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: In advance, I apologize to all my readers. I'm not a scary guy, thus I suck at writing scary stories. The best I can do is make you think and use psychological pounding to make you freak out. Don't worry though, James and DJ will more then likely beat the ever loving crap out of each other.

Well, I think it's time to chat about my thoughts on the series, where it's going and of course the sentiments of a few people.

First off, actually thought about the series actually began with a paragraph where I had Haley taking on Batman. I really have no idea why Haley would be fighting Batman but I'm more then sure I could I make up a way for him and Batman to exchange more then harsh words. The evolution of the story though, now that was slightly unexpected. The thing is though, i banked on it and thought of making it kind of like an on going Series with Haley fighting Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter, and god knows what else. Still, I knew I could make an on going series, there had to be a ending some where.

This brings me to where it's heading. The story itself is in mid life at the moment. I'm done with the beginning but the ending is still a little floaty. I've got plans for another story having to do when Gotham is in the middle of No Man's Land. I highly suggest anyone read the series, it really is a fantastic piece that actually went on an entire year.

Now, some peoples' sentiments about my series are of two categories. One would be the supporters, and the others the offended. A lot of people support Haley Brown for his stance of no mercy for the wicked. I can understand this, not a lot of vigilante's will just openly pull the trigger without want nor care for consequences. The offended are those that are screaming at me for butchering Batman and making him out to look like an idiot. This I'm sorry for but I never thought of Batman as a main character, just that minor annoyance in Haley's way when he has to use dangerous tactics.

Hoody Boy: Elseworld Stories
The Adventures of Haley Brown
Arc Two, Part Three: Now Boarding

Haley walked down the pier, hand guns out. His gaze was tense as he moved through the fog. He went to the gang ramp and started up one step at a time. Haley set foot on the deck and checked both ways.

"BAHHH!"

Haley faced forward, all senses directing toward him. A Zombie came out of the mist right towards Haley's raised guns. He narrowed his eyes and pulled the triggers without question. The Zombie stumbled back as the hot lead burst through him. It slammed into the ground and stopped its ceaseless moaning. Haley lowered his guns and started walking down the deck towards the stairs.

He opened the door and was hit in the face with the smell of rot, decay and ass. Haley went down the stairs, guns out in front of him. He put his pistol away and pulled out a flashlight. The beam punctured the darkness as he made his way to the foot of the stairs. The sound of shuffling caught his attention and he moved swiftly around the corner. The Light came upon a moving wall of rotting flesh that let out a low moan as it stared into the flash light.

Haley jammed the gun into the Zombie's mouth and fired blowing the back of it's head out. The Zombie dropped to it's knees and collapsed. Haley shook the gunk off the front of the barrel and put the pistol back into his pocket. He removed a sawed off double barrel shotgun and loaded it.

"Christ, its worse then Resident Evil on the Gamecube..." Haley remarked.

Haley snapped it shut and started walking down the hallway. The moan set the reaction that caused his arm to extend the other way and fire down the hall shredding everything in 10 foot cone. He lowered the gun when he heard the thump and loaded the gun again. Haley quietly proceeded to walk down the hall.

James smashed into the concrete wall, rocks bursting off the wall from the impact. DJ stood silently, his fist outstretched.

"James, James. Must you make this so hard?" DJ asked.

"You probably like to get it hard don't ya?" James said looking up at him.

DJ's face wrinkled in anger, James smiled. DJ rushed him and grabbed his collar. He spun him around and tossed him through a pillar. James rolled a little bit and stood up as DJ came running at him. His super reflexes were his only up on DJ's and he abused that fact. James grabbed DJ's neck, squeezed as hard as he could and directed his inertia into the floor. DJ's face plowed straight into granite floor breaking it upwards. He whipped around, the back of his heel connecting with James' face. James was sent spinning landing with a thunk on his back. DJ jumpped up in the air and came down for an elbow drop. James pulled the revolver out of his pants pocket and fired upwards. DJ went off to the side, blood raining down on the both of them.

James pushed himself back to his feet and started running down the poorly lit hallway. He heard the stomp of DJ's shoes coming from behind him. James sprinted right for the wall and closed his eyes as he pushed off from the ground. He ran up the wall and again pushed off puling a back flip. DJ hit the wall like a charging bull. He turned around and put his back to the wall as he looked down the Barrel of his revolver with James at the other end of it.

"Sorry biotch, but this is the end of the road." James said in his ebonic accent.

DJ pulled out his katana at the blink of an Eye and knocked the revolver out of his face. James didn't have time to pull the trigger as DJ plunged the sword straight through his rib cage. DJ pulled a roundhouse kick sending James into the wall. The sword popped back out of his chest and clattered to the floor with James. He raised the gun just as he fell and fired. DJ was blasted off his feet sending him flying down the hallway with a streak.

