Abnormal Norman 2: The Other

Abnormal Norman #2

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>Day Baterang

>Be Norman

>Woke up from your humble slumber

>Look outside the window

>it's Monday again. The worst day of any person's week

>But wait, you remember, you found a ring yesterday that gave you superpowers

>You put it on your wrist and ran downstairs to breakfast

>"You seem pretty energetic this morning Norman" mother said while coating her toast with butter

>"Suspiciously too energetic...did  you find yourself a girlfriend?"father inquired

>"Nah, I guess it's just one of those days"

>You ate your toast and eggs faster than Applejack could say apple and head out

 

 

>Enter school, go through the usual routine. On the right, you'll meet the first group who would casually yell "HEY RACIST" as if it was a special good morning

>Walk few meters more and you'd pass by Aryan Beauty, who's busy giving advice to her other classmates

>Finally reaching your locker, you count to 8 until Sunset Shimmers gives you the daily taunting

>"Well if it isn't the racist"she said

>You shrug her off, knowing that you have greater power than anyone in this school

>"Hey, are you even listening to me?"

>Ignorance maximized. Ears have shut down.

>You get your books, your stuff and head down the hallway

>NORMAN!

>You look to your right, seeing Brad and Twilight coming to you

>"Hey guys"

>"Norman, did you think about what I said last night?"

>"Well...I...I'm still thinking about it. You haven't told anyone about this, right?"

>"OF COURSE DUDE. Every superhero has a secret identity"

>Brad's a bit more cooperative with his idea. Surprisingly.

>"Well, actually...I told Rainbow Dash about this" Purple said in a guilty-face"

>"Look, I don't want anyone else knowing about this ring, alright? If people found out about this, there could be a power strugle, or even blackmail!"

>"Well,I know the ring doesn't work with everyone" Purple said, frowning" When I put put the ring on, I felt nothing. It did nothing. Even Fluttershy tried it"

>Guess that explains why Brad didn't try to coax me into giving him the ring.

>"So anyway, about Rainbowdash..."

>If you're going through with this, you're going to need some training! Of course it was easier back at Equestria when me and the gang went Mysterious Mare Do-well. We had magic and wings"

>You look at her with disbelief, and proceeded to question both of them

>"Why are you guys so eager about this whole superhero shinanigan?"

>"Dude, it's an AWESOME idea, plus I could be your sidekick!"

>"Like Brad the Boy Wonder?"you joked

>"YEAHUH. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA"

>You chuckled at him for taking your mocking statement seriously

>"And what about you Purple? You're not the comic book action type that's for sure. What could you gain from all this?"

>Purple's face turned serious, saying"That thing has magic. If we could find it's true potential, maybe I could find the stolen crown!"

>"After all, of all the things in this world, that things the closest thing I could find as magic. Maybe aside from Pinkie's bombastic personality"

>Again, you look at her with confusion, but decided to shrug it off like always.

>"Remember, 4:00 sharp at the gym!"she said

>"Oh man this is going to be sweet! We're training a real superhero!" Brad whispered excitedly.

>Norman waves goodbye, going to his next class, when he notices a peculiar shadow by the door. It leaves before he could reach it.

>Am I being watched? Eh, must be my mind playing tricks

>But you can't shake the feel that someone's watching you with a cold gaze.

>Suddenly an arrow bursts from the window of the school, hitting a locker behind you

>OH SHIT, I KNEW IT

>Is it happening? Am I being attacked by some quasi government who found oout about me? Am I finally gonna meet my first arch nemisis?

>fuck, what am I thinking. I better not let this get by my head.

>You calm yourself, looking outside the broken window, to see the archery team waving at you

>You see a green-mint girl yelling sorry

>Damn well that got my hopes up.

>the school bell rings , and you rush to class

 

Be Lyra

>oh for god's sake, you just earned yourself a new bill to pay for

>and here I thought only baseball players get these window bills

>you're Lyra, one of the more average archers in the school.

>You're more into harps, but the facination for archery caught to you so you turned your harp into a convertible bow

>"Well, you seem to be off track this morning, Lyra."

>You turn to see Octavia, seemingly worried about your blunder

>"Oh, hey Tavi."

>"Is something bothering you?"

>"Well, it's kinda weird. You see, I had this dream and it's been keeping me awake all night.

>"What is it about?"she asked

>I...I don't really remember. Maybe it's nothing.

>"You should go to the nurse's office for some asperin should you have a headache or something similar."

>"Alright, thanks Tavi."

>As you walk off to the nurse's office, Octavia yells at you "Try to remember your dream!"

>"I will!" you yelled back with a wave

 

Nurse's office

>Nurse Redheart gives you some water and interrogates you on your morning

>"What brings you here, sweetie?"

>"I..I'm not so sure myself. I'm not feeling too well this mor-unf!

>Nurse plugs your [spoiler]mouth[/spoiler] with a [spoiler]thermometer[/spoiler] and puts her palm on your[spoiler] forehead [spoiler]

>"Well, you're not feeling hot. Have you experience migraine like symptoms?"

>You spit out the thermometer and told her that you're just feeling abit dizzy, and sleepy.

>"It started with this dream I can't remember. All night I'm just so tired, but my eyes won't shut, not after that dream.

>"Hmm, maybe you just nee--

>her voice gets lower by the second, almost as if you're going deaf

>"I'm sorry, can you repeat that?"

>She seemingly ignores you. You can't hear a thing, and your eyes start to blur

>Somethings wrong. You stand up but your head suddenly get's extremely dizzy.

>Shit, I'm slipping.

>You fall on a boy wearing a beanie and orange jacket

>His right hand starts to glow. Combined with the blur and dizziness it causes you to jump back in fear

>You look back, no one's there. Only darkness and a few tiles from the floor.

