Okay, so I've finally finished this chapter. Been working out the kinks that I've caught, and I'm sure there are more, but if you are confused or don't like something please tell me. If you like it, even better, review anyway! thanks =)

The tale of two beasts

He straightened his appearance, cleared his throat, and spoke in a tone that one would think only a wizened sage would use.

"My Father was the Lead Council Member of a vast race of humanoids called the Asuki. He was almost a king you could say, but there hadn't been one of those since the first Interplanetary Coalition. His power was balanced out by the other members of The Board and the decision of the populous. He was happy to serve the people in any way he could, but in doing so caused tensions to rise from within. The Board did not appreciate some of the laws that were passed, mostly because it lost them money and loosened their grip on how things were run. With jealousy and greed in their hearts, they cause an upheaval of government, during which my father was slain. My Mother, younger Brother and I were captured and became political prisoners in our own home."

"The Board members soon decided one planet wasn't good enough for them. They created battle cruisers and drafted millions of unwilling civilians into their colossal armada. They encouraged women to have as many children as possible too, in order to have many fresh young men and women to replenish their army. After much preparation they sprung an attack on a large farming planet so we could control their resources. The Interplanetary Coalition took up arms against the Asuki, waging war with them for quite a while before they were subdued. After taking total control of the Coalition, they needed a place to dump their prisoners. They chose this place after taking over as punishment to the people for hiding a very valuable treasure deep, deep underground in a place they could not reach. I was barely ten years old when that happened and we were sent here. It was half burned to the ground and the other half was infested with the worst sort of things imaginable, with which we found ourselves fighting for resources. Most of the locals were driven off the island by disease and the lack of food, but some stayed, determined to rebuild but failing. I don't know how I survived those first years before the fort was built, but my poor Mother and brother did not live to see it. In part, I am glad they did not live to witness the atrocities of this Towne, as well as my own."

He paused, pain flickering over his features, and an absent minded hand fingering the cold metal of the pendent that hung from the end of his left horn. He pressed his thumb against the character there that stood for "Wealth and Happiness". He smiled sadly at the irony and continued.

"There was a very brilliant, but very broken noble Azureian who came here not long after the Towne was constructed. He was a splendid inventor, and brought a lot of good into this dreary place. He helped many of the local inhabitants who had grown dependent on drugs and alcohol to cope with the drastic changes they had experienced. He got them on their feet and helped them regain some of their cultural identity back, and in return they gave him their undying trust and loyalty. But when he heard that his home world was sucked into a black hole created from one of the inventions that he had designed, he went a little funny in the head. He swore he would kill every last Asuki if it was the last thing he did, and he nearly started with me a few times. Luckily I was witty and quick and narrowly escaped every time we encountered one another. I tried to reason with him and convince him it was only the governments fault, not the fault of my people, but he was stubborn and convinced we were all to blame. He calmed down eventually, but when he did he picked up his possessions and took off with a group that said they were going to build a members only town where the riff-raff wasn't invited. He still sends assassins now and then, just to keep me on my toes. Our battles have become so infamous in fact, that our family crests' symbolize our place of residence; New Towne as the proud hairy beast and Old Towne as the fearless legged serpent."

"well, that explains it", interrupted Megamind, "I was wondering what the battling animal theme was about."

Mirth nodded, "And he believes death is the only answer to solve his problems. A life for a life, one race for another. So he's been rebuilding this machine of his for a while so he can send a black hole to my home world and destroy it. The only thing that will do is kill innocent people and swallow up the solar system, this planet including."

"He's willing to sacrifice his own family for revenge," Roxanne gasped, "he really is insane."

"If I know old Roux, he probably has a ship hidden away somewhere so he can whisk his family to safety after he activates his machine," Mirth steepled his hands in his lap, "and leave everyone else to die. That's why he cannot be allowed to take any more dark matter. It's density would allow him to create a black hole without imploding a whole star, and is the main component to the device. Then he just ships it through that teleportation apparatus you built him and boom, a black hole is born."

"And what about your plan, isn't it deadly too," Megamind asked.

"Mr. Megamind, you assume too much. The drugs I have been refining are simple hallucinogens. I take out the extra fluids, remove the addictive qualities, and pressurize it to the point where when they are activated they turn into a large quantity of gas. We hide them in a product that we sell to an Asuki merchant ship, say dark matter fuel cells, and they take off with it unwittingly. As soon as they get into orbit, we release the gas which incapacitates the ones on board long enough to get a crew up there to fly it to the next target."

"Which I'm guessing has the Asuki Board leaders aboard," Megamind filed in when Mirth failed to continue, "am I correct?"

Mirth nodded solemnly, "yes."

"And I'm guessing that Earth will eventually become involve if you should fail, yes?"

Mirth nodded again, "Yes."

Megamind sighed exhaustedly, looked over at his companions who were looking back at him expectantly. Roxanne placed a hand on his, "we've come this far with you, Megamind, and we're still right behind you."

Megamind mimicked her smile, before heaving a dramatic sigh, "Oh, alright! As much as I dislike most of the pasty, mindless drones on that puny planet, I suppose I could assist if you should need it. But first," he turned to Grego and punched him square in the jaw with as much force as he could muster, shaking his slightly throbbing knuckles after, "no one bruises my handsome face and gets away with it!"