Break Down
The following morning, the sun had begun to rise over the horizon and slowly blanketed the red woods in a magnificent golden light. Outside the windmill, which was still slightly dark, Donkey and the remainder of the group slept peacefully. Eventually, the lavender eyes of Twilight Sparkle herself slowly opened as she blinked away the tiredness. She sat up, stretched her tired limbs, and released a small yawn. Soon the rest of the group, minus Donkey and Pinkie Pie, slowly came around shortly after. The princess scanned the area seeing two of their friends sleeping peacefully; however, she saw no sign of Shrek.
“Where’s Shrek?” She questioned.
“Who knows?” Rainbow yawned. “Probably out looking for more rats for breakfast or something.”
“And… my appetite is gone,” Rarity cringed in disgust.
“I hope he’s alright after what happened last night,” Apple said worriedly.
“Why? What happened to Shrek last night?” Fluttershy asked curiously.
“It’s a long story,” Twilight responded.
“Well, there ain’t no hurry,” Applejack pointed out. “We’ve got plenty ah time.”
Before Twilight could begin to share, her eyes glanced over and spotted Spike sitting with his back towards the group. Though unable to see his face, she could just tell from the demeanor expressed through his body language that he was still upset after last night. She got up, slowly walked over, and sat down beside him. At first, they just sat together with nothing to say while Spike hardly acknowledged her presence. He just sat on that stump, his head resting in the palm of his claws, a sad look upon his face.
“Spike, are you okay?” She asked concerned.
“I couldn’t sleep,” He answered somberly. “I can’t believe Shrek said that about me. Even after I told myself that he didn’t mean anything, that what he said was out of heartbreak, it still hurts.”
Twilight merely reached over and placed a gentle hoof upon the dragon’s shoulders. A cry barely escaped Spike’s lips before he slowly leaned onto her shoulder, trying so hard not to tear up.
“I’m really sorry Spike,” Twilight apologized. “It’s all our fault; we pushed him too hard. Maybe if we’d just stayed out of it, and focused on our mission, maybe things would be different.”
“No, we did the right thing,” Spike shook his head. “At least… I thought we did. I shouldn’t be so upset over something as simple as a misunderstanding. I know this… but you want to know what I hate the most? That a wedge was forcibly driven between me and probably the only other guy friend I’ve met here. I thought I met someone else who understood me; now I know the truth. He only wanted to be friends when it was ‘convenient’ for him.”
“Oh, Spike…”
“Hey guys!” Apple called out.
The pony and the dragon turned briefly as Apple White approached the pair, catching a look of concern on her face.
“Pardon me for interrupting, but have either of you seen Maddie?” Apple asked worriedly.
“I thought she was with you,” Spike responded.
“She was last night, but now we can’t find her. It’s like she just disappeared.”
“Oh no…” Twilight groaned. “First Shrek disappeared, and now Maddie’s wandering Duloc by herself. Can anything go right today?”
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Meanwhile, while everyone else was talking, the ogress version of Fiona sat alone inside the windmill. Ever since last night, Fiona had been debating whether or not to tell Shrek the truth, about her dark secret. She’d since been picking the petals off the sunflower she found last night, pondering her future.
“I tell him, I tell him not,” She said, picking the petals. “I tell him, I tell him not…”
Eventually, Fiona was down to the last petal left off the sunflower. Seeing the answer just before her eyes, a smile crept across her face.
“I tell him!” She said eagerly. “Shrek!”
The ogress opened the door, quickly stepping outside.
“Shrek! There’s something I want…”
Fiona looked around, hoping to find a trace of Shrek. But the ogre wasn’t there, all she could see was Donkey and Pinke sleeping (The former lying on his back). As Fiona looked around, her eyes spotted the rising sun which began to crest the sky. Suddenly, a shimmering force swept over the princess as she covered her gaze from the blinding rays and within a matter of moments, her ogress appearance vanished. Her figure had resumed its slim appearance, the long rodlike ears were replaced with normal ears, her nose had taken on a petite appearance, and her green complexion was replaced with a more human lightness. By now, the rest of the group had quickly returned only to find Fiona standing there, looking out toward the rising sun.
“Fiona?” Ashlynn spoke up. “What’s wrong?”
At first, the princess didn’t know what to say. She was prepared to start telling Shrek, even the rest of the group, the truth about why she avoided being around them every night. But now back in her human form, she had no proof nor any evidence to explain to her friends how she was more than what she seemed. But as it turned out, that wasn’t the only thing on her mind. Because even before daylight arrived, before the spell wore off for just this brief moment, an epiphany had come over her. One so great, she couldn’t really say what she was feeling… but instead, she’d rather ‘sing’.
Fiona (Sings):
Good morning, dawn.
Good morning, day.
Good morning, mourning dove.
I had a long
And sleepless night,
Pondering true love.
My fairytale
I know so well
Has somehow gone awry.
Looks can be
deceiving
But feelings cannot lie.
Do I love him…?
“Love… him?” Ashlynn raised her brow.
“You mean…?” Rarity realized.
Fiona (Sings):
Last night I was uncertain,
But this morning…
This morning…
This morning…
Just before the princess could finish, she stopped upon seeing a silhouette crossing through the morning light. Shrek stomping toward her just from over the horizon. She quickly hurried over to him as everyone, and every pony else, looked on.
“Shrek!” She greeted happily. “Thank goodness! Are you all right?”
She placed a hand onto his arm, but to her surprise he nudged it away and walked past her.
“Perfect!” Shrek replied bitterly. “Never been better.”
The remainder of the group quickly gathered alongside Fiona. Half of them were slightly surprised by Shrek’s response, but not as greatly as Fiona. Still, she was determined to tell him straight away of the nagging feeling that had been plaguing her mind… a promise she was determined to keep.
“I… I don’t… there’s something I have to tell you…”
“You don’t have to tell me anything, princess,” Shrek replied angrily. “I heard enough last night.”
“Oh. You… you heard what I said?” Fiona asked, shocked.
“Every word.”
Shrek sat down upon the windmill steps, facing Fiona with a heavy glare. By now, she was more taken aback than before.
“I thought you’d understand,” Fiona said.
“Oh, I understand.” Shrek retorted, with hurt in his voice. “Like you said, ‘Who could love such a hideous, ugly beast?!’”.
“But… I thought that wouldn’t matter to you.”
“Yeah? Well, it does.”
Fiona looked upon him in shock, tears welling in her eyes. Just before things could get out of control, before further words could be released, the rest of the group tried to intervene.
“Shrek, you don’t understand,” Rarity added quickly. “You don’t know the full story.”
“Stay out of this!” Shrek snapped at her.
“Shrek please!” Fluttershy urged. “If you’d just listen—”
“Why should I?!” Shrek snapped. “Why don’t you just shut your mouth and pet some cute little animals or something?! That’s all your good for anyway!”
Fluttershy reeled back, hurt by the ogre’s choice of words. Now her tears started to escape her eyes, a sight of which made every pony, dragon, and human around her shocked and upset. Of course, the angriest of them all was Rainbow Dash, who flew toward his face with a great rage.
“Hey!” She yelled. “Listen up, block head! No pony… I repeat… NO PONY MAKES FLUTTERSHY CRY!!! Here we are trying to explain things to you, to sort this out like adults, but you… you’re just acting like a big, fat… JERK!!!”
“Get out of my face!” Shrek growled angrily.
“Why don’t you make me…!”
Before the heat between the two grew intense, Applejack quickly ran up and grabbed her marefriend’s tail in her teeth. She pulled the tomboy pony back, yanking her back down to the ground.
“Calm down, sugarcube,” She said. “It ain’t worth it.”
Suddenly, the sound of approaching footsteps drew Shrek to look past the group.
“Ah, right on time,” He declared. “Princess, I’ve brought you a little something.”
Shrek gestured toward the group, as all eyes turned and widened with shock.
Farquaad’s Voice (Singing):
FIOOOONA!
Fiona- Fiona- Fiona-Fiona!
Fiona- Fiona- Fiona-Fiona!
FIOOOONA!
Before their very eyes, Farquaad himself arrived on horseback, appearing much taller than usual. Along with him was an escort of guards, the sun gleaming along their armor and some of the girls covered their eyes to avoid the light. By now, as the guards marched by, Pinkie Pie and Donkey woke with heavy yawns.
“Whoo-wee, there’s nothing like a good night’s sleep,” Pinkie stretched her shoulders.
“What’d I miss?” Donkey yawned tiredly. “What’d I miss?”
One of the guards loomed over them and they began to scurry away, the Donkey muttering to himself.
“Who said that?” He muttered under his breath. “Couldn’t have been the donkey and the pony.”
The rest of the group backed away from the approaching entourage of Farquaad and his men, taking their position before the ogre himself. Twilight turned toward Shrek, the disappointment clear upon her face.
“You didn’t!” She hissed in disbelief.
“So what if I did?” Shrek snipped back.
Soon, Farquaad reared his horse back with a great ‘Whoooa’ as he they stood in front of the group, particularly toward Twilight Sparkle.
“Thank you, Twilight Sparkle,” Farquaad smirked.
“… You’re welcome,” Twilight muttered.
“Not you…” Farquaad smirked. “We named the ‘plastic horse’ Twilight Sparkle!”
To prove his point, Farquaad smacked along the horse’s flank… which made an echo as sound vibrated off the hollow body of what truly was a ‘plastic horse’. Twilight glared toward the smug lord, unamused by that remark… and clearly insulted.
“I was going back and forth between Seahawk or Sprinkles… then I thought, ‘Condeleeza maybe…’ but no… Twilight Sparkle fits the marketing better.”
“… Charmed,” Twilight spoke dryly.
To suggest that Fiona was confused over this whole scenario was an understatement. Her eyes turned from Shrek to Farquaad, trying to piece together exactly what just happened. Finally, the lord himself addressed the human princess before him.
“Princess Fiona?” Farquaad spoke in adoration.
“As promised,” Shrek spoke to the tiny man. “Now about my swamp—”
“Very well, ogre,” Farquaad sighed. “The deed to your swamp has been put in your name. Cleared out, as agreed. Take it and go before I change my mind.”
Shrek snatched the deed out of a guard’s hands and stormed away. The Ever After girls were put off by this exchange. Apple White and Raven Queen reverted their attention back to the long-awaited Lord Farquaad.
“And what of the fairytale creatures?” Apple White pointed out.
“You promised you wouldn’t hurt them if we agreed to the quest,” Raven reminded.
“Fairytale creatures?” Fiona turned, puzzled.
“The truth is Fiona… we didn’t take part in this quest ‘just’ to rescue you,” Twilight admitted. “We did this for those creatures who were forced to leave their homes.”
“I wouldn’t worry so much of your fairytale friends,” Farquaad spoke bluntly. “We arranged a more appropriate home where they won’t bother anyone for a long, long time. And as for the rest of you… just be lucky I’m only here for ‘one’ thing. Now, step away.”
The whole group exchanged looks toward Fiona and Shrek, reluctantly stepping back as Farquaad finally turned his attention to Fiona.
“Forgive me, Princess, for startling you, but you startled me,” Farquaad told Fiona. “For I have never seen such a radiant beauty before. I am Lord Farquaad.”
“Lord Farquaad?” Fiona gasped, composing herself. “Oh, no, no. Forgive me, my lord, for I was just saying a short…”
One snap of his fingers and Farquaad was lifted off his horse by his guards. Left behind the horse was a large set of gauntlets and a pair of leg extenders that reached down to the stirrups, which made him look tall on the saddle. Set down before her, Fiona paused once she saw Farquaad in his true state. He stood at four and a half feet, much shorter than Fiona. Her nervousness turned to bemusement, as she awkwardly smiled.
“… farewell.”
Off the sidelines, Pinkie chuckled over the unintended pun.
“I knew she’d get the joke,” She whispered, giggling.
“Shhh!!!” Everyone shushed.
Pinkie’s eyes widened before she grabbed a zipper out of nowhere and literally zipped her mouth shut. Meanwhile, Farquaad was still in the midst of ‘wooing’ the fair princess.
“Oh, that is so sweet,” He thanked her. “But you don’t have to waste good manners on the ogre. It’s not like it has feelings.”
Fiona looked up toward Shrek, who’s back was turned away from the group. He stood there with the deed to his swamp, reading the fine print and barely even turning toward her. For the princess, so many emotions raced through her head in a single moment. Sadness, betrayal, but mostly… anger. She was about to speak until…
“You’re right.”
A male voice answered Farquaad’s question, causing all eyes to turn toward the bitter teenage dragon. Everyone stood in shock for Spike speaking up, even Farquaad was taken aback.
“What?” Farquaad spoke confused.
“It’s just an ogre,” Spike said bitterly. “What does it know about feelings?”
