Chapter 22

Roxanne sighed and sat down in a nearby chair. "I can't believe this is happening." She looked at Megamind. She had been to preoccupied before, but now she had time to look. "You look different in normal clothes." Actually he looked, well, rather good in jeans and a short sleeved, black button up shirt, almost handsome. She mentally slapped herself. Bad Roxanne, he's been kidnapping you for years. He isn't handsome!

Megamind glanced at her in startlement. "Different how, Miss Ritchi?" He studied her intently, noticing her expression, she looked strange.

Roxanne tried to hide a flustered blush. She hadn't really meant to say that out loud. "I just never saw you in normal clothes, just leather and splkes." She shrugged, trying to be casual about it.

Megamind just knew something was odd here, but he couldn't quite see what. He snatched up the TV remote and flipped through channels until he found the History Channel. That would do for now, he settled to watch and try to igore the fact that Roxanne, NO! Miss. Ritchi was only a couple feet away.

Roxanne watched as Megamind turned his full attention to the TV and rolled her eyes. Typhical. "You've been cleared of all murder charges thanks to the warden." No response. "Minion is fine, but he's very worried abiut you. He was really upset."
The mention of Minion drew Megamind's attention. "How do you know?" He was glad his hench fish was okay.

Roxanne figured that would get his attention. "He came to me to find out what was going on, he was really worried when he heard about the muder."

Megamind snorted. "Of course he was. Minion knows I'm no muderer, even if the rest of the mindless drones in Metrosity are stupid enough to believe it." He shook his head in disgust.

Roxanne folded her arms "You try to kill Metroman all the time." She raised an eyebow at him.

"Of course I do. I want to take control of Metrosity and he's getting in my way." Megamind looked at her. "But when have anyone gotten hurt during my brillent plans?"

Roxanne frowned. "Well, no one, but still it could happen."

Megamind scowled. "Why do you think I make so much of a racket?"

Roxanne eyed him. "To draw attention, after all I know you like it when you have an audience."

Megamind felt vaguely hurt by that. Yes, part of it was for attention, but that wasn't all. Did she think him that shallow? He huffed and turned his attention to the TV. The conservation was over as far as he was concerned.

Roxanne frowned at the look he gave her before turning away. He had looked both angry and hurt. She tries to get him to talk to her some more, bur was met by silence. She finally gave in and neither of them said another word.

The door opened around five in the afternoon to reveal Lewis. "Miss Ritchi. Time to return to your own room. Come with me."

Roxanne glanced at the still grimly silent Megamind and sighed. She stood and left. She was escorted to the room she was to be imprisoned and locked in.

Meanwhile Voss was downstairs in Mr. Davis' office. "That one is clever, Voss. I dislike bringing Miss Ritchi here, but we must find a way to keep Megamind under control. I have no doubt hw would destroy us if he could We might have no choice but to kill them both." Davis drummed his fingers on the desk. "I hope that it won't be neccessary, Megamind is valuable and I hate to waste resources. Go to the lab with my inventor tomorrow and keep a very close eye on him."

Voss nodded respectfully. "Yes sir, I won't let you down." When Davis waved a hand to dismiss him Voss left the office gently closing the door behind him. He hoped it wouldn't be necessary to kill Miss. Ritchi or Megamind, but he would do so without hesitation if ordered. Davis was in charge and if his orders were not followed then the one who disobeyed would die, that was how it was.

Meanwhile a tired and very depressed Minion returned to the lair after tending to the lair's shopping. He smiled sadly as the brainbots gathered around him bowging. He patted one on the dome. "I know, I miss him too, he'll come home. We'll find him."

It was then what looked liked a black cat came out of the shadows towarda him. Instinctively Minion puffed up defensively, baring his teeth. Cat! What was a cat doing in here? He was about to order the brainbots to chase it away when it fell apart to reveal it was not a cat, but dozens of tiny robots. "Oh! Sir, he must of sent you! Thank goodness, that means sir is still alive!" Minion wanted to shout, laugh and cry all at once! His sir was alive! One of the nanobots began to beep until Minion looked at it then the fish saw the flash drive pop out of a top compartment.

Minion quickly pulled it out ond hurried to where he kept his lap top and inserted the flash drive. He waited until the data was downloaded into a file then he opened the file and read it. "Oh sir, you rigged a mapmaker, you are a genius! He had to go to Miss Ritchi, he knew where to find sir! He jotted down the information and hurried to the hoverbike. Don't worry sir, we're coming to get you!

((I apologize for the long wait. Writer's block and personal illness made me unable to write, but I'm back, I hope everyone had a great holiday season! R/R please))