Being obese ain't Easy

Ch 4

Fiona wondered what was going on with everybody especially her husband. Charming laughed at her pain. He watched as he glowed with magic. "Yes I have everybody's inner beauty!" he yelled proudly. But somebody had seen this and had snuck out of Charming's lair. He went to the swamp. He knew that Fiona was the only one who could help him seeing as she hadn't had her inner beauty stolen by Charming. He followed her to the swamp.

"Who's there?" she asked worried. The stranger then made himself known. "Relax Fiona I won't hurt you. I know what's been going on. Charming cast a spell on both kingdoms making everybody shallow and uncaring about inner beauty especially your friends and your husband. It hurts, doesn't it? But you can help them. The spell can be broken by pure inner beauty from a true hearted person." He explained to her gently. "So that's why they were acting like jerks! They're just under a spell. But why tell me this? Who're you?" she said to him. He nodded as he took off the cloak hiding himself and revealed his identity. "I'm your husband's cousin Snowgre. He and I sort of… drifted apart. The reason I'm telling you this is because you're the only one who can help them. I could but my heart was once pure but now it's frozen to both Love and Inner Beauty. You're the only one who can do it. If you don't… then those you love will remain shallow forever and they can never be themselves again." He told her silently.

"I'm… not sure. What if this doesn't work? How can I trust you and what you say? You could be working for Charming yourself trying to lure me into a trap." She said quietly. Snowgre looked at her with frosty eyes. "Ever since that day at the beach, she's lost her confidence and inner strength as well as her faith in herself. But maybe I can help give it back to her. My cousin told me so much about her and her powerful spirit. It would be a shame if she's lost it forever." He thought as Fiona stared at him. "It will work. You can trust me. I'm family and your husband's cousin in law. You need to believe in yourself again. I know what happened at the beach on your anniversary. It hurts when people shred your confidence like that but if you want your husband and your friends back, you're going to let it return. I know you can do it. I have faith in you and I'm my cousin always does." He said to her as they walked into the forest. Fiona felt something building within her. But suddenly robbers confronted them. "Snowgre do something!" she said. "I can't. I used most of my power getting to Duloc." He told her as the robbers were tying him up.

Fiona looked on but something was bubbling within her heart. It was anger. "Leave him alone!" she yelled as she launched into a flying kick and began beating them up. Snowgre watched amazed. He saw a self assured smile on her face as she untied him. "That was amazing! How did that feel?" he told her. "It felt like I was myself again." She said to him. "See? I knew you could do it! Are you ready to kick butt and save the ones you love from shallowness?" he asked. "Yes I am!" she told him confidently as they kept walking onwards towards Far, Far Away. "That's funny. It takes a hunter attack to give back what those jerks at the beach took away. But soon they along with Charming will see the true power of inner beauty. It takes more than appearance to be truly powerful." Fiona thought to herself.

Charming was furious. He knew that his spell hadn't affected Fiona's heart. He also knew that she'd be coming to break the spell and save those she cared about. He then got an idea as he saw her husband approach him. "I've got a little job for you." He said smiling evilly…