"This is your car!" Roxanne cried completely shocked. She was staring at a long vehicle painted black, that had just disappeared and reappeared right before her eyes! "How did it do that?"
"Turn invisible?" Minion asked. She looked at him so he continued "Well, Sir made it." he answered simply.
Roxanne turned to Syx who was loading the car "You made it?"
"After everything I've told you, you find that hard to believe?" he asked. She was about to speak, but he wasn't done "Besides, I just used an old car and added onto it."
"Syx, stop being so modest." Lactea said smiling at her son. Turning to Roxanne she said "This car was just a shell of metal until my son fixed it up and turned it into this." She proudly smiled at him as he closed the trunk and walked over to her opening the door for her. His mother smiled at him then entered the vehicle.
Roxanne got in as well as Minion entered the driver's seat. They then made their way into to town. Passing by all the stores and buildings Roxanne looked at the signs "Mind Electronics" "The Mind Collection" "Mind Photography" "Mind General Store" she then glanced down at his black bag that was slung over his shoulder to a small tag. In silver writing it read "S. Mind"
"Megamind." She whispered. He didn't hear her. "Megamind." She tried a little louder. This time he ignored her. Finally tired of it she just punched him hard in the arm.
He cried out in pain, before regaining himself. He glared at her and said as calmly as he could "Please, don't do that."
"You didn't tell me about all family businesses, honey." Roxanne started shortly.
"You never asked, darling." He said simply with a smirk.
She glared at him as Minion pulled into the docks. "What are we doing here?" Roxanne asked Syx quietly "I thought we were going to a hotel?"
"Oh Mistress and I cancelled your reservations." Minion answered with a smile.
Lactea smiled as well "Family doesn't stay at a hotel. You're going to stay in our home." She said happily and a bit excited by the idea.
"Oh great, great." Roxanne said smiling. She then turned to Syx and hissed "What!" she waited for an answer, but he gave her none.
Parking the car Minion then helped Lactea out first then helped with Syx's bags. He was about to go back and get Roxanne's but Syx stopped him "You know, Minion, Roxanne really likes to do things on her own. She's really independent that way."
Determined not to give Syx the satisfaction, Roxanne reached into the trunk and pulled out her bags. Forcing herself not to make any noise, she then reached in and got her last bag. Putting one on top of the other she then walked past the three aliens, pulling her bags behind her and smirking at Syx snidely as she passed.
Syx just rolled his eyes and made his way to the dock.
Minion and his mother climbed down and as Lactea got into the boat, Minion loaded it with their luggage. Syx handed them down to him until he had one left. "Here's the last of it." He cried tossing the little bag over the side (Roxanne fretting the entire time) and watching it enter the water. "Oops. 5 second rule."
"Don't worry, Miss Ritchi," Minion called plucking the bag from the water "I got it!"
"Great!" Syx called turning around and heading down the ladder that allowed him to get onto the docks and into the boat.
Roxanne stopped him before he got any further "I not getting on that boat." She whispered.
Syx looked at her "You don't have to." He said with a smile "See you in a few days." He then began his decent once again.
Roxanne rolled her eyes "You know I can't swim!" she tried again.
"Hence, the boat." He said rudely. She sighed and watched him reach the bottom. Once there he looked up at her "Come on." He said and continued to offer sarcastic comments as she made her way down, painfully slow. Finally she got close enough he offered her some help.
"Hand off ass. Off ass." She snapped after she stopped moving.
He removed his hands immediately, but said nonetheless "Why? It's so prominent." She glared all the way down. "There you go." He said putting his hands into his pockets. She tapped her foot around to try and find the bottom and when she finally actually got into the dock Syx looked her up and down. "Congratulations, I'm 100 years old."
Minion and Lactea chuckled as they got to the boat. Roxanne sat down and started to put a life jacket on when Lactea asked her why. "I would feel safer with it on." She replied. Lactea smiled and nodded as Minion and Syx made their way to the back of the boat. "What are you doing?" Roxanne asked when she saw Syx fiddling with Minion's suit.
"Minion is a fish. He likes to swim in big bodies of water and besides, we need to have a rematch." Syx answered.
