Shortly before the ceremony, in a room, the vice president of Masquerade; Jack Sabbath, was flipping a coin, and there was another girl in the room making a thing with some sort of leaf. The girl was the vice president of Queendom; Quinn.

"Here. Take this. This is my treat for the new millennium.", said Quinn.

Jack flipped the coin high up in the air and strongly grabbed it, then took the leaf from her, ate it, and felt super energetic.

"How is it?", Quinn grinned.

Jack smirked and said, "Wild."

"Jack. It's time.", said the President of Masquerade, Richard Hemisphere, who entered the room and approached Jack.

"Rich! Is everything ready?", Jack asked as he was folding his sleeves.

"Yes! The girls are here and the chairs are in place.", said Richard.

"Awesome!", Jack was thrilled.

"Yeah, well. Just three pledges this year, though.", said Richard.

"It will have to do. Alright then. It's time for the *beep* ceremony!", Jack sounded energetic.

Then Quinn, Richard, and Jack entered the room full of party people everywhere including all the members of Masquerade and Queendom, and there were three guys tied up in a chair and they were blindfolded.

"I'll take it from here.", said Jack.

"Go ahead.", said Richard.

"Happy New Year, Brothers!", Jack hyped up the ceremony and everyone cheered, "Why are the girls cheering? I said Brothers only. What's the Que code number 11 say?", Jack asked.

"Ques before hoes!", Masquerade members, Ques shortly, answered cheerfully.

"That's right. Where was I? I am the host of this ceremony, Vice President of the house; Jack Sabbath. Whether we know it or not, each of us lives a life governed by an internalized code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. I call it 'The Que Code'. Much like every year, we will also have two new Ques in the house this year. But before that, they'll have to play a game. New gamers are basically noobs. We'll get to that later. Before us, we have the next generation of noobs. A Que is not something you become overnight. Que is the title you earn through sacrifice and loyalty. Will any of those noobs before us be worthy?", Jack made a statement and then approached the first guy on a chair and asked, "Do you, noob, wish to rise and become a Que?"

"I do!", the guy replied.

"Then you'll be tested.", said Jack, then approached the second guy on a chair, and asked, "How about you, noob? Do you wish to rise and become a Que?"

"Hell Yes!", the second guy answered cheerfully.

"Grate?", the third guy on the chair asked suspiciously.

"Booty-boi?", the second guy recognized the voice and asked the third guy.

"Then you'll be tested.", said Jack before he approached the third guy and said "Noob!"

"Huh?", the third guy responded.

"Do you wish to rise and become a Que?", Jack asked.

"No?", Eiffel replied.

Jack became furious and yelled, "Darn! There's always one *beep* guy who has to ruin it. Well, *beep* you! You will still be tested!", then calmed down a little bit and stated, "The path to becoming a Que is both long and hard! And tonight you will take your first step on that path! Brothers! The time has come. It's time for the annual... *three girls from Queendom removed their blindfolds. Quinn removed the third guy's blindfold.* AWC!"

The three guys were revealed. The first guy was some unknown dude, the second guy was Grate, and the third guy was Eiffel.

Eiffel discovered that he was in the Masquerade mansion, a DJ party was going on, and members of Masquerade and Queendom were all present while everybody was chanting, "Masquerade! Masquerade! Masquerade!"

"Are you involved in this!?", Eiffel asked Grate angrily.

"Why am I tied up like you?", Grate answered with a question. Eiffel spotted Marlin and Diana in the crowd, found out they were members of Masquerade and Queendom respectively, and yelled, "Marlin! Diana! You betrayed us! I thought you guys are my friends!"

"We will be.", Marlin chuckled and answered. Then Eiffel was trying to get loose.

"Settle down, noob.", said Jack.

"I'll settle down with you after I get loose and beat the *beep* out of you!", Eiffel yelled. Jack laughed for a while and said, "Funny you said it. We've been trying to settle scores with each other for a long time. Now we've come to this here in Astorion."

"Huh?", Eiffel was confused.

"You forgot Helveltica that fast? I envy you.", Jack joked. Eiffel remembered playing soccer and basketball together back in high school, Jack used to be on the opposing team all the time, and they were bitter rivals.

"Jack? I knew I've seen you somewhere. You were a prick then, you are a prick now!", Eiffel shouted.

