Abnormal Norman 42: The Unexpected Hero
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Be Norman
Diamond Dog's Arena
 
>You're giving it your 120%, literally.
>You can lift up trucks with a pinky, you can crush bolders with your teeth.
>But you can't control your own insatiable bloodlust.
"HURGGGHHH!"
>In front of you, six armored brutes, each of them shitting themselves from your sudden change of behavior.
>From Higher ground has the three main leaders of the Diamond Dogs gang; Fido, Spot and Rover.
>They're eager to see the outcome, showing little fear in their faces.
>They want a show, and they may be getting too much of what they want.
"LETS DO THIS!" you shouted at the six, before rushing towards them like a witch from Left 4 Dead.
>You lunge at the first man and punched his nose into his face. His nose is literally crushed from your merciless blow as you jump to the next man.
>The brute's with another brute, side to side.
>Grabbing his head, you try to crush his jaw from above. The other brute tries to pull you away.
>You simply grabbed his head and crushed it to the guy you're holding.
*BLAAG!*
>Three out, three to go.
>But before you could go on to continue your spree, the remaining three are already taking off their equipment while shouting 'WE SURRENDER, MAN!'.
>Mercy in your state does not compute.
"HURRGH!"
>You then grabbed all three with your hands and leg and spinned around once, crushing their faces on the ground.
>At last, they're all down, but you're not done.
"YOU THREE!" You yelled at the top dogs, pointing at them.
>"Well, I see you've beaten my elite guards. Good job, hobo."
>>>"Man, what a waste of money."
"GET DOWN HERE AND FIGHT!"
>"Oh, we will." Fido said.
>>"But that would take a little more time." Spot said.
>>>"In the mean time, why don't you try and survive an army? DOGS, ATTACK!" Rover yelled.
>The audience of Diamond Dogs hurried out of their seats to try and overpower you.
>They jump at you whilst trying to bring you to your knees.
>The top dogs on the other hand, are standing up and going through a secret entrance.
"THEY...WILL...NOT...ES..CAPE!" You muttered to yourself as you carry the weight of 80 Diamond Dog thugs.
>>>>"COME ON, GET ON HIM, NOW!"
>You charge up your ring once more.
>Dangerous as it is, you're given no other choice.
"HUUUUUUUURRGAAAAAAAHHH!"
 
*BRROOOOOSHHH!*
>>>>"AAAAAAAAAIIIIEEEEEE!"
>With a burst of power, you release a small shockwave, sending those on you hurling backwards.
>Your strength increases to 150%.
>Muscles are already ripping out of your trench coat.
>The remaining Diamond Dogs are already having second thoughts.
>You, on the otherhand, have none.
"GRAH!"
>You punched a handful onto the wall using only three fingers.
>The smart ones has had enough and fled from the arena to the doors.
>>>>"RUN! HE'LL KILL EVERYONE OF...GYAAAAHHH!"
>Rigged by Gilda *, the doors electrecute the thugs.
[spoiler] See last issue. [/spoiler]
*BZZZZZT*
>Unconscious bodies pile one by one as you and the doors do some damage.
>The remaining Dogs simply hide in their seats in terror.
>Meanwhile, outside the arena, Gilda climbs back up the ceiling to see through the ceiling window how the arena's doing.
>You on the other hand, roar in anger as you try to find your real preys; the top dogs.
"WHERE ARE YOU? YOU CALL YOURSELVES LEADERS?"
>Suddenly, a voice from below is heard.
>Three voices to be exact.
>>"RIGHT HERE!"
>The ground slowly opens, revealing a huge mechanical dog, partly built in diamonds and titanium by the looks of it.
>The robot's a 22 foot sized killing machine.
>>"NOW LET'S PLAY FETCH!" Fido confidently said.
>>>"WITH YOUR BODY!"
 
