AN: Welllllllll, tbh this more of a "Trapped in a another world that is Shrek " more than it is a full AU.
But I hope y'all enjoy this fic nonetheless xD
Once upon a time there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep in the highest room of the tallest tower for her true love and true love's first kiss.
"Huh. A fairytale manga. " Saitama bluntly stated, putting it down and heading to the bathroom to wash up.
"Well, guess I'll check it out tomorrow."
"Master!" Genos shouted, shaking him to wake him up. "Whoa, whoa, I'm up what's with all the-oh?" He noticed the lush forest surrounding them, although it was quite different than the forest near his city. "How'd he even drag me all the way over here?" He muttered to himself. He noticed Genos' odd outfit.
"What's with the fursuit?" He pointed to the donkey ears on Genos' head. "Master, that's what I was trying to tell you. We seem to have been teleported to another world. A fairytale world, given the news I heard in the town over before finding you." He pointed down the path behind him. "Here." He hunted through a pocket in the suit and handed him a flyer.
"Looking for knights to rescue princess from Dragon's keep." Saitama skimmed over the flyer before putting it in his own pocket. "Looks like we're saving a princess." He stood up, dusting himself off. "Lead the way, Genos." "Master,I'm afraid it's going to take a while. This suit is heavy." "Have you tried taking it off?" Genos flared up both of his arms and lit the suit on fire. It immediately regenerated. "It seems I can't. It has done this every time I tried to burn it." He sighed, adjusting his ears. "Oh, that's a bummer."
He noted how he was wearing a yellowed white shirt with a brown vest over it, along with red plaid pants. "Doesn't look too bad." He thought.
"Wait, I think we should go back into town. Perhaps there we could find out more about this place."
They made it back into town, but it was deserted. "Where'd everyone go?" Saitama asked, glancing around. "Perhaps over there." Genos pointed to a gray palace in the distance. Saitama shrugged and began walking towards it, Genos following behind.
A man in a cartoony knight costume was calmly walking around the front of the palace, but began to scream when Saitama came closer. "Please don't eat me!" "Dude I'm not into vore." He was ignored as the man began to run around in all directions, before crashing into a pillar.
"At least we can go in." Saitama shrugged, cautiously stepping over the man's body.
"Why was that man afraid of Master? Most often people unjustly dismiss him." Genos frowned.
A chorus of boos greeted them as soon as they stepped inside the palace walls. It appeared to be an arena, as there were knights jousting on horseback.
"Halt right there, ogre!" "Ogre?" Both Genos and him asked. "What are you doing in my castle?" They saw a short man's finger pointing at Saitama. Genos raised an eyebrow.
"Well, the dude in front just freaked when he saw me and passed out." The short man's eyes narrowed. "I'm Lord Farquad, ruler of Duloc. It seems like there's a new plan with you around." Several knights pointed swords against his throat. "The one who can kill the ogre will be named champion! Go forth!"
"Master, should I handle this?"
"I'm pretty sure we both can."
A sudden "TWACK" rang through the arena and the crowd gasped. The knights had fallen to the ground, caused by a single hit. Cheers errupted soon after.
"So, where is that princess that I saw in the flyers?" Saitama asked, crossing his arms and looking up at Lord Farquad. "She's in a castle protected by a fire-breathing dragon. Rescue her and bring her back to our kingdom."
He gave a thumbs up and motioned for Genos to follow him.
"How strange. He didn't ask for anything in return." Lord Faquad frowned.
"Master, do you believe rescuing her will let us return home?" "Dunno. Probably."
The two were in a field of sunflowers, midway to reaching the Dragon's Keep. "Did you find anything strange?" Genos asked, looking Saitama in the eye. "Well, the ogre comment was kind of rude." Saitama pouted. "Yes, but there must be a reason for as there is a reason for me wearing this 'fursuit'." Gears turned in his head as thought about where they could possibly be. "An ogre, a donkey sidekick, and a princess." The jog remained silent for a while, as the sight of a worn gray castle grew closer and closer.
"Cool, lava." He heard Saitama say, although it was midly hard to hear with sizzling in the background. Genos looked down to examine the origin of the sound.
"Lava.. Dragon's keep? Wait, Master!" "What?" He looked up to see Saitama turn around, hanging on to the handrails of a rickety bridge. "Well, we got to save her at some point." He shrugged, taking another step forward. Genos furiously shook his head, following in his footsteps. "Not that. I know where we are!" "Where?" "We are in the world created by Dreamworks, an American animation company that has-" "Where?!" Saitama groaned.
"Hey now, you're an All Star." Genos whispered. "Shrek?!" He face palmed. "No wonder that midget man called me an ogre." They calmy stepped off the worn bridge. "I'll handle the dragon, you rescue Princess Fiona." "Wait, where's-" Genos ran into the castle. "the princess. Guess I'll just look around." Saitama took the direction opposite to Genos' and ran up the stairs.
