Chappie 1
"Dozo Murdoc?(Please Murdoc?)" Noodle begged.
Murdoc gritted his teeth "Fine… How much?" Murdoc growled.
"San(3 pounds.)" Noodle smiled sweetly as Murdoc rummaged around in his poor excuse for a wallet.
"You owe me." Murdoc said as he handed the 3 pounds to Noodle who snatched it eagerly.
"Arigatou-gozaimasu!(Thank you!)" She called back as she ran out of Kong studios and to the ice cream truck.
Murdoc grumbled as he walked down a corridor to his Winnebago. As he entered the car park, 2D was on his way to his room and crossed paths with him. Without stopping, Murdoc punched 2D in the stomach. Poor 2D fell to the ground winded and hit his head hard. Murdoc smirked as he heard 2D's frantic gasps for air then slammed the door to his Winnebago.
Finally, when 2D managed to get his breath back, he stood up, glanced at the Winnebago, and continued to his room, rubbing his head.
"Russ! Russ!" came Noodle's cries as she pounded on Russel's door. Russel opened the door and peered down at Noodle who held multiple ice cream cones and lollies.
"Thanks, Noodle." Russel said as he took the majority of the ice cream.
"Dou-itashimashite.(You're welcome.)" Noodle smiled and continued to 2D's room. "2D!" she yelled.
He came to the door holding an ice pack against his head. He just grinned as he took two ice cream cones.
Noodle, with two more cones in her hand knocked softly on Murdoc's door. "Murdoc?" she whispered. The door swung open and Murodc wasn't looking too happy not that he usually Mr. Sunshine…
"What?" he shouted.
Noodle gulped "Ichigo wa suki desu-ka? (Do you like strawberry?)".
"No." Murdoc replied bluntly and slammed the door on Noodle's face. She sighed and shook her head. Her face brightened up when she realized she had two ice creams to eat. She then walked away, happily licking the near melting ice cream.
2D had seen this and began to think What da hell is wrong wit Murdoc? Poor Noodle… At least she took it well… I can't stand for dis anymore. I 'ave to find out why Murdoc is like dis…
2D, threw down the ice pack, finished the ice creams and marched over to Murdoc's Winnebago as confidently as he could. He raised his hand and knocked firmly on the door. As he heard someone moving inside, he cleared his throat.
Murdoc opened the door slightly "Wh-what? Piss o-o-off!"
2D was just about to speak when he noticed that under Murdoc's eyes, there were tears.
"What happened?" Asked 2D clearly concerned.
Murdoc growled "Nothing! N-now pi-iss off!" his voice was breaking and he was sniffing between words. He suddenly slammed the door again.
What could make 'im… cry? 2D thought. Murdoc was definitely NOT the guy you would find crying at all.
2D decided to investigate this further and crept 'round the Winnebago to a window. Luckily, there was a relatively clean patch where he could actually see inside. It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dark interior of the Winnebago but he managed to make out Murdoc's outline. He seemed to be holding a picture frame.
It was impossible to see the image in it. Whatever was in it, Murdoc must of cared for it deeply to actually cry. He was stroking the rim of it too.
2D suddenly got one of his, supposedly rare, ideas. Tonight when Murdoc is asleep, 2D could sneak in and see whatever the picture was. Also, Murdoc had swallowed the key to his Winnebago unknowingly. He had accidently dropped it in a can of beer and swallowed it. He believed he had just misplaced the key and, of course, blamed 2D. So the key is still lodged somewhere inside him.
2D trudged back to his room and awaited nightfall. Could this picture be the cause of Murdoc's evilness?
"Tsuzumi!" Noodle's screeches awoke Russel and Murdoc. 2D was already awake. All three ran to Noodle's room, Murdoc mostly walked.
Noodle had tears running down her cheeks and was frantically looking around for something.
"Noodle? What's wrong?" Asked Russel.
"Yeah, Why'd you scream?" Murdoc hissed angrily, only wearing his underwear, which he does quite a lot.
"Tsuzumi!" Noodle bubbled, looking up at the three.
"Huh?" mumbled Murdoc.
"'er 'amster." 2D replied.
"Tsuzumi means Hamster?"
"No, idiot. It's its name." said Russel clearly still sleepy.
2D walked over to Tsuzumi's cage. She wasn't in there. "Couldn't of gone too far."
"Hmph, whatever…" Murdoc headed back to bed leaving Russel and 2D to look for the hamster and to comfort Noodle. On his way down, he stepped on something gooey and squishy. He looked down. He lifted his foot and scraped it on the wall.
"Well, bye-bye Tsuzumi." He chuckled evilly.
Noodle had finally stopped crying and fell asleep in Russel's arms while he was comforting her. Carefully he laid her down in her bed.
"Knowing Murdoc, he probably took the hamster…" said Russel as he shut Noodle's door quietly.
"Yeah, per'aps…" 2D glimpsed something, black, white, furry and red smudged on the wall. None of them dared remove it… Now Noodle is going to be heartbroken.
When 2D got back to his room, he waited five minutes before sneaking into Murdoc's Winnebago. For someone said to be so clumsy, he was quite quiet and agile. The interior of the Winnebago was in a permanent and complete mess, clutter on the floor, an overflowing bin with God knew what in it. Beer and alcohol cans everywhere. This place was truly a pigsty. Especially with the faint stench of decaying meat lingering in the air. He crept through the Winnebago and saw the picture frame next to Murdoc's bed. Murdoc lay on his stomach with his head resting on his folded arms.
Slowly, he picked it up and saw that it was a picture of a smiling group of people. In the middle, between a father and a mother and next to an older sister, was a young, smiling Murdoc. The glass of the picture had many scratches so it was looked at and held quite a lot. One or two tear like stains were on the rim.
2D flipped it over and noticed a message engraved on the back. It said "Murdoc, never forget us, we love you and always will."
Suddenly, 2D nearly jumped out of his skin as Murdoc snarled in a dream. Quickly and quietly, 2D managed to exit the Winnebago with the picture, silently tripping over all the cans and boxes. He needed to show Russel.
He tapped on Russel's door and heard a moan from inside, he waited patiently, and after about a minute, Russel came to the door. He struggled to open his eyes and only managed to squint them.
"Russ, ya know Murdoc is like, mean nd stuff?"
Russel just looked at 2D and shut the door quietly. 2D sighed, he couldn't tell Noodle. And he didn't want to keep the photo incase Murdoc found out. He decided to take a picture of the picture then he would return it to Murdoc's bedside.
He got his flip-phone and loaded the camera. He took the snapshot and rushed up to the Winnebago. He opened the door and froze when he saw Murdoc's bed empty. He couldn't see him around so he placed the photo on a table next to the door and quickly got out and ran to his room.
In the morning Russel, Murdoc and 2D sat around a table eating breakfast. Although Russel was really eating a five course dinner by the look of it.
Noodle came down silently and sat beside 2D and Russel. She looked like she hadn't slept for days.
An evil smirk spread across Murdoc's face and his red eye gave a sort of menacing glint "O.K. What's black, white nd red all over?" Everyone looked at him, Russel and 2D knew where this was going.
"Tsuzumi!" Murdoc laughed in evil delight at the look on Noodle's face.
She broke out into tears. Russel, with a mouth full of pork chop, gave Murdoc a stony glare. 2D just shook his head. Noodle then ran back to her room, crying her eyes out.
Murdoc was seriously overdoing it. If it wasn't for Russel's sort of laid-back attitude, Murdoc's face would have been smashed into a wall by now. 2D needed to discuss with Russel and Noodle about what he had found. He'd have to wait until Noodle calmed down tough… That could be a long time…