“Spike…!” Rarity gasped.
Spike merely turned away with a ‘Harumph!’, refusing to make any eye contact with Shrek at all. Whether or not Shrek even addressed the dragon or not, Spike had made his point.
“Spike’s right, girls,” Fiona agreed bitterly. “It doesn’t.”
But there was no denying this fact about Shrek. Even as still stood nearby, even with his back turned, the comments hurt. Hearing it from the princess was bad enough, but now hearing it from Spike… using last night’s words against him… that really stung. Donkey watched the entire exchange alongside Pinkie Pie, their faces heavy with confusion wondering ‘What’s happening?’.
“Princess Fiona, beautiful, fair, flawless Fiona,” Farquaad spoke fondly. “I ask your hand in marriage.”
Farquaad got down on one knee… sort of… and took Fiona by her hand. He pulled her down sharply.
“Will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom?”
Not answering right away, Fiona made one last eye contact with Shrek before he turned away. Her sadness shifted to bitterness further, while the rest of the group shook their heads.
“Don’t do it, Fiona,” Raven whispered.
“You accept this, there’s no going back!” Apple whispered as well.
“Fiona, please…” Twilight silently begged.
But sadly, much to the chagrin of the ponies and all their friends, Fiona’s mind was made up.
“Lord Farquaad… I accept…” She responded, glaring at Shrek. “Nothing would make me—”
“Excellent!” Farquaad interrupted. ‘I’ll start the plans… for tomorrow we wed!”
“NO!”
Everyone was taken aback by the sudden shift in Fiona’s response. Even Shrek spun his back around, actually showing a hopeful look on his face. Farquaad looked on in confusion as Fiona tried regaining some form of composure.
“I mean, ah, why wait?” Fiona chuckled nervously. “Let’s get married today. Before sunset.”
Shrek scowled, any hope he was starting to build up smashed into a billion pieces all over again. Once more, he turned away unable to bear the sight of something so ‘cruel’.
“Oh! Anxious are we?” Farquaad grinned mischievously. “You’re right. The sooner, the better. There’s so much to do!”
Farquaad snapped his fingers, and the guards lifted him onto his horse. One guard offered Fiona assistance, but she lifted herself upon the saddle entirely on her own.
“There’s the caterer, the cake, the band, the guest list. Captain, round up some guests! Tell them it’s a Code Red! We’ll be married by sunset!”
The Equestrians and Ever After groups watched as Fiona, Farquaad, and his guards set off towards Duloc. Fiona gave Shrek one last spiteful look.
“Fare thee well, ogre,” Fiona said bitterly.
Meanwhile, Donkey and the rest of the group caught up with Shrek, who by this point started to walk a separate path into the woods.
“Shrek, what are you doing?” Donkey asked urgently. “You’re letting her get away!”
“Yeah? So what?” Shrek questioned.
The pink party quickly hopped in front of the ogre and tried to argue against him. But with her mouth zipped shut, her exchange of words was heavily muffled leaving the ogre confused and annoyed. Realizing the situation, Pinkie groaned and unzipped her lips before hurling the zipper off to the side.
“Shrek, there’s something about her you don’t know,” Pinkie gasped, catching her breath. “It’s like this: I—well ‘we’—we talked to her last night. And she’s—”
“Yeah, I know you talked to her last night,” Shrek interrupted, with hurt in his voice. “You’re great pals, aren’t ya? Now, if you’re all such good friends, why don’t you all follow her home?!”
“Shrek stop, at least listen for a minute!” Briar plead.
“What y’all heard last night ain’t what ya thought it was,” Applejack reasoned. “After all we’ve been through, ya really think Fiona would say anything bad about ya?”
“I heard with my own two ears!” Shrek retorted. “I can’t believe I was actually stupid enough to listen to all of you! For a moment, I actually considered you friends!”
That statement really hurt everyone in the group, Spike especially.
“We were friends!” Spike spoke, a mixture of sadness and anger. “Despite everything, we’ve stuck beside you since the beginning. Through thick and thin!”
“That’s right Shrek!” Donkey nodded. “We need to stick together; we want to go home with you.”
“Hey, I told you already, didn’t I?” Shrek asked loudly. “You’re not coming home with me! I live alone! My swamp, me! Nobody else! Understand? Nobody! Especially whining prissy princesses, sickly optimistic ponies, hopeless romantic dragons, or useless – pathetic – annoying – TALKING DONKEYS!”
Everyone and every pony reeled back from Shrek’s angry rant, absorbing the ogre’s words, and letting it all sink in. There’s was no denying the inevitable; all of Shrek’s words sincerely hurt them. After everything they’d been through, every trial and tribulation, hearing him say all those words cut them like a knife to the heart. Many of them had no idea what to say after that. But probably none more so than Donkey, who suddenly found himself fumbling with his own words.
“How… dare you!” Rarity gasped tearfully.
“But – I thought –” Donkey began.
“Yeah, well, you know what?” Shrek interrupted, walking away. “You thought wrong!”
As he walked away, the broken-hearted ogre began to express his pain and sorrow through song.
“Shrek, it’s not what you think!” Twilight yelled, running after him.
“Just let us explain!” Apple yelled.
And just as the song finished, everyone stood sadly and watched as Shrek disappeared into the horizon, returning to his swamp, and stealing himself away so he’d be more alone than ever.
“Shrek…” Donkey whimpered sadly.
“Let him go, Donkey,” Spike frowned.. “He wants to be a miserable jerk for the rest of his life, let him be! Farquaad was right; he doesn’t have feelings.”
Spike turned to walk away when once more Twilight approached him.
“Spike, I know Shrek said—”
“I SAID LET HIM BE!!!”
Twilight Sparkle reeled back, as Spike violently turned his head toward her. The words came out in a deep, heavy growl, his eyes turned red with rage, smoke simmered from his nose, and even veins popped alongside his neck. Everyone else gasped over Spike’s sudden shift in mood, until the dragon’s usual demeanor returned, and he slapped his hands over his mouth. For a moment, Spike stood there wondering what just came out of him. Ashamed, and unable to utter a syllable, Spike quickly turned and walked away from the shocked group.
A majority of the group stood stunned, pondering over Spike’s sudden mood swing. What Shrek said last night really sunk deep into the young teen dragon much harder than they realized. So hard in fact, he started losing faith that Shrek wasn’t as bad as he made himself out to be. They weren’t so much hurt for Spike yelling at them, but they were concerned over a matter of something… out of character.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy approached Donkey and placed her hooves around him in a hug as tears escaped their eyes. For everyone else, not a soul could believe things had broken down so hard… so quickly.
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Eventually, Shrek made it back to his humble abode in the swamp. By the time he arrived, it was still a complete mess. All the camping supplies, the clothes, even the pots and pans littered the front of his house. But nonetheless, it was completely devoid of fairytale creatures just as Farquaad said, proof enough that he was a man of his word. As he walked forward, looking around his home, something broke the moment he took one step. Looking down, he noticed shards of broken glass from a mirror, whether his or belonging to one of the creatures didn’t matter. He stared down upon himself, looking at his reflection against the broken shards but found himself unable to bear his own face.
The ogre made his way inside the house, approaching his table where a few sunflowers sat on top. Picking up one flower, his thoughts suddenly went back to Fiona and that last night together. But the memory made him frown, and he heaved the sunflower into the fireplace to watch it burn. No more would Shrek ever make that same mistake again; there was much work to be done now that he was home.
Building a wall wouldn’t be enough for Shrek; additionally, he’d build himself a moat. He’s talking ten feet deep, with piranha keeping guard if he could find anyway so folks would think twice before leaping over. At least then he’d finally get some sleep. He gave these strangers the slightest inch, and what did they do? They dragged him for over a mile. Out in that world, he was under attack. His face launched a thousand insults; he’d never go back to that. And when all the work was done, he’d lay himself down with nowhere to go. One room, one easy chair… that’s all Shrek needed right now. All that the miserable ogre could bear after these past few days.
Unbeknownst to him, Shrek wasn’t the only one having problems…
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Back in Duloc, preparations went underway for the royal wedding. Princess Fiona stood on a small pedestal, as a seamstress made the final adjustments to the wedding dress she’d be wearing for her big day. After all the altercations were finished, Fiona was left alone to look over the final preparations for the wedding. Among which was the wedding cake, with figures of herself and Lord Farquaad standing at equal height. Fiona actually pushed Farquaad’s figure to where his actual height stood, contemplating over the fact she’d be spending the rest of her life with this little man. Not that Farquaad would really notice much if he was looking forward to this marriage than she was.
One turn and Fiona noticed a knight’s suit of armor, which of course made her think of Shrek, the one who actually rescued her from that tower. But it also reminded her of all the friends she made, the ones who reached out to her, listened to her, and understood her. Now they were left behind, and she never really said goodbye to any of them. What was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, now she was so miserable she couldn’t eat. She had thought she escaped from her tower, only now… she felt more trapped than ever.
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In another part of the forest, a dejected group of Equestrians and Ever After girls, with Donkey at the lead, marched somberly down a trail to parts unknown. Occasionally, Donkey turned his head back but then reverted his gaze just as quickly. The last words delivered upon them, courtesy of their former ogre friend, drove most of the group to tears. Though some of the group were more angry than sad, but still hurt all the same. Even Spike barely shared a gaze with his friends, looking down at the trail he tread with his arms folded.
Eventually, they paused by the riverbank so Donkey could have a quick drink. Spike sat along by the edge, leaning his chin on his knees with his arms clutched around sighing heavily. But then a much deeper groan escaped, only it wasn’t even from Spike much to his own confusion. Slowly, the group turned around and they reeled back at a sight they didn’t expect to see.
The Dragon… the red scaled beast herself… with now a makeshift collar made from the candlelit chandelier that fell upon her… looking down the ground. What surprised the group most was not how sinister the beast was; instead, what stunned them most… was she was crying. Wiping a tear from her eye, the dragon was so hurt… so vulnerable… her emotions loose in ways they didn’t expect it. It was so saddening to see the dragon in this state, even Spike’s demeanor mellowed as he looked down at his own reflection along with Donkey.
An epiphany struck them in that moment, as they silently got up to their feet one by one and cautiously approached the dragon. For a moment, they had no idea what to do nor what they were going to say. But then, to the surprise of many, Fluttershy herself, the most frightened amongst all dragons, slowly stepped up to the dragon… and placed a gentle hoof upon one of the dragon’s big arms. The dragon stopped crying for a moment and looked down upon the yellow Pegasus, her eyes partially hidden by her pink mane as she smiled, small yet welcoming with assurance. The gesture made the dragon smile back, as the group welcomed the creature with smiles of their own. Unbeknownst to them, two pairs of eyes looked over from behind the dragon.
All this suddenly made Spike think to himself, as he turned back toward the distance where they last saw Shrek disappear. Although he still held the slightest bit of resentment, something in his heart was telling him what needed to be done. As he slowly embraced it, Twilight Sparkle turned to him… which made him turn back, and eye her softly with a smile of his own. It was in that moment they both shared the same crazy idea…
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Far away from everyone she knew, everyone she left behind, and completely oblivious to recent events, a downtrodden Madeline Hatter walked alone in the forest. While all her friends slept last night, she’d spent the majority of the night by herself hiking through the woods. She walked until daybreak broke through the treetops and when she could walk no more she stopped before a tree, allowed herself to drop on the grass and released a sigh.
As she sat in the midst of the red woods, alone and weary, her pet mouse Earl Grey emerged from the collar of her shirt and squeaked with worry. Maddie merely turned to her pet mouse, eyeing her pet sadly, and reached up to tip her hat off her head. With one hand, she reached in and pulled out a chunk of cheddar cheese which she gave to Earl Grey, who proceeded to munch on it ravenously. She watched her pet eat, smiling sadly before she turned toward the horizon pondering what she was going to do.
“Now if only someone could help me…” Maddie spoke to herself.
While Maddie was thinking, all of a sudden, a group of footsteps broke her train of thought and propelled her to turn. The disturbance made Earl Grey squeak with fright, dropped the cheese, and dived into Maddie’s hat to hide, which she put back on her head. She picked herself up just as some figures emerged from the trees: The Fairytale creatures, filing out Anatevka-like, carrying suitcases and their belongings. There was no mistaking it; they are miserable. The moment they saw Maddie in their path, they stopped.
“Hello…” Maddie spoke meekly.
“What’re you doing here?” A wicked witch asked.
“I, uh… I needed some time for myself. What’re you doing here?”
“You didn’t know?” Papa Bear questioned. “Some ogre was given his swamp back in exchange for returning some princess to Farquaad. Because of what he did, we’re not wanted.”
“He did?” Maddie looked back.
