this is my first story into one of the greater bands. i hope you like it. first two chapters will be sum-up from rise of the ogre. a bit of adjustments have been made to make a follow up story. review and hope you enjoy it.

Back-up history

Everything was already happening since the start of the band. The gears of fate were already turning but neither had the courage to start off.

2D was recruited to the gorillaz first as singer. Murdoc had, due to a car accident, fractured both eyes of the young singer. The first time he had to live as a vegetable and Murdoc had to take care of him. The second time, the shock awoke 2D but it did leave its toll. It made him dense. He still had very deep thoughts of life, just that he was a bit slow at times comprehending things. Other times he would find himself awakening after being sunk in thought for a long time.

When the band was almost completely made up after Russel joined, they placed an ad in the paper looking for a guitarist. A FedEx box was delivered at their door and to all their surprise a little Japanese girl jumped out of the box. She was speaking gibberish and after demonstrating her ability to play the guitar she was accepted into the band. The only thing understandable from all she said was her name: Noodle.

They started working on songs and almost directly hit it off, of course not without their share of problems. Throughout the two to three years they first worked together a special bond was formed between all of them. All except Murdoc of course. The only bond he formed between him and the rest of the land was something like: can't do with him, can't do without him.

For Russel, it was almost a second family. He became a protective elder brother and father for Noodle and almost a guardian for 2D, who was constantly being beat-up by Murdoc. Almost.

2D was a very difficult case. He looked up to Murdoc, but was also reclusive against him. Every time he got beat up, he pinned the blame on himself, thinking he deserved it. At first Russel what to think of him. Behind his distant and, at times childish, behavior was a very deep soul. He was very appreciative of Russel trying to protect him but didn't know how to act around his possessed personality. They became good friends, but 2D being afraid, didn't talk as much as he at times wanted.

At first Noodle had a hard time communicating with the others due to the language difference, but soon enough she started picking up the English language (with the help of 2D who she nicknamed toochie) and was able to communicate better with the other members. She also saw Russel as a very sweet and protective father figure and treated him as the family she couldn't remember.

2D and Noodle started off as very close friends, almost from the first week they met. When she needed something in the first weeks when she hardly spoke English but 2D had just to look at her and he know what she needed. And throughout the years a very deep bond was formed between them. They both loved a good movie, mostly horror, and noodle appreciated 2D's company and invasion in things. Almost the entire time they could spend together, they did.

Nearing the end of the first time working together, Noodle became distant. Neither Russel nor 2D at his point could figure out what was wrong. Murdoc was rather indifferent to the whole affair.

Ultimately, the band couldn't handle the stress from the failed movie anymore. Murdoc just left in a rage and later got arrested in Mexico. Noodle was the second one to leave. She headed back to japan to find out about the nightmares she was having.

All that remained were Russel and 2D. the, however, became estranged from one another with Russel blinking out more than 2D at times 2D went home and started working together with an ex-boyzone on the funfair. Russel started his spiritual journey in the desert, where he lost his close friend, Dell.

Noodle soon found out everything from her past. That she was a super soldier created as a weapon. When the program would be destroyed her teacher send her to England to join the gorillaz. She headed back to Kong studio with everything she now remembered. On the way 'home' she started writing songs about the truth of live, the pain and depression that was everywhere. Once she arrived at Kong studio, she made a daily routine of clearing out the zombie-infested building and continued working on the songs.

After Murdoc escaped prison, with some help of course, he also headed for Kong, after visiting the place he got arrested first.

Russel being rescued by Ike, After losing dell and seemed to have completed his journey also went on his way to the place where it all began.

2D on the other hand had a lot of fun back home. He started realizing a lot of things and finally realized his worth. One of the things, however, that he couldn't forget was Noodle. A lot of times he had caught himself thinking and dreaming about her. He shook it off himself realizing the age difference. However the longer he worked on the fair, the more it happened and soon working there became a drag. He felt almost homesick to his time with the gorillaz. He decided to head back there, hoping to find or wait for the other members and most of all…Noodle.

It seemed the gears of fate wasn't finished with them, and they reunited once more.