"Shut up, Rooster! This is my mansion! I do the talking around here!", Jack shut him up and Eiffel was grinding.

"But why me? Why Grate? You could have looked for other dudes to pledge.", Eiffel asked.

Jack took a while then laughed for a bit and said, "Every year we investigate and look for quality, criteria, que-alike people to pledge Masquerade. We find it hard most of the years. However, this year it wasn't. The very same night of orientation, Grate approached us and he was interested in death to join us. He is a funny kid, so spoiled, and very loose. A loose cannon. We gave him a task and he successfully perpetrated... *Eiffel was anxious* He sneaked into Queendom's mansion and stole one of the Queens' panties."

"What?", Eiffel gasped and looked at Grate who smiled like a pervert.

"So, Grate passed that criterion to pledge Masquerade. That guy over there in the first seat, Barmin, stole 900 vowels from the riches (MMM), which also meets its criteria... And you, Eiffel Roseholic. You beat up a Verse (member of Muscleverse) and had a beef with its leader. That would give you instant access to Masquerade. But since it's you, you'll still be tested... Every year we take two noobs into the house of Masquerade. Since it's three of you this year, you get to give a test. There can only be two who pass. Then the two of you will have to play a game, and if you win, you become our brothers, you become Ques. You get into our house, you get a room, you get to party-", Jack stated.

"And what if I don't tag along?", Eiffel cut him off.

"I beg your pardon?", Jack asked nicely.

"There can only be two who get to play the game. Let that loose cannon and that thief right over there do it. Because I am not playing!", Eiffel rejected. Jack stood silent for a moment and laughed.

"Every year hundreds of thousands of students from all around the world apply for Astorion, but only a few are selected. You've been here for 2 days only and made many enemies already. You will be here for four years. If you become our enemy, you won't last four days I promise you that. Masquerade runs this college. Hate to admit it, but Muscleverse runs this college too. You will go nowhere if you become a common enemy for both fraternities. You already quit last night from Muscleverse ambush. You haven't changed. You were a failure back then, you are a failure now. Instead of making an excuse for not giving a test, admit that you can't do it, that you are scared. I knew from the very beginning that you don't have what it takes to be the Iron Kid!", Jack made a bold statement. It was silence everywhere.

Eiffel was silent for a while and then answered, "Fine. Let's do it. Have it your way. But I guarantee you. You will end up regretting the decision to let me in."

"Oh, I'd like to see you make me.", Jack smirked and said to him. "Quinn, ensure that these noobs are tightly tied up!", Jack said to Quinn. Quinn tied them up even tighter.

"Hey! What are you doing? That's way too tight!", said Grate in pain.

"So, Jack? What test are we giving?", Eiffel asked.

"Prepare yourself for AWC! Butt. Whipping. Competition.", said Jack after laughing for some time.

"Girls, I hope you are ready to hit them hard for AWC.", said Maria who gave them bullwhips. Alizee was given the bullwhip for Barmin, Nebula was for Grate, and Quinn was for Eiffel.

"The rules are simple. You'll be given a butt whipping of a lifetime. The one who quits first is disqualified and the other two will be qualified for the game.", Jack stated the rules.

"Queens, ready?", Richard asked. The girls nodded, and Quinn gave an evil smile at Eiffel. "Now, whip!", Richard gave the signal. The Queens started whipping the pledgers' butts using the bullwhip.

"You sound like a girl when you are whipped. Did you just moan?", Quinn said to Eiffel.

"What!", Eiffel reacted. Quinn kept whipping him.

"I'm Quinn Belladonna, vice president of Queendom. I've called dibs on you. I'll make you my *beep* in no time. But you got real guts, no, you got balls of steal trying to hit on the President for who she is. She is not only the president of Queendom, but the girlfriend of Muscleverse President.", said Quinn while whipping him.

"I've no interest in her.", said Eiffel.

"Everyone saw that in the cafeteria. Then what? Do you have a girlfriend? It must be Irene or Twinkle. Haha!", Quinn was pushing Eiffel's buttons.

"They are my childhood friends.", Eiffel ground.

"Friends, huh? Oh, wow! That's cute. They want to be Queens so badly. I'm not the one who asked them to join. That was all their idea. Tell me something. How does it feel? First, you were ganged up by Muscleverse and got a wedgie. Secondly and now, you are getting your butt whipped by Queendom's future president. Do you know what's next for you? Live under Masquerade's shadow in college for the rest of the time in shame. There will be no Iron Kid. Those who know you will forget you.", Quinn laughed. Eiffel looked at Grate who was joyful as he was getting whipped.

