Story: Destined for What?
Disclaimer: I do not own Megamind or any of its' characters Warnings: Humor, AU, slight swearing, sexual innuendo Rating: PG-13 (Eventually R)
Story Summary: What if Bernard went to school with Megamind when they were kids. How would that change the events that followed. Major events of the movie will happen.
Chapter Summary: Filler chapter to bridge the gap between the story's beginning and the events of the movie.

Note: So this chapter was totally kicking my ass. That's why it took so long. Allow me to share a little background for a moment. Back in the day when I first started writing fanfiction I sucked. I would go into way to much description about nothing important. I've improved since then but I still feel like I have trouble balancing between description and dialogue. This chapter in particular was difficult to write so that everything flowed. I'm still not completely sure about this chapter but I was spending eternity on it. It was time to move on. Anyway, feel free to tell me if my writing gets bogged down by either too much pointless details or excessive dialogue. Now enough rambling from me. Read on.

Chapter 3

Roxanne knocked firmly on the apartment door in front of her. After a few moments the door swung open and was stopped short by a chain. The occupant glanced out and heaved a huge sigh. Roxanne rolled her eyes in response. The door closed so that the chain could be removed.

When the door swung out again, Bernard was standing there looking bored as always. Even though their initial meeting had been purely a business proposition. They'd maintained contact and these days were friends. She pushed passed the stuffy man in the doorway.

"Why do you always act like you don't know it's me?" Roxanne asked. "I have to call before I can come here."

"Calling is the polite thing to do." Bernard replied. He didn't want her to know that the real reason he insisted she call was because Megamind or Minion could be in his home at any given time. Since Roxanne was the only other person that visited him, he needed her to announce her arrival.

Roxanne gave an un-ladylike snort, "Because you know all about being polite."

"I'm the most polite person you know." Bernard moved around the kitchen getting some coffee for the both of them. He knew that she was addicted to coffee to keep her going during her hectic day. It was the best way to keep her happy.

"That's because I know mostly supervillains and reporters. So it's not very impressive of you." Roxanne sat down heavily on the couch in the living room while Bernard finished in the kitchen.

Bernard didn't bother replying to that. He set a cup of coffee in front of Roxanne and took a seat on the empty chair. "So what do you want?"

She ignored his abruptness since she was long since used to it. "Well I heard that you got offered a job at that new museum they've been building. So I came to congratulate you." Roxanne took a sip of her coffee. "That's what friends do you know."

"We're friends?" Bernard asked.

"Of course. You're my gay best friend." Roxanne smirked at him. She'd met the few people he'd managed to date. Both male and female.

"I'm not gay. I just don't judge people based on their gender. I prefer to judge people on how incredibly stupid they are."

Roxanne laughed. "Well you're the closest thing that I have."

"Fair enough." Bernard sipped at his own coffee. "I don't want to know how you even heard about that job since I just heard about it yesterday. Are you stalking me?"

"You wish."

"If I was going to wish for a stalker I'd pick someone more appealing than you." Bernard shot back.

Roxanne punched him in the arm. "You're a jerk." She said this with no real venom in her voice. She liked Bernard's company and rarely took his insults seriously. He treated her like anyone else which was nearly impossible to find in her life and her line of work. She admired that about him.

"They only offered me that job so I could inventory all the museum pieces. They don't know shit about Megamind or Metroman."

"Nobody knows as much about them as you do." Roxanne suddenly gestured at his apartment. "You know you could just charge admission to this place and it'd be pretty much the same." Bernard just shrugged. It was true that most of his living space was filled by various pieces of technology and mementos from battles. He had newspaper clippings from particular memorable moments on his walls. Shelves filled with pieces of dangerous weapons and other odds and ends were up against the walls.

"So what's on your mind. You didn't come here just to wish me good luck. Even if we're friends." He emphasized the friends portion to get a rise out of her.

Roxanne fiddled with her cup for a moment. Bernard was usually perceptive like this. He could often tell when something was bothering her or if she was holding something back. "I'm just feeling a little down and since you're such a ray of sunshine I figured a visit would cheer me up."

