At A Loss Ch. 8
Here is part 1: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/547481.html#cutid1
Part 2: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/571446.html#cutid1
Part 3: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/625650.html#cutid1
Part 4: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/644871.html#cutid1
Part 5: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/653025.html#cutid1
Part 6: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/660079.html#cutid1
Part 7: http://community.livejournal.com/megamind_movie/665483.html#cutid1
Title: At A Loss
Fandom: Megamind
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I donn't wish I did.
Summary: Megamind and Roxanne are on a date, but things go very wrongly, very quickly. When the hero gets called into action and a minor bump on the head turns into a nightmare for Roxanne. But when a new bad guy comes, will Megamind be able to beat him?
Roxanne woke up the next morning warm and comfortable. She rolled over and noticed that she was on a bed. To be more specific she was on the guest bed. She must have fallen asleep last night because the last thing she remembered was feeling warm and hearing Megamind's heart beat. Minion must have taken her here. She got up and grabbed the covers off the bed and draped them around her shoulders then went into the other room where she saw Minion making breakfast. She yawned making the fish turn around and smile at her. "Good morning Ms. Ritchi!" he said in his normal cheerfulness. "Would you like some breakfast?"
"Um, sure." she said rubbing her face and smiling underneath. She sat down at the table and waited for her breakfast to be served. Minion placed a plate of eggs and bacon in front of her then went back to the stove. "Thanks Minion." she said and he nodded. "So how's Megamind?" she asked putting a bit of egg in his mouth. "Any progress?"
Minion stopped what he was doing for a second. Should he tell her his conversation with his master? Maybe it was better not to. So instead he sighed "Not much."
Roxanne eyed him a moment before letting it slide. She could tell there was something else there, but she figured Minion had his reasons. Throughout the rest of the breakfast they were silent. There really wasn't much to say. After Roxanne finished she got up and gave her plate to Minion thanking him. She then got dressed and came back into the kitchen and sighed "I have to go to work."
"You do?" Minion asked a bit surprised. He figured Roxanne would want to stay by Megamind's side until he was better.
She nodded " Yeah. I wish the world could stop until Megamind was better, but unfortunately it can't." she sighed as she put on her purse. "I'll be back after work. Tell him that I love him for me, k?"
"Alright, I'll tell him." Minion said escorting her out. "See you later, Ms. Ritchi."
..::-::..
Roxanne arrived at work (after running home to take a shower and change) to see many sympathetic faces. "Hey Roxanne! Glad to see you. The boss wants to see you." Rita, one of the members of the news room said.
Roxanne nodded and head for the bosses office. Once there, she opened the door saying "You wanted to see me, sir?"
The boss looked up from the papers on his desk and looked at her saying "Oh, Roxanne. Yes, come in."
She nodded and headed into the room shutting the door behind her. "What did you need?" she asked sitting down in a chair across from him.
"I want you on desk duty today-"
"What?" she asked interrupting him. "I'm perfectly capable of handling myself in the field."
"I know that." her boss said duly.
"Oh." Roxanne said simply a bit embarrassed.
"I want you to finish your review. You never did." he told her. "I know you're a big girl, Roxanne. I'm not your mother, I'm your boss. I want things done." he told her. "I know you. If you can't handle yourself, you'll tell me."
"Thanks." Roxanne said standing. "I appreciate this." she added as she left.
After what felt like hours of work, Roxanne looked up at the clock and realized that she had been working for only one hour. She sighed and leaned back in her chair. It was only 10:00. She wasn't off work until 5:00 like the rest of the world. Roxanne rested her head in her hands and closed her eyes. She was still very tired. It had been a long day yesterday, and she hadn't slept the night before. When she heard her office door open her head shot right up only to clank it back on the desk when she realized it was her camerawomen Caitlin. "Sorry to disappoint you." Caitlin said closing the door behind her as she walked in with a couple of folders in her hand.
Roxanne shooed her comment away. "Tired." she said simply with her head still in her arms on the desk.
