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.

Authors Note: Sorry about all that, I'm all screwed uo because Summer Vacation is just crazy. Jobs, People, People Living with me. Its enough to make me want to put the hurting on something because its affecting my schedule but I promise, I will start getting back on track with many things.

Hoody Boy: Elseworld Stories
The Adventures of Haley Brown
Arc One, Part Four: A Tearful Goodbye

Haley sat in the chair with the his Hoody rolled up except for the right sleeve. His Right arm was bandaged and pale. His gaze was fixed on the hole he was sewing with black thread. The thread that was weaved especially for the Hoody. It was indestructible to everything from fire to bullets. It'd proved itself time and against a number of things; knives, bullets, grenades, fire, all the stuff you run into on a street fight.

"Haley..." Alice said from behind.

Haley looked up from his work and smiled, "Yeah."

"How's the arm?" She asked.

"Better. That salve you told the doctor to used made it heal up nicely." Haley remarked.

She chuckled, "Yeah, its nice when you're taught the Plant Kingdom, all the goods and bads."

Haley nodded, "You mind, I'm trying to make sure I get the right stitch?"

Alice nodded and walked away leaving Haley to his sewing. She walked into the lobby and collapsed onto one of the hospitals love seats.

"You alright?" Amy asked.

"Just tired." Alice replied.

Amy pulled a chair over and sat next to her, "Yeah, after that punch you did on James and the dragging Haley into the car and driving James and him to the Hospital." Alice looked at a plant and motioned for it come over, a vine extended out to her and she twirled it around with her finger.

"So what now?" Alice asked.

"Well, we have to stop him that's for sure. I mean, James is starting to come around and Haley isn't really concentrating on stopping him so I guess that leaves you and me." Amy said counting off the people.

"You forgot us."

Alice and Amy both turned to the elevator. DJ and his little sister stepped out. Amy widened her eyes a bit to make sure of the sight she was seeing.

"Don't ask me, It was her Idea." DJ said pointing to her.

"Hey, you weren't opposing it!" Lyn defended.

"Yes I was!" DJ snapped, "I said Haley can handle himself!"

"Yeah! Doesn't mean a little extra help isn't appreciated!" Lyn shouted.

"Shut it." Alice said, "Before I tell this ficus to come on over there and mess you up." She said motioning to the potted plant behind them.

Lyn and DJ were about at each others throats but they turned their gaze over to the ficus which waved at them.

"Alright, you want in, you're in but no arguing." Amy answered, "If you two argue we won't get anything done."

"Fine." They both said, Amy shook her head and smiled, "Siblings."

As the four Heroes went over the plan, James sat alone in a chair. His eye twitched as he looked into the darkness. Alice's fist coming right at him without hesitation, the force was uncanny. James had never been struck as hard as that, he even remembered not being totally knocked out from the beating DJ had given him earlier. It was amazing to say the least, a hit like that was the like a bomb going off on him. He'd been shot, hit with cannon balls, mortars, mines, bombs, fire and numerous other things of war and he'd took every piece of it without trying. But one punch, one punch nearly took his block off.

He removed his 11 mm hand cannon and looked at it. The gun itself had gotten him through a lot. It was a reliable gun, along with its sister. The pair was enough to stop a moving car, blow a human and half and handle just about anything that's not inhuman. James stripped himself of both and tossed them away from himself. How the hell could he consider himself worthy of those two guns after getting knocked out. The answer was he couldn't, not ever again. Now the hard part was telling Haley that he had to quit.

Amy, Alice, DJ and Lyn got out of the car and locked it tight. Amusement Mile housed Sobrino Cortez, the Trident Killer, he had to go, and he would.

"Alright, we spread out. Alice, you and Lyn go together. DJ, you're on your own. So am I. We've all got our radios set and we know the plan. You find him tell us a location we come to you. We'll trap him and nail him, no killing him. " Amy answered putting on her gauntlets.

'I'm the only guy on a all girls team...' DJ thought walking down the alley kicking away boxes and shoving trash cans away. His Katana clinked against the wall with every other step. A can bumped against the back of his heel and he turned his head. A pain shot through his left shoulder and he slammed up against the wall. The wound burned like a piece of magnesium set ablaze.

"Where's Brown?" The voice said.

DJ sank to his knees and grabbed at the wound, "He's not here. I guess you must be Sobrino?"

"You guess correctly Amigo." He said taking out a piece of gum and chewing on it, "The more you struggle with that, the more it will burn."

