Disclaimer: I do not own any DC Characters including Batman, Superman or anyone else. They all belong to their respected authors. As for Haley Brown, He's my original Character.

Foreword from the Author: This is my first cross between My Original Character (Haley Brown) and my favorite Universe (Batman). Please be sparing when blowing this story out of the water with criticism. Review (Bad or Good) are much welcome.

Hoody Boy: Otherworld Stories
The Adventures of Haley Brown
Part Two: "Things seem to go down from there…"

It was 11 o' clock at Night. Barbra was nice enough to loan Haley her TV so he'd have something to do upstairs instead of twiddling his thumbs. Haley was lying on his bed with his hands behind his head staring at the ceiling, the TV casting a soft glow over the otherwise dark room. Uncle James had to work late tonight; Haley was sure that he had something important and didn't hold a grudge. His wife was nice enough though, and a hell of a good cook, her name was Aunt Sara.

Haley had to get used to giving honorifics to people. He'd never had an uncle that he'd seen before. His grandparents were dead before hand and his mom loathed her whole family so Haley didn't know anyone; except Uncle James and Aunt Sara. He seemed nice enough, him and his wife. His mom was exaggerating immensely when she talked bad about him. Always negative never positive. Haley lay there wondering what made her so angry with her Family. It was probably a sore subject to Uncle James but he was born inquisitive. With that on his mind he rolled over onto his side and tried to go to sleep.

It was early in the morning when a thump woke him. Haley didn't know the time, but it was dark so he figured it had to be anytime before 5:15. He sprang from his bed to see what had made the noise. He opened the doors to the roof and stopped dead. A figure was hunched on the edge; it quickly turned around and stared Haley in the eye. He took a step back in fear considering the look of it. It threw out a rope, Haley's mind switched to instinct and he quickly jolted his body into motion. He lunged at the figure to catch it but ended up eating rooftop gravel with his face. It swung away to another roof. Haley stopped himself from chasing, from where he was on the roof; it looked like a creature, something or someone with a cape.

He turned around and rushed back inside. He shut the doors and locked them tight. Getting back to sleep would be about as possible as he craping a 24 karat brick every time he went to the restroom. Haley sat up the rest of the night in his room. He tried, oh yes in hell he did, but after almost jumping out of his skin, no way in hell. Haley made his way downstairs to the breakfast table and sat down. He put his head in his hands and spied the digital clock; 4:49 a.m. At 5:15, Haley opened the doors again and watched the first light of dawn from the roof. Still a little rattled, Haley walked back downstairs and again sat in his seat. Not even 40 minutes later Aunt Sara and Uncle James came downstairs.

"Yo." Haley said smiling.

"What're you doing up?" Uncle James asked.

"Just a little awkward being in a different house and such." Haley lied.

Uncle James huffed a moment trying to think of something supporting, "Alright then."

Haley ate breakfast with Uncle James and Aunt Sara. They complimented each other well enough. Pity, he was starting to hate his mom for never mentioning Uncle James now. An hour later Barbra came downstairs yawning to just Haley at the breakfast table.

"Hello." Haley said smiling.

"Heya kiddo." She said walking past him and mussing up his hair.

Haley matted it back down, "For your information I'm 19…"

"And I'm 23." Barbra shot back.

"O-Kay then…" Haley yielded, "Still what's with all the hostility?"

"I don't like playing babysitter." Barbra said pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"You got a short name because I know I'd hate being called Barbra every day." Haley said.

"It's Babs, and you coming with me to the library today." She answered.

"The library!?!" Haley shouted in protest.

"Yeah, the Gotham City Public Library," Babs answered, "you're going to help me out squirt." She smiled deviously.

"I still have no clue what I did to get all this free floating hostility, but sitting idle and not doing anything is about as fun as getting my arm twisted." Haley wondered crossing his arms.

Haley pondered her reasons for her being so mean to him in his all the way to the library which was clear across town so he was thinking a lot. For a librarian, the fiery red head didn't like red lights. Haley didn't like driving, prior experiences made it difficult to drive without reliving one of him many past exploits behind the wheel. They pulled into the Parking lot next to the library and walked up the steps. Inside, book adorned every single wall, corner, alcove, and there had to be at least 3 floors of this.

"I hope you like sorting books." Babs said looking at over at Haley.

"Not with you." Haley came back, "I'll be in the fiction. Good luck finding me."

