The Alpha Dominance Principle

 

There was something to be said about waking up at 6 am to go out into the woods in order to shoot at people. That is was awesome. While Penny normally did not wake up until about 11 am on Saturdays, she would gladly deprive herself a couple of hours of sleep to go out and prove to the Geeks that she was better than them in something. They never expected her to be a natural marksman nor that she could slip in and out of enemy territory without a single paint ball hitting her. Yeah, she was that good. It was what her father had taught her after all. They were in the shed, Leonard and Sheldon getting into to it about the plan. They had 30 minutes before the actual game began and already they were fighting. She never understood why Leonard fought with Sheldon when it was clear that the taller of the two was right the majority of the time.



She leaned back against the shed and saw some of the other department spreading out into different area. She smirked a bit, knowing that this information would play a critical role once she was given the okay to go out and scout the area. Sheldon always assigned her that job in the first five minutes of the game. She normally achieved above and beyond his desired results. There was something pleasing about him praising her. She never expected to like another person praising her talents, especially not when the person was a submissive. She looked over at the Geeks and found Sheldon peering at her in that strange way again. It was like he found one of her flaws and was picking it apart just by staring at her. She raised a brow and gave him a death glare, hoping he would back off. He did not, instead he continued to unnerve her with his stare.



“Penny...Go. You have two minutes, if you are not back in the allotted time, I will have to retrieve you and I will not like that.” He said in an even tone, letting her know in his own way that he would not let her be lost to his side of the fight. Kinda sweet...in it’s own way. She gave him a mock salute and she was out.



She moved silently and effortlessly through the woods. She even walked directly behind  the opponent, not laughing at the fact that she was better than the nerds at paint ball. No, that she was better hunter then the nerds. She had the survival instincts that they were lacking. The skills that made her an Alpha, no matter what sexual tendency. She finished her scoping and was heading back, knowing she could make it back in the 30 seconds her watch dictated she had left. Or, she would have made it back if it was for a barrel of a paint ball gun lodging itself under her chin and her body being forced back against a tree. She growled a bit when Dr. Gablehauser effectively trapped her between him and the tree behind her. This was not good. She knew very well that he had been laying in wait for one of their team to appear. Why else would he had been in that area?



“Well...Well...Well...Looks like I found myself a pretty penny.” He said with a heavy breath. She felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. He was starting to remind her of Kurt. She knew he was a Beta Dominant. But surely he was on the lower end of that. No, her senses were telling her that he must have only failed one or two of the Alpha tests. This was not good. The way this situation would play out depended on which tests he failed. She tiled her head up, staring him down. She was tense and on edge. She never liked having a dominant in her space, even more so when she was playing off being a dominant herself. She clenched and unclenched her gun.



“What do you want Gablehauser?” She spat, standing firm. She watched him shift the gun into his other hand before he caught her gaze. Damn it. She felt her hand become slack. Fuck, she was slipping. It seemed that he didn’t fail the enthrallment test. She struggled mentally to overcome the need to sink down before him. She blinked, keeping her face cool. The blinking kept the gaze from taking affect. She returned the stare mildly, knowing she couldn’t use any of her own submissive techniques to get out of the situation. If she did, her cover was blown and her life as she knew it now would cease to exist. She used that to keep her tendency in check.



“I want to know what it is about you that makes my heart race. For an Omega Dominant, you create a very strong chemistry in me....so tell me Penny, what are you hiding?” He asked, his hand reaching up to touch her wrist. She smacked it away easily. She wasn’t an Omega Submissive who was susceptible to the more subtle techniques like the wrist holding. No, she could easily overcome the Shackle affect.



His face grew stormy at her blatant rejection. No one rejected him. He was on the higher end of the Beta chart, he would be damned if some stupid Omega dismissed him. He reached up and grabbed her shoulder, forcing his thumb to press on the junction between her neck and collarbone. She straightened and felt her hands go absolutely slack. Her paint ball gun dangled off of her finger tips as her eyes snapped shut. She let out a soft...growl, that to the trained ear could be taken as a whimper. This was not at all how she wanted things to go. Her mind was already receding backwards, her subspace moving closer to the surface.



The move was a one that challenged a person’s dominance. Any normal dominant would have shoved their fist into Gablehauser’s face. But as a submissive it the most basic need to please and submit. For an Alpha Submissive, it was stronger. That move triggered the subspace and if the submissive chose, they would fall into the space. Penny struggled to force it down, remembering her father’s words. She was caught between reality and subspace, her able to truly know what was going on. She was scared out of her mind, because she knew she was stuck at the mercy of a dangerous Beta Dominant.

. . .



Sheldon mentally sighed, not believing that he was actually arguing with Leonard about his plan. He never understood the little man complex. Leonard always seemed to want to whine and throw a fit to get his way. If he wanted to, Sheldon could easily put the little  Beta Submissive in his place. But again that would blow his mask. So instead he presented logical and clear arguments as to why Leonard was wrong. Though part of the way through Leonard gave up and threw up his hands, tying to draw Koothrappali and Wolowitz into the argument. This gave him a chance to stare at their Ace in the whole. He just watched as Penny stared off out into the battle field. He watched her face move through a range of emotions, from arrogance to being proud of something. He also noticed how her body seemed so relaxed. He made note of this because instead of being relaxed in an upward and strong posture, she was relaxed in a softer position, almost curled in on herself a bit. Strange, he noted before she turned and looked at him. He stared at her, trying to figure out what was going on in that mind of hers. She was an enigma to him, often times doing things that made little sense.



