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

Hoody Boy: Elseworld Stories
The Adventures of Haley Brown
Prologue

When we last left off on Haley Brown, many things had happened to the poor kid. His life turned upside down violently and he became a wanted Criminal among other things. He traced it back to some Unsavory people and did what he had to. Now we find Haley and his Girlfriend going to live in Metropolis.

Metropolis International Airport, 12:35 PM

The man put on a pair of black sun glasses as he stepped off the plane. So far things had been going as Clockwork. The plan was to find a kid, the boss had special plans for him, a program that could make a difference in their cause. The man didn't understand how he was so important but he did remember the story of what another member said about him. He said that the kid showed less Mercy then any assassin. He never held back and he did not feel the pain he inflicted, he was cold and ruthless and radically efficient. The man was one of the better ones, he didn't fear any man... but the stories he'd heard and the footage he'd seen, scared him. This kid was a Monster, a 5' 8" monster, he instilled fear.

Downtown Metropolis, 3:59 PM

Haley opened the door to his spacious apartment, his lap top under his arm. Alice looked over and smiled.

"Heya Short Stuff." She said setting down a skillet.

Haley had only been in Metropolis for roughly a Month and already he was enjoying it. It didn't smell, it wasn't dank and the place was lit up more then Vegas. Haley didn't mind the lights unlike some of his colleagues at the Daily Planet who complained up a Storm. Yep, nothing seemed to be wrong, there was the boy scout handling the crime. Haley couldn't have retired to a better place.

He sat down to a plate with some fried potatoes and chicken. Alice handed him the fork and he wasted no time in eating. Alice leaned back in her chair and sighed a minute.

"You wanna go out tonight?" Haley asked after swallowing a piece of chicken.

Alice down at him from her fixed gaze at the ceiling. Haley didn't need to be a genius to figure out something was on her mind.

"Alright what's wrong?" Haley asked.

"Haley, why don't you want to be a vigilante anymore?" Alice asked.

Haley sighed, he'd been over this conversation at least twelve times, each time with the question going right back to the beginning; why.

"Because Alice, if I'd kept going it would've gotten someone killed."

"You quit cause of your mother."

"I did not quit because of my mom alright? She's dead anyway so it matters little. But who's to stop another psycho from coming after you guys hmm?" Haley asked.

"You are." Alice replied.

Damn good comeback on that one, Haley thought, "Alice, I did it so I could stop this cycle of violence. Amy almost became a cripple for crying out loud."

"Haley! That was not your fault. She tried to stop Slade and he almost killed her and he would've if James hadn't come in and shot at him a couple times."

"Well that doesn't mean I still don't feel guilty! I mean Christ, you all got attacked because of me! Ivy was tortured, You were in a Coma, Amy was critical and James, well James was drunk but he'd beside the point."

"And you died if you haven't forgotten!" Alice snapped, "Haley, YOU died, not James, not Amy, not Me, YOU! You got killed! And that solved nothing because Slade came right after us!"

Haley was breathing hard, his anger rising, "Dammit Alice, I'm not going back to it! I'm past being a god damn vigilante, a god damn hero! I want to live a normal life, have a normal day with people that are normal! I want to eat on time, go to work, not have bullets and fire and explosions going of around me every minute, of every day!"

"So that's it, you want to be with normal people is that it? Live a normal life?" Alice said sobbing, "Well maybe I should go then if you want to be around Normal people."

"Agh, I didn't mean I wanted you to leave so don't take it that way. I just mean that those days are over, I want to just live in peace." Haley remarked.

"Haley... I loved you for who you were, a upstanding, wall of confidence. You couldn't be beat in your mind, you had invincibility. But now you lost it, since your mother you've become more attached to just leaving it alone and not even talking about Superheroes. I know Perry White is getting angry because you're not offering any foresight into the Superhero life style."

"And how the hell do you know that?" Haley asked.

"Lois Lane's potted Plant told me through the Grapevine." Alice remarked.

Haley shook his head, "How can I stay mad at you?"

"You can't because you're madly in love with one of Gaia's daughters."

"Touche." Haley smiled.

Outside of Gotham City 4:15 PM

"You can't because you're madly in love with one of Gaia's Daughters..."

Batman had been playing back the message over and over again for the past 5 minutes, Robin or Dick Grayson in had been mouthing the words for three minutes. He shook his head and stood up from the cave floor.

"Bruce, what the hell are you playing that back over and over for?"

"It's Friday, shouldn't you be with the Titans?"

"Yeah, but I missed the plane." Dick joked.

Batman turned around his his chair and looked him in the eye, "Get going Dick, this is a Personal matter."