“Just when ya think life can’t get any worse, ya get evicted from a swamp!” Pinocchio grumbled.
“I really thought that ogre was gonna help us,” The shoemaker’s elf sighed.
“He still might!” Peter Pan spoke up, hopefully. “Maybe if we all close our eyes and clap really hard!”
“Oh, grow up!” Pinocchio snipped.
“I won’t grow up!”
“YOU’RE THIRTY-FOUR AND NEED A SHAVE!”
The insult made Peter Pan reel back with shock, even the fairytale creatures were taken aback. Maddie looked around as shouts and jeers were exchanged, ranging from ‘Whoa!’ to ‘Eh!’ or even ‘That is low’.
“What? Am I wrong?” Pinocchio inquired.
“Excuse me for interrupting,” Maddie spoke up. “But this ogre… was he with anyone else. Perhaps some ponies, a dragon, a donkey… and a couple girls who look like me… but not?”
“Yeah, you know them?” The Mad Hatter inquired. “Are they friends of yours?”
Maddie nearly answered, but then her face dropped. A sigh escaped her lips as she twiddled her fingers.
“I—I don’t think they will be… not after today,” Maddie spoke sadly.
“You mean what?” Sugar plum fairy asked. “Hatter girl won’t go home?”
“I… I’ve done something… terrible. Something that cost me my home… and I lost friends and family because of that. I’m afraid when everyone learns the truth, about what I did—can I go away with you?”
“We don’t really know where to go now?” The wolf admitted. “But I suppose you can come.”
“Forty miles north, they said,” Sugar plum fairy spoke up. “There’s a landfill with our names on it. Short man said so.”
“LANDFILL?!?!”
All eyes turned, then faced the ground as a figure limped his way. All attention was set upon ‘Gingy’, the Gingerbread Man himself, his legs stitched up in vanilla icing as he dragged himself toward the front of the pack with a candy cane for… well, a cane.
“Are you kidding me?” Gingy argued. “What’s next? A dunghill?! A septic tank?! How low do we need to go, People?! It’s time we stood up to Farquaad ourselves!”
“Stand up for ourselves?” Maddie asked nervously. “I—I don’t know—”
“Gingy’s right!” White Rabbit stepped forward. “We need to get off our fluffy buts and do something!”
Although some of the fairytale creatures were skeptical at first, thinking one cookie’s been sniffing the Pam too hard, one by one they started to believe Gingy had a point. If what this cookie said was true, that they needed to take a chance and stand for themselves, anything would beat spending their lives in some landfill. Everyone was sharing agreements, as Maddie looked around seeing all the chaos unfolding before her.
“Now wait a minute!” Pinocchio yelled, drawing their attention. “Maybe that ogre wasn’t the answer, but something better will come along, and we have to wait for it, because that’s what fairytale creatures do. We wait for miracles; we wish upon stars! Why my cricket always told me—”
“Aw, forget that cricket!” The witch groaned. “If he was so smart he would’ve seen that windshield coming!”
“No… no… we just need to lay low until this all blows over.”
“Law low?!” The ugly duckling retorted.
“It’s too late for that!” Shoemaker’s elf added.
“He took my mama!” Baby Bear stepped up.
“Down with Farquaad!” Papa joined in.
“Power to zi piggies!” The three pigs cried in unison.
“OH, NONE OF THIS WOULD’VE HAPPENED IF I WAS A REAL BOY!!!” Pinocchio snapped.
And just like that… everything went silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The fairytale creatures, Maddie especially, stared toward Pinocchio who heaved in and out an air of frustration. Then his demeanor shifted to sadness, as if reality had just set in. Maddie approached Pinocchio, leaning towards the little puppet.
“You’re nose didn’t grow…” Maddie pointed out. “When you said this wouldn’t happen if you were a real boy, your nose didn’t grow. That’s how you really feel… isn’t it?”
“Why can’t I be a real boy?” Pinocchio spoke sadly. “I don’t want to be a burden; I didn’t want to hurt Papa and make him send me away. I tried doing everything right; I wanted my fairytale ending more than anybody. I thought if I really wanted something so much, then that ‘someday’ of being a real boy could be today.
“But I’m still just… not. I’m a coward… I can’t be honest with anyone or myself… and I only think about myself. Me, me, me… and everyone can be happy to say they were right, all along. I really am… just a freak.”
Maddie sympathetically eyed the puppet, thinking back to her own misfortunes. She placed a gentle hand on Pinocchio’s shoulder drawing him to look up.
“At least you got to enjoy a moment having a father,” Maddie sighed heavily. “My father… the father from my world… was taken from me. And there’s nobody to blame but myself. A sensible girl would’ve just minded her own business; go about her day without a care. But I’m ‘not’ sensible… curiosity got to me; I couldn’t ignore it. Now I can’t even face my friends or admit what I did because if I do—then I really am a freak too.”
“LISTEN UP, YOU TWO!!!”
Maddie and Pinocchio leapt away as Gingy approached the pair, to knock some sense out of them. If their attention wasn’t grasped enough, Gingy was determined to get through to them. With the sugar plum fairy lifting Gingy in her arms, holding the little guy up so he could look down upon the anxious crew, he belted out his message through song.
And as the whole group performed a synchronized march, imitating a series of beating drums, it slowly dawned upon Pinocchio… and especially Maddie Hatter. Here they were feeling sorry for themselves, hoping to avoid whatever problems came their way. But now was not the time for hiding, but to act. Not just for themselves, but for every fairytale creature denied the same privilege as everyone else. For every child who has forgotten the spirit of a happily ever after, of hopes and dreams. And most importantly… for all the friends still fighting for them, who need them more than ever. Even if they do learn Maddie’s own secret, they were her only family left… and the time for her to act was now.
“Yes!” Maddie leapt up. “It all makes sense now. We may be freaks, but we’re freaks with teeth, and claws—and magic wands!”
“And together, we can stand up to Farquaad!” Gingy cheered.
“I’m wood! I’m good! Get used to it!” Pinocchio declared.
“TO DULOC!!!” Pinocchio shouted.
Soon the fairytale creatures took off, a roaring flame in their bellies. They cried out as the motley rally stormed toward Duloc, finding their inner courage to confront Farquaad and demand their respect and dignity renewed. Even if Maddie feared they may not come out of this alive, her own friends never abandoned her during her needs… now it was her turn. Suddenly inspired, Maddie took off for the opposite direction which didn’t go unnoticed.
“Hey!” The Mad Hatter called out. “We thought you were coming with us!”
“Go ahead without me!” Maddie cried out. “I’ve got to get to my family!”
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Finally, it all came down to the present circumstances deep within the swamp. By now, Shrek sat alone at the dinner table barely touching any scrap of food he made for himself. All of a sudden, a sound outside stirred him back to reality. Curious, he ventured outside to investigate, and his face widened with surprise. Donkey, along with the Equestrians and Ever After girls, stood within his swamp. Specifically, Donkey, Rainbow Dash, and Cerise Hood collectively assembled a line of branches and small rocks.
“Donkey?” Shrek said confused. “Spike? Girls?”
“Shrek…” Spike spoke, avoiding his gaze.
“What are you doing?” Shrek asked.
“I would think, of all people, you would recognize a wall when you see one,” Donkey replied bitterly.
“Figured we’d help save you some time and start building,” Rainbow snarked.
“You’ve only been talking about it nonstop for the longest time now,” Cerise added.
“Well, yeah,” Shrek replied. “But the wall’s supposed to go around my swamp, not through it.”
“We know!” Rainbow and Cerise responded in unison.
"'My, my, my', urgh!" Rarity groaned. "Is that all you have to say?"
“It is, around your half,” Donkey emphasized. “See that’s your half, and this is my half.”
“Oh! Your half?” Shrek nodded. “Hmm.”
“The way we see it, Donkey’s entitled to it!” Rainbow retorted.
“If not for him, you’d never known where Farquaad even was,” Cerise added. “He’s the one who found Duloc, who distracted the dragon, and he’s the one bending over backwards trying to impress your ungrateful butt!”
“I helped rescue the princess,” Donkey agreed. “I did half the work. I got half the booty. Now hand me that big old rock, the one that looks like your head.”
Instead, Shrek proceeded to pull down the wall and picked up a large branch. Donkey butted his head against it and the two struggled over it.
“Back off!” Shrek yelled.
“No, you back off!” Donkey argued back.
“This is my swamp!”
“Our swamp!”
“Let go, Donkey!”
“You let go!”
“Stubborn jackass!”
“Smelly ogre.”
“Fine!”
Shrek suddenly released his hold on the branch, tripping Donkey over. The donkey had just recovered as the ogre started to retreat back to his house.
“Hey, hey, come back here!” Donkey demanded. “We’re not through with you yet.”
“Well, I’m through with you!” Shrek retorted.
Not allowing him to get away, everyone started to follow him including a stern Applejack. Just as Shrek neared the door to the house, Applejack and Rainbow Dash jumped in front of him.
“Nuh-uh!” Applejack shook her head. “With you it’s always ‘me, me, me!’. Well, guess wut! Now it’s our turn!”
“Yeah! So you just SHUT UP and pay attention!” Rainbow Dash added, as Shrek walked away.
“You are mean to me! You insult me and you don’t appreciate anything that I do!” Donkey pointed out.
“You’re always pushing my friends around or pushing us away!” Twilight added. “We tried to establish a friendship with you! All we’ve done is try being nice to you, and you still treat us like garbage!”
“Oh, yeah?” Shrek turned back. “Well, if I treated you so bad, how come you came back?”
“Because that’s what friends do!” Donkey emphasized. “THEY FORGIVE EACH OTHER!”
“Oh, yeah,” Shrek nodded softly. “You’re right, everyone. I forgive you… FOR STABBING ME IN THE BACK!!!”
One final yell and Shrek stormed into his outhouse, slamming the door in their face. To which everyone groaned in frustration.
“You are so exhausting Mr. Shrek!” Rarity called out.
“You’re so wrapped in layers, onion boy, you’re scared of your own feelings!” Rainbow Dash added.
“Go away!” Shrek called out.
“See! There you are, doing it again just like you did to Fiona,” Donkey emphasized. “And all she ever do was like you, maybe even love you!”
“Love me?” Shrek yelled. “She said I was ugly! A hideous creature! I heard the two of you talking.”
“For the love of Celestia, are you that stupid?!” Spike groaned in frustration. “She was never TALKING ABOUT YOU!”
“That’s right! She was talking about—uh—” Pinkie paused, realizing. “Some pony else.”
After a brief period of silence, Shrek emerged from the outhouse invested in their conversation.
“She wasn’t talking about me?” Shrek asked softly. “Well then, who was she talking about?”
But there was no way anyone in this friend circle would let Shrek have it that easily. Instead, they turned their back toward the ogre.
“Uh-uh, no way,” Donkey argued, turning away. “I ain’t saying anything. You don’t wanna listen to me. Right? Right?”
“You wouldn’t listen to any of us before!” Spike added. “Why would you want to listen now?”
“Spike—” Shrek groaned.
Having had enough of Shrek, all the walking away and pushing them away, Fluttershy flew right up in front of the ogre and stopped him in his tracks.
“Donkey and Spike are right, Shrek!” Fluttershy piped in. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself. A big guy like you who doesn’t listen to what any pony has to say… you’re nothing but a big, green baby!”
Shrek looked at her in concern, not even daring to interrupt the yellow Pegasus given how terrifying she turned into.
“First, you leave us outside your house in the cold! Then, you insult me and my friends! And when things didn’t go your way, you bailed out on us in the woods! A true friend would never do that, not to their friends, but you… you… you are the most difficult creature I’ve ever seen in my entire LIFE!”
Soon tears began to shed from Fluttershy’s eyes, as all her feelings and her pain poured out. Soon Spike stepped beside Fluttershy.
“It’s no wonder you all alone in your swamp!” Spike pointed out. “Who’d want to be friends with you? Who’d even want to talk to you? Why do you think you deserve any new friends of your own? You only want to be ‘friends’ when it’s convenient for you! You may be an ogre, and I may be a Dragon, but that doesn’t give you the right to be mean or offend my honor… and you… you broke it!”
The more creatures like Fluttershy and Spike ranted, the more their frustration grew. Off the sideline, all of their friends expressed growing concern for their wellbeing.
“You want to know what’s worse, Shrek?” Spike asked tearfully. “I’m not even mad about all that stuff you said about me! About my love life! About what it actually means to be a dragon! I could forgive all of that; all of it! If you weren’t such a… such a… a BORE!”
