The Boogeyman
In this chapter, the chase continues, and there will be more fighting, more mutilations, and…more fighting.
And the heroes of this fic will get to meet the mastermind behind the children's murder. And believe me,
you're going to get the scare of your life (or maybe not). And there'll be some… disgusting situations
depicted here. Oh yeah, one (or more) of the Batman's opponents will make an appearance here. And he's
as bloodthirsty as the Nightbreeds.
Disclaimer: All characters appearing here are owned by their respective owners.
Chapter 4: Meeting with the Boogeyman
Shido and Yayoi felt that the Nightbreed attacking them were meant as a distraction, so that the runaway
Nightbreed would be too far to catch down. But to their relief, the Nightbreeds didn't noticed that Batman
and Amanojako were already tracking down the escaped Nightbreed through the tracking device.
Meanwhile, Detective Yin, the Ghosts at School, and the Yokohama Police Force were following the signal
of the Bat-Wave trace still hovering in the air, flying over the clouds so that the runaway Nightbreed won't
notice them. "Do you really have to spin around when making turns!" Complained Amanojako. "Sorry.
Please bear with my flight patterns." Batman replied sarcastically.
The Batman Opening Theme
By The Edge
As the police cars are cruising downtown, they were met by a horde of Nightbreeds. Although Yin
managed to outrun them, Yamagata's men were left behind. One of Yamagata's men told Yin to go on
ahead, while they deal with the monsters. Soon gunshots were echoing behind Yin's car.
The Ghosts at School gang felt a bit tense, as time passes by, they felt that they'll be going face to face with
the mastermind. Yin assured to them that it is natural to feel that way, and told them that this will be an
experience for them, knowing what it means to fight crime, and protecting your loved ones. Sitting on the
passenger seat, Hajime and Momoko were silent throughout the trip, while at the back seat, Leo, Satsuki,
Keichiirou, Aya, Fuko, and Natsumi were crammed together. Aya, wanting to water down the tense
moment, decided to raise everyone's spirit the Aya way: teasing. She then teased Hajime and Momoko
about getting WAFFy (Warm And Fuzzy Feeling) since they were seated together at the front seat. Despite
glaring at Aya, the two teens blushed deeply, due to the laughter inside the police car. Detective Yin
complimented by saying that Hajime and Momoko could make a good pair. Those words only caused the
other teens to make romantic coos, and causing the two blushing teens to blush deeper. Yin smiled, feeling
glad that she met a group of teenagers who have strong spirits.
The signal that the Bat-Wave tracker is picking up lead both Yin's group and Batman, with Amanojako, to
an abandoned factory in Kyoto. Soon both teams reunited, and Yin called Police Commissioner Yamagata
regarding this. Batman also relayed the message to Shido and Yayoi, who were on their way.
While hiding behind a delivery truck, the heroes were shocked (except for Batman, who gritted his teeth
and clenched his fists, while Amanojako kept silent) to the core, seeing the Nightbreed, some in their true
forms, while others were possessing the children'' bodies, were carrying carcasses of other children. Some
of the dead bodies were already decomposing, while some of their body parts, and blood, were dragged
along, forming a trail of blood on the road.
Shido and Yayoi, along with dozens of police, arrived just two blocks from their destination. Following
Yin's instructions, Shido and the rest managed to get to Yin without attracting attention. Batman told the
others to stay here, while he, Shido and Amanojako will try to penetrate the Nightbreeds' lair. He'll then
give the signal when the others can come in.
Batman went for the roof, while Shido heads for the main entrance. Meanwhile, other Nightbreeds, who
just came back after feasting themselves on children at various prefectures, noticed the officers, and began
to assault them. The police, although taken by surprise, managed to ward off the attackers. Yamagata and
Yin, decided to take the teens away from the scene for their protection. Hajime then saw a door at the left
side of the factory, and motions the others to follow him. The police managed to took care of the
Nightbreeds, but the Nightbreeds abandoned the bodies and took possession of the police.
They then entered the factory through a secret passage.
As Shido, Yayoi, and the Batman meet inside the factory, they snooped around for clues and evidence. And
along the way, they met up with Yamagata, Yin, and the teens. Batman and Shido were surprised when Yin
told them about what happened back at the delivery truck Then all of the sudden, a burst of laughter was
echoing throughout the factory. Everyone gasps at the sight of the laughter's source (except for Yin and
Batman as they knew who was laughing). "Killer Croc." Both Yin and Batman said. "Well, well. The bitch
cop and the Bats. I didn't expect to see you here. And I see that you joined forces with an ersatz vampire."
Killer Croc mocked. He then turned to Shido and said, "So you're the vamps that turned against your kind,
and then decided to defend these little critters. Yeah, Mr. Cain told me about it. But I persuaded him to let
me test you to see if your as strong as he said." At that moment, a dozen Nightbreed, all possessing the
bodies of the policemen, appeared, their mouths wear watering with drools, looking hungry. The Ghosts at
school gang screamed in fear, as they were surrounded. Yin and Yamagata stood in front of the teens, while
Shido and Batman braced themselves for a fierce fight. Killer Croc laughed and said, "Don't worry, Batsy
and Vampsy, these boys are just after you two. I specifically instructed them to get a crack on you just to
warm up the appetizer. Ok, boys, its fun time."
