>be me
>be 23
>out sightseeeing with wife while daughter is at kids party
>going on guided tour of parliament building
>this is our first time really seeing it and we are in awe
>the old architecture is beautiful
>we cross paths with a tour group and as were passing someone grabs my arm
>i turn expecting it to be some wallet snatcher trying a new trick
>but its not
>its carter the boy i used to babysit
>i give him a hug and ask what hes doing in the uk
>he says this was his schools senior trip
>i cant believe hes graduating its been so long
>i introduce him to wide who also gives him a hug
>someone from the group yells for him and he looks back distraught
>he says he has to go but it was really nice to see me and hurries off
>as hes heading back i realize the person yelling was his mom
>she looks like just as big a bitch as she always was
>his dad was always the good parents but i heard hed died before i moved here
>she looks over and must recognize me as she gives the dirtiest look
>im sad that hes stuck with her but i know hell be out soon
>we start back on the self guided tour
>i cant stop thinking about carter when we get to one of the courtyards
>as we enter we start to hear shouting
>i look over just in time to see carters mother slap him across the face
>all my doubt turns into anger and i rush over to him
>mom tries to stop me but i push her away to see if hes okay
>he says hes fine but hes holding back tears
>wife is yelling at mom but after wife gets really mad mom swings at her
>oh this lady is done for
>i know its dangerous here but this woman is going to pay
>i pray to Shrek
>onions fall out of open windows facing courtyard
>a loud bang is heard and i look up to see the ogrelord smash out of one of big bens faces
>his onioniness lands next to me and lets out a mighty ogre roar scaring off most of the tourists
>"go get the princess ill take care of the dragon" says Shrek turning to face a group of guards rushing our way
>mom is walking towards fallen wife and i barrel toward her
>the sounds of the guards screams fill the air as a tackle her to the ground
>i throw my fist toward her but its caught halfway there
>she pulls me to the ground next to her and starts wailing on me
>i dont understand i should be more powerful than her by now but i cant stop it
>between punches i hear her chanting something but i cant understand what it is
>i try focusing on my strength but every time i try some strange sound messes up my focus
>i feel her slowly letting go of me and then jumping off as she turns to someone behind her
>its carter
>he must have grabbed a gun from the fallen soldiers and he shoots it at point blank
>mom gets hit in the stomach and staggers but something is wrong
>she isnt bleeding
>she starts walking towards him calling him trash and how she never loved him
>carter looks shocked but he aims and opens fire again getting a few more hits
>just as she reels back to punch him wife grabs her arm
>carter hits her in the head with the gun butt but she kicks it away right after
>i yell to carter to grab her other arm and he manages to
>mom starts thrashing against them but i run up faster then i could and put both hands on her abdomen
>i focus hard and a green light resonates from her holes
>she screams in agony as onion sprouts peek out of her bullet holes
>her screaming stops all of a sudden but her face turns to me
>her eyes are dead
>all of a sudden she disappears
>we all look at each other in surprise before looking around to see her
>but all we see is carnage
>the entire courtyard is ripped apart with guards corpses scattered everywhere
>the ogrelord is crouched a few yards away and i rush to the heavenly body
>a hand is held up toward me and i stop
>as his onioniness turns around the color drains from my face
>there are two bulletholes in Shrek's chest leaking blood
>the ogrelord senses my shock and tells me "better out than in i always say"
>i dont understand how his onioniness has bled nothing has ever damaged the holy body
>"stay safe laddeh"
>the ogrelord smiles in the direction of wife and carter than runs from the courtyard
>i turn to them and wife is consoling carter
>she looks up at me and i already know whats going to happen
>carter will stay with us
>i walk toward them and step on something solid
>i bend down to pick it up and am holding a small wooden doll
>its got rounded features and looks clean but there are a few holes going straight through it
>it looks familiar somehow like i know where its from
>it resembles carters mom and suddenly it all makes sense
>why she was so strong and the musical sound that kept distracting me
>i think i know what she was chanting now too
>welcome to duloc such a perfect town
>Shrek is love
>Shrek is life
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Shrek is Love Shrek is Life
FanfictionI am blessed to have had Shrek be a part of my life. Shrek has done so many wonderful things in my life that I can't remember them all in a coherent order. These are my fragmented memories of the ogrelord. Shrek is love. Shrek is life.
