It was night time but Fiona was asleep, lost in peaceful dreaming but Shrek wasn't. Something within was upsetting him but he couldn't tell anybody. He'd fallen asleep after her but was having flashbacks.
25 Years in the past.
He'd only been a child when they'd called. His parents had been paying a vicious ogre gang called the Snarlers protection money but lately his father hadn't been paying them their money. Suddenly they burst in through the door. "What're you guys doing here? I gave you your money!" his father had told the leader. "I don't think so." He said as he and the other members barged in. His Mom had hidden him in the closet so that they wouldn't find him. He heard sounds of struggle and then a gun shot. He peered through the crack in the door and saw the gang leave. He opened the door and walked out. He searched for his parents but smelt nothing. He then saw cop carriages show up and carry off two body bags. He opened one and saw his father. This shocked him greatly. Tears came to his eyes as he ran off.
End flashback.
But then he started to dream. He'd walked back into the swamp but heard laughter. He then found something on the floor that shocked him. It was Fiona. She was lying on the floor not moving or breathing. He saw somebody standing over her body. It was him, the one that had murdered his parents twenty five years ago. "It's such a pity to see you like this but then again you never do feel emotions. Besides she was a nobody." He said gleefully. He watched as Mur faded. He shook in fear as Mur changed into somebody else. It was his cousin. "I'm sorry but you started it." He said angrily. Shrek then felt himself being shook awake. He'd fallen out of bed with the blankets over him. Fiona had heard him talking in his sleep and was worried for him.
He was in a ball with the blankets covering him. But she got more worried when she heard him crying. She was at a loss. "I've never heard… you cry before. Was it bad? I heard you talking about it in your sleep." She said to him. "Fiona you wouldn't like it, trust me." He said sadly. She then stroked his back gently. She could see he was in pain. He sighed deeply. "I'll… tell ya but you're not going to like it." He said silently. She then sat beside him. "I was only a child when it happened. I never knew that I'd remember that night twenty five years later. My parents… They'd been paying this gang called the Snarlers protection money to keep us safe from hunters but then one night, they couldn't pay them so that night… we were so happy. They barged in through the door. Mur and his boys had guns with them. My mother pushed me into the closet so I wouldn't end up like them." He said. Fiona was curious.
"What happened next?" she asked him but he was tensing up and she saw tears run down his cheeks. "It's okay honey. You can tell me." She said reassuringly. "I looked through the door and heard a noise. It was the sound of a gun being fired. They screamed as they met their fate and they fell to the ground. It was terrible coming in there and finding their bodies. It… was horrible." He told her through tears. Fiona had put her arms around him in a protective embrace. "Then tonight I dreamt that he came back and… slayed you like he did my parents. Then he became my cousin. It was terrifying even for a dream." He said still upset. This upset her more than ever. "It'll be okay. I would never let myself or anyone I care about to get killed. Even if it happened, I'll always be in your heart where I always have been since we've been married" she said to him. But Puss had heard this as he came inside. He never knew this had happened. He then crept into the bedroom. Fiona then walked out to get some air. "Hola boss." He said to Shrek softly. He saw that his friend had been upset. "I'm sorry about your parents. I wish I could go back in time and help you stop that from happening." He said.
He sighed at this. "Puss that's nice but there's no point. Back then I didn't know you and you didn't know me. Just leave me alone with my pain and sadness." He said quietly. Puss then left the room. Later that night he stayed up while Fiona slept. He couldn't get what he'd seen out of his mind. He then made himself some toast and spread eyeball jelly over it and made himself several cups of coffee. He then sat in his alligator chair but pulled it beside the fire. But he could still hear the ones he loved scream as Mur took care of them. He then went for a walk to clear his head of this.
Suddenly he was caught in a rope trap. Mur and the rest of his crew surrounded him. He growled as they came closer. "YOU! YOU'RE THE ONES WHO CAUSED ME PAIN!" he yelled as he broke free and ran towards the house. But several of Murs's boys were already there and had Fiona with them. Mur laughed as he brought out a gun. He loaded it and aimed it at her. Shrek then saw him pull the trigger. "NO!" he yelled as he became a shield. He then fell down to the ground. He was in agony. There was some blood on his clothes. Mur then laughed as he and his boys escaped. There were tears in Fiona's eyes. "No! This can't happen to him!" she said through tears. Puss then watched as she felt his arm for a pulse. There was one but it was very, very weak. This relieved her. Everything then went to black.
Several days later he woke up in bed but his stomach and arm hurt. Fiona was by his side. "Hey honey are you feeling better?" she said to him. "Yeah but what happened? My arm and chest hurt. Did something happen to me?" Shrek told her silently. She hesitated before speaking. "You… The Snarlers and their leader Mur shot you. They were going to shoot me but you became a shield and saved me. I'm sorry about what happened" she said to him. Later that night he was reluctant to sleep because he was worried about his memories coming back. Fiona understood as she lay beside him gently. "I know you're worried. What happened a long time ago must've really bothered you. But let's face it together. I know you're frightened but I want to help any way I can." She said to him. He then felt himself tense up.
"It's just I'm afraid of losing you. I couldn't bear it if you died or were killed instantly, I never knew what I would do with myself if that happened. I loved them so much and they were taken away from me." He said.
But Mur was watching. "It's too late to run from me. Soon you'll pay with those you love!" he hissed under his breath as somebody joined him. It was Shrek's cousin….
