Disclaimer: I do not own Megamind. I make no money from this story.

Warnings: Violence, Swearing, Humor, AU, Eventual Smut

Chapter 1

It was another new day at the Lil' Gifted School for Lil' Gifted Kids. Even though the gifted kids part of the name was debatable. Some of these kids were only gifted at picking their own noses. However, being gifted definitely applied to one particular student. This student was incredibly intelligent and also incredibly odd looking. He had an overly large head and blue skin that clashed with the orange jumpsuit he was forced to wear. Living at a prison didn't allow for good fashion sense.

Class was set to start and the teacher had just walked in. The children were already seated in the hard plastic chairs waiting for her. "Listen up. We have a new student joining us today."

Blue, the aforementioned odd kid, actually looked up and paid attention. Usually he didn't bother since there was nothing they could teach him here that he couldn't learn on his own. The new child standing next to the teacher looked like he'd rather be anywhere else. He had the awkward look of a nerd complete with messy brown hair and thick glasses with large frames.

"Would you like to introduce yourself?" the teacher asked him.

"No. Not really," the kid replied in a tone that perfectly matched his uncaring expression. The teacher crossed her arms and stared hard at the young boy until he gave a resigned sigh. "I'm Bernard."

The teacher quickly realized that she wasn't going to get anything else from him so she didn't press further. "Take a seat Bernard."

Bernard quickly surveyed the available seats. There was only enough chairs to allow one for each student. The only empty seat was between Blue and the rest of the students. No one else wanted to sit right next to the odd kid. Bernard sat in the available chair and barely glanced at Blue. That was unusual but the alien boy was kind of glad that at least one person didn't find it necessary to stare at him like he was a science experiment.

The teacher began the morning lessons which consisted of basic math and grammar. Blue quickly lost interest and looked back down. He absentmindedly stared at Minion, his fish companion, that he kept in a glass ball of water. Minion smiled at his master revealing rows of sharp teeth and a prominent underbite. Blue gave a small smile back before getting lost in his thoughts.

Bernard was equally as bored. He already understood the concepts being taught. Glancing over he noticed the unusually colored kid next to him wasn't paying attention either. He decided that this kid was worth getting to know. Bernard wasn't someone that judged on looks since he was familiar with having it done to him. Though, being intelligent was something he respected.

The teacher concluded her lesson. "It's recess time. So class go ahead and play." All of the children got up and ran outside noisily. Blue followed at a more sedate pace after setting Minion down on a nearby table. The teacher grabbed Bernard before he could get far. "Take this time to get to know some other kids."

Bernard didn't answer and simply followed the other kids out the door into the play area outside. Blue had already settled himself in a corner of the yard. Luckily for him no one was interested in playing with him today. Those times never ended well. He continued his deep thoughts on a new invention when he noticed someone walk up to him and sit down. Looking over he saw that it was the new kid.

"You probably don't want to sit with me," Blue warned the other child. He was well aware how horrible the kids would treat this new boy if they continued socializing.

"Will I turn blue?" Bernard asked in the same bored tone he'd used earlier.

Blue couldn't tell if Bernard was being serious or not. Perhaps he was incapable of feeling emotion. Blue had heard of something like that in the prison. "No. I'm this way because I'm an alien."

"Weird."

That was a familiar insult. Coming from Bernard though, it didn't sound like an insult. His tone which was probably odd to others actually made Blue feel more at ease. As if he was as normal as anyone else. "They'll make fun of you. The other kids don't like me very much. No one does." The young alien wasn't used to opening up this way but it did feel good to share with someone other than Minion. Bernard was already in deep just sitting with him this long anyway.

"That's nothing new," Bernard said. "They made fun of me at my old school too. That's why my mother sent me here. Different place, same insults. Besides, we're freaks and freaks should stick together. It's how it works you know. Normal kids all group together and weirdos group together away from them."

Blue considered the other's words. Freaks stick together. Well he was considered weird and so was Minion. They stuck together. So it stood to reason that if Bernard was weird than he should join them. Maybe someday there would be enough weird people going to school to outnumber the others. Blue though that would be great.

"Ok. We'll stick together."

At the end of the school day when Blue was being taken back to his cell he had an extra spring in his step. Minion was held firmly in his hands as always. If the fish could walk he would also have a bounce in his step. His master was happy and that made Minion happy as well. They had made a friend. The dour child was a little off-putting but he made Blue happy and that's all that mattered to Minion.

Blue sat on the floor of his cell working on a new project. He was inspired by his good mood and was working on a new way to harness the power contained in his binky. Minion watched his master drawing out his plans from his place on the floor. The fish could make out that this new invention was definitely gun shaped.

"Be careful, Sir. If you break down another wall the Warden will be mad," Minion warned.

"Don't worry Minion it won't knock down a wall. Well I don't think it will. We'll find out when I finish."

Minion sighed but dropped the subject for the moment. There was no deterring Blue when he was focused on a project. The fish settled down in his ball to sleep leaving his master to plan.

Blue and Bernard had gotten closer as time went on. As Blue had predicted his new friend was shunned just as bad as he was. He made sure to keep an eye out. Since Minion always looked out for him it seemed fitting that he would look out for Bernard. It made him feel good to have someone to watch out for.

At that moment the class was learning a children's song with the teacher and Wayne Scott, or Metro Boy, leading them. Bernard had decided to join Blue in the back away from the others. No one bothered to get their attention as it was easier just to let them do their own thing.

"You know for a gifted school these kids don't seem that gifted to me," Bernard observed while staring at the rest of the class. It was easy for him to get along with Blue since the other boy was very intelligent. He found the classes and other activities juvenile and beneath him.

