CHAPTER 10

Their little stunt on the reality show cost the Minions their freedom. The Minions were promptly rounded up and thrown in jail with some of the most hardened criminals.

But if those criminals were hard… the Minions were harder. Mel ruled the roost, finally becoming the villain he’d always dreamed of being. The Minions had food fights. They snapped wet towels at other inmates when they tried to take their showers. But no matter how powerful Mel became, no matter how much he was feared, he couldn’t help but feel a hole in his heart. Something was missing, and that something was Gru.

One day, when he was eating his lumpy mashed potatoes, he sculpted them so they looked like Gru. He stared at the image of Gru, missing his former boss.

Mel decided then: He’d find Gru. They’d go back to him, even if he wasn’t so villainous anymore. That’s when Mel came up with his plan.…