Abnormal Norman 16: Recognition Night

Abnormal Norman 16: Recognition Night

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Be Norman

City Park

 

>Just woke up from your sound slumber

>It's you, Lyra and Brad up against a monster of unknown origin

>God I wish we trained for this, but I guess there's a first time for everyone.

>"Theory is she can absorb several elements"

"Huh?"

>Lyra, right beside you is sharpening a wooden stick

>"Everything we stab it with, it just turns into whatever it's stabbed with"

>The monster charges right at you as you listened to Lyra

"Graah, shit!"

>You dodged her in time. She crashes to a building

"Well what the hell did you stab her with?"

>"A few flaming arrows with a steel body"

"So you're saying that it's now made of STEEL AND FIRE?"

>"Hey, I said it was a theory. Only the fire thing is visibly confirmed"

 

>"GROOOAAAAAAAAAAAH~" The monster roars in your direction.

 

"Well at least it's not deafning anymore...what are you doing?"

>"See if my theory is correct. Can you two distract her? That would be great..."

>Her sarcastic tone annoys you for a second, but her theory is plausible at the moment.

>"HGRAAAAAAH" Yelled Brad, charging with a mop

"Uhh Brad...don't...ugh"

>Too late, Brad got a fiery uppercut and landed just beside you

>"HOLY JEEBUS, THAT...THAT WAS BRADICAL!"

"It would be even more 'bradical' if you live through this night"

>The monster opens her mouth and blows a line of fire

"OH SHIT RUN!"

>You and Brad run in the background as a monster chases you both, Benny Hill style

>Lyra's just taking her time sharpening a single wooden stick

>She's not even batting an eye on what's happening

"H-HEY!" you yell

>"You guys are doing great!" she yells back

>She joyfully whistles a tune as she continues to sharpen the piece of wood.

>"Bro, why don't we just break this thing's neck, or poke it's eye with something?"

"We can't even get close to it without burning up, dumbass!"

>As Brad ran through the park, he picked up a rock

>"Take this you crazy bitch!"

>He throws the rock and it completely misses her head

"Alright that's it. I'm taking her eyeballs out!" you yell in frustration

>You stopped to charge your fist as she runs towards you again

>"WAIT, DON'T BLIND HER!"

>A woman in the distance yells at you

"Huh!?"

>You're distracted. The monster punches you in the face

>She then proceeds to raise a torrent of fire from underneath you

"AAAAAHHHH AHH AHH!" You scream in pain.

>You're in midair, burning. She then shoves your body out of the torrent with great strength

>You flew past Lyra, who's still taking her time with her stick

 

"AGH!!..."

 

>You land on a wall. You stick for 3 seconds before falling to the floor

>The you held your head in pain, before noticing the lady who yelled at you

>You look at the lady with annoyance

"Hey, what the hell!?"

>The lady is Octavia, hiding from behind a dumpster.

>She stutters, trying to explain her fault.

>S-sorry, but that monster is my friend! You see, I found this necklace from-"

"A meteor from space?"

>"Wow, does everyone know about this!?"

"What?"

>"My classmate knew it was from an asteroid, uhh the Purple one"

>Purple must have accidentally told her

"So you're saying that she's wearing a necklace that gives her power?"

>"Uhh, yes, no...uh I think so!"

"Alright"

>You stood up and yelled at Brad about your findings

 HEY CAPTAIN UNDERWEAR! THE ARTIFACT'S A NECKLACE!"

>"WHAT!? YEOOWZAA!"

>Brad's desperately avoiding her flame in vain

>Screw this, I'll talk to Lyra

>Lyra, finally finished with her arrow, blows off the remaining dust.

"Lyra, she's wearing the artifact."

>"Yeah, I heard."

"Can you hit it with an arrow?

>"GUYS, HELP!" Brad yelled.

>"No, I can't get a clear shot

>"OH GOD AAH AAAAH MY BUTT!" Brad yelled while his ass is on fire.

