Abnormal Norman 18: Rainy Days
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Be Norman
Morning, Norman's house
 
>The breeze of a cold rainy morning sends a shiver down your bladder.
>The bed's so comfortable, but your bladder's holding you hostage.
"Bah!"
>You kick your blankets away and went to the toilet immediately.
>You haven't pissed for a day. This superhero stuff is killing you.
>Unzip pants, member out. You're pushing the urine out.
>You underestimate the pressure, and with the ring on, your pee destroys the toilet.
"WHOA, JEEZ"
>Bits of the ceramic bowl fly as you piss like a dam releasing water.
>"Honey, are you okay?" your mother asked
"Y-yeah. The toilet just...broke down."
>You exit the bathroom. You're mother's shocked to find the toilet destroyed.
>"OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT HAPPENNED?"
"Uhh, I guess it couldn't handle my shit."
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>Immediately, you rush out of the place and head back to your room.
>*RING RING*
>Someone's calling from your phone. It's Brad.
>"WHADDUP MAH MAN!"
"Brad! Did you and Lyra...take care of the scientist?"
>"Sure did my homie!"
"Great! Where did you dump the body anyway?"
>"Well..."
 
>Meanwhile in the Shimmers residence<
>"What is that horrid sme-EEEEEK!
 
"BUAHAHAHAHAHHA" you laughed out loud upon hearing the story.
>"Listen Norman, you think that was a good idea? I mean, the guy knows about you and Lyra."
"I don't know. Keeping him as a prisoner in Flutter's home isn't an option either.
>"Yeah. Just saying man."
>You end the call and went down for breakfast.
>"So Norman, did you hear the news?" Father asks
"Hmm?"
>"The one with the superheroes and mutants in the city's park."
"O-oh, yeah. I just don't give it much a thought."
>"Really? When you were a kid, you would have given your left kidney to watch Super-Man in real life."
"Well, times have changed. My interests have changed as well."
>"Like taking an interest in that orange gal?
"Dad!"
>"Oh come on, she's perfect. Hard-working, respectful and she's colored like your jacket!"
"Dad, please. You'd lose more money if you keep betting about my love life."
>"I'm not betting money!"
>You finish your bacon and head off outside. It's raining but it's not too much.
>As you walk to school, you hear your parents inside.
>"Alright, pay up. You know the rules."
>"*rassumfrassum*"
 
Canterlot High
>Be entering the school, a bit wet but awake nonetheless.
>As you walk through the hallway, you hear some people talking.
>"Blah blah Nor man blah blah awesome"
>Is this it? Have they finally come to respect you? Have they left their 'lelracist' taunts and have come to call you as awesome?
>You burst into the student lounge. A large group of students by the school's flat-screen TV.
>"Hey look it's the racist!"
>Apparently not.
"Hey guys, what's going on?"
>"It's in the news, Norman dear" Aryan Beauty answered.
>Looking at the TV, the newschannel's having a marathon in praise and criticizing the vigilantes.
>So I guess they were talking about 'Noir-Man' and not 'Norman'. *sigh*
>The normal guys are talking on how cool we were, while the comic book geeks criticize on how we're just elitist mutants fishing for attention.
>Irony strikes like lightning.
>The girls on the other hand, talk about Commander Underwear A.K.A. Brad on how hot his ass looks on TV.
>"It looks so...familiar." one commented.
>Oh Brad...
>Newscaster: AND IN OTHER NEWS, LOCAL SCIENTIST FOUND IN A CANTERLOT HIGH'S STUDENT'S HOUSE, ALLEDGEDLY STALKING A FEMALE STUDENT.
>Scientist 'Squeaky Clean': W-WAIT, IT'S ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING. THOSE TWO VIGILANTES...AND ARTIFACTS...-
>Newscaster: POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE MATTER
>(meanwhile in the background, Shimmers is screaming at the guy)
>You control the urge to laugh.
 
