Part of a Family

Ch 7

Snowgre was freaked out because Shrek had been acting weird.

He'd been depressed, started wearing a lot of black clothes, white make up and looked like a Goth.

Leah was worried along with Fiona.

"I think the divorce is hurting him emotionally.

We need to help him before it gets worse." She thought as they saw him drink black coffee.

He hadn't been sleeping well and skipping meals.

But Charming had snuck into the swamp and left with Amore.

He had put a spell on her that made her forget about him and those who cared about her.

"This is going to go well!

He won't stop me if I use his sister as my servant." He thought as he left.

Snowgre heard Silva yell as he and the others joined her.

"No!

Charming did this!

I won't let him hurt Amore." Shrek told them.

Snowgre watched as his cousin left.

"We've got to go after him!

He's in no condition to face Charming alone." Snowgre told them.

Carley and the others understood as they left.

Charming cackled as Amore woke up.

She felt different as she looked at him.

She was wearing a black cape that covered her clothes and covered her body.

She had the black rose mark on her fore head which was the symbol of her demon.

She remembered her parents had divorced and tears came to her eyes.

"It's not your fault child.

It happens all the time.

Those you think love you will always leave you." Charming told her.

He still needed to cast the spell on her to make her his servant.

He knew Shrek would do anything to save his sister.

"Charming leave her alone!" Shrek yelled as he showed up.

"Shrek you came to help me.

My friend wants to help me control my demon and Ogreix." She told him.

Charming was staring at him in his Goth clothes and make up.

"Let me guess, you've finally weakened.

Seeing as it was your fault your parents divorced.

You were too weak hearted to be like your father." Charming told him.

Leah then saw him sent flying to the floor.

She saw Charming cast a spell on Amore.

She then ran to Shrek's side along with Carley.

"You okay?

We'll help her." Leah told him.

"N-No I'm not.

There's a reason why I've been dressing and acting weird.

I…. Felt like it's my fault.

They came to visit and being myself upset my father." He told her.

"It's not your fault.

Besides your father did it by helping Charming and being a jerk to those he's supposed to care about.

You're not a loser.

Besides I know how you feel.

My parents are divorced too.

Ambris is the failure, not you." Leah told him.

Carley agreed.

"You're right.

He is... the one who screwed up my family, kicked me out of his life and now hurting us emotionally." Shrek replied getting to his feet.

Amore saw pain in his eyes as he approached her.

"Dad hurt you too.

Help me and you'll never feel pain like what Dad caused us and Mom." Amore told him, her eyes glowing with purple light as she was about to go into the Ogreix State.

"No Amore I won't.

Charming's just using you to get to me but it won't work!" he told her.

"A pity. I knew you were too weak." she said as she sank to her knees in agiony.

"W-What's going on?" Charming asked worried.

"She has too much power in the Ogreix State and she can't control it!" Shrek yelled.

Suddenly the seal Charming had put on her broke.

Amore then fainted but Silva caught her.

Leah was about to go after Charming but Snowgre stopped her.

"Why're we not going after him?" she asked him.

"Let him go for now.

He's not worth it." he answered as they left...

Fiona watched as her husband slept peacefully for the first time in a while.

She hoped he and his mother and sister would be okay.

Snowgre saw bandages on his cousin's hands.

He had a feeling he'd been through hell after his parents had split up.

He then saw his cousin's eyes open looking at him.

"You okay man?

It'll be okay.

Amore's safe but scared.

We were worried about you a few days ago especially Carley.

We thought we were gonna lose you.

I know what you're going through hurts but you have a family with us and our friends.

Besides Uncle Ambris was insane." he told him.

"Sorry if I freaked you guys out.

I was just sad.

But it'll be okay.

My Dad always was nuts but I never knew what made him that way." Shrek replied.

Meatballs was trying to eavesdrop on Snowgre and their father but were caught by Leah.

"What're you guys doing?" she asked him.

"He was trying to hear what Snowgre and Daddy are saying." Spam answered.

"Ahut it Spam." Meatballs retorted making Leah laugh.

Amore saw them together but went away as soon as Spam looked at her.

"What's wrong with her?" Meatballs asked Leah.

"She's just going through a really nad time right now.

She'll come around soon." she answered him.

But Ambris had started his own group called the Ogre Protection Unit to keep ogre kind's bad attitude, the fearsome image they had.

He was angry as he remembered his son and his friends, especially the human one.

"Maybe we should scare your son. our enemy." a voice said as he turned around.

Snowgre's father Nagu was there.

He knew his son was different and disabled with powers behind his understanding.

But he wouldn't use them to hurt other innocent people and ogres.

"What do you propose Armanis?" Ambris asked him smiling as he wore a dark purple suit of armour.

"Make her a meta ogre." Armanis replied cackling.

"Yes let's do it!" Ambris rfeplied as they left at once...

Shrek smiled as Carley was beside him in the living room.

"Are you feeling better?" she asked softly.

"A little. Thanks for asking.

It's just if my father was such a jerk, then how can I be a good father to my own kids?" he answered.

"You are a good father.

You teach them along with Fiona how to love somebody no matter what they look like or if they're ogres or not.

You're like the father I never had.

Before you, I was alone, feeling like a mutant because of my syndrome, my curse.

Then you showed up and made things better.

Sometimes I feel my parents wanna split up because they yell a lot at each other." she told him.

He didn't know what to say but was about to answer when a dart hit her in the neck.

"No!

What've you dome?" he yelled kneeling by her side as Ambris appeared.

"You were a mistake.

You never should've been born." he yelled, kicking him in the stomach as he took off with Carley.

Leah was scared as she ran outside and over to where Shrek was.

"Are you okay?

What happened?" she asked him nervous.

"H-He took her, I couldn't do anything to help.

I'm sorry.

I never meant for this to happen.

It's my fault.

She trusted me and I couldn't protect her like the father I am to her." he whispered to her.

"It's not your fault.

Ambris will pay for this and all he's done!" Leah yelled as dark chi covered her body.

Fiona and the others backed away from her scared.

Snowgre watched as it faded after taking deep breaths.

"Let's go get our friend back!" Leah told them as they set off...