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: Nothing like getting myself back on track. So far things are tightening up but I'm working my way through. Grabbing myself a job, but I'm grabbing days off and I'm writing like a mad man. I refuse to give up my readership, ever. Cheers to you guys.

Hoody Boy: Elseworld Stories
The Adventures of Haley Brown
Arc Three, Part Five: Hoodyless

Haley had backed up from his position a good thirty feet. The Demon, or monster, whatever you want to call it was out, about and rather pissed. Haley raised the Vesper, his hand steady in the presence of fear, and took aim. He fired off a shot that struck the Demon in the eye. It roared in anger and took a swipe at Haley. The claws area was well over 9 feet spread open and his reach was farther then Haley was so he got hit even with a dodge. Haley felt the impact as his body was tossed through the air like a football into a wall. He had no Hoody and that meant no weapons except the Vesper and that had an unknown amount of Bullets left in it. Haley rolled onto his stomach and pushed him back up to his feet.

The Monster let out an unearthly roar that caused Haley to stumble. So far it was Monster One, Haley zippo. He lifted the Vesper and aimed again for the Demon. He pulled the trigger and sent another bullet into it's hide. It took a step back and looked at Haley, it's red eyes flaring with anger. It's claw reached out and demolished the place where Haley was standing. The jolt from the claw tearing the wall sent Haley sliding to the ground a few feet away. He got up again and wiped the trickle of blood off his shoulder. Again he raised his Vesper and fired at the Demon. The bullet struck it's neck. The Monster swung it's claw in a wide arc and took the whole side including Haley with it.

Haley looked at the Monster in the eyes, it had him in it's grip and it squeezed. Haley could tell it was smiling. The thing thought it was fun, like Haley was some little joke. He lowered his head as those horrid memories came back to him. Middle School, it was the same way, just like now. They all made him seem like a Joke that life had made just for them to laugh at, but he showed them. He showed them that it's not cool to laugh at anyone for being less fortunate then you. And now, here 5 years later, this Demon, this Gigantic, hulking piece of trash that held him in a death grip was laughing now. He wouldn't stand for it anymore, then, not now, not ever again, ever.

Haley pulled the trigger of the Vesper and blew the things finger off clean. It squealed and dropped him so it could nurse it's missing appendage. Haley hit the ground stood up in anger. He raised the gun and fired three shots right at the upper torso of the Monster. It roared in protest at Haley's Blitz.

"It'll be a cold day in hell I let some twenty foot Lizard demon kick my ass while laughing at me like some joke!" Haley yelled mentally.

He lowered the Vesper and aimed at the things feet. He pulled the trigger and put a bullet in it's ankle. He didn't care what the Vesper could do anymore, so long as it did what it was doing. He pulled another shot and hit the knee of the same leg. The Monster yelled out as it toppled over and hit the ground. Haley didn't let up. Adrenaline pushing his mind to a higher plane he rushed towards the Monster, gun up and ready to shoot. He went right to the things head and aimed between the eyes. He fired again and again, bullet after bullet bashing its skull like a hammer. No way would Haley let this thing make it out of this temple to destroy his city, no way in hell would he let this thing live past this. He'd spit in the face of fate itself just to make sure that this thing wouldn't be breathing.

The gun clicked empty and Haley pressed the release button. The smoking empty clip fell out of the gun and Haley reloaded it without taking a step or faultering in anyway. He started firing over and over, bullets crashing into it's skull, blood leaking out of its shot out eye and it's mouth.

"You think it's FUNNY NOW!" Haley shouted.

The thing roared and grabbed Haley. Haley gritted his teeth and aimed but was thrown like a baseball. The force was too much to hold onto the Vesper and the gun slipped from Haley's fingers. He struck the wall and hit the ground on his stomach. He looked at the floor and he got that sick feeling in his stomach. Haley should've known damn well this wasn't going to be easy but this was just unfair. Haley passed out on the ground, his head hitting the rocks heavily.

James, DJ and his sister burst out of the Museum panting; James held a smoking gun. The damn front desk guy had pulled an Automatic on them as they came into the lobby. James took care of him of with one shot but still, the guy seemed alright enough. Silently above, two knights of the darkness sat and watched the three of them from up high.

"Should we get them Bruce?" Robin asked quietly.

"No, the little punk isn't with them." Batman grunted.

He raised his binoculars up to his eyes and peered down at the three of them catching their breath, "Once Hoody Boy comes out, we'll drop down on them."

DJ sat down on the steps and caught his breath. James shifted his weight with uneasiness. To James, he saw himself outnumber completely, which he wasn't afraid of, but he was scared for Haley. His gut was telling him to go back and see if Haley had just gotten a little lost or something. James trusted his gut in a lot of situations and he wasn't about to go back on it right now.

"I'm going in after him." James said looking at DJ.

"Huh?" DJ remarked, "He's fine dude, chill out."

"No, he's not fine, I got a feeling he's in deep trouble." James answered.