“What’s the use talking to you anyway?” Fluttershy frowned sadly. “You were right about what you said, the day we first met you. ‘Grab your torches and pitchforks’ and why? Because you’re a big… stupid… ugly… ogre! I hope you’re happy the way you are. Go right ahead. Bail on us again… live here… in the swamp… with no friends…”
Eventually, Spike and Fluttershy finally sat down allowing themselves to take a breath. Fluttershy started to tear up while the rest of the Mane Six and Ever After girls comforted her.
“Guys!”
“NO!” Donkey and Spike huffed.
“Okay, look. I’m sorry, all right?”
The donkey merely turned his head back to raise his eyebrow, then looked away again. Even Spike snorted the air with a puff of smoke, refusing to lock eyes with the big green ogre any longer. Seeing how crossed everyone was, how hurt they truly felt, Shrek released a heavy sigh of regret.
“I’m sorry,” Shrek apologized silently. “I guess I am just a big, stupid… ugly ogre. Can you forgive me?”
All eyes turned toward Shrek, studying the regret on his face determining if it was truly legit or not. Slowly, the majority of their faces softened as they started to see he truly was sorry for the way he behaved. Even Donkey turned toward him, a smile slowly forming on his face.
“Hey, that’s what friends are for, right?” Donkey asked hopefully.
“Right,” Shrek smiled, offering a hand. “Friends?”
“Friends,” Donkey confirmed, shaking his hand.
“Bring it in, big guy!” Pinkie cheered.
Pinkie tightly wrapped her hooves around the ogre, who was taken by surprise yet awkwardly patted the pony’s back despite the uncomfortable gesture. Soon, the ponies and the Ever After girls gathered around Shrek offering a gesture of forgiveness in some form. Some patted his back; others shook his hand. Even Rainbow Dash nodded in approval, while Applejack tipped her hat. Shrek turned toward Spike, as a matter of fact all eyes turned to him waiting to see how he'd respond. Spike took a deep breath, shook his head, and then slowly stepped toward the nervous ogre.
“There is one thing you need to know about this dragon,” Spike began sternly, then softening. “I’m the most forgiving dragon you’ll ever meet.”
Spike wrapped one arm around Shrek, a brotherly form of hug as everyone was proud to see them make amends to some degree. Twilight Sparkle especially, nodded with approval, seeing everything working out… well, ‘almost’.
“So, um, what did Fiona say about me?” Shrek asked curiously.
“What are you asking us for?” Donkey smirked.
“Yeah, why don’t you just go ask her?” Pinkie agreed.
“Ask her?” Shrek raised a brow.
“Well, if you still want to be a hero, now’s your chance big guy,” Spike offered.
“Guys! The wedding!” Shrek gasped. “We’ll never make it in time!”
“Now what kind of ponies would we be if we didn’t have a plan?” Twilight smirked.
“Never fear Shrek, for where there’s a will, there’s a way!” Raven added.
“And I have a way!” Donkey chuckled.
Donkey whistled loudly, as Shrek, the Mane Six, Spike, and the other Ever After girls looked up. In a matter of seconds, the Dragon herself flew overhead.
“Donkey?” Shrek gasped.
“Shrek… I’d like to formally reintroduce you to the dragon from the castle,” Fluttershy presented.
“I guess it’s just my animal magnetism,” Donkey smirked.
“Aw, come here, you!” Shrek laughed, scratching Donkey’s head.
“All right, all right,” Donkey brushed off, smiling. “Don’t get all slobbery. No one likes a kiss-ass.”
“She’s one of us now,” Twilight declared, facing Dragon. “So… can you help us track Fiona?”
To which, the Dragon nodded in approval much to the delight of the group.
“Donkey the Dragon Tamer!” Pinkie sighed happily. “I always knew he was a genius!”
“Thanks Pinkie!” Donkey smiled. “All right, hop on and hold on tight. I haven’t had a chance to install the seat belts yet.”
Shrek, Spike, and a majority of the girls clung up along the chain slung around Dragon’s neck. Twilight Sparkle, along with Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Spike, flapped their wings lifting off into the air making way to take off. But all of a sudden, just as nearly everyone was on…
“WAIT!!! WAIT!!!”
The Ever After girls turned toward a familiar voice calling out, as Maddie Hatter raced off toward the dragon clutching her tiny hat tightly.
“I’M COMING WITH YOU!!!” Maddie cried out tearfully.
The Mad Hatter’s daughter leapt upon Dragon’s claw, landing alongside Donkey, as the dragon lifted them onto her back. Maddie reunited with the Ever After girls, who embraced her with heavy relief.
“Maddie, you had us so worried!” Apple spoke tearfully.
“Where’ve you been all this time?” Raven asked.
“Oh girls, there’s so much I really want to tell you…” Maddie sighed. “I promise; I’ll explain everything when we get to Duloc.”
“Well, what are we waiting for?” Rarity replied. “ONWARD!!!”
Soon, the dragon took off as the mighty beast soared through the clouds with their flying friends following close behind. Breathing in the air sweeping across their face, over the very landscapes they past, Pinkie Pie gave a holler as Applejack swung her hat with a ‘YEEHAW!’. As they flew, Spike looked back toward Shrek as he clung to the chain, smiling with approval before taking off with a great flap of his wings. Though they had no saddle to sit upon, and the scales were slightly uncomfortable on the hindquarters, nevertheless the team hung on as the Dragon continued the flight straight for Duloc.
Little did they know, however… their actions had not gone unnoticed…
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Deep within Duloc castle, while Lord Farquaad himself was preoccupied with wedding preparations, Queen Cersei and Regina watched the approaching group through Regina’s magic mirror.
“Just as I suspected,” Cersei smirked wickedly. “I knew those meddling ponies and those girls would come. They don’t even realize they’re walking right into our hands.”
“And what exactly is the rest of your ‘brilliant’ plan?” Regina asked skeptically. “We’ve already failed to capture them… twice!”
Cersei merely gave another smirk, as she set down the wine goblet she drank from. It was during this moment Venrys and a few other guards entered the room.
“The prisoner is ready, my Queen,” Venrys bowed.
“Good!” Cersei replied. “And have you managed to acquire what I needed?”
“What else could you possibly need?” Regina questioned. “You got your key we were sent to get.”
“This isn’t something we need,” Cersei replied. “It’s something I want.”
“I had to slit a few throats,” Venrys replied. “But I’ve got it.”
Venrys reached into the satchel he carried with him and procured a small vial. Within this vial was a strange purplish liquid, which cast a sinister look upon the Lannister Queen’s face.
“What the hell is that?” Regina asked.
“Something that took someone very important away from me,” Cersei replied. “… My son… my darling boy…”
For the first time, Regina thought she actually saw sadness within the cold eyes of Cersei. Never before had Cersei mentioned having a son before, but even just saying it proved difficult for the queen to do. But before Regina could ask for more details, Cersei’s sadness was quickly replaced with a burning rage.
“Those brats have been allowed to breathe for far too long!” Cersei hissed. “I won’t use this to kill them, oh no… but what I have planned… they’ll wish they were dead. And when they finally surrender themselves to me, I’ll be more too happy to oblige.”
“… And I thought I was twisted,” Regina muttered, with a head shake. “And what about Lord Farquaad?”
“… What about Farquaad?” Cersei asked sinisterly.
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Probably the most emotional chapter put together in this whole story. The aftermath of a misunderstanding and the effect it displays not only upon Shrek, but how he responds to everyone else either trying to explain themselves or clear up the missing plot-holes in that story he heard. And to add insult to injury, Farquaad proposes to Fiona right in front of him even though he brought him to her instead of taking her to the castle. It's here where things start to cool down. We have a much better introduction with a certain dragon who had been following Donkey since that incident at the guarded castle, turned out Maddie ran into the evicted fairytale creatures who have decided enough was enough, and when everyone confronts each other at Shrek's home, somehow things find a way of working out. I'm not usually comfortable around arguments especially when tempers flare. But sometimes, someone has to be the one to express how disappointed they are over one thing and sometimes telling it in the nicest way doesn't quite get the message across. It shouldn't be the first way to acknowledge a problem, but you allow that anger to bottle up within eventually it explodes at the worst possible time.
But now, we reach the climax of this story (Or at least eventually we will). Our heroes will be ready to storm a church, not realizing that there's a bigger gameplay coming into effect. Should make for a satisfying read.
Having angered bottled up is never a good thing. It can really hurt others, if you don’t talk about your feelings. Especially, from a misunderstanding of something you don’t know the full story of
Now i EXTREMELY don't like where this is going.....
Definitely a heavy and emotional moment. Shrek still under the delusion of his misunderstanding felt his friends betrayed him and talked behind his back causing him in turn to lash out at them making them lose hope that Shrek isn't as bad as villagers make him out to be. Took a bit, but they managed to confront Shrek on his behavior and see he was in the wrong to treat them so badly over a misunderstanding. Now they off to Duloc to stop a wedding. I did wonder where Farquaad relocated the fairytale creatures after clearing them out of Shrek's swamp, and knew wherever he sent them next was probably just as worse.
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They said it was going to be a dump, but remember that later Maddie convinced them to rebel against Farquad.
Oh God... that whole confrontation between Shrek and the gang was brutal, but Cersei plotting NEVER ends well! The next chapter is shaping up to be the Purple Wedding Part 2, AT BEST!
dang, so many emotions, got a little teary-eyed for a moment, my stomach is doing flips for the next chapter, the anticipation is high, awesome job Lord E and Drama XD
Don't feel bad Twilight, I know a monkey named after captain Jack Sparrow.
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Wow... I had a feeling that Spike would take this hard, but... damn.
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In addition, we also have to take into account that, with the reaction that Spike had when Shrek went back to his house, he is undoubtedly showing symptoms of the black mist that he breathed in during the adventure in WWE City.
When the adventure is over, we should ask Spike to go see Celestia or Zecora to find out what's wrong with him.
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Discord Memorial Cinema
I had just got off the phone with my colleague, Phantom. I gave him my utmost support with his marriage, then popped off to the snack stand. I soon returned to the theater.
Me: Okay, who ordered Bertie-Bott’s Every Flavored beans?
Jazz: I did!
Me: That’s seven bits.
Jazz: Here you go. Thanks!
Me: You’re welcome. (hands over the candy; pockets the money) Just know that I’m not liable for whatever flavors you eat.
Jazz: (spits out bean) BLEGH!!!
Me: I think that one was fertilizer.
Sunny: (with Twilight) It’s a long story.
Me: As much as it’s frustrating.
Hitch: Poor kid.
Zipp: That was just…hard to hear.
Sunny: (gasps a choke)
Me: Jesus Christ, dude. That’s taking it a bit too far.
Zipp: What do you mean?
Me: I mean that…(sighs) I get that he’s basically a teen, which means his emotional development’s in flux. Is this seriously how he’s gonna be defined now?
Sunny: That’s being a bit much yourself.
Me: (sighs) Yeah. I can’t fault his motivations; we’ve all been there.
Sunny: Now she’s gone too?
Izzy: All these people running off is becoming a concern.
Izzy: AAH!! JINXIE!!
Me: Uhuh, you walked right into that one, Twi.
Pipp: Ooh, I love that old trick! It never fails me.
Zipp: There’s a reason why it’s old.
Sunny: Wooooow!
Izzy: Ooooooh!
Misty: What magic was that?
Me: Reprise!
Sunny: (gasps) Yes!
Zipp: Look sharp. Here he comes now.
Pipp: Grumpy as ever.
Izzy: It…could be better.
Me: It frustrates me when people act on their emotions without reasoning. I’ve done it many times.
Zipp: Yeah, it’s…very annoying.
Pipp: You’re one to talk, detective.
Zipp: I’m trying, okay?
Zipp: Hey! Not cool!
Pipp: Ditto!
Sunny: What was that for?!
Me: Yikes, Shrek!
Hitch: Oh, no. He made Fluttershy cry.
Sunny: You’re kidding!
Me: Yep, it’s the stumpy little manlet again, who’s definitely not average height for the time.
Pipp: Ixnay on the alking-ay!
Sunny: What?!
Izzy: The?!
Pipp: Hay?!
Zipp: I’m sorry, why?!
Me: Now that was certainly not originally in the movie.
Zipp: Somehow I don’t believe that.
Hitch: Me neither.
There were a few giggles and chuckles at that.
Zipp: Uh—
Me: I forgot she could do that.
Zipp: But—
Me: It’s fine. Let’s carry on.
Sunny: Hey!
Sunny: Wha—Spike!
Me: Dude! I did not see that one coming.
Hitch: He’s really mad.
Me: *snort*
Sunny: Wait!
Zipp: That was quick.
Zipp: Okay, that makes more sense.
Me: Adieu.
Zipp: That was cold.
Me: (sighs and groans) Sure, giving into your insecurities because you thought you heard something else is great for drama. But for me, it just makes me feel annoyed that it happened instead of sorrowful.
