Next To Normal

Chapter 6

Ello my lovies! A little heads up. This chapter is pretty much all Improve. I think it would fit in to the series of events that will happen afterwards and might explain a personality trait in one of the main Characters (or two). This Chapter is all Troy. Mentions of other characters will happen, but they dont make an actual appearance.

Trigger warning: pain. Fire. Death.
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After dropping off Twila, Sam, and Ben, Troy went to a secret parking lot behind an abandoned mill. He parked near a tree that fell down to hide his truck. Troy got out, Locked the car, searched for anyone watching, then walked into the woods.

There is a legend behind these woods. Slender Woods. A lot of bad things have happened here. Lots of murders and disappearances. Its said that, whoever ventures into the forest, never return. Those who have either become Psychotic and murder people, or disappear later that month.

Was Troy scared? No. He knew the Woods like the back of his hand. He was raised here, by his uncle. Sometimes his father would be at his uncle's. Maybe, if he was lucky, for a year. Usually thought it was only six months.

Troy walked for about thirty minutes, then turned right. After five minutes, a mansion came into view. It was old looking, like no one lived there. After a while, you would see it was staged so no one would bother with it. If they did, they wouldnt be alive. That's the rules for most normals. Some exceptions, like pastas to be and insiders who cover up for them. But the Pastas weren't normal. They were murderers. And Troy was one of them.

Troy was born into it. Although he looked like a normal, he wasnt. His father was the most horrendous creature, aside from his uncles. His name; Offenderman. No one knows much about him, besides the fact that he is the biggest, perverted killer there is. What were they missing? Little things, like he actually married someone who eventually gave birth to two boys, then died ten years after the younger one. Or that he can change his appearance to look like a normal. This was Troy's father. This was the man he knew. Not the perverted scum bag everyone calls him, although Troy does think his dads a scum bag.

Troy walked into the mansion. "Uncle!" He called out. In my office, child. A voice rang through his head. Troy walked down the hall under the stairs. The last door was the office. He walked in, "I need to ask you about some potential victims. " Slenderman looked up with his nonexistent face. What is their names? His voice was a weird calming hum. "Finnick Mason and Daisy Puckleberry." Troy responded, "I dont believe they are on the list." Slender looked through the files. They are not. You are right. I sense that they arent the only ones you want dead? Troy nodded, "yes, but I know well enough that any more than two murders done with fire, will be very suspicious. " Slenders voice sounded a little lighter, indicating that, if he had a face, he would be smiling. You have learned well. Your Mother and Father would be very proud. Very well. You may kill them. Troy nodded and began to head out.

I must ask a favor from you though, Troy. He stopped and turned back to his uncle. Tomorrow night, I would like to see a pasta in this house. "Any preferred pasta from the books?" Troy asked. He knew all the pastas in the book. He hopped it wasn't someone too close. I believe young Sally will do. Troy nodded and headed out. He would come back after the killing to grab what he needed for Sally's case.

Troy went back to his truck. No one was out, and some people were sleeping. He grabbed a red and black leather jacket, fingerless gloves with the palms and fingertips burned away, and a red mouth guard. Then he set off the the football captains home.

Finnick was having a family dinner at the time. Everyone was laughing and being a happy family, boasting about Finnicks big win at the game last friday. Troy snuck up to the door and burned the lock. Then he ran the the back, checking for more door and burning their locks. Once that was all finished, Troy climbed up a gutter drain and went in the house by a window. The room he was in was Finnicks parents. He was the only child. Troy sighed with relief that he didnt have to kill an innocent child. He hated that about this job.

Troy crept into the hall and listened. "Excuse me, I need the bathroom." Finnick got up from his seat with a skerrrch. "Oh!" His mom bounced, "use the one up stairs, dear. Your father hasn't finished renovating the down stairs bathroom." Finnick went up the stairs, a bit slowly. Troy had slipped into the bathroom. He waited behind were the door would open. Finnick open the door yawning and shut it. He saw Troy and gasped to breath. Troy covered his mouth, pouncing on him and knocking him into the counter top. Finnick was squirming. "Ymmr mmt mrmy mmy!" He tried to say. Troy shook his head. "Its not Troy. Its Flame. " and with that, he began to burn Finnick.

Finnick struggled and tried to scream, but it was useless. Troy- er Flame, had burn him too much. The bathroom was filled with smoke. Finnick couldn't breath. He died of suffocation. Flame dropped him in the bathtub. Finnicks lips were burnt to a crisp. "That's for Ben and Twila." Flame knew Finnick couldn't hear, but he was satisfied. So, he started a fire in the bathroom, and snuck out the window. He ran to the back yard and watched his masterpiece of the night. The whole house had caught in flames. The family screamed, unable to get out. Then the sirens came.

Flame ran out of there like a bat out of hell. He was happy. The Captain was dead. He had payed for what he did. Now, it was that popular chicks turn. Barbies turn.

Flame ran there without being seen. That was a miracle. It was on the other side of town. When he got there, he noticed it was an apartment. Daisy apparently lived by her self. Apartments weren't easy to escape, but they weren't impossible. Flame found her apartment and snuck in. Daisy was in the kitchen trying to make some food. Perfect time to have a fire accident flame thought to himself.

Flame went behind Daisy, who was too busy reading directions. As he walked, he dragged his finger across the wall, creating a line of fire that would soon spread. He reached Daisy and put his hand over her mouth. Daisy freaked out, thrashing and moving about. That didnt stop Flame. He stated to burn her stomach. She screamed in pain only to be muffled by his hand. She fought for ten minutes until she stopped. She had died too. Flame dropped her too the ground. "That's for Sam." The sirens came again as the fire alarm had been pulled. Flame escaped by jumping out the window.

Flame raced back to his truck, taking off all his gear. He was happy. Those suckers deserved it. He went back to the mansion and checked in the old potions cabinet. He saw the potion he was looking for and went to bed in his room, waiting to see Twila before summer break. He would also like to see the new friends he had made too. But he needed sleep. So he slept.

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Well. The ending is a little wonky, but to be fair I am writing this at 1 in the morning. So some info may be a bit jumbled. I'll fix it in the morning.