James got up and checked the revolver. Two shots left, and the kid was still coming at him. Their pace would ware DJ out soon enough but even James was beginning to break a sweat. Where the hell was Haley? Or Alice? Or Amy? James paused at the thought of Amy and clenched his teeth. DJ stood up and looked at him, his pushed off the ground racing at him with the speed of a locomotive.

"Ah hell no..." James said.

James came around in a full spin and sent the butt of DJ's revolver in his face. DJ again went off course and met the wall with his back. James tore off down the other way, this time he wasn't being chased. James stopped at a door and opened it up. The room was pitch black. James fumbled for a light switch. He pushed it down and found exactly what he'd hoped for, with extra.

James set the revolver down and grabbed his two hand cannons. They'd been polished and the insignia's on the side gleamed in the light. James put the silver and black guns into the holsters and wrapped that around his waist. He looked over at a lump in a cloth. Not caring what it might be, he lifted it up and reveiled a mighty looking Handgun. There was no time for observations so James put it in the back of his pants. He grabbed a back pack, stuffed as much ammo as he could into it and went for the door.

Haley stepped into the room, flashlight shining into the starck darkness that seemed to stick to the spaces. A whimper from down the hall caught his ear and he made his way over the corpses of the zombified crew. He opened the door where the wimpering was heard. The zombie looked at the light and raised it's hands moaning. Haley raised the shotgun and fired blowing the upper half into shreds.

The bark and wimper of a dog. Haley shined the flashlight on the animal. It didn't look feral or rabid and it didn't have pieces of fur hanging off it like some of the other undead residents of this ship.

"Come here lil fella." Haley said in a baby voice.

The dog looked at him skeptical, Haley was never good at getting animals to come his way, he reached into his pocket and removed a doggie treat. The canine's eyes grew wide and it scampered over to him. He fed the thing the milkbone and scratched it's head. A moan caused Haley to stand up and raise the flash light.

"Let's go." Haley said cooly.

The dog barked in agreement and the two started their way up the flights of stairs. Haley made it across the deck and stopped. Police forces stood with riot sheilds and shotguns.

"Whoa, gents!" Haley shouted, the dog coming up from behind him.

"Haley! Thank god! Where's James!" Amy called making her way through.

"I've no Idea, that's why I'm on this god forsaken vessal." Haley explained.

"Damnit, someone switched off his radio and I haven't been able to get ahold of him for a while now." Amy asnwered, "I've checked every liqour store, bar and resturant in Gotham and no one's seen him."

Haley looked at the ground, "Alright, well he's certainly not here, there were zombies all over the damn inside of this thing."

"You find anything?" Amy asked.

"I found a shipping manifest." Haley answered pulling out a clip board from his pocket, "Let's read it off the boat alright."

"Alright S.W.A.T.! Pull back to the dock, no nothing gets on or off this boat, period." Amy barked and everyone went down the ramp to the dock.

Alice sat on the couch, and flipped through the channels board out of her mind, "Where in hell is Haley...", the flower next to her drooped down, she sighed in protest.

"My oh my, have you changed." The voice was greaseier then a new axel.

Alice turned around as she stood up. Poison Ivy stood scantly and smiled; Alice's left eye twitched in anger.

"Bitch..." Alice mouthed, "How did you get out..."

"I was let out due to unnessacary abuse." Poison Ivy answered, "I'm here for Haley."

"Over my dead body you red headed bitch." Alice snapped.

"You mistake my intention. I want to chat with him, not kill him." Ivy said in defense of herself.

"OH shut up!" Alice retorted, "You expect me to believe you? After what you took from me? What you did? In all aspects, I should grab the gun in the end table right there and blow you to kingdom come and fertilize the lawn with you!"

Ivy took a step back, Alice narrowed her eyes, "You stole something that can not be brought back. All because you wanted to continue your sick experiement. You used me like a giunea pig."

"That's right, I won't deny my intention." Ivy remarked, "I also can see you're not happy, but at least you're on his level now."

"On his level?" Alice answered, "I was never trying to be Haley."

"Then why are you with him if you're not trying to be him. And don't answer with love. Love is a foolish reason only those with no other excuse use." Ivy stated.

"Shut up." Alice said with an offesive tone, "You might not believe in love and all that non sense considering you're a heartless wench of a women who tries to make up for her heartlessness by taking in run offs from the streets." She continued with a tear rolling down her cheek, "I love Haley. His determination, his ability, his personality. Everything he does wether good or bad is what he believes is right."

Poison Ivy sighed looking down at the floor, "This is apparent."

"What?" Alice snapped.

"When I met Haley, I saw the fire in his eyes, the want, no the need to lend a helping hand. His determination was what made me trust him. It was my folly for thinking that he didn't do as I said because I was in the wrong of it and he knew that from the core. Betraying him was the worst mistake I ever did and I wish to make ammends for my trangression." Ivy said movingly.