Blue laughed, "I know what you mean." He pulled something out of his pocket. "I've made something new. Watch this." Using Minion as a target, he pointed the gun with his binky attached and fired. The fish had just enough time to look panicked before he, and his glass ball, shrunk into a blue cube.

Bernard leaned forward and adjusted his glasses as he took in the small blue cube. Blue recognized the gesture as interest and smiled broadly. He enjoyed impressing Bernard with his inventions.

"What is it?"

"I call it a dehydration gun. All you do is add water and it turns back to normal." Blue poured a drop of water on the cube and it instantly turned back into Minion. The fish was a little disoriented but quickly shook it off.

"Weird."

School had been going very well for Blue. He had managed to not blow up or set anything on fire in three weeks. A personal record for him. He didn't feel so alone with Bernard as a friend. Though Minion would always be his best friend. The Warden was glad that his youngest charge was staying out of trouble and had high hopes that the boy could be rehabilitated. Unfortunately, like all good things this would have to end someday.

The end would start off like any normal day with no warning as to the chain of events that would come. Blue was off to the side of the play yard. He was tinkering with his dehydration gun in an attempt to make it more powerful to be applied to bigger objects. While focusing on his invention, he was also looking out for Bernard. Being able to focus on several things at once did come in handy. Right now his friend was over by the fence watching the cars go by.

The teacher never bothered to defend Blue when things got rough. However, she did have more compassion for Bernard. So even though he was friends with Blue, the kids didn't torture him the same way. When another kid approached Bernard, Blue didn't think anything of it at first. Until he noticed the telltale signs of aggression. They were arguing. Well the boy, Timmy, was arguing. Bernard had the same nonchalant attitude he always had before turning away and ignoring the boy.

Timmy obviously didn't like being ignored and grabbed Bernard by the shirt. He swung his fist back and punched him right in the face. Bernard let out a startled yell. Blue saw the fist connect and heard a sharp crack as Bernard's glasses broke. Blue was on his feet and running before he realized it. He raised his dehydration gun and fired. Timmy turned into a glowing blue cube and fell to the ground.

None of the other children had ever seen this invention before. They were never that interested. So when Blue shot the other boy they all assumed the worse. The children started yelling and a couple burst into tears.

"He killed him!" a girl shouted.

"No I didn't. He's fine," Blue protested. He didn't get to fight his case passed that since Wayne had decided to intervene. The super-powered boy punched his rival in the stomach knocking him back a couple feet. Blue was lucky to have a tougher body than a human. Instead of having broken ribs he was only winded. His gun had fallen from his grasp after the fall. Bernard, who was pinching his bleeding nose, quickly snatched it up and hid it in his pants.

Blue turned his head and spit on the glowing cube. He didn't care enough about the boy contained in it to go get some water for him. The cube expanded and Timmy was sitting in its' spot stunned into silence.

"What happened here?" The teacher yelled as she made her way from the schoolhouse. All the kids started yelling trying to tell their own version of the story. "Quiet down!" she yelled. Everyone stopped talking. The teacher pointed to Blue and said, "You. It's always you that's causing trouble. I'm calling that prison and you are not coming back."

"But-," Blue started speaking.

"No. Go inside and wait until they come to get you." The teacher pointed to the schoolhouse behind her. Blue already knew he was supposed to go to his corner. He hung his head and walked inside. Bernard followed him quickly. The teacher didn't bother stopping him.

Blue went into his corner and sat down. Bernard went to clean himself off. After a couple minutes, Minion was settled on Blue's lap. Bernard had brought the fish over and sat down. Blue smiled a bit at the sight of wads of tissue stuffed up the other boy's nose. The smiled dropped off his face when he remembered why his friend was hurt in the first place.

"Are you going to be okay?"

"Sure," Bernard said. "That kid hits like a girl."

Blue laughed a little. "I'm going to miss you," he said in a somber tone.

"Maybe they'll let you stay."

"No. I won't be allowed to come back. It's okay though because I realized something."

"What's that?" Bernard asked.

"I'm always going to be bad. There's no point in coming here and pretending that I can be anything else." Blue turned to Bernard with a resolved look. "It's my destiny. I see that now. And if I'm going to be bad then I'm going to be the baddest bad there ever was."

Bernard wasn't sure what to say to that. How do you argue with someone that firmly believes they're no good? In a rare display of spontaneity he hugged the alien boy tightly. Blue hesitated for a few seconds before returning the hug. It was a new but not wholly unpleasant experience. In that moment, he decided to share something with Bernard

"My name is Kismet."

Bernard broke away from their embrace and asked, "What?"

"My name...It's Kismet. So when we see each other again. You can call me by name." Blue said shyly.

"Weird."

Blue finally gave out a real laugh. He was cut short when someone yelled his name. "Blue!"

Turning around he saw that the Warden had come in person with his two usual escorts. He must have been in more trouble than he thought. Blue hung his head before trudging up to the guards. They shackled his arms before taking him outside. Bernard watched sadly from his place on the floor as his friend was dragged away.

Blue waited until long after lights out to let himself cry. He couldn't allow anyone to actually see him this vulnerable. It was still a prison after all, regardless of his age. He hugged Minion close to his chest as he sobbed. Minion was pushed as close as possible to the glass that separated them. He wished more than anything in that moment that he could protect his master from the pain inside.

Bernard was sitting on his bed at home. He was already being transferred back to his old school. Even though they beat him up there too. At least those bullies were familiar. He sniffled a little. Silent tears were running down his face. One of his only friends got taken to jail. If anything deserved a good cry then this situation qualified.

In his lap was an old lunch box. The metal, square kind that no one really used anymore. It was a small treasure box that contained a couple comics, an arrowhead, and other assorted things that young kids enjoyed. Bernard gently placed the dehydration gun within the box and locked it inside. He hid the box under his bed.

He would definitely see Kismet again. After all, his friend had to come collect his gun.