Down in the Batcave, Batman sat at the master computer. "There's something strange going on. What happened to these Alpha's and Omega's." He shook his head. Surely it had all been just a strange dream. Had someone spiked his drink, because by all rights it had only been ginger ale.
Typing a question into google his brow quirked. There seemed to be a bunch of stories based on different types of media involving something called, Alpha, Beta, and Omega dynamics. Nothing official.
It looked like he'd have to hack into government files. Which he really didn't have time for if he wanted to get back out on the streets and stop any criminal that might be at large.
"No. If this is real, then something doesn't add up," his brows furrowed as he plugged a flash drive into the system to override the federal bureau, CIA, A.R.G.U.S. As well as many other spy companies that had a habit of flying under the radar.
Files popped up when he typed in the phrase, Alpha/Beta/Omega. All of the files were listed as top secret and encrypted on top of it.
He shook his head. Used the decryption software from the flash drive that he'd been given by a member of one of the superhero factions in case he needed it on a case. He hadn't yet. Until now. Maybe.
Footsteps sounded.
"Alfred, is that coffee I smell?"
"Yes, sir. I figured you'd want some after your long sleep."
"How long was I out for?"
"Twenty-four hours."
He turned his seat to face Alfred and reached for the mug of coffee. "That's got to be a record."
"Quite. Although I'm not so sure your sleep was sound."
"Why is that?"
"Whenever I checked in on you, you appeared to be tossing and turning. And I could not wake you up any time I tried. But you did need your rest, sir."
He took a sip of the coffee. "Thank you, Alfred."
"You're welcome, sir."
"Alfred, have you ever heard of alphas, betas, and omegas?"
"Doesn't that have to do with a defunct belief in how wolf packs work?"
"There is that, but I'm talking in terms of humans."
"Afraid not. Why?"
"It seems the government agencies around the world know about it and are keeping it top secret. Most think it's something that started in something called fan fiction. But there are files, Alfred." He turned to gaze back up at the supercomputer as he took another sip of his drink.
One of the files was dis-encrypted and opened to view.
"To save us from the ruination of civilizations that allowing alphas and omegas to run around freely would cause, a vaccine was created at the same time as antibiotics made from penicillin were introduced. Every so many years the agent is placed into a different vaccine so it cannot easily be traced."
Alfred quirked a brow, "That sounds ominous, sir."
"It only gets worse, Alfred." He continued reading, "These vaccinations sometimes result in sickness, infertility, and even death," his frown deepened as at that, lines etched on his countenance. "Alpha's and Omega's can never be gotten rid of completely due to chromosomes A, B, and O.
We have learned that the B chromosome is the most dominant of the three. Which means that any combination of B and B, B and A, or B and O will result in a beta.
There is also the A and O anomaly which results in a beta. When this beta is male some of them are capable of being impregnated by an alpha or beta. Some of them with the A and O chromosomes are also capable instead of impregnating an omega, or another beta with the same set of chromosomes as they themselves.
Two A chromosomes must coexist in order for someone to be an Alpha. Which means the last pair left is two O chromosomes which result in an Omega offspring.
We've also learned, through extensive research in the past on different Alphas and Omega's that all beta females, and all omega's carry only the A or the O via there gametes. Whereas all beta males and all alphas carry all three chromosomes, A, B, and O via there gametes.
The speed of each chromosome also differs. The B is the quickest and thus why the beta population is so much larger than that of the Alpha's, or Omega's. It is twice the speed of an Alpha and four times the speed of an Omega when it comes to reproduction. Not to mention that every time four gametes are created, two are Beta, one is Alpha, and one is Beta."
"Sir, I don't like the sound of this."
"Neither do I, Alfred, neither do I." He shook his head, set his mug down to the side and stared at the screen rereading everything, silently.
"Alfred, reading this, I'm concerned that the government throughout the world is even more corrupt than previously thought."
"Indeed, sir. I'm as shocked as you are. I didn't think our species could sink any lower than it already had."
"This also means that anyone could be one of these long thought lost second genders. Those that survived these... vaccines."
"It may be wise to create your own from now on."
"I think someone needs to leak this information. To every newspaper in the world."
"What about your one friend that works at a newspaper?"
He blinked. "Clark?"
"Yes, that one."
"I don't know how he'd react to this. I'm going to make copies of this information," he pressed print and saved copies to the flash drive, and on a few file hosting websites. He didn't want the information lost.
Pushing his chair back, he stood up. "Alfred, I'm going out."
"As you wish, sir. I shan't expect you back until the early hours of the morning."
He nodded to Alfred and went to the batmobile. Drove out of the Batcave and onto the road, underneath a cloudy moonlit sky.
Blue eyes widened as he saw a man in purple creeping into one of the local parks. Turned his vehicle around at the glint of metal cast by the moon. Joker did often carry a damn blade. And even if it wasn't who he thought it was, the individual was up to no good. Not when they carried a weapon. Didn't matter how small a blade might be, it was still dangerous and could prove deadly.
Hopping out of the batmobile he grabbed onto a bat-a-rang and tossed it at the shiny sharp object.
The cling of metal striking metal confirmed his suspicions.
He frowned as the man turned around, revealing a pale face with rouge red lips and vibrant green eyes.
"Why if it isn't Batman, come to ruin my fun. A bit early, aren't you?"
A/N: Thank you for reading! Would love to know what you think so far. Hope the details in this chapter regarding the human genomes wasn't too confusing.
