Name Changes

New names have been added and changed to give a more ogre feel. Please read before reading onward...

Eve - Maria

(shrek's dad) - Cearl

Icke - Tayer

Kool - Adam

Dorhal - (unchanged)

Jonathan - Mugo

Haide - Sebbi

Nathan - Osric

Erica - (unchanged)

Lyle - Peter

Elliot - (unchanged)

---- (ogre on the wall) - Earon

Chapter 3 - The Return Home

Shrek froze up; he stared at the ogre for a moment. Then he said in disbelief,

"Wait, wait a moment. You're telling me that you're my brother? And I have more?! That's crazy! I don't have any brothers! You must got me mixed up with someone else."

Shrek just rolled his eyes and continued to pack food onto the back of the onion carriage. Tayer tried again.

"Sure you are, you're my long lost brother! I can prove it too."

Shrek turned around to face Tayer again.

"Fine prove it!"

"Ok, when you were 10 years old you got into a go-kart accident and got a deep cut on your right side, you have a scar there from it."

Shrek lifted the right side of his shirt and saw a faded scar, but he still didn't believe Tayer.

"I've had that scar from way back when, that doesn't prove anything."

Tayer still didn't give up.

"All of us male ogres share common traits in our family, our right ears are larger than the left ears."

Shrek felt his ears and noticed that his right ear was larger, just the way Tayer described. He looked at Tayer's ears and saw that his right ear was distinctly larger as well; Shrek was now interested in what he had to say.

"And if you look at your left hand there's a letter Z pattern on it, you have it and so do I."

Tayer raised his left hand to reveal a Z pattern on it. Shrek was stunned to learn that his left hand also had the pattern. Shrek lowered his head a little in sadness. He faintly remembered his family.

"I only had a father and mother, and I was Tayerd out of their lives long ago, I don't have any brothers."

Shrek turned around, trying not to show Tayer his emotions.

"That's what you think, the truth is Shrek, you have a whole other family. Brothers, sisters and of course your parents."

Tayer stepped closer to Shrek and put his hand on his right shoulder and said,

"You have a family Shrek."

Shrek turned around and said,

"Really?"

"Yes!"

Shrek was teary and overcomed with joy, he hugged Tayer.

"Your family will be so happy to see you again Shrek."

Shrek and Tayer stopped hugging.

Fiona, who was waiting in the carriage, was wondering what Shrek was up too, and what all the talking was about. She stepped out of the onion carriage and walked over to Shrek and Tayer,

"Shrek what's going on here I want to go-, oh hi, who is this Shrek?"

"Fiona you're not going to believe this, this is one of my brothers! Fiona meet Tayer! Tayer meet my wife Fiona."

Both Tayer and Fiona shook hands.

"Your brother Shrek? But I thought you said-"

Shrek interrupted,

"That's what I thought too! It turns out that I have even more brothers, sisters and my parents according to Tayer."

Fiona was happy to see Shrek and Tayer instantly bond together. Tayer then suggested both of them come over to meet the rest of his family.

"You should come and meet the rest of your family. Your mom and dad think you died or something, and most of your relatives don't even know who you are."

Tayer thought it was a great idea, but Shrek was a little worried and hesitant that his family would not take him back in.

"I do want to see my parents again, but... I don't know if they would accept me back into their lives. It's been so long since I saw them."

"I'm sure they'll let you back into the family. They never wanted you to live in the first place. Look, why don't you come over tomorrow too meet your parents and family, here I'll give you directions to were we live."

Tayer got out a piece of paper from his pocket and wrote down the location of were his family was staying, he also wrote down a rough map.

"Just follow the directions on the small map, you'll notice the place for sure when you find it."

Shrek smile as he said,

"I'll be there."

Shrek and Fiona were now ready to go, Tayer went away to do his business. As the onion carriage left Duloc, both talked to each other about Shrek's family.

It was early evening when the two of them pulled up to Shrek's swamp house. Gingy was allowed to stay with Shrek and Fiona until he found a place to go. The onion carriage came to a grinding halt; Shrek was the first to get out. He immediately noticed the smell of smoke.

"Something's on fire!"

Shrek went into the house quickly but found nothing; he then ran out of the house and started a loop around the house. He got to the back and stopped. Donkey, Dragon and their "mutant babies" were sitting around a large bon-fire.

"Donkey, what are you doing back here. I thought you left."

Donkey looked at Shrek and said,

"The castle was a little dark, we decided to live with you guys."

