Chapter 14

It had been a long night and Megamind was sure most of the day had passed too. He glared around the room in fustration.

The room was at the top of a flight of stairs and nearly empty. There was only a bed, a chair and a bedside table. No tv or even an alarm clock. At least it had a attached bathroom. Megamind's stomach complained, he was starved as well.

A click and the door opened to reveal Lewis. "Let's go, Mr. Davis is ready to see you."

Megamind put on his cape then his gloves, deliberately taking his time. He walked past

Lewis and headed down the stairs. He heard Lewis following him. Danials was waiting at the bottom with Voss.

"I get a personal escort? You shouldn't have," Megsmind mocked.

Danials scowled then glanced over at Lewis as he reached the bottom of the stairs. Danials grabbed Megamind's arms and yanked them behind his back. He held him still while Lewis slapped handcuffs around Megamind's wrists.

Megamind huffed and rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Again with the cuffs? Where do you think I'm going to go? Honestly, Megamind thought, they were much bigger then him, even if he didn't figure in the machine gun pistols they wore. He wasn't suicidal!

Voss took a firm grip on Megsmind's arm. "Come on. Mr. Davis doesn't like to be kept waiting."

"Well, I wouldn't want Mr. Davis to have to wait." Megamind shrugged his arm out of Voss' grasp. "I'm quite capable of walking on my own, even if you neanderthals aren't."

Voss just laughed and walked down the hall next to Megamind. Once they reached Mr. Davis' office Voss just opened the door and followed Megamind into the room.

Anthony was leaning comfortably in his chair. smoking a cigar. He didn't offer Megamind a seat this time. "Well, Mr. Megamind. I trust that you had ample time to make a decision."

Megamind gave Anthony a cold look. Hungry and thirsty, the last thing he was in the mood for was chitchat. "Cuffs, no business talk, remember?"

Anthony chuckled. "I'm afraid in this case the cuffs must remain, your answer?"

Megamind knew saying no would be the worst thing he could do. He knew there was no way he'd be allowed to leave, not alive anyway. "Two things. One, I will expect better lodgings."

Anthony took another puff on his cigar then ground it out in an ash tray. "Of course, I'm a generous man. A suitable room has already been prepared for you."

Yeah, I bet one was, Megamind thought bitterly. "Two, your thugs keep their hands off me. I don't like being manhandled and I won't put up with it."

Anthony nodded. "As long as you do what you're told there will be no need." A smile crueler than any Megamind had ever worn appeared. He pulled a paper out of a desk drawer then tossed it on the desk where Megamind could see it.

Megamind glanced down and saw it was a picture of Roxane Ritchie. "Is that supposed to mean something to me?"

"Since Ms. Ritchie is the one you always kidnap as bait to lure Metroman to you I assumed it would," Anothany said.

Megamind shrugged. "She's Metromahn's girlfriend. It makes her the perfect bait."

That cruel smile returned. "Now I have conditions of my own. I know that you can easily rig anything you create with a nasty trap. You will make sure that doesn't happen or there will be consequences."

Megamind's eyes narrowed. "What con-sqee-neses?"

Anthony smiled. "No harm will be done to you, Mr. Megamind, that would be like purposely damaging a expensive sports car. It is now five in the afternoon. Two of my men are watching Ms. Ritchie. If you try any tricks or try to escape then she will be brought here I will have her hurt and you will witness her pain. Do you understand?"

"Yes," Megamind hissed through gritted teeth. He was furious! How dare this crude, vile murderer threaten Roxanne with kidnapping and physial harm. He was the only one allowed to do that to his damsel! He was also furious that Mr. Davis was treating him like property.

Anthony leaned back. "I knew we could come to a acceptable arrangement. From now I'll call you Megamind and you can call me Mr. Davis. Voss, remove Megamind's cuffs."

Voss stepped forward and unlocked the cuffs and stepped back.

Anthony opened a desk drawer and pulled out Megamind's D-Gun. "Your first task will be to make two dozen of these. You will start on them tomorrow." He waited, eying Megamind.

Megamind's fingers trembled as he fought the longing to wrap them around his captor's throat and swueeze. "Yes, Mr. Davis." His voice was nearly a growl.

"You are excused, Magamind. Voss, should him to his new room and make sure food and drink is brought to him."

"Yes sir." He led the way out and down the hall to an open door. "This is your room. Once Megamind walked in Voss closed the door.

Mega didn't hear a lock engage when the door was closed, but it didn't matter. Locked door or not, he was still trapped. To miserable to explore the room, he walked over to a chair and dropped into it. He began to think about how he could get out of this trap without getting hurt or getting anyone else hurt. Stall, he had to stall as long as he could until he could find a way to signal Minion or the brainbot. He hoped he wasn't to far from the city.

I'm so sorry. I somehow managed to erase the first version and I had to start over from scratch. Welcome Superbaker! R/R please.