Zipp: You’re really sucking the life out of this, you know?
Me: It’s just my opinion.
Zipp: Just laying on them, aren’t you?
Sunny: That’s just…!
Zipp: We get it, Sunny. He’s being mean to your heroes.
Me: Yet another song from the musical.
Me: Uh oh!
Sunny: S-S-Spike?
Hitch: What’s happening?!
Misty: (buggy eyed with fear)
Hitch: What just happened?!
Zipp: Yikes!
Me: If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say it was…how should I put this? Dragon’s Rage.
Sunny: Dragon’s Rage?
Misty: (mumbles) Dragon’s Rage?
Sunny: Did you just make that up?
Me: Yeah…unless it’s something else, that’s what I’m going with.
Zipp: But what is it?
Me: It’s what it sounds like: dragons, even Equestrian ones, are prone to uncontrolled rage. If left unchecked, it could lead to catastrophic disaster.
Hitch looked at little Sparky, who was about to cry. The stallion then lovingly embraced his son, as Sparky calmed down.
Alphabittle: All of this feels a little…quick.
Haven: I feel the same way.
Zipp: This is depressing.
Pipp: It’s meant to be depressing.
Izzy: (sad) Hehe…she pushed his figure down because…because he’s so small.
Sunny: She’s supposed to feel happy that this is her day, but now…nothing’s going right for her.
Hitch: It’s going right…she just doesn’t want that kind of right anymore.
There was a time you'd let me know
What's real and going on below
But now you never show it to me do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
The holy dark was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hitch: Poor dude.
Sunny: Aw, she’s so sad. Because she finally found love and now she’s alone again.
Zipp: Wait…how’d she get out anyway?
Me: It was explained in Phantom’s commentary.
Zipp: And we missed that too?
Me: Unfortunately.
Audience: Aww!!
Sparky: (crying)
Hitch: (cuddles Sparky)
Zipp: That look’s gotta mean something.
Me: We will see.
Izzy: What about Maddie?
Me: Oh, look. There she is.
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Sunny: I hope she’s alright.
Zipp: Just like that, they were thrown off of Shrek’s land.
Izzy: Ooh, ooh! I wanna do it!
Izzy: OOOOHHH!!
Pipp: Ooh, that burns!
Zipp: How is he thirty-four?
Me: Peter Pan’s the boy who never grew up.
Sunny: Isn’t that her dad?
Me: Different Mad Hatter.
Audience: Landfill?!
Izzy: AAH!!
Sunny: Wait…
Me: It’s Gingy!
Zipp: Yeah!
Sunny: Yeah, you guys can do it!
Me: *smack*
Zipp: Ouch.
Izzy: That’s gotta hurt.
Zipp: (nervous) Oh, boy…
Zipp: It grows every time he lies.
Sunny: He didn’t lie that time.
Sunny: I know how that feels.
Zipp: You do?
I saw Hitch’s breath hitch in his throat.
Sunny: My dad always told me stories of Princess Twilight and her friends’ adventures with the magic of friendship. When he…passed away, I was the only pony in Maretime Bay who kept his goal of peace and friendship alive. Over time, I felt…left out. Excluded.
She paused.
Sunny: Unwanted.
In a single moment, the orange mare became enveloped in the warm hooves of her friends, even from Red, Tinny, and little Sparky.
Izzy: You’re not unwanted by us, Sunny.
Hitch: I made that mistake once. Never again.
Sunny: Thanks, guys.
Me: I’d say this is the second best song of the broadway musical.
I cringed at that.
Rocky: Yeah, Wolf!
Audience: Yeah!
Izzy: I mean, they all stand taller than him anyway.
Audience: (laughs)
Izzy: Can we sing along?
Posey: No!
Me: I don’t see why not.
Audience: (with chorus)
Let your freak flag wave!
Let your freak flag fly!
Never take it down, never take it down
Raise it way up high!
Yeah, let your freak flag fly!
Fly!
Fly!
Fly!
Fly!
Audience: (with chorus)
FLY!!
Posey: Thanks hoofness. I thought they would never stop singing!
Me: Hey look. We’re back with Shrek.
Zipp: (deadpan)
Zipp: (sarcasm) Good to see you too.
Me: Just be glad it’s not the US—Mexican border.
Sunny: What?
Me: Nothin’.
Me: Hey, check this out!
I reached over behind my seat and pulled out a Shrek puppet, causing the audience to laugh.
Me: (imitating Shrek) “The wall’s supposed to go around my swamp, not through it!”
Audience: (laughing)
Sunny: Oh, hoofness! That’s so funny!
Me: (imitating Shrek) “My, my, my! Me, me, me!” My, my, my, me, me, me!
It took a while for us to calm down, and when we did, I put the puppet away. I never saw it again.
Haven: She has a point.
Alphabittle: He gets a bit of the prize too.
Posey: He just said—!
Me: NOBODY CARES!!!
Sunny: Yeah, Shrek! It’s not that hard to understand!
Pipp: Guess it is harder for him to understand.
Zipp: Oh, so now he wants to talk!
Pipp: I mean, come on!
Me: Ope, she’s gonna do it!
Zipp: …wow.
Sunny: That was…
Hitch: Pretty bold!
Me: I wish I kept a tally of every time she said that exact phrase.
Hitch: Easy there, Spike. You don’t want the Rage to come back!
Me: Take it easy there, guys. Breathe in…and out.
Sunny: Let it out, Shrek. You have to say it.
Me: There ya go!
Sunny: See, Spike? You’re not bad at all!
Hitch: Yeah, you’re a good dragon.
Sparky: (babbles)
Hitch: You too, Sparky Sparkaroni.
Haven: That was…
Alphabittle: Also a bit quick?
Haven: Yes. I’ve seen this happen many times before: when the heroes would immediately reconcile after a breakup.
Alphabittle: Must be because the movie’s racing towards the climax.
Haven: I hate it when that happens.
Izzy: What way—wait, what is that?!
Zipp: No way!
Sunny: That’s so cool!
Sunny: Kind of like our own sheriff, eh?
We all chuckled at Hitch’s embarrassment, right as a little bird nestled in his mane.
Posey: He—!
Me: Give it a rest, Posey!
Posey: You can’t—
Me: I own the cinema, mare. You’ll find that I can.
Posey: Harumph!
Sunny: Wait, where’s—?
Sunny: Oh, thank hoofness.
Izzy: That was close!
Me: (in English accent) ALLONS–Y
Izzy: Wooooow! Cool flight scene!
Zipp: (brags) There’s nothing like flying high above the clouds.
Me: Let me guess: the big baddies were watching the whole thing through what’s-her-face’s mirror?
Sunny: You mean Cersei, right?
Me: Whatever her name is.
Me: Yep. I called it. (groans) When are these tools finally gonna start talking like normal people instead of speaking in cliches?
Zipp: Believe me, I’m also annoyed.
Me: I wouldn’t be surprised if those two banged each other.
I was, of course, given silent stares and crickets chirping.
Me: What?
Zipp: (paler than usual) I don’t even want to know.
Me: Was that stolen from the Fairy Godmother?
Sunny: Wait…she had a son?
Zipp: Did…not see that coming.
Me: Once again, I know nothing about Game of Thrones. The whole interwars and feuds between the kingdoms just turns me off. Give me Tolkien’s Middle-Earth any day.
Pipp: Is that, like, some kind of…life force?
Izzy: Whatever it is, I can feel the magic.
Me: (sarcasm) Oh, boo hoo. You’re bringing me to tears. (serious) Your son died, so what? It doesn’t excuse your atrocities!
Sunny: This is…not gonna end well.
Zipp: That little dwarf’s gonna get it.
Me: In more ways than one apparently. Can’t wait to see it happen.
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What did that monkey do to you, did he steal your bananas?
Me: Too soon! *barfs in the bucket again*
Sonata Dusk: *pats my back for comfort*
Sonata Dusk: Poor Spike... *thinks of her sisters and how they were the same with her*
Me: *strokes her back in comfort*
Sonata Dusk: This may be hard to explain in human form...
Sonata Dusk: *gulps* ...
Sonata Dusk: *feels tears welling up*
Me: *gives her tissue*
Me: Ooooooooh, Low blow...
Sonata Dusk: Over the line!
Me: *puts sunglasses on both Sonata and myself*
Sonata Dusk: How'd he get so tall?
Me: Just like in the production I acted in 8 years ago.
Sonata Dusk: You can act?
Me: *demonstrating* 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks! It is the moon!' *takes her hoof* And Juliet is the sun~!'
Sonata Dusk: *amazed while also blushing*
Me: *lets the hoof go* But moving on.
Sonata Dusk: Where did he send them?
Me: Wherever he sent them, it can't be good.
Sonata Dusk: *unimpressed* Oh... that explains it...
Me: Genie mutch?
Sonata Dusk: Spike no!
Sonata Dusk: Not you too, Fiona!
Me: *gags while pointing to the inside of my mouth*
Sonata Dusk: No... *tears up*
Me: Yep, just like Genie.
Me: Oooooooh.......
Me: *brings Sonata in close while trying to stay strong myself*
Me: Poor guy...
*Sonata jumps in fright while falling into my lap as I feel the same way*
Sonata Dusk: What was that?...
Me: Beats me...
Me: *comforts Sonata while she weeps with them*
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Sonata Dusk: *tears in her eyes* Hehe, that fits better... marrying a shrimp like him...
Me: That's the thing, you get something you wanted most, then you feel miserable...
Me: We feel ya, Spike...
Sonata Dusk: Poor dragoness, found love, but now she's alone again...
Sonata Dusk: Awwww~
Me: I like me some crazy~ Oh look, there's Maddie.
Me: And here comes the help now.
Me: Whoa!
Sonata Dusk: Uncalled for!
Sonata Dusk: LANDFILL?!
Me: Not so pleasant...
Me: Anhow!
Sonata Dusk: What?!...
Me: Oh dear...
Me: Here we go~!
*I take Sonata's hoof and we rise up, sing and dance along with the fairy tale creatures*
Wicked Witch: (sings)
I did some time in jail
All:
Yeah, yeah!
Mad Hatter:
I smell like sauerkraut
All:
Whoo!
Big Bad Wolf:
I'm gonna shed my house coat
All:
Go, Miss Thing, you work it out!
And as the whole group performed a synchronized march, imitating a series of beating drums, it slowly dawned upon Pinocchio… and especially Maddie Hatter. Here they were feeling sorry for themselves, hoping to avoid whatever problems came their way. But now was not the time for hiding, but to act. Not just for themselves, but for every fairytale creature denied the same privilege as everyone else. For every child who has forgotten the spirit of a happily ever after, of hopes and dreams. And most importantly… for all the friends still fighting for them, who need them more than ever. Even if they do learn Maddie’s own secret, they were her only family left… and the time for her to act was now.
All:
Let your freak flag wave
Let your freak flag fly
Never take it down, never take it down
Raise it way up high!
“Yes!” Maddie leapt up. “It all makes sense now. We may be freaks, but we’re freaks with teeth, and claws—and magic wands!”
“And together, we can stand up to Farquaad!” Gingy cheered.Sonata Dusk: Yeah!
Me: That's what I'm talkin about~!
Makes us strong~! *Sing with the fairy tale creatures* Let your freak flag wave! Let your freak flag fly! Never take it down, never take it down Raise it way up high! Yeah, let your freak flag fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!
Me and Sonata: *with the fairy tale creatures* FLY!!
*On the final verse, I lift Sonata into the air by the waist and twirl. When I set her down, we pose while panting. All in the theater cheer, clap, and whistle for fairy tale beings and for us*
Discord: *presents us a award that looks like it's for a dance competition* Ladies and gentle creatures, let's give it up for HunterBrony and Sonata Dusk! Aren't they just splendid~?!
*Sonata and I bow and wave to everycreature, then return to our seats*
Me: Back to the swamp, and to put some sense into the ogre's head.
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Sci-Twi: A very, VERY long story. (She mentioned)
Fluttershy: M-Maybe it won’t be so bad? (She said hopefully)
Arctic: I wouldn’t be so sure Flutters (he said and looked over to the shy girl)
Rarity: Poor Spike, he was really hurt bad by what Shrek said.
Applejack: I know he was angry, but he shouldn’t have did that to Spike.
Pinkie Pie: (gasps) Oh no, not Maddie too.
Arctic: (in his thoughts) Not good, did she leave because she thought her friends would hate her? Just what is it she did?
Arctic: (sighs a bit)
Rainbow Dash: She had to jinx it didn’t she?
Arctic & Applejack: Eeyup (both of them said in unison)
Arctic: The good old flower petal trick. An old one for someone to decide on making a tough decision.
Pinkie Pie: another musical number incoming (the party girl mentioned looking to the screen)
The Rainbooms grew worried from this seeing the look as he was making.
