It took a while for Leah to register this. One minute, she's a girl helping Merlin, then the next minute, she's a boy!

Not that she minded or anything, but that's besides the point!

How is she going to explain this to everyone back at the swamp. Especially her friend Carley! Her along with Shrek wouldn't believe Leah.

Then, in her moment of panic, Leah began to ponder over something. "... Wait. If I'm a boy, then that means... !" She runs behind a tree and pulls her pants down, "... Oh.. Well.. crap."

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"I wonder where Leah is?" Carley wondered watching TV in the front room.

"I dunno. She should be here in a couple of minutes or something," Shrek replied switching from channel to channel.

"Yeah, but still-"

"Hey, Dad!" Sui runs to the living room.

"Yeah, Sui. What's the matter?"

"There's a boy outside wanting to see you and Carley. He said he knows you guys," The ten year old boy said as Shrek and Carley wondered how the person knows them.

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When Shrek and Carley went outside the both saw a young boy who looked older than he appeared age wise. He was wearing a black shirt and shorts that look a bit tight on him. His hair is short and messy that's sticking up with a very light high fade around the sides. He also has a ponytail that's braided in the back that's shoulder length when it's out as the boy was scratching the back of his head in tiredness.

"Hey, guys," The boy who's Leah said.

"... Uh, do I know you?" Shrek wondered to the male who was scratching his stomach as Carley looked at the guy, seeing if she knew him because to her, the young man does look familiar to the 22 year old woman when she looks into his eyes.

"And why are you wearing a friend of mine's clothes? Did you steal them from her?" Carley demanded.

"No. It's because I am your friend."

This made both Carley and Shrek even more confused. "What?"

"It's me. Leah," Leah told them whose eyes widened at that.

"Holy crap," Shrek said.

"Leah? Is that you?" Carley said in disbelief as Leah nodded, "What happened?"

"I was helping Merlin with a spell in a huge cauldron. Then the next thing I knew, I was, well, a boy!"

"I knew this had to do with Merlin," Shrek said, "But how do we know if it's really you in there? The Leah we know loves what kind of anime the most on her laptop?"

"Mai-Hime, and Cowboy Bebop," Leah said.

"How long have you and Carley became friends?"

"Two to about three years now."

"When did you start calling Fiona by her petname 'Fi-Fi'?"

"When I was fifteen."

"Who has a crush on me?"

"Carley and Ogre Child. Carley has also told me that Ogre Child also thinks of you while she's hugging Jen, along wanting to ki-"

"Okay, we get it," Carley said covering Leah's mouth.

"Yep, he's Leah alright," Shrek said scratching his scalp, "But what happened to Merlin when this happened?"

"That's the problem. When I woke up from getting hit with something that felt like a rock, I didn't see him anywhere. I called out his name, but all I heard was nothing," Leah told him as the green ogre understood since Puss and Donkey had their experience with Merlin's magic.

"Well, until Merlin comes back from.. wherever he is, I guess you're gonna have to get use to being a boy then," Shrek told Leah.

"Yeah, since I don't have a choice actually. We also have to tell Fiona and the others about what happened to me," The now twenty year old boy said pulling on her pants.

"What's the matter with you?" Carley wondered.

"My pants are riding up on me."

"I know that feelin'," Shrek said.

"No. It's something else." Leah then whispered the problem into Shrek's ear whose eyes widened in understanding and coughed aloud from it.

"And after we tell Fiona and the others about your... gender change, we need to go and get you some clothes that fit you."

"Right," Carley said.

"Good idea," Leah agreed as the three went inside the swamp cottage.