//------------------------------// // The Speech // Story: Megamind: Being Bad is Now 20% Cooler! // by LittleBoyBlue //------------------------------// A wall was busted open. Out came a man with a white costume. It had a giant M on it. He then spoke. "All right. Put your hooves in the air!" The crowd cheered loudly. "Yeah Ponyville!" Metro Man then started flying across the crowd, hand extended. "Up top!" He said. The ponies were high-hoofing him as he flew across. He then grabbed three babies with him. He flew back on the stage and started juggling the babies. With a smile, he gently threw the first two back to their mothers. He then kissed the third one and threw it back on the baby carriage, safe and sound. He then grabbed the microphone and tossed it to his other hand. He turned around and gave his most charming smile. "Hey Ponyville." The crowd cheered even more as Metro Man flew in front of them. Mares were crying in adoration. "Hey! Hi!" Metro Man said, as he waved towards the crowd. Guards were shooting beams of magic in the air. "Whoa. Hey! All right let's calm down now. Let's be serious." He hovered down to the water basin made for him. He landed on it and walked on the water. "Lower it down boys." The music stopped, as Metro Man prepared for his speech. ~~~ "Gosh. I sure hope Twi can make it here on time!" Applejack was behind the curtains, with the rest of the Mane Six. All they were missing was Twilight. "Don't worry! She's probably doing that newspaper article again. You know how the egghead is." Rainbow said. "Well, let's hope she doesn't come TOO late. She IS the honorary mare to give the speech. Right after the opening!" Rarity said, checking her dress for any folds or creases. "Omigosh I'm so excited!!!!!! I've never been to a musuem! That's because museums are BOR-ing! I'd rather go fly a kite, go play jump rope, skiing.....ooh! That curtain is gold! So shiny!" Pinkie Pie said, being random as usual. Then Pinkie stopped, and started twitching. "Twitch! Twitchy-Twitch!" ~~~ "Although getting a whole musuem is super cool, you want to know what the greatest honor you've given me is? Do you really want to know? Really?" Metro Man had the crowd lowered down a little. "The greatest honor you've given me is letting me serve you, the innocent ponies of Ponyville. At the end of the day, I often ask myself, "Who would I be, without you ponies? And more importantly, who would I be, without the Elements?" He then turned around. "The REAL heroes." "I LOVE YOU METRO MAN!!!!!" A certain aquamarine unicorn yelled out. "And I love you random citizen!" Metro Man then laughed as he swirled the water around. The crowd cheered once again, as he launched himself up, creating a splash. ~~~