Arctic: This right here, frustrates me and a lot of others. His letting his emotions get the better of him
Fluttershy: P-Please, listen Shrek. Before you say something else you might regret. (She said worriedly)
There were loud gasps in the Theater room seeing Shrek yelling to Equestria Fluttershy and made her cry to when she was trying to help.
Rainbow Dash: Not cool Shrek! (She said with some anger in her)
Sci-Twi: She was only trying to help! You didn’t have to yell at her. (She said with some disappointment in her voice)
Arctic: Oh no, Discord not going to be happy about this. (He said in his thoughts)
Rainbow Dash: Great, now his here (she said groaning)
Rarity: Why is he there? I thought he would’ve waited for them to come to him? (The fashionista questioned)
Arctic: Not the best time. (He mentioned)
Sci-Twi: Yes, please don’t make anything worst by mistake. (she added on)
Rarity: He..he didn’t. (She said in disbelief)
Arctic: Unfortunately, he did. (He said looking over to Rarity slightly)
Applejack: I don’t believe him for a second (she mentioned with a glare)
Sci-Twi: I bet he sent them somewhere even worst.
Arctic: Yeah, really not the best time for jokes. (He mentioned)
Rainbow Dash: I REALLY wanna slug him in the face right now. (She said with a bit of hate)
Arctic: Trust me, I believe a lot of people would agree with Rainbow.
The Rainbooms and Even Arctic were in shocked by what Spike said.
Arctic: That…was shocking. And, something to be worried.
Pinkie Pie: He didn’t mean that..right? (the party girl asked worried)
Rainbow Dash: Y-Yeah, he is just…upset still from what happened.
Sci-Twi: Even so, Spike wouldn’t go this far..would he? (She questioned)
Arctic: I’m..honestly not sure.
Sci-Twi: There she goes…off to get married to him.
Pinkie Pie: But, she isn’t happy at all.
Rarity: I agree, she wants her curse broken..but, she not going to be with the one she truly loves.
Fluttershy: A-And now, everyone else is fighting each other. A-And Spike is really mad too.
The Rainbooms minus Sci-Twi felt mix reaction from this. On the one hand, they’re mad that Shrek is letting his emotions get the best of him. However, on the other hand, they have also been in this situation with Sunset as well, because of a misunderstanding that almost cost them their friendship.
Fluttershy: S-Shrek please..( the shy girl said beginning to tear up)
Pinkie Pie: Please stop, friends shouldn’t argue (she said sadly as her hair was now deflated)
The group were shocked by the events that happened and from Spike sudden outburst. While, Fluttershy and Pinkie couldn’t help but tear up more from this. Rainbow started to comfort Fluttershy the best she could, while Arctic did the same for Pinkie
Sci-Twi: Things…are really falling apart.
Applejack: They sure are, and I hope things can get better between them (the farm girl said with some hope)
The Rainbooms and Arctic watched, and couldn’t help but sad at what they saw. However, seeing the look on Twilight and Spike faces gave them, some hope. And, whatever it is, it could get Shrek to come to his senses and listen to them.
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Sonata Dusk: I would ask the same...
Me: No kidding!
Sonata Dusk: Oh no you don't!
Me: *with Donkey* THEY FORGIVE EACH OTHER!
Sonata Dusk: *groans with the girls*
Me: Nice save.
Me: And no creature's ever been as difficult for her as you!
Me: That's right, a bore!
Me: Friends making up, don't ya just love it~?
Sonata Dusk: I know I do!
Me: Right on cue!
“Donkey?” Shrek gasped.
Me: Just in time.
Me: D'oh! I forgot about that...
Sonata Dusk: Prisoner?...
Me: What is that?
“What the hell is that?” Regina asked.
“Something that took someone very important away from me,” Cersei replied. “… My son… my darling boy…”Sonata Dusk: Her son?...
Sonata Dusk: What are they gonna do?!
Me: Something bad... Twilight and the others might not be able to protect the princesses from it.
Discord: Not without help.
Me: Help? *suddenly gets what he's saying* Of course, help! Come on Sonata!
*Sonata and I rush to a portal Discord opened*
Me: Wish us luck friends!
*We jump into the portal, and it closes*
Discord: *pats Phantom's head* Worry not, Doc, those two are about to show that friendship is powerful all around. Plus, Sonata shall do more fighting for good.
I wonder what situation Madeline is referring to back in the realm of Ever After High, that she feels immense regret and responsibility for.
Dang. That breakup hurt more than the original.
-meanwhile checks what Cersei is doing. checks how Joffrey bit it-
Fudge. Wonder who that's for?
Wait, what's in that purple vial? Is it a sample of Ivan Oooze or something?
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Meanwhile, back in Discord’s Theater
I was racing towards Shadowshion, praying to Faust, that we aren’t too late.
I look to my left and to my right, seeing both Mina and Krystal racing beside me.
In that moment, I wondered to myself, how did we ever come to this?
As if my life was flashing before my eyes, I thought back to the early days when I first began my job at Discord’s Theater, during the showing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
It wasn’t enough that I would be hosting the show in the magical land, Equestria. But I wanted to push the boundaries and extend the Cinematic Adventure from this world to others, including the world I came from.
Then, there were times when I’d rather connect and get better acquainted with the secondary and background characters from the show. As Madame Mayor once lectured in the 100th episode, Slice of Life:
So I hired both Silver Shill and Mina to be my assistants. Then later, when I met, Rain Shine, my heart was stolen when I first laid eyes on her. So silent, but so magnificent, with a lovely voice to match. I knew right away that I wanted to know her more than what was on the screen.
So we started dating, then I mustered up the courage to propose to her, and we got married, and I can’t think of anything more rewarding than to come home with her waiting for me.
And this was all made possible, because of the Cinematic Adventure.
It’s been taxing…yet I can’t stop. Not yet…I wondered if I’ve become this silhouette from Owl City’s song.
Mina: “PhD? Mr. P.D! Phantom-Dragon! DOCTOR?!!”
I snapped out of my thoughts and found myself back in the present.
Mina: “Doctor? What’s the plan? You do have a plan? Don’t you? Like you always do.”
Me: “I’m thinking…” (Resolved) “I got it! Mina! Go back to the movie room and alert the Princesses and Captain Shining Armor of the situation! And while you’re at it, alert Storm Shield and General Supernova as well! We need all the help we can get!”
Mina: “I’m on it!” (Flies away to return to the theater room)
Krystal: (To me) “And what of us, PhD?”
Me: “Stay close to me, Krystal. I need your help to find those uninvited guests and show them the way—“
Krystal: “LOOK OUT!!!” (Immediately pushed me out of the way, right when I nearly got bitten by what appeared to be a zombified horse)
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Me: (Quoting Jackie Chan) “Bad day…”
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Seeing that the chapter is a bit long for this comment, I'll try to split this in two
Postwar: Although I detest this part of the story. But...*sigh*It's part of my job and contract to do it, so I gotta do it.
Leia Organa: So both parties don't have a clue on what's going on.
Luke Skywalker: One mustn't assume the other is at fault without getting the full story, otherwise the whole thing might fall apart.
Sunset Shimmer: Yeah. *Looks down in guilt, thinking about Anon-a-miss and how the emperor manipulated her, but both Postwar and Galen comforted her, to which she smiled in appreciation*
Postwar: I know the feeling.
Sunset Shimmer: You do?
Postwar: Yeah...before i joined the group and...before my falling out with my father. An old friend of mine talked about something, and I commented that hip-hop was overrated, cause no one likes it. Next thing I knew, he insulted me, thinking I needed help and stuff. That's...when I couldn't take his garbage anymore. I broke it off with him and we haven't spoken since.
Sunset Shimmer: *Was surprised by this*Is...was there...
Postwar: No. He made his choice and I made mine. It's...better this way. *sighs*, but I moved on from that. Hopefully he'll understood that before what happened to my world.
Ahsoka Tano: Oh, we know.
Cal Kestis: Sometimes they just need to figure things out for themselves, otherwise they'll never let things go. It was hard for me to let go of Master Tapal's passing.
Ahsoka Tano: Or of Anakin and the Clones I fought alongside.
Postwar: Ugh, no wonder folks get easily annoyed by the singing. *Looks at Sunset* Why do you guys like to break into songs, anyway?
Galen Marek: *Thinks about the time before Twilight and the others returned home and Sunset decided to stay* Yeah, why do you guys keep breaking into song?
Sunset Shimmer: Believe me, I've been asking myself the same question for ten years.
Postwar: And here comes the misunderstanding.
Cal Kestis: How is it that every time whenever there's a misunderstanding, others are....well...
Postwar: Too stupid to believe anything else despite what they see and heard when they've known them a long time?
Cal Kestis: Exactly.
Some were surprised by this outcome.
Postwar: Told you this is part of the job I hate, going through some dramas like this.
Sunset Shimmer: *mutters* Marketing?
Postwar: Trust me, back when ponykind's stories truly began, all of you had different forms and everything.
Sunset Shimmer: How? *Postwar shows her the pictures from the 'previous generations', she gasped in shock when she remembered it from the snap photos from the music festival* Oh my, Celestia!!
Postwar: Yeah, trust me. Stuff like this tends to be a nightmare.
Han Solo: Now I really wish I could punch him in the face.
Postwar: If you were his size. Or better yet, have Chewbacca rip his arms off. *Chewie growls in agreement*
Sunset Shimmer: I can't believe Spike is making things worse. But then again, after what Shrek said.
Postwar: Yeah, well, Shrek did have a point about the love part.
Sunset Shimmer: Excuse me?
Postwar: Come on, you've know Spike for years, he had a crush on Rarity since the day they first met. But he didn't fall in love with her as a pony. Since then he had this fantasy that Rarity would finally fall in love with him, but it was never going to happen, no matter how many times the fandom demanded it. Kind of like the same way everyone thought you and Flash would be back together again.
Sunset reeled back in surprised, not expecting him to say that.
Ahsoka Tano: Oi vey.
Cal Kestis: You can say that again.
Han Solo: Ditto.
Postwar: *To Sunset* And I thought you had issues.
Sunset Shimmer: What's that supposed to mean?
Postwar: Oh, I think you know. Running away from the only home you've ever known, turned your back on everything what Princess Celestia and the Founders of Equestria stood for, drove apart people that you didn't know and risking exposing Equestria and the neighboring dimensions to that world, because you bawled like a big baby because you didn't become a prissy little princess, which by the way, is more to it than just some fancy title. But then again, your temper and impatience is what got in the way and into that mess in the first place.
Sunset Shimmer: That's not fair. Sure I may have lost my cool and everything, but can I help it whenever i get frustrated so easily?
Postwar: Is that why you chose to join the emperor?
Sunset Shimmer: *Got up angrily* I didn't have any other choice!! He tortured me, turned me into a monster!! Made me think my friends had abandoned me!! And would've killed me if I continued to resisted!! What would you have done?!!
Postwar: *Got up slowly, then looked directly at her* As I said before...I would rather die than believe that man. *Counted whilst slowly walking to her* That man, who lied and manipulated Anakin Skywalker since he was a boy, that man, who orchestrated the clone wars and played both the Separatists and the Republic from the very beginning, that man, who used the clones like they were expendable deadweights, that man, who slaughtered the Jedi and spread lies and deceit among the people, that man, who destroyed Alderaan, that man, who turned you into a monster.
Sunset didn't know what to say about that:
Postwar: Take a good look at them, Shimmer. *Sunset looks at everyone in the room, bearing some sadness in their looks* All of them, have lost everything to that monster. If I was about to die than believe his word, then so be it. Cause maybe you should've tried harder to understand and resisted.
Sunset looks down in guilt and sat back down with her arms crossed, with Postwar doing the same. Though his words were harsh, they were also true. What the Emperor had done, was twice as worse than what both she and the CMC had done, so she shouldn't judge.
Cal Kestis: Whoa, that was out of character.
Ahsoka Tano: You can say that again.
Lando Calrissian: And I thought...yeah, I got nothing.
However, Postwar looked down in guilt over what he had just said to Sunset, though it was the truth, it was a bit out of line. As for Sunset, she knew Postwar was right, the Emperor manipulated her and she should've tried to resisted and never believed him, and because of that she became a monster...again. The two of them looked at one another out of sympathy and hugged one another. Both of them were out of line, but both of them were right. Postwar knew that once this was over...he needed to help her...and he knew just how to do it.
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Postwar: Oh, I'm sure you'll get that sign.
Galen Marek: What sign?
Kyle Katarn: I think he means that the moment when someone asks for help, kid, that means help will surely come their way.
Sunset Shimmer: Why am I suddenly getting a Chip N Dale reference?
