I DO NOT OWN GORILLAZ

Hello lovelies, I just want to say that this chapter is a bit strange... It started off with me wanting to do one thing and ended up like this... And I feel like the ending was very sappy but tell me what you think none the less :)

Post Phase 3

The whole building that was Kong seemed to stink even worse than before Murdoc had burned it to the ground. Only a few stray zombies littered the landfill as the five band members walked towards the remains. Noodle refused, still, to take off her mask, Cyborg had been stripped of her guns, Russel was shrunk back down to size, 2D seemed to be even more timid since the Boogieman's attack, and Murdoc still had his air of arrogance that always surrounded him. They were a sight to see all together. During their battle it seemed as if Noodle killed Cyborg with that blast to the head but instead just shot some wire, temporarily disconnecting power circulation. Murdoc quickly fixed her and had them on their way back to Kong, off that damn floating piece of garbage.

It was true that Kong was burned down and it was true that it's was still a dump, but Murdoc really did plan things. No matter what anyone else says, he was a planner. Before the Boogieman even approached Plastic Beach he had made calls to the mainland and rebuilt the studio without lifting so much as a finger. So there they stood, in front of the doors, the five of them looking like a really messed up family. It was an exact replica of what it was before and four out of the five were relieved to have something familiar back in their life. Murdoc himself reached for the doorknob and let everyone in. He went down into the car park to find his old Winnebago (although it looked the same, it was a new one since the other disappeared), leaving everyone in the lobby.

"Well, I fink t'is is a good fing." 2D said in his adorable accent. Noodle barely talked but nodded her head to give her 'brother' some kind of acknowledgement. Russel was the next to leave, going to his old room as well, which left 2D, Noodle, and Cyborg alone.

"You seem familiar with this place, have you been here before?" Cyborg asked in a synthetic voice that closely resembled Noodle's from when she was a teenager. Noodle didn't answer her and the bluenette didn't feel as though she was talking to him so all stayed quiet.

2D looked around the Kong walls feeling a sense of nastolgia. "I'm goin' ta be in me room, come get me if yew need anyfink." He entered the lift and left Noodle and Cyborg to stay in silence.

Noodle had every intention of leaving Cyborg lost in Kong and just heading to her room but something compelled her to grab the robots arm and drag her through the halls. They arrived at Noodle's old room and she flopped on her bed while Cyborg shifted at the doorway. She had a duffle bag of cords and wires for charging herself and also a few changes of clothes. All of Noodle's things were back in Kong, almost as if she'd never left and it was never burned down. When the indigo haired girl noticed her twin still standing in the door she patted the seat next to herself on the bed. Soft pressure pushed on the mattress and soon they were both comfy doing nothing.

"Noodle?" Cyborg asked. The girl in question nodded her head to show she was listening. "What does it look like under your mask?" Noodle stiffened but sat up to look at her twin. When she had escaped Hell, a bruise covered her entire right side of her face and across the bridge of her nose onto the left side but she hasn't looked at herself since then. She knew it would still be ugly. Maybe one of her eyes was black like 2D's, somehow she doubted it but it didn't stop the thought. They made their way to the bathroom where she would show the cyborg all there was to see of Noodle.

They faced the mirror and Noodle silently slipped off her mask and closed her eyes not wanting to see. Cyborg gasped and the noise startled both the women, not knowing she could make such an action. The bruise receded to just around her right eye, but it was bloodshot red. It would probably never return back to normal. The other eye seemed untouched, still vibrant green and white eye whites, the right eye though was blood red where it was supposed to be white, and black where green once resided.

Cyborg seemed so intrigued and couldn't help but bring a hand up to stroke the black eye. Noodle did not wince, as she had felt much worse in hell, but the searing pain would've been enough to bring down even Murdoc. "Why do you cover it?" Noodle shrugged and Cyborg continued. "2D does not hide his eyes, Murdoc does not hide his nose. Why must you hide your face? It just proves to everyone that you have survived." Tears poured out of Noodle's green eye.

2D had been nice, but almost not tolerated her knew found silence, Murdoc was confusing all the time, and Russel was fighting his own demons. The only thing that had shown Noodle any sort of kindness since returning, was the one that everyone thought was emotionless. The one that everyone thought just had bloodlust, and only stayed alive to serve 'master Murdoc'. Noodle hugged Cyborg tightly but the robot didn't know what to do. She didn't know the social protocol of anything after hugging back. Was she supposed to saying something to her, or was she supposed to rub her back, or was she supposed to take her back into the bedroom to sit down? So many different things to do and she didn't know how to do any of them. Noodle stepped away, tears still flowing out her eye, and smiled. It wasn't a smile of happiness, or one you do to look cute. It was a smile filled to the brim of every emotion the young woman had kept in for her entire life.