"So, you still thinking it's made of steel?"

>"It changed when I shot it with fire. I think she can only handle one element at a time."

>"WILL YOU GUYS PLEASE JUST HELP ME!" Brad yelled while rolling on the floor, not doing the dinosaur.

"Alright, so what's the plan?"

>Lyra looks around, then points at a water tower

>"We can weaken her with that, then I shoot her with the arrow."

"Which in both cases, water weakens wood and fire!"

>"Good, you got me."

>"H-HEY! IF YOU ASSHOLES ARE DONE TALKING, YOU MIGHT WANNA HELP ME WITH THIS OR SOMETHING!?"

>"Go!" she tells you.

>You run torwards the residential building where the water tower stands on it.

>Lyra disappears in the distance and then reappears holding the monster's necklace by the neck

>The monster pushes Lyra as soon as she felt a tug on her neck

>Better do this fast.

>You freerun by the side of the building. A little child peeps out of his window.

>"Hey!" the child says.

"Hey, keep your head inside! It's dangerous out here!"

>"Are you a superhero?"

"Ahh, sorta"

>"Wow, a real life super hero, just like in my dad's comic books!"

"Y-yeah kid" you say as you struggle to hold on to a loose brick.

>"Can you crawl on walls like Spider-Man?"

"No, I can just climb on loose edges of a wall with ease."

>"NORMAN, HURRY!" Lyra yelled

>"Your name is Norman?" the boy inquired.

>Goddammit, Lyra. This is a secret identity thing.

"Ahh, no. My name's Noir-Man. You know, N-O-I-R."

>"But why?"

"It's...uhh because when I get angry I get all dark and edgy." You quickly explained.

>The kid nods as if he understood.

"Listen kid, I need to help my friends there."

>"Alright!"

>The child pokes back in his room.

>Alright, enough distractions.

>You quickly climbed to the rooftops to see the water tower.

>As you climbed up, you saw helicopters swarming the area.

>Judging by their design, the military is here to blow the hell out of Octavia's friend.

>Better do this fast before democracy kicks in.

>Using the power of the ring, your fist grows two times its size.

"Wow, I'm like Popeye or something."

>You punched the Water Tower's supports like a sledge hammer

 

>*BAM, BAM, BAM!*

 

>You managed to dent one. You're gonna need more power for this.

>You held your position, charged up your ring, and then...

 

"NORMAL* PUNCHAAAAA!"

 

>*[spoiler]Was changed due to copyright -Dan[/spoiler]

>The power of your punch accidentally broke all the supports.

>The water tower now falls on your direction.

"OH SHIT"

>You begin to charge up in panic. Your heart beat rises, your fist flashes.

"AHHRRGHH"

>The water tower falls on you, but your enhanced strength makes it like you're lifting a sack of rice.

"HNGGHAAAAAA"

>You shout out loud to let out some pressure.

"H-HEY GUYS!, GET READY!"

>Lyra and Brad leads  the monster to your location. You ready to jump.

>This is the second time this hour you have to jump from more than 5 floors.

>I am really going to kill Brad for this.

>"NORMAN, NOW!" Lyra yelled.

>Immediately, you threw the water tower to the monster, and jumped right at to deliver an 'air strike'

 

"HEE-YAAAAAH!"

 

>The water tower is almost at the monster's head. You went through it like a bullet.

>The water tower breaks and the water spreads through the monster. The fire tries to survive through.

>WIth your airstrike, you managed to hit her head with the force of a thousand bricks.

>Lyra takes it as an advantage and hits her collar bone.

>Immediately, she turns to wood. She has lost her fiery  powers.

>Brad went in and took the necklace from her wooden head.

>At long last, the monster is no more.

>Her wooden-like body has disappeared from her body, revealing her human form.

"Hey, it's Vinyl Scratch." You tell Lyra and Brad.

>Vinyl lies on the ground, naked and unconscious.

>Give her the D.

>No, fuck off Descartes. We had a deal. You leave me alone and I'll find someone to give a D next year.

