously, ''Um recently an entire top secret Russian lab disappeared from the Arctic Circle, the entire lab! Just whoosh! Gone. Where did it go?''. On a screen above them, an image of the magnetic ship that stole the laboratory appeared. The screen switched to show footage of acute furry bunny in a science lab.
''The lab was devoted to experiments involving PX-41, a transmutation serum'' continued Lucy, ''What is PX-41, you ask? Um, it's pretty bad, Look…''. Gru and the others watched the video footage of a lab technician approaching the bunny. The technician held a syringe that contain purple liquid. As soon as it was injected, the bunny transformed into a hideous purple monster bunny! Then it went crazy and attacked the scientist, the technician and even the camera! ''Hmm, you don't usally see that in bunnies'' said Gru. Silas's voice grew serious.
''As you can see, in the wrong hands, the PX-41 serum could be the most devastating weapon on Earth. Fortunately it has a very distinct footprint. Using the latest chemical-tracking technology, we found traces of it in the Paradise Mall''. ''A mall?'' questioned Gru, sceptically. ''Precisely'' answered Silas, ''And we believe that one of the shop owners is a master criminal. That's where you come in''. He looked directly at Gru, ''As an ex-villain, you know how a villain thinks, how an villain acts''. Lucy explained the details. ''The plan is to set you up undercover at a shop in the mall, where hopefully, you'll be able to….''. Gru shook his head and said, ''Okay, I can see where this is going with all the Mission Impossible stuff, but no. No! I am a legitimate businessman. I am developing a line of delicious jams and jellies''.
Silas shoot him a look. ''Jams and Jellies?''. ''Oh attitude! That's right!'' said Gru proudly, ''So thanks, but no thanks. Oh, and here's a tip. Instead of zapping people and kidnapping them, maybe you should just give them a call! Good day, Mr Sheepsbutt!''. ''Ramsbuttom'' corrected Silas, fuming. ''Oh yeah, like that's any better!'' Gru replied, He turned and headed for the door followed by the two minions, Gru exited AVL headquarters, which he now saw was on a submarine. Lucy stopped him. ''Look, I probably shouldn't be saying this'' she began,
''But your work as a villain was kind of amazing, so if you ever want to get back to doing something awesome, give us a call''. She handed him her business card, which Gru took. Then he and the minions rowed back to shore wondering what on earth had just happened. Later that night, Lucy carried her three sleepy daughters all at once to bed as she was very strong and powerful with her physical strength. Lupe was following behind her. "So, let me get this straight," the goat was saying. "You kidnapped a big, fat guy with a bald head and a big nose. He was a supervillain, but he quit? And now you're gonna make him feel bright with a changed heart?". "Yeah, Lupe. It's just like how it happens in every fairy-tale story" explained Lucy, "Someone who turned out bad, but later become good at the end".
"WHAT?!" screeched Lupe. "Shhhhh!" snapped Lucy. She looked at the girls who are all still snoozing peacefully in their mother's arms. Lucy heaved a sigh of relief. ''Lupe, you need to be quiet when the girls are sleeping!'' she warned, ''You need to be thoughtful of others cos if you're too loud, you'll wake them up and they won't like that!''. "Got it. I'll remember" said Lupe. Lucy placed each of the girls into their beds one by one and kissed them goodnight. She gently removed Margo's glasses and put them in their case. Then Lucy left the room and turned off the light on her way out.
Meanwhile at Gru's house, the minions were having an Irish drink and dance party with lots of ice cream to eat. They sang and danced loudly in minionese until Gru came in, telling them to quieten down. "Thank you. OK. Sorry to interrupt, but I have an announcement to make. I have accepted a new job. I have been recruited by a top-secret agency to go undercover and save the world!" he announced. The minions all gasped in awe. "That's right, baby! Gru's back in the game. With gadgets and weapons and cool cars. The whole deal" smiled Gru, "Kevin, Bob, Stuart. You three are my only hope since the last time you did your best efforts". Kevin, Bob and Stuart all saluted. "Good. Now come with me. We have work to do. Come on" said Gru. As Kevin and Bob followed him, Stuart had almost forgotten something.
Thinking fast, he swallowed down a jar of maraschino cherries and sprayed whip cream into his mouth. "COME ON!" barked Gru, impatiently. "Hmmph-hmmph!" Stuart snapped back. At last, he placed a toothpick umbrella in his mouth for good measure before running after them. Once they were gone, the Minions continued singing, cheering and laughing. Meanwhile at the beach, a wooden crate arrived on land. It was very much unknown where it came from though. And there no was there to open it up. Suddenly, a huge green-skinned fist burst out of front of the box, breaking it open. A fearsome green monster broke free from the box. It was an ogre named Shrek.
He was a large, overweight ogre with green skin, sort of like the colour of weak-old pea soup, his ears were strange trumpet like things on stalks, and his teeth looked as if they could crush a big rock.