Sorry for the delay! I haven't been at my house all week and I maybe broke my lil toe. So…Chapter 4!

Chapter Four: Ally's Perspective

I ventured out of Murdocs room for a well needed shower. Murdoc said he needed to "have a chat with faceache" and I was starting to smell like the green man himself. Russel had the biggest, and therefore, best bathroom, so I got all squeaky clean in there. I got dressed in my prostitute getup and creeped quietly out of the giant's bedroom. I was closing the door behind me when a small Asian appeared in front of me. What's her name…Noodle!

"Excuse me," I mumbled. She didn't budge. I felt a strange feeling come over me.

There was something weird about her that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Noodle opened her mouth, but didn't say anything. A small, shiny, cylindrical something emerged from her esophagus.

Murdoc slammed her mouth shut with a metallic clank. I jumped a little; I hadn't noticed him come up behind Noodle.

"Don't you dare shoot her," he growled, still holding her mouth shut. "She and the ginger are staying here now. Don't hurt them or you'll become a pile of scrap metal. Got it?" Noodle nodded. "Good. Now why don't you patrol the beach or something?"

Noodle saluted him when he released her head and entered the lift…

… Just as Noodle exited it, waving and smiling at us before disappearing into the recording studio. I threw Murdoc a quizzical glance. He sighed. "The one that tried to shoot you was a cyborg," he explained.

Oh. So that's what was coming out of her mouth. A gun barrel. Duh.

"Why'd you build a cyborg?" I asked. Murdoc pulled me into his arms.

"Reasons, luv. I…I don't want to talk about it."

Oh, Murdoc, you can tell me anything, baby. I'll always listen to you, and hold you, and comfort you… "Oh…okay. Maybe…maybe later?" I asked. His dry lips brushed against my cheek. I felt my heart rise into my throat. "Later," he promised. "Later."

He let go of me and started towards the lift, as if nothing had happened. My heart sank back down into my stomach.

"Have I shown you my shark submarine yet?"

Audrey's Perspective

I had been looking for Ally all day, but couldn't seem to find her. Oh well. I had better things to do.

Bouncing on the balls of my feet, I waited impatiently for the lift to descend into 2D's underwater room. He was a good friend. Better than Ally, almost.

I opened the door to his room, grinning like an idiot. Why was I so goddamned happy to see him? My grin slipped off my face and splattered onto the floor when I saw him. My jaw hung open.

2D was curled on his bed in fetal position, purple bruises starting to form on his arms and neck. He hid his face when I entered the room. He shook with silent sobs.

"2D, what…what happened?" I rushed over to his side and tried to pull his face out from his arms.

"Nothin'…it's nothin'," 2D mumbled.

"It's not nothing, 2D. Please look at me," I pleaded.

He raised his black-hole eyes to my hazel ones. I felt a pang of… something in my heart. Sadness? Or maybe…no. Shut up, Audrey. It's not that. Anything but that.

"2D, who did this to you?" I asked softly. He shook his head and didn't meet my eyes. "C'mon, 2D…was it…was it Murdoc?" He nodded and sniffled.

"Oh, 2D, don't cry…" I said as soothingly as I could while trying to contain my rage at Murdoc. The bastard had gone too far.

I laid next to 2D and held him. He was warm. Like, uh…a cat or something. He buried his face into my chest as I studied how perfectly each violet bruise stood out against his pale skin.

I don't know how long we laid there, but eventually 2D fell asleep after crying himself out. I tucked him in before I left, vowing to get revenge on Murdoc.

Yay revenge! :D Thank you for reading! Ya'll make me so happy. :3 erm….bye for now!