Abnormal Norman 9 - Off Course
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>Be Norman
>Lightning and thunder as silence overwhelms the ground floor of the abandoned apartment
>"What do you mean, ending this?" Lyra asks
>"The pub's only a few steps away from this place. If it has Applehat's fruits, maybe the pub has all the other stolen produce"
>"Brad nearly got shot if it wasn't for me. You still want to do this?"
>Brad butts in and puts his arms on both of us
>"HEY, if Norman's in, I'm in. What about you?"
>"Sigh"
>Lyra readies her bow and proceeds to go upstairs
>"I'm coming just to make sure you don't lose it. I'll go get my arrows"
>You and Brad walk out in the rain
>"Wow, I never thought Lyra would have been a baddass superhero. We could form a team of vigilantes!" Brad said
>"Brad, she's interested only for the ring's survival, not heroism"
>As you and Brad reach the pub's front door, a security guard stops both of you in your path
>"ID, please" he says
>"We don't need IDs. WE'RE BADASSES!" Brad proudly announced
>Palm-to-face action intensifies as you whisper to Brad to "shut the fuck up"
>The guard chuckles as he says "No minors pal. Best move along"
>"Dude, just punch this guy already" Brad whispered to you
>"He's not a criminal. He's just doing his job" you whispered back
>"Sorry, we'll just move along"
>You and Brad walked along the sidewalk
>"What, we just give up at that?"
>"No, we do as the romans do; Find another entrance"
>You both run as far away from the man's sight. Luckily, the storm and the fog covers you both from a short distance
>"Come one, there's probably a back door by this chain fence"
>"Great, more climbing"
>Ending up on the other side, you investigate
>You hear footsteps aboot. Muddy from the rain
>"Hey Norman, I found a sweet pa-
>"SHH"
>The footsteps stop, and proceeded to walk torwards us
>"Who's there?" said the stranger
>Step by step, he comes closer by the second
>Brad rushes in and pounds the guy with a frying pan
>"BRAD WHAT THE FUCK?"
>"What? He's down."
>You decide to pickpocket the unconscious man in search for keys
>"All right, we got a bunch of keys and a switchblade knife"
>You both enter the backdoor. It's separated by two hallways
>"Should we stick or split?"
>"We should split. We meet back here in 1 minute. Remember, we're looking for a huge freezer or something"
 
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Be Brad
>Time for stealth mode
>Sneaking up and down, mimicking the way of the ninja
>Armed with a frying pan, you make your way to the bathroom
>Aww man, you really needed to piss anyway. Your bladder can only handle so much excitement for a few hours
>As you take a leak, some guy enters the restroom, looking drunk
>He looks at you, you look at him, you're still pissing
>[staring intensifies]
>You're really looking at a drunk bum while you're pissing
>He comes closer, you just keep staring, still leaking
>"Whoa, bro, what's with the outfit?"
>Out of sheer panic you bashed his head with a frying pan
>He lies on the ground as you tuck your member in
>"Holy shit, what the hell did I do?"
>You grabbed his body and proceeded to  drag him onto the toilet, making him sit on it
>You check his pulse to see if he's alive. He snores. Thank god.
>As you walk out, another man enters the mens room
>"Shit" you say as you hammer another with the frying pan
>"Crap, not again"
 
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Be Norman
>Sneaking through the place like a rat
>Hiding by the shelves, hiding by the cabinets
>You check every room you pass while avoiding employees
>You go by the corner, where you see the main room of the pub, drunkards getting drunk bartenders doing drinks
>You see by the window Lyra, questioning the entrance guard
>Probably asking if two weirdoes came this way
>Continue searching the back premises
>Climbing down the basement, you see a huge metal door
>A vault, you presume.
>You managed to open the vault. Lo and behold, a shitload of farm produce frozen to the core
>The guy was telling the truth. The pub really is in cahoots with the east side lemons
 
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Be Lyra
>I can't believe Norman's risking his life for a bunch of apples
>sigh
>Alright, where was he heading? Cider Pub?
>You arrive by the entrance to meet the guard
>"Hey Mister, have you seen two guys dressed like idiots?"
>"Yeah little girl. They tried getting in without IDs. You're not thinking of doing the same, are you?"
>"No" You said, catching a glimpse of Norman's head by the window
>Looks like you're gonna have to go in. You pause time at the expense of getting a raging headache, followed by a nosebleed
>30 seconds in. You stood up from the bleeding nose and aching head to go inside undetected
>The beauty of still rain leaves your jacket as you walk to look around
>Time moves on as you reach the doors near the restroom
>*CLANK*
>Sounds like from the men's room
 
Be Brad
>Dragging 2nd body to the 1st guy's stall
>SHIT THIS IS HEAVY
>You throw the second body in, and now it looks like he's giving the first guy head
>laughinghighschoolerwithbradhair.jpg
>Alright, time to scoot
>You open the door to meet Lyra with a confused look on her face
>"LYRA! Jesus, you nearly made me pan you"
>Lyra looks down to see the bloody pan
>"You know what, I'm not even gonna ask" she said
>"How'd you get in here?"
>"Nevermind that, Brad. Where's Norman?
>"He's at the other hallway"
>Before they could move, three guards walk by the hallway
>"Hey, didn't I throw you out? "
>You look at the guy. 7 ft tall with those viciously large muscles
>Oh my god, he's not even flexing
>"U-uhh, we're just looking for our other friend" Lyra said
>"We're also here to BRING JUSTICE TO FRUIT STEALERS!" you yelled
>You took the chance to bash the 7 foot guy in the head, but your reach just hits his chest
>His chest was like concrete. The handle of the pan broke and the metal pan ricochets to your head
>You fade onto unconsciousness from your idiocy
>Lyra just raises her hands as a sign that she will do no harm
>"This guy knows about the food" one of the three guards said
>"Take em' both to the boss upstairs" the large man said
>"Crap" Lyra said
 
