|| @scarboroughskellington || took a bullet ||

The day had not been going well. Made all the worse by the fact that some fucking clown covered in ridiculous makeup was trying to set up in his city. Megamind didn’t mind sharing his city with other super villains as long as they respected the rules. Villainy with class and standards. This fucker, he just wanted to watch the world burn.

The problem was, Megamind hadn’t had time to prepare. If he had, he would have brought a fleet of brain bots and bigger guns. Instead, he’d blundered into an in progress bank heist with nothing but his de-gun and a few gadgets. This was a disaster. He’d hoped to stall while the back-up he called Minion for arrived, but the idiot opened fire on him. Megamind wasn’t even a hero! He was a villain! What the hell was he even doing?

Then the idiot started threatening the bystanders. Megamind had just needed one clear shot, but the obstructions made it impossible. Bullets would pass through the wood and glass but anything he fired would take out the barrier first. By the time of his second shot, Megamind would have lost the element of surprise. Time wasn’t on his side. The impatient idiot opened fire. 

Jumping up, Megamind grabbed the girl, spinning and pulling her with him behind the marble pillar and out of the line of fire. He could feel as the bullet tore through his side, cutting through cape and thin armor. The flexible suit not designed to turn away anything bigger than a 9mm or a knife. Breathing hard, his back hit the pillar and he slid down with a hiss. His eyes rolling to the girl he’d saved, perhaps foolishly, he demanded, “Keep your head down. Did you get hit?”