Despite the lack of words Caitlin nodded. She knew exactly what she meant. "I don't blame you." she said shaking her head as she took a seat across from Roxanne. "You are one devoted person, Roxie."
Roxanne raised her head and smiled at her "Thanks." after another sigh she sat up and said "What have you got for me?"
Caitlin handed her the folders saying "The boss wants your commentary on the Ricton Flare case. Jason needs your signature on the interview with the Mayor. And Chelsea says you still haven't given her the "Flounder" tape for editing." after a few moments Caitlin added "And since when did I become your secretary?"
Roxanne chuckled "I don't know, things just happen." Opening the folder closest to her, she signed Jason's papers then gave it back to Caitlin saying "Please give this to him, tell Chelsea that the tape is on the top shelf and I'll have the commentary done by lunch." Caitlin nodded took the folders she needed and started out the door, before she stopped. Roxanne looked up "Something wrong?" she asked.
Caitlin shook her head "No nothing's wrong, but I just don't want you to worry." she said facing her.
Roxanne rose a brow in confusion. "What do you mean?" she asked "Worry about what?"
"You know perfectly well." Caitlin said putting her hands on her hips. Roxanne sighed. Was she really that see-through? "Everything happens for a reason Roxie, even if we don't know what that reason is." Caitlin continued. "When the time comes, he'll remember. You just need to be there for him, like I know you are everyday."
Roxanne smiled "Thanks Caitlin. You always know just what to say."
Caitlin shrugged "What are friends for?" she asked then headed out the room. Roxanne smiled as she watched her leave then went straight to work writing her commentary for the boss.
..::-::..
"Finally!" Roxanne cried as she put her pen down and gathered her papers into the folder for the boss. She looked up at the clock, 12:23. It was indeed lunch time like she had said. Roxanne grabbed her purse and the folder then headed for her bosses office. When she got there however, she found that he was in the restroom. "Cindy, can you give this to the boss. I'm going out to lunch." Roxanne said to one of the other members of 'News Channel 8'.
Cindy nodded and took the folder from her. "Have a good lunch." she told her with a warm smile.
Roxanne walked out the news room saying "I will!" She had always liked Cindy. She was a very kind person. Roxanne made her way to the Subway down the street from her work and ordered a turkey and cheese sandwich with everything on it. She then made her way to the park across the street and sat down on one of the green benches to enjoy her sandwich. As she ate her sandwich she watched the people in the park while also contemplating how else she could help Megamind remember everything. She took another bite as she saw a couple riding their bikes past her laughing. This reminded her of when she and Megamind (disguised as Bernard) went riding bikes through the park as well. This brought an idea to the surface. Maybe she could get him to ride with her again and that might trigger something.
Excited at this new idea Roxanne finished off her sandwich, but before she could get up to throw away her trash she felt a small prick in her neck. Startled she reached up to touch the area only to find a small dart there. Pulling it out she looked at it. It was small and red. Nothing on it that gave any inclination of what it was or why it was shot at her. She was about to speak when she noticed that the park started spinning around her. Her entire body suddenly felt so weak that she collapsed onto the bench. Roxanne tried to fight it, but exhaustion took hold of her and darkness covered her eyes.
..::-::..
Roxanne awoke with a pounding head and a strange sense that she was standing. When she opened her eyes the first thing she noticed was a man typing on a very large screen. The only light in the room was coming from that screen. At first she thought it was Megamind, but she would have recognized his huge head. Not to mention that Minion wouldn't let him kidnap her and she knew what the lair looked like. This place however was strange to her. She had no idea of where she was or what was going on only that a strange man was in front of her. The pounding in her head did not cease making her moan in discomfort. This caused the man to turn and look at her. She couldn't see his face due to the light being cast behind him. "Aw, Ms. Ritchi," he said in a voice that was so void of emotion that it sent chills down her back. "glad to see you're finally awake." he held up his left hand like he was looking at a watch as he continued "You're two minutes late. You know it's rude to keep people waiting."
