Chapter 8
Roxanne sat at her vanity in her new burgandy gown. She began carefully brushing her hair. Satisfied with how it looked, she set the brush down. She glanced toward the balcony and frowned in annoyane.
All day she'd been on edge waiting to be kidnapped and nothing! It was...well annoying! If Minion showed up now she'd raise such a fuss!.
Roxanne opened one of the drawers and pulled out her make up kit. She began putting it on, careful not to put on to much.
She added pearl earrings, a necklace, a bracelet and a ring. She slipped on gold sandals that matched her gold purse.
Pleased with her appearence, she went into the living room to wait for Wayne.
Meanwhile Wayne was also getting ready At his mother's request, Wayne was wearing an expensive black suit He wore a white linen shirt with a gold silk tie. Gold cuff links and well polished black dress shoes completed the outfit.
Wayne went into the front room to sit down. He glanced at the clock, It was five minutes to six. The limo would arrive at fifteen after. He smiled, his mother had insisted sending their smallest limo instead of Wayne flying them there. He was sure Roxie would enjoy it.
The only thing Wayne was a bit concerned about was that he'd never found Megamind. He supposed it didn't matter. There would be police officers there if the villian showed Wayne could turn Megamind over to them. They'd take him back to jail.
The iimo arrived right on time and soon the limo glided to a stop in front of Roxanne's apartment building. Wayne got out and went to the door. He nodded to Carlos. "Good evening, Carlos."
Carlos opened the door. "Good evening, Mister Scott. You are here for Miss Ritchie, I asssume. You may go up."
Wayne smiled. "Thank you, Carlos." He headed towards the elevator.
Roxanne smiled at the knock on the door. Standing, she picked up her purse. When she heard the second knock, she opened the door.
Wayne smiled in admiration when he saw her. "Roxie, you look beautiful."
Roxanne smiled. "You look great too, Wayne."
Once Roxanne had locked the door to her apartment, Wayne offered his arm and headed for the elevator.
Roxanne frowned. "Aren't we flying?"
Wayne grinned. "Nope." He escorted Roxanne down to the lobby and out the door.
Roxanne saw the limo and the driver holding the door open for them. "Wow, so we're going in style?"
Wayne laughed. "Mother insisted, but I liked the idea."
Soon they were in the limo and on their way. The ride was delightfully smooth and the plush leather seats were soft and comfortable.
Roxanne sighed. "This is really nice. I'm so glad I didn't get kidnapped. I really wasn't in the mood."
"I'm glad too, I'd have hated to have to look for another date," Wayne sighed.
"Wayne!" Roxanne laughed and swatted his arm.
Wayne laughed. "Ow!" he complained, even though they both knew she couldn't hurt him.
Back at evil lair Megamind was watching the coverage of the ball. A whitw limo pulled up and the driver got out and opened the door. He watched as Wayne helped Roxanne out of the limo. She looked pretty, he thought then pushed away the thought with a sneer. "Of course, she has to dress up pretty for her goody two shoes boyfriend."
Minion came in, carrying a tray. "I have your dinner, sir." He set it on the coffee table.
Megamind didn't even glance at the tray or Minion. He was glaring at the TV.
Minion frowned. "Sir, you really need to eat something. There's still chocolate cake left," he added.
Megamind looked away from the T.V. and saw Minion's concerned face.
"Please, sir. Look, I made you a steak, mashed potatos, corn and a couple biscuits with butter and honey," Minion said.
"You're right of course, thank you, Minion." He picked up his silverware and began cutting into the steak.
Minion sat down. He'd all ready eaten. His attention drifted to the screen. "Wow! Miss Ritchie certainly looks pretty. Doesn't she, sir?"
"I suppose." Megamind chewed on a piece of steak. "Look at all those stuck up, pompous windbags."
Minion looked over at him. "So when will you begin tonight's plan, sir?"
"At seven thirty o' clack exactly, Minion. You'll be able to watch it all."
"You mean clock, sir." Minion smiled. "And I will, sir."
"Good, you know what to do," Megamind said.
"Yes sir, you can depend on me," Minion said.
Forty minutes later Megamind was in the cockpit of his spiderbot and headed towards the banquet hall where the ball was being held. ACDC's Hell's Bells blared from the speakers. People on the streets screamed and ran.
Megamind laughed evilly. "Yes, run! Run from my incredible evil. Run from the genius of Megamind!" He pumped the music up a bit more. This was going to be a very entaining night. As the spiderbot stomped up he spotted the limo Wayne and Roxanne had arrived in. It was empty and that gave Megamind a delicious idea. "Muhahaha! Say good bye to your pretty car, Metromahn." He aimed the laser and fired.
The beam crossed from the back bumper to the front It looked like nothing had happened then the car fell in half length wise. Several people screamed.
Henry quickly grabbed the pistol, took aim and fired. His shot was perfect and a small, metal disc hit the spiderbot and clung to it without being seen. Henry chuckled. "Now you're going to get a surprise." He began typing on his laptop. If all worked right he would be the one in control of the weapons on the bot.
"Muhahaha!" Megamind headed for the banquet hall doors. The spider's front legs, tipped with metal clamps, seized the door handles. One hard yank ripped both the doors and the frame out of the wall.
The Mayor had just went to the podium to make his speech when the doors and frame were ripped out.
Wayne came to his feet as he saw the spiderbot came in. "Megamind! What are you doing here?"
The music stopped. Megamind sneered. "Well, I never recieved my invitation, so I figured it got lost in the mail. Isn't that right, Mayor?"
The Mayor opened his mouth, but all that came out was a very unmanly squeak. He retreated from the podium.
Megamind sneered. "Weakling, coward, some leader you are, squeaking like a mouse."
The Deputy Mayor, Thomas Jenson, leaped to his feet. "You should be in the deepest, darkest cell in prison! This time I'll make sure they throw away the key and leave you to rot!"
Megaimind feigned hurt. "Why Deputy Mayor, one would think you didn't want me here."
"No one wants you here. But I'm sure Metroman will be glad to take you outside and turn you over to the police," Thomas retorted.
"Of course, sir." Metroman moved forward. "Why not make this easy, Megmind? Just surrender instead of ruining this for everyone."
Roxanne stood. "He's right, why don't you just go quietly?"
Megamind smirked. "Never, Ms. Ritchie. Why should I ? Let Metrodork remove me if he can."
Roxanne rolled her eyes. "Please... we all know you're going to lose."
"HA! That's for sure," Thomas sneered. Some of the other guests laughed.
Roxanne winced, seeing anger flare in Megamind's eyes. Stop laughing, shut up, she thought.
Megamind was furious, no respect, never respect. No matter what he did they still mocked him! He reached for the control for the web fluid cannon. He was going to web every inch of this room then he'd see who was laughing! A blinking red light distracted him. The laser was arming but it couldn't be! Megamind hit the disengage button to turn it off, but it didn 't work. The systems monitor screen flashed and SYSTEM OVER RIDE flashed in big red letters. I didn't put in an over ride! Megamind thought.
Roxanne watched as the gun swung towards Thomas, expecting nothing serious would happen. She was wrong.
Three shots of light hit Thomas and the smell of burning flesh filled the air. Thomas fell with three holes in his chest. He was dead. For the first time Megamind had committed murder!
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