Bernard rolled his eyes in response. He was used to jokes about his stoic demeanor. "Well as your 'gay best friend' I'm obligated to listen. Please continue." He really didn't mind letting Roxanne vent. She was his only normal human friend after all. Not to mention she was a nice break from Megamind and Minion's exuberant antics.

"I totally struck out last night. I didn't even think that was possible for a woman in a bar. What's wrong with me?"

"The only reason you can't get a man is because everyone thinks you're trying to cheat on Metroman." Bernard smirked, "You slut."

"Pfft. If only I was a slut. That would imply I was getting some but no. I'm not. Totally unfair." Roxanne paused as she sipped her drink. "Even you're getting more action than me. Now that's sad." Bernard tried to look offended but failed miserably. Roxanne continued, "You know who I blame. Megamind and Metroman. Megamind for kidnapping me and Metroman for letting rumors about us circulate."

"Hm. Well we could get together. I'd make that sacrifice for you."

"Pass."

"Ouch." Bernard said with fake hurt. "Male prostitute?"

"I'll consider it." Roxanne paused. "Next."

"So you'd sleep with a prostitute but not me?"

"I'd rather sleep with Megamind than you."

"Well there you go. You could sleep with Megamind. Blame it on Stockholm Syndrome."

Roxanne grimaced. "I'd sleep with Minion before I would sleep with Megamind. At least he seems the more sane of the two."

"If you wanted to have sex with Minion all you had to do was say so from the start. I'm open-minded." Bernard almost laughed at Roxanne's look of outrage. He was having a lot of fun.

"You're a horrible human being." Roxanne said. Bernard just shrugged in response. "Since I'm sufficiently mortified now. I'll be leaving." Roxanne finished off her drink and stood up.

"Already. We were just getting to the good stuff."

"I have to get to a meeting in half an hour anyway." Roxanne felt much better now that she got some of her issues out in the open. Bernard was good for some verbal sparring any time.

Bernard waved at her. "Have fun."

"Because you'd know all about that too." Roxanne left his apartment with that parting statement.

Bernard checked the time. He'd already got in some good digs on Roxanne. He picked up his phone and began dialing. Time to make fun of Minion.

Megamind was standing in his usual planning area writing on various pieces of paper. Every few minutes he would hand off another paper to a brainbot. He already had half of his evil plot hanging from the strings on the ceiling. As he bent over another paper to write something he heard the heavy plodding steps of Minion's suit.

"Sir! Please do something about Mr. Jones. He is insufferably rude." Minion stopped just behind Megamind. He turned around to look at his companion.

Megamind was a bit surprised that Minion would insult anyone but Bernard had always been a special case. "Nonsense, Minion. When has Bernard ever been rude."

Minion looked dumbstruck. "How about every single moment of his life?"

Megamind shrugged after contemplating Minion's words. "He's never been rude to me."

"Of course not. He actually likes you." Minion would always appreciate Bernard for being his master's only other friend. He did not appreciate that Bernard was very unsociable and a jerk. He only put up with the man for Megamind's benefit.

"What did he do to you that's got you in such a fuss?"

Minion crossed his arms and said, "Roxanne."

Megamind laughed loudly. That was all Minion had to say for him to know what Bernard had done. Bernard found Minion's crush endlessly amusing. Since he also spent social time with Roxanne it made him well equipped to tease the alien fish.

"It's not funny..." Minion said quietly. His fish body sunk down towards the bottom of his dome.

Megamind immediately stopped laughing and looked at the fish. Minion was looking down at the floor and fiddling his robotic fingers. Megamind immediately felt guilty. "Of course it's not funny Minion." Megamind said this sincerely. It had been occurring to him lately that Minion was more interested in Roxanne Ritchi than he'd originally suspected.

Megamind walked up to his friend and rested his hand on Minion's arm. "I'm sorry, Minion. I didn't mean anything by it. I'm sure Bernard doesn't either." Megamind attempted to defend his human friend.

Minion patted his master on the back. He didn't blame Megamind and didn't mean for his master to feel bad. He had only been mad at Bernard for picking on him today when he was already irritated. Otherwise, he would have let the other man's comments be forgotten. Minion didn't want to create tension between his master and his master's friend.

"I'll talk to him." Megamind said suddenly. He snatched the keys to the invisible car off the desk and started to walk off.