"Who are you?" she asked and was surprised at how week her voice sounded.
He must have seen her surprise because he said "The serum I shot you with is effecting your voice, but no worries it will return to its normal potency momentarily."
"You shot me?!" she said outraged.
"I believe that is what I just said." the man said back a bit of irritation coming through.
"Why-" Roxanne began, but was stopped when she suddenly vomited on the floor. Only then did she realize that she was strapped to a chair, but unlike the times when she was with Megamind, she couldn't move anything but her head. She also noticed that she was connected to all sorts of wires that were connected all over her body, thankfully though, to nothing privet.
The man snapped his fingers and two other men hurried in and cleaned up her mess then hurried back out, but not before gently wiping her face of anything unpleasant. "Sorry about that." the man said "Side effect to the serum. Your body is trying to rid itself of that foreign substance. Don't worry, you won't do it again." he added after seeing her face.
Roxanne glared daggers at him "You still haven't answered my question about your name."
The man turned back to his screen and said "My name at this point in time is of no importance." Roxanne stared at him. This was new, a villain that didn't seem to want to give his name!? "Ms. Ritchi," he began again turning halfway to face her. This allowed Roxanne to see half of his face and so far there wasn't anything wrong with him. He didn't have any scares or a terribly ugly face. He was just, normal. "I want to make this perfectly clear. I have no quarrel with you, no problem and no gripe. What I am doing is nothing personal. You are simply a means to the end." he finished.
"And what are you doing?" she asked watching him face the screen once again.
"You shall find out soon enough. Hopefully it will not take to many times to convince him." the man said without turning around.
"What won't take to many times?" she asked nervous about the answer then added "Convince who?" even though she already knew the answer.
"Megamind of course." the man said turning to her for a split second then turning back ignoring her first question.
"What do you want with him?" Roxanne asked raising an eyebrow. Surely this man knew that Megamind had lost his memory. It had been all over the news once she and Minion alerted the police and the mayor's office.
"I want many things, none of which are about him."
Roxanne rolled her eyes "You know what I mean!" she snapped.
The man chuckled. It was a very disturbing chuckle that made her want to cower in fear. "He is too bring the things I require."
"Why would he do that?" Roxanne asked. "He thinks he's still bad!"
The man turned and faced her "He still does not remember?" he asked more to himself then to her. "I have given him several days and still nothing. Perhaps I over calculated the explosion." he added walking away from her and back to his screen.
The last part of what he said rang in her ears "What do you mean by 'over calculated the explosion'?" she asked icily. "Did you set the bank heist and the explosion?!"
He turned to her and said "And here I thought you were just another pretty face." Roxanne seethed in her chair. Just untie her and he'd see how 'pretty' she really was! "To answer your question, yes I did."
"Why you son of a-"
"It's not that hard." he continued interrupting her. "Simply hire a bunch of idiot ex-convicts. Give them the money up front and they'll do anything you tell them too. Everything went according to plan." he said waving it off like it was nothing. "Your hero preformed perfectly, although I must admit that I did not intend him to lose his memory and for that I apologize."
He was apologizing?! This guy was really weird. Roxanne glared at him "You planed everything!?" she snapped. "And what do you mean Megamind 'preformed perfectly'?"
"I instructed one of the men I hired to tell Megamind that if he could defeat them (I knew he would, they were a pathetic group of rabble) that he would have to stand in the entryway of the bank for two minutes or I would blow up the town square." Roxanne gawked at him. Megamind knew that was going to happen to him, but he still did it anyway!? After thinking about it she couldn't help, but smile at this, he really was a selfless hero. "Of course there was no bomb, but he didn't know that." The man finished not noticing Roxanne's reaction. She continued to glare at him. He was evil. He then pressed a button saying "Now, smile for the camera." Roxanne's mouth dropped. She could hardly believe what popped up on that screen.
..::-::..
