Abnormal Norman 7: WE FORGOT WEAPONS

Abnormal Norman 7 - WE FORGOT WEAPONS

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Be Norman

>Waking up to the morning sun on a Saturday morning

>Nothing better than this

>Well, with the possible exception of waking up next to Aryan Beauty

>Yeah, that would be great, just me, her and our comfy bed

>Before you could daydream about morning sex, Brad calls you from the phone

>"NORMAN, YOU NEED TO COME TO MY HOUSE" he said in a hurry

>"Dude, I am not gonna give you morning head" you said with a laugh

>"NO MAN, SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT! WE ARE TALKING BIG THINGS"

>"Alright, alright"

>You went off the bed, did your morning routine, and head off outside

>Walking down the streets, you bump into Applehat, who seems to be distressed

>"Applehat!"

>"Oh, Norman"

>"Where have you been all week?"

>"It's mah family farm, see"

>Apparently, Applehat's whole farm has been sacked by a bunch of unknown apple assailants,

>She's been helping the family clean up the destroyed trees and branches, as well as Granny Smith, who suffered a short stroke

>"It's really stressing, I mean, that's most of our family's business, stolen by some no good rotten-"

>"Alright, I get it"

>"Sorry"

>"Listen, is there any way I can help? Maybe I could visit later"

>"That would be really sweet Norman"

>You both bid your farewells, and she went off to ask the girls their weekends off to help out

>Walking away, you can't help but be depressed by what she went through the whole week

>Guess I'm not the only one with one hell of a weird week

>You arrive at Brad's place, and Brad pulls you inside

>"NORMAN! YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU!"

>Oh crap, please don't let it be drunk Aryan on his bed

>He opens the door to his room, revealing the surprise of Norman's life

>Sunovabitch

>It's a new costume, made as if a professional made it

>It's an dark orange catsuit, complete with line paterns and stripes

>Look at that subtle off-green coloring. The untasteful thickness of it

>Oh my God, it even has a trademark

>"Brad...where the hell did you find the time to make this"

>"Dude, I didn't make this"

>"You had Aryan do this?"

>"No man, I knew some guys in the cosplay industry, besides, Aryan doesn't even know about this"

>You look at it as if it were a uniform. You don't know whether you would laugh or take this seriously

>"And here's your mask!"

>He hands you a ski-mask sewed with a green beanie on top of it

>"Dude...this thing doesn't have eyeholes"

>"Don't you have super sight or something, man?"

>"I'm not Daredevil, Brad"

>"Just put holes in it then"

>Putting the mask down, you confront Brad about the promise you made with Purple, as well as her findings about the ring

>"OH, COME ON, MAN" he says in disappointment

>"After all we've been through?"

>"Brad, we've only done this vigilante thing once, and it nearly got us killed

>"BUT THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T UNLOCKED YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL! I mean, didn't you feel good when you saved Granny Smith from getting mugged, or Lyra and her hot mother?"

>As you try to talk sense into Brad, you see in his laptop a list of gangs and unsolved crimes

>"Brad, what have you been up to?"

>You scroll down on the site as Brad explains how your debut should go

>"Bro, I was thinking, if we were to strike fear into the criminal's arteries, we should take down a whole gang!"

>You look in the direction of your costume, saying "Yeah, with those, they'd shiver in fear"

>Rolling your eyes back to the monitor, you found Brad's highlighted article, featuring the "East Side Lemons"

>"What's up with these guys?"

>"They're the closest gang the city has" Brad said.

>"So what do these guys do anyway?"

>"The usual. Plunder, pillage, mostly harassing restaurants and the farmer's markets"

>Thinking to yourself, this could be where Applehat's stuff had gone to. It's a longshot, but you'd be willing to risk anything for a good friend like her

>You sighed deeply, and told Brad "FINE, we're doing this thing"

>"BRADICAL" he yells in excitement

>"So...where can we find these guys?"

>Brad stops doing his happy dance to say "No idea"

>"So you plan on taking out a gang with me without a single clue on where their hideout could be?"

>He was left blank with answers

>You look back at the monitor to inspect upon amateur footage of the gang members

>You recognize their vests. IT's the same one those thugs used at the alleyway by the hobo, as well as the guys at the convenience store

>"I think I know where to look"

>"Really? BRADICAL!"

>He runs towards his drawer to reveal that he had a new costume made

>YOu look at it, dumbfounded. It's a blue suit with a custom belt and a grey cape. His mask seems to be a generic eye mask similar to [spoiler]/co/nrad[/spoiler]

>Slowly looking down, you see that he even has the grey underwear outside

>Goddammit Brad. We'll be the laughing stock of the month

 

Be Lyra

>Tis be a regular cursed Saturday.

>You see visions of things occurring, mostly inside the city. You could see violence, good samaritans, cheating men and helping citizens in these visions

>A few days being cursed, you realize that you only get random visions 4-5 times a day.

