Capitulo seis
Once again I don't own Gorillaz or the Odyssey, which is the name of the band who made these lyrics in this chapter possible, but I don't think you needed to know that right now.
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"So that's how it really happened?" Noodle asked with a shocked expression.
"Yup." Alice responded. "Every word."
"So 'ow did 'e come back to England?" 2D asked.
"Well his sentence was over, and he just left me."
"Just like 'at?"
"No, not right away. He stayed with me for a few more months then left. After weeks without him, I began to miss those times we spend together. Like walks in the park and stuff like that. That's why I came here. I miss him."
"He walked in the park with you?" He questioned her again.
"He grew very fond of me once we got to know one another. He didn't show it as much, but I could tell for sure. Sometimes he would go back and forth to different bars and clubs around the city, but he always came back to my place. Kind of like a boomerang."
"That is really nice to let him crash at your place." Noodle brought up.
"I really didn't mind. I had lots of fun with him, though there were some weird times that I don't want to discuss right now."
"Like wot?" Asked the blue haired vocalist.
"...I said they don't need to be discussed right now."
"Well then... "Noodle changed the subject."...shall we find Russel-chun right now?"
"Yes, we shall."
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Across the street, down the block, and between the corners, they all spotted Russel sitting by himself near a window; helping himself to some large plates of succulent food. They all walked in the restaurant and sat where the hungry drummer was. Noodle slumped down on the seat beside Russel, while 2D and Alice sat across from them. "Hello Russel-chun."
"Hey everybody. Where's Murdoc?"
Alice crossed her arms and sank in the attached seat with 2D. "He's out frolicking somewhere..."
"You okay girl?" The drummer asked concerned.
"I'm okay." She took a second glance at the medallion again. "...it's just..."
"Hey, did Muds give that to ya?"
"Yes Russel."
"Strange. He's never done anything like that."
2D and Noodle scanned the remnants of the half quiet restaurant. An empty stage was set at the far end attached to a wall. A dusty grand piano and an acoustic guitar sat lamely on the front of the stage, taking up mass. The Japanese teenager smiled at the thought of a silent idea. 2D only stared blankly at the airspace around him. "Um, 2D-kun?" She tapped his folded hands resting on the table. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Huh?" 2D broke the special trance he had, unaware of what Noodle just said.
She sighed in disappointment before getting up and dragging 2D to the old stage. "This place is boring without any fun, why don't we crank it up a notch?"
"Crank it up a ...wot...?" 2D asked scratching his head.
Shaking her head in disbelief she spread her arms wide in the atmosphere, trying to show him what she meant. "Isn't this place kind of boring?"
"Isn't that 'ow most eating places are supposed to be?"
She threw her arms down and pointed at the stage. "What do you see there 2D?"
The singer tuned to where Noodle's finger was gesturing. The dusty stage sat lonely and vacant with just two instruments as company. 2D's face lighted up soon after. "Oh! A piano!" A second later he zoomed his lanky legs over to the stage. Noodle followed close behind him.
Russel and Alice stopped their conversation to see 2D and Noodle with the instruments. Other people in the restaurant looked as well. Removing the guitar from the small stand, a silver karaoke machine was seen hidden behind it. Noodle cheered even more. "2D! We can pick a song to sing!"
"Well I guess 'at explains the curtain behind us."
Noodle turned silently. A giant grey curtain was camouflaged with the rest of the walls atmosphere. "Perfect!" She squealed. Pulling on it in excitement a huge screen emerged from behind. "This is where the lyrics go!"
2D showed a face of confusion. "I thought we were singing."
"You don't get it do you?" Noodle switched on the screen and the karaoke while scanning the many choices. "No. No. No. No. No...Maybe...No...No...Ohhh... This one!"
People stopped eating, and the cookers stopped cooking. Alice and Russel ran up to the side of the stage to ask what was going on. "Are you two sure about this?"
"Hai" Noodle grabbed the guitar around her as well as the mike. "Is this place ready?" She called out.
