So I'm really hoping everyone likes this. It's been bouncing around in my head for a little bit. I apologize for any mistakes or if it's a little boring; I really wanted to get it out in time for Christmas!

I took the idea from the last chapter of What They've Needed and expanded.

And so; here we have it; a very Megamind Christmas!

Not a soul in Metro City would have ever guessed that the ex-villain-turned-hero Megamind loved Christmas. But, next to Halloween, it was indeed his most favorite holiday. Megamind woke up Roxanne and Minion very early one morning the week before Christmas, lamenting over the fact that in the craze of the Adam debacle they hadn't had a chance to get a tree, nor decorate, nor really shop. He had, in secret, begun a gift or two for his dear family members, but it was nothing compared to years past; when Megamind and Minion would start their festivities weeks in advance.

That was exactly what had led them to the middle of the forest, miles outside of the city, in the freezing cold. From her high vantage point on the hill Roxanne could see the city as the sun began to rise, spreading its golden rays over the rooftops. She shivered and wrapped her arms around her middle, watching as her breath left vapors in the air.

"Oh oh! Roxanne, this way!" Mykael called out to her excitedly and she turned around to see him smiling brightly as he bounded over to her and gathered her into a tight embrace. She couldn't help but giggle at his appearance; he had donned a thick winter coat that rather looked like a black marshmallow and a pair of thickly lined boots as well. He had topped his head with a bright red Santa hat and had red mittens to match. He released her from his embrace and backed up, grasping her hands in his. "Isn't this exciting!? Now come on, we have to find the best one!" and with that he turned around and headed into the woods, pulling her along with him. It was impossible to not smile with his cheery mood. But she was still curious as to why he had dragged them all out of bed at the crack to hunt for a tree.

"Sweetheart, it's not that I don't appreciate your…enthusiasm for Christmas, but why don't we just go buy a tree from that tree stand? You know the one."

"Oh tish-tosh! We cannot have a tree that's already been cut down! We need to find it ourselves! That's one of the best parts of Christmoose! Hunting for a tree, cutting it down and dragging it home to decorate!"

"Alright… but is this even legal?"

"Well…it's technically public property." He said carefully. "And really Roxanne, do you really want to spend all that money on a tree that's probably been sitting there out of water for over a week already just so that we can bring it home and have all the needles fall off? Besides, no one will even notice."

"Well…." She trailed off, thinking for a moment before she returned her gaze to him and smirked. "Better make sure that it's the biggest most beautiful tree that we can find."

"Ahahaa! That's the spirit!" he lifted her into another hug and spun round in his glee. "I still stand by what I said about you making an excellent evil queen!" He placed her feet back down and folded her hand into his elbow as he led her along once more. Roxanne smiled mischievously.

"Yes, but that would mean you'd have to arrest me for criminal activity, Mr. Hero."

"That could always be arranged… we still have all that rope." He looked to her, his expression burning with desire. He pulled her to his chest, leaning in to kiss her when-

"Sir! Miss Ritchi! I think I found one!" Minion called out. Mykael let out a sigh and rested his forehead against Roxanne's.

"Well, I guess that we had better go and see what he's found." he smiled.

The tree that Minion had found had indeed been perfect. They had searched here and there to see if they found anything better but kept coming back to "their" tree. All it took was a quick call through his watch and a group of brainbots had joined their trio, and quickly sawed the tree and lifted it up and away. When they returned to the Lair the brain bots had set the tree into a stand and it stood proudly in the open space, reaching up to the landing above. Roxanne stood at the base of the tree and stared up. She had seen large trees before; every Christmas party at the Scott Mansion always had a large expertly decorated tree, always with bulbs of gold, white, and red. But this tree dwarfed all those other trees by far. From behind her came a loud clatter and she turned to see Mykael and Minion both stumbling into the room, arms laden with boxes and bins.

"What's all that?" she inquired.

"Our Christmoos decorations of course!" he began digging through the boxes. "Now, what colors are we to do this year Minion?"

"Well Sir, all the latest magazines are showing red and gold, or bright neons as the hottest colors this year."

