Devoted Me 2 Chapter 8
Because of where he was standing, the lighting created shadows on Eduardo's face that reminded Gru of someone. As soon as Eduardo left and the door closed again, Gru gasped and said ''El Macho''. ''What?'' asked Lucy. ''But it couldn't be…,'' said Gru to himself. ''What? What couldn't be?'' questioned Lucy. ''That guy looks exactly like a villain called El Macho, from about 23 years ago'' Gru explained about the legend of El Macho while Lucy listened intensely. ''He was ruthless, he was dangerous'' began Gru, ''And as the name implies, very macho''. Gru told Lucy the story of how El Macho would drink snake venom and eat the glass it was served in…how El Macho head-butted an armoured truck and then punched through the bulletproof roof with his bare hands to take out the guards…how he then lifted the truck onto his back with all his superhuman strength and ran down the street with it.
''Ah, but sadly, like all the guests, El Macho was gone too soon'' continued Gru, ''He died in the most macho way possible. He rode a shark with 200 and 50 pounds of dynamite strapped to his chest into the mouth of an active volcano. It was glorious''. Lucy stared at Gru, ''Yeah, sounds like El Macho's pretty dead'' she said. ''They never found the body'' Gru continued, ''All that was ever retrieved was a pile of singed chest hair''.
He thought about Eduardo, ''But that face! It has got to be El Macho''. ''Yeah, well, you know what? I say we break into his restaurant! It will be my first break in!'' proclaimed Lucy, excitedly. Gru looked out of the window and pointed to Eduardo in the mall. He was certain. ''If anybody has the PX-41 serum, it's him''. That evening after the day's work was done, Lucy got the girls ready for bed. She playfully picked up all three girls at once, plonked each of them into bed and kissed them goodnight. Margo, Edith and Agnes laughed and Lucy chuckled. "OK, goodnight, sleep tight and blah, blah, blah, bite" she said. "But what about the Mother's Day show for Agnes?" asked Lupe. Lucy sighed. "Fine, fine, fine. Come on, Agnes, but let me hear it quickly" she said, hastily. Agnes was pleased and immediately began to practice her poem.
''She kisses my boo boos. She braids my hair. My mother is beyond compare. We love you mothers everywhere''. Unfortunately, Agnes sounded like a robot when she said it, but Lucy put on a phony smile anyway. "OK, I wasn't quite expecting that but I don't wanna waste my time with it but let's make more inspiring like a zombie" cheered Lucy. Agnes tried again, but still said it in the same monotone, robot-like way. "Alright, that's enough. Bedtime" said Lucy, picking her up. Out in the street, Shrek, Donkey, Puss and Ferdinand were walking along trying to find somewhere to get help so they could go back to where they came from. People screamed when they saw Shrek.
"What's the matter with those guys? They look scared" said Ferdinand. "Maybe they saw a mountain of syrup and waffles! Oh! And they're gonna eat us next. Not till I eat 'em first" said Donkey. "Give me a break" said Puss. The townsfolk were still screaming in terror and weaving their way to escape. "I think I know what they're terrified of" said Puss. "Of what?" asked Shrek. Puss pointed at him. "Me?" asked Shrek. "Si, because you are an ogre" replied Puss. Shrek knew how much people hated ogres. Armed with pitchforks and torches is where they come in to wind them up dead. But ogres are much more stronger than humans. They had the rights to be scary with a monstrous roar. That's just what he did. Shrek roared so loudly that crowd ran, screamed, yelled and cried out with fright "OGRE!" they cried. "Hahahahahaha. Just like ol' times" laughed Shrek. "That wasn't very nice, Shrek" said Ferdinand.
But once they get to us…" began Donkey. "Never mind that! We have to get out of town and quick" interrupted Puss. That night at the mall, the stores were closed and the food court was empty. As soon as the lone security guard turned a corner, Gru peeked out of his hiding place from under a floor tile. After making sure that the coast was clear, he whispered, ''We're stealth ninjas. We make no sound''. Lucy wearing her original spy out with big pants appeared next to him and the two of them climbed into the mall and quietly snuck up to the front of Eduardo's Salsa and Salsa Restaurant.
Gru was about to kick down the door, but Lucy had a better idea. ''Nanobot Universal Key'' she said, holding up a high-tech key. ''Microscopic particles automatically arrange to open any lock known to man''. She stuck the key in the door. It began to make all kinds of weird high-tech noises! Then it jammed. Lucy jiggled the key, trying to get it to work. Frustrated, she just kicked in the door. "RRGH!" grunted Lucy, angrily. She'd washed her dress, so all she had was her big trousers and her blue coat. The pair walked inside. Gru was about to head towards the kitchen when Lucy stopped him. ''Wait!'' she called. She whipped out an aerosol can and sprayed the air in front of her, ''I'm checking for laser beam alarm triggers'' she explained.
''It's restaurant'' Gru pointed out, annoyed. ''You never know what kind of booby traps this guy could have set'' Lucy explained. ''There are no booby traps!'' Gru insisted as he took a step forward, kicking a trip wire attached to a tiny bell. Ding-a-ling! ''Ha booby!'' said Lucy triumphantly. Gru and Lucy looked terrified as the kitchen door began to creak open, revealing… A small chicken. Lucy thought it looked cute. ''Are you lost, little guy? You must be lost'' she cooed. Gru laughed. ''Ha! Some guard dog!''. Suddenly the chicken leapt into the air landed on Gru, pecking his bald head.