Postwar: You too? I thought I was the only one?
Han Solo: Bout time someone in the group wants to stand up for themselves.
Lando Calrissian: Wish I could've.
Kyle Katarn: We were all different people Lando, we didn't have any other choice at the time.
Postwar: To quote a grumpy old man who was a former assassin, "Life's not a fairy tale and there are no happy endings", meaning not everyone is lucky enough to grow up and have a normal life, either.
Leia Organa: Ain't that the truth. *remembers that time when Obi-Wan rescued her when she was kidnapped*
Postwar: Aren't we all?
Everyone nods in agreement.
Ahsoka Tano: *smiling* That's the spirit.
Cal Kestis: Fingers crossed that things will work out.
Postwar: And here comes the tough love talk.
Sunset Shimmer: The one thing that everyone needs. Wish I did.
Galen Marek: Oh, so now you care?
Kyle Katarn: Have a little patience kid.
Luke Skywalker: He's right, frustration can lead to somewhere darker if one is not careful.
Postwar: Pff, what honor, at least I'm not the one who bailed on Twilight when she suspected there was something off about Cadance, or didn't side or help her during Winter Wrap Up or the whole Princess incident at Canterlot. Plus, you grew up with ponies your whole life, and just because you're a dragon, doesn't mean all dragons are like you. *looks at the others* Trust me, if you thought Spike was like that, you should've seen what he was like growing up with Twilight.
Postwar: Glad to see they were able to patch things up.
Sunset Shimmer: Now comes the rescue.
Cal Kestis: Ditto on that.
Leia Organa: Didn't see that coming?
Kyle Katarn: Just like most never saw coming that you and Luke were siblings and that you and Han would end up being together? *the trio cleared their throats and were embarrased by this at the same time*
Postwar: So, now that the gang's all here, next up is the action scene, and Shrek will see that Minotaurs are real.
Cal Kestis: Why would he...*the realized*...oh, right, he thought that they were a myth.
Postwar: See, you're learning.
Postwar: And so the plot thickens.
Luke Skywalker: And knowing Ackbar, he would probably shout 'It's a trap!!'*everyone laughs at that*
*meanwhile far away*
A certain Admiral was with his troops in his ship, then felt something and looked around.
Admiral Ackbar: Why do I have the feeling that someone is mocking me?
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You know, Mr. E...if Discord's Theater wasn't being attacked by the Knights and some...Wights, then this chapter is one of those moments where I'd be singing Taylor Swift's song Bad Blood, all the while feeling sorry about myself and my cowardice for mishandling the situation between me and Rain Shine, which I intend to make amends and reconcile with, later on. No worries.
Nice
I feel honored again!
Thank you for including my dialogue in this chapter. :D
But seriously, I’m currently working in the office now.
I’ll get most of it done later today.
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It's okay, Doc. I'm currently at work myself. Hoping to get things done around the library.
Take all the time you need.
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Rarity: Poor girl, she thinks her friends will hate her.
Fluttershy: M-Maybe, there was a reason for why she did what she is claiming she has done?
Arctic: Most likely, Fluttershy. (He mentioned) Based on what we know, she said she did something, really bad that would cause her friends to hate her. But there has to be a reason why she did it.
Rainbow Dash: Woah! Too far man (she said also in shock)
Sci-Twi: Still, that was a low move.
Applejack: I’m honest, and even I know that is going a bit over the line.
Rainbow Dash: A little? (She questions the farm girl)
Applejack: Ok..maybe a lot too far (she responded back to Rainbow Dash)
Sci-Twi: I knew it, he did send them somewhere much worst
Applejack: (had some hate in her eyes)
Fluttershy: T-They have to do something. They can’t keep living like this.
Rainbow Dash: Yeah! You need to stand up to him! (She said out loud)
Pinkie Pie: Yeah! That meanie Farquaad won’t know what’s coming if you banded together.
Fluttershy: P-Please, don’t fight. We already had enough of those already (she said sadly)
Arctic: (grips his fist a bit remembering what Farquaad did as it really showed how much of a monster he is)
Arctic: There’re a lot of people that have been called freaks. We might feel sad. However, we later realize that we won’t care what others think, so what if we’re a freak, they will be happy with the way they’re
The Rainbooms listened to their friend's words and all nodded in agreement. Even if one feels out of place just because they’re different. They should just be happy with the way they’re and won’t care what others say.
Pinkie Pie: Ooo~! I sense another Song! (She said with a small grin as her hair was back to normal again)
The Rainbooms and Arctic cheered with smiles on their faces. For the fairytale creatures, for having the courage to stand up to Farquaad, and for Maddie, for having the spirit to go back to her friends.
Arctic: Now, just one more thing left to settle.
Sci-Twi: Come on Shrek! (She said out loud)
Rainbow Dash: Just stop being stubborn for like, 5 minutes and listen!
Pinkie Pie: Yeah! Friends forgive each other!
Fluttershy: E-Even when, in the most bad situations, friends learn to forgive. S-So please Shrek, listen to them.
Applejack: Oh, so he cares now.
Rarity: Honestly, you think they will tell you after what you did?
Arctic: Not gonna be easy, but he is gonna get a good talking to.
The Rainbooms stared with sad looks. Seeing Spike and Fluttershy let their feeling shows how much Shrek had hurt them with what he said.
Applejack: There you go (she said with a smile)
Rainbow Dash: Way to go big guy (she mentioned also smiling)
Sci-Twi: We’re proud of you.
Pinkie Pie: Yay! Everyone happy and friends again! (She said with excitement with a big grin)
Fluttershy: I’m so glad. (She said softly with a smile)
Rarity: Of course, darling. You need to find out yourself and hear it from her.
Rainbow Dash: Time to crash a wedding!
Sci-Twi: But, how are they gonna get there in time?
Arctic: Oh trust me. They have a way (he said with a small grin)
Applejack: what do you mean? (She asked looking to Arctic who just pointed at the screen)
Applejack: Well, would you look at that.
Rainbow Dash: That’s so awesome! (She said having a grin)
Pinkie Pie: Maddie! She made it! (She said smiling softly)
Rarity: Thank goodness, just in time to. (She said in relief)
Sci-Twi: Everyone back together again.
Arctic: Indeed Twi, we’re the climax and about to encounter more action pretty soon.
Rainbow Dash: Hope that Sherk gives Tirek a good beating.
Arctic: Oh, I’m sure we might see that happening.
Arctic: They’re planning something big. The question is, just what is it?
Sci-Twi: And, who could the last prisoner they have be?
Rarity: Whoever it is, and whatever they’re planning. I’m sure Princess Twilight will pull through.
Arctic: They always do, let’s just hope they don’t fall into another trap.
This is one of those moments where you see yourself in something, or someone, who seemed vicious, but is really just as vulnerable on the inside than all of us.
When you think about it, in this Fairy Tale World of Shrek that’s built upon fairy tale stereotypes, the Dragon was just as lonely as Fiona was.
Odds are, all the other dragons in the world have all been slain. And why? It’s all in the fairytale book.
A dragon terrorizes a town, steals treasures, kidnaps damsels-in-distress, until they are slain by a brave knight, or heroic prince. And they lived happily ever after, except for the dragon who is dead. Goodbye. The end.
You think Elizabeth asked for that kind of life?
Yeah. Our heroes welcomed the Dragon.
Random Dude: (To me) “She has a name you know!”
Me: (To Random Dude) “She does have a name. I thought I did a good job establishing it too!”
Mr. E and Drama. I have a question for both of you. I need you to be honest with me.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how did I handle Juniper Montage and Wallflower Blush in the Extra Cuts in this story compared to when I began in Harry Potter?
Give me your brutal honesty, or criticism, please.
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You want to know what I think?
I think... they had quite a hilarious journey together while meeting a new friend in that of a character who would've made for having a solid film appearance, but it was dashed in favor of 'questionable' projects. I found those anime bits where Junipher and Maddie were arguing about the latter's fear of using her powers to be a slight funny, while also touching on a bit of drama. And as if their adventures to rejoin their friends was not enough, they stumble on some familiar characters from another Dreamworks franchise who offers some slightly additional lore especially surrounding the Dragon (Who does have a name, but in the perspective of the Equestrians and the Ever After girls, they don't know the Dragon has a name).
The fact that we decided to add this detail for the project was meant to be a shoutout to your endeavors for the Cinematic Adventures. We'd have added some additional eyes representing a certain Gorgon, but we figured she was still intimidated to see other groups. Or at least, we figured we'd give 'you' that honor for your next set of commentary which we hope to see at some point while we develop the climax for this tale.
For now I give your progress an 8.5/10.
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I think he did good as well.
Me: (Giggles at that.)
Me: (Snickers at that)
Meanwhile...
Prince Blueblood: (Sighs) First off, I'm on the chimney... yadda-yadda-yadda... and second, I don't know who this Farquaad is, But he sounds just like King Sombra.
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Shadowshion manage to shot some knights down, but he's running low on amno and the knights are slowly closing in on him.
Me:(Shadow's mind)"If I don't get any back up in the 5 minutes I will be joining my brother in the grave alongside with the rest of my family, I could use my sayian mode on them, but I can't damage the theater".
Just as his was running out of ideas and the knights are slowly moving towards him, the knights stop and fall back when a bunch of bullets and lasers shots was heading towards them, Shadow looks behind him and saw Captain Rex and Stone cold Steve Austin arrived in time, while the knights are falling back, Steve Austin and Captain Rex headed towards where Shadow at.
Steve Austin:"Are you Shadowshion that Phantom Dragon mention on the phone"?.
Me:"That's me, Mr Steve Austin, I know about you, but what took you so long"?.
Steve Austin:"got lost looking for you until Captain Rex, if I'm got your name right, told me where you are and I followed him".
Captain Rex:"you have my name right, and I found out on the radio, I also ran into Engineer and he told me to deliver this".
Captain Rex puts a toolbox and a wrench on the ground, I grabbed the wrench, hit the toolbox and the toolbox transformed into a lvl3 dispenser.
Steve Austin:"What's this thing"?.
Me:"A dispenser, it's gives amno and heath, here"(hands Steve the radio)"Contact Phantom Dragon and tell him to find heavy and Soldier".
Captain Rex and I started to shoot back while the knights fall back to the position they were, Steve Austin contacts Phantom Dragon.
Steve Austin:(radio)" Phantom Dragon, this is Steve Austin, over".
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Mina ran back into the theater, alerting Captain Shining Armor, Silver Shill, and everyone about the situation.
Mina: "Attention! ATTENTION EVERYONE! WE HAVE INTRUDERS IN THE THEATER! I REPEAT! WE HAVE INTRUDERS IN THE THEATER!!!"
Everyone in the audience were all shocked to hear the news as they exchanged gossips and panic.
Princess Luna: (Royal Canterlot Voice) "BE STILL!!!" (Resumes her normal tone) "Dear Mina! Should we begin evacuating the theater then?"
Discord: (Appears in a flash of light) "No, no! No! No. No. There's no need for that! My NEWEST Security forces are already in affect!"
Tempest Shadow: (Rolls her eyes in sarcasm) "I hope it's more effective than your previous so-called security..."
Mina: "As much as I hate to say it, but...Discord is right. Everyone, please remain seated. Dr. Phantom-Dragon is already on it! He's doing everything he can, along with Shadowshion, and some others to fend off the intruders. But I need to ask for some help from Captain Shining Armor, Princess Luna, Prince Storm Shield, and General Supernova!"
Princess Luna: (Stands up from her seat) "Very well then. What does thou wish of us to do?"
Dragon Lord Ember: (To Mina) "Hey! What about me? Let me help, from one dragon to another!"
Mina: (To Ember) "With all due respect, Dragon Lord, we need you and everyone else with powerful magic we can spare, to protect the audience here, in case the intruders were to reach us."
Dragon Lord Ember: "Hmmm...well, alright. But at least promise me that I'll get to thrash someone, instead of wasting away to another of this musical Cinematic Adventure."
Shining Armor: (To Mina) "So then...where are these intruders?"
Mina: (To Shining Armor) "They're currently in the supply room, where we keep a lot of heavy artilleries and supplies. Shadowshion's already there, and Dr. Phantom-Dragon and Krystal are on their way down there!"
Shining Armor: "Then that's where we will be going!" (Turns to some soldiers) "Come on men! Let's move out!"
With that, Shining Armor and his soldiers left the room.
Silver Shill: "Meanwhile, let's resume our featured presentation."
Extra Cuts
Somewhere in the woods, Juniper Montage was the first to wake up. She got up to stretch her arms out, then searches the ground for her glasses, only to find that they were gone.
Juniper Montage: "Huh? Where...Where're my glasses?"
