All He Wants Is Family
A/N Here's more of the fic and they're on the way to Swampia but Shrek's worried.
I hope everybody enjoys.
Fiona wondered why her husband was so nervous and afraid about going to Swampia to help his parents but Snowgre knew why because he knew that his Uncle Raditz was mean to his cousin growing up and hated him for being different and he was the reason for the scar on his neck because that had happened when he was six before his father and mother sent him away on his seventh birthday but he knew he could do this but understood that it could hurt him greatly.
"I don't blame him for being scared.
But we'll help him." Snowgre thought smiling a little.
Artie had seen that and was relieved that his friend was beginning to feel better but was worried about Shrek because since they'd left Far, Far Away, he'd been quiet and not himself which had worried them but he hoped that he'd be okay.
"You're a disappointment to me boy.
You'd be better off with hunters!" Raditz's voice snarled in Shrek's head.
Fiona saw him tremble and wondered what was wrong but he denied that anything was bothering him but Artie could tell something was bothering him greatly but didn't want to talk about it.
He knew that his friend's father had been a brute but saw the scar on his friend's neck but wondered how he got it but Snowgre told him not to ask because it would make things worse but Artie understood as the night wore on.......
But in a cottage in Swampia, a thirty year old ogress with worn grey hair sighed as her young children were playing in the woods nearby but she was worried knowing along with her husband Ira that the sorceroress Alka was controlling the kingdom but she had faith that her oldest son and rightful heir would return and defeat Alka freeing them from the sorceroress but Ira wasn't so happy that Shrek was returning since they never had a father and son relationship like he wanted but he wanted to be free of Alka's tyranny but hated that. He'd heard of his eldest son's adventures since he'd been on his own but hadn't approved but hadn't told his younger children about their older brother but Keri sighed knowing that they wanted to hear about their older brother and his adventures but she had to wait until it was their bed time when Ira went out for a while since he'd forbidden them to know.
She hoped he was safe while making his way here........
A few days had passed and the onion carriage was nearly at Swampia but they'd stopped at a tavern for food and because they needed to rest but both Snowgre and Shrek were remembering this tavern which was for humans and ogres but they were a little nervous as Fiona and Artie joined them but wondered what was wrong as they went in but a young woman was surprised seeing Shrek but bowed before him which surprised Fiona and Snowgre but Artie knew why.
"You've returned Your Highness to free us of that monster Alka, right?" she said as her messy hair fell down around her.
"Umm...... yes?" Shrek replied as they got a room.
But Fiona was curious after hearing how the woman had reacted to her husband and wondered what was going on but decided not to ask him yet knowing he would try to escape the question or change the subject knowing him after all this time but Snowgre was asleep as she entere3d his and Artie's room but Artie was still up thinking but she closed the door softly returning to her and Shrek's room but she was curious about Swampia and seeing her husband's family but she had a feeling her husband was hiding something from her about himself but wondered what it was and hoped he would tell her but would wait and see......
She then fell asleep wrapping her arms around her husband's waist as he was still awake but envied her for sleeping so easily while he was plagued with worry and sadness but decided to forget that for now but sighed as he yawned hoping that things would go smoothly in Swampia.
But as they got closer to Swampia the next morning, Shrek was more nervous knowing that soon he would be face to face with his father and that was something he didn't want to do but had to so they could stop Alka but he still remembered all the misery and hurt that his father had caused him growing up.
"Honey aren't you excited?
We're here!" Fiona told him breaking his train of thought.
That made him sweat as Artie and Snowgre noticed but hoped he'd be okay aa the carriage entered the kingdom.
"Here we go." Shrek thought as he saw a pair of red eyes making him nervous.
They belonged to his family Raditz which made him nervous but Fiona saw that and wondered what was bothering him but he didn't want to talk about it which confused her but Snowgre decided not to tell her until she met his cousin's family but he hoped that things had changed but they noticed that some of the ogre citizens seemed sad but wondered why but it was because of Alka.........