"Wait, Sir! What about the evil plan?" Minion asked while gesturing at the half completed plan on the ceiling.

"You're more important than the evil plan Minion." Megamind answered as he got into the car.

Minion started sniffling. "That's the nicest thing I've ever heard."

Bernard was sitting on his couch watching a documentary when his balcony windows banged open. He looked over to see Megamind standing dramatically with his hands on his hips. Two brainbots were making a strobe light effect behind him.

"What are you doing?" Bernard asked. He didn't make any indication that the display was bothering him.

"Making an entrance." Megamind waved the brainbots away before closing the balcony doors. "I never like to waste an opportunity." He began walking around the couch but caught sight of Bernard sitting in only his boxers and a t-shirt. Megamind turned away and clamped his hands over his eyes. "You're not decent!"

Bernard waved the concern off. "Of course I'm decent." He glanced down. "Actually wait one second." Bernard adjusted himself so that he was tucked back in the boxers. "Now I'm decent."

Megamind turned slightly and parted a couple fingers. Bernard was smirking at him from the couch but was still half naked. He always felt weird when the other man was partially clothed. It made him uncomfortable. He decided that there was no helping it and flopped down on the opposite end of the couch.

"Minion is upset." Megamind didn't waste any time.

Bernard raised an eyebrow. "Really? He's usually tougher than that. Did I break his spirit?"

"It's not funny!" Megamind burst out while standing up. "You really hurt his feelings." He shook himself and calmed down before sitting again. "I think he has more than just a passing interest in Miss Ritchi."

"Well I already knew that."

"What do you mean?"

"Come on Kismet. You're supposed to be a genius." Bernard leaned forward a little. "Minion is in love with her."

Megamind gasped. "Impossible. She's a...you know. And he's a...you know. They're not exactly compatible." He made a sporadic hand gesture to demonstrate.

Bernard shrugged. "Love is weird like that. It turns people into drooling idiots."

"Wait a minute." Megamind began to get angry again. "If you knew that Minion loved her than why were you making fun of him so much?"

"I was just encouraging him. He can't be afraid to go for the things he wants."

Megamind was pacing angrily. "That's not good enough. You were cruel to him. You knew he had strong feelings for Miss Ritchi and you mocked him." He stopped pacing and pointed his finger at Bernard. "You apologize."

Bernard snorted and pushed the offending finger out of his face. "Not likely." He never apologized. He thought that if it was said then it was meant. So taking back the words was pointless.

"You will." Megamind protested. He wasn't sure how he could possibly make Bernard do it but he was willing to try. Megamind had bugged Minion just like Bernard but the difference to him was that he never knew that Minion actually loved her.

"I won't." Bernard said. He wouldn't apologize even for Megamind. "I treat Minion like everybody else. Just like I treat you like everybody else. He's in love and won't tell the girl. That's hilarious so I will continue to make fun of him for it."

"Can't you show just a little compassion for once." Megamind exclaimed. He didn't usually become confrontational with Bernard but he wanted his two best friends to get along.

"Nope." Bernard maintained his usual unemotional expression.

Megamind yelled in frustration, "You're infuriating!"

"I know." Bernard told him. Megamind continued to fume in silence. He wasn't going to talk to Bernard until the man apologized.

Bernard leaned forward until his nose was almost touching Megamind's cheek. The alien tried to keep himself from fidgeting. He wasn't comfortable when people got to close to him and Bernard was using it to his advantage. Megamind started to shift and his eyes darted around the room. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He threw his hands up in frustration and yelled, "Fine!"

Megamind stood up and attempted to look like he hadn't just lost his cool. Bernard stayed where he was and kept smirking at the alien. "I'll let it go...for now." Megamind said. Then he pointed his finger back at the other man. "But you better make it up to Minion."

Bernard considered what Megamind had just proposed. "Fair enough." He didn't have to apologize. That's all that mattered. "See you tomorrow then?"

"I'll be unleashing an evil scheme. So don't wait up."

"Give me a call from jail then." Bernard shot back.

Megamind growled in frustration. He slammed the balcony doors while he left out of spite while Bernard laughed behind him.

Next chapter: The Metroman Museum opens and Megamind tries to take his nemesis out with a deathray.