Hey now, we're All Stars?

Nearing the End

Fiona slowly stepped out of Tatsumaki's room, her braid undone. "Hey, are you okay honey?" Shrek asked, stepping towards her. She nodded, her movements stilted. "Yeah, it was fine.." Shrek frowned.

"Fiona." He placed a hand on her shoulder. "What happened?" She picked up the takeout cartons and handed one over to him, then took a seat at the table. He raised an eyebrow, but smiled and sat down on the chair across from her. "Guessing you were still hungry." He said, slurping his noodles. She nodded, taking a bite of her fried shrimp.

"Shrek, I think-no,I know, that magic was involved somehow in this. Where in this world there is magic, I don't know yet. However, I know that I can rule out Tornado's telekinesis." She paused to eat another shrimp.

"In that void, we fully grew into the others' form. We're nearing that point with no clues on how much time we have left to prevent that. I'm almost due, so I'm going to need all the help I need with what I'm about to say." Fiona stared directly into his eyes.

"First, tell King about this when you see him tomorrow. After that, we need help from both him and Fubuki in tracking down any traces of magic in this world. While the Hero Association would probably have this information, I can't exactly ask them without blowing our cover. Four people knowing is enough."

Shrek nodded, listening intently to her words. "Don't worry, Fiona. We'll take care of it, there's no need to put pressure on yourself." He smiled softly, kissing her forehead.

She sighed contently. "You're right. Let's put those plans to rest until tomorrow. Right now" she yawned, "I'm going to sleep." "Whoa, you just woke up." "Food makes me sleepy, and besides I didn't really rest during that nap." She chuckled lightly. "Well, alright then. We'll go to bed early tonight." He smiled, picking her up. She giggled.

"Hey, I just realized- where are Donkey and Fubuki?" Fiona asked. "They headed outside to talk because they were worried about making too much noise. I'll go tell them to come back inside after I put you to bed."

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"Can I come over again tomorrow?" Fubuki asked on her way out of the apartment. "Uh, sure?" Shrek responded. "Great! I'll come by in the afternoon, if there aren't too many monsters to take care of." She waved, closing the door behind her.

"I know we're movie characters in their world, but I didn't expect her to know trivia about me." Donkey exclaimed in a hushed tone, Shrek rolling his eyes good naturedly.

"Come along Donkey, we've got a long monster fighting day ahead."

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The sun was high in the sky above City A, a cool breeze sweeping through the air. The streets were bustling with people going from place to place, which made for perfect conditions for a tall,dark haired woman on her way to a large apartment complex go unnoticed.

Fubuki knocked on the door of Tatsumaki's apartment, a full pink tote bag floating in the air. "Coming!" She heard Fiona call out, followed by her footsteps. The door opened, and she was met with a tight hug. "It's great to see you Fubuki!"

"It's great to see you too, and I brought goodies!" She returned the hug, singsonging her sentence, floating the tote bag in front of her in rhythm. "You didn't have to do that, but thank you." Fiona said bashfully. "You deserve it." Fiona stated proudly. "Let's go inside now, don't want the ice cream to melt."

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An array of snacks was on the floor, most of them being sweets to accommodate Fiona's cravings. The two were sitting on the floor, eating said snacks and gossiping.

"What made you like Genos?" Fiona asked her. Fubuki blinked, sipping her black tea. "Are you going to tell?" She asked apprehensively. Fiona waved her hand dismissively. "I won't, who is there to tell?"