Shrek was feeling miserable. He'd ran away from home, from his father. He was sixteen years old. His mother had divorced his father and left in the middle of the night. His father was very cruel and angry all the time after his wife left him. He blamed everything on his son.
"I feel so alone. I wish I had somebody to be my friend but nobody would trust in me because I'm different. I'm not vicious or a brute like… like him." He thought as he rested under a tree. He then heard somebody sobbing. He saw somebody approach him. It was a girl but was a were wolf. She looked young like him.
She had long chestnut hair, dark brown eyes with tears in them. He felt sorry for her. "Are you okay? You… seem alone." He asked her. The young girl smiled as she saw him. His father always tried to attack Duloc but he stayed and never hurt anyone. "No I'm not okay. I… feel alone. Nobody loves me for who I am. I'm cursed to be a monster but not this." She replied as she took off the were head. It was a mask. He gasped in surprise when he saw ogre ears smaller than his with red hair and a short braid. "Wow! You're like me!" he said smiling. "Yes I am.
My name is Brianna. I could've been human like my sister but I'm not. My Mom was a human and she married this man who she thought was human until after they kissed and he became his ogre form. His DNA did this to me! Made me into a freak! None of the other kids will befriend me. I'm not vicious or evil, I just want to love and be loved in return. What's your name?" she told him. "I'm Shrekenchlen but you can call me Shrek. I know your pain too well. I ran away from home because… of my Dad. He got very angry and hostile so I escaped to find something good for me." He answered her.
She could see the hurt in his eyes. He could see it in hers too. He then heard villagers coming this way but they were searching for somebody. It was Brianna. She'd came from another kingdom. "Please don't forget me!" she mouthed to Shrek as they took her away. Shrek nodded as he hid behind a bush. "One day I'll come get you, I promise." He thought as he surfaced.
Shrek woke up as sweat dripped down his face. He was in the bedroom in the castle in Far, Far Away. The memory of that night haunted him. Artie wondered what was bugging him the next morning. But he wouldn't answer him. He then heard cackling in his head which seemed familiar as Artie made him a knight in his private chambers.
"You okay? We are friends. You can lean on me you know." Artie told him. Shrek sighed deeply. He could tell him a little. "It's just ghosts of the past are hurting me." He replied softly. Artie understood.
Somebody was watching the castle by standing on the hill facing the kingdom with somebody by his side. They were wearing cloaks so nobody would know them. "Is it nearly time to take it by force?" the female ogre asked her master. "Nearly. When it happens, the young King and my son won't know what hit them!" he replied as his red eyes glowed with magic… Artie felt nervous as he saw Shrek curl into a ball. "He's here along with Brianna." he said nervously with sadness in his voice.
Artie then saw an ogress that looked twenty one appear. He saw Shrek get to his feet and become a protective shield for the young King. "Stay away from him Brianna! I'm warning ya!" he told her. She was taken aback by the voice. She looked into his brown eyes and saw the teenage ogre she'd met that night before they took her away. "Shrek it's you. You've changed since we last met." she said softly looking at the floor. Shrek then calmed down seeing Brianna lay down her weapon. "You've changed since the last time we met. You were sad and lonely." he replied to her. Brianna nodded to him. But then he was knocked off his feet by somebody. It was his father Ambrisa. "Miss me son?" he cackled as his red eyes glowed with magic. "No I didn't Dad. I hate you! All you gave me was misery and pain!" he yelled unsheathing his sword. Artie saw the anger boiling in his ogre friend's blood. "Let me help you Shrek. We can take him on together." Artie said.
"Artie he's too dangerous. This is my fight. Go now while you have a chance to get help." he said cracking his knuckles. Ambrisa cackled as they prepared to fight...
