Chapter is based around the song: How To Save A Life by The Fray.

Russel's P.O.V:

I knew there was a reason why I didn't go to bed tonight. I knew there would be something worth while of TV. What I didn't know was that I would be hearing about an accident. I didn't know that Noods and 'D would wake up and hear it to. I didn't know why I packed the two up in the car and drove to the scene of the accident, but I did.

When we pulled up, the ambulances were already pulling away.

"Stay here." I ordered, then got out of the car and ran up to one of the officers that was still at the scene.

"Which hospital are they taking the victims to?" I asked.

"Holy shit, you're Russel Hobbs." A second officer exclaimed.

"St. Anthony's Trama Care." The first officer answered blankly. As soon as I got the answer I needed, I ran back to the car and chased the ambulance down. I looked out the car window as they were rushing all the victims into the hospital. I almost lost my mind when I saw Murdoc. He didn't even look remotely human with the amount of blood he was covered in. I swallowed hard and waited for him to be wheeled in before heading into the hospital with 2D and Noodle close behind.

After several intense minutes, a doctor emerged.

"What's going on with Murdoc?" I was quick to asked.

"Mr. Niccals is still in cardiac arrest, we are doing all we can."

I sank back into my chair and put my head in my hands. Noodle crawled into my lap and curled up into a little ball. She still had no idea what was going on and as far as she was concerned, it was way past her bedtime.

I sighed and rubbed her back lightly, there wasn't much we could do now.


It's been three hours now. Noodle is still fast asleep and 2D went outside about an hour ago to have a smoke. I know he actually left because he hates hospitals, but, who can blame him. That's his way of dealing, I guess, just hide away until it's all over. That seemed like a good idea, actually. Standing up, I asked a nurse to keep an eye on Noodle while I 'took a phone call' and walked outside.

It was raining pretty hard when I got out there, but I could still see 2D's outline in the rain. He had a faraway look in his dents for eyes and had an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

"'D?" I walked up to him and leaned against the wall of the hospital, "What are you still doing out there."

"T'is is meh fault, I shoul' 'ave taken 'is keys..." 2D said, but mostly to himself.

"'D, don't start blaming yourself." I tried to reason, but 2D must have noticed that his cigarette wasn't lit, because he was now distracted by his lighter.

After many failed attempts to light the fag, 2D put his lighter away and looked back up at me.

"Wha's gonna 'appen to us? Wha's gonna 'appen to Gorillaz?"

"I...I don-"

"Russel-san, Toochi-san, come now!" Noodle was standing by the door of the hospital looking like she was on the verge of tears. 2D and I ran inside just to come face to face with the doctor. Though, his expression said it all, he stated the obvious to us anyway.

"We did all we could. I'm sorry, he's dead..."