>"My name is Scott Greene, and I have a request: bring me the excuse of a man called Norman Normal. I shall communicate in a week, and if you didn't find him by then, losing your two agents will be the least of your worries"
>Those words sound more cold than you though
>After the distress call, BOI went to your apparment, and took you in
>For the last week you have been training in any possible way
>Using their advanced knowledge and magic relics, the phisical training was of one year total, even though just passed 3 days
>As for other knowledges, they gave you instructors 24/7
>The driving instructor made you drive a Futo with a cupholder: you couldn't spill the water, otherwise you had to start all over
>The gun instructor looked like straight from a World War: the basics of guns, safety, and proper shooting were passed. He only gave you a 1911, a few targets, and he told you to shoot them
>The training was erratic, but it had to do
>Now at the hub, you are just waiting for the call
>Mr. Smile is still at the screen. Looks like he never leaves whatever place he is in
>The transmissor sounds, and Mr. Smile opens the channel
>"Yes?"
>>"Now plebs, did you bring him in?"
"What do you want Green?"
>>"Splendid! Been a long time since I heard your complains commoner"
"Let's get to the point: Where are Ace and Klatch?"
>>"Those two were quite problematic, but they still fail in front of my "bodyguard". Do not cry for them, they are alive. Come get them"
"And where do I start?"
>>"Ugh, giving directions or hints is too obvious. Everyone does that"
"Where are you?"
>>"Maybe if you beg..."
"Where. Are. You?"
>>"My My, Norman, you've never been this secure"
"Things have changed, Scott. I'm not that foolish kid you used to bully in highschool"
>>"Bully? That's how you compare the man who managed to get you into the group where your aryan beauty was?"

"You dissapeared in a satanic rave. For all I know you probably were planning to sacrifice her or me"
>>"Why, is true. I meant to sacrifice her and for you to become my personal puppet and best friend. But something better happened: Grogar has+ granted me powers when those idiots ate my flesh and surrender my soul to him. Now neither the cult or Grogar are a problem anymore. I exterminated them"
"If you have all the power you want, then why are you still tormenting me?"
>>"Is fun. Maybe I get that slut and join her in our fun"
"If you touch her, I swear I-!"
>"Norman!"
>The voice of Mr. Smile for some reason felt like if he just told you that in front of you, yet the screen is behind you, and he isn't in the room
"... Just leave her out of this. This is between you and me"
>>"You are right actually. For now is between you and me"
"Let's go back to the beginning: where are you?"
>>"You said it yourself: at the beginning. See you soon"
>The transmition cuts off
>"Do not lose your mind again agent Normal. Your partner for this will be Nolan"
>The screen turns off, and the lights are up
>You went with Miss Facade, and she gave you one key
>"Is your car. Good luck"
>You select your classic clothing: a green beanie, an orange blazer, white shirt, green pants, and green and red shoes
>The car is your old minivan
>He said this started at the beginning. There is where it's going to end

>The beginning
>When you move out to Canterlot, your very first friend was Purple
>Twilight Sparkle, princess of Equestria
>Or she will if it wasn't that she changed places with her human counterpart
>When graduation happened, she returned to study more about human lifestyle, while the human Purple went to Equestria to learn about magic
>She is with Sunset Shimmer at Everton, a city at north of Canterlot
>Pushing metal to the pedal, you reach Everton at record time
>Or at least it will be if someone took time, but no one did
>Starswirl Academy is the most prestigious school in the state
>Doesn't help that is so private no one enters unless they bring a valid reason
>And if you let this lid off, Ace and Coffee are goners
>You reach to the main door
"Let me in"
>"Excuse me sir, but here at Starswirl Academy no one enters unless they approved the admission test"
"Look, this is important. My name is Norman and I need to talk with Twilight Sparkle"
>"I'm afraid I can't help you sir unless you prove you know her"
"Look, just call her. She can come here and-"
>"Sir, I'm sorry. I can't help you"
"Why not?!"
>"Our students are very rich and wise. If they fall in the wrong hands, there would be problems for everyone. Please leave"
"This is a life or death situation! I need to talk to her!"
>"Do you have any evidence of your claims?"
"I... don't"
>"Please sir, retire from this Academy. Otherwise I'll be forced to call security"
"No need"
>You leave the entrance
>A moment later, your phone rings

