He shouldn't have told her, let alone let her go. He'd never spoken a word of it to anyone, aside from Minion who was beside him through the whole ordeal. The fish hadn't spoken at the time, saving him from being anthropic enough to investigate. They were young. So young that Minion had no mechanic suit yet. And when Megamind made it, he made it strong. Life behind bars was the Warden's idea. It kept the state in control and the feds at bay. Being so young, he'd lost track of the men. But remembered their faces. And one name. The government was too big to handle. Built to keep the little guy down. If his prison uncles had instilled in him anything, it was that.

And he was the most significant minority there was.

He stared out of the wide windows of the abandoned lab, and the city seemed to stare back. Waiting with bated breath. He hadn't made a move since Roxanne had left. Though he hadn't stopped worrying. Metro Man had flown by on day five.

"You all right, little buddy?"

A pity visit. Rare. Completely out of boredom, if anything. Wayne had escaped the government's eye, being the spitting image of America's hero. How could anyone so charmingly wholesome ever cause harm? Megamind knew. And he knew the beast that hid under that smarmy smile well. But that disguise allowed him to do things Megamind could not.

"Watch. Her." Megamind grit out from his roof top platform.

Metro Man lifted a manicured brow, as if he didn't understand.

"You know who," Megamind confirmed.

"So, you've got your eyes on my girlfriend? What wicked plots have you in store, Megamind?"

His gloved fist tightened. Blood pumping in a usual response pattern to Metro Man's goading. None of that. Not today. "Cut the theatrics. She's not your girlfriend."

"Ah," Metro Man combed a hand through his hair. "I see. That's why things have been different."

"None of it was real," Megamind shook his head. "You were never in love… Why? Why'd you go along with it?"

"Safe to say we're not human. Right, buddy?"

Megamind looked to the man in the sky.

"So much easier to have a cover. To fit in when you can."

Megamind blinked. He wondered if Metro Man liked the people he was in charge of saving. Was it really some burden thrust upon him? Did he have a choice? For the first time in his life he felt pity for the one who'd beat him down. The one who'd hurt him- to feel normal.

Someone he cared about was likely hurting right now. "She's facing the government. She needs protection."

"The government?" Metro Man flew upward.

"As in the governing body that runs the country."

"Ho, ho, no!" Metro Man laughed jovially. "I don't get involved with those guys. No check big enough to cash for that."

Megamind breathed through his nose. "Fine. I'll do it myself."

"Woah there," Metro Man flew in front of his smaller compatriot, bringing him to a halt. "What are you thinking? You know you've got no shot."

"Me? And I've got an entire arsenal of bots and military grade weapons at my disposal. What has she got?!"

The two aliens stared at each other in the fading light. A stalemate of wills.

"I'm going to find her," Megamind descended the spiral staircase into his lair, Metro Man hot on his heels.

"Yeah, right!" Metro Man countered, "She could be anywhere, you haven't got any clues."

"Oh," Minion piped up at the sight of the hero. "Did I miss a memo for a fight, Sir? You know your desk has been an awful mess lately, and I couldn't find-"

"Unplanned visit," Megamind staunchly confirmed. "He was just leaving."

"Leaving you to make a huge mistake!"

"It is not a mistake!" Megamind grabbed his always ready-to-go bag by the door, pulling the lever on the iron frame. "She could be cold, or scared, or…"

"Hi, boys," Roxanne waved.

Megamind gave a scream that was less than manly. But, that was okay. He wasn't a man.