Into the Fire

I woke up very cold. I opened my eyes slowly to see that I was naked on a cold tile floor. I sat up and my stomach reminded me of the events of this morning. I got into another fight, I got my stomach kicked, my face punched several times, and my neck stomped. I don't remember how I got here but I know where this is. The lower levels of the St. Mercy Hospital down on 4th street. Some people were regulars at night clubs and bars, I was a regular here. I sat up and leaned against the wall. They had put me over by the open window with three other poor bastards that looked varying degrees of 'in the same boat' as me. Everything hurt but I didn't feel tired at all which was nice. I probably had the energy to walk home. In fact, I should before someone orders me to do something.

I got up and made my way to the bathroom to see myself in the mirror. My face was a mess. My cheeks and forehead were colored with bruises and my neck had a boot imprint on it. I don't even remember what started the fight, but even as a Gamma I refused to not fight back. I knew I would swing back, unsuccessfully of course, and I knew I would end up here at the hospital or it would finally be over. For some reason my own reflection amused me. The world knew I was a nothing Gamma but I knew I could bounce back. I kept telling myself over and over that I would win a fight for once, that I would train. I would be a Sigma one day, I just had to find a moment. One moment where I could slip through the cracks and get some push ups and sit ups done. One moment that someone didn't order me around and when I felt good enough to work out. A moment like now, actually.

I grinned at myself and turned to walk out of the bathroom and then the hospital room. I peeked out into the hallway and saw a nurse had just passed by. I quietly walked the other way to a stairwell I had used many times before and rushed into it, careful not to make any noise. It looked like it was late, and noises carried through the tiled hallways very easily. I didn't need to check out, I was a Gamma and nobody cared if I was alive or dead. We didn't even get beds. I was nervous about running into a nurse or god forbid a doctor. One of them could bring my night of freedom to a rapid halt. I made my way down the 3 flights of stairs and I only had 2 doors left until I was out in the back alley. I rushed through the first at the bottom of the stairs and nearly crashed right through a doctor. Shit.

"Oh, leaving are we? Good. Would you come with me really quickly? I need that tongue." She smiled at me behind her sexy, black rim glasses. My hand shot to my small cock and started stroking. Her voice rang through me like the most heavenly music I could imagine and her scent embraced every inch of my mind.

"Of course, Miss." I got out in a weak breathy tone. I followed her into her office and she sat at her desk and then pulled back and pointed at the floor between her legs. I dropped to my knees instinctively and crawled between her soft thighs. Her skirt lead to a bare pussy that smelled so fucking good. I stroked my little cock more and more and I felt myself spurt uncontrollably as my tongue made contact with her wet sex. The flavor was tangy and delicious and I could smell the sweat of her hard day of work at the hospital. I knew she was talking but I was too blissed out to understand. Maybe she was talking to me? About me? To someone else most likely. My mind fought with myself and I got frustrated. I knew this was digging myself deeper into my Gamma hole but I couldn't resist or pull away. If it had been a nurse, a beta female, then maybe I could've resisted? No, that wouldn't happen either.

It didn't do to dwell on my biological and psychological prison. This would be happening for a long while before I was free of it. I also didn't mind worshipping really hot women like this doctor here, I just wish I could do it on my terms and actually net points from it instead of this way. I felt her fingers run through my hair and my thoughts stopped, I focused on her pussy and clit and she pulled me closer into her as I felt her tense up. I could hear her moaning above me and finally she spasmed and sprayed my face in her hot juices. She held me to her pussy while she came down from her orgasm and then she pulled my face to look at her dazzling smile. I barely made out what she was saying as I was awash in sexual delight, but I heard 3 words that made my heart wrench.

Go straight home.

Well that was it for my night of freedom. Of course I would obey her, she knew what was best for me. I got up and didn't wipe my face off, I wore her juices as a badge of honor and shame as I exited the hospital and went home. I knew how to go home to avoid most people, this was a skill that many Gamma's had probably. I walked and brushed off the fact that I wasn't going to be able to work out. My ambitions were very... well... ambitious to say the least. Could I actually forge myself into an Alpha in a world like this? All I needed was one moment. Then a thought occurred to me, the doctor had said to go straight home. She didn't specify that I had to walk.

I sprinted at top speed, through the alleyway, over fences and upstairs as I had watched some of my favorite heroes do in movies. My house was close but it was up a winding and narrow bunch of streets. I also wasn't feeling tired which was a miracle in and of itself. I kept running and jumping and doing everything I could on the way home, my exhaustion never came. I imagined being the Green Arrow or Batman, running to stop a heist or something. The cold was biting at my skin but I didn't care. I wanted the cold to end forever and the only way to do that was to work through it. I rounded a corner and ran straight into a man. Actually a group of men. Actually a group of men with weapons surrounding another Gamma male. Shit.

