Zero: Whee….

Xyrho: He's…

Lynas: Back…

Zero: And this time with a fic of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2. I tried to rewrite it in a fashion so it was more futuristic than the game, with beam weapons and such. I rushed it, so I dunno if I did a good job, though. The fic will be multi-chapter, and will have multiple relationships, but I'm trying to aim for a good one at the end. xD

Lynas: And that Edgar guy…what's with that name?

Zero: Edge sounds a lot cooler, doesn't it? I wanted to keep his Japanese name.

Xyrho: I guess you're right. It does sound a lot better. Well, any last words before we start?

Zero: I don't own Summon Night, nor anything else from Flight-Plan and Banpresto, for that matter. On a final note, parenthesis indicate thoughts, incase no one can figure that out. And please excuse any grammar errors I may have.

Lynas: Well, then, shall we start?

Retelling: Chapter 1

The Start of Something Unexpected

A lone boy stared at a picture frame in his room on a desk. In the picture, there was a tall, strong man with blonde hair, as well as a gentle, beautiful woman with long pink hair. She was holding a young boy in her arms, with short blonde hair. They all looked really happy in the photo, and it made the lone boy cry, "Mom…Dad…"

A knock was heard from the door, as the boy bolted up into a sitting position from his bed, "Edge?" a feminine voice asked.

Quickly wiping away his tears, the boy replied, "Come in, Tatiana."

The girl popped her head into the room, "Ryouga's looking for you, something about a duel."

He gave a sharp, quick gasp. "Oh yeah, forgot about that. Thanks."

She nodded with a smile, leaving, closing the door to his room. He quickly tightened the belt on his blue jeans, then pulled on a white trench coat over his red t-shirt. And of course, he grabbed his trusty mechanical screwdriver from his desk, hooking it onto a small loop on his jeans.

He walked out of his room, and down the stairs. He turned his head towards the kitchen, and saw Orin in a pink apron, cooking lunch. Although it was quite funny, Edge was used to it by now, and ignored it.

Orin heard him, "Oh, you leaving?"

"Yeah, Ryouga challenged me to a duel, and I promised I'd fight him." He grabbed a slice of toast that popped out of the toaster.

"You better go then. A craftknight's word is…"

"stronger than steel, yeah I know." He left the door, "I'll see you later."

Cliff Village wasn't really populated, but it was a well-known place, because the demon Goura is sealed there. He sat down to pull on his shoes, then stood back up. He tapped the tip of his right shoe to the ground twice, making a line of 4 wheels come out of the bottom. He did the same with the left shoe, as they became a pair of roller blades. He pressed down slightly on the front, as they started to drive him forward through his small village.

Ryouga was waiting for him near a waterfall, staring into the endless water splashing to the pool below. He turn around as he heard a small motor running, knowing instantly it was Edge's roller blades, "You're late."

He slid to a stop, "Sorry about that." He apologized.

"Well, it's fine. So, you remember the prize for this battle?"

"Yeah. If you win, I have to show you Goura's seal." Edge nodded.

"And if you win, I give you a picture of my sister in only her underwear." He laughed.

Edge immediately blushed, "Wait! You were serious? I thought you were just playing around!"

"Nope, I'm very serious." He pulled out a short cylinder, "Ready to start?"

Regaining his senses, Edge nodded, pulling out the screwdriver from his jeans, "Yeah."

The tip of the cylinder spewed out a gray light, as the beam energy formed into the shape of a katana.

Without warning, Edge drove forward with the speed of his skates, ready to stab Ryouga's head with it.

Quick on his feet, Ryouga jumped out of the way, as Edge tripped a bit from going too fast, "You're still inexperienced." He slashed towards Edge.

The blonde boy regained his footing, as he leaned back with his feet, making his skates drive quickly backwards, barely avoiding the blade. He then kicked the blade away with his skates, drove forward again, ready to stab Ryouga's stomach with the screwdriver.

Ryouga quickly jumped over Edge, ready for a downwards slash, but Edge saw it coming, as he made a backflip, kicking away the blade with his skates once again.

Both of them were already starting to sweat, panting a bit. Ryouga laughed, "I underestimated that small thing. It's like a knife."

Edge flicked the screwdriver around a finger, "This thing represents my soul. If I lose, it's because my soul wasn't strong enough."

"I see…how about this?" Ryouga dashed forward in a zigzag motion, then jumped onto the wall, bouncing right back, blade ready to stab.

In desperation, Edge locked the brakes on one skate, then made the other one go at full power in one area, blowing up dust and dirt, obscuring Ryouga's view.

Unable to see, Ryouga simply landed on the ground, as he tried to look around the area. He couldn't hear the small buzzing of Edge's skates, "He must be on foot."

"Wrong!"

Ryouga looked up, as he saw Edge in the air, ready to slam his left foot down onto Ryouga's shoulder. He quickly dodged though, then slashed at Edge, but Edge did a spin, then stabbed his screwdriver forward, the tip as sharp as a needle.