Finally getting his helmet off Syx dropped Minion into the water "This feels wonderful!" Minion cried doing a flip in the air.
Syx smiled "Alight, everyone ready?" he asked.
Roxanne nodded as Minion swam to the side of the boat. Lactea stood up and smiled saying "On your mark, get set, GO!" And with that Minion bolted through the water as Syx hit the gas hard.
Roxanne jerked back grabbing onto boat as it zoomed forth. Next to the boat she saw Minion jumping in and out of the water. At the smiling faces and happy laughter coming from both Syx and Minion, she couldn't help, but smile as well.
"It's infectious isn't it?" Roxanne looked over at the blue woman.
"Pardon me?" she asked.
"Their laughter, its infectious is it not?" Lactea asked again with a smile.
"Oh, well, I guess." Roxanne said unsure what to do.
"Thank you for coming down with him." Lactea continued "I've missed my son and so has Minion and my husband."
Roxanne was a bit surprised at this "Um, sure." She said simply.
They were silent after that until reaching a cove. Syx slowed down slightly after that "Once again, Minion you have beat me. How is it that can swim so fast?"
Minion looked up at him slowing down as well "I don't know, I'm just fast!" he huffed.
"You better come back in the boat Minion, we're almost home." Lactea told him smiling as she turned on the robot gorilla suit.
"Alright!" Minion cried. Megamind slowed down a little bit more as he turned a corner. Minion then hopped into the boat and Lactea worked quickly getting him into the suit.
Roxanne watched this for a bit until Syx smiled and called "Here we are! Home sweet home!"
Roxanne looked up and stared shocked at the house coming into view. It was huge! Hardly a house more like a mansion! "That is your house?" she asked shocked. "Who are you people?" Lactea smiled happily as Minion finally adjusted in his suit.
At last they arrived at the harbor and made their way to the house. Walking along the docks Roxanne whispered to Syx "You told me you were poor!"
"I never said I was poor." Syx countered.
"But you never said you were rich."
"I'm not rich." He said simply "My parents are rich."
"Okay you know that's what only rich people say." Roxanne said rolling her eyes.
"Hey, Syx! Welcome back!" Roxanne and Syx looked up to see a couple people waving at him.
"Hi!" he called back waving. Then looking at his family he asked "Mother, Minion, what is this?"
"Just a little get together." Lactea said innocently.
"It's only 50 of our closest friends and neighbors." Minion offered just as innocently. "They're all excited to meet you!" he said smiling.
"Oh good!" Roxanne said smiling then turning to Syx with a glare. "A party?" she huffed.
"Yeah, I guess so." Syx said ushering her forward. "Come on. My brother, who's a fish, is moving faster than you."
..::-::..
After getting settled they headed into the living room running into different people. Walking around a corner further into the room Roxanne whispered to Syx "Why didn't you tell me you we're some sort of Alaskan Kennedy?"
"Well I would've, but we were too busy talking about you for the past 3 years." Syx countered.
Roxanne rolled her eyes pulling him aside "Okay, look we need to stop all this bantering back and forth-"
"Even though we love it so much?" he asked.
"We need to act like we're in love." Roxanne continued, ignoring his comment.
"That's fine!" Syx said dramatically "I can act like the doting fiancé, that's easy. For you on the other hand it requires that you stop snaking on children while they dream."
Roxanne rolled her eyes once more, something Syx was coming accustomed to seeing. "Very funny. Now when are you going to tell them about the engagement?"
"I'll pick the right moment-"
"Syx!" Syx and Roxanne turned around to see an older couple coming up to them.
"Mr. and Mrs. Warden!" Syx said giving Mrs. Warden a hug and shaking Mr. Warden's hand. Roxanne shook their hands as well.
"Staying out of trouble, I hope." Mr. Warden said smirking at him.
Both Roxanne and Syx stared at him for a moment before laughing nervously. "Yeah." Roxanne said still laughing.
"Oh James, leave them alone." Mrs. Warden said pushing her husband playfully. He smiled at her, but Syx could tell something else was going through the older man's mind. He didn't by it. "So Syx, what exactly does an editor do? For a news station I mean?"