 
Be Atomic Adam
Viri Scientia
 
>Okay Adam. Slow breathing.
>You can do just fine here.
>Right. So, what to do?
>I'm being hunted by a bunch of guards, while my savior is being taken away.
>She risked her life for me for reasons I have yet to understand.
>But one thing's for sure, I can't leave her here on her own.
>"MEN, CHECK THAT AREA!" yelled a guard.
>So, check the surroundings.
>Cherry's wiping blood off her hand.
>Lyra's at the small office in this parking lot.
>And I have a bag filled with goodies that I made.
>Not to mention hindsight of the facility's location. I know all the doors in here.
 
>You grab a mini-mine from Chronos' bag and activated it.
>You then threw it at the group of guards far away.
*KA-BOOM!*
>The mini-mine delivers non-lethal explosion, causing alot of smoke and dust.
>You dashed out of under the van and got out a tazer and a shock-stick.
>"HEY!" yelled a guard.
>You paused for a moment, feeling regret.
>You are a boy after all.
>The guard then grabs you by the shirt.
>Instincts made you taze him on his face and stomach.
>"GY-GY-Gy-Gy-Gy-GYAAAAAAHHH!"
>The guard falls to the ground.
>You then kicked the door open to find the hooded girl.
>Two more guards in the room. They rush towards you with haste.
>Out of fright, you accidentally drop the shock stick and the tazer.
"Ahh nuts."
>You then run around the table in the middle of the room.
>The guards try to trap you.
>>"NO WHERE TO RUN,  KID!"
"Err..."
>You looked quickly in your bag and grabbed the first thing you could get your hands on.
>It's a dart.
>No idea what it does.
"HUCK!"
>You threw the dart at one of the guards, to which he masterfully catches with his hand.
>"HAH!"
>With the pressure of his fist, he activates the dart's trigger, which detonates a winter-explosion.
>"W-What the...GAK!"
*PLOOOSH*
>Half of the room has been frozen by your dart.
>A lucky pick, if you do say so yourself.
"Man. My luck's already turning!"
>You went through one of the office's door to find Chronos, on the ground.
"H-hey! Wake up!"
>She's knocked out.
>Welp, time to play hero.
"HURRGH...GOSH YOU'RE HEAVY!"
>You lift her up with all your might and headed out the door.
>Forgetting to mind your surroundings, you bump her head twice on the way out.
"Ack. S-Sorry."
>She's still unconscious.
>You went to the elevator and hurrily pressed the up button.
>>"THERE! AFTER THEM!" Cherry yelled as she pointed at the elevator.
"Oh fudge, oh fudge..."
>You took out another weapon from the backpack. This time, you knew what you were picking.
>A remote for hacking low-level electronics.
>You then typed on it as if your life...well, your life does depend on it.
*taptaptaptaptaptap*
>>"AFTER THOSE BASTARDS!" Cherry yelled once more
"Gyah!"
>You typed faster, this time, you had no time to spare.
>With brute force hacking, you forced the elevator doors to shut on its own, completely locking it.
"YEAH!"
>>"NO!" Cherry says as she slams her fists on the elevator doors.
>She then takes her phone out and calls the IT department.
>>"You three! Cut the power on those elevators!"
>Back at your end, the elevator's still stuck on the same floor.
>Suddenly, the lights go out. Darkness in the small box.
"Oh poop."
>You took out a small torch to light the elevator up.
>You then remembered in one of those action movies where there's always a vent up the elevators.
"Oh man."
>You got that convertible crowbar-hook you made and climbed up the elevator with Chronos.
>On the roof of the elevator, you check the bag once more.
>You're running out of stuff to use, save for Chronos' golden bow and wooden arrows.
"Alright. Stay calm. We'll make it out of here alive."
>You grabbed Chronos' body and climbed up the emergency ladder.
"Oh man...I freaking hate heights."
>Arriving at the first floor's elevator doors, you took out your remote hacking device once more and opened the door.
>Due to it being the first of its kind, the remote hacking device short circuits and explodes.
*PZZT*
"YOW! W-WHOA!" You say, almost dropping Chronos off.
>You carefully  reached and stepped on the first floor's elevator area and went inside the facility once more.
>There, an announcement is made through the intercoms.
 
