More Than He Appears
Rumpelstilkin smiled as he saw that Charming was healing slowly as he could use him to help take over Far, Far Away but had a feeling that he would change being around Artie and his so called friends but hoped that wouldn't happen as he wanted the blond vain hearted prince to help him.
"I need to get him out of there but I have to be sneaky.
That way Artie won't know I'm there." he told himself.
He laughed as he prepared to sneak into the castle as he knew that Artie and the others were unaware of this as they were dealing with Charming.
He hoped that nothing would stop him but in the orb, he saw Shrek helping Artie and growled angrily knowing it was because of him that he'd lost the keys to the kingdom as he'd tried to get Fiona's parents to give him what he wanted by being able to break Fiona's curse but had failed.
"I will make you regret marrying Fiona!" he yelled angrily.
Artie was nervous as he heard Charming moan as he was still in agony but was beginning to numb as there was more novacaine adminstered as his eyes opened as he was scared as pain flowed through his body as he whimpered as the young ruler understood as he saw Merlin give him something to drink as he was quiet.
"It's okay Charming.
Your wounds need time to heal slowly because of that tower falling on you but why were you in that gutter when Shrek and Artie found you?
We were just very curious." the sorceror asked curiously.
Charming realised he wasn't in his normal clothes as he was nervous trying to sit up but it hurt too much as he was helped by Artie and Shrek.
"After what happened in front of the kingdom, I was depressed because my dreams had been shattered like many wine glasses and I needed something to drown my sorrows so I went to the Poison Apple for a few drinks but then Hook and the others found me and kind of got their revenge on me for lying to them and beat me up.
That was when your friends found me in the gutter." he said softly.
"Wow that's rough Charming because I know how you feel." Artie said to him.
"How so young King?" he asked weakly.
"Because in Worchester, I was the one everybody in the school picked on even the geeks who played Dungeons and Dragons." he said.
Charming was surprised to hear this from the young ruler.
He then began coughing but they heard Merlin growl in anger hearing that Rumpelstilkin had been in the castle as both Shrek and Artie were curious as to why he was upset.
"Rumpelstilkin is a very sneaky little man who uses magic to get his way but I had a feeling he'd do this because of Charming being here." he told them.
Shrek sighed as he needed to get something to eat........
Puss was confused as to why both of his friends were helping Charming get back to full health but understood that they had to help him as it was a honourable thing to do even if they hated Charming as he was impressed as Shrek gasped seeing the feline there as he wondered what he'd been doing by following him here.
"Le Siento Boss but I was very curious as I saw you enter the drugstore back home but I'm surprised that you and Artie are helping Charming because you two are foes and people might get confused." Puss said as Shrek understood.
"I'm helping Charming because it's the right thing to do.
Artie and I found him lying in the gutter badly hurt and needed help." he told him.
Puss understood knowing that he was doing this because it was the right thing to do but wondered if Fiona and the others knew as Shrek shook his head.
"No way would I tell them knowing what they'd say but for now let's keep it a secret until it's okay." he told him.
Puss smiled as he knew his friend hadn't told Donkey about this because he would blurt it out as he heard crying but it was coming from where Charming was as he opened the door softly and was surprised seeing Charming crying but his expression softened knowing how it hurt to be alone as he decided to leave him alone for now as he hoped that he would be okay as Artie sighed seeing that he had heard that but saw his ogre friend go in there as Charming was surprised to see him there as he had a feeling that the ogre would laugh at him for showing emotion but he didn't seem to do something like that as he knew that Charming had gone through a lot like he had as he saw Charming look down at his hands as he was embarrassed.
"Rough week huh?" he said as Charming heard no coldness in his voice.
"Why're you helping me?
You hate me because what I did to you and your friends.
You should've just left me there where I belong.
I'm nothing but scum." the vain hearted prince told him.
Shrek was very quiet hearing this as he knew that he may have been his foe but right now he didn't see him like that right now as he was just a person who needed help as he like him had gone through a lot in life as he tried to find an answer.
"Aye I know we're supposed to be foes but we couldn't let you stay there because you don't deserve to be there and suffer this much pain even though you did do wrong but everybody deserves a second chance." he answered as Charming was impressed hearing this.
He then felt the blond haired prince's head as it was still warm.
"You should rest, okay?" he said as he left.
Artie had overheard what they'd said and was impressed knowing that his friend might hate Charming but knew he didn't deserve what was happening to him.
He then noticed that the ogre was very quiet as he was looking at the stars in the night sky as he was thinking about things as the young King joined him knowing he was nervous as he and him were looking out over all of Far, Far Away as they knew that keeping the kingdom was important and so was keeping the fact that Charming was still alive a secret because they knew that the people of the kingdom would dig themselves into him and they couldn't let this happen to him.
"Artie call me crazy but I think something's bothering Charming.
Why do you think he was upset a while ago?" Shrek told him.
"Yeah you're right but what do you think is bothering him?" Artie replied.
"I'm not sure but his mother the Fairy Godmother was destroyed and we're not sure if he has a father but we should try to get him to talk a little more about that but I'll head to the Fairy Godmother's factory and see if there's any other clues I can find that will help us." the ogre said.
Artie watched as he saw his friend leave the castle.......
Shrek was nervous as he stepped into the Fairy Godmother's factory as he hadn't been here since he'd been trying to get help to keep the romantic spark that had nearly been stamped out by Fiona's father as he walked through the hallways but came to a bedroom door and opened it but smiled seeing it was the Fairy Godmother's bedroom as there was a double bed with hundreds of cushions on it but saw something in the bedside table drawer as there was a strange box with a lock and a key was beside it in the drawer.
He hoped this would give him and Artie some answers to what was going on in Charming's life as he opened the lock but found an note and a locket as he saw photos of the Fairy Godmother with a baby in her arms with a royal looking man as he could tell the baby was Charming as he opened the envelope that was in there as he pulled out a letter from it as his hazel eyes widened reading it.
Dear Clara
As you know that being here in our home kingdom is rough especially knowing that you and our son is in Far, Far Away where it is safe but I hope Charming is alright because I have been thinking about him for a while now since he was born but I might not be joining you but promise me that you'll look after our son and give him lots of love but I hope that he'll grow up to be anything he wants to be even if it was a ruler of Far, Far Away.
Please don't worry about me as I'll always be in your heart when we're apart.
Love
Maggi. it read
Shrek was stunned after reading that as he put the letter back in the envelope and closed the box as he needed to show both Artie and Lillian this as he closed the box and held it tight as he left the room and the factory but he hoped that things in the castle were okay........
Artie was very excited yet nervous as he was still awake hoping that Shrek would return and had found something out about Charming's family as he had checked up on Charming after Shrek had left as the blond haired prince was now asleep as his emerald green eyes were full of fear as he heard the door open as he was tense.
"Artie?
You still awake?" he heard Shrek say.
"Yeah I'm still up because I couldn't sleep because I was excited and nervous for you returning.
Please tell me you found something, anything." he answered.
"Aye I did." he replied as he opened the chest he'd brought with him.
Artie gasped as he read the letter and saw the photos especially the one in the locket but was surprised to hear that Charming's father hadn't seemed to care about him like his own father.
"Should we tell him now or wait?" he said as Shrek sighed.
"No let him sleep for now.
We can tell him in the morning.
Let's get some sleep......." he answered as Artie agreed.
He hoped that Charming would be okay........
