Meet Megamind, Protector of Metrocity
Megamind had heard of the avengers a long time ago. He had heard about how Metro Man had tried out for the initiative, only to be shot down. Of course, he didn't hear about it when it was happening, only when he was a month or two into his career as a hero. He had visited Music Man for some advice, which the former hero had gladly given. It wound up just turning into some friendly banter. He had wound up telling him about the initiative and how he was refused because he already had his hands full with Megamind, and since they were unsure if he would work well with fellow heroes.
Megamind hadn't thought of it since though, until he recieved a letter from the director of SHIELD, some man named Nicholas Fury. Apparently he had been accepted into the avengers. He didn't know why they would accept him when he didn't even ask to join. He supposed their reasoning was that now Metro City didn't have a main villain, they could spare their main hero for a while.
Megamind wasn't sure what to think really, he supposed it couldn't hurt to leave for a while, but he had to make sure that Metro City was protected. Which is what brought him back to Music Man's residance.
"So, apparently those 'avengers' fellows want to see me, and I figured that you could help the city out while i'm inevitably gone." Megamind says, hand held out as he explains to the larger man on the couch in front of him.
"But the people will recognize me Megamind. I don't want to return to that life." Music Man says, shaking his head and looking down.
"Ah, but see, they won't." Megamind says, holding out a small leather bound watch, looking much like his own. "I made this. The only one scanned on it is me. See that little knob on the side of the clock display?" He asks, Metro Man nodding, having placed the watch on his wrist. "Well, twist that so that the knob is lined up with the 3." He says, Metro Man twisting the outside of the view so that the knob points at the III, the knob snapping into place, a soft blue light spreading around Metro Man briefly, reappearing as another Megamind in his default leather outfit, with fake versions of the Metro Man enhancers that Megamind had used in the fight against Tighten. "It'll only move off the 3 if you press down, so no worry of bumping it."
"Ugh, fine." Metro Man says, twisting the watch again, turning back to normal. "Be careful out there little guy."
Fury was glad when he recieved a call from Megamind, letting him know that he'd be there tomorrow, it meant that he didn't have to send anyone to pick him up. They had simply made plans for Coulson to meet him in the New York airport at 9am tomorrow, Megamind finding a last minute flight.
Coulson wasn't too excited about it though. He had already had to talk to Stark, and now he had to go and pick up an alien former criminal on the day that Captain America was supposed to get here. He had made plans to ask him about signing his cards and everything. He supposed that while he was at it, he could get Megamind to sign the vintage special edition Megamind card he had gotten when he had ordered a special pack of Captain America cards.
So Coulson arrived at the airport at 8:45, waiting for Megamind outside in the waiting area, holding a card in his hand and a suitcase full of portfolios to give him in his other hand.
Megamind arrived at half past nine, dressed in his classic leather, only missing the trademark cape. Coulson smiled and approached him, taking off his glasses and putting them in his pocket. Megamind was just as appaling in person, his head larger then normal and his limbs bony and spider like. "Megamind." He says, holding out his hand, having put the card into his pocket for now.
"Ah, you're Phil Coulson?" He asks, shaking the mans hand skeptically. Coulson couldn't help but notice that his skin was thicker, colder and smoother than a humans. He was liking the new hero more by the minute. "Nice to meet you I guess."
"Where's your luggage? And on that note, where's your minion?" Coulson asks, looking for a suitcase on Megamind, finding nothing.
"Ah, I just dehydrated them. And minion is taking the invisible car. I figure he'll be here in about a week. That fish gets distracted easily." He says with a chuckle, taking a small glowing blue cube out of his pocket, Coulson watching with a smile on his face.
"Okay. Well, we better get going. We're gonna catch the plane with Captain America and make our way onto the helicarrier." Coulson says, walking out of the airport with Megamind following him, curiosly looking around the new city he was in.
"So, what exactly is the Avengers initative?" Megamind asks as they get into the black car that Coulson had driven there.
Phil arches a brow at the blue aliens mispronunciation, but decides to ignore it. "Here." He says and hands him the briefcase as he starts up the engine. "These portfolios have all the things you'll need to know. What the Avengers initiative is, who you'll be working with."
"Hm. Really thought this through now have you?" Megamind chuckles and opens the case, staring at all the manila folders in there, grabbing the first one labeled Captain America, which Phil had made sure was on top. "Hah." Megamind chuckles as he looks at the picture of Captain America on the first page. "Reminds me of Metro Man."
Phil shrugs. He knew very little about Megaminds former nemesis, just that he was very powerful, and that he had applied once for the avengers. "Oh, right." He says as he turns the car down the driveway for the airport, handing Megamind a card, feeling better about asking if he wasn't looking at him. "Would you mind signing this collectors card for me?"
