It was morning but Shrek couldn't sleep. He was thinking back to when he was younger than today. Things had seemed easier to him then. Fiona was unaware of his inner pain.
Charming smiled as he watched him in his moment of inner agony. "This might work! All it will take is a spell. As kids he was weak and never victorious but if my plan works out, I'll win for once!" he thought as he enchanted his foe as he returned to slumber. Shrek could feel himself change as he slept. Fiona and the babies had gone for the weekend and he was alone.
Artie was busy tending to royal duties and his other friends were busy with their lives. A single tear escaped from his eye as he slept.
Later when he woke up, he felt something wasn't right. His clothes were way too big. "What's going on here? The last time I checked, ny clothes fit." He thought as he looked in the mirror but was shocked.
He felt like his normal self but he looked physically to others as a nine year old. "W-What's going on? Why am I… my ten year old self again? I'm nearly thirty years old. Maybe this was cast on me as a spell." He told himself.
But Fiona wasn't exactly herself either…
She had became her eight year old self again but was still a full time ogress. Snow and the other princesses were worried. How could this have happened? "I'm not sure how this happened. How am I gonna tell Shrek this. He'd not understand or freak out." Fiona told them sadly.
"Don't worry. He'll love you as you are. You may look like a kid but inside you're still the woman he loves. It could've happened to him. I need to go home to the swamp just to check up on him." Fiona thought but Snow stopped her. "Uh Fiona? I... don't think... going out there's a good idea. Others might see you and not understand. We'll go check for you just in case." Doris said gently.
"You will? Thank you!" Fiona replied replied softly.
Snow was worried by this. She had something secret she hid from her other friends that she was crushing on Fiona so the spell cast on Fiona filled her heart with dread. What if the spell couldn't be broken? Charming watched as things unfolded with a smile as Donkey and Puss stood outside the swamp house door...