>Look at the clock. 5 minutes till your next class.
>Better prepare. Go to locker.
>Lyra passes by wearing a yellow-green sweater, looking as if she got a good night's sleep.
>"Hey hero, how's it hanging?"
"Hey Lyra, you look like you slept good. No visions?"
>"Nope, not since Brad got this from Vinyl."
>Lyra shows off the necklace Octavia got from the meteor. As she said before, wearing two artifacts negates her powers, or for her, curse.
>You instantly grabbed to it and snatched it from her neck.
>"Hey, what the hell?"
"Lyra, you need to hide this. If Octavia found this, she'd get suspicious!"
>"Speak of the devil."
>Octavia arrives to talk to Lyra. Her gaze upon you gets your spine tingling. She seems to be under the impression that you and Lyra did it last night.
>"Hello Lyra, Norman..."
>You hide the necklace by your back pocket. You feel your ring powering down.
"Hey...Octavia."
>"Lyra, you looked like you've gotten alot better now. Your eyebags are gone!"
>"W-well, yeah. I guess..."
>The bell rings. Lyra cuts the conversation short.
>"Talk to you guys later." she said as she dashed off to her class.
>Octavia then turns to you and pulls you from your shirt.
"GAHH"
>"Listen here, buster. I don't know what you two did last night, but I am certain that you will rue that day if I find her pregnant, you understand?"
"L-look, Octavia, we didn't do anything!"
>"Oh yeah? Then why does Purplewhatshername deny any knowledge of you two going to Fluttershy's house?"
"What!? You're lying. She totally saw us!"
>Octavia gazes with her demonic eyes once more, then proceeds to let go.
>Something caught her eye's attention. Something from your butt.
>Oh shit, the necklace!
>"Say, what's that-"
>Before she could finish, someone accidentally bumps you with the force of a  bull from behind.
>"UHAAA" *donk*
>You and her fall to the floor. Her eyes circle as she tries to look straight.
>You notice her signature eyes, grey skin and blonde hair. It's Derpy Hooves.
"You alright there?"
>She looks a bit stunned, but gets back to reality.
>"Oops, my bad!" she says adorably.
>You help her up by the hand. She blushes for a second before running off to the gym.
>As you look on, Octavia's kneeling, investigating your butt.
>"Hmm"
"Octavia, what the hell?"
>She pauses for a moment, and proceeds to say "Nothing."
>She then walks off to her class. You wiped the sweat from your forehead.
>You then slapped your back pocket to check up on the necklace.
>...
>OH GOD WHERE IS IT?!?
 
Be Rainbow Dash
School Gym outside the school, Training with school varsity
 
"ONE, TWO, THREE KEEP IT UP!"
>School Triathlon is only weeks away.
>Your comrades need to get in top shape for it.
>As you blow your whistle, you check outside the window.
>There they are again. A two scientists in the school searching for something.
>Coach Spitfire comes back to the gym.
>"Good work, Dash. I'll take it from here."
"Hey coach, did the school permit those guys in here?"
>"Apparently so. They paid the school a fortune to investigate here."
"Investigate what?
>"I don't know. I think the meteors or termites."
>sigh
>You walk out the gym for some fresh air.
>As much as they seem to be harmless, you can't shake the feeling that Norman would get in trouble thanks to those two.
>Kinda strange. You took the news of him having superpowers quite jokingly. You knew he was capable of great things but this is...
>The news about Vinyl and Norman was pretty awesome, and worrying. You're among the 5 people who knows of Norman's secret life.
>But that's because of Twilight's blabbermouth.
 
>As you ponder to yourself, Derpy runs like she's in the 100 meter race.
"Derpy slow down!"
>She tries to slow down but the slippery floor makes her slide all the way outside the gym
>"AaAaAhHhH!"
>Derpy stumbles upon the green grass. You facepalm yourself.
>As you look outside, you notice the scientists. They're getting a reading on Derpy.
"huh?"
>The two scientists rush towards Derpy.
>"THE READINGS ARE OFF THE CHARTS!"
>Their equipment seems to be pointing and beeping at Derpy. Dammit, how'd she get into this mess?
>"Uhh" Derpy muttered, confused.
>"Control, we got a good specimen. She's beeping like she's a meteor!"
>"Lady, you're coming with us"
>You butt in to try and get Derpy out of the situation.
"Hey, just what do you think you guys are doing?"
>One of them fixes their glasses.
>"Young woman, I'll have you know that she's is now under suspicion of harboring stolen equipment."
"And that gives you the right to just try and arrest her?"
>[beeping intensifies]
"You know how this works. Get some sort of arrest warrant or some proof that she did steal stuff or I'm calling the guards on you for harassing my teammate!"
>"Hmf." The two says.
>You help Derpy up and escorted her back to the gym.
>"What was that all about?" Derpy asked
"I don't know. I don't like those two. They're suspicious. You didn't steal anything, did you?"
>"N-No! Of course not. I'm not even into science stuff anyhow!"
>You breathe a sigh of relief. You need to tell Norman about this soon.
 
Be Lyra
History Class
 
>Jeez, Norman's such an ass. Taking the necklace.
>Then again, Octavia knows what the thing looks like. It would bring up suspicions if she found me wearing it.
>Look on the bright side, at least you don't have to work with Norman again on another dangerous adventure.
>You have Vinyl's necklace, at least until she wakes up.
>This is what you wanted, right? A way to be normal again. No more visions. Just plain old you...
 
