A/N: *drowns under email notifications from the first chapter* Whoa! I was NOT expecting such a large response. Thank you for all the positive feedback, it's good to know I didn't have them wildly out of character. :P
Anyways, I didn't actually sleep at all last night! Yay! But I did finally get to sleep at around 7 in the morning, then woke at about 3 in the afternoon. So, basically, my body clock's alarm is going off and the snooze button is broken. But, after such a great response from you guys, how could I not update as quickly as possible? :) Though it certainly was a challenge – I've been typing this on my dad's work laptop, seeing as my craptop is still with the computer guy at school, so I haven't been able to do any major work on this until he gets home, then when he did get home, he threw me into the dreaded clutches of physical exercise before allowing me on his laptop. Then, I only had enough time to type this author's note before telling me to get on my bike to go to the shops because he'd forgot we didn't have some stuff we needed for dinner. Then I had to do the dishes before I was let on again. So, here we are (finally). Enjoy!
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Slowly returning to the world of consciousness, Megamind groaned, snuggling deeper into the covers. If possible, he felt more tired than the night before. Cracking open an eyelid and glancing at his alarum-clock, he realised why. The display read 1:36. He'd only been asleep for a few hours!
He grumbled to himself, pulling the covers back over his head, just when Minion backed through the door, carrying a tray with a bowl of soup perched on top. "G'morning, Minion," he mumbled sleepily. "Why're you in here so early?"
"Oh, sir, you're awake, finally." The fish grinned in relief.
"Finally? What are you talking about?" Confused, he pushed himself into a sitting position. He glanced at the clock, and this time saw that the indicator light was glowing next to the words 'pm'. "What…?" He shook his head dazedly, trying to clear it. "It's lunchtime," he told Minion, clearly shocked.
"Of course, sir. That's what the soup's for." He placed said soup on the small black beside table.
Megamind looked slightly bemused. "I can't believe I slept for more than half a day."
The fish shifted uncomfortably in his tank. "Actually, sir, it's more like a day and a half. You slept through all of yesterday."
"Oh. I haven't done that in a while. Why am I still so tired, though? Usually, I feel very refreshed after a long sleep."
With growing concern, Minion noted that the bags under his eyes had grown darker. "Um, Miss Ritchie called in to check on you earlier. Several times, actually. I explained to her why you were sleeping for so long, but she was still worried. She even stayed over last night – she slept on the couch. Should I tell her you're up?"
Smothering a yawn, he waved Minion off. "Yes, go do that." A smile crept onto his face at the thought of his beautiful girlfriend. Moments later, said woman rushed through the door.
"Megamind! I was so worried!" She kissed his big blue forehead. "You just kept on sleeping, and even though Minion told me why, and I know he'd never let anything happen to you, but I just…" Taking a breath, she regained her composure. "I was worried," she repeated, calmer now.
"You're so cute when you're anks-shus," he told her groggily, his tiredness slurring his speech.
She grinned at him. "Anxious."
"Tomato, potato."
Giggling, she gave him a gentle shove on the shoulder, and he slumped onto his side.
"Jus' a sec…" he slowly righted himself, looking dizzy. Roxanne laughed again. "'Kay, I'm up," he informed them, swinging his legs out from under the blankets. He stood, but stumbled, clutching his head. "I'm alright," he told them quickly. "I believe I'm experiencing a 'head-rush', as you call it."
Roxanne smiled. "With the size of your head, I'm surprised you haven't before."
"Was that a jibe at my fantastic blue cranium?" he inquired, still nursing it in his hands.
She ignored him. "It'll pass in a few seconds, don't worry."
Stars continued to dance in front of his eyes as his vision swam. A minute passed, and still he cradled his head in his arms. Minion and Roxanne glanced at each other. "Um, maybe because he has a much bigger brain than a human, there's more space for the blood to rush to…?" she suggested, biting her lip.
He groaned, leaning back in the bed. "It's not that unpleasant," he assured them. "It just feels… odd." He yawned again.
"It could be that you're still just really tired, sir." Minion offered. "Miss Ritchie, are there any human methods that might help wake him up?"
"We could try coffee. I have some back at my apartment, I'll be back as soon as I can."
True to her word, she left the room quickly and reappeared not ten minutes later, slightly breathless and clutching a bag of instant coffee. "Doesn't taste as good as the real thing, but I doubt you have anything that could be used as a coffee machine. Do you have a kettle?"
"No, but I'm sure we have something that will work just as well." Minion cast a worried look at the blue alien lying on the bed. "Sir?" he whispered. "Is it any better?"
"You don't need to whisper, Minion, and yes, I feel much better now, though still tired." He punctuated the last part with another wide yawn. "Go help Roxanne make this… cough-fee."
"Right away sir." He left the room as fast as his mechanical-gorilla hybrid body would allow him – which wasn't very fast at all – with Roxanne trailing behind him. "We don't actually have a kettle," he told her. "Whenever we needed heated water, I'd just zap it with one of the ray guns. I was figuring we could just do the same thing now." Roxanne nodded. It was still the same principal, so why shouldn't it work?
She fished a mug out from under one of the lab tables – rinsing it out at the sink, just in case – and set it on Megamind's desk. "One ray-beamed instant coffee, coming right up," Minion told her, zapping the mug. Steam wafted gently above the rim. Stirring it with a spoon she had scrounged from the kitchen, she gave it an experimental sip. It scalded her tongue a little, but it still tasted fine. She nodded to the fish and they headed back to Megamind's room.
Once there, she handed the mug to the blue-skinned hero. He cautiously brought it to his lips, making the tiniest of slurping sounds as he tested the unfamiliar drink. "Sorry that it's only instant coffee," Roxanne apologised, taking in his expression. "The real stuff tastes much better." He had recoiled slightly from the bitter taste but felt his head clear almost instantly. Enthused, he took larger and larger gulps until all the coffee was gone.
"What is this wondrous beverage?" he cried.
Roxanne smirked at him, then glanced at Minion. "I think we should get him a coffee machine."
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A/N: Yay, mildly fluffy filler! Sorry it's so short, but I had to cut it off there or otherwise my dad would've kicked me off the laptop before I could publish it. it may seem a bit rushed because of that, I apologise. Hope you enjoyed it regardless, and please don't forget to tell me what you think!
-pixie.