Shrek knew now that it would be hard to get rid of Donkey, and that both he and his dragons were here to stay. Shrek didn't bother getting into an argument, he then said,

"Ok, if you're going to live here, there're a few rules. No sleeping in my house, no more fires! I don't want my house to burn down."

Shrek wasn't really happy to see Donkey here again. He walked away before Donkey could say anything. Shrek walked over to Gingy who was just getting out of the onion carriage,

"Gingerbread man, you can stay with us for a while until you decide on were you want to go. Why don't you go join Donkey in the back?"

Gingy remembered Donkey, and then got excited.

"Sure thing!"

He then ran to the back too were Donkey and Dragon were.

Shrek and Fiona unloaded all the furniture and the food into the house. After about two hours of moving, throwing out, and replacing old stuff, all was in place. Both of them then sat down in the newly furnished living room to rest, Shrek then started talking about his family,

"I can't believe I just met one of my brother's. I hope they'll except me back into their lives."

"I'm sure they will, Tayer said that your parents miss you."

"Yeah, that's right."

Shrek and Fiona shortly later decided to go to bed. Fiona was the first to head into the bedroom.

"Lets try out our new bed Shrek."

Shrek eyes suddenly grew larger with excitement, he grinned and said,

"Right."

Cearl

Shrek again was the first one to wake up; this time he did wake Fiona up so they could leave early in the morning.

Shrek was a little more nervous today; this was his first time meeting his parents in more than 12 years. Fiona was also a little nervous thinking what Shrek's parents would think of her. Donkey, Dragon, and Gingy were coming too, but later on in the day. As Shrek was finishing packing up cloths and food into the onion carriage, he said to Fiona,

"I think we got everything."

Shrek stood back to look at the carriage; he noticed that there was a lot more stuff packed than he had planned too.

"Are you sure we need all this? It's just going to be a few days."

"Don't ask me, half of the stuff is yours. I'm not the one who packed the meat grill." Fiona replied.

As the carriage pulled out from the house, the carriage wheels squeaked, and wobbled. And there were pieces of the carriage dragging. Shrek just nodded his head and sighed.

Shrek and Fiona followed the directions on the map that Tayer gave to them; there also was an address to look for.

As the onion carriage made its way through the network of roads that went through the swamp, Shrek saw a lot of new roads, houses, and places he never saw before. He never bothered to explore the many paths and roads in the swamp area. Shrek then noticed a road ahead that look familiar, he stopped the carriage and took out the piece of paper that had the directions. At the beginning of the road to the left was a wood pole with a number address written on it, and also a faded wooden sign saying "Warning: Ogres on Duty". Shrek looked at the address on the piece of paper, then looked at the address on the pole. It was a match; Shrek then looked down the dark, narrow twisty road ahead and said,

"This looks right to me, lets go down here."

Shrek whistled the horses to go. The road was very narrow with dark swamp water and marshes on either side. There were various signs along the road saying things like "Turn back now!!" "A rabid dog lives here", "Never mind the alligators, beware of the ogres!", and Sorry you made the trip for nothing". Shrek was a little worried.

"Maybe we should have sent a message that we were coming." Shrek said nervously.

In the distance was a cluster of three white houses in amongst several very tall trees. The largest house in the middle faced a small round a bout with a duck pond in the middle. Outside sitting on a chair on the front porch was an ogre. The ogre looked up, paused for a moment, and then ran into the house as soon as it saw the onion carriage approach. Shrek noticed, but didn't make out whom he/she was. Shrek whistled to the horses, and the onion carriage stopped at the beginning of the round a bout. Fiona got out, took a few steps and stretch. Shrek went to the back of the carriage and began to take out the stuff they packed.

About a minute later, the front door of the main house opened, and about 12 ogres of all shapes and sizes walked out. Two of them stepped forward.

"Shrek!"

Shrek froze as soon as he heard his name, he turned around and looked at the two ogres, it was his mother Eve, and his dad Cearl. Shrek gave a big wide smile and yelled out loud,

"MOM, DAD!!"

Shrek dropped the luggage he was holding and ran towards his parents. He side checked Fiona and she fell down, and he ran though duck pond full of ducks. His mom and dad also ran towards him. All three of them met in the middle and hugged each other with great happiness. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion; it was like time had slowed down for a moment. Shrek's parents were so happy to see him after so many years of missing him.

"Glad to see you son" Eve said in a crying voice.

Shrek has been waiting for this day for many years, now he and his Parents were united once again.