"You want to apologize?" Alice answered, "If you want to apologize to anyone, it should be ME!"

Ivy again sighed, "Yes. It was wrong to take advantage of you and to break you. But Alice, I hope you understand that you possess the ability to manipulate the plants like I can."

"This I know..." Alice answered, "But still. You've destroyed my normal Life Ivy. I could've settled down and been a normal girlfriend to Haley. Deep down, I know he really just wants to lead a normal life."

"True, but I can sense you want to actually follow him on one of his adventures. Fighting evil, saving Gotham or what have you." Ivy said expressively.

"I still can't control it." Alice said looking out the window.

The door opened up and the two turned their attention. Haley's eyes widened as the dog came up next to him. He reached into his pocket and removed a beretta.

"Ivy!" Haley shouted.

Ivy, who just felt the gravity of the situation smack her in the face, took a step back in fear. Haley started walking towards her, gun exteneded and tense.

"What the hell are you doing in my BASE!" Haley cried.

"She's here to apologize Haley." Alice answered.

Haley looked over at her, "Excuse me? Apologize? Villains don't apologize, nor do they get sentimental unless they're just starting out."

"She's correct Haley." Ivy answered in her defense, "Just put the gun down and hear me out, please?"

Haley kept the gun raised, "I'll keep the gun up thank you, but I'll hear you out. And If I don't like it, you're ass is going to Jail for breaking and entering."

Ivy stood quietly as Haley went and sat down. He motioned for her to speak and he breathed slowly.

Ivy sighed inward for strength, "Haley Brown, I wish to apologize." She began, "My actions were out of sheer anger, misdirected. I feel I've done something terrible, like I've stepped over an invisible line and broken the status quo of something. I am sorry for the grief I've caused you and Alice and I know I can't undo the things I did. However, I can help make it more livable."

Haley's eybrow lowered, his fingers pushing against eachother like two warriors in a power struggle, "Ivy, as far as I'm concerned, you went far beyond the line. You shattered it, burned it, and spit on its ashes like it were of no consequence." He leaned forward and looked her dead in the eyes, "You back stabbed me, you stole Alice's virginity and unwillingly turned her into your protege. In my old town, those are grounds to shoot you where you stand. But we're not in my town, regardless of that fact though Ivy, I'm still pissed at you."

"Haley..." Alice said sternly, "She is apologizing and saying she made a mistake in her actions and you're going to throw it back in her face."

"Yes hell I am," Haley answered, "with no regrets."

Ivy looked at him, right into his eyes. Those steel grey hazel eyes, the look they had were beyond words in how much pain, torment, anger and betryal they gave off. One look into them and Ivy was sure some people had lost themselves completely to fear.

"Haley?" Ivy asked, "Were you betrayed once?"

Haley looked up at her, his eyes drilling into her like bullet, "What gives you that Idea?"

"Your eyes." Ivy replied, "They're screaming with betrayl and pain."

Haley gave her a disgusted look, "If I want someone to give me a psyche evaluation, I'll go to a mental hospital."

"Just answer me that and I'll leave." Ivy requested.

"Yes, yes I was." Haley said shortly.

"Who?" Alice asked looking concerned.

"My friends. Johnny, Reggie and most of all Sara." Haley answered, his head began to sink, "It was Valentine's day. I didn't know it but I was walking into a trap that my archnemisis Jeff Andrews had laid. I took Sara out for a night on the town. We went outside onto the balcony and there she jabbed a 6 inch blade through my ribs, missed my heart by 2 centimeters. She along with Reggie went with Andrews thinking that I was dead. Johnny was the only one left with me. I was there when Andrews blew John away with a .44 magnum to the chest. It was then that I went cold, and I too stepped over the line. Pushing my limits, going too far just to watch Andrews, Sara and Reggie suffer"

Haley looked up, "Reggie left town in disgrace, Sara was so traumatized by my actions that she spends her days in a psychiatic ward and Andrews is running for office now since I took his family name and destroyed everything he held dear."

Alice sat stunned, "Haley..." She looked at him, "How do you deal with that?"

"Day by Day..." Haley answered, "I justify my actions every morning or pray to forget them for the day."

"I'm sorry for your loss..." Ivy said biting her lower lip.

Haley sat there, his face tense, his eyes cold, "I accept your apology. But you will never ever bring this subject up again. Now, you said you could help Alice with coping with her new found power correct?"

"Yes..." Ivy said curiously.

"Alice? Do you want to learn the full extent of your power?" Haley asked.

"Yeah." Alice replied.

"Ivy, I want you to teach Alice everything about control. If I hear that you even thought about another experiment, I will send your green ass to hell. Now go." Haley ordered.

Alice stood up and walked with Ivy to the lift and took it downward, they left Haley to his silence.