Master to Minion

~Kung Fu Panda and Megamind ©PIXAR~

Crane, pardon, Minion had to admit that this new life wasn't easy. At least, it hadn't been at first, or ever, really.

After the child's parents had launched the pod, both he and the baby had watched as the blue planet was sucked into a huge black…thing. Another planet accompanied it, but just before it was pulled in as well a small gold blur exited the brownish world, crashing into their pod. And that's how they met the soon-to-be Metro Man. Minion hadn't liked him from the start.

And so, after a rather depressing occurrence of nearly landing in a beautiful mansion, the pair crashed in a prison yard instead. And from there, things only grew worse. Minion watched as the blue child grew into a young boy, one so full of ideas and dying to please others. He wanted to show off his intellect, have people marvel at it, yet still feel compelled to be his friend. That had been the boy's dream, to have friends outside of the prison walls. And when the Warden enrolled him in school, he had felt as if that dream was finally going to come true, and he blatantly ignored his guardian's warnings of how things might not be as sugar coated as the boy made them out to be. But of course no one would listen to a little fish.

Minion in fact had begun to lose his memory, at least those pertaining to his life before all of this. And as the years passed, more pieces began to fade. Even now, only seven years after the 'incident', he couldn't remember anyone's faces. Not Shifu, Po, or even Viper. All he remembered now were voices and brief flashes of images that were soon lost to the fish as well.

Even more years had come and gone, and the boy that Minion had come to care for had become a man. Though, his endeavors were now less than pure. The little baby that the fish had sworn to take care of had transformed into a fully fledged super villain. The years of negativity he'd received coupled with the teasing, bullying and name calling he was forced to endure as a child, had left the alien one alternative. To become the "Bad Boy". The villain, a criminal who everyone feared and hid from. And, with his boss' abundance of menacing inventions, that goal was now possible. In fact, it had already been achieved. Ever since he left school, the alien had come to decide that destiny had meant for him to become the bad guy, that Fate had laid this path out for him, and he could do nothing to stop it. While Minion tried vainly for years to sway his judgment, the man would have none of it. And soon enough, the fish no longer saw that little blue baby, so full of potential and having lost everything, as Minion had. Now he only saw Megamind, "Incredibly Handsome Criminal Genius and Master of All Villainy."

Minion had finally gotten a hang of the villain gig, finally used to the kidnappings and threatening, had at last accepted his boss' inane plan to create Titan after he destroyed Metro Man, and what did Megamind have to go and do? His boss had to go and fall in love, with Roxanne Richie no less! At first the alien had gone undercover to lure the reporter away from the Lair, only to begin going on dates with her! That alone explained why Megamind had returned all the money he stole, leading to the reopening of the banks, cleaned up Metro City, along with bringing back all of the paintings they'd also stolen.

At first the fish had been confused by his boss' antics, thinking at first that perhaps he had some sort of genius plan to lead the citizens into a false sense of security before doing something spontaneous and unpredictable, or as his excuse was, so that they didn't fight Titan in a dump, but no. He did it all for the city's number one reporter. Didn't Megamind know any better? Wasn't he aware of the fact that the bag guy didn't get the girl? And yet, he had said that he didn't want to be the bad guy anymore, but that might as well have been the hormones talking. That alone Minion could have lived with. But then Megamind had to go and say that he didn't need him anymore and that crossed the line. Minion had been assigned by the alien's parents to protect him, and was planning to do so until the day he died, but if Megamind didn't want him around anymore, who was he to defy his master's orders?

His boss' plan had been simple, and once Minion freed him from jail it was put into motion. But when leaving the prison, Megamind had so boldly and carelessly exclaimed, "we're gonna' die!" a flicker of memory had flashed through the fish's mind, and even though he heard only voices, they extremely familiar ones.

"Can you not watch me be killed?" Minion had inquired hopefully, and a feminine voice deadpanned, "Don't be a wimp." She was soon followed by another familiar voice, this one male, and he could literally hear the smile on his face.

"And, she's back."

The memory had been quick and inexplicable, offering no explanation as to where it had come from or who had said it. But Minion's attention was soon diverted elsewhere, as the plan was being executed at the moment. And so, pretending as if nothing had happened, the fish had questioned nervously, "wait, what?"

It was finally over. Megamind had defeated Titan, or "Tighten", as the super villain had mispronounced it, and they were the good guys now. After years of horrible failure, they had finally won, and this time not as villains, but as heroes. And after Minion's theatrics, the citizens congratulated Megamind, quickly surrounding the alien and Roxanne, only for him to pull out his Dehydration Gun and aim it at the people around him. He never had gotten used to positive feedback.

And while Minion looked on happily from the fountain, watching as the citizens cheered his boss' name, he began to listen to the congratulations they were giving. "Hey man, that was awesome!" someone cried, followed by several other, 'nicely done-s'. But when someone exclaimed, "whoa, you hammered that guy!" yet another vision came to the fish.

He and a few others were on the roof of a building, peering over it to see the winding and narrow roads of some nameless city spread out before them. Spotting someone in the crowd below, Minion asked someone next to him,"hey, isn't that the guy that hammered you in the face?"

The unknown figure's answer was short and straight to the point, "I do not like that guy,"

Minion shook his head in confusion for a moment, his eyes opening just in time to see Megamind collapse to the ground.

"Are you sure you'll be alright, Sir?" Minion inquired nervously, his boss lying on his bed, eyes barely open.

"I'll be fine, Minion," Megamind sighed, hardly any energy left in the blue alien. He was going into a 'healing coma' of sorts, and the fish was still rather anxious about leaving his friend.

"Well, okay," Minion amended, about to step out of his boss' bedroom, when the blue skinned alien spoke again.

"Thank you, you fantastic fish."

Minion smiled, and before closing the door he murmured, "you're welcome, Sir,"

His master would be fine, the fish knew that. His…master…..

Minion had never really seen Megamind as his master, his boss perhaps, or his charge. But never master. So…who was his master?

And abruptly, Minion remembered. Everything. His visions, actual memories from a past life, and he remembered who had spoken. It had been Tigress first, and they were in a prison…Gongmen Jail. And he remembered Monkey, with his horrible conversation skills, and he remembered Po, the fat panda that had taken the title of Dragon Warrior. He also remembered the Furious Five, a group of masters and the greatest Kung Fu warriors in all of China. And…he had been one of them. Master Crane. He recalled Po stuffing his face with all sorts of food, whether it be noodles, bean buns (he had broken the record for those) or Monkey's "hidden" almond cookies. And he remembered his master. His true master, Shifu. And he also remembered Mantis, with his intense impatience, and Viper…He remembered Viper. He didn't even know how he could have forgotten them. They had been his best friends, his teachers and comrades in arms.

Minion brought himself up, standing straight and tall, and he promised himself, right then and there, that he would never forget. Never again. And even though his place was here by his boss' side, he would always be Master Crane at heart.

Hey, I actually updated! Amazing. Anyway, I would like to thank the people that reviewed. I nearly had a seizure when I saw that some of the best Megamind FF authors (in my opinion) had reviewed, and yes, I am sucking up to you two ;) and thanks to anyone else who reviewed, it was greatly appreciated! There'll be one more chapter after this, so review, and stuff. Oh, and Minion's memories came from KFP2- if you haven't seen it, go do so now!