Born to Lead

Fiona was in a bad mood. It had been so long since Charming's attempt to take over the kingdom. She saw people stare at her as she walked past people as she walked to the castle and went inside sighing sadly. Shrek was with Artie and the guys having some fun and playing darts and playing poker. He noticed the look on his wife's face as she passed by and was worried. Something seemed wrong and he needed to talk to her. "Where're are you going? We're in the middle of a game here!" Artie asked him bossily. Puss thought this was very rude of him to be brash like that with their amigo. "I know and I'll only be a minute. To me, Love comes first and fun second." Shrek told him quietly and walked out of the room. He then went upstairs to their room. It was locked. He shook his head in worry. He knew that when she was upset or angry, Fiona liked to be alone to cool off or perk up in her own time. He hoped she was okay as he went back downstairs.

Fiona was sprawled on the bed thinking to herself. There was a pen and a book beside her. It was her diary where her most personal thoughts were there just for her to see. Her husband was unaware of the fact that she loved to write. He always wondered what she wroye in that diary but remembered what had happened before when he let his curiosity get the better of him and shivered at that. She then picked up the pen and began to write.

Dear Diary…
I'm doubting myself at the minute. I like being who I am but others just don't understand that. Artie is also making my thoughts about it worse by making mean jests about the way I used to be- pretty and skinny. He doesn't realise that side was shallow and never opened it's eyes to anyone different except for herself. But True Love opened them when I met Shrek. Maybe I could ask Mom for advice but she's trying to teach Artie how to rule the kingdom not that he cares… she wrote. She then went to have a bath. That made her feel better whenever she was in a bad mood or worried. She then climbed in and relaxed in the soothing water. She closed her eyes. She then wrapped a towel around her as she came out of the bathroom hours later. She then changed into her night gown. She then sprawled herself on the bed again and heard a voice. "Fiona! Come to me!" it said. It was coming from her diary. "My imagination must be working overtime that I'm hearing things!" she told herself. Suddenly it opened and stopped on a page. It was a drawing of the tower she'd spent most of her life in. Suddenly it glowed. Fiona's head swam as she fell asleep but someone or something pulled her into the diary. It was someone from within her but she now remained in Fiona's diary since the curse was broken. Shrek then broke down the door and ran in. Fiona wasn't there but some of her stuff was there on the bed. "Maybe she went to get a snack or something. I'll talk to her later." He thought. He wondered what was making her unhappy and if he could help her.

She then woke up and found herself in her tower room. She was worried by what was going on. How did she even get here? She then saw somebody she knew step into view. It was her pretty human self. She saw the confusion in her eyes and smiled. "Hello Fiona. Do you even remember me or you too busy having your dreams come true?" she said to her calmly. Fiona wondered what she meant. "Are you mad at me for finding me and being with my True Love?" she asked her human self. "No I'm not. I'm just lonely. After the curse was broken, we were separated and I was put here in your diary where I'm only a memory but maybe you can help me." She told her. Fiona understood. "I'm sorry if you feel that way but what do you mean by being able to help?" she asked her. Her human self smiled at this. She then recited some weird spell on her. Fiona then disappeared. She found herself back in the bedroom. She opened her eyes. "Wow! That was one weird dream." She said as she got up. But there was evil laughter coming from her diary as she left the room. "Soon I'll make her pay for leaving me!" Fiona's human self cackled as she began making a plan. Fiona then went downstairs. Shrek was sitting in the dining room with Lillian. Artie had gone out with his friends for a while. The two of them were sipping tea as she came into the room. "Hey honey! I guess you're feeling better now." Shrek said as she sat down beside them. "Yeah I'm fine. I had a weird dream. I heard a voice come from my diary and then I was pulled inside it. I was then back in the Dragon's Keep and was talking to my human self. She seemed sad. But she did something like a spell and I woke up before I could find out." She told him quietly. Her head then started to ache. She groaned quietly at the pain. Lillian felt it. It was hot. She was very worried. "Maybe you should go lie down honey." She told her. "No Mom, I'm okay!" she said quietly. Shrek saw tiredness in his wife's eyes and was worried more. They watched as she had some coffee. She was also eating some cake. Later she was walking upstairs but felt dizzy and fell. Lillian freaked out to find her daughter lying on the floor out cold. She then watched as her daughter's husband showed up. He was very scared to find the one he loved on the floor. He checked to make sure she was okay. He then picked her up and went to their room. He put her in the bed and laid her head on soft gossamer pillows. He watched as hours later, she woke up confused. "What am I doing here? The last thing that happened was that I was going upstairs. How come everything hurts so bad?" she said to him. "You got dizzy and fell. Your mother found you lying on the floor out cold and called for me. You need to rest. You broke every bone in your body and it'll take time to heal." He told her. He had put an ice pack on her head to cool it down.

Fiona knew some sort of illness had taken over her body and it was hurting. She then fell into sleep. In the diary, her human self was about to make her move…