>>"Attention all guards. There is an intruder in the area. Subject is speculated to have an ass-load of stolen data, so be on high alert." Cherry said
 
"Oh fiddlesticks. Got to hide."
>You carry Chronos to the restroom to hide.
>Tripping over your showlace, you drop Chronos to the ground of the restroom floor.
"Ack!"
>As you stood up, you hear some guys barking orders.
>>"I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING. CHECK EVERY ROOM IN THIS FLOOR."
>>>"SIR, YES SIR."
"Oh no."
>You then looked around to see if you can find something...anything useful.
"THE WINDOW!"
>The restroom window's perfect!
>However, it's padlocked.
>Remembering an old seminar when you joined the facility, all bathroom windows are completely bulletproof, and such.
>Apparently, it's the best in-and-out service of crooks and spies alike.
"Darn."
>You hear the footsteps growing louder.
>You look around, trying to find some barricade or a heavy movable object.
>Opening one of the stalls, you find an unconscious fat guard with his head in the toilet bowl.
"PERFECT!. HUUUNNGGHh..."
>You pull the bastard up and put him on the door.
>Then, you locked the door with its lock and went back to the window.
>Searching the bag, none of the remaining items are of use.
>You left the crowbar back at the elevator, the shockstick at the office...
"Hmm..."
>You took out the grapple gun that was hidden deep DEEP in the bag. and fired it at the lock.
"Here goes nothing."
*PSHEW!*
"D'OH!"
>The hook backfires and hits your face.
"Gosh darn it!" you say as you hold your black eye.
>>"HEY! I THINK I HEARD SOMETHING FROM THE RESTROOM!"
"Oh bugger."
 
Be Norman
Diamond Dogs Hideout
 
 
>From the inside of the robot, Rover, Spot and Fido. Two of them handling the legs, while the third handles the head.
>>>"HAHAHAH!"
>>>>"W-wait, are we really using our proud weapon against a hobo?"
>>>"Were you blind when you were watching the match? THE GUY'S A BEAST!"
>>>>"I know, but it seems a waste, wasting this much gas on him."
>>>"Hey, think of it as a test run. That way, we'll have more experience with this baby before we take on the other gangs in this city."
>>>>>"Will you two SHUT UP and kill the guy!"
>The top dogs activates the mechanical beast's spikes as well as a few miniguns.
"HURGH!"
>>>"FIRE!"
*PSSSHHHWWW**RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!*
>You ran across the field as you try to avoid the line of fire.
>You then jumped on a wall and jumped towards the giant dog's face.
>The top dogs noticed and immediately countered with a paw block.
"UNF!"
>Landing on a diamond-coated paw, you fall to the ground as they continuously stomp on you.
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* goes the paw over your body as you try to stay awake.
>Gilda, seeing you in trouble, decided now's the time for her 'debut'.
>>>>>"HURK!"
>Gilda jumps from the ceiling's window above and crashes towards the arena.
>She then lands on the mechanical canine's body and runs towards the head.
>There, she tries to stab an eye, albeit unsucessfully.
>The top dogs notice and proceeds to take their paw off of your flat body on the ground.
>The heavy beating has you reverting back to your 110% self.
"Uaaahhh...." You say in a haze.
>Meanwhile, Gilda's rushing on the mech's back, avoiding the metal paw and the surface's spikes.
>"I don't get paid enough for thi- SHIIEEET!"
*craaack*
>Gilda slips and slides down to the ground, breaking her leg.
>"AHH! Goddammit!"
>>"Well well well, if it isn't the Saint's Bro's proud little gryphon. Gilda."
>"Argh...fuck...." Gilda says in pain.
>The top dogs waste no time and attempts to crush Gilda by its paw.
>You finally woke up and looked around in confusion.
"Ugh...head hurts...G-Gilda?"
>You rush towards the woman and tackled her out of harm's way.
"HURGH!"
>Jumping to safety, you held Gilda in your arms as the Diamond Dogs activates their missile launchers.
>>>"FIRE!"
>>>>"BUT SIR, MISSLES?"
>>>"DON'T QUESTION ME, PRIVATE! FIRE!"
*PSHEEWW!*
"Oh crap!"
>You jumped away from the area and successfully dodged the missiles.
>>>"HE'S TO FAST FOR US! FIRE THE HEAT-SEEKERS!"
*PSHEEEEWW!*
"Sunova..."
>You try to run away but the seekers are just too fast and the area's too small.
>You then grabbed a rock and superjumped all the way up to the ceiling of the arena.
>You then climbed outside the ceiling window.
>The missiles follow with ease as they go up.
>With the ceiling having windows, you immediately went out and led the missiles up to the sky.
>You then threw the rock to the missiles, causing them to prematurely explode in midair.
"Phew."
>"Nice, but I doubt that's their last pack of missiles."
"Guess I better hold on to you, in case they accidentally seek you in solitude."
>"So what was up with your sudden rampage?"
"What rampage?"
>"You know...that...Well, you shredded through a diamond coated armor while acting like a maniac!"
"I did?!?"
>"You don't remember?"
"I don't remember being...WHOA!"
>The dogs fire another set of missiles.
>You jumped down to the back of the mechanical dog in an attempt to break its armor with its own weapons.
>As the missiles head towards you, you slide down at the last second, causing the missiles to explode.
*BOOM!*
>They do little to no effect on the mechanical dog. The titanium diamond armor's too thick.
>The top dogs inside are already laughing at your failed attempt.
 
