I think it was apparent the Gorillaz that Noodle wasn't like most girls her age. She didn't enjoy wearing dresses with ruffles, she didn't enjoy taking off wearing her signature helmet to wear ribbons in her hair, and she didn't enjoy playing with dolls. She enjoyed Pokémon, Powerpuff Girls, wearing giant coats and a helmet that was too big for her head and, most importantly, she loved playing the guitar.

I think there were other incidents, however, that showed Noodle wasn't just ordinary.

They were taking a break from the recording studio after long hours of Murdoc yelling about perfection and Noodle falling asleep while standing up. Russel was eating a bag of Cheetos while leaning out the window and watching Noodle play in the dirt right outside of Kong. She shoveled it up with a giant kitchen spoon, before carefully setting it into the pile next to her. The little girl sang the only lyrics in English she knew to herself, which also happened to be the lyrics of their song 19-2000.

"Here we go! Get the coo'. Get the coo' shoeshane," she sang, plunging the spoon into the dirt again before dumping it into the growing pile.

The sight was ordinary, but something then caused Russel to jump out of his seat yelling; "Shit!"

Up the hill of Kong, a giant shape slowly appeared. Its fur was matted and coated in dirt, and its demon-like red eyes were already fixed on its prey. A zombie appeared, slowly walking up the steep hill.

It didn't take a few seconds before the sounds of Russel running, and then falling down the stairs rumbled throughout the house. He just happened to bump into Murdoc who let out a long line of curses before Russel yelled, "Noodle! Zombie! Cheetos!"

Now, I think it's unsafe to say that Murdoc doesn't have a heart. Yes, he doesn't have a soul because he sold that, but a heart is what really counts.

The rum bottle Murdoc had been holding dropped out of his hand and shattered to the floor beneath his boots before he bolted with Russel down more stairs toward the door.

It's hard to say who the faster runner was in this case: Murdoc who had been smoking and drinking almost non-stop for years, or Russel who was giant in size.

Almost to the entrance, they ran into the singer and when Russel screamed the same words to him he also dropped what he had been doing; a perfectly good-looking sandwich fell to the floor in this case.

2D was a much faster runner than all of them, and he was the first out of the door. "Noods! Noods? Where are ya?" he said, holding a butter knife in both hands, as if that was his weapon.

"N-na," Murdoc huffed, before his brows narrowed in confusion, "the fook..."

"Konichiwa Murdoc-San, 2D-San, Russel-San," Noodle said cheerfully, smiling at them as she dumped another spoonful of dirt into her pile.

"G-g-g-get away from 'em Noods! I'll protect ya!" 2D said, holding the butter knife with trembling fingers.

That deserved a slap in the back of the head from Murdoc.

"Idiot! The thing's knocked out! See?" he kicked it with the toe of his boot, and it gave a snort although it didn't move.

Noodle's gaze turned to it when it snorted, and she got up quickly, pulling on Russel's shirt, "Hayuku! Hayuku Russel-San!"

"Baby girl, you know I don't understand what you're saying,"

"Zombie! Hayuku!" she screeched again, before 2D gave a rather girlish scream.

"Bloody fook, it's alive!" Murdoc yelled, grabbing 2D's butter knife out of his hands and throwing it at the beast as it stood up. The weapon bounced off its body and tumbled helplessly to the ground beneth the zombies feet.

"My knife! Now ya've done it Muds, we're gonna die!" 2D cried.

Russel grabbed onto one of Noodle's sleeves, pulling her toward him as the band took a few, slow steps backward in harmony. The zombie stood up, its arms dangling limply at its sides. It turned to the four suddenly, its scarlet eyes burning with a look of hatred.

Noodle then tore herself from Russels grip, although with screams of protest from him, and ran toward the zombie at full speed before jumping in the air.

If there was ever an Olympic sport for tiny, short girls jumping really high, Noodle would have won that day. She almost walked in the air, giving the zombie a giant boot in the face, before stepping on top of his head and landing on the ground on all fours.

The zombie landed on the ground, not even a foot away from her, before she stood up and dusted herself off. "Noodle," she said.

The other three stood in shock, before Noodle lifted her gaze from the ground, emerald eyes glassy.

"I-tai," she said, her throat clogged with tears. She touched her fingertips to her knees, smearing the blood as tears rolled down her cheeks.

They all stared at her for a painful second. Noodle had never gotten hurt before, and it was a miracle seeming as how she would run down the hallways for hours on end and never loose her step, not even once. And it was more painful seeming as how they actually knew what she was saying for once.

"She's hart," 2D said, looking as if he was about to cry himself.

"Itai!" Noodle cried again, covering her face with her sleeves.

Russel bent down next to her, taking her helmet off to wipe away tears. "You okay, baby girl?"

"G-genki desu."

They all walked back up the hill to Kong, Russel carrying Noodle's helmet under one arm. 2D and Murdoc both took one of Noodles hands and she swung their arms back and forth, giving them both small smiles.

They all kind of changed that day. Russel decided to teach himself Japanese in his free time, and could often be seen carrying around a large book with a confused look on his face. 2D always carried a knife in his back pocket. Murdoc found that he shouldn't say anything to piss Noodle off. And, of course, Noodle found that no matter the situation that her family would be there for her. Plus, she found where 2D hid the Hello Kitty band-aids.

Authors Note : This one took a while to write, just because I couldn't think of a way to end it. This story came to me in my dream, although it was a bit different, you couldn't change the zombies back by throwing cupcakes at them... Anyways, I hope you enjoyed! Don't furrget to review! [Or else?] :DD

Konichiwa – Hello

San – As I've explained before, a proper ending to use at the end of someones name in Japan. It's sort of respectful, I believe.

Hayuku – Hurry

Itai! - Ouch! [Ow!]

Genki Desu - I'm fine