Barbra looked over to shove Haley, she found air, "How does everyone I know do that…" She said aggravated.

Time seemed to roll around for Haley. He watched the clcok

"How's it going?" Haley said smiling.

"Don't get smart…" She grunted pushing the cart.

"Scoot." Haley said tapping her on the shoulder.

"Oh I have to see this…" Babs said wiping her forehead.

Haley went back through his mental notes on that Hand to Hand book. "Everything works off physics… simple leverage and proper distribution of force can move anything." Haley smiled as he eyes the cart. He bear hugged the sides of the cart and pushed with his arms and legs. It started moving, not fast, but then inertia set in. Babs pursed her limps in anger and put her arms on her hips in the standard angry mom position one gets when you either are about to get grounded or severely lectured.

"Where's it going?" Haley asked with some strain.

"Hang on…" She said going around to the front of the cart and grabbing the front.

They pushed and pulled, Haley applying most of the force, Babs steering the cart.

"When do you get off anyway?" Haley asked stepping out of the back room.

Babs looked over at him, "2 Hours."

"Alright, see you in two then." Haley said and walked off leaving Babs standing alone again.

He found his comfy chair invade by another, he crossed his arms in protest. Taking his book and found a couch just beyond where he was sitting. Haley didn't understand why this kind of technical stuff would apply to Martial Arts but he liked it. It made it simpler. Then again when you graduate from high school with a physics award, things relating to it are simpler by principle. Haley wasn't that smart, but he enjoyed the popularity; most particularly he liked Kinetics.

Haley put the book back where he pulled it and sat back down on his couch. His mind rolled over the equations in his head. Hand to Hand combat even with his weak frame was possible now that he understood it. It was all about a matter of points of impact, the force used on those points and of course the mass of the thing he was hitting. All in all, nothing too complicated. Something came to him though as he sat there.

"Where're the points, those pictures only showed the general vicinity…?" Haley thought.

He got up and went over to one of the computers used to track down books. He typed into anatomy of a human being and hunted don the closet one he was asking for; Human pressure points and arteries. Haley grinned slightly and walked up the spiral staircase to the second floor. He found his book and carried it back to his couch. He went to the back and hunted down the index. There weren't as many pictures as the Hand to Hand combat but this worked. Haley had again found himself entranced as he read through the book. One specific one that caught his eye was the point on the temple, another on the back of the neck and the last one that caught him was the one in the upper shoulder.

Haley felt a tap on the shoulder and looked up from his book.

"What're you up to squirt?" She asked.

"Not much just kinda intrigued by this." Haley held up the book.

"You don't look like on that pursues medicine." Babs said skeptically.

"I'm not, I just got really bored and thought I'd find something interest." Haley got up, "For instance." Haley grabbed Barbra's upper arm and pressed the inside of her arm pit.

It didn't take a few seconds for her to notice a lack of blood going through her right arm. She quickly countered by grabbed Haley's wrist and twisting his arm to the snapping point. Haley gritted his teeth and let go of the point of her arm.

"Don't ever do that again…" Barbra said letting him go.

"Way to let yourself try to be bad ass again Haley…" Haley said to himself, "You can't seem to walk away from bad habits. She has to be eating more then her Wheaties for something like that too…" He rotated his shoulder trying to get feeling back in his arm.

They walked down the steps to the library and to the parking lot; the sun was creating an eerie twilight over the city. Haley looked back at the library for one last glimpse. All he saw was something he didn't like. An unmarked black Lincoln pulled onto the street. Haley saw the gun barrels from where he was standing.

"LOOK OUT!" Haley yelled running at Barbra.

Barbra turned around and eyed Haley and the car. They both hit the ground as bullets started blowing pieces of rock up into the air. The gun fire felt like it went on for ages, but time has a funny way of slowing down in a life threatening event. Haley looked up and saw the car driving away. He pulled Barbra up on shaky legs; his went that solid either but that was beside the point.

"BULLOK!" Uncle James yelled from his office, "I want every thug in Gotham's mug shot and I want it RIGHT NOW!" He said pounding his fist into the desk.

Haley sat there looking down at the ground. He knew it wasn't his fault but he still felt guilty. Barbra, who was sitting right next to him, was still angry with him for the whole library thing. He was beginning to hate himself now as well. He wanted to tell Uncle James the truth, but he couldn't quite find the words so he remained silent as he barked orders to find the guys who did the drive by.