Chappie 2

"So, he cried because of his family? I'd think Murdoc was sewer rat material…" said Russel thinking about 2D's discovery and glancing back at the flip phone.

Russel, 2D and Noodle were all sitting in Noodle's room. She was still sniffling and rubbed her eyes from time to time. She kept glancing at Tsuzumi's empty cage.

2D placed his hand on her shoulder "Don't cry, Noodle. We'll get ya anovver 'amster."

Noodle shook her head although she was grateful for Russel and 2D's caring.

"Well what do we do?" asked Russel, scratching his head.

"Uh…" 2D hadn't thought about this yet "We… Go ask Murdoc what 'appened?"

"Yeah, we should tie him to a chair and get him to tell us." Russel grinned "What do you think, Noodle?".

"Shiranai… (I don't know…)" Noodle hopped off her bed and walked off somewhere down the corridor.

"So when do we get him?" questioned Russel after a few seconds of silence.

"In a hour." 2D replied, still looking at the door where Noodle had exited.

Later that day, after an hour had passed, 2D met Russel just outside Murdoc's Winnebago.

"How do we catch him?" Whispered Russel trying to see through the keyhole in the Winnebago entrance.

"Easy, we get 'im to come to da door, nd then we grab 'im nd put 'im in dis bag." 2D opened the bag wide.

"That's really the same as abducting… Isn't it?"

"Nah, who would wanna abduct Murdoc?"

"Hmmm good point."

Russel hesitated in knocking on the door and looked back at 2D who nodded. Slowly, Russel knocked hard on the door.

They heard angry mumbling from inside. As soon as the door was partially open, Russel pulled Murdoc out and into the open bag and 2D tied it tightly. Russel then heaved the bag onto his shoulder allowing 2D to quickly run in and take the picture of Murdoc's family. They needed evidence.

As they walked through the car park, Murdoc was cursing and struggling violently in the bag. Of course, they couldn't care less. They walked all the way to the lobby and through another door into an empty room with bare walls and nothing but a chair in the middle.

Russel threw Murdoc out of the bag and onto the chair roughly. 2D quickly bound Murdoc's hands to the back of it.

Finally, Murdoc managed to focus on Russel and 2D. He was still dazed "WTF am I doing 'ere?" he cursed and he tried to stand but was pulled back by the ropes around his hands.

Russel decided to launch right into questioning "Is it true you cried?"

Murdoc looked at him first in shock which quickly changed to anger "Why the hell would I cry?"

2D held up the picture. Murdoc's breath was caught in his throat "I don't know 'em!" he managed to choke out.

"Explain why it was in your Winnebago." Ordered Russel.

"I… uh… Found it."

"'ven why does it 'ave ya name on da back?" 2D flipped it over to show the back.

Murdoc was silent, thinking for a reply but one couldn't come to mind. The other two knew he wasn't going to give one.

"Is this why you are like you are?" asked Russel.

Murdoc stayed silent and looked away from them.

"Ya could've told us before." 2D said, trying to figure out what was running through Murdoc's mind.

"It's none of your F. business." He said harshly.

"Come on, we're all friends 'ere." Encouraged 2D. Although, he and Murdoc weren't really considered friends.

"Untie me from this bloody chair!" Murdoc snarled as he began twisting his hands in hope to weaken the ropes.

Russel chuckled "Not until you admit that this picture is of you and your family."

"I-don't-have-a-F.-family!" Murdoc shouted.

Suddenly, Noodle bashed the door open and walked up to Murdoc "Kono aitsu!(You creep!)" Noodle screamed at him, tears cascading down her face "Bak ka!(Stupid asshole!)"

Murdoc remembered a little Japanese he had learned a while back and a smirk spread across his face "Butsu butsu iu-na!(Quit your bitching!)" Noodle glared at him "I didn't mean to kill your damn hamster!" Murdoc yelled back at her.

"Uso!(Liar!) Mapputatsuni hiki sakuwayo!(I will tear you in half!)" Noodle jumped at him but 2D caught her and Russel helped pull her out of the room.

As noodle's crying wails and curses grew dimmer, the whole room went quiet and Murdoc had been left there.

Murdoc growled menacingly and continued his struggle to get free. Then he saw his picture on the floor, he stopped and stared at the happy image of him and his family. Tears started to well up in his eyes but he forced them to stay in.

"Noodle, please calm down!" Russel pleaded as he restrained Noodle from running away.

"Noodle, look at me." Said 2D, bending down to her level. Noodle did, still sniffing "Please stop dis. Murdoc 'as obviously bin 'avin' a hard time wiv' sumfink. I know ya don't care but please understand dat ya can't be like dis. It ain't da Noodle I used to know. It'll be difficult to forgive 'im but juz try to put up wiv' it. Awright?" He brushed some of her hair out of her eyes. She had calmed down and Russel didn't have to hold her.

Noodle looked up at 2D. She had always thought of him like an older brother of sorts. He was always caring to her and he'd stick up for her even against Murdoc.

"Will ya be awright now?" 2D asked.

"Hai.(Yes.)" Noodle replied solemnly but smiled when she saw 2D smiling.

When 2D left the room, Noodle started to follow. As she closed the door she took a long look at Tsuzumi's cage. She would miss Tsuzumi and she wouldn't be able to forgive Murdoc any time soon. But 2D and Russel were here to see it through with her. That made her smile.

Murdoc heard footsteps getting nearer and he wiped his eyes on his bare shoulder. He didn't want to admit that he had cried. Not with the reputation he had already built up. Although, as much as he hated it, he had to agree with Russel. Was his family the reason he turned out like he is? But he loved himself. Could he of brought this upon himself? He knew everyone said that problems with life are somehow rooted to childhood. But he wasn't exactly sure.

2D was the first to walk in followed by Russel and Noodle. Noodle stepped up to Murdoc "Murdoc… Hontou-ni gomennasai… (Murdoc… I'm really sorry…)"

"Hehe. You should be!"

"Nande sonna-koto iu-noyo! (Why do you talk like that!)" Noodle shouted at him but slowly breathed out and calmed herself.

"Murdoc," said 2D "If ya don't wanna tell us… Wedon't mind. After all it is yer business."

"Damn right it is. I don't need stupid assholes like you pressuring me."

Russel untied his hands. Mudoc flexed his now red wrists and stood up. As Noodle and Russel left the room and 2D was about to, Murdoc grabbed 2D's head and rammed it into the wall.

As 2D fell back onto the ground, Murdoc laughed quietly.