Ryouga knocked his arm away, then smacked the side of Edge's head with the butt of his blade, dazing him. He then kicked him onto the ground, beam katana right above his neck, "Game over." He got off of him, smirking triumphantly, as Edge slowly got back up.

"You…you win." He sighed, "Well, you wanna go now?" He asked, not forgetting his promise. He made the wheels on his shoes go back in.

The two walked up the hill where Goura's seal was. Edge closed his eyes, "No…I missed the chance to see Lynn in her underwear…what a loss!"

He took another step, not feeling anything underneath, he reopened his eyes, "Huh…?" He then saw the mountains at least a thousand miles below his feet, "Holy shit!"

"You idiot!" Ryouga grabbed his collar, throwing him into a stone wall.

"Ow…" Edge opened an eye, "Thanks, but…couldn't you have been a bit more gentle?"

"Why are you complaining? Would you have rather fallen to your death?" Ryouga asked in a smartass voice.

"Yeah, yeah…" He got back up, as they continued forward, until a female cry was heard, "What was that?"

Ryouga became serious, "Let's check it out."

They both rushed forward, until they saw what was in view, "It's a summon creature!" Ryouga stated, "It's…"

"It's a devil girl." Edge finished, "She's injured." She was on all four on the ground, with bruises all over her.

"There must be a powerful monster here to have defeated a summon creature."

"You think it's still here?" Edge pulled out his screwdriver.

"I don't know but…"

They both blinked, as another summon creature, this time a cute little rabbit, came out of a bush.

"That's…the powerful monster?" Edge laughed dryly.

The rabbit was offended, as it tried to bite him, "Edge!" Ryouga shouted.

"Shit!" His wheels popped out, as he kicked the rabbit with the rapid spinning wheels, injuring the rabbit greatly.

Ryouga whistled, "Wow, those things are powerful."

"Any they're not even meant to be weapons." Edge sighed.

"Urgh…" the girl groaned.

"Hey! You okay?" Edge went by her side, and helped her to a sitting position. He slightly blushed because she was leaning against his body. (She's so warm…) He blushed even more. (And her face…it's so cute.)

She opened her eyes, and looked up at him, "What are you staring at, pervert?"

He jumped a bit, "A-Are you okay?"

"Stupid rabbit just came and attacked me. What the hell is wrong with that thing?" She saw it lying down on the ground, with a huge gash of blood on its chest from Edge's previous assault, "Oh, you killed it. Nice job." She praised him.

"I didn't mean to…" Edge gave a funny face, not knowing if he should take it as compliment or as an insult.

"How did they get here, anyways?" Ryouga wondered, "Isn't there a ward for stray summons in the village?"

The girl shrugged, "I don't know. I just got here."

"Do you have a master?" Edge asked.

She shook her head, "Nope."

"I thought so, strays. Maybe one of the keystones is destroyed. I'll tell the chief about it." Ryouga started to leave.

"Wait."

"Hmm?" Ryouga stopped.

Edge looked down at the girl ,"My name is Edge, and that guy is Ryouga."

He looked unamused, "Don't call me 'that guy'."

"Uh, yeah. Sorry."

"Well, I'm Dinah, and I believe it is now your duty to protect me." She glared at Edge.

He was taken aback, "What? Why?"

She closed her eyes again, "Because you just need to. I landed in your stupid village, and now you have to take responsibility of it!"

"What? That makes no sense!"

"It makes a lot of sense! Now you listen…argh…!" Dinah closed her eyes.

"What's going on?" Edge wondered.

Ryouga stared a bit, "Dunno."

Her clothes shined a bit, as the purple became a pure white, she reopened her eyes, "Oh I'm so sorry!"

"…Huh?" The two guys stared.

"I'm sorry for what she said! She's actually very grateful that you protected her, she just doesn't want to say it!" She gripped onto his shirt in a cute way, "Please find it in your heart to forgive her."

Edge felt like he skipped a heartbeat, "Y-yeah, of course."

"Oh, thank you!" Dinah flung her arms around him, holding him tight into a hug.

His face was now bright red, "No problem!"

"Have fun, you two." Ryouga snickered, leaving.

"Uh…darn it…!" Dinah groaned, clothes returning to a dark purple, as she pushed him away, "That stupid angel! Saying and doing stupid things!"

"Angel?" Edge wondered.

"Yeah. That bitch keeps getting into my body, being an annoyance. I wish she'd just go away." Dinah fumed.

"Uh…okay." Edge laughed a bit, "Here, let's go back to my place and fix you up. You're a mess." He placed a hand over a larger gash on her leg.

"Enjoying yourself, pervert?" She glared daggers at him.

He freaked, taking his hand off, "Sorry!" He lifted her onto his back, "Well…uh, let's go." He began skating back to his place, face a bit red from holding onto Dinah's slender legs to support her. (Blushing too much can't be healthy…)

Unknowingly to him, meeting this summon creature was the start of something that would affect him in a way like never before…

Zero: Done, review please! I'm sorry if I over exaggerated on the cussing and the drama. Heh