>You look back on the adventures you, Brad and Norman went through. The convenience store, the produce, Vinyl...
>It was at those moments that you felt alive. More than your regular old life.
>Norman didn't want it too, if not for Brad's childlike objectives.
>You look down on the locket. The thing that bothered you for a few nights, now bothers you every night.
>It was confusing. You kept having visions of the thing before you even found it. What would have happened if you hadn't got it?
>Mother would be in the hospital, or worse.
>Norman and Brad probably wouldn't have handled the Vinyl situation well.
>God...
 
>Your thoughts betray you. The thrill of being a costumed vigilante has gotten to your head.
>You don't want to be one, but the ride is just too good.
"Damn you guys" you whisper to yourself.
 
Be Rarity
Afterschool hours
 
>Today is such a fine day, and Norman's looking even more handsome than last time.
>You think about his buff shape, his good posture and compared it from before Rainbow trained him.
>But something else has been bothering you. Your circle of friends.
>They've been keeping secrets. From you, from Applejack and Pinkie Pie.
>Speaking of which...
"Hi-ya Rarity! What's got you down in the dumps?"
>Pinkie, you're the only one who can lighten the mood without apples.
"Oh, nothing Pinkie. It's just that, I've been thinking..."
>"About what?"
"Our friends. Don't you get the feeling that they're hiding something?"
>"Well yeah, but isn't that normal? Keeping secrets?"
"It's not normal if you, me and Applejack aren't the only ones in it."
>Pinkie thought for a moment, before firing her theory.
>"OOH, OHH! Maaaaybe they're planning a surprise birthday party for my little Gummy.
"Pinkie, Gummy's birthday was just 2 months ago."
>"Oooh, or maybe they're planning all OUR birthdays, huh, huh?"
"Pinkie, be serious."
>"Well if you're so worried, why not ask Norman?"
>You thought about it. He does have a crush on you, plus you've always considered him the last honest man on this school.
"Well, alright."
 
>You walk outside the school, eagerly looking for Norman.
"There he is!"
>Norman's chatting with that Lyra person again, only this time, she seems angrier than Applejack finding out she's eaten a pear.
>You hide by the tree to try and eavesdrop. What's with those two?
>As you lean a bit to try and get some info, you see another girl hiding in the bushes next to your tree.
"Uhh..."
>The girl hears you and jumps out from fright. It's Octavia.
>Lyra sees Octavia and briskly walks away from Norman, looking upset.
>Octavia shoves off the leaves from her clothes and tries to catch up with Lyra.
 
>"Lyra, wait! I wasn't stalking you or anything!"
 
>Now that Lyra's out of the way, time to talk to Norman.
"Norman, darling how've you been?"
>"Aryan! Hey!"
>His eyes widen like a puppy eating meat for the first time. This is the perfect time to interrogate him.
"So, Normy, I've been thinking, let's eat out tonight!"
>"W-wait, like a date? Just the two of us?"
"Of course darling. Just the two of us" you say while zooming in on his face.
>"Wow, su-"
>Before Norman could answer you, Rainbow Dash comes in and pulls Norman away.
>"Scuse me Raraty, I need to speak to Norman."
>You lean in to them to try and hear what they're talking about.
>"...IN PRIVATE" Rainbow emphasises.
>Great, more secrets.
>You observe from the distance, watching their facial expressions. They should give you something.
>Rainbow remained serious throughout the whole thing, while Norman looks shocked.
>What are those two talking about?
>Norman gets on his phone to call someone. His face looks worried.
>His call's done. He looks around as if he's expecting someone.
"Norman, darling. Are we still good for tonight?"
>"Sorry, Aryan Beauty. Something came up."
>Norman. Refusing a date with you. Now you KNOW something's not right.
 
>By the distance, you see that Lyra girl again being chased by Octavia.
>"Wait, Ly! I thought we're going to visit Vinyl today!?"
>"I'll visit later."
>Lyra, like a hungry eagle, grabs Norman's arm and heads off running away.
 
>Lyra just stole your husbando!
 
>You look at Octavia. You directly ask her about her and Norman.
"Octavia, right?"
>"Yeah?"
"What can you tell me about her and Norman?"
>...
>"I was about to ask you the same thing."
>You turn around to look for Rainbow but she's already left the area.
>Now you're stuck here with Octavia, equally confused by all this.
 
 
Be Norman
City Alley
>You took off your jacket and changed into your superhero suit.
>Lyra took off her sweater, revealing her favorite green jacket with a few bloodstains.
>As both of you put on your headwear, you look for signs of Rarity or Octavia following both of you.
"Coast is clear."
>"So, you really think Derpy has the necklace?"
"If Rainbow's story is true, Derpy may either have a necklace, or another artifact."
>"Goddammit. We need to find Derpy, fast."
 
End of Chapter 18