"It's Personal to me too Bruce. He insults me at ever turn!"

"I told you to get going."

"AGH! Fine!" Dick shouted, his yelling crashing and echoing off the cave walls.

Batman did have a personal grudge against him. He been better then him, in every way better and he could never in a hundred years be totally sure how. His mother was a Villain, a minor meta with some Psychic ability but that meant nothing, well it meant nothing till she resurfaced with a want to take revenge on Haley Brown. She was dead now any way so it made little difference but that was beside the point. Haley was the point, he was such an anomaly. He was fast yet slow, sharp yet dull, smart yet stupid. He made a wide range of mistakes, bordering on acute minor details like a trace of a thumb print to sprays of bullets and his own name written on the wall. He didn't suffer from any mental problems, none of the files pointed to this conclusion. He done tests on his blood to look for imbalances but found none, it seemed that Haley in and of himself was just one of a kind.

On a side note, he'd informed Clark of Haley going to Metropolis. Oddly, Superman was happy to hear this and said he'd try and work on getting him a job at the Daily Planet. Batman could only guess that it was to spy on him to keep him in check or something other purpose that no one could understand but a Boy Scout Farm boy. Batman had said it before and he knew he'd say it again and again, Clark was way too trusting.

On the bay of San Francisco 6:26 PM

DJ Kirra sat quietly in Titans Tower, his sister Lyn was in her room taking a nap. Quite a thin, it'd been roughly a few months since he'd heard about Haley Brown and it was only one month since he'd heard about his Retirement. So far he'd left with mix reviews, some of the Heroes were in an uproar about his distasteful method, whilst others were thinking of trying them. DJ for one, had been glad to have known Haley and that he'd never support his own methods on a grand scale. Nope, Haley wasn't someone looking to change the world, just clean it up a bit. He half wished he'd stayed in Gotham to talk with Haley and keep up with him and be in his group The Extras but he knew he had bigger things to do. He had to take care of his Sister; Lyn was his world and he had to keep it safe by any means possible.

It wasn't till after they'd handled Banished and the whole fiasco at the Museum that DJ was invited to come back. It was an awkward welcome back party considering Cyborg still had a grudge and Beast Boy was still as immature as ever. Nothing changed, and DJ wish it had. No matter though, He was safe, Lyn was safe and he had a place to call home. Oh and he didn't mind fighting those Super Villains again either.

"Titans together!" Robin shouted.

DJ formed up with the rest of the and launched himself at Cinderblock. He crashed into his gut and went for the tackle but was picked up by his belt and thrown into a department store. Robin ran up his back and slammed his pole into Cinderblock's head which proved ineffective and he was sent skidding backwards on the street. Cyborg's arm rearranged itself and quickly turned itself in a Mark Three Particle Cannon. With one shot Cinderblock was on his back. The massive walking rock man pushed himself up and Cyborg readied for another shot when it raised it's clenched fist and smashed it into the ground. A small local earthquake knocked Cyborg off his feet and blast took off part of a building. DJ pulled himself up with a manikin and pulled the bra off his head. He missed getting slapped around somewhat, it added the part of being in something worth remembering.

He rushed out of the department store like a flash. Kid Flash raced towards him and grabbed his hand. He felt the rush of the wind and he knew what was coming and he balled his fist. Him and the Kid had done with team up a hundred times and a hundred times again and he loved it. It was simple, Flash would hurl him into the guy like missile and DJ would send a punch that would knock the guy's block off, no pun intended for this fight. He felt the release and reared back for the hit. It happened in one instant. The grand mack daddy of all punches, a sub-sonic battering ram of four knuckles. With that one strike Cinderblock was sent flying backward and crashing into a car. He flipped from the sudden stop and landed on his Stomach. DJ crunched into the asphalt and looked up, he shook his hand to loosen up the pain a bit.

"Woohoo!" Kid Flash hollered in happiness, "DJ and Wally all the way!"

DJ smiled rubbing his fist, "To the victors go the spoils. I'm buying shakes tonight." DJ said.

Author's Note: Bloody Christ it's nice to get back into the swing of things. Ladies and Gents, those of you crazy enough to read this IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER ROUND AND THIS ONE'S ON ME! Crickets Damnit, anyway! Coming off of my Summer Vacation with two weeks of school under my belt and a few ideas in my head, we're ready to start the next leg of Haley Brown and his adventures! I'm keeping the Elseworld Stories up because dammit, I don't to put Haley into this Universe until I can roughly get a contract to write him for said company (Ah to dream... Drools) Anyway! Yep, it's back and this is just the first of many.