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Shrek was worried as he knew that Croatias would try to hurt those he cared about but couldn't stop his human friends from coming but needed to tell them about Croatias but knew that they could handle it but smiled seeing Brogan carving a pumpkin using swords which looked pretty cool.

"You're worrying about nothing.

We can handle Croatias like we handled Rumpel.

Before he became good." Brogan told him.

He sighed knowing Brogan was sort of right but he wasn't sure and didn't know how powerful this guy could be and saw Rooz with Cookie as she'd been here since the crack of dawn but was bummed that Fiona wasn't a warrior anymore.

He then went back to the swamp before Fiona and the triplets woke up and got worried but had a feeling his other human friends were proably there as he left but was worrying about the whole Croatias thing.

He then saw that Fiona was awake but she had a gift box in her hands that a certain black and red haired woman had told her to give to him as he smiled knowing who it was as he opened it pulling out a silver necklace with a dragon charm on it making him smile as he saw the letter with it as he put it on but he knew the triplets were still asleep.

He hadn't told her about Croatias as she would get scared and look over her shoulder but he sighed making eggs but saw Rooz join him as he was curious about her remembering she was an new friend of Leah's.

"My real name is Rose.

It's so cool what the necklaces can do huh?" she said.

He nodded but Rose could