Chapter Thirteen
Because of you
He saw that his Fiona had become a Gothling too like her past self. This frightened him. She was still asleep but was beginning to awaken. In their lair Fiona's past self and the evil twin were up to something. They knew that their future self was now a Gothling too and laughed evilly. "I've an idea! Let's go back to Far, Far Away in the present and see what chaos we've created!" she said. They then summoned a dark vortex like the one that had brought them here. They saw Shrek appear. He'd used his Ogrewician powers to get here fast.
Anger flowed through his veins as well as hatred. "Shall I feed on it mistress?" Fiona's past self asked. They saw the vortex getting stronger. She then smiled evilly. "No I have a better idea!" she said. Without warning, they pushed him into the vortex and jumped in after him. He hoped things back in the kingdom weren't messed up because of what had happened in the past. But his hope was destroyed once they landed there. The buildings looked destroyed and there were people running and screaming in fear. "What's going on here?" he asked himself. He then realised what had happened. Because his Fiona, the one thing he cared about had become a Gothling, she was confused and was being made to destroy her home. He saw Lillian grab him and run into the castle quickly. "What's going on?" he asked her. There was sadness in her eyes. "It's Fiona! She became something we cannot stop or control. But there is hope. The bruise on her head from that accident you were in still affects her. Maybe if you can jog her memory or something, it might help her become herself." She said to him sadly.
He then felt the ground shake and was nervous. He saw Fiona fly in and land near Lillian. She then used her as protection so nobody would try hurting her. "Hello mother dear, it's been so long!" she said coldly. Lillian was about to break out in fear. "Mom don't show fear, anger or hate! That's what makes them stronger!" he yelled. Suddenly Fiona clutched her head in her hands and curled into a ball to make it stop. "Please Fi! Don't do something you'll regret forever just because you're a Gothling! You're so much more than a pawn in your evil twin's games. You're brave, smart, funny, kind and beautiful. Without you, my world would crumble. Look inside yourself and find the strength to banish the darkness. I love you and always will." He said to her unafraid. He saw a tear fall from her eye and run down her cheek.
Suddenly cracks ran across her entire body like when you break a vase. This frightened Shrek deeply but he didn't want to show it in case the darkness fed on it and returned the one he loved to a life of evil and fear. "What's happening to her?" a voice asked. It was Puss. He was still in Donkey's body. He wondered if Gothlings were like vases. They watched as bright light surrounded Fiona for a couple of minutes. When it disappeared, she was herself again. Shrek smiled at this and ran into her arms. "I'm sorry I destroyed half of the kingdom!" she told Lillian. "It's alright honey! You didn't know what you were doing!" she told her as they hugged.
But on the hill near the entrance of the kingdom, Fiona's evil twin was angry. She watched as her past self returned to normal. But she had another plan as she carried a cage. Fiona's father was inside it in his frog form. He was very worried and frightened. He hoped that his daughter and the ones he cared about would save him before it was too late.