>Meanwhile, the police force are on their way to the abandoned diamond shop when all of a sudden, rockets explode nearby it.
>>"The guy must be telling the truth." Your dad says to himself.
>>>"Oh man. I can't believe we're in another bust!" your partner, Shining Armor eagerly tells himself."
>>"Don't get too excited, rookie."
>>>"Did you try to call your informant again?"
>>"I did, but something's blocking the connection. Either that, or he already destroyed the phone."
>>>"Oh man, oh man. The Diamond Dogs! They're in for it now."
>>"Yeah."
 
>Back at your end, you're avoiding the large mechanical dog's firepower while kicking every other Diamond Dog thug that's hiding by their chairs.
>Carrying Gilda, she notices a small weakspot that you overlooked.
>"Hey beanie! Look!" She says, pointing.
>She points to the small square slit on the underside of the dog.
"..."
>"I'll keep 'im busy. You try to take that opening off!"
"You sure you can avoid getting killed?"
>"I worked for Saint's Bro for more than three years. I know what I'm capable of."
"Alright. HURGH!"
>You jumped across the rampaging mechanical dog and slowly dropped Gilda down on the floor.
>Gilda grabs her pistol and starts limping to the side, shooting the mechanical dog's eye.
>Their attention has been stolen by Gilda. You then rolled to the side and quietly climbed the dog's hind legs.
"AARGH!"
>You feel muscle pain in your whole body. Aside from that, your fist is burning up.
>As if the ring just overheated from the haze you just had.
"God..."
>You shook your head to focus on the small opening under the mechanical dog.
>You punched it three times, denting the underside.
>>>"W-WHOA!"
>>>>"You guys felt that?"
>>>>>"FORGET GILDA! THE HOBO'S RIGHT UNDER...W-WHOA!"
"GRAAAAAHHH!"
>Using all your might, you squeeze the metal with your bare hands and pulled it off.
*BLLAASH!*
"YEAH!"
>>"NOO!"
>You enter the inside of the dog and punched everything with blinking lights.
"This is exactly how Hal Jordan would do it." You tell yourself.
 
>The top dog's monitors are already showing an 'ALERT' message.
>>"JAY-SUS!"
>>>"Q-QUICK! ABORT!"
>You kick the door down and threw a lever at Fido.
*POK*
>>>"ACK!"
"Gentlemen. I need to see your licenses."
>>"OH SH-"
>At Gilda's end, she hears the screams of pain and torture from inside the mechanical dog.
>A sound that's considered music to her ears.
>The top dogs tries to escape, but you give them little to no mercy.
>*POW!*, *BLAM!*
>After beating them up, you accidentally pressed the self-destruct button.
**SELF DESTRUCT SEQUENCE INITIATED**
"SERIOUSLY?"
>>"W-WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT AS A KAMIKAZE THING!"
"Ugh."
>You round up Fido, Rover and Spot and went out of the dog in haste.
>"What's going-WHOA!"
"GILDA, GET AWAY!"
>>"Ah shi-!"
 
*PLOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH*
 
"ACK!"
>The explosion blows the arena into bits.
>Surprisingly, the walls are still firm and standing, but the ceiling is partially destroyed.
>The place is covered in smoke and debris.
"Uhh, Gild?"
>"Don't worry. The disruptor's just hanging over there..." She says, assuring that the phone signal disruptor's still alright.
>>"Well kid. You got us, but now what? Even if you beat us up, we Diamond Dogs have alot of guys in this city."
>>>"You're going to get wrecked, hobo punk."
"Come on. You really think I'd go here, beating you guys up without thinking of a plan?"
>>>>"H-Huh?"
"Going through all your small gangs would be way too time consuming. That's why I started right here. The center of control and information."
>>"B-But, we have people all around!"
"So do we."
>"Psst. I hear sirens!" Gilda cautiously warned you.
"I know."
>From beyond the door, police are heard.
>>>>"KICK THE DOOR DOWN!"
>>>>>"BZZZTTAAAAHHH!"
>>>>"The door's boobytrapped! * "
[spoiler] See last issue. [/spoiler]
>You grabbed a small brick and threw it at the door's knobs, opening them.
>From there, a group of police storm in on the wreckage of the arena.
>>>"FREEZE!"
>You dropped the three beaten up Diamond Dogs leaders looked at the police without a second emotion shown.
>>>>>"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. LET ME THROUGH." Your dad says to his men.
>As he goes through the crowd of police officers pointing their guns at you, Gilda looked at horror as she sees someone she thought she killed alive.
>"Y-YOU!" She uttered
>>>>>"YOU TWO!" He yelled.
>Gilda rose from the floor and took out a pistol and pointed it at your father.
>"I thought I killed you!" * She says with her eyes completely wide.
[spoiler] See Issues # 27 and 28 [/spoiler]
>>>>>>"DROP THE WEAPON!" Officer Shining said.
>>>>>"Gilda..." Your dad quietly said.
>You took out the tazer from your bag filled with Nolan's goodies and used it to knock Gilda out.
"Sorry."
>"BAZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTARRRRGGHHHHH!"
>Gilda falls to the ground, unconscious.
>Officer Normal looks at you with his suspicious eyes.
>You look at him with pleading eyes.
>He then decides to go with whatever you told him on the phone.
>>>>>"MEN! Lower your weapons."
>He goes towards you.
"Stop. Don't move." You say as you try to keep your distance.
>>>>>"What you told me on the phone..."
>You looked inside your bag to look for the layout of Diamond Dogs hideout locations brought to you by Cherry.
"The place's been bugged to cancel out phone signal. No Diamond Dog thug outside of this arena has or will hear the news that their three leaders have been captured by you fine people."
>You handed over the map to him.
>He looks at it with surprise. Shining looks with curiosity.
"I suggest you try to arrest everyone before the night ends, or before the media gets a hold of this."
>Your father nods.
>>>>>"Kid. This isn't the first time you've stopped her from pointing a gun at me, and I'm sure as hell you're not one of our moles. Who are you."
"Who I am doesn't concern you." You say as you pick up Gilda from the ground.
>You walk away from the police squad.
>>>>>>"H-HEY! STOP RIGHT THERE!" Officer Shining Armor yelled.
>>>>>"At ease, rookie." Your father tells him.
>You then looked back at your father one last time, telling him one thing."
"Before the year ends. They will all be gone. They won't threaten anyone anymore."
>>>>>"Who are you talking about?"
"...Saint's Bro."
>And with that, you jumped out of the arena with your enhanced legs.
>Officer Shining then asks your father what just happened.
>>>>>>"Officer Normal! You let him get away."
>>>>>"I'd call it a fair trade." He says, holding the map you gave him.
>>>>>>"Who was that guy? Was he the same one who saved you from that dessert bust we failed to stop? *"
[spoiler]See issue # 30 on Shining perspective [/spoiler]
>>>>>"Yeah."
>>>>>>"Sounds like we got ourselves a Batman! I mean, the police and a vigilante cop, fighting side by side!" Shining said, recalling the events of 'Batman Begins'.
>>>>>"Don't get all excited. We will not tolerate their kind."
>>>>>>"B-but, the guy just helped us."
>>>>>"I know, but...let's just let this night slide. The next night we see him, we're going to have to go all-in on him. Try to bring him in for questioning."
>>>>>>"Are you sure? Seems harsh."
>>>>>"It's the law, rookie. Even though working with a vigilante is considered 'cool', it's still our duty as police officers to enforce it, otherwise, we'd be thought of as weak."
>>>>>>"Weak?"
>>>>>"Weak in term of...well, needing vigilantes to do our work for us."
>>>>>>"Oh yeah...heh. I wonder if that hobo guy's ever met Noir-Man. Man, if those two had a team-up, I would gladly watch FOX news."
 