>You look back again and the boy is gone, but the bright light remains.

>The glowing light floats to your forehead, as if to reach out and touch you.

>At half, you expected it to say "HEY, LISTEN", and the other to bring you some answers.

>It flies  torwards the abyss

>You want to follow it, but you're standing on a floating floor missing it's tiles

>Looking around, there;s nothing but darkness and some floating chairs and beds

>You look at the light, took a deep breath and followed it while avoiding the missing tiles of the floating floor

>As you come closer torwards it, it shines back to an empty road

>You see the same boy, orange jacket, beanie and all

>He runs in fright while looking at the sky.

>A meteor comes crashing down near him, and you see him shivering in fear and awe.

>You see another boy, whom you recognize. Brad

>The both talk, but you can't hear them at all

>What's going on?

>Suddenly, you see police lights at the distance.

>The two boys run off

>The flash of light shifts to your left, showing the meteor under the watchful eye of your town's local scientists

>Again, you can't hear anything they're saying, but you notice a seperate rock rolling off the scientist's table

>It falls to a bucket of water

>The light, again, shifts to your right, showing the janitor dumping the bucket onto the sea

>The rock floats for a few moments before sinking and going with the flow of the wave

>The light shifts to your back , showing the rock landing on a beach nearby.

>A child picks it up, continues to play with it until he got bored and threw it on the street.

>Coincidentally, it landed on the roof of the truck, where it continued to be carried until it lost it's balance and landed and rolled under a dumpster.

>You're confused by all this until you saw a mysterious yet familiar figure lurking about.

>She seems to be looking by something, and her face emerges from the shadow

>Before you could fully recognize the woman, a flock of birds fly torwards you from the image of the light.

>You wake up, sweating and trembling. You could hear "Fur Elise" being played from the radio of the nurse, which in turn calms your mind for a few moments.

>"Ahh good, you woke up! I was worried about you. " Nurse Redheart said in relief

>"guuahh" you said back

>"You've been out for 8 hours straight!"

>"Huzumawha?"you replied in confusion

>"Yes. You passed out the moment you spit out the thermometer. Frankly I thought the thermometer has given you Mercury poisoning!" she joked.

>You stare at the door, pondering on your dream. What was it about? Who was that woman, and what about that rock?

>The nurse kept on talking about signing some papers for your teachers and to take some pills

>You ignore her and rushed outside the room and ran outside.

>Your mind is left in shambles, but one thing's for sure; Whatever is under that bin is the only way to release yourself from a sleepless night

 

Be Norman

>School football track

>"ONE TWO THREE PUSH IT NORMAN!"

>Good gods, Rainbow's pushing you to the limit

>"Rainbro, don't you think 609 pushups is enough for the day

>"Hey, I'm not gonna let my Norman get killed just because he didn't get his daily excercise!"

>Gee, that sounds swell

>"Besides Norman, if my theories are correct, this ring doubles your body's strength, meaning the fitter you are, the stronger you get!"

>Oh Joy

>Rainbro puts her whistle beside your ear and lets out a loud huff

>"GAH. WHAT THE HELL"

>"Alright, now it's time for some jacks"

>"Oh *huff* god *cough*

>As you jump for Purple's scientific findings, you look up to see that archer girl that nearly got your head off running

>She seems to be worried, in a hurry, but you pay no more attention to her

>it's probably nothing to worry about

>"NORMAN, YOU'RE SLIPPING" Rainbro yells

>"crap..."

 

Be Lyra

>You run as fast as you can, all the way to the dumpster

>Tis sunset, and you hope to reach the dumpster before nightfall upon you

>Your mind is split into two factions, one hoping that the dream was a dream, and the other that it was a prophecy, or a sign.

>You run torwards the dumpster, staring at it like it's the bane of your existance.

>You stop for a moment

>"This is a stupid idea" you tell yourself

>But you're here, and leaving now would mean that you just wasted your time.

>The light in the sky begins to turn blue, signifying that nightfall will come soon

>You slowly walk torwards it

>You bend over, not knowing what to expect.

>Under the darkness, your eyes twitch in all directions

>Something jumps out

>You scream as the unknown assailant bites your nose

>Grabbing the small assailant, you felt it and correctly guessed it was a big city rat.

>You throw it in disgust.

>Bending over again, you reach under the bin, hoping to find something less...organic

>You grab hold of something. It's a rock. The vision was true

>Examining the rock, you see a small chain, almost as thin as those small bracelets you buy for cheap

>Suddenly a flash light shines your back.

>Must be a concerned citizen who heard your scream

>You run like hell, fleeing from the scene until you bump at another person

>"Lyra?"

>It's Octavia. She's holding the rock you dropped

>You panic, taking the rock from her hands and kept on running

>"Lyra, wait!"

>You ignore her and ran back to your home.

 

>it's 9:00 PM. You're sweating like hell. It's been a weird day.

>"Honey? Are you okay?" your mother asked from behind your bedroom door

>"I got a call from the school's nurse's office. She said -

>You ignore her, staying silent while looking at the rock you just got from under the dumpster

>You can feel something different as you held it on your hand

>Getting a hammer from the closet, you pound on the rock hard

>As you feel it breaking, your smashing intensifies

>"Lyra, I'm coming through the door!"your mother yells trying to unlock your room

>At last, you break the rock into bits and pieces, uncovering inside it a small artifact.

>Your eyes glisten as you behold upon this mysterious item. It looks like a locket with a chain. A necklace perhaps?

>You instictively put it on,and felt an aura changing your body

>A loud sonic wave boomed from the necklace

>"Lyra, wha-"

> and then there was silence.

END of Chapter 2