Roxanne opened her front door and stepped into feeling exhausted after long work day. She had a slight headache and she felt like her feet were killing her because she had decided to walk to home instead of taking rideshare with her annoying redheaded cameraman Hal.
It was over one month ago when Megamind has last time kidnapped her and 'cause he and Metro Man weren't bustling around her lately Hal was noticed his chance to try to wooing her. Roxanne didn't know how long she would handle it trying nicely to refuse his date requests he proposed almost daily. Really, the man was either really tenacious or such a retard bonehead.
Roxanne kicked off her black pumps, headed to refrigerator, took a can of ice tea and walked to her living room and flopped on the couch.
It had been very rushed month in her work so she hadn't had time to really think missing of usually weekly kidnappings. One reason was that normally her boss gave her day off from work when she had been kidnapped or postponed the deadline of her progress work. She liked her work and was very dedicated to but these privileges had given her more own time like going to shopping or getting a manicure or concentrate on an interesting book she was reading. Yes, Roxanne found these privileges very important in her life but when there wasn't kidnappings there wasn't either those.
'Where was Megamind?' she thought quietly sipping her drink. Usually if there wasn't kidnappings there was some other attempts from him trying to take over the city but during last month there was nothing. It seemed like ground had swallowed him up. Last piece of news of him was when he escaped from the jail soon after last kidnapping so she knew he wasn't there. 'Was he okay? Did he get wounded worse than she thought last time with that stupid Evil Drill of his filled with spikes?' Oh why he had to place those spikes everywhere from his suit to all his stuff? 'Was he sick? Maybe there wasn't medication for him because he was an alien. Was he even alive?'
It had never occurred to her before that she would be worry about him or even miss him. But there she was, Roxanne Ritchi, the nosiest reporter of them all missing her kidnapper. Maybe she had Stockholm syndrome, no normal people would be missing someone who kidnapped her regularly, threated her and pointed various dangerous guns in her face. But in the deepest part inside of her Roxanne knew Megamind would never hurt her on purpose. He was always so respectful towards her. He never touch her without permission or take advantage of her. He had even problems to figure out where to put his eyes if her skirt rose or blouse lowered little too much during those kidnapping not to mention hint blush creeping on his features from cheeks to ear tips.
Yeah, that was her kidnapper who proclaimed being evil, criminally gifted genius and master of all villainy..
Roxanne thought fresh air would solve her mind so she decided to move to balcony. She opened the glass door and felt how the cosy spring wind hit in her face hearing noise of the traffic emanating from below. She reached to the railing, put the ice tea can on top of it and took a glance over the city.
'He was somewhere there' she thought staring off into the distance. She wished to know where he lived and didn't notice a shadow that has appeared above her.
"Hey" said a low baritone voice and she winced and snapped her glance toward it.
There was Metro Man floating in the air and with a light and smooth movement he landed to sit down on the railing next to her.
"Oh, hey Wayne" she said using his civilian name. She was little disappointed finding out it was Metro Man instead of Megamind. Also Wayne noticed that in her voice.
"What's wrong Roxy? Not happy seeing me?" He asked with a toothy grin and a macho attitude of his.
"Oh no, nothing like that. It's always nice to see you. I just.. I supposed you were someone else.." She hurried saying, brushing the bangs out of her face behind her ear with a nervous gesture.
"Really Roxy? I mean we're very high up, it's not safe to everyone approach you in these heights. Except for me and.." He shut his mouth up when realization hit him "little blue buddy?" He ended his sentence watching Roxanne under furrowed brow. "You thought I was him, didn't you?"
Roxanne let out a sigh. "Yeah, I just.. It's been a long time from last kidnapping and haven't heard anything about him. I'm just wondering is he okay. This really isn't his style, you know what I mean?" Roxanne tried to explain waving her hands in the air.
"Yeah. I have also wondered what he's up to." Wayne muttered crossing his hands below his chin and stared on forward.
They were like this for a moment when Roxanne realized something. Wayne knows where Megamind lives. He would go there and check everything was all right. Maybe he would take her with him..
"Wayne, you know where he lives." Roxanne snapped suddenly turning her gaze on him. Wayne jerked from his thoughtful state.
"Would you go and check he's fine? Or maybe I could come with you and we go together?" She continued before Wayne had time to answer her first question.
"Oh-oh-oh wait a little Roxy. Yeah I know where he lives but it would be very rude to trespass his home without an invite. Besides he wants to his Lair location stay in secret so I can't take you there. It's a secret between us I have promised to keep. Even he's my enemy I respect his privacy." He told waving one hand between them with "You know what I mean?" gesture.
'Oh, that was such a hero speech.' Roxanne had always known Wayne was a loyal guy but this was new for her. She didn't know that there was that kind of bond of loyalty between two men who seemed to hate each other to the bone. The one trying to kill the other and take over the city and the other trying to save the city and its citizens from the first one tricks. Now it seemed there was more between those two rivals than just a stupid banters and showy fights they put in order constantly by Megamind.
Or had put in order. Now the other man was mystically lost and no one seemed to know anything about him. Roxanne tried plead to Wayne one last time.
"Wayne, please. Could you just check he's fine? You don't have to trespass his Lair, just use your X-ray vision. Please?" Roxanne said prolonging the last word and staring at him with sorrowful blue eyes. "Please?"
"Oh fine." Wayne softened when he saw her sad face and threw his hands in the air. "I go and check him. After all it seems to be very peaceful evening in the city. I call you later."
"Thanks Wayne." She said relieving when Metro Man leaped from the railing and headed through the evening sky.
She finished her drink and returned back to the inside waiting for Metro Man's call.
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Metro Man arrived to the abandoned warehouse which locates on an outskirts. He dropped quietly on the roof of the warehouse and set on his super hearing.
There was a several buzzing sounds from his inventions and machines, Minion singing joyously somewhere in the Lair and then he heard low gently whisper voices drifting almost below him. He focused his hearing and continued listening.
"Who's daddy's little monster? You are, yes you are." He hummed for someone or something. This was the way how the people talk to their pets but Megamind didn't have pets. Minion was a fish but he wasn't talking to him right now and it was obviously sure Minion was much more to him than just a pet.
"You don't know how great part you will have in my next plan my beauty. You're the one who will put an end to this endless farce we have played all these years. You're the most important weapon I will ever use." He confessed bitterly to his companion Metro Man didn't know.
Who was this 'most important weapon ever' Megamind was babbling to? Metro Man pondered. He knew he had promised to honour Megamind's privacy but curiosity was taking over him. Maybe he could just check quickly with his X-ray vision. It shouldn't harm anyone. Moreover it could be something illegal and then he had rightness to do it.
So Metro Man put his index and middle fingers to his right temple and stared through the roof.
The vision wasn't as clear as usually. It seemed Megamind had covered the roof from inside with something which blocked the sight. Maybe he had assumed Metro Man wouldn't keep his promise and wanted to play it safe. Despite that Metro Man could see a blurry characted he assumed was Megamind. He was sitting in front of some kind of box which lied on the table and draw his right gloved index finger gently across its surface keeping on his soothing voice.
Metro Man finished staring and decided he had heard and saw enough. Quietly he left the warehouse and headed to home. It seemed Megamind has some alive and dangerous creature or creatures he was up to use in the next kidnapping.
When he was at the destination he picked up the phone and chose Roxanne's number. It alerted couple times until she answered.
"Hey Roxanne! I just wanted to report that he's fine. Yeah, he has planned a new kidnapping all the time. Yes. I just want you to know he has some living things he's intend to use next time. I don't know what they are but I'm sure we will find it out very soon."