Megamind cocks his head, smiling when he sees himself in a heroic pose on a card. "They make cards of me now?" He asks, admiring the small piece of paper with a smile on his face. "Hah! That was quick." He says, patting his coat down and drawing out a lightning like pen, signing in quick, very sloppy cursive, a huge M taking up almost the entire bottom right of the card before handing it back to Coulson with a cocky smirk before turning back to the folders.
Coulson smiles, putting the card back into his pocket, reminding himself to laminate it later.
Steve had heard that there were going to be two more people they had to wait for, making light conversation with the pilot and briefly skimming over the folders they had given him. The pilot had told him that Phil Coulson and some hero named Megamind were going to show up soon, so he made sure to read the folder on the strange blue man more thoroughly, even though it wasn't too thorough, only saying that he had been raised in prison and had been a villain ever since he was 8, only reforming a little more then 6 months ago after killing some hero named Metro Man and taking over Metro City.
By the time the black car showed up, Phil and Megamind getting out, Steve had decided that he didn't trust the blue man one bit. But he decided that he didn't want him to know that. "Hello. Steve Rogers, nice to meet you." He says, standing up as the pilot gets into the plane, holding his hand out to the two, Phil shaking it enthusiastically with a wide smile on his face. Before moving his hand slightly to the alien.
"Megamind." The blue man replies, his small hand nearly engulfed by Steve's, Steve noticing the strange feeling of his skin too. "Protector of Metrocity."
The two other men raise an eyebrow at his strange mixing of the words. But they shrug it off, climbing into the plane, sitting in the back, the pilot smiling before announcing takeoff, Megamind wincing at the strange feeling of being suspended in midair without having to thrust out his arm like Metro Man.
He smiles, his large mind already working on how to improve the add ons already. He had heard of the man, Tony Stark, who had made nearly the same thing. He should talk to him about it later, maybe he could help him fix the problems in them. Megamind nods happily. At least there was something to be gained from this experience.
He could faintly hear Coulson babbling on about being there when the Metro Man-esque one was unfrozen. He almost laughed at the mans social awkwardness. But he figured that if he was going to be working with these people, he probably shouldn't make any enemies. Might be too late though. He mused, since the man across from him was giving him dirty looks as the man next to him continues rambling.
Megamind only broke out of his thoughts when the small plane reached what they had called the helicarrier, the three of them stepping out and looking around curiously, Natasha walking up to them. "Agent Romanoff." Coulson says with a smile, motioning to the two heros behind him, Megamind admiring the leather Natasha has on. "Captain Rogers and Megamind."
"Ma'am." Steve says, nodding to her respectively.
"Ollo." Megamind says charmingly, all of them turning to look at him strangely again.
"Do you mean 'hello'?" Coulson asks, having heard of Megaminds habit to mispronounce things.
"Right, that." Megamind says, pointing at him with an eccentric smile.
"They need you on the bridge." Natasha says to Coulson calmly. "Face time."
"See you there." Phil says with a smile, going deeper into the ship immediatly.
"There was quite the buzz around here, finding you in the ice." Natasha says, an amused look on her face. "I thought Coulson was gonna swoon. Did he ask you to sign his Captain America trading cards yet?"
"Trading cards?" Steve asks.
"Oh right, those things." Megamind cuts in, smile on his face. "He had me sign one of those in the car ride over here. Didn't know there WERE cards of me."
"Neither did I." Steve says, scratching his neck.
"They're vintage, all of them. He's very proud." Natasha says, the two heros glancing at each other, Megamind shrugging. Steve glances over, recognizing the man standing near another one of the quinjets, walking over, Megamind and Natasha following him out of curiosity. "Doctor Banner." Steve says, shaking hands with Bruce politely.
"Oh yeah, hi. They told me you'd be coming." Bruce says, glancing at Megamind. "Didn't say anything about you."
"Meh." Megamind replies. "I'm a bit more...new to the hero scene."
"So, word has it you can find the cube." Steve says to Bruce.
"Is that the...only word on me?" He asks nervously, Megamind ready to mention everything he had heard about Bruce...which wasn't too much, but Steve beats him to it.
"Only word I care about." Steve says with a smile, Bruce anxiously responding in kind.
"Must be strange for you...all of this." Banner says to Steve as he motions to the scene on the helicarrier, men doing drills and following some commanders orders.
"Well, this is actually kind of familiar." Steve responds as he watches the men.
"Really." Megamind mutters, feeling thoroughly out of place here.
"Gentlemen." Natasha cuts in from behind them. "You may wanna step inside in a moment. It's gonna get a little hard to breath." She says, the soldiers leaving to go inside and the helicarrier making a loud humming noise.
"Is this a submarine?" Steve asks, him and Bruce moving to the edge as Megamind follows Natasha inside.
"Really?" Bruce asks in disbelief as they reach the edge, watching the churning water. "They want me in a submerged, pressurized metal container?" He asks, only to notice the fans rising up and beginning to push up the carrier. "Oh no, this is much worse."