"Hmm yes, but we never have been one to follow the trends have we?"

The two continued in their exchange as they dug through their boxes. Roxanne poked through one of the nearest few bins, digging through multiple boxes of glass ornaments of all shapes and sizes.

"Why don't we try a mix of colors? We can put on white lights and then just a mix of ornaments. Blues and greens, purples and golds, all of it!" Roxanne heard Mykael suggest. She and Minion gazed to one another across the room, before nodding in agreement.

"That sounds like a great idea!" Roxanne said. The blue-skinned hero stood up quickly and whistled for his brainbots. They zoomed to him quickly, and hovered around the room awaiting directions. Roxanne knew the bots well enough to know that they were excited and couldn't suppress the giggle that bubbled up in her throat.

"Now, we have a pretty big tree this year, and it's going to take team work. First thing; lights, the warm white ones." The brain bots bowged in response to his command and began rushing about the room. Roxanne found herself impressed once more as the bots coordinated themselves and set the lights on the tree in a flash.

As they began to dig into their ornaments they realized just how tall their tree truly was. It took nearly six hours to finish decorating their tree, as well as the employment of the spider bot, one of Megamind's old lifts, a hook and the brain bots to finish decorating their tree.

When they had finally finished the trio stood back and gazed happily at their handiwork. Not only had the tree been decorated, but garland, holly, mistletoe and other such decorations had been hung up all over. The lights and decorations gave the Lair a warm and homey feeling, leaving them all feeling as if they were being warmed from within.

As the days continued to pass Roxanne found Mykael rushing about, diving behind the red curtain for hours at a time, and sneaking around. She knew he was attempting to plan his gifts and felt amused at his tenacity for keeping them all secret.

Minion had made quite a feast for Christmas Eve, and though it was just the three of them he had spared no expense. Mykael had waited until after their dinner to ask Roxanne if she would sit with him in the observatory; it was a particularly clear night for stargazing he claimed, but she certainly hadn't expected the surprise that awaited her there. They had been standing there, looking at the glowing stars above, wrapped up in one another as they laughed about the old days and spoke of their love for one another. Roxanne gazed at the stars again as they fell into a comfortable silence.

"Look! A shooting star!" she pointed after the little dash of light in the sky. Mykael smirked at her reaction. He'd always been entertained by the human superstition of wishing on a star. He'd tried, albeit teasingly, to reason with her that stars had no powers to grant wishes as they were "balls of burning gas"; yet she only laughed and insisted that as long as she was superstitious and as long as he was blue she would keep on wishing on stars and that he could laugh at her all he wanted.

"You'd better make a wish then." He said and his lips curled up into a smile. Roxanne closed her eyes a moment and took in a deep breath. When she opened them again he moved behind her and wrapped his arms around her as he held her close. His lips were close to her ear now and his breath tickled her skin.

"What'd you wish for?"

"I'm not supposed to tell! It won't come true!" she laughed.

"I won't tell anyone." His voice was lower now. She chuckled and crossed her arms over her chest. He folded her hands into his.

"Don't laugh…but I wished to touch the stars." Her voice lowered to a whisper, keeping her wish between them. He could hardly believe his luck at such perfect timing and thanked whatever sentient being above had granted it to him.

"Well…I dunno about all the stars, there's far too many. But would you settle for just one?"

"What?" she started to turn to look at him, her laugh dying on her lips. She felt it then, the little piece of metal that hadn't been there before. It had been warmed from hiding in his pocket. The ring was stunning; a thin white gold band that complemented her petite fingers; the stone itself was a gorgeous rounded sapphire blue and she could have sworn that an entire galaxy resided inside of it. The blue stone was flanked by two smaller white diamonds. She felt her breath hitch as she looked at the ring on her finger.

In the short moment it took her to turn around he was down on bended knee, looking up at her with a look of seriousness she'd never seen him wear before. He held her hands in his as he looked up to her, his green eyes glowing.

