Shrek: The Ogre and the Dragon

Chapter 2: Fairytale Creatures/ Shrek

"Alright. This one's full. Take it away!"

Out in the forest, there seemed to be some sort of hunting or black market operation going on. There were knights in shining armor standing guard, while some others were transporting fairytale creatures around into wagons to be taken away.

There was also a line of fairytale creatures. The captain of the guards was sitting at a table where he paid people for bringing the fairytale creatures to him. There were cages all around. Some of the people in line included Peter Pan who was carrying Tinkerbell in a cage, Geppetto with his wooden son Pinocchio, and a farmer who was carrying the three little pigs.

Among the group was none other than Dante, who had a black cover over him to conceal his appearance, while an old woman was with him. She was the one responsible for tranquilizing him, and she was hoping to get quick money from this trade.

One knight noticed a witch's broomstick. "Give me that!" He ordered, and snapped the broomstick in half like a twig, while the witch was rather shocked to see this. "Your flying days are over."

"That's 20 pieces of silver for the witch." The captain said. "Next!"

Dante glared at the knights while letting out a low, rumbling growl of anger. He was disgusted by how cruel these knights were being to the fairytale creatures. While dragons were usually feared upon by many around the land and beyond, it was like these guys were being herded up like cattle.

"You're making a huge mistake. They will never believe you. You will only make a fool of yourself. And more importantly, you already made the worst mistake of your miserable existence; making a dragon angry. You do NOT want to make a dragon angry. So, I'll make you a deal; let me go and I will spare you."

"Oh, shut up, you stupid lizard." The old lady snapped, Dante growling angrily. Using his pyrokinetic powers, he gives her a burn on the butt. "Ow! You burned me! What'd you burn me for?

Dante glared at the old lady. "I warned you that making a dragon angry is the worst mistake of your miserable existence. So let that burn be a warning. You can tell those guys anything you want, but they will not believe you. And I promise you that as soon as I break free, you will be the first to have a taste of my power."

"Next!" What have you got?" The captain of the guards asked, Geppetto putting Pinocchio on the table.

"This little wooden puppet, whom I will admit is my son. However, he isn't possessed. He was brought to life by a blue fairy when I made a wish to have a son." Geppetto said to the guard.

"I'm not a puppet. I'm a real boy." Pinocchio insisted, but then his nose began to grow out which meant that he was lying. "Okay, so I am a puppet, but my father's right about the fairy who brought me to life."

"Five shillings for the possessed toy. Take it away." The head guard said to the knights, handing Geppetto the money, and he walked away while Pinocchio was taken away to one of the wagons.

The old woman steps up to the table. "Next! What have you got?" The captain asked the old lady.

"Well, I've got a dragon." The woman brought the cloaked figure next to her.

The captain raised an eyebrow. "A dragon, you say? Well, that's good enough for 50 gold, if you can prove it." He said to her.

"Oh, go ahead and show them." The woman took off the cloak, but instead of a humanoid dragon, there stood Dante, but his claws, dorsal plates, tail, and wings all gone, as if he never had them in the first place. Because unknown to the old lady, Dante had retracted these parts into his body since he had planned on proving his point that the knights would not believe her. "What?" The woman was confused.