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piercing cries. Thinking quickly, he calls over some of his minions.
    “This is a code red,” Gru explains. “I need you to go and get the girl a new toy. And hurry!”
    The minions salute and run off.
    “Who are those little guys?” Margo asks.
    “They are my… uh… cousins,” Gru replies. “Okay, bedtime.”
    “Awww,” the girls whine, following Gru to their bedroom.
    Once the girls see their new bedroom, they stop and stare. The beds are actually three nuclear warhead casings, with a pillow and blanket nestled inside each one.
    Without wasting another moment, Gru plops each girl into a bed. “Okay, all tucked in. Sweet dreams,” he says.
    “Just so you know,” begins Margo, “you’re never going to be my dad.”
    “I think I can live with that,” Gru replies.
    Margo is taken aback by Gru’s response. It isn’t what she expected, and she feels a little sad.
    Agnes holds up a book and asks Gru to read them a bedtime story. When Gru refuses, Agnes says, “But we can’t go to sleep without a bedtime story.”
    Without missing a beat, Gru says, “Well, then, it’s going to be a long night for you, isn’t it?”
    That leaves Agnes speechless. Did he really just say that?
    “Good night, sleep tight,” he continues. “Don’t let the bedbugs bite, because there are literally thousands of them. Oh, and there’sprobably something in your closet.” He walks out of the girls’ room, shutting off the lights and closing the door.
    “He’s just kidding, Agnes,” says Margo. But none of the girls are convinced.
    Then the door opens, and three minions enter. One of them approaches Agnes and hands her the new “toy.” It’s a toilet brush that the minions dressed up to look like a unicorn.
    Agnes smiles. “It’s beautiful,” she says, giving one minion a kiss.
    The minion blushes and they leave the room.
    Agnes closes her eyes and goes to sleep, clutching the toilet brush all night.

CHAPTER NINE

    “Welcome back
to the Fortress
of Vectortude.”
    —Vector

    “Girls, let’s go! Time to deliver cookies!”
    Gru has loaded up all the cookies, including his special Cookie Robots, into a wagon.
    The girls come out the front door wearing ballet tutus.
    “First we’re going to dance class,” insists Margo.
    Gru shakes his head. “Actually, we’re going to have to skip the dance class today.”
    “
Actually
, we can’t skip the dance class today,” Margo tells him. “We have a big recital coming up. We’re doing a dance from
Swan Lake
.”
    “That’s fantastic, wonderful,” Gru says dismissively. He heads for his van. “But right now we’re going to deliver cookies.”
    “No,” says Margo.
    “No?” repeats Gru, a little surprised.
    “We’re not going to deliver cookies until we go to dance class,” Margo says firmly. She folds her arms. Edith does the same. Agnes has alittle trouble folding her arms, then finally gets it. Then the three of them start marching down the street.
    Gru fumes with anger. “You just keep walking!” he yells. “Because I’m not driving you!”
    Margo calls back over her shoulder, “Okay.”
    A few minutes later, Gru is in his car, driving slowly alongside the girls. “I am going to give you to the count of three, and if you’re not in this car… I can’t even tell you what. One, two, two and three-quarters… two and seven-eighths… I am serious! I’ll make it five. But that’s it. Five looms in your future.”
    Fifteen minutes later, Gru finds himself sitting in the waiting room, along with the other parents. While the girls take their class, Gru is forced to hold all the girls’ girly stuff: dolls, clothes, and anything pink. He looks miserable.
    When the class ends, Agnes runs up to him. “Here you go,” she says, holding out a ticket.
    “What is this?” asks Gru.
    “Your ticket to the dance recital,” explains Agnes. “You’re coming, right?”
    “Of course, of course,” replies Gru, totally lying. “I have pins and needles that