By Your Side
Ch 4
Artie was worried as he watched Fiona put a fresh wash cloth on her husband's fore head.
"I hope Leah and the others get the cure.
He's getting worse by the days that pass." He thought as he walked out the front door.
"Where're you going?" she asked him.
"I'm going to help my friends." He simply replied.
Fiona saw the look in his eyes as he left.
The next morning Snowgre woke up to find Carley and Leah eating.
"We've got to get moving guys if we're headed for Worchester." He told them.
"Sure we'll get going once Toph wakes up." Leah answered him.
Toph then felt cold ice on her back and woke up.
It had came from Snowgre's hand.
"Jeez you're cold man." She said waking up and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Sorry but it was the only way to wake you up." He told her.
Carley chuckled under her breath as they reached the harbour where their boat was waiting for them.
Morgan cackled as the student body were fleeing from her as she and Azula used their powers to scare them.
"This is serious fun.
Better than trying to rule all the Nations!" Azula laughed insanely.
Merlin was nervous along with Jables at this.
"This isn't good.
I hope Snowgre and his friends get here soon." Merlin told him.
"Yeah I know what you mean." Jables replied.
Leah noticed Snowgre was quiet as the boat set sail for Worchester.
"You okay Fuzzy Fur?" Toph asked him.
"Yeah I guess so.
I'm…. just depressed." He told her.
This shocked Leah.
Snowgre was a Goth but never depressed.
He was always in a good mood.
"Snowh are you feeling down?" she asked.
"I don't want to talk about it." He replied to her.
Carley then saw tears in his eyes.
"I-It's nothing okay?" he mumbled sadly.
"Snowg are you feeling alone like I do most of the time?" she asked him stroking his fur.
"Yeah.
Shrek's…. the only one who's like family to me.
He took me in when the other members of my family wouldn't.
They see me as a freak because I'm half yeti and half ogre with ice and snow powers.
Shrek and Fiona are the only ones beside you and Leah who care about me." He told her.
"That's sad.
I don't think you're a freak.
You're cool.
The other members of your family are losers if they don't love you for you." She replied to him.
"She's right.
But like her, I'm not very confident and not able to open up to my family.
She would be the only one I open up to the same way she does with Leah." He thought as ge tawned.
"Somebody needs a nap." Leah told him.
"I'm fine." He answered her.
He'd been having nightmares to do with their quest.
He hoped that they could get the cure to heal Shrek.
But doubt raged as the darkness and light inside of him were in constant battle.
Leah then saw him wake up later freaked out.
He then drank coffee.
"You okay?
You don't look too good." she told him.
"I-I'll be fine." he answered, his voice sounding horrible.
She felt his fore head.
It was very warm.
"Maybe you should lie down Snowg. It's like you have a fever." she told him.
"I'm fine.
It must be from the nightmares I keeo having.
They give me mega stress." he replied his vision blurring.
Leah was worried for him as he curled up into a furry balll on the ship floor.
"She's right Fuzz Boy. You're not well.
I can tell from your heart beat." Toph replied to him.
Snowgre's vision then went black as he hit the floor.
2We'd better get him below deck into a bed.
He needs to rest." Leah said as they brought Snowgre down.
Carkey was worried for him.
While he was out, he could hear her.
It was night time when they arrived at Worchester.
Snowgre was awake by that time.
He had dark spots over him and had a cold and was very weak.
"Maybe Merlin can help him." Leah suggested.
"N-No... I'm... fine." Snowgre replied while coughing up a storm.
"I can stay here with him while you guys get the cure or what ever." Toph said.
"No way. We're doing this together.
Help us get Snowgre out of gere so we can get Merlin to check him out." Carley told the earth bender.
She nodded as she and Leah let Snowgre lean on their shoulders as they entered Worchester.
It was quiet, very quiet...
They then saw Jables and led them to Merlin's private quarters.
Merlin smiled as he saw them.
"W-What's going on?" Carley asked nervous.
"You'll find out. Let me check Snowgre out." Merlin replied softly.
