Chapter 13
Roxanne looked at Minion as she walked over to her couch and saw he was drifting at the bottom of his sphere. His gentle gold eyes were closed. "Minion, are you alright?"
Minion jerked and his eyes popped open. "Sorry, Ms. Ritchie, I didn't sleep last night. Would you sit me back on the suit, I need to start the bots searching. I need to get back to the lair too, so I can protect it."
Roxanne thought of what the warden had said. "Minion, could you command the brainbots from your suit?"
"Oh yes, Ms. Ritchie, sir set it up for me," Minion said.
"Why don't I put you in your suit, so you can start them searching then you can stay here and sleep a bit," Roxanne offered.
"Thank you anyway Ms. Ritchie, but I'll be okay. I need to keep the lab ready for sir's returm," Minion said.
Roxanne gave Minion a sympathetic look. Sam was right. Minion needed somone. "Are you going to send all the brainbots out to search?"
"Well, no. Not all of them, sir made spybots for this sort of thing, about fifty," Minion said.
"The brainbots can guard the lair for a while can't they? It won't help if you're to exhaustsd to funtion, right?"
Minion sighed heavily, sending up a stream of bubbles. "I'm always scolding sir about doing the same thing. When he gets an invention in mind he forgets to eat and sleep. I practically have to drag him away."
"It's good advice, you should follow it yourself, so you don't get sick," Roxanne said gently.
Minion sighed. "You're right, Ms. Ritchie. Would you just sit me in the suit?"
Roxanne did so. "Is there something else I can do?"
"Yes, could you please hit the blue button with the yellow lightening bolt on it?" Minion asked.
"Sure." Roxanne found the button and pressed it.
"Spybots, command number 587. Directive 08, maximun range, bot 30 report finding to location A-874, if no one is there go to alternate location B-875, begin now! Brainbots command 01, directive 901, begin now!" Minion ordered. "There, it's done."
Roxanne was curious. "What would happen if I gave those commands?"
"Nothing, they're programmed to only take commands from sir or I," Minion explained.
"I see, do you want to stay there or do you want me to set you some place else?" Roxanne asked.
Minion circled around his sphere then noticed the sunlight streaming through her large living room windows. "I'd like to be in that patch of sunlight on your coffee table."
Roxanne smiled. "So you like to bask in the sun when you sleep, huh?"
Minion managed a laugh despite his worry. "Well, it does feel nice. Don't you think so?"
Roxanne picked up the sphere. "Yes, I do. I like to read on my balcony on sunny days."
"Ms. Ritchie, about sir..." A yawn interrupted Minion in mid-sentance.
Roxanne set the sphere in the patch of sun. "Go to sleep, Minion. We'll talk later."
"Alright, but if I'm floating on one of my sides or belly up don't worry." The fish yawned, showing a lot of teeth. "Good night, Ms. Ritchie and thank you." He closed his eyes and seemed to fall asleep immediately.
Roxanne looked at Minion and smiled. He was kind of cute. "Good night, Minion." She called Eric, but he didn't answer. She left a message for him to call her back, that it was urgent. Roxanne stretched out on the couch next to the coffee table. A quick nap would do her good as well. She fell asleep as quickly as Minion had.
Meanwhile Sam left the forensics lab after dropping off the disc. He had decided to take the rest of the day off. He drove home and parked in the driveway.
His wife, Abigail, looked up from hsr book. "Sam, what are you doing home?"
Sam managed to smile warmly at her despite his concerns. "Just decided to take the afternoon off."
Abby closed her book and laid it on the coffee table. "Tsk, liar, you never just decide to take the afternoon off." She smiled briefly then got serious. "It's about poor Mykaal, isn't it?" She patted the couch. "Sit down, Sam."
Sam smiled slightly. He and Abby were the only ones, except for Minion of course, that knew Syx's birth name was Mykaal. He sat down and took her hands.
"It's not just he's being accused of murder, is it? Mykaal is no murderer. We both know that no matter how hard he tries to act the villian he's not one at heart. Some day he'll realize it himself."
Sam looked into Abby's warm gray eyes that were filled with faith. He hated to tell her what he feared had happened, but hs wouldn't hide it from her. "Abby, something has happened to Mykaal."
Abby searched Sam's face. "What's happened? Is he hurt?"
Sam squeezed her hands "Megamind, I mean Mykaal, was never brought to the prison." Abby refused to call him Megamind and hated it when he did. She paled but waited for Sam to continue eyes locked on her husband's.
"Metroman, Ms. Ritchie and surprisingly Minon came to the jail to see Mykaal. I got the names of the officers that had taken him. When I called ths police I was told there was no officers by those names on the force," Sam said. "All of us are pooling our resources to find him, I promise."
Tears filled Abby's eyes and spilled down her face. "I love Mykaal like he was my own. Oh Sam, do you think somethings happened to him?"
Sam hugged her. "I just don't know." Nothing more was said. He just held her.
Metroman flew over the city, looking for some sort of clue to Megamjnd's disappearance and where abouts. He didn't miss the irony of this mess. He'd been saving Roxie from the villian for a long time. Now he, the hero, was teamed up with the villian's favorite hostage and the villian's hench man, in this case hench fish, to save the villian.
Metroman thought of what the warden said and a chill ran down his spine. He'd never thought of how dangerous it could be if any of Megamind's inventions fell into the hands of a crime lord. Megamind wouldn't create anything for them, he's not a killer, he thought, but he knew such people could be clever about forcing those they targeted to work for them willing or not. Megamind HAD to be found and soon! A humming, buzzing noise caught his attenion and he stopped, looking that way.
A mass off brainbots had gathered in the air above the area of empty buildings. They hovered for a long moment then scattered, flying off in different directions.
Metroman sighed and continued on his own search for the missing villian. He hoped Megamind would be able to hold on long enough to be found if he was in danger.
Wanted to get at least a little of everyone involved in the search, next update may take a bit longer. I've got another story that desperely needs an update after being neglected far to long. The name Mykaal is used with permission from Sevandor1. If you haven't read her Megamind fictions go do so or you're MEGA missing out! Welcome to my newest reviewer and many thanks to my faithful reviewers! R/R please!