The guy I ran into stumbled forward and dropped his knife and the crowd look as startled as I was. I rolled over off the guy and then got up. Either I broke a rib earlier at school, or I just broke one now. Maybe both. I did my best to get up despite the pain. I managed to get up first and I kicked the knife away from the guy on the ground.

"Fuckin get him!" Said some big guy on the other side of the alley way. The other Gamma managed to grab the knife that was on the ground and he slashed one of the guys coming up to me, who recoiled in pain. Then the big boss guy pointed to the Gamma who had the knife and then looked at me.

"Kill him."

The Gamma turned to me with apologetic eyes but a wicked smile. Fuck. He lunged at me and managed to get my shoulder which cut into a bit of my fat and muscle. I could feel the blood pouring down my arm but I got around him and then kicked his back, sending him stumbling forward into the guy he slashed before. I heard the big boss guy shout something but it was quickly drowned out by the loudest fucking sound I have ever heard.

It sounded like an ambulance siren but at the volume of 1000 jet engines. I clamped by hands over my ears but it didn't seem to make a difference. It ended as abruptly as it began and I briefly looked up to see a woman clad in black leather looking down at me and offering to help me up on my feet. The Black fucking Canary and not a moment too soon.

"Heads up!" I shouted to her. A guy was running up behind her and she quickly turned and kicked him in the chest. I got up on my own and managed to side step a guy running at my right side and I even tried to trip him. It was unsuccessful but I gave it a go. The boss was about to shout something but he was swiftly silenced by a nice kick to the throat. Okay, I had been kicked in the throat before but that looked really painful. He collapsed and the fight was over. I looked around to see that the Gamma was on the ground in a pool of blood. I turned him over and realized it was too late.

"It's too late." The raspy, sexy voice called behind me. I got up and turned to her. "You couldn't save him. It was valiant of you to try though." She came over and put a hand on my shoulder. I looked into her eyes and laughed a little.

"This wasn't my first fight. Or first hundredth. First one I remember the end of though. So that's something." I tried to stay light hearted, "thanks. If you hadn't shown up I would be right next to him." I tried to sound strong.

"Well you saved me from getting hit, so for that." She came over and kissed me on the lips. "I would say we're even." I wouldn't say that, but shit. Also getting a kiss from a Sigma like the Black Canary must have just halved my negative points. All attempts to be cool vanished.

"Holy... shit. Wow, okay." I shook my head to snap out of it. No, that really happened. "Thanks." I said breathlessly. Then she got a devious smile on her face and reached down between her leather clad legs. She pulled down a little zipper to reveal her little pink pussy. She gently pushed on my shoulders.

"Down you go, little guy." She said sweetly. My hand immediately shot to my cock and began stroking. I couldn't think, her smell, her taste, everything about this woman was perfect. I was worshipping the Black Canary in an alleyway. I was going to tell the boys about this at school tomorrow. This wasn't even going to affect my negative score that much, she was a fucking Sigma. I luxuriated in her pussy, I took my time to inspect every fold and surface with my tongue. She ran her gloved hands over my head and pulled me in deeper. I wanted to stay in this moment for the rest of my life but unfortunately my tongue was more experienced than I thought and she shuddered all over my face. She pushed me back and I fell limp to the asphalt.

"Thanks, kid. Now, get home safe!" She said through pants as she rezipped her suit. I heard her motorcycle drive off down the alley. I got up and started to walk home once again.

The last time I had my true status checked I was at about -3600. That was about 6 months ago. There was a rumor that at -10,000 you turned into an Omega but I was sure I had blown right through that during my 1000th fight so I'm pretty sure that's bullshit. I should get it checked now though, Black Canary hadn't ordered me to kiss her, she had kissed me, unprovoked! That had to be 2000 points right there! I might go back to the hospital and check tomorrow.

I rounded another corner and was faced with the last 200 feet of incline before my apartment. I made it up about half way before I realized something else. Black Canary had freed me from the doctor's order. She had said to "get home safe" which meant that as long as I got home at some point, I could take all the time I wanted. I stopped climbing the stairs and walked into a small street that ran between some apartments.

Nobody was around and I figured it must be about 2 am. At 6 the police would look for me and I would not have a fun day, so I made a mental note to go home soon. I did some push ups and sit ups and then I ran around some trash cans. It felt really dumb but I could feel my muscles tearing. I also wasn't getting tired. I was attributing that to my adrenaline rush from the encounter with the Black Canary but I had felt like this before. It was weird.

I was actually doing handstands against a fence when I heard a voice above me. "Go home little man!" It was some toned guy with tattoos who started smoking on his balcony. Fuckin Beta. His command was weakly registered in my mind, but I followed it all the same. I didn't respond to him.

I made it home and quietly got to the garage where my Mom and put my bedroll. I didn't sleep but I also didn't work out. I just lied back and thought about the path forward.