"Roxanne…You make me the happiest I've ever been. You showed me who I really am and how amazing life can be. And I know this may be sudden; it hasn't exactly been all that long since we've starting seeing one another. Although if you really think about it we have technically been seeing one another for a roundabout of five years.." he paused, realizing that he was rambling and hoped desperately that he hadn't squashed it all by referring to their kidnapping days. He took a deep breath and looked back up to her. "You are exactly what I never knew I always wanted. I may not be able to promise you normalcy, but I can promise you happiness, and never-ending love and devotion…if you'll have me. So please; would you do me the extraordinary honor of becoming my wife?"

Roxanne felt the hot tears rising to her eyes as she smirked. "I would never want any life with you to be normal; you're far too exciting for that." She chuckled and a few tears made their way down her cheeks. By the curious expression on his face she realized that she hadn't exactly given a straight forward answer.

"Yes…I will."

He looked absolutely astonished.

"You said yes?" he asked, standing up. She giggled, and nodded her head, her tongue suddenly unable to form words. Her nodding continued, refusing to let go of his hands to wipe away the happy tears.

"Yes! You said yes! Yes!" He swooped in and wrapped his arms around her waist, spinning her around.

Their happy laughs and cheers joined together to echo into the night air.

As their laughs settled into a comfortable silence and they looked over the water that reflected the stars and moon above, they realized how at peace the world felt just then. They had overcome dozens of obstacles, the city had been saved twice, and he was now regaled as all as the beloved genius and defender of Metro City. Everything had turned out perfectly. Everything was perfect.

Mykael looked to the woman who had agreed to be his bride and he felt a surge of pride and joy he'd never known before. If someone had told him years ago that he'd be right where he was now, he would never have believed them. It was an astounding fairy tale that neither of the two would have believed had they not been living it.

And though they both knew that the world wouldn't stay at peace forever; and though they knew that some point in time the hero would need to save his city once more, they happily welcomed the peace, and whatever danger and excitement the future would hold; happily accepting that life would never be normal or boring.

As they settled down for the night, watching as the Christmas lights that had been hung above their bed blinked on and off in a splatter of color against his walls, they grew excited for what tomorrow would hold, and to begin their happily ever after.

When they awoke Christmas morning it was to a city covered in snowfall, which only heightened everyone's excitement at having a white Christmas. Mykael had woken up at six in the morning, and woke his family with him, before he bounded down to the tree. It wasn't a meager Christmas for anyone. Minion had received several cookbooks and a new set of cooking tools as well as a new castle for his suit. Roxanne had also gone to think outside of the box and given him a collection of books that she knew he would just love.

As for the reporter herself she had received a pair of gloves and a scarf, made with love from Minion; as well as a stunning silver bracelet from Mykael and an upgraded disguise watch.

The Hero had been quite confused when he opened up an empty box marked from Roxanne, and she giggled, ensuring him that while he would also have to wait, he would love it. Little did he realize that that particular gift included lace and silk as well as a generous view of skin. His other gifts of a new laser drill and a cape from Minion, and classic rock records and concert tickets from Roxanne would go nearly forgotten when he saw his promised gift.

After everyone had opened their gifts only a few remained under the tree, intended for Reena and Wayne who had gone to visit their respective families. The new betrothed told Minion as politely as they could that they were retiring for the night, which; after they way that they had been canoodling for the entire day, Minion had no qualms with. He would much rather dig into one of his new books anyway, and give the couple their time to celebrate their happy engagement.

Once in their room, Mykael quickly discovered just what had been intended for that empty box. And he appreciated it, for the short ten minutes before it hit the floor to lay forgotten.

When the couple lay down for the night, practically floating in bliss; the same thought passed through their minds; of how lucky and happy they truly were.

And of how this, of all Christmases past, had truly been the best.

Down the hall Minion felt the same warmth of happiness as he readied to turn in for the night, his new castle warm and waiting for sleep. He turned to the last page of his book, having been up for hours reading it and smiled as the lines reverberated through his mind as he drifted off to sleep;

"God bless Us, Every One!"

love it? hate it? i hope it's not terrible! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Chanukah, and everything else to everyone else who celebrates what they celebrate! :D :D Happy Holidays to all and may you all be well! :)