||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 42: Weather Station||

"So they were knocked out?"
"Out cold: From the iPads, completely asleep; They were all up late last night unable to sleep and were playing and talking."
Madison nods,"Yeah, the storm was pretty bad but it seems only a few things to clean.", Miguel nods,"Yeah, few tree branches, drains needing to be unblocked and checking on power lines.", Madison nods, just to make sure everyone was okay.
'Squack'!
A Crow was struggling against a bag, it was tangled in the plastic and it kept trying to free itself.
"Oh, the Crow."
Jay knelt down, the Crow struggling still and squawking a lot.
Carefully and slowly, freed the Crow and putting the plastic in the bin,"There ya go.", the Crow seemed happy, it hopped off Jay's hand and flew off.
"We should probably also make sure no animals are hurt."
"True."

Otto left his house, loading his gun and preparing to make sure everything was okay like traps.
Then the dog walked over,"What? You wanna join?", it rubbed itself against his leg, was that a 'yes'?
Otto sighed,"Fine.", it was happy as it went out first, probably wanting to lead the way as Otto took in that it was another day.
"Morning Otto!"
Otto saw Miguel and his friend,"Morning.", and Otto went off to check the traps with the dog that he still needed to deal with.

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"You sure?"
"Yep: I'll be in and out."
Norman stuck in his boots,"How about you check the Observatory and meet me up at the Weather Station?", Ike nods,"Okay, sounds good.", they shake on that, and head.

~

The place was nice.
He inspected the catacomb entrance here was blocked off.
"Hm."
*Footsteps*
He froze.
Oh shit someone was here.

~

Norman peered inside, stepping in to see some lights on.
The backup generator was activated from the storm?
Surprised it still works, but at the same time he wasn't.
So, check on the machine, write some stuff on the storm and meet with Ike.

In the other room, he glanced at Norman working and writing by the computer.
. . .
He could get out through the backdoor, but the back entrance had some flooded land, and this guy wasn't left alone for long periods of time: Someone was coming.
'Squack'
He jumped, grabbed the Crow,"Shhhhut up.", "Whoever is in here, you're not allowed up here and I will let it slide if you come out, or if that's you Ike and try and scare me.", he looked around nervously, but then. . . Had an idea.
Norman waited. . . He wasn't about to do this again.
He grabbed an old bat, ready to swing at any moment.
He slowly walked around the station, his grip tightening, every noise made his heart race and raise the bat.
But then was promptly tackled to the ground.
"OW!!"
"NORMAN?!"
"QUENTIN!?"
With that, he managed to escape out with them being distracted.

"Norman??"
Ike entered the station and immediately frowned seeing his brother having pinned the Norman to the ground and his sister with her face in her hands.

"Okay- So you broke in here, thinking someone was in here based on motion sensors you set up, definitely without Ted's permission, and you tackled Norman thinking he was someone else."
Quentin and Beatrix, pretty nod. . .
"Ike; Why are you covered in muck."
It was just then it registered to Norman Ike was covered in muck, his face, hands, shirt, jacket, jeans and his shoes completely ruined.
"Yeah; I lost my foot and fell in in the muck, tried to wipe my hands on my jacket once I found my footing."
Quentin glanced off to the window, feeling ashamed when he saw him.
Crowface, the thing or person he had been chasing.
They wore a beak that covered their face, no idea how anyone would see, a cloak that drapped over them with a hood that also hid their identity, they were tall and wore black gloves.
Reason he's never caught this thing; This thing wasn't human.
And Crowface just stared at him, before raising his hand and flipping Quentin off.
"Now who exactly-"
"IT JUST FLIPPED ME OFF!!!!"
That cut off Ike, surprising him and Norman while Beatrix just stared at Quentin.
"THAT'S IT, COME HERE YOU STUPID-"
He made a beeline for the back door.
"Wait, Quentin part of the land is-"
. . .
"Flooded. . ."
Beatrix sighed,"One of you is covered in muck and the other is probably drenched and laying there. I'll leave with Quentin, I'm sorry.", and she left to help her brother.
Ike and Norman stood there, confused and concerned.
"Everything is alright, if you're curious."
"Great. Uh. . . Let's go home, cause. . . I need to shower."
Norman nods.