"Look, whoever it is, I can't help you"
>"Norman, it's me, Nolan"
"Sorry man, I can't talk now"
>"Did you forgot I'm your partner? Where are you?"
"Everton. Starswirl academy"
>"Wait for me, don't do anything stupid"
"I need to talk with Purple. I'm going inside whenever these guys like it or not"
>"Wait! Norm-"
>You hang up the phone
>You look the surroundings of the school
>There is a way inside: some maintenance is being made at the west, and it isn't very well secured
>Fuck waiting. Ace and Coffee's lifes are now in your hands
>If this goes to shit, more people can get hurt than just agents
>Goddammit Scott, your ironic messiah complex will kill us all
>That if you don't kill him first
>You go to the west wall and sneak into the school
>Your watch says it's 14:13
>You see your surroundings, and find a bulletin board: there's a map on it
>The fastest route would be go north, cross the football field, and reach the library
>If Purple is in one spot, is always the library
>The problem is it would leave you on the spot since there's a future football match between Starswirl Academy and the Foenum Scholar Institute
>The safest route would be going to the center area, sneak through the cafeteria, cross the lockers, and go to the right wing
>The problem is it would take a lot of time, and Purple would go to the school rooms.
>They are at the south, and very close to a security lobby

>No time to waste, two guys are on the line
>You walks towards the north area: it connects basically all the building
>Before you keep going to the football field, you visit the locker room
>At first you though you wouldn't find any clothing, but inspecting the lockers up close you calm down a bit
>Three are from Canterlot City, and Canterlot City lockers have one small imperfection
"Bibity-whop!"
>You give two palms to the left side of the locker, and one punch at the door
>*Clic* and it's open
>In one locker there's the normal uniform
>In another there's the sports uniform
>And the last one has a spare disguise: the team mascot

>Why take one when you can have two?
>You put the school uniform, and then hide your clothing inside the mascot suit
>You put it on. Maybe you can pass until you have to give back these clothes
>A while later, you are set and walking to the field
>This route will get you to the library in 10 minutes
>"Hey, You!"
>Crap
>"Thank God you are here. We were worried you wouldn't be able to come faster. We need to rehearse the routine"
"Routine? Wait! But I-"
>The student took you to the field where a group of cheerleaders are standing there
>They start to complain when they see you arrive
>"About time"
>"His test didn't had to take so much"
>"I hope he remembers the routine"
>The student goes to the front of the team
>"Alright girls, we can only do this once. Thanks to the wizard *he looks annoyed at you*, we can't rehearse this very well. Alright: to positions"
>The team moves out while you stand there confused
"Sorry, but you are mistaken. I was just leaving this suit at the other side of the field"
>"Ok then. Why are you using it?"
"Nostalgia. I was the last year mascot a year ago, and-"
>"That's great! You know the routine! Dance! Gogogo!"
>Okay, that went bad
>You dance badly in front of the lead student, and he obviously looks angry
>The music is over, and the cheerleaders make a pyramid except no top
>"Go! At least can you do that?"
"Alright, but then you let me go"
>Doing some somersaults, you go on top of 3 human stores, and land on top
>Thanks, magical physical training
"Go Sorceress!"
>The lead captain's mouth is wide open
>"H-How did you-"
"Nope. Screw you, I gotta jet, and I lost a lot of time"
>You jump from the top to the pyramid, and run 300 yards to the other side of the field
>You take the suit off, and keep running to the library

>You change clothes mid run, and manage to reach the library in time
>Purple and Bacon are just leaving
"Wait! Purple!"
>Purple turns around and sees you
>"Norman?"
>*RRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!*
>The alarm sounds, and the students leave their classes
>Before you reached Purple, the halls are filled with people
"Hey, move! Hey!"
>You bump, push and evade people, but is useless
>After a while, the halls are empty, except for one person: Nolan
>"You are either extremely lucky or incredibly stupid. I told you to wait for me"
"Nolan, we don't have time. Scott is probably a demon and-"
>"Or is a demon, or a magical entity, or a Lovecraft reality breaking God, but we still keep our minds cool. You could blow all this because you didn't stop and think for a goddamm second. Remember, you aren't alone on this one: we will get Scott, but at it's due time"
>You look down
"Sorry, I got carried away"
>"Well then, and why did you came upstate?"
"Scott said that the clues are at the beginning, and Purple was my first friend. I need to talk to her if she knows something"
>"Fine, but keep close to me. I have a special permit to walk around"

