A/N: I have adopted this story from 'malandy' and I hope I don't disappoint. If you wish to read the original, it is called 'Founder, Explosive and Zero'. I also have a piece of good news regarding Zero no Tsukaima, the previously discontinued Light Novel has been resumed so for those who want closure go and check it out.
It was a fine spring day out in the summoning fields of the Tristain Magic Academy in the country of Halkegenia. The sun was shining, the skies were clear, and the wind was breezy. However, it was about to get a lot less fine for the people out there.
"I, Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière, in the name of the great Five Pentagon Powers, following my fate, summon a familiar."
Louise 'The Zero' Valliere, was summoning her familiar on that fine spring day, as it always was on the day of the annual Springtime Summoning Rituals. Her mind constantly repeated the same lines over and over again in a desperate attempt to slightly improve her chances.
'Please work! Don't blow up!'
Unknowingly, Louise had given the spell quite a bit more power than it needed... which would inevitably have lead to an explosion. That is, if she wasn't performing a Summoning Ritual. By invoking a Summoning Ritual, the mage handed some of his magic off to a guiding intelligence which scoured the universe for a familiar which would be compatible with the master's wishes.
It dug deep into Louise's heart and found out what she desired. She wanted one who could help her with her magic and shut all of her classmates up. The first choice target was a certain Void familiar who went by the name Sheffield. Once the portal opened up, Sheffield sensed it and jumped back before it could take her.
Using a magical artefact given to her by her lord, Myozunitonirun forced the portal closed and broke the spell. On Louise's side a mighty explosion rocked the field as the spell broke down. The smoke cleared to reveal an empty field, she tried again in a desperate attempt to get anything out of the ritual, once more creating a portal at Sheffield.
Annoyed at it returning, Sheffield used her artefacts once more and broke the spell again. Louise did not give up and recast the spell once more. Frustrated at it returning a third time, Sheffield used another of her artefacts and redirected the spell back at its caster.
"Look, above Zero's head!"
A green oval about the size of Louise appeared hovering about one foot in front of her, but she didn't notice as she was chanting the spell like a prayer now.
"Is she summoning herself?"
And then, the portal started changing colors and fluctuating as it swallowed Louise. Having never swallowed up its master before, the summoning spell could not find a master in this world to give the familiar anymore and so it reached into other worlds and dimensions until it found one which still fulfilled its master's wish.
'Lets see here, world where some fiery girl with a sentient pendant is summoned, no. Some world where she summoned some weak commoner, no. A world where she summoned a techno master, no. A world where she summoned a scissors wielding woman and an android, no. A world where she summoned a perverted zombie, no.'
The spell searched on through the vast number of parallel universes for a scenario suitable.
'Maybe the one where she summons a military commoner… Or maybe the one where she summoned a mechanical golem… Or would she be satisfied with one where she summoned an immortal witch and warlock… Will the one where she summons a misfortunate man with a right hand which dispelled magic be enough?'
Though the spell did not feel time, it still got frustrated at how difficult it was to find a familiar for the master.
'Ah this one will do! She summons the first void mage in this world, perfect, now I can just drop her in and she should be happy since her wish had been fulfilled!'
And so the spell released Louise into the summoning of the other and the ritual was completed. In a mighty blast, an explosion twice the size of a normal one, Louise summoned her familiar…
The smoke was cleared by a wind spell from Tabitha and everyone stared in shock at what exactly had been summoned. There were two Louises and a blond boy of approximately the same height. It took a total of five seconds for the crowd to fully comprehend what they were seeing.
"EHHH!"
"I can't believe it, the Zero summoned herself and some commoner!"
"It truly was impressive Zero, I can't believe I doubted you when you said you would summon something spectacular! Haha!"
Louise looked at herself. She looked back. Both stared at each other for a moment before fainting flat on their backs. The blond boy regained his senses and panicked.
"Where am I? Who am I? Who are you people?!"
The Louises were brought to their room and the summoned boy was escorted along. The teachers decided to leave the Louises to sort the situation out themselves and would come and check up on them later in the day. After some time, the two Louises awoke and saw each other. Acting like reasonable nobles, they decided to talk about this like reasonable people and slowly retell what went on before they fainted.
"I was summoning my familiar but the stupid spell just kept on failing and on the third time I cast it, the damn portal sucked me up instead of my familiar and so here I am now."
"Hmm, I was just doing the summoning ritual and I must have summoned the other guy with you tagging along after you got sucked up by the portal."
"I guess that sort of makes sense but what do we do now?"
From the corner of the room, the previously summoned blond boy tried to speak up.
"Um… Where exactly am I?"
"You are in the magic academy of Tristan commoner."
"You should be grateful to even be here, most commoners wouldn't have a chance to be here in their entire lives."
"Stop stealing my words!"
"You stop stealing mine!"
"Now now girls, lets try to resolve this peacefully."
Both of them looked at him for a moment before shouting.
"Be quiet!"
The boy fell back and looked up as the two continued their fight. After a few hours of arguing the exhausted girls finally gave up and decided to simply accept their current situation.
"So, who are you anyway?"
"I'm not sure, I have no memory of anything before I was summoned."
"Don't you remember anything?"
"The word Rumiru seems to ring a bell, that might be my name…"
"Then you are Rumiru then, it's settled."
"Okay…"
"Now there's the matter of familiars, which one of us gets him?"
"Either is fine isn't it, we're both the same person after all."
"Then I'll do it."
"Do what? Wait, why are you coming closer? Stop!"
Louise kissed Rumiru on the forehead and a burning sensation could be felt in his left hand. The Louises looked at the runes formed only to be surprised when they disappeared.
"What…"
"Wait! Let me try!"
The other Louise tried the spell, only for it to disappear again.
"What the hell is wrong with you, are you immune to the runes or something?"
"I guess so…"
"Whatever, we need to see the headmaster, he is probably waiting for an explanation."
The trio headed up to the headmaster's office and explained the situation to him.
"Hm… I see… This is quite the problem we have now. For now I think we should inform your parents. I will send a messenger owl to their estate while you find a way to differentiate between yourselves, class is cancelled for second years today anyway."
The group left the room and Osmond sat back down in his chair.
'I'm getting too old for this kind of thing...'
A/N: For those who still don't know who Rumiru is, here is a big hint, Brimir's full name is Brimir Ru Rumiru Yuru Viri Vee Varutori. Personally, I'm surprised only one story has dared to summon him. Yes, I know for a fact there is only one since I've read through the entire database of Zero no Tsukaima Fics and I have referenced a handful of them in the universe search. If you've enjoyed the story feel free to check out my other stories and poll. Also don't forget to review, follow and favourite.
Challenge: Show me a Zero no Tsukaima Fic before this one which features Brimir as a summon or identify all the references in the universe search.
Reward: Can force me to update one of my stories which aren't One-Shots.