Ch. 4 Feel Good Inc.
"Murdoc! Wake up! I've got a song!" 2D yelled while banging on 8A's door. The faint sound of Cuban heels clicking on the floor could be heard getting louder. Locks were being undone and the door handle turned. Murdoc peered through the door looking very drunk and tiered. He opened the door and stared at 2D as if he were only trying to appease him. The truth was, Murdoc was desperate for a song, even if it was the Dullard's.
"What is your (yawn) song, Dullard?" 2D shoved a piece of paper with messy notes scribbled on it to Murdoc. Mudds started to read it and began to hum the tune, he obviously liked it! "Hey 2D you got the lyrics to go with it?" Murdoc asked, still reading the notes and sticking his hand out.
"Well, yea I do but…" 2D replied, rubbing the back of his head, "I'm saving them for later when we sing." Murdoc looked up from the paper in his hands.
"No, seriously 2D, fork them over." Murdoc said half laughing and half completely serious.
"No, you'll 'ave to wait Mudds!"
Murdoc grabbed the piece of paper in 2D's left hand. "These are it I'm guessing?" Murdoc said beginning to read them. "City's breakin' down…..good, good…won't get out the county…damn ass free…oh that's true…yeah, yeah…melancholy town where we never smile…coz I don't get any sleep, no. Wow that's good, man, but that's only one verse." 2D smiled. Had he heard right, that Murdoc said he did a 'good job'?
"I was thinking…you know De La Soul? Well they owe us one after the New York thing and, I was thinking, since they're here anyway, they could make up the other two verses." Murdoc nodded and gave 2D a pat on the back.
"Wow dullard, maybe you have got a brain in that noggin of yours! But what about the chores?"
"You leave that to me…I'll come up with something, I'm sure." 2D took back the lyric sheet. "See ya Mudds."
AT THE FEEL GOOD INC. PARTY
2D's POV
I took the only seat available. Mudds and Russ had set up the stuff. I felt like I was in deep crap, I STILL hadn't come up with a chores for the song. Murdoc went off somewhere to tune his bass, and Russel was sitting at the drums saying something about 'drunks' and 'a big private party'. I was sitting in a old office chair, holding my old dusty megaphone. Based of what the guys had told me, tonight was an exclusive party. I hoped I wouldn't see Luna down here, she was still underage. The lights dimmed and soon to be drunks filed the room. Some were sluts; the others were men who had a vague air of Murdoc.
Hours later
The sun was beginning to rise. We spent the whole night getting drunk and singing 'till our lips fell off. I was the last soldier standing. People were starting to revive form their hangovers. I looked at Russel, who appeared to be ready. Murdoc was with seven lovely birds who were, I think, trying to turn him on. He opened his eyes and took a swig of vodka. He looked over at me and I nodded. I guess that was the sign to go ahead and start. The walls began to look like television screens. Suddenly there was a laugh that revived more people from their zombie-like state. I began to say the first word, that would be mumbled throughout the whole song.
"Feel Good"
Murdoc started to strum his bass and Russel began to bang his drums in a rhythm all his own ( I forgot to write notes for him). I suppose that Del was helping him. I picked up the megaphone and stood up. "City's breaking down on a camel's back." I turned my head toward Mudds. "They just have to go 'cause they don't know wack" I almost coughed from the dust that flew out of the megaphone. "So all you fill the streets it's appealing to see you won't get out the county, coz you're damn ass free." Murdoc was letting all the girls around him rub his chest, and I got up and stepped over them all in an effort to go toward the now natural light. "You've got a new horizon it's ephemeral style, a melancholy town where we never smile." Murdoc did his special rising thing and I started walking toward a giant glass window. "And all I wanna hear is the message beep." I rested my hands on the soft smooth glass. I could swear that I heard he faint sound of guitar strings strumming and birds singing sweetly "My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I don't get any sleep, no.." It was time for the chores and I was desperately trying to come up with a chores. I looked out and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was my dear axe princess, Noodle. She was sitting on the windmill for the land. I watched as it all rose up from the clouds. I don't think my love saw me. Honestly, I did love Noodle. But secretly, I loved her more than a sister. Seeing her on that floating island gave me my tune. I sang the first thing that came to my head. "Windmill, windmill for the land, turn forever hand in hand." I started wishing I could be out there, holding her hand and singing her this new soft tune. The windmill began to slowly descend. "Take it all in on your stride, it is sinking, falling down." I remembered the sign we saw on the way in here and I got a little depressed; but then I remembered the scene I had just pictured. I saw myself holding hands with her and singing this tune. "Love, forever, love is free," love is free, no one could, or ever would control love "let's turn forever, you and me. Windmill, windmill for the land is everybody in?" suddenly some helicopters flew toward the flying island. The wall flickered and now De La Soul was singing, or, I should say, rapping.
"Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats, lining them up-a like ass cracks, ladies, homies, at the track." I turned around and saw De La Soul on the walls and quite plainly, I was freaked out. I kept trying to walk and got really confused and kept tripping. "It's my chocolate attack. Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here. Care bear bumping in the heart of this here watch me as I gravitate hahahahahahaa." I was turning around in pure circles, I had expected them to be here, but not on all four walls! "Yo, we gonna go ghost town, this Motown, with yo sound you're in the place you gonna bite the dust. Can't fight with us with yo sound you kill the INC. so don't stop, get it, get it until you're Jet Ahead. Yo, watch the way I navigate." They were laughing like they were mad. Now ignore the fact that it was a part of the song, but I was telling myself to feel good. Eventually I just turned away from them all, I turned to the window. I rested m cold face on the equally cold glass. My hands rested next to my face on the glass.
"Windmill, windmill for the land, turn forever hand in hand." I turned and looked at my own hands, imagining them holding Noodle's. "Take it all in on your stride, it is sinking falling down." The island flew right next to the Inc., so close that I could see Noodle's face clearly. Her lips were singing simultaneously with mine. Especially at this part, "Love forever, love is free let's turn forever, you and me. Wind mill wind mill for the land," I slid my hands down from the glass and saw the marks my fingers left from removing the grime. ", is everybody in?" I turned again to see De La Soul singing on the walls. "Don't stop, get it, get it we are your captains in it steady, watch me navigate, hahahahahahaa. Don't stop, get it, get it we are your captains in it steady, and watch me navigate" I slowly made my way to the chair I had started my singing in and mumbled "feel good" on the way. The lights dimmed and our new spontaneous song was over. I sat there to the sound of all these people applauding. Then, something I had never expected, happened. I felt a tap on my shoulder and couldn't believe who I saw when I turned around. "Paula?"
A/N: HA HA! Cliff hanger! DUN DUN DUN! Any suggestions for further chapters? I hope you all enjoyed it…I'm going to leave you in suspense for a few days! HA HA!