It contained the feelings she had for 2D when she was 13, the way she thought of Murdoc as a father figure, the way Russel was always there but as a crazy uncle. It contained her rage when she found out that they made an album without her. It had her deep cutting pain of being tormented by demons but never killed. It was her guilt for leaving after the El Mañana music video to run away. It was her past and how every other child, but her, in the Japanese super solider program had died right before her eyes. It was the loneliness she felt when she was in that crate to Kong studios, she didn't know what to expect when she got there but what she ended up with was the best family in the entire world.

Sobs racked through her entire body, shaking it to the core. It was so loud and heartbreaking that even Murdoc and 2D could hear it from the car park, and ran to Noodle's room only to meet with Russel half way. The door flew open and they saw Cyborg trying to comfort a hysterical Noodle. The mask was discarded to the ground and her hands covered her face in a pitiful attempt to hide her tears. Murdoc said something sarcastic and got hit upside the head. But Noodle was too focused on herself for once to even notice them in the room. 2D approached them cautiously and Cyborg growled lowly at him, but he continued on and sat on the other side of his 'little love'.

"Love?" He called out timidly. He put his arm around her gently and pulled her over so that she was resting on him. "Noods, ih's awlrigh', I promise." Her sobs quieted and she whimpered instead, feeling ridiculous for crying that hard. She peeked her eyes out from her hands and 2D smiled his toothy grin, showing his loss of 2 front teeth. "No matter if one of your eyes isn't like te other, I've got two black ones. Yew still 'ave pretty ones." He kissed her on the top of the head. "Ih's awlright' to cry, yew went frew hell and t'at's much more than anyone else 'ere 'as been." Murdoc and Russel were in the room, standing in front of the upset Noodle.

"That's right, baby girl. It's alright to cry, sometimes you just got to let it out." Russel offered and the girl hid her face after feeling more tears about to exit her eyes. The large man nudged Murdoc in an attempt to have him say something.

He roughly grabbed 2D's arm and yanked him off the bed, making Noodle topple over from the loss of her rest. Murdoc sat in his place and pulled Noodle against him tightly in a hug. It was the most human emotion any of them had ever seen besides anger on him. Noodle hugged back intent on savouring the contact. The rest stared in wonder at what was happening and Russel thought maybe he would kill Noodle somehow. But that wasn't the case, in fact Noodle felt comfortable in his arms, it wasn't awkward which was a surprise it was like hugging a dad after you fell of a bike when you were five. Murdoc's thoughts were scattered everywhere from 'what the hell am I doing' to 'I have to pay rent next week' to 'I wish Noodle would stop crying'. It was confusing to say the least but he managed to whisper small words that he didn't even think Noodle herself could hear they were so quiet.

"M-Murdoc-san?" Noodle said timidly. "I just want to say, I always thought of you as a father." She held onto him tight while Murdoc stared in shock. How could he be the father? Sure he was the leader but he wasn't a father, nor was he quality to be one.

Russel was slightly offended at her words, he was the one who had always made sure she had the best, Murdoc avoided her for the first 3 years. But then it all came crashing down on him. He didn't do anything to help Noodle when she disappeared. She went to Murdoc for permission to leave not him or anyone else. Murdoc was the one who went to hell to at least attempt to look for her while Russel just sat in depression along with 2D. It would seem as if the green skinned man really did care about her, maybe as a daughter. If you squinted you might even say that he stayed away from her because he was a drunk sex addict and slowly over time, he wasn't as much so. Russel stepped towards them and patted Murdoc on the back and smiled. The other man gave a pointy toothed grin back at his new accomplishment.

Cyborg watched the scene through curious eyes, only understanding half of what was going on. But she saw her original smile and she knew it was going to be alright.

2D had long exited the room and now the crashing and breaking of plates rang through the silence. Murdoc got up making the poor girl, that had been supported by him, fall over.

"I swear, dullard if yew broke a single dish in this new house, I will strangle yew!" The man said running out of the room and down the stairs. A mangled scream was heard and the 3 still occupying the room shivered.

"Think we should go tend to 2D?" Noodle asked getting up. Russel shook his head but left anyways and Noodle pulled Cyborg to come with them.

See? What did I tell you? Sappy, sappy, sappy but I honestly couldn't think of another way to end it. Well read and review guys, read and review