"Ugh," Groaned DJ, "Listen, what's a corpse going to do? Only thing would be to get up and walk around moaning and groaning about brains or something."

James rolled his eyes, "It's just my gut telling me somethings wrong and I'm going for it." He said walking back towards the front door.

The last thing James saw was the ground fast approaching his face before blackness engulfed his vision and he passed out. DJ shook his hand as James collapsed on the front steps.

"Sorry James, but if anyone is going to get Haley, it'll be me and me alone." DJ said.

"What was that for?" Lyn asked.

"Only way I could stop him from doing something stupid." DJ said looking down with a smile.

Lyn pulled off Haley's Hoody which he'd graciously given her, "Get this back to him will you please?"

DJ kept his soft smile, "No problem little sis, sides I owe him and I've gotta pay him back somehow." DJ responded wrapping the Hoody around his waist and tying the arms together, "Take care of the Idiot for me will you."

Lyn nodded quietly as DJ raced silently back up the steps of the Museum. He never made a sound when he entered and quietly went to the painting with the hidden door behind it. So far in a single night, he'd betrayed his employer who deserved, it fought with an Immortal, helped the immortal and Haley Brown escape and thwarted a plot to destroy the city. DJ hadn't had this much fun since back when he was a Teen Titan in San Fransisco.

A roar halfway back to the chamber made him stop and stiffen suddenly, "The bastard was right..." Gun shots went off seconds after the roar.

DJ hastened his pace, he didn't have any extra moments to lose. This was his chance to repay Haley for his kindness. He was going to pay Haley back for the actions he'd done to Haley's family. DJ skidded to a halt on the back of his heels. He couldn't believe his eyes. A monster, an extremely large one at that, stood heaving in and out looking down at a body. DJ didn't need to think twice about who it was and that meant he was on the clock to kill the monster and save Haley's life.

The monster raised its claw as it looked at Haley's lifeless body, "Hey YOU!"

It turned it's its large head, with all the teeth and drool to looked at DJ who stood in the doorway. His sword was in his right hand, his revolver was in his left and on top of all that a smile was on his face.

"Yeah you, you ugly turd!" DJ taunted.

The thing roared in disapproval and DJ held his smile, "Come on..." He said with a breath.

The monster charged him with earth shaking footfalls. DJ lowered into position, gun and sword in hand. The monster swiped and missed as DJ pushed backwards into the hallway. It roared in contempt and raked its claws on the wall trying to get at its prey behind the wall. DJ lifted the revolver and fired a shot into the things palm. Blood squirted out onto the stone floor. DJ pulled the trigger again and again until the hammer smacked an empty cartridge.

The monster retreated its hand and in the same instant DJ raced out, sword raised and ready to kill. He made a jump and started up the things arm. It looked over at DJ like an insect till he whipped the blade of the sword through it's jugular and hopped down the back end slicing and stabbing everything his path. The Monster let out an unearthly howl as it turned around. DJ looked back and gawked at the thing threw a punch sending him careening into the wall face first. He stumbled back off the wall and hit the ground just as another fist raced just above him and crashed into the wall without a fleshy bag of meat to cushion it.

DJ took the Katana smashed it into the things wrist and twisted the blade. It retracted it's arm in protest to DJ's skill taking the blade with it. He marveled at how graceful this thing was in this tiny ass room. His advantage, it was a tiny ass room and he had a reason to beat the pulp out of it. It's advantage, graceful, strong and large, nothing DJ held in high regard.

The thing again went for a punch using it's not sliced up arm. DJ noticed it was missing a finger and used that to his advantage. He brought his revolver up and fired a shot blowing the meat and bone out of the stub and the knuckle behind it. Haley must've put up one hell of a fight to blow this things finger clear off. DJ spun sideways as the punch went off to the side but just barely. Again he charged up the things arm armed with nothing but his single action revolver. He took a running jump and extended his arm. DJ went for the biggest clothesline he'd ever heard of. He impacted with the neck and cupped his arm. The push from the jump was unbelievable at best and the inertia was uncanny. DJ took the monster by the neck and about ripped it's head off from the impact. It topped over onto its back and rocked all of Gotham City like an earthquake.

DJ got up from the position of being flat on his face and dusted himself off, "You lose..." He uttered.

He started for Haley's body when he heard the sound he'd wished he imagined. The monster rolled onto it's stomach and looked up at DJ from the ground. It sent a punch that propelled DJ into the wall. DJ stumbled off the rock but was pounded right back into it. The monster pummeled him over and over, the sound of tears and rips and squirts and splashes echoed the hallways. DJ dropped to the ground bleeding everywhere. His face was mauled and his shirt was torn apart but most of all, the Hoody slipped from his waist and hit the ground.

"And it was going so well..." DJ coughed with crimson draining out his mouth.

All the pounding and gun shots, Haley could hear them in his head. He could feel them in a sense. He silently thanked who ever came down and helped him, because now, to Haley, things were going to end, he'd had enough of this bullshit.