1 PROLOGUE High in the skies on a picturesque European mountain sits a beautiful ornate castle made of stone This castle of course is no ordinary castle it is a school And this school is no ordinary school It is the Lycée Pas Bon School of Villainy For centuries the Lycée Pas Bon School of Villainy has seen powerful villains climb through its ranks It imbued them with lessons of wrongdoing and then sent them on their way as graduates to complete their dastardly deeds It is the alma mater of all of the great villains you've no doubt heard of and maybe of some whose names you don't know yet And sometimes of alumni who might surprise you
1 CHAPTER SCREECH Gru's car came to a grinding halt He parked and watched as his headlights turned off in the starry night Then he stepped out of the vehicle and looked up There it was It felt like a lifetime ago that Gru had been enrolled there at the Lycée Pas Bon School of Villainy POP POP SURPRISE A mini sports car arrived and three Minions Phil Ralph and Ron hopped out They donned little suits and sunglasses and they were ready for action Okay our target is Maxime Le Mal one of the Anti-Villain Anti-Villain League's most wanted Gru instructed them There's no room for error got it 2
The Minions nodded Si boss they said in unison A flock of Lycée Pas Bon School of Villainy alumni headed toward the castle They gathered together underneath a banner by the entrance that read WELCOME BACK CLASS OF '85 It was showtime Gru and the Minions walked past the same welcome banner and entered the School of Villainy's grand hallway As the Minions sped off toward the buffet Gru stood for a moment taking it all in There were villains to his right left and center He moved through the crowd passing through the seemingly endless thicket of outlaws bandits and villains until Hohoh One of the villains turned their attention toward Gru Well well well look who it is The voice had a heavy French accent and it trilled with glee If it isn't Gru ser the Loser Hahaha Bingo Well if it isn't Maxime Le Mal You look Magnificent yes I know cut in Maxime What did you think eh That I was going to be a bald loser like you Well that's not 3