>In the background, the citizens stopped to cheer at all of us.

>We backed up to cover Vinyl's body. Brad proudly waved his hand to his adoring public.

>The child you just met ran from his apartment and cheered at you,

>"YEY NEEYOOR MAN!" he yelled

>The crowed soon followed, calling me Noir-Man.

>Judging from Lyra's body-language, she felt uneasy with a group of fat neckbeards cheering for her.

>Suddenly the military shows up, all in trucks and jeeps. You can see one Tank in the distance.

>"We must be in 6 star wanted." Brad joked.

>A five star General comes out of a vehicle and goes straight to your direction.

>HE looks at you with a gaze that Medusa would get a chill from.

>Finally, he speaks.

>You mind telling me what the hell just happened here? How did three kids just manage to stop a terrorist attack?

>"Hey look man, we're freaking superheroes!" Brad told the general.

"Psst, shut up" you tell Brad.

>"Alright. Cuff them up. We need to interrogate them for this."

>"Oh shit, Norman, the ring!" Brad whispered

>If the military captures you, the ring would be lost. Lyra's gonna be pi-...where's Lyra?

>"Sir! The body just disappeared!"

>"WHAT!?" The general yelled.

>You took the opportunity and grabbed Brad and jumped to Octavia's location and grabbed her.

>"~Aahh!?" she yelled

"Hold on, lady!"

>You jumped up high and ran through the side of the buildings carrying Brad and Octavia.

>"SIR, THEY'RE ESCAPING! SHOULD WE OPEN FIRE?"

>"Negative, soldier. Too many civilians."

>The general is obviously angry at this point, losing both the Vinyl and the city's vigilantes.

 

CITY ROOFTOPS

 

>You land there and let go of Brad.

>Octavia, still shaking from jumping on large heights.

>"Oh man, THAT WAS...THAT WAS BRA-"

"AHEM"

>"...BRACTICALLY AWESOME!" Brad yelled at the top of his lungs.

>Octavia's still holding to your arm.

"Uhh, lady, you can let go now."

>"L-Let go? Y-yes, let go of y-your muscular arm. Y-your hard and...GAHH~"

>She let's go and crouches, mumbling about saying such things out loud.

"Uhh, are you alright?"

>You crouch down near her. Her face turns red.

>"Y-yes, I'm fine."

>She looks to her side as she fixes her right hair

>"You bro! What happened to the monster?

>You got up and took your phone out. From here you called up Lyra.

>"Norman?"

"Lyra!" You whispered to the phone. Where are you, and where's Vinyl?

>"Vinyl's at the Canterlot General Hospital. She's not waking up."

"What!?"

>"Look, can you take Tavi here? I need to hide my dumpster."

"Take the dumpster to Fluttershy's home."

>"Yeah *sniff* sure."

"Uhh, Lady?"

>"Octavia."

"Octavia, right. Your friend's in a hospital. She's not getting captured by the military."

>"Oh thank god, and thank you, both of you."

"Look, I'll get you both down, and you head on to the hospital on your own. It's too dangerous to be near me now."

>"Alright."

>You then lift Brad and Octavia once more and placed them on ground.

>Octavia thanked us once more and ran as fast as she could to the hospital

>"So, what's the plan?" Brad asked

"Lyra's holding your interrogator in Flutter's home. You might wanna get changed or something. The feds will be looking for a guy without pants wearing a bandana and a fedora."

>"Heh, yeah, sure"

>Brad took off his clothes, leaving only his underwear and ran home.

>You took a laugh and jumped to the rooftops, running to Flutter's home.

>You took a look at the moonlight. The glimmer of such a majestic piece of the galaxy. The battle may be over, but it opened to new enemies and people.

>Who are these scientists, how much does the military know about this, and what happenned to Vinyl. All these questions boggle your mind.

>But you and the gang finally made a reputation in the city. You need a rest.

>You deserve it.

 

End of Chapter 16.