Chapter 3

Murdoc's sleep was interrupted by someone shaking him.

"Wake up!" said the voice oh so familiar of 2D. Murdoc opened his eyes the see 2D. But something was different, he was wearing a black cloak.

"2D….what are you doing in here, I'm gonna beat the snot out of you!" Murdoc growled.

"I am the spirit of Christmas past!" 2D exclaimed. Murdoc laughed cruelly. 2D simply continued,"I am here to show you that you've always been the selfish man you are today," he said. Then he held up a small device and pressed a button. A bright light flashed and then………blackness.

After a while of darkness, an image began to appear. It was himself, only, he was seven.

"Oh, Mommy, I bought you a present…. but I lost it on the subway!" the younger Murdoc cried, making fake tears surface his eyes.

"It's the thought that counts," his mother said, then she turned and walked away. "Hold on, let me get your present," she called. Just then, the younger Murdoc pulled out on of the packets of gum he had really bought with the money, and smiled evilly, revealing his

Jacked up teeth.

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Murdoc demanded.

"Why? Don't you like seeing you're dear mommy again...before you KILLED her?" 2D asked, smirking evilly.

"NO Spirit! Get me out of here!" Murdoc shouted. 2D took the device out of his pocket and pressed the button again.

-Blackness-

Murdoc was,once again, asleep.he was woken up by some one shaking his shoulder,

"What?" he hissed, opening his mismatched eyes. Russel stood before him, wearing the most bizarre thing ever, a king outfit!" Russel, I always knew you were sad, but THIS is just HILLARIOUS!" Murdoc laughed.

"I am the spirit of Christmas present," Russel boomed.

"OH BOY, PRESENTS!" Murdoc cheered.

"Pre-sent, not presents!" Russel corrected. Seeing no change in Murdoc's happy expression, he continued. "I am here to show you how happy everyone is at the party."

"Party…What party!" Murdoc questioned.

"Oh, yeah…..you weren't invited," Russel said.

"Well why not!" Murdoc demanded to know.

"Well I would be funner without you. Come I will show you," Russel said, and took out a machine. He pressed the button.

-Blackness-

Soon Murdoc found himself in Kong's living room. 2D, Noodle, and Russel were decorating a Christmas tree with Japanese styled ornaments. 2D was holding Noodle up as she placed the star on top the glorious tree. Russel plugged it in and the tree lit up, the windows illuminating the endless abyss of colorful lights.

After staring at the wondrous tree for a while, 2D, Noodle, and Russel headed into the beautifully decorated dining room. They all sat down at the well set up dining table. Soon they began to chat among themselves.

"Why are you so nice to him?" Russel asked.

"Who?" Noodle questioned.

"Murdoc," Russel said.

"Oh…… I guess I just hope that maybe he'll soften up and be nicer to us," Noodle explained, looking at the large New Yorker.

"Yeah,like that'll ever happen," Russel muttered."2D you're lucky, he never insults you."

"Yeah….all he does is beat me up and push me down stairs," 2D said sarcastically. Murdoc turned to face the spirit, who signaled for him to turn back. What he saw surprised him. 2D, Noodle, and Russel held their glasses in the air.

"A toast," Russel boomed.

"OOO TOAST where!" the spirit Russel said, looking around.

"To Murdoc…for not being here," Russel continued, and they clinked their glasses together. and no, Noodle was not drinking at age eight

"They don't want me there?" Murdoc asked, the spirit simply shook his head. "Take me back spirit….I guess."

-Blackness-

Murdoc was, once again, asleep. He was woken up again. This time Noodle's short figure stood before him. She, oddly enough, was wearing a space suit. Holding the helmet at her side.

"Noo-dle?" Murdoc questioned.

"I am the spirit of Christmas yet to come," she explained.

"You mean the future?" Murdoc asked.

"Yes….but yet to come is so much funner to say!" she said, smiling.

"Right……and you're here to show me what Christmas will be like in the future" he continued.

"Yeah…pretty much," she said, pulling out a device of her own. She pressed the button.

-Blackness-

What Murdoc saw next worried him. It was himself only he was in tattered clothes, and his home was a shopping cart. the authoress of this story would like to tell you, I am eating Cheese Nips, and drinking Coke…It's true! I am! Okay…back to the story.

"Is that…me?" Murdoc questioned.

"Yes…If you do not treat your friends with the respect they have earned, and the kindness they deserve, you will be a STINKY, WORTHLESS, FILTHY, UNWANTED HOBO eating mushy cheese burgers for the rest of your STINKY HOBO LIFE!" she shouted, punching a near by dumpster, denting it with her built in rage.

"I've seen enough….please take me home."

-Bright light-

Next Chapter coming……and so many questions,

Does Murdoc learn his lesson? Will he be nicer? Why the hell did I tell you I was eating damn Cheese Nips? And why is the story called The Monk That Got His Way?

Only on Chapter 4: Christmas day in Kong

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