Be Adam Atomic
Trapped in the restroom of a Viri Scientia facility
 
"Oh gosh, oh gosh. What now?"
>You checked the bag for anything of use.
"Man I wish I have a multitool now."
>You grabbed Chronos' golden bow and kept on smashing it on the lock.
"COME ON, COME ON!"
>It's no use. The lock's too strong.
>*BAGH!
>The door opens and a guard comes in, pointing his gun at you.
>>"GOTCHA, YOU LITTLE RUNT!"
"AAHhHH!" You shouted.
>He goes toward you with a gun in hand.
>He talks to his watch's mouthpiece, alerting everyone of what he found.
>>"Control to Jubilee, I found the kid."
>One last chance at redemption.
>Got to knock him out!
 
"AAARRGGH!"
*BONK*
>You slammed Chronos' golden bow on his head.
>>"YEOW!" The guard says as he drops his gun to the ground.
*BANG*
>The gun misfires on its own and ricochets towards his foot.
>>"OWCH! MY FUCKING FOOT!"
"S-SORRY!" You say as you took the gun off the ground, shaking.
>You aim it at the guard as you back up to the window.
>Then, you tried aiming at the lock.
*BANG!*
*BANG!*
>With two shots, you managed to fire the lock off.
>You then looked out the window.
>First  floor, and there's a small dumpster in line of the window.
"PERFECT!"
>You grab Chronos and dumped her outside the window.
>She safely lands on the dumpster filled with trash bags.
"Phew."
>Just then, more guards comes to the room holding pistols.
"GYAH!"
>No time to lose. You jumped out of the window and landed on Chronos' body.
"OOF!"
>"ACK!" Chronos says silently.
>The sudden drop almost wakes her up.
>Almost.
>You grabber her body and went out of the alley way.
"W-WE CAN MAKE IT!"
>You went out of the alley and looked both ways.
>More guards come out of the building, trying to find where you.
"Ahh crud!"
>You carried her through the civilians, paying no mind as to what they think you're doing.
>You then go through another alleyway to confuse your pursuers.
>At that point, you find a small abandoned room, with nothing in it but a couch and a television in it. *
[spoiler] See Issue # 37 [/spoiler]
"Perfect!"
>You went inside safely put Chronos on the couch.
>You then closed the door and hoped for the best.
"Oh man, please don't let them find me here."
>You hear footsteps from the outside.
>Guards commanding their squad to search the area.
"Oh shivers!"
>The footstep's noises increases.
>Your footsteps synchronizes with your heart beat.
*TUG**TUG**TUG*
>You held on to Chronos' bag with all your might.
*TUG**TUG**TUG*
>Just wishing that the night will end already.
*TUG**TUG**TUG*
>The footsteps of the guards just increases by the minute.
>And then...silence.
>Silence outside.
>Not a single sound to be heard.
>You couldn't move a muscle. You don't know if they're gone or not.
*TUG**TUG**TUG*
>Your heart beats fast.
>Maybe they left. Maybe they're just regrouping.
>As you wait for 10 gruesome seconds, you wipe away the sweat from your forehead.
>And then, you slowly calm down.
"..."
>No sound to be heard at all.
 
