Ch 2
Puss was worried as he and Donkey entered the swamp house. Their friend wasn't there and some strange ogre kid was in there. They didn't realise who the kid was. Shrek was nervous at this. "Oh great!
They'll not believe me if I tell them what happened. But I should try." He thought. He was wearing the old brown alligator track suit he used to wear when he was ten years old and skinny with spiked up brown hair.
He growled when he saw Donkey on his alligator chair. "DONKEY!" he yelled. Puss was startled. How did this… kid know them?
He then realised as he looked into the ten year old's eyes.
"Boss? Is that you? But how are you… a child?" the feline asked confused. "I don't know. I woke up this morning and I was like this. I think somebody cursed me. Only I'm… worried for Fiona. I've a feeling the same thing happened to her. We've got to go to Far, Far Away to check on her! I need you and Donkey to help me only Donkey won't believe me." Shrek explained. As a ten year old, his voice seemed gentle when he talked.
Donkey was startled when he looked into the kid's eyes and saw his best friend in them. They then explained it to him. They then set out. Snow and the others arrived at the swamp but didn't find Shrek anywhere. "He must be cursed too. He must have been turned into a kid like Fiona!" Doris said.
The others agreed…
Charming cackled as he sent hunters into the forest to capture Shrek. "Soon you'll be mine and this'll end sooner than we both thought!" he told himself.
Later that night Shrek, Puss and Donkey had made camp for the night. Only Shrek was yawning sitting by the fire and had to lie down because he was tired. Puss smiled at that as he nuzzled him gently. "Good night senor." he whispered. He saw Donkey looking at their sleeping friend. He was thinking something. "Aww! He's cute when he's sleeping. I like him way better as this than he normally is. Let's keep him this way!" he said.
Puss was shocked by the idea.
"No that's bad! This is probably very tramuatic for him and having him stuck like this would hurt him. He may look like a kid but inside he's our friend. Besides if he stays like this and we change him back, it'll be harder for him to adjust to being thirty again. Did you think about that? What about Fiona and the others? It would be harder for them to adjust to this. It's best we don't stay attached to his ten year old form because it would be hard for us when he has to.. to go back to an adult." Puss ranted.
They then were stopped in the middle of their talk by Shrek talking worriedly in his sleep. "No! Don't kill them!" he yelled as tears fell from his eyes as he woke up in a sweat. Puss and Donkey were worried by this. They'd never seen him cry openly before.
"It's okay. It was probably just a bad dream." Donkey heard Puss say to the ogre. "Was it bad?" Donkey asked him softly.
The ogre boy nodded sadly, looking away from them.
"It's more of a memory than a bad dream. I used to have a family and we loved and cared for one another until that night. The hunter beasts came. Mom hid me so they couldn't find me but I watched as they were taken away by them... carrying their bodies with them like trophies." Shrek explained wuping away the tears. Puss and Donkey ertr shocked hearing that. This was maybe the reason why their friend was so angry most of the time.
"It's my fault. I... could've stopped them but I was too afraid. I wish I could have been brave enough to save them, then my family would be together." Shrek mumbled as he fell asleep again.
Fiona couldn't sleep. She was worried about Shrek and the others. Her babies were gurgling but crying. They didn't understand what had happened to Mommy that made her a kid. "Don't worry. It'll be alright. I'm sure Daddy's going to fix this." she reassured them.
They stop[ed crying at the sound of her voice.
Donkey was nervous as he and Puss saw Capyain Hook along with some hunters around. "What about the cat and donkey?" one of the hunters asked him. "Forget about them! Charming said to bring him the little ogre brat." Hook growled angrily but Puss then stood in front of Shrek making a protective shield against Hook. "You're not getting your hook on this nino!" he growled as he took out the hunters but one of them crept up behind Shrek. He was nervous as he ran from him as Puss kicked the hunter's butt by using sword moves.
Hook and the hunters took off like speeding bullets at the sound of Dragon roaring. "W-What's that?" Shrek asked nervously. "It's just Dragon, my wife. Remember?" Donkey told the kid. "I don't remember that. Don't let it gyer me!" Shrek replied afraid hiding.
Puss was scared himself. Something wasn't right.
"Donkey I think I know why he doesn't remember. His body is that of a kid but he's his adult self within, right? His mind and inner self are slowly beginning to become that of a ten year old ogre's. We've got to get him back or we might lose him." Puss told him as they watched their ogre friend clutch his head...