>As you two walk the corridors, you explain what happened
"... And that's why I made it personal. If I don't stop Scott, even Rarity will be the lesser damage. He sounds like he can destroy the world now"
>"I always knew he was a psycho. Our team should have seen it too"
"What do you mean?"
>"The readings pointed hipster spots: poetry coffee shops, the fashion club from our highschool, the area where stoners get high in the Planetarium. Plus, we found this"
>He shows you Scott's fedora
>"So far we didn't see anything wrong with it"
"Really? Let me see"
>He passes you the hat, but when you touch it, a nightmare starts
>The entire hall is destroyed, and whatever is left, is covered in blood
>You drop the hat in a second as you try to calm your body
>"Norman, what happened?"
"Wait! You didn't see it?"
>"See what?"
>You look at the fedora
"I think you should carry that for a while"
>He looks at you strangely, but takes the hat anyway
>"Look, we are here"
>Both arrive to the girls's dormitory
>On the front door there's a list with the people living inside
>Purple and Sunset are there
"Come on, let's do this before someone sees me"
>You enter the building and find their room
>You knock a few times
SS: Who is it?
"Housekeeping"
SS: We didn't ask for clean up
"Your locker might need it"
SS: Goodness Latisha, if you filled my locker again with toilet paper, I swear I-
>She opens the door and looks at you
SS: Norman? Nolan?
N: Hey Sunny
"Been a long time, isn't it?"
>A voice sounds from the back
TS: Hey Sunset! Who is it?
N: We came at a bad moment?
SS: No! I mean, she is having a bath
"Excuse us, but we need to come inside"
>You two go inside the room
>The room is basic: two chairs, a table, two laptops, and a bunk bed
>Twiligh comes out of the bathroom covering herself with a towel
TS: Sunset, remind me to buy mo-
>Purple looks at you
TS: Norman?
"Hey purple, how are you?"
>she goes straight to hug you

TS: Norman! Where were you? I though you forgot about us!
"You think I'd forget about my favorite purple nerd? Nah, never"
SS: Well, you didn't called in an entire year
You and N: Shut up Sunset
>She looks surprised
>You give Purple a few pats on the back
"Ok, ok. That's enough hugging. Dress up before this ends up killing your college life"
TS: Okay!
>She takes her clothes, and goes to the bathroom to dress up
SS: Anyway, what's the reason why you two came here?
N: Well, it's kind of hard to explain, but-
"Scott used satanic magic and now he is going to destroy the world, but ironically, so he is going to make us suffer until he gets bored"
>Both look at you shocked
N: Norman, what the Hell?
"They were going to realize sooner or later"
SS: And you expect us to believe you?
TS: Believe what?
>Purple is back with a purple sweater and blue trousers
"Nolan, show them the fedora"
N: Dude, I don't think this is a good idea
"Do it. They have to know"
N: Alright
>Nolan shows Scott's fedora
SS: Wait, is that...?
TS: Didn't one of your friends had a hat like that Norman?
"That is Scott's. We found it in an area that was cursed. Needless to say, when I grabbed it, a strange allucination happened, and everything was bad"
TS: Really? But I can't see how-?"
>Purple touches the hat, freeze for a second, then drops it while shaking
SS: Twilight! What happened?
>Sunset touches purple's arm, and her eyes glow
>A moment later, she is shaking and a few tears escape from her
>She turns quickly to the hat
SS: What the Hell is that!
N: Wait, you guys are really ok? I had this hat and I didn't-
>When he touches the fedora, Nolan freezes for a moment and then leaves the hat slowly. His eyes' pupils are wide
"Nolan, are you ok?"
N: He is calling you
"What?"
N: Scott is calling you. You have to take the hat
>You are quite dubious to take it, but is your only clue so far
>Hoping for the best, you take the hat, but nothing happens
*Gulp*
>You know what you have to do

>You remove your beanie, and place the fedora on top of you
>Before you put it on, Twilight grabs your arm
TS: No! Norman, if you do that-
"I know. But it's the only way, and this is a matter of life and death. Two guys are already in danger"
>Sunset grabs her arm, and slowly takes her away
N: Dude, be careful
"I don't have much of a choice, am I?"
>You put the fedora on
>A big mistake
>the room dissolves as your friends slowly peel their body off: from clothes to skin. From skin to muscle. And from muscle to bones
>The bones turn black, and become ashes drifting away
>You struggle to breath, and your body starts to get thinner to bone point
>Just skin and bones, you fall to the ground and look up
>Scott is there with a smile
>"Well done Norman. You already had a piece of the puzzle, but Twilight and Sunset joining us was something I didn't expect"
"W-what are y-y-you t-talking about?"
>"The beginning was BOI: they had my fedora already, but they didn't find the rest of my body. You see, to be in your world, I need to be summoned, and the only way to do that is to take my personal stuff to a puppet. After that I will show up if the place has enough demonic power"
>You are barely breathing now. The hat is taking a lot of your life energy
>"Looks like you don't have much time. Ask me anything"
"W-w-whe... whe... re... aaaa..."
>"You are pathetic now. Ok, I'll tell you what to do: just go to the places where the readings appeared, and when you have everything, find something that acts like a carcass, and then take it to the station where the satanic rave happened. Good bye"
>He takes the hat off you, and you are back in reality
>Everyone is looking at you scared, but Purple smiles
TS: The hat fell off... the hat fell off!
>She rapidly hugs you
TS: Norman don't die!
>You blink a few times
"Die? What are you talking about?"
>She looks at you very sad
TS: You fell, a-and started to convulse, and.... and...

>She hugs you more tighly
TS: Don't do that. Never again
"Don't worry Purple..."
>You look at the cursed fedora
>"I don't feel like doing something stupid any time soon"