[spoiler]*BAM*[/spoiler]
[spoiler] The door is kicked open by a guard.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]>>"I FOUND THEM! THEY'RE IN HERE!"[/spoiler]
>Oh nuts.
>They aim their guns towards you as they grabbed your hand.
"ACK!"
>>"Oh ho ho.  You aren't going anywhere, pal. Nowhere to run."
>gulp
>You took a deep breath and admitted defeat.
"I..."
[spoiler]>Suddenly, the guards outside are getting beaten up.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]>>"H-HUH? WHAT THE...AAAAHHH!"
[spoiler]>The guards are beaten up to a pulp by a [spoiler]hobo[/spoiler].[/spoiler]
>Punches and kicks everywhere.
>All of the guards are completely disarmed by the other man.
>You backed away in fright.
>Finally, the hobo takes out the last of the group.
>With a swift punch, he knocks 'im out.
"Oh...Oh man..."
>He lets go of the last guard and looks at you
"P-Please! I'm n-not...oh man, I think I just wet my pants.
>The hobo comes in and spots Chronos by the couch.
"H-HEY! Don't come near her!" You say, protecting her from a possible sexual deviant.
>The hobo takes off his helmet and puts it to his side.
>It took a few seconds, but you notice the mask the hobo's wearing.
>it's orange. You've seen that thing from the internet message boards and the news.
"G-GOLLY! NOIRMAN!"
>He looks at Chronos for a while, and then looks back at you.
>>>"Please tell me you weren't planning anything funny with her." he says.
"I...I..."
>>>"I'm joking. Chronos informed me of her rescue attempt on you. By the looks of it, your roles got swapped."
"Oh my...oh god...w-what did I get in to... I...I mean, what are you doing here? Is this your secret base?"
>>>"No. This is just an old gang base. The reason I'm here is the same as yours." He says.
>He walks out and brings in a woman with white and purple hair.
>Looks like a biker.
>>>"I needed a place to stay until she...well, these two wakes up. With the police hot on tonight, I thought it would be best if I laid low for a while."
"T-The police?"
>>>"Yeah, but that's for another story. Right now, you were rescued because you held information that might help me bring down the big empire of Viri Scientia."
"I... I do."
>>>"Good, then tonight, we have some work to do, but for now, let's round up these unconscious guards."
"Y-YES SIR!"
>Man, I can't believe it!
>First, I survive getting neutered by some scientists, and now I'm working with a superhero!
>The guys back at the forums will never believe this!
 
Meanwhile, in an unknown location far far FAR away.
Days ago
 
[spoiler]Be Brad
Riding a badass wyvern[/spoiler]
 
"HOOOLLLY SHEEEET!"
>"SQUAAAK!"
>You and a wyvern you don't seem to recognize fly through the desert without a care in the world.
>You held on tight to the wyvern, who seems to respect you well.
"OH MAN. WHATEVER YOU ARE, I LOVE YOU!"
>The wyvern is acknowledging all the affection she gets.
>You're still oblivious to the fact that the dragon you're riding is Amaranthine, the girl too young who has told herself that she's your destined love.
"Alright, now to go to...err...actually, I have no idea where to go at this point."
 
>All is well as you fly through the air, but little did you know, that the capsule Amaranthine just gulped is slowly fading away from her body.
>"S-SQUAK..."
"What is it, girl? You feelin- WHOA!"
>The wyvern goes up and down.
"T-TURBULENCE!"
>"SQUAAAAAAK!"
>The wyvern then freefalls to the ground.
>You grabbed on to her horn, screaming.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
>You and Amaranthine crash lands onto the small pond in the middle of the desert.
>The camels all around run in every direction out of panic.
>You then crawled out of the pond, feeling pain in and out of your body.
"uuuggh..."
>You then laid down on the sand, looking at the clear blue sky.
 
>You look to your right and saw the dragon slowly transforming into a small girl.
"Oh..oh god, Amaranthine?"
>"B-Boyfrieeeennd~"
"Oh man..."
>Stuck in the middle of nowhere with a 10 year old.
>I hate my life.
 
End of Chapter 42