She searches the area, looking for her glasses, until she notices one of the little dragons – a Terrible Terror – with her glasses in its mouth.
Juniper Montage: "Hey! Give me back those glasses! Come back here!"
But it was no use. The mischievous little dragon scurried away with her glasses as she chased after it. Thankfully, the chase didn't last long, when the glasses were suddenly snatched out of the Terrible Terror's mouth. The little dragon halted to a stop as it looks up, to see Medusa slithering towards Juniper with her glasses.
Medusa: "Here're your glassssssesssss back."
Juniper Montage: "Thanks." (Puts her glasses back on) "Hey...Maddie?"
Medusa: (Turns to Juniper Montage) "Yessssss?"
Juniper Montage: "I...I've been meaning to apologize to you for some time and...I...I realized I haven't been fair to you. I mean, yes, you're gorgon, but no...you never wanted to be a gorgon to begin with. And...sometimes, you're not all that comfortable with using your curse, and...I've been trying to force you to use it, so I'm really sorry."
Medusa looked at Juniper for a moment, before she lightly smiled.
Medusa: "Apology accccepted. You were jussssst worried about the conccccern of your friendssss'sss well-being. SSSSo, I think I can underssssstand your frusssstrationsssss."
Juniper Montage: (Smiles sadly) "Right. So...friends?" (Holds up a hand for a handshake)
Medusa: (Holds up her claws to shake Juniper's) "Friendsssss."
At that moment, Wallflower Blush came walking in.
Wallflower Blush: (Shouting) "Elizabeth? Elizabeth? Where are you?" (Sees Juniper and Medusa) "Hey girls! Have either of you seen Elizabeth? I can't find her anywhere!"
Juniper Montage: (To Wallflower) "I just woke up."
Medusa: (To Wallflower) "I've only sssssseen her lasssst night. What happened?"
Wallflower Blush: (To Juniper and Medusa) "I just woke up this morning and when I looked, she was gone! And both me and Valka have been looking for her ever since!"
Juniper Montage: "Then we gotta find her! She can't have gotten far. I mean, she is a big dragon after all!"
And with that, the three girls begin their search for their missing dragon friend.
Gilda: "Yum!" (Licks her beak) "I love the smell of cooked rats in the morning."
HunterBrony101: Too soon! *barfs in the bucket again*
Sonata Dusk: *pats my back for comfort*
Gallus: (Rolls his eyes at HunterBrony) "Some creatures are just too picky..."
Grubber: "Same." (Pukes into a nearby trash can)
Gilda: "Hmph! Picky eaters." (Eats a weed rat herself)
Massager and guest-stars react.
Discord: "Long story short: Shrek overheard what you and Fiona were talking about, but he assumed the worst, and got upset, threw a tantrum, almost as bad as Sunset Shimmer. The end."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Discord: "Oh yes. A broken heart does hurt a lot, and it's not easy to recover from. Just ask Big Mac."
Big Mac: (To Discord) "What?"
Discord: "Remember that misunderstanding between you and Sugarbelle, when you thought she wanted to break up with you?"See Season 8's episode 10 The Break Up Break Down.
Big Mac: (Remembers) "Oh! Yeah..." (Sugarbelle pats Big Mac on the book in comfort)
Massager and guest-stars react.
Starlight Glimmer: "Nopony blames you, Twilight. You were just trying to do the right thing."
Trixie: (To Starlight) "Like trying to steal Queen Novo's magic pearl or ignorantly thinking Sunset Shimmer's in good hands with the Empire?"
Sunburst: (To Trixie) "TRIXIE! Shut up..."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Gabby: "Oh Spike..." (Puts her claws over her chest)
Sonata Dusk: Poor Spike... *thinks of her sisters and how they were the same with her*
HunterBrony101: *strokes her back in comfort*
Discord: "Mmmmm. Being the classic and handsome troll that I am, I'm gonna have to say...YES!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
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Bulk Biceps: "YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Cheese Sandwich: "'Twas it beauty that killed the beast?"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Sonata Dusk: This may be hard to explain in human form...
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Ember: "UGH!" (Covers her ears in exasperation) "Why couldn't I just be with that crazy doctor and his security right now?"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Sonata Dusk: *gulps* ...
Starlight Glimmer: (Shakes her head) "THIS is not going to go well..."
Big Mac: "Nope."
Big Mac: "Nope."
Sweetie Belle: "Actually, in the fairy tale story, Beauty and the Beast, the Beauty actually learned to love the Beast and she broke the spell that cursed him."
Scootaloo: (To Sweetie Belle) "Now's not a good time, Sweetie Belle."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Starlight Glimmer: (Covers her eyes) "I can't watch this..."
Sunburst: (Covers his eyes as well) "Me neither..."
Sonata Dusk: *feels tears welling up*
HunterBrony101: *gives her tissue*
HunterBrony101: Ooooooooh, Low blow...
Sonata Dusk: Over the line!
Discord: "That's it!" (Snaps a tommy gun and cocks its muzzle) "He's a dead ogre!"
Crazy Steve: "YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!" (Immediately starts up a chainsaw and laughs like a crazed maniac) "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Silver Shill: (To Discord and Crazy Steve) "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't get too excited you two!"
Bulk Biceps: "YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Bulk Biceps: "YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
Gilda: "YEAH! Kick his ass, kick his ass, Rainbow Dash! Yeah, YEAH!!!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Gilda: "Humph!" (Grunts and pouts) "Killjoy..."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Trixie: "Oh. Not that joker again..."
Starlight Glimmer: (To Trixie) "Trixie. He's the reason why our friends are rescuing Princess Fiona..."
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: *puts sunglasses on both Sonata and myself*
Sonata Dusk: How'd he get so tall?
Cranky Doodle Donkey: "You just slept through an entire argument between an ogre and our friends?"
Steven Magnet: (To Cranky) "Hey. You can't blame him if he's such a heavy sleeper, now can you?"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Crazy Steve: (Points at Shrek) "TRAAAAAAAITOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
*Crickets chirping SFX*
There was a moment of awkward silence in the Theater.
Autumn Blaze: "Now that's just messed up..."
Discord: "Actually, it's...kinda accurate, to most bronies who came from their world."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Discord: "Ah. Brings back memories."
"Look at my pony" – Discord
HunterBrony101: Just like in the production I acted in 8 years ago.
Sonata Dusk: You can act?
HunterBrony101: *demonstrating* 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks! It is the moon!' *takes her hoof* And Juliet is the sun~!'
Sonata Dusk: *amazed while also blushing*
HunterBrony101: *lets the hoof go* But moving on.
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Sonata Dusk: Where did he send them?
HunterBrony101: Wherever he sent them, it can't be good.
Sonata Dusk: *unimpressed* Oh... that explains it...
Big Mac: "Eeyup..."
HunterBrony101: Genie much?
Gabby: (Aghast) "SPIKE!"
Sonata Dusk: Spike no!
Sonata Dusk: Not you too, Fiona!
Starlight Glimmer: "Good grief..."
Discord: "Well...as they say: What comes around goes around."
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: *gags while pointing to the inside of my mouth*
CMC: "Oh brother." (Stuck their tongues out in disgust) "Blech!"
CMCs: "NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
CMCs: (Facehoof themselves) "D'oh!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Audience: "NO!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Audience: "Phew."
Sweetie Belle: "She's not going through with it!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
Audience: "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Scootaloo: (To Sweetie Belle) "Nice going, Sweetie Belle. You jinxed it."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Discord: (Puts a paw over his chest) "Ouch."
Starlight Glimmer: "Yep. It's Sunset Shimmer all over again..."
Sonata Dusk: No... *tears up*
Sweetie Belle: "So what? YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND?!!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: Yep, just like Genie.
Sweetie Belle: "SHE'S AN OGRESS IN DISGUISE YOU DING-DONG! Don't make the same dumb mistake Sunset Shimmer made!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: Oooooooh.......
Discord: "Ouch..."
Starswirl the Bearded: "Mmmmm." (Shakes his head) "Sometimes, even your own ears can play tricks on you, as well as your eyes..."
Big Mac: (Agreeing with Starswirl) "Eeyup."
Discord: (To Starswirl and Big Mac) "That's why, when in doubt, go with the gut! Or, as I would say: Silencio Bruno!"
Granny Smith: "Why that low down varmint! I oughta smack him upside the head!"
HunterBrony101: *brings Sonata in close while trying to stay strong myself*
Discord: "I'm sure Phantom-Dragon must be feeling that way about himself and his wife, right now..."
Massager and guest-stars react.
Ember: (Groaning) "Not him too!"
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: Poor guy...
Spike's outburst blew most of the audience out of their seats.
Garble: (Gets blown out of his seat) "WHOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!"
Sonata jumps in fright while falling into HunterBrony101's lap.
Rockhoof: "There ain't no place for that kind of talk, laddie!"
Mina: "So not red rubies!" (Rubs her ringing ears)
Massager and guest-stars react.
Gabby: (Frightened at the sudden change of Spike's demeanor) "...Spike?"
Ember: "Mother of Shenron!"
Smolder: "First time I've seen Spike that upset. I kinda like it..." (Norberta cries a little, until Smolder comforts her)
Massager and guest-stars react.
Sonata Dusk: What was that?...
HunterBrony101: Beats me...
Massager and guest-stars react.
HunterBrony101: *comforts Sonata while she weeps with them*
At this moment, Shining Armor and I were thrown into the movie room, through a wall.
Me: "AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" (Crash lands onto Tempest Shadow's seat, causing her spaghetti to fly up and cover her face) "OOH!!"
Tempest Shadow: (Concerned) "Doctor?!"
Sonata Dusk: "DOCTOR!!!"
Flurry Heart: "DADDY!!!"
Everyone all gathered around me, helping me and Shining Armor up.
Silver Shill: "Doctor! What happened?"
Me: "They're here...The Knights...they've got backup! The Dazzlings and Chrysalis...THEY'RE HERE!! WITH WIGHTS!!"
Flurry Heart and Princess Cadence all checked up on Shining Armor to discover his horn has been cursed with jagged rocks.
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Shining Armor: (To Princess Cadence) "Chrysalis...she snuck past my barrier...she...she's in the theater with Sombra and...they've cursed my horn!"
At that moment, right on cue, and making a grand entrance, Chrysalis appeared, along with King Sombra, accompanied by an army of Black Knights, Lannister Knights, and icy zombies called Wights.
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And finally, rounding up the uninvented guests are Sonata Dusks's disowned sisters, the Dazzlings – Adagio, Aria, and their new favorite, Zoe Pink Star.
Adagio Dazzle: "We didn't miss the cakes and ice cream, now did we?"
Zoe Pink Star: "We're here to crash the party."
Aria Blaze: "And we're looking for payback from a certain traitor." (Eyes Sonata Dusk)
But in response, HunterBrony101 and some others stood defending Sonata.
Stygian: "You want her?" (Lights her horn up) "You'll have to get through us first!"
Adagio Dazzle: (Recognizes Stygian) "What?! Stygian?!" (Looks and recognizes Starswirl and his fellow Pillars of Magic) "Ha ha ha ha. Well, long time no see!" (Turns to her sisters) "Looks like we'll be killing two birds for the price of one today sisters!"
Aria Blaze: "You said it, Adagio. It's payback time, grandpa!"
Starswirl the Bearded: (To the Dazzlings) "YOU! SHALL! NOT! PASS!!!" (Stomps his hoof to the floor, emitting a flash of light as the fight begins)
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Meanwhile, back in the world of Shrek.
Shortly after Princess Fiona had left for Duloc, with Shrek returning to his swamp, and Donkey and friends leaving for who knows where, three girls had came upon the windmill.
Juniper Montage: "I can't believe we lost a dragon as big as Elizabeth...Where could she have gone?"
Wallflower Blush: (To Juniper) "Knowing her, wherever Donkey is."
Juniper Montage: (To Wallflower) "And where exactly is Donkey?"
Wallflower Blush: (Shakes her head) "No clue...First, we lost Sunset Shimmer to the Dark Side...Then, we got her back, except she decided to stay behind in the Galaxy, so...it still feels like we've lost her. And oh yeah, we lost a dragon..."
Medusa: (To Wallflower) "SSSSSoundssss to me you've got a lot of losssst issuesssss."
Wallflower Blush hits her head against a tree in response.
Juniper Montage: (To Medusa) "Not helping, Maddie..."
At that moment, Valka appeared on top of Cloudjumper.
Juniper Montage: "Valka! Any luck?"
Valka: "Oh yes. I've found your missing dragon. And I believe she's found some friends of yours as well!"
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Newsflash you three, you're the ones who betrayed HER. You aren't in any position to talk.
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commentary looking great Phantom!
Small little slip up on some quotes that haven’t been close off yet
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Error fixed!