"This! Is! Awesome!", Grate uttered in super joy.

"Hey, don't hit like a child! Hit em harder! Take it further!", Jack told them. Then they started hitting them harder and faster with the bullwhip. Grate's expression changed from joy to pain in an instant.

"Are you learning your lesson now, Grate?", Eiffel asked.

"It has seriously become painful, booty-boi! I can't take it anymore!", said Grate.

"Then quit already!", said Eiffel.

"No!", Grate was trying to stay strong, "I need this life! A little pain now will be a garden of fruits for the later!"

"You idiot!", Eiffel was annoyed. Then after some time.

"I... I c-can't hold-d o-on-n...", Grate sobbed.

"Then just give up!", Eiffel strongly suggested.

"No! Don't you dare tell that to me ever again! I'd rather die than quit!", Grate shouted.

"Darn it! I can't see my friend getting beaten up like that. At this cost, he will faint. Maybe I should quit. I didn't want this anyway from the start. Then again, it's my pride coming in the way after what he (Jack) told me.", Eiffel was talking to himself and thought of some words of Jack. Eiffel looked at Grate who was barely holding on and started weeping.

"No! To hell with my pride! I should quit!", Eiffel thought.

"Ahhhh!!! I quit!!!", Barmin screamed. The whipping stopped. Eiffel and Grate were surprised.

"Looks like we've got ourselves a fast quitter!", Jack laughed.

"He's out! We can't have a floppy Que in the house!", Richard stated.

Everybody was chanting "Masquerade! Masquerade! Masquerade!"

"And there we have it, ladies and gents! Our new noob brothers! Eiffel and Grate!", Jack announced.

The Ques cheered up.

"Looks like You also got a butt of steel or should I say Iron. Haha!", Quinn joked to Eiffel.

"The annual whipping has ended and two new noobs have emerged victorious! *turned at Eiffel and Grate* Noobs! Take a really good look at the person standing next to you. That dude is your Noob Brother. And we all know what the Que Code 001 is...?", Jack stated.

Masquerade: "Only Que IS Real!"

"If you can't prove to us that you can care for your brother...neither of you will become Ques!", Jack declared.

"What?", Grate became sad from truly cheerful.

"Survive your time as noobs together and you both will become Ques... It's either both of you...or neither of you. *turned back to the audience* Enough of this! Time to start the goddamn party!", Jack stated.

Masquerade: *cheers!*

Eiffel was annoyed and went to confront Grate.

"Booty-boi! we are so in! right? Come on. Think about it! As soon as we are Ques, we can just move from our crappy dorms to this awesome mansion!", Grate was totally into joy.

"If I look at this whole situation, they *beep* made me drunk, put some hood on me, and dragged my ass over here! and this AWC Butt Whipping Competition... That's pretty demeaning.", Eiffel was pissed.

"Wow! Really?", Grate got worried.

"Yeah, I'm pissed!", Eiffel was super angry.

"Hey, you are still alive, and just think about it...You wouldn't have to share with some moron roommate anymore. Think positive.", Grate tried to convince him but Eiffel wasn't buying it at all, so he kept it up, "You promise that you will see this through with me? You're not gonna grab your bag and leave again? Come on! I helped you get a place to stay! You owe me this! It will be fun! I promise! I really want this... This is the only reason I came here. Please don't take it away from me... Please! *Eiffel looked annoyed and not saying a word. Grate got on his knees and grabbed Eiffel's legs tightly* I BEG YOU NOOB BROTHER! PLEASE!!!"

"Dude, people are looking.", Eiffel felt uncomfortable.

"I WANT THEM TO SEE!", Grate responded.

"What's wrong with you? Get off!", Eiffel was trying to let Grate go.

"BROTHER! IS THAT YOU?", Grate asked with tears of happiness as Masquerade approached them.

"Yes, my noob brother. It's me.", Eiffel sighed after taking a while.

Masquerade: *Massive Cheers*

Grate stood up cheerfully and motivated him, "Awesome! You won't regret this! If it gets too much for you, I'll carry the load all by myself, just don't leave my side, brother."

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