A short woman in a forest green medium length dress laid on a bed in a small room. She skimmed through the only book in the room, for what seemed like the hundredth time. "I've only been here for a few hours ,and that stupid dragon hasn't even offered me dinner." She groaned, slamming the book back on a nightstand. "Footsteps? Maybe that dragon is finally giving me something good." She crossed her arms, a smug grin on her face.
"Hello? Anyone here?" A dull voice echoed in the hall outside her door. Frowning, she uncrossed her arms and stood up. "I didn't think she talked." She walked towards the door, pressing her ear against it. A sudden jolt from the door sent her flying backwards. "You idiot, what the hell?!" She glared up at the door, ready to give the dragon a piece of her mind. Dusting herself off, she lunged towards the doorway.
"Midget?!" "Saita- I mean baldy?!" She angrily stumbled over her words, trying her best to hide her blush. "What are you doing here?!" Both shouted. "I came here to save a princess." "Look at the crown, cue ball!" She pointed to her head, and sure enough there was a golden tiara.
"But why didn't you use your powers?" He asked, scratching his cheek. "There seems to be a force field that weakens psychic powers." "Oh. Well, we can take you to Duwop by sundown."
"I'm pretty sure its Duloc." She muttered. "Who's we?" "Yeah, Genos is downstairs fighting the dragon." "Wait, he's what?!" She grabbed his arm, dragging him downstairs. "I know you don't connect the dots, but we're in the damn meme machine movie! Genos isn't supposed to fight the dragon!"
"Master, how do you flirt with a dragon?!" Genos yelled with an exasperated expression on his face.
"Dude, you're asking the wrong guy!" He shouted back. "Would you two shut up?! We have to get out of here!" "As much as I hate to say it, she's right! We don't know what consequences will occur if we don't follow the movie!" Genos jumped down from the lady dragon's tail.
"Wait does that mean I have to get hit in the nu-" "I'm stopping you right there, brainless octopus. And we have to go, now!" The dragon roared, shooting fire directly towards them. "Well, if it's supposed to be like the movie," Saitama slung Tatsumaki over his shoulder, "hang on!"
The trio and dragon ran through the halls of the castle, even though each knew that they could take the dragon lady head on.
Reaching the exit, they escaped, the Dragon chained to her own castle. Saitama set Tatsumaki on the ground. "Oh yeah. Please. I would'st look upon the face of my rescuer." She stated robotically. "I am certain that you don't have to follow the script exactly." Genos mumbled, mildly annoyed with her poor acting.
She rolled her eyes,mumbling something about kissing eggs, then pointed at them. "Listen, I don't know how the hell you or I got here. But all I know is that when we get to Duloc, we're done with this crap." She huffed, sitting down on a nearby boulder. Pointing her finger at a pebble, she strained to pick it up. "My powers don't work at all!" She stomped back over to Saitama.
"Pick me up you bald heathen." "I don't like being called a hen, so no." She pinched the bridge of her nose. "It's in the script, and I can't fly." He sighed, picking her up bridal style. "Master, I believe that's the wrong way." "Shut it, cyborg. You said we didn't have to follow the script exactly. And the sooner we get there, the better. I don't like this one bit, but we all have to cooperate." She sneered, crossing her arms and facing Saitama.
"Try not to drop me." "Ok." The trio then continued on to the forest in silence.
"Honestly, baldy over here was right. He's the wrong guy to ask." "Its Saitama." He groaned, although was partially ignored by both parties. "As a woman, I know more about these sorts of things." "I was certain you were a lost brat instead of a lady dragon, but thank you for clarifying." "Why you little-" "So, how do much do you know about Shrek?" Saitama asked, keeping a firm hold on her. "I thought you'd know more about it than me, baldy." She smirked.
"The vague flirtation doesn't happen until the second day." Genos mumbled, walking beside the two. "What?" Saitama violently whipped his head around, in his haste dropping her on the ground. "I told you not to drop me!" She scowled, standing back up with her hands on her hips. "You know what, its whatever." She sighed.
"Since you two came to rescue me, I'm assuming you saw Lord Farquuad." "Yes, apparently our roles must still appear the same to the other inhabitants, considering he called Master Saitama an ogre." "But did he address me by my 'role'? I'm supposed to be Princess Fiona, the one who's curs-Crap!" She hid her face in her hands. "I'm going to rest. There's a cave over that way. Goodnight, I'll see you both in the morning."
"We don't know if anything will happen to you though." Saitama called after her. "Better safe than sorry. Just rip off that tree bark,okay?" She grumbled. He quietly complied, following behind her to hand it over. "Thanks. Now,goodnight." She reached the cave, the tree bark slapped on the doorway once she entered.
"Hey, is it just me or was she trying to be nice?" Saitama's back was facing towards Genos as he continued looking at the doorway. "Its most likely a side effect of being out of her comfort zone. Should I get some firewood?" "Sure."
Next part is halfway done and should be up by probably Friday or Saturday :D
I'm splitting it into 3 parts, since it's 3 acts. Still unsure of whether or not I should've went full AU though. Till the next chapter!