"That's a great question, Stephanie. I'm curious of the answer myself." Everyone looked over to a tall skinny man with blue skin, a large bald head and orange eyes coming to join them. He also had a beard and goatee combo and a beverage in his hand. Roxanne assumed it was scotch.
"Ollo father." Syx said. Roxanne immediately sensed the tension between them.
"Son." Syx's father said shaking his hand. Turning to Roxanne he smiled and said "You must be Rachel."
"Actually my name is Roxanne." Roxanne said chuckling a bit.
Syx's father looked at her for a moment then held out his hand "Orion." He said introducing himself.
She shook his hand "Nice to meet you." She said.
"So," Orion continued "please, tell us, what does a news editor do, I mean besides ruining the lives of others around them?"
Roxanne looked at him her smile never leaving her face despite the rude comment. Syx on the other hand was barely containing himself. A nervous laugh came from them as Stephanie said "That's probably not completely accurate. Syx is being an editor hard?
Syx opened his mouth to answer, but his father did it for him "No, no. Syx is not the editor, he's the editor's assistant. Rachel here is the editor."
"Roxanne." Roxanne reminded him, with a snarky smile.
"So you're actually-"
"Syx's boss." Orion finished for Stephanie.
"Well how about that." Stephanie laughed good naturedly.
Orion turned back to the couple and smiled "I think I'll get a refill." He said gesturing to his glass.
After that the Warden's walked away as Roxanne asked "Is he always so charming?"
Syx just looked straight ahead "Always." He said before leaving her and following Orion. "That was a hell of a first impression father." Syx said stopping his father.
Orion turned around and sighed "Syx, what am I supposed to do? You show up here after all this time with this woman that you hated and now you're dating?"
"We just got here!" Syx cried "Can we please wait for a few minutes until we throw the kitchen sink at each other?"
"I just never figured you the type of man that would degrade himself and sleep to the middle." Orion said quietly, with a disappointing scowl.
"Actually," Syx countered getting angry "I'll have you know that, that woman in there happens to be the most highly paid and respected reporters in the country."
"She's your meal ticket and you brought her home to meet your mother." Orion snapped.
Syx shook his head trying to contain himself "No, dad no. she's not my meal ticket, she's my fiancée."
Orion looked at him and Syx was pleased with himself at seeing his father's confused and shocked face. "What did you just say?"
"You heard me." Syx said determinedly "I'm getting married." With that he walked passed his father and into the center of the room. "Can I have everyone's attention?" he called; the room quieting down.
..::-::..
Roxanne walked around the house looking for Syx. He had completely disappeared on her! What had she told him about acting like they were in love! As she was walking past a doorway a stout, short man with curly red and greasy hair, holding a tray of what looked to be sea food, stepped out in front of her, blocking her path. "Why, hello there. How you doing?" he asked sending a shiver down her spine.
Trying not to be rude she nodded quickly saying "Good, good." She moved to walk past him but he stopped her.
"Care for some salmon dip?" he asked gesturing the plate.
"No I'm fine thank you." She said wanting to get away, but this guy wouldn't get the hint.
"I made it myself." He said with a smile.
"Yes, but you see it's the texture. I'm not a fish person and I don't think the Minds are either." She answered thinking of Minion.
"I think you'll like it." He tried again getting a cracker and placing the dip on it.
Roxanne smiled "Yeah, I'm gonna have to say no."
She turned around to see if Syx was behind her when all of a sudden the cracker with the dip was shoved into her mouth. "I think if you just taste it, you'll totally love it!" the man cried.
Roxanne looked at him trying not to throw up all over him, even though he did deserve it. You don't just shove food into people's mouths especially when they said no!
Working on chewing the disgusting thing she wasn't at all prepared for when Syx said "Ladies and gentleman, I have a very important announcement to make; Roxanne and I are getting married." At the last part she spit out the food all over the man's face.
She grabbed the napkin on the tray and whipped her mouth saying "Sorry."
The man blinked "It's cool." He said. "It'll come right out."