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Also, these will be short, quick chapters until Margo, Agnes and Gru reach Edith. But I'll try and make them engaging. They all link, too!

Chapter 3: Surprise!

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions never lie to you.

Recap...

Edith has arrived at the VC building. She is directed to the room B1 which she calls "Bad One" due to past experiences. When she starts the interview, she recieves a text from Margo informing her that she, Agnes and Gru have fake information and evidence to support her defence, but they are in Africa. To stall, she begins to tell stories. With some truth and lies added in to make them – in her eyes at least – more interesting. One was about the first day with Gru, and now she is talking about her first invention...

12 years earlier

I sit next to my eldest sister – Margo – whilst playing tea-party in the main room. I can't sit with Agnes because she is completely engulfed in unicorn toys. I almost fainted when I saw Dad come home with all them toys, but not nearly as much as when I heard what he got me.

A surprise, he said. And his surprises had been huge so far. Like the theme park visit. Or the day he took us back for good. And the story he wrote! It was the same for Margo, too. A surprise...

Why he is doing all this I don't know. But, who can say no to free things?

So me and Margo are just sitting here, passing the time. I can't wait!

"Clink," I say, as my tea cup strikes Agnes's, "Clink," I say again, as it hits Margo's. After ten or eleven repeats, I finally get bored and try and make things interesting, "Hey, why don't we fill these up with that new thing Dad bought in?"

Margo looks at me with a painfully disproving stare, "You mean the thing that'll make you explode?"

I look back, and I say offensively, "Uncle Nefario said that to me once. I kicked him in the shin, causing him to explode."

She frowns at me. Boy, is she in a weird mood today, "I just hope this surprise doesn't make you hyper."

"I don't care," says Agnes, "Edith is funny hyper!"

I turn red, "I am not! How about Margo? She isn't the angel everyone thinks she is when she is hyper!"

Margo stands up. I am immediately sorry, but I stand my ground. Margo towers over me, "Yeah. But at least I don't pout and do something about my problems unlike you!"

"Margo, Edith, stop! You're going to hurt each other," cries Agnes. We both ignore her. Hey, how hasn't Dad heard all of this?

"Sis, don't make me hurt you..."

"Girls? Margo, Edith? Come down to the lab," says Gru's voice over the houses intercom, "And stop fighting!"

So he had heard and seen it all. That's my Dad. No... our Dad. He never lets us out of his sight now. Not since he promised us he would never let us go again. Me and Margo activate the secret entrance and quickly say, "See ya!" to Agnes. When we get to the lab, Dad is waiting for us. He directs us to a room, and says to wait their for him. He turns around and heads away.

"What do you think it is?" I ask.

"I don't know, Edith," says Margo, "But I'm sure it'll be great."

I begin to run, excitement overwhelming me. Margo walks. She never seems to run when Dad is possibly watching. I don't know why.

I'll ask later.

The lab is as busy as ever. The minions are colliding, laughing and frantically doing work. I'm not entirely sure what they do. I look back and see Margo still walking.

I roll my eyes and continue my run. When I reach the room., I go inside without Margo. The room is just full of boxes and machines. Grey and black everywhere with some yellow goo on the walls; nothing pink or new or nice. "This is our surprise?" I whisper loudly.

Margo arrives with Dad a few seconds later, "Ah, Edith," Dad says, "Do you like it?"

I consider telling him the truth, but then realise it'd break his heart, "Yeah. But what is it all? What do them thingies do?"

Dad walks on, and I follow him with Margo next to me. She holds my hand; we do that to make up without saying anything. I smile slightly. Dad begins to talk, "This very room... is the room where I used to invent small-scale items. Take my Buzz Bomb, for example. Creates a loud buzz on impact," he pauses and suddenly turns around to face us. I think I know where this is going, "You can have it. To share."

I was right! I always wanted to invent like Dad! Even Margo is happy. We both hug him.

"I'll help you with your first invention. Margo, yours?"

She thinks for a moment, looking up at the ceiling with one foot ahead of the other, "Pizza maker. It makes them at a touch of a button. No ingredients needed."

"That's great! And you, Edith?"

I know exactly what I want, "Miniature Missile Launcher!" I scream.

"Good... wait... what?"

"You heard me," I laugh.

Dad thinks for a moment. He releases the hug, and begins his telling-off-face but stops short, "You can have target practice with blank rounds on the minions, then. Lets get to work..."

Margo smiles at me and nods as we begin to walk after Dad. Even she likes my idea!

12 years later

"I am once again questioning the truth in this. Your sister isn't – and wasn't – like that. Gru would never allow harm to happen to his minions."

I must have been here for an hour. Outside, people are walking home with their kids from school; oh, how I loathed them days! Pushing on through school was hard, especially when I was at the orphanage. Dad stopped the problems in the end. I was glad to be able to go to Villain College. The sun is moving closet to the horizon, and some of the older members of the Council are dozing off. Wait, why am I describing the world around me? I'm not Margo!

"Deal with it," I say, thinking of my next move, "Want to hear the next big step?"

I can feel the chairs getting closer to me. The council are literally on the edge of their seats for my story. I feel... happy and accepted for the first time in the VC, "Sure," one or two of them reply.

"This is a year later. Me and Dad go out to steal a car..."

Notice the lack of detail in some places? I am telling a story in a story, and it is by Edith. What did you expect?

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