The Con (Gorillaz Fan Fiction)

Chapter 13- Submarine

The ride home seemed steady and peaceful at first.

At least that's what 2D hoped it would be.

2D sat in the back of the submarine after exiting the tour bus.

Out of his backpack he unveiled a unsolved, patterned Rubiks Cube. He stared at it for a while , trying to figure out how to organize the blocks.

Murdoc turned around, his hand steering the wheel.

"Still trying to figure that thing out, eh?"

2D sighed.

"Yeah. It all comes down to the last two bricks. Always does."

"Reminds me of when I was incarcerated in that jail. Took me three weeks to find a way to slip through the bars and escape. Kind of like a puzzle." Murdoc said turning back to his view of the sea. "The guards weren't even paying attention to my depletion of food. I had to get skinnier in order to cram myself out of that jail. Almost died but at least I didn't have to spend twenty six years in that shitty place. Never going to California again."

Kit brang her legs to the couch.

Murdoc peered into the rear view mirror in front of him.

"Wheres Russell?"2D asked.

Kit looked to Murdoc who sighed breathily.

He shook his hand in the air back and forth carelessly.

"Uh. Told him to take the manual way. Far too big to take him to the beach,yet alone in the submarine."

2D stared at the back of Murdocs head.

"What's the manual way?" 2D asked unable to interpret what Murdoc was saying.

"Well..."said Murdoc pausing a bit.

"He swam."

2D seemed startled.

"HE WHAT?"

Murdoc cringed at 2Ds crackly voice.

"He swam." Murdoc said plainly.

"He got mad after I told him we were going to ditch him, and he said something like  

'you know what? fine! I found another way to get there anyway.'  

and i watched him run off the dock into the water."

2D stared at Murdocs back as he watched him steer the wheel around.

"Not the best way of transportation. I recommended a boat. But he didn't listen to me."

2Ds mouth hung open.

Kit looked down,her face emotionless.

2D looked down at the Rubiks Cube in his hand and placed it on top of his backpack.

He looked to the robot next to him, who was staring at him looking puzzled. The same expression as always.

Noodle smiled awkwardly, her perfectly formed teeth shined as she continued to grin creepily.

"Uh hi." 2D manage to spurt out. 

2D had never really held a conversation with the robot, mostly because he didn't think it was capable of doing that.

The robot placed her hand on the Rubik's cube next to 2D. He nodded fiercely, hoping the robot wouldnt bite him if he agreed to give her the toy to chew on.

He shuffled his body uncomfortably away from the android, dragging his pants across the metal beam he sat on.

Kit sat looking tired. She watched as the robot held the cube,looking at it curiously. She cupped her hands together.