Cinematic Adventures: Shrek

Fairytale Wedding

In the land of Duloc, the time had finally come: Princess Fiona was to marry Lord Farquaad, both desiring for their own 'happily ever after'. In the middle of the town, a large cathedral stood tall and mighty. An even larger group of guards stood outside the cathedral, all eyes on watch to ensure nothing interrupted this wedding under any circumstances.

Inside the church, wedding music was concluding while the choir filed on singing. The bishop puttered on, as Farquaad and Fiona entered in wedding attire. A large group of assembled citizens sat in reverence as they watched with anticipation for their lord to marry the beautiful princess. Granted, it was all fake as there were men with cue cards that garnered their responses.

Seriously! Do these people really need to be cued just to respond?

What do you expect? You think 'any' of them like Lord Farquaad? At all?

... Good point.

Anyway... the priest proceeded to officiate the ceremony.

"People of Duloc, we gather here today to bear witness to the union of our new King and Queen. And as the warm glow of this setting sun lifts our hearts, so too does the joy of this blessed..."

"Um... excuse me..." Fiona interrupted politely. "Could we just skip ahead to the 'I do's?"

This gained a chuckle of amusement from Lord Farquaad, who couldn't help but admire her eagerness to marry him.

"Go on," He nodded to the priest.

The priest found this quite irregular; however, he dared not defy his new king. With a slight nod of his head, he proceeded to skip through the remainder of the ceremony.

Meanwhile, while this went on, several Black Knights and Lannister guards entered the church from all corners and positioned themselves around the area. After they all made their way inside, Regina and Cersei entered after. They were dressed in their best, and most wicked, queenly ensembles.

"Last time I was at a wedding, I threatened an entire kingdom to take away their happiness," Regina reminisced. "I suppose in a strange way, I'm doing the same thing today. Old habits never die."

"Where I come from, many weddings tend to end with bloodshed," Cersei informed. "I had an entire house, and all their bannermen, killed at one wedding. One that became known as the 'Red Wedding'."

"Okay, instead of going back down memory lane, we should really get this plan underway," Regina reminded. "What exactly is it we're doing again?"

"All you need to do is what you do best," Cersei informed her. "Once that's done, those meddlesome brats will be in our clutches. And then, we can leave this infernal world behind us."

"Well, luckily we won't have to wait long," Regina smirked, overseeing the wedding.

"Right, well then," The Priest cleared his throat. "Uh, do you Lord Farquaad take Princess Fiona?"

"I do," Farquaad nodded.

"And do you Princess Fio—"

"I do," Fiona answered quickly.

"Yes, I thought you might..."

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Outside the church, the Dragon suddenly landed nearby and the Duloc guards ran away in terror from the giant dragoness. The group dismounted and made for the church, as Dragon turned back toward Donkey.

"Go ahead, have some fun!" Donkey urged her. "If we need you, I'll whistle. How about that?"

The Dragon smiled with a nod, before taking off toward the town streets to pursue the frightened knights. Shrek raced for the cathedral doors, when suddenly the remainder of the group rushed into his way.