And the Nightbreeds began to attack Batman and Shido. And despite their abilities and possessing firearms,
the Nightbreeds were taken out by the two detectives. And despite his hesitation, Batman threw grenades at
them, killing the Nightbreeds and their host bodies. Shido, using weapons through his blood, took out the
rest of the Nightbreeds, killing not only their host bodies, but also their real forms. Soon Killer Croc was
the only one left standing. Batman and Shido cautiously stepped towards Killer Croc. "We'll spare you the
hospital bills, Croc, if you tell us who's behind all this. And no tricks. We're in a very foul mood." Killer
Croc snorted and lunges towards the Dark Knight, but Shido took him down with his "Blood Sword", and
despite his tough hide, Shido's sword was able to penetrate Killer Croc's skin. Croc staggered back,
clutching his bleeding left shoulder. Batman and Shido walked closer. Batman brought out his Bat-Terang,
while Shido was swinging his "Blood Sword". "Don't wait for us to get mean. Tell us where the REAL
mastermind is". But Killer Croc smirked, then he snapped his fingers. Then out of nowhere, 20 yakuza
gangsters appeared, armed with swords, and charged towards the detectives. But the detectives dispatched
the attackers in less than two minutes. The two then resumed advancing towards Croc. "Ok, ok. I'll spit it
out. In fact, he's here right now." Croc sneered, and a man appeared behind a crate. He was dark skinned,
sporting a black Mohawk hair, wearing a face paint, bare chested, wearing black arm bands, a black wrist
band, a black cape, black leather pants, black boots, and to everyone's surprise, he was carrying live worms
in his mouth. And despite his facial and body appearance, he appears to have Japanese descent.
The figure then glanced at the Ghosts at School gang, then looked intently at Keichiirou, then said, "Hey
boy, do you know who I am?". Keichiirou shook his head sideways, crying from fear. Satsuki, also afraid,
shielded her brother. The man stepped closer, only to stop as Yin and Yamagata aimed their guns at him.
"In case you don't know, I'll tell you. I'm THE BOOGEYMAN! And I'm COMING TO GET YOU!". He
ended his speech in laughter and tosses some live worms at the teens. Satsuki and Keichiirou started to cry,
while the others stood back avoiding the worms. And the Boogeyman took advantage of their surprise,
knocking Yin and Yamagata out, shoving the other teens and grabbed Momoko. Batman and Shido tried to
intervene, but were cut off by Killer Croc, delivering a double clothesline, knocking the two detectives
down. The Boogeyman then opened his mouth, and four live worms fell down and landed on Momoko's
face. The Boogeyman tried to open her mouth, but Hajime "speared" him, causing the Boogeyman to
release his hold on Momoko. The rest of the teens rushed in and remove the worms from Momoko's face.
Although shaken, Momoko managed to calm herself down. But their attention was caught when they saw
Hajime and the Boogeyman trading blows. Hajime ducked and punch, ducked and kick, ducked and
punch, but the Boogeyman caught up with Hajime and delivered a barrage of punches, then threw him
against the wall, and delivered a clothesline, picked him up, and proceeded to clobber him. Leo tried to
help Hajime but Killer Croc blocked his path. "Better stay back, four eyes. This is between the two of
them.". Killer Croc then returned his attention on the two staggering detectives. Leo then took his chance
and tried to help Hajime, but the Boogeyman punched him on his gut, causing Leo to stagger back at the
other teens. The teens watched in horror as the Boogeyman continued to batter Hajime, whose face was
swollen and bloodied. Killer Croc was laughing at the scene. "That's it Boogey Boy, show that Lover Boy-
brat that it'll take more than that to impress a girl." Then sudenly, Amanojako went over Croc's face and
raked his eyes. Croc screamed in pain. He tried to get Amanojako, but missed, as his eyes were hurting
from the cat's claws. Then at that moment, Shido, recovering, stabbed his Blood Sword on his chest, hitting
his right lung. Killer Croc was weakened, and Batman hurled his bat-terang over a large crane, severing a
rope holding a pile of steel pipes. The steel pipes fell on Killer Croc, knocking him unconscious. Momoko,
unable to take more of this after watching Hajime get beaten up, took a steel pipe and struck the
Boogeyman at the back of his head. But it did not stop him. He took the pipe from Momoko's hand,
smirking, he jammed it on Hajime's rib cage, causing the teenager to cry out in pain. The Boogeyman
grabbed Momoko by the arm and said, "Watch your friend as I feed him to my pets.". As the Boogeyman
was about to pick up the worms, Detective Yin got up and opened a small thermos she found at the corner
of the table, and tossed hot water at the Boogeyman's face. Although he yelped in pain, he seemed to
recovered. But his face paint and Mohawk hair, which appeared to be a wig with skin-tight grafts, fell off.
Detective Yin was surprised at the man standing before him. "I can't believe this. Ethan Bennett! Why?
Why are you doing this! You were a cop for god's sake!" Ellen asked. "The Ethan Bennett you know is
gone. You're now talking to…CLAYFACE!". Bennett smirked before revealing his true form. Yamagata
recovered, witnessed the unmasking of the Boogeyman, and the transformation to Clayface. Clayface then
used his powers to attack the Batman and Shido, but both men managed to duck, and retaliated with their
attacks. The Nightbreeds then abandoned the policemen's bodies and entered Clayface's body, and soon
Clay face grew larger, about 10 feet, his skin turned black, just like the color of a shadow, and sports a pair
of huge fangs (think Venom from Spider-Man). Everyone (except Batman, Shido and Hajime, who was too
hurt to speak), gasped at the sight, and the two detectives braced themselves for a "huge" fight.
To Be Concluded…
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With Killer Croc down, that leaves Clayface, who is now possessed by the 20 Nightbreeds, as the only
obstacle to knowing who is the REAL mastermind in ordering the Nightbreeds to massacre innocent
children. But can the Dark Knight's wits and gadget help him defeat the possessed Clayface? And will
Shido be able to use his full powers against a foe who is not a vampire in nature? And what can the Ghosts
at School do to help?
You'll know the answer in the final chapter of this fic.
See You!