When Megamind awoke that morning he found that it was a relief not to see Roxanne. After what had happened the night before he felt that he would have had a difficult time speaking to her. It would have just been far too uncomfortable. He made his way over to the kitchen where Minion had already placed a plate of food on the table along with this morning's news paper and a cup of hot coffee. He smiled contently and tiredly at the sight. Minion really was the best minion/best friend a person could have. Megamind yawned announcing his presence and earning a big smile from the fish. "Good morning, sir!" Minion cried happily. Megamind smiled sleepily at him and sat down to eat. "I hope you slept well." Minion continued as he rinsed the pan and cleaned up the mess from breakfast.
"I did." Megamind said simply taking a bite of his warm and delicious breakfast.
"I have been instructed to tell you that Ms. Ritchi will return after work and that she loves you." Minion stated, but turned around suddenly when he heard the sound of choking. Indeed Megamind was choking. He had been so surprised to hear that Ms. Ritchi loved him that he sucked the bite of egg into his mouth logging it into his esophagus. After several painful hits in the back, the egg came flying out of his throat and onto the table. Minion and Megamind eyed it for a moment until Minion wrapped it in a napkin and threw it away. "Are you alright, sir?" he asked the concern evident in his voice.
"I'm fine." Megamind said after he swallowed some of his coffee. Minion nodded and went back to his duties. Other than idle chatter, breakfast was rather quiet. After he was done he got and up went to get dressed. Despite the fiasco of his missing villain spikes and outfits, the rest of the morning was quite uneventful. The afternoon was boring too. It would have been ten times better if every time he suggested something evil to build Minion didn't shoot it down like a plane. He finally resigned to watching some T.V. It wasn't very fun, but it helped the time pass. Minion had offered the idea that he finish his de-trasher or some goodie-two-shoe name like that, that took care of the trash or something. Megamind thought he had made it very clear that he was EVIL! NOT GOOD!! He sighed again and looked at the clock. It was only 4:00 in the afternoon?! He gave another exasperated sigh this time throwing his hands in the air dramatically. "I'm so board!" he cried.
"I'm sorry to hear that, sir." Minion said coming up behind him. "Why don't you come up with an alternative way to get rid of human waste?" he asked trying to help.
Megamind looked at him "Okay first off, I'm the bad guy. I don't do things that would help, I do things that would make it worse. And second, that's just gross, Minion." he said adding a shiver to make his point.
"Well you have to do something." Minion said persuasively. Megamind thought for a long time, but everything that came to mind he knew Minion would not approve of, so he just sighed instead. Minion opened his mouth to speak when the screen behind Megamind turned on showing a rather interesting image. "Sir." Minion said pointing to the screen his eyes growing wider.
Megamind looked at him then turned around to see what he was referring to. On the monitors of his lair was a man shrouded in darkness. Megamind raised an eyebrow "How did you get this frequency?"
The man smiled "That is not important." he said simply void of any emotion. He continued before Megamind could argue. "I believe I have something of yours." the man said moving to the side and allowing another person into the frame.
"Ms. Ritchi!" Minion cried the worry evident in his voice.
"She's not mine." Megamind said dully. Then added "But she is my hostage. Go find your own!"
"Megamind!" Roxanne cried from the screen where she was seated. "I can't believe you just said that!"
"What?" he said unsure of what he did wrong.
"Enough." The man said stepping between them once more. "Do you know who I am?" he asked.
"Should I?" Megamind asked skeptically, crossing his arms across his chest.
"I believe the last time we spoke you called me Chaos." Chaos said.
"Look pal I don't know-" Megamind stopped suddenly and his eyes widened as the memories came flooding back like the water bursting through a broken dam. Every single one from the time he thought he had destroyed Metro Man to the first time Roxanne hugged him. He remembered their first kiss to their fight in the rain. He remembered when he had saved the city from Tighten and that he was the new hero of Metro City. But more importantly he remembered how much he loved Roxanne and right now she needed him and he wasn't about to let her down!