He knew the time, having an internal clock that was precise was a great asset. He nodded to her, ignoring how Leonard was protesting behind him, something about loosing Penny would guarantee they would lose, like he did not equate for that already. But the one thing he would bet on, was Penny’s skills in a physical situation such as this one. She had on many occasions proven to be a formidable opponent in physical battles.



“Penny...Go. You have two minutes, if you are not back in the allotted time, I will have to retrieve you and I will not like that.” He made sure to keep his tone clear and with an undertone of authority. Or overtone, which ever was heard the most. He rolled his eyes when she gave him a mock salute and left.



“I can’t believe you are forcing Penny to do reconnaissance. Her assets would be better used in shooting, not spying!” Leonard complained, shifting in place and fixing his glasses. He would never understand why the submissive was so enamored with the female dominant. It wasn’t like their relationship was based on anything more than sex.



“I would love to better the use her assets.” Sheldon twitched and shot Wolowitz a scathing glare. He never liked the Omega Dominant. The man was not as smart as the rest of the group nor was he as high on the Nature scale as the other men.



“Wolowitz you would do well to mind your words. Now is not the time for sexualized comments” Sheldon said as he looked at his watch. Two minutes had come and passed. Not a good sign. Penny was never late.



“I must go fetch Penny, stay here” With that he left, ignoring the protests that followed. He moved effortlessly through the shadows, keeping himself from being seen. He paused and pushed himself into a tree, watching as Gablehauser moved to touch Penny’s wrist only to be knocked off. He heard everything, Vulcan hearing and all. He frowned, finding Penny’s body language to be off for a Dominant in this situation. The Alpha Dominant in him was on high alert when the man grabbed Penny’s shoulder. The slacked wrist and the fear in Penny’s eyes were enough of a sign to Sheldon that this had to be stopped.



He reached into his pocket and shook out something from a vial he had place there early that morning. It was a black paint ball. No team had black paint balls. He had froze exactly 5 black paint balls each time they went out to battle, knowing that when he chose to use them, each would be in a different state of defrosting. Sheldon chose how hard the paint ball he would use would be depending on the severity of the transgression. Even though he played a Beta Submissive, did not mean he did not sub-come to his true nature. He knew very well that Dominants liked to harass submissive during games like this. He slid the mildly frozen paint ball into the chamber and took aim at the nape of Gablehauser’s neck. He shot the man leaning into Penny. The paintball hit the exposed flesh there, the force was enough to knock the man out. Gablehauser fell to the ground.



Sheldon walked quickly over to the fallen man, shot him with some regular paint balls. He looked at Penny, figuring she would take her shots in as well. But what he saw bothered him. She looked....trapped. That was only way to describe it. Her hands were slack put she was tense. Her eyes were coming in and out of focus. Each passing second she looked more and more dazed. Sheldon looked around quickly before he took a deep breath and let what he had long since repressed come to the surface. He stood taller, his aura pushing out and his eyes darkened to a cobalt blue. He walked closer to Penny, setting his hands on her shoulders. Instead of coming out, like any dominant would, she seemed to withdraw herself into a deeper daze into herself. This was all wrong for a dominant.



'But all right for a submissive’ He thought before he pushed Penny closer to the tree, his mind rapidly going through how he was going to pull this...submissive out of her forced subspace. He crowded her space, knowing that if his theory was right, which is normally was, this would give her senses only one thing to focus on; him. He placed one hand on the right side of her head and leaned down to her ear. He knocked on the tree trunk beside the ear where his mouth now hovered.

Knock Knock Knock



“Penny” He whispered in her ear as he took a step back. He watched her eyes focus outward as he moved back. Her eyes blinked part of the glazed over look away.



Knock Knock Knock



“Penny” He took another step away, this time she shook her head, coming even more out of the daze. She turned her face up to his, staring at him with blank look. At least she was part way out.



Knock Knock Knock



“Penny” He said louder this time. She snapped out of it. She shook her head and looked around like a scare rabbit. Her eyes eventually landed on Sheldon. She looked confused and almost angry.



“Yes Sheldon?”



“You were late. I forgive you since you took Gablehauser out of the game. Come, we have to implement the plan.” With that Sheldon turned on his heels and left Penny standing there with a confused look on her face. She looked down at the gun in her hand and then the unconscious Gablehauser. She was confused as to what happened, but for now she had to focus on winning this game. To prove she had worth even though she wasn’t a genius like the rest of her circle of friends.



To say they reigned supreme over the battle field was an understatement. With Sheldon’s strategy and Penny’s instinctual fighting skills, they won the paint ball war without breaking a sweat. Penny let out a happy squeal and hugged Sheldon tightly, bouncing up and down with him before she gave Leonard a hug as well. They were ecstatic. This was the first time they won the game without much effort. True Howard and Raj ended up getting out earlier and Leonard ended up twisting his ankle, but Penny and Sheldon conquered with ease. It was like they moved as one. It was creepy to anyone who had the unfortunate fate to cross their path.



Once back in their respective apartments, Sheldon walked to his chair and began to type up his observations of Penny. More over, he typed up his interactions with her that happened just after Gablehauser grabbed her. The way her face looked, how her reactions were to the situation. Something was off, he could tell. He was not one to over look the facts. And all the facts pointed to a lie, a very big lie.



’Or a very promising lie. We shall see how she reacts when I start to be...nice to her. Surely Leonard will not be smart enough to pick up on it.’ He stood up and grabbed his key. When Leonard inquired where he was going, Sheldon gave him a shrug.



“I am going to the market to get some chocolates. I will return shortly, try not to upset Penny while I am gone” With that Sheldon left, knowing he needed chocolate pieces that would be pleasant enough for Penny to desire them.