The whole restaurant turned their tables and chairs to dash up to the stage where 2D and Noodle was. The crowd grew larger and larger as more and more people came in the restaurant just to see them perform. Neon lights shined and Alice and Russ were more cramped up then ever.
2D scanned the area. "How many people are in this town?"
"It doesn't matter 2D-kun." She pressed a button on the silver machine as the music started up loudly. "I'll begin the song."
The tunes and beats grew with the harsh rhythm, and the multitude of people below danced to a great time. The boring old restaurant transformed to a wild rave.
New York girl
Running, pretty, New York City girl
Twenty-five, thirty-five
Hello, baby, New York City girl
Russel turned up the volume on the machine. Loving the beat, he danced along to it as well.
You grew up riding the subways, running with people
Up in Harlem, down on Broadway
You're no tramp; you're no lady, taking that street talk
You're the heart and soul of New York City
2D then took over the singing solo of Noodle and also played on the large grand piano.
And love, love is just a passing word
It's the thought you had in a taxi cab that got left on the curb
When he dropped you off at East Eighty-Third
You're a native New Yorker
You should know the score by now
You're a native New Yorker!
Noodle looked over to the side as 2D sang the coda over. "Alice-sama! You want to sing?"
The New Yorker hesitated for a moment. "Uh...maybe, I would love too..." The next thing was Noodle taking her arm and dragging her on stage. She passed the mike to Alice as she started to sing perfectly.
Music plays, everyone's dancing closer and closer
Making friends and finding lovers
There you are lost in the shadows, searching for someone
To set you free from New York City
And, whoa, where did all those yesterdays go
When you still believed love could really be like a Broadway show?
You were the star
When did it close?
2D and Noodle were both astound as much as Russel was. Alice sang beautiful notes in an awesome way. They never knew, she could be useful for the band in some sort of way.
I'm a naive New Yorker
No one opens the door for a naive New Yorker
Native, native, native New Yorker
What are you waiting for, no one opens the door
I'm a native New Yorker for a native, for a native New Yorker
The song ended to a finishing close, and the large crowd over did the applauses. The music automatically changed to the next song as Alice handed the mike to the next person who stepped up on stage to sing. The mass of people started dancing to the wild rave music. The four friends managed to roughly push pass the sea of folks and found their way out the wild restaurant.
"I'm glad we're out of that place." Noodle breath a sigh of relief.
"I wonder what Murdoc's doing right now." Alice pondered.
Russel took out the geep's key. It was a good thing that he brought the geep to take him the restaurant, or else they would have to walk all the way back to the racetrack. "C'mon gang. We need to get those motorcycles before we head back to the studio."
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"Murdoc!" Alice jumped off the geep to run over to him. "I didn't know you'd be here too!"
He showed a short angry frown. "It was all nice and dandy until her husband showed up and ruined our moment...oh well."
"You what!" Alice fumed within.
"What? She was nice and tender. Maybe the next girl will give me that lucky chance."
"Next girl?!...Lucky chance?!...Grrr, Murdoc you..."
"Whoa! Don't get mad at me. You know I go after the pretty ones. Why are you so upset?"
Noodle stood in between the gap of Murdoc and Alice. "Hey, Alice-sama. Don't get mad at Murdoc for trying to take a married women from her husband."
"It's not that! It's...It's..."
"It's what then? Tell us."
She just glared at Murdoc, ignoring Noodle in front. For what seemed like an everlasting leer attack she roughly turned to the geep and buckled back in crossing, her arms. 2D and Russel were a bit confused to what just happened.
"Whatever." Murdoc shrugged it off and hopped on his bike and zoomed off to follow the geep once Noodle jumped back in the geep, and 2D found his motorcycle. Traveling on the way to Kong was kind of quiet. Alice tuned the volume up on her MP3 player to calm that silent rage. "He's still going around doing his same old business. Doesn't he even care that I'm here?" A thought came to her mind in a flash. He did make her room all by himself, maybe he does care. Just shown in different ways. The mixture of the high music and past thoughts calm her silent rage to forgiving sadness.
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Lyrics by the Odyssey
Native New Yorker---1977