Chapter 3
Double Secret Probation
The next morning, Dean Garland-the university's headmaster-was in his office, speaking with Kuja.
"Kuja, what is the worst fraternity on this campus?" Dean Garland asked.
"That would be hard to answer, sir. Each fraternity is outstanding in its own way," Kuja answered.
"Cut the Chocobo shit, Arnolan. I've got their disciplinary files right here," Dean Garland said as he picked up a set of papers off his desk.
"Who dumped two truckloads of Gysahl greens into the swim meet? Who delivered the medical school cadavers to the alumni dinner? Every Halloween, the Myrrh trees are filled with dirty underpants. Every Spring, all the toilets in the school buildings explode," Dean Garland said as he read the files.
"Oh, you mean the Deltas, sir," Kuja answered, coming to realize what Garland was talking about.
"Of course I'm talking about Delta, you complete twit!" Dean Garland said sharply as he slammed the papers back onto his desk, "But, this year, it's going to be different. This year, we're going to grab the wyvern by the tail and kick those smug little, thieving punks off my campus."
"What exactly do you plan to do, sir? Delta's already on probation," Kuja pointed out.
"Then as of this moment, those loons are on double secret probation!" Dean Garland said.
"Double secret probation, sir?" Kuja asked.
"I have been given unlimited power to do what is necessary to preserve order. I want you to find me a way to revoke Delta's charter. That should not be hard, since you live next door. Put Neidermeyer up to it, he's a sneaky little bug just like you," Dean Garland said.
"Very well, sir," Kuja answered. Back at the Delta House…er…ship, which ever you prefer. The Deltas were gathered in a room while looking at a picture of Zidane that was projected on a hanging screen.
"Uh…Zidane Tribal. All in favor," Baku said. Everyone all agreed to it.
"We need the dues," a Delta member said.
"Okay, good. Zidane Tribal is now pledged to Delta Chi Tantalus. Next slide please, C-Day," Baku said. Cinna switched the slides, and the minute the picture came up, Steiner screamed while the other Deltas jeered and threw their beer cans at Vivi's picture.
"Just a minute now, settle down. This is Vivi Ornitier. He's a legacy from the Black Mage Village," Baku pointed out to the crowd. But the crowd only jeered in response. Blank quickly got up from his seat.
"Okay, okay. This little guy is a real zero, that's true. Just think back to when we were all freshman. Marcus, you had a face like a pepperoni pizza. And Nono. (Balthier's moogle mechanic from FF XII). Everyone thought that Nono was brain-damaged, because he would sometimes fly upside-down. I, myself, was so obnoxious, that the seniors always used to beat me up once every week. So Vivi may be a nutcase. Well, let me tell you the story about another nutcase," Blank said, but before he could finish, the other Deltas jeered and pelted Blank with beer cans. Back with Zidane and Vivi, who were fast asleep in their dorm room, they were both sleeping ever so soundly, until suddenly, they were woken up by a bang and were blasted in the faces by jets of some kind of white smoke. Vivi and Zidane rubbed their eyes and saw that Blank and Marcus were wildly spraying them with fire extinguishers while yelling indistinctively. Marcus and Blank pulled Vivi and Zidane out of their beds and led them into the hallway. The two tired and somewhat disoriented friends were led back to the Delta's ship, the Delta Vista (I'm just gonna stick to calling it the Delta Vista from here on out). Back in the ship's bar, the new pledges were lined up, standing shoulder to shoulder.
"I-state your name," Baku said. The new pledges had their right hands raised and repeated the words, but only a few actually said their names.
"Do hereby pledge my allegiance to the frat," Baku continued. The pledges repeated the words exactly.
"Uh…with liberty and fraternity for all," Baku finished. The new pledges repeated the words.
"Sergeant at arms, do your duty," Baku said to Steiner. Steiner got up while carrying a small, round satchel. He walked in front of the new pledges, telling them their Delta names while handing a pledge pin (which each resembled the Delta frat's sigil: the Greek letter for Delta with the letters X and T in the center of it) to each of the new pledges. Soon, Steiner reached Zidane.
"Zidane, from now on your Delta Chi Tantalus name is Pinto," Steiner said as he handed a pledge pin to Zidane.
"Why 'Pinto'?" Zidane asked curiously.
"Why not?" Steiner replied with a belch.
"What's my Delta Chi Tantalus name?" Vivi asked.
"Vivi, we've given this a lot of thought. Your Delta name is Flounder," Steiner said as he handed Vivi his pledge pin. Once Steiner finished, Baku spoke.
"You are all Deltas now," Baku said proudly. The other Deltas cheered as they doused the new pledges with beer, Blank started up the Rock Solid nightclub music, all the Deltas began to party. They all were drunk in a matter of minutes. Next door at the Omega castle, the Omegas were holding their own initiation in the castle's top central chamber. Inside the round chamber, all of the current members were wearing Organization-XIII-styled cloaks and they had their hoods pulled over their heads, and they were standing close to the walls of the chamber while facing the center. A glowing ring of strange letters was etched into the center of the chamber floor. The eight leaders of Omega were dressed the same way a Black Waltz normally dresses, but each coat was a different color, each of the leaders was holding an ornate, iron staff in his right hand, a diamond-shaped crystal sat at the top of each staff. Each crystal was one of eight colors: red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, light blue, purple, and white. Each of the crystal's color corresponded to the color of its staff-wielder's coat. The leaders were standing at equal positions near the outer edge of the shimmering ring.
"We now consecrate the bond of obedience," Kuja, who was wearing the red coat, said.
"Assume the position," Kuja said to the first new pledge. The new pledge stepped into the center of the ring. The eight leaders raised their staffs and strands of magic began spiraling around the new pledge's body, all meeting at the top of his right arm, causing the Omega group's sigil to appear on that spot.
"Once you bear the sigil, you are forever part of the Omega Brotherhood," Kuja said.
"I shall forever swear my loyalty only to the brotherhood," the new pledge said.
Author's Note: the reason that the Omegas' initiation scene in this fic is out of sync with the one in the movie is because I never understood the whole "thank you sir, may I have another" thing, and I probably never will.