Thank you all so much for the reviews, I love reading them :) Still no Megamind book (I swear this is the last time I order from BarnesandNoble), but I'm not going to take my frustration out on my readers. Here's the next chapter, enjoy!
After another great breakfast (thanks to Minion), Roxanne got ready to call her aunt. Megamind politely left the room, but after being overcome by paranoia, ended up pressing his head against the wall to eavesdrop.
"Hello? Aunt Debbie?" Megamind heard Roxanne said, "Hel-..." Roxanne was obviously cut off. "Yes I missed you t-... Oh I'm fi-..." He then heard a sigh come from the kitchen.
"Sir?"
Megamind jumped and quickly got out his dehydration gun, but put it away when he saw Minion. "Minion! How many times have I told you...!" Megamind started to say, but Minion stopped him.
"I know Sir, but it looked like you were eavesdropping on Ms. Ritch-..." Minion said, but Megamind quickly stopped him.
"Shh!" he said. Quickly, they moved away from the wall. "Okay yes, you caught me," Megamind whispered, with just a hint of guilt in his voice, "but I was just a little worried."
"Well, I know something to take your mind off Ms. Ritchi's phone call," said Minion. He then handed his master the CBPP.
"Right," said Megamind, taking the device.
The Communication-Between-Planets-Phone, or CBPP, was an invention Megamind had created so he could easily call to his parents as if they were on the same planet. He pressed the '1' button, and put the phone up to his ear.
After six rings, he heard someone pick up the phone. "Ollo? Ouwan?"
"Ollo Mom," replied Megamind, smiling. It had been almost eight months since he had found his parents, and he always enjoyed talking with them.
"Ouwan, how nice to hear from you," said Lactea, Megamind's mother, "How is RocksAnn and Yu?"
"They're fine," replied Megamind, knowing she was referring to Roxanne and Minion, "But, um, do you think you and Dad could come visit soon? Roxanne and I have something to tell you."
"You do? Well, what is it?"
"Well, it would probably be better if we tell you together and in person."
"Okay, Ouwan, I will tell your father, and we will see you soon."
"Okay, bye Mom."
"Goodbye Ouwan. I lovoyuo whita aloma herat."
Megamind smiled and hung up. When he did, he heard Roxanne saying goodbye to her aunt. Knowing it was okay to enter the kitchen, he stepped through the doorway.
"I finished calling my parents," said Megamind as he sat down at the table, "they should be here in a few day or so."
"That's good," said Roxanne, smiling. She picked up a leftover muffin and bit into it. As she ate, she felt Megamind staring into her. "What?" she asked.
"What did your aunt say?" Megamind asked.
"Oh she was estatic," Roxanne replied, "I could barely get a word in after I told her."
"And she was, okay with me?" Megamind asked. Roxanne fell silent, and the alien got worried.
"Well, after I told her, she said she wanted to meet the lucky man," said Roxanne, "I told her the address, and she said she would be here in a few hours. I never got a chance to tell her who I was marrying. She and my cousins live out in the country, just a few miles outside Metro City."
"And they'll be here in a few hours?" Megamind asked.
"Yeah," Roxanne replied, knowing Megamind was a little shocked by the short notice of the visit.
"Um, okay," said Megamind, trying not to let his nervousness show, but failing. Roxanne put her hand on his.
"It'll be okay," Roxanne said, smiling confidently. Megamind wasn't sure how she could be so calm, but if she could be calm, so could he. "I can start making a salad, they'll be over here around lunchtime."
"Oh, I'll tell Minion to start making some sandwiches and I'll make sure the brainbots are in the lab."
"Okay," said Roxanne. As Megamind left the kitchen he just kept telling himself, everything will be okay, hopefully.
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"They're here, Sir. Should I get the door?"
"Um, maybe you should just let me get the door Minion," said Roxanne, walking towards the door. She was wearing a white top and blue pants (a/n think of that outfit in the movie), casual black pumps, the blue oval necklace Megamind gave her, and her engagement ring.
"Okay Ms. Ritchi," said Minion. He was about to head into the kitchen when he saw Megamind. Despite it being July, Megamind was wearing a black sweater (which was annoying him to no end), blue dress pants, and casual dress shoes. He looked nice, but the fish could tell by his master's face that he was worried... no, strike that, terrified.
"Sir?" Megamind looked at him. "It'll be fine."
"Thanks Minion," said Megamind, giving the fish a small smile. He then looked behind the corner of the wall and saw Roxanne open the door. Behind the door, was a tall brunette.
