Chapter Two
Worry
Hoggle was nervous. He could tell something wasn't right especially when he found out that Jareth had taken an ogre baby. This wouldn't be good especially if the father had come here. He saw the little grey creature following something secretly. Shrek was angry at having to enter this weird realm and having to solve the Labyrinth. Hoggle stared at him in worry. He fainted in shock. "Hey cut that out!" he said trying to wake Hoggle up. The grey creature saw his chance and made his move. He was laughing at watching the ogre try to revive Hoggle by shaking him awake. "There's no point doing that. He's in total shock from you, I'm afraid. I'm Izz and I'm a Psammead. But I'm a very angry one because Jareth tricked me into coming here and hath kept me here for as long as I can remember and I need to get out of here before I go insane." He said to him.
He then climbed onto Shrek and rested himself around his neck. "Oh that feels good! What does something like you do?" Shrek said to him. "I'm a sand fairy but don't ask for any wishes because I can't anymore but I can be your…" he said softly. His voice was very soothing. Shrek couldn't leave this guy alone here to rot in this realm. "I like you Izz. My name's Shrek. Don't be fooled by what some people might say. I'm really a nice guy but a little tough." He said to him. Izz smiled at this. "Yeah I know the feeling. Here I'm very lonely because everyone here thinks I'm a freak but I'm not. I just want to relax and sleep in some nice sand." He told him. Shrek smiled at that. " Jareth made you come here too, didn't he? He took your kid and made you come here to get it back before your wife kills you." He asked him. "No he didn't. He took me here while I was sleeping in some really nice sand. I just feel tired at the minute… so weak." Izz said sleepily. Shrek watched as Izzs's snail like eyes closed wearily. He seemed really tired. It was because he was weak without sand. Shrek heard him moan in happiness. He smiled at this. But Jareth was watching this from his castle in the centre of the Labyrinth. He smiled at this. He knew that with Izz, the baby's father wouldn't get to rescue it. He also liked that Hoggle had fainted at the sight of the baby's father. " Soon you'll all be mine. Your father just got saddled with that horrible little sand creature so he won't make it here. You're going to like me." Jareth said to the baby. Shrek watched as Izz's eyes opened slowly. "Hey man, how you're feeling? You look a little greyer than usual." He said to him. Izz smiled at this wearily. He was feeling really weak like somebody who couldn't eat sugar. " I feel really weak. I need… sand. It makes me feel better. I can't get wet. It makes my brethren sick and die so no water, okay?" he said wearily to him. Shrek stroked his fur gently. That made him feel a little better. "You still don't look so good." He said to Izz. "I know… need to rest." He said raspily. "It's okay Izz. Sleep. Maybe that'll help until we find sand." He said gently to him.
He then kept walking through the maze. His thoughts were turned towards Fiona and her emotional distress at the moment. Izz could hear his talking and felt sorry for him. "It's too bad I lost my powers or I could help him get the baby right now. He must feel so unhappy at the moment." He thought quietly as he slept. His new friend was in trouble and he wanted to help. Jareth could feel the desperation in his body and smiled evilly. A crystal orb appeared in his hand. "We'll see if you want your baby back once I use this to make you forget about him." He said in his most dripping voice. Izz then woke up to see his ogre friend setting up camp for the night. But they were camping in sand. He smiled at this. He then uncurled himself from around his neck and digged a hole in the sand. He then crawled into it. Shrek smirked at this. "I see you're feeling a bit more better." He said. "Yeah. Thanks for finding some sand. I don't know what would've happened if we didn't find any soon." He said as he curled up in the hole like a bed. He was very quiet. The stars in the night sky were coming out. Shrek watched as his sandy friend fell asleep.
He hoped that he could get the baby back from Jareth before the baby was his forever and Fiona got mad. He didn't want to imagine going back to Fiona without their child. That would be very painful. His eyes closed wearily as sleep overtook him. But Hoggle then put something near Izz's sleeping body. It was an apple but not really…