"Tastes like cinnamon. You hit me in the damn joint with a piece of Cinnamon chewing gum?" DJ growled, "Of all shit to hit me."

"Be lucky I didn't use a knife, you'd be dead and gone if I had." Sobrino answered, "As for the ladies, the blonde and her companion, I already handled them, that leaves the snow white."

A low and dark hum roared from DJ's mouth, "What'd you do to my sister?"

"Hmm?" Sobrino answered.

DJ stood up and reached into the wound and pulled out some of the muscle and the piece of trident, "YOU!"

"Mi dios." Sobrino answered stepping away.

DJ pulled the katana out of it's sheath and gritted his teeth. His arm felt like crap now, the lack of muscle was being reconstructed but it'd take time, maybe ten or twenty minutes before the wound would even be giving him par standards. Till then he was at a disadvantage. Not that a guy who used trident like knives wasn't just a tad better then him to begin with but at the moment rage equaled the score. DJ rush Sobrino raking the katana against the wall pulling a horizontal slice through the bricks aimed straight for Sobrino's head.

He ducked the cut and lunged into DJ's gut sending them both to the ground. The sword clattered the ground along with the two of them. DJ grabbed Sobrino's throat and rolled up top of him and pinned him to the ground. He sent a punch to Sobrino's face that sent blood onto the wall.

"YOU $ WITH MY SISTER! I KICK YOUR ASS AND SPLATTER YOU ON THE WALL!" DJ cried out sending another fist into Sobrino's cheek.

He yanked him up by his collar and head butt Sobrino in the face. Blood leaked out onto the alley floor from DJ's shoulder. The wound still burned but it was healing from what DJ could tell, the body was pumping the blood out of the entry wound. He stood up and grabbed Sobrino by the back of his collar and dragged him out of the alley and onto the street.

DJ pulled out the radio Amy had given him and clicked it, "I got him."

"Where?" Amy asked.

"He's out cold, I whooped the shit outta him. But he said he got that blonde chick and my sister. Any word from them." DJ said.

The radio crackled as another one joined the channel, "Yeah we're here. Son of a bitch missed my head, I faked a fall." Alice said.

"That's a relief." DJ said dropping the Sobrino to the floor.

"Yeah, alright, where are you DJ?" Amy asked.

"12th and Trenton." DJ said looking at the nearest street sign.

"Alright, Alice how about you?"

"18th and Broad." Alice responded.

"I'll pick you and Lyn up first Alice. DJ sit tight and we'll come to get you."

'Sit tight...' DJ thought, 'the hell is this, the army?'. He grabbed Sobrino and dragged him to a park bench and sat him down on it. It took a couple of minutes but the car they were riding in rolled up to the curb and put it in park. DJ held the guy by the neck and lifted him up and dragged him to the back of the car.

"Pop the truck will ya?" DJ asked.

The trunk clicked and the thing lifted open automatically. DJ tossed Sobrino into the back of the car and slammed the truck shut and went around and sat in the passenger seat.

"Think Haley will be happy?"

"More than likely." DJ said putting on his seat belt.

Haley sat in chair holding his Hoody out. It looked like it was good as new. The hole was gone and the work was done. Hopefully no body didn't do anything too brash. The door creaked open.

"Hale?"

Haley lowered the Hoody and looked at the door, "Yeah."

"Mind if we talk for a second?" James said opening the door.

"Sure, what's up?" Haley said setting the Hoody down and taking a seat on his bed.

James pulled a chair up and sat down, "Brown. I'm... god this is hard to say." James said choking a bit, "I don't think I'm going to be much help to you any more."

"What do you mean?" Haley answered, "You've helped me loads, I mean you and me, we're a pair like none other."

"No Brown, you and Alice are a pair." James said correcting him, "Me, I'm just there. I just think it's time for me to go. To quit using guns and settle down and just exist."

A tear rolled down Haley's cheek, "I can tell you're serious." He said with a heave.

"Yep. I think its time for me to call it quits. Who knows, maybe a day in the future, when all the hope has drained from life, I might return to do my part yet again. And to help you." James said getting up.

He put his hand on Haley's shoulder, "Don't forget about me Haley. You were a great friend and a good partner and a hell of a driver."

Tear free fell but Haley laughed at the last comment, "See you James."

James patted Haley on the shoulder, on the seat he was sitting on he left a package and walked out the door and closed it as he left. Haley choked up on the inside, his gut tightened and tears dripped off his chin. The package James had left sat quietly to Haley's watering eyes.