Be Norman
>Alright, how the heck am I gonna smuggle the whole room full of frozen produce out of the building?
>Call the cops? Nah. They'd just get turned down because they don't have a search warrant or something
>Gotta talk to Brad about this
>You turn around to find three guys already climbing down the stairs
>"That must be the other guy! Get him!"
>Damn, Brad must have been found out
>One guy rushes to tackle you. You dodge right out of the way, and he lands inside the vault room
>You take a box of frozen goods and smashed it right over his head
>"Hope he doesn't die from that" you tell yourself
>Two others rush in. They're unarmed
>Perfect. They probably underestimated us.
>One guy swings his arm for a punch. You grab his arm and threw it right at the other
>One guy down, one to go. Second guy stands up, seemingly stunned
>He's gonna try to grab you with his arms wide open
>You duck just in time and jumped high enough to do a double foot kick
>The thug was stunned
>"Rainbro was right. Leg day IS important"
>You finish the guy off with an average stomach punch
>"Alright, time to find Brad"
>You rush upstairs and head outside the back door to avoid more guards
>You climb up from outside using the pipes
>Slipping and falling thanks to the storm
>You grab the side ledges and shimmied through the building, looking through the windows to see if Brad's there
>Final window. You poke your head up to see through. You see two guys, twins maybe, in barber's vests smoking a pipe.
>"Well dear brother, I say. Hiring those guys was definitely cheaper than buying from the bloody market
>"Indeed, dear brother"
>The door opens. Three guys come in. The  one in the middle goes to the two brothers to tell them of the situation
>"Boss, we found these two snooping around. One of them knows something about the stuff"
>"The stuff?" One of the brothers repeated
>"Yeah boss" he winks. "That stuff"
>"...bring them in"
>Good god it's cold out here
>You see Brad out cold, as well as Lyra, bloodied from the nose
>"Now,... what were you two thinking, poking around in my pub" the brother said while spinning his cane
>Another guard brings a bucket of water and splashes it on Brad
>"GUAAAAH" yelled Brad
>Brad shakes his head from the cold, slowly catching his senses
>"I'll repeat again, WHY WERE YOU TOO POKING AROUND IN MAH ESTAB-A-LISH-U-MENT?"
>"We're here for the stolen food, and we will bring justice to this pub!" Brad bravely said
>The whole room is filled with laughter as Brad smirks
>"Do you seriously believe you can just go in here and act like a superhero?"
>The brother move closer as the other unmasks Brad's terrible mask
>"There's a system here, pal. This isn't something you kids could just get away with"
>"You're ruining peoples' lives. This is their hard work and you can't just take it away from them"
>The two brothers twirl their canes
>"There's an old saying, that everything is legal, so long as no one knows. You have no idea who you're dealing with"
>"The Flim Flam Brothers" Lyra suddenly said. "You're one of the more prestigeous businessmen under bars and pubs"
>"Ahh, at least someone here dresses and speaks sense"
>"You guys have some decent lawyers, so whether it be a legal battle, you'd get off with your hands clean"
>"Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner!"
>Having heard enough, you climb through the other window to enter with a tactical advantage
>Brad tries to struggle free, but is discouraged silently by Lyra
>"So, dear brother. How do we deal with these kids?"
>"I say we just leave them blindfolded outside the city"
>"Not if I can help it" you say as you open the window
>"What the devil?"
>You enter the room all wet to deliver a flying kick to one of the brothers
>As you kick him, Lyra kicks the kneecaps of her escort and tries to strangle him with her bow-harp
>Brad bites his captor's hand and manages to escape it's grasp
>One brother down, now for the ot-OOF
>The other brother hits you with his cane with such speed
>5 hits from the cane to the face in less than 2 seconds
>You're stunned, vision is spinning
>The brother on the ground crawls to the desk and pushes a button
>"You've made a big mistake, kid"
>The doors open as if a wall walked and tackled it
>Everyone who's conscious in the room looked at the man.
>7 foot tall, large muscles, hard white teeth
>"You're in for it now" says the brother
>The giant snorts, you just stand there, nearly pissing yourself
>He then tried to punch Brad but he manages to dodge it, causing the giant to punch the guard next to Brad
>The guard took the punch and flew all the way to the window
>Taking opportunity, you try to punch the man on the knee
>He sees you rushing in
>He rushes in too, delivering a jab to your stomach
>Blood spits from your mouth as he grabs your costume by the chest
>He raises you in the air
>Fuck, he's big
>With the power of the ring, you kick his elbow, breaking it
>He lets you go, screaming in rage
>He grabs you with his other hand
>"LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE"
>He rams himself through the window and you both fall all the way to the back door
>His body is slammed through yours, being the one on top
>You kick his body to push him off you
>Heart rate rises, fist is flashing
>"NORMAN!" Lyra yelled from the 2nd floor
>You take a stand, wiping the rain and blood from your eyes
>The large man stands as well, preparing a battle stance.
>You both stare into each other, with fierce intensity
>"So, we doing this or not?"
>The man snorts for the last time, yelling
>[spoiler]YEEEAAAAAAAAAH[/spoiler]
End of Chapter 9