She was wearing a red top, blue jeans and white pumps. She had short hair like Roxanne's, but it was light brown with gold highlights. She also had hazel eyes. She looked happy to see her niece.
"Oh Rainy! You haven't changed a bit!" the woman said as she hugged Roxanne.
"Hi Aunt Debbie," replied Roxanne, hugging back.
"Aunt Deb, dear," her aunt corrected as she let go of her niece. Just then, a small girl, who looked about eight or nine, walked out from behind Aunt Deb.
"Hi Roxie!" the girl said, smiling happily. She was wearing a pink t-shirt and green overalls. She had brown hair, but it was in two long braids, and had bright blue eyes. She ran over and hugged Roxanne's legs.
"Well, hello there," Roxanne said as she picked up the giggling girl, "you've gotten so big since the last time I saw you!"
"I know! Momma says that I've grown two whole inches! Rght Momma?" said the girl.
"Right," replied Deb, smiling at her daughter. Behind the aunt and her daughter, a young man stepped inside. He looked about the same age as Roxanne, maybe a couple years older. He had short brown hair that reminded Megamind of Bernard's. He was wearing a nice, blue t-shirt and brown pants. He smiled at Roxanne.
"Hey Rox, long time no see," he said casually.
"Hi Johnny," said Roxanne smiling. The two hugged.
"So Rainy, where's the lucky man that's marrying my niece?" Deb asked.
"He's coming," Roxanne said. Megamind took that as his cue to meet the family. He took a deep breath, and walked into the foyer. Everyone stood still and stared at Megamind. Oh how he wished to turn into a dehydrated cube right now.
Roxanne stepped away from her family and stood next to her fiancee. "Aunt Deb, everyone, this is my fiancee, Ouwan Megamind. Megamind, this is my Aunt Deb, and my cousins Johnny and Cassidy."
Megamind just gave a weak wave. "Um, Ollo," he said, giving them all a smile. They just stared.
"The villain? You're marrying him?" Johnny finally said.
"Jon!" Roxanne scolded, giving him a glare.
"Um, actually, I'm the hero now," said Megamind. Jon gave him a 'yeah right' look.
"Oh, well we wouldn't know," said Deb, "we don't have a tv, got rid of it. No offense dear, but your line of work can be so depressing! But don't worry hun, we've heard of you, Rainy's told us plenty."
"She has?" Megamind asked, glancing at Roxanne.
"Yeah, all the times you kidnapped her," said Jon. Megamind's heart fell, and Roxanne shot her cousin another glare.
"Yes, and Roxanne told us how you would never hurt her, even though you pretended to want to," said Deb, "You see, Rainy, I told you there had to be a reason he kept picking you to kidnap. I knew there were some sparks between you two."
Roxanne and Megamind both blushed slightly. If Megamind was still a villain, he would've been appalled that Roxanne told her family such things, but now he was happy she did.
"Well, I'd say we all get caught up with each other over some lunch," said Deb, smiling, "I brought some casserole to share."
"We've got sandwiches and salad in the kitchen as well," Megamind said, feeling a little more brave, "we should have plenty to eat now."
"You can never have enough to eat, hun," said Deb as she and Cassidy walked into the kitchen. Megamind smiled, but then he remembered who else was in the kitchen. Quickly, he ran into the kitchen.
"Fish!"
That's what Megamind heard Cassidy yell when he entered the kitchen. He was going to explain that they didn't need to be afraid, but Cassidy was already over by Minion.
"Wow," she said, looking up at the fish, "What a cute fishy! But why's he on a giant robot."
"Oh, that's so I can move around," explained Minion. Cassidy gasped.
"You can talk too! Wow!" The young girl then hugged Minion's robotic legs. "I wish I had a fishy like you." Minion smiled at Cassidy, and gently patted her on the head, making her giggle.
"Aw, how cute," commented Deb. Megamind silently gave a sigh of relief. Another crisis averted.
The rest of the lunch went smoothly. Megamind and Roxanne told about how they met (minus the part about Bernard), and how Megamind became the hero (without saying that he created Titan). Metro Man was brought up, but Roxanne just said that Metro Man passed away, they never got into how.
"So Meg- er, Ouwan," said Deb, "what are your hobbies?"
"Well, I always liked inventing," said Megamind, "although most of the time, especially when I was young, they would end up having... technical difficulties. But I've gotten better."
"Well that's good," said Deb, giving an approving smile. In fact, everyone at the table was smiling, except for Jon. Everytime Megamind looked at him, Jon gave him a glare and looked away.
"So, when's the date of your wedding?" Deb asked.
"Septermber 20th," Megamind and Roxanne replied in unison.
"Oh, a fall wedding. Sounds wonderful," commented Deb.
"Yes, it will be," said Megamind smiling and glancing over at his future bride.
"Excuse me for a minute," said Jon, getting up from the table. Megamind looked at Roxanne, confused, as if to say 'was it something I said?'. But Roxanne just gave him a look that said 'it's fine', and they all returned to their lunch.
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"Now you make sure to call me when you get ready to pick out your dress, Rainy."
"I will Aunt Deb," replied Roxanne. Everyone waved goodbye as Deb's car drove away. When it was out of sight, the three went inside.
"Well, that went better than I expected," said Megamind as he shut the door.
"See, we told you not to worry," said Roxanne as she sat down on the couch. Megamind sat down as well, and Minion went into the kitchen to clean up.
"Your aunt definitely likes me," Megamind said with a smile. Roxanne smiled too.
"Yeah, back when you were a villain, she always told me 'maybe he's not as bad as you think, Rainy'. I guess she was right." When Roxanne said this, she took Megamind's hand.
"Why does she call you 'Rainy' anyway?" Megamind asked.
"My middle name is Rainn, just like my grandmother's," explained Roxanne, "that and I would always love to play in the rain when I was little. I lived next door to my aunt all my life, she's like a second mother to me."
"She's very nice, her daughter is too," commented Megamind, "but I don't think Jon likes me."
Roxanne glared and sighed. "He was so rude tonight."
"It's fine," said Megamind. Frankly, he was used to it, and he didn't want to ruin the close relationship Roxanne had with her cousin.
"No it's not," said Roxanne, "he shouldn't act like that. You're going to be apart of this family now, whether he likes it or not. I'm sure he'll come around eventually, he's just being stubborn... hmm, you two should get along."
"Hey!" Roxanne laughed, and leaned on the alien. Megamind smiled and leaned on Roxanne. She breathed in, taking in the scent of the old black sweather that the alien had probably never worn before. "You know, you can take that off now."
"You don't have to tell me twice," said Megamind, sitting up, "sir-eyus-ly, how can you wear these all the time?"
Roxanne laughed. "How can you wear leather all the time?"
"Touche," said Megamind, as he got up. He then slipped off the fuzzy sweater. "I'm going to go change." He started to walk towards the elevator to head up to their bedroom when he heard a thud that sounded like it came from the roof.
"What was that?" Roxanne asked, sitting up just as Minion came in.
"It sounded like it came from the roof," said Minion. Everyone got up and took the express elevator that went straight to the roof. Megamind made sure his dehydrator gun was ready.
As soon as the heavy metal doors opened, the only thing they could see was a giant alien ship parked on the roof, just a few inches away from the fake observatory. The door to the ship opened, and two aliens stepped out.
"Mom, dad!" Megamind said happily. The three walked out of the elevator and towards the smiling parents.
"Ollo Son," said Orion, Megamind's father.
"You guys sure got here fast," commented Minion. It had only been five hours since Megamind called, but then again it only took two and a half hours to get to Azullon at the ship's top speed.
"Well, we wanted to here what you wanted to tell us," said Lactea.
"Well," said Megamind, smiling as he took Roxanne's hand. Lactea gasped and smiled.
"Oh, you two are getting married!" Lactea said happily.
"Mom! We wanted to say it!" pouted Megamind, while Roxanne just smiled.
"Oh dear, I apologize Ouwan, I didn't not mean to spoil the surprise," said Lactea.
"It's okay," replied Megamind. After all, she couldn't help reading minds.
"Well, RocksAnn," said Orion, "we are glad to accept you into our family."
"Thank you," said Roxanne, smiling.
"Oh, this is eso wufuladana!" said Lactea, smiling. But then she frowned. "Ouwan, why aren't you wearing a shirt?"
Megamind looked down and saw that he was still shirtless. His sweater was still clutched in his hand. The embarrased alien turned about five shades of purple while Roxanne turned a bright red. He quickly covered his chest with the sweater.
"Well, um, er," he tried to explain, but feeling flustered, "how about I explain it later. Anyone want leftover casserole?"
So that was Chapter 2. I know some of you are probably a little surprised by Deb's reaction to Megamind, but don't worry, I don't leave anything unexplained, it just takes a while. Hope you liked the chapter, and I hope to update soon!
Azullon translations:
I lovoyuo whita aloma herat- I love you with all of my heart.
eso wufuladana- So wonderful!
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