>You just wish you could control the whole thing in case you get one in the middle of the road

>Feeling depressed, you decide to play your instrument

>"Ave Maria" should be nice

>As you play, the melody calms your head, and your eyes start to blacken

>"Another vision" you told yourself

>But this time, it's different. It's as if you have better, clearer control over the vision

>Playing the harp slower, you could at least see better on whatever the vision is showing you

>It looks familiar, as if you've seen this before

>It's raining. A small alley way with a door on the right. A garbage bin by the front. Yeah. You remember this

>It's from the vision you had after you toyed with your powers*

[spoiler]*As Seen in #6   -Dan[/spoiler]

>Nothing's happening so far, just an empty alle-

>OH SHIT

>Some guy fell from the roof to the garbage bin

>The guy tries to get up, but a second one jumps right in

>The first guy holds his crotch while the second one jumps to the ground, feeling pumped

>They seem to be in superhero tights...is that Brad and Norman?

>The two seems to argue over something, then proceeds to kick the door as the vision ends

>"Oh god, they're gonna bust a gang up"

>You're actually more concerned over losing the ring than those two idiot's well being

>Even though you have no idea when the whole thing would happen, you decide to go out anyway

>It starts to rain, you proceed to grab your hooded jacket, your bag, your bow-harp and a bunch of homemade arrows for protection

>You open the door, and to your surprise, Octavia was there

>"T-TAVI!?"

>"Lyra! I was about to knock...haha"

>"What are you doing here?"

>"Listen, I know you've been having a stressful day, but you can't keep ignoring your friend's calls

>"Calls?"

>"You never got them?"

>"I-I must have had my phone on silent"

>"Oh...well listen, I was thinking that you should join us for a girl's night out. It could be f-"

>"Sorry Tavi, not today"

>You grab your bike and you head on to the alley site

>Tavi looks at you with worry

>"What is up with you, Lyra?"

 

Be Norman

>Jumping from one rooftop to another

>Looking back, Brad can't seem to keep up

>"D-DUDE" he says, clutching at the ledge

>"Brad, you don't have to do this" you tell him, pulling him up

>"Hey, if Robin never gave up as Batman's lackey, and I'm sure as hell ain't gonna give up now

>"That's because they're fictional characters"

>"So where is this hobo informant you told me about"

>"First off, he's not an informant. He's just a witness I met last night"

>"Why did you even meet with a hobo last night?

>"Because shut up, Brad"

>You and Brad climb down from the small building to meet up with the Hobo

>The hobo looks in shock, saying

>"I'm about to get laid, aren't I?"

>"What? No!"

>The hobo looks in confusion "So this isn't a sex thing?"

>You put your palm by your face, and talked to the guy

>"L-look, we just want to ask you some questions. Do you know these guys?"

>You show the hobo a picture of the gangs wearing the East Side Lemons vests

>"Yeah man, I've seen these guys. They kept stealing mah beer and shit"

>"Can you tell us where their hideout is?"

>The hobo looks in the distance, and says "I'm not sure where they're hiding, but I do know the lots of them hang out by the alley near the Cider Pub"

>You proceeded to thank the hobo and gave him 5 bucks for good faith

>"Come on, Brad" You tell your friend as you climb up the roofs again

>"Seriously? Why can't we just walk on the ground like normal people?

>"Brad...do we look like we're dressed normal? Stop being lazy and come on"

>"Ugh" Brad said while attempting to climb with you

>"For the record, this is still your idea" you remind him

 

>You and Brad run through the rooftops under the rain

>"So what got you so inspired all of the sudden?" Brad asked

>"One minute you were all "hurr Purple durr dangerous" and now you're practically excited to kick ass"

>You look at Brad while walking on the roof of the supposed hideout

>"Look, Applehat's family got ransacked by some goons, and we could really help them if we had at least an idea on where the apples could have gone"

>"So you think this gang has the apples?"

>"Well, either that or they know who has them"

>"You're a good man Norman"

>"I try to"

>You and Brad look down from above

>"This is one tall building. How are we gonna get down?" Brad asks

>"We could use that big garbage bin as landing"

>"Great Idea!" and Brad proceeds to kick you off the building

>"WHOOOA FUCK"

>You land safely on the garbage bin with your butt in pain

>"BRAD YOU ASSH-"

>Before you could finish, Brad jumps in, yelling "GERONIMOOOO"

>Brad lands directly on you as his ass hits your  lower regions

>"GRAH, GET OFF ME" you tell him as you push him off of the bin

>"THAT WAS AWESOME! LET'S DO IT AGAIN"

>You hold your crotch in pain as you cuss at Brad

>"Oh man, this is it" Brad says in excitement "Our first official BUST!"

>"Fine, let's get on with this, and fast"

>"Wait, we still don't have super hero names!"

>"Seriously, Brad? Look, we can discuss this later, Commander Underwear"

>Brad strokes his chin as he ponders on the name you gave him

>"Yeah..that's a cool name for me" He says

>"Brad, it's locked"

>"Don't worry man, I'll just kick it down"

>Brad proceeds to kick the door, only for his foot to get stuck at the hole he made

>"What the hell?"

>Brad tries to take his foot off but he slips on a puddle and the door separates from its locks

>"Shit, the door's stuck on my foot"

>"Just try to get it off"

>You went inside to investigate. It seems abandoned at first.

>Walking further inside, you see a list of several families, Applehat's residence in it

>"Well what do we have here?"

>You turn to the left as you see a group of five guys, holding bats and a nunchucku

>"Looks like we gots ourselves a witness, boys" the man in the middle says

>You look at Brad by the doorway, still trying to break the door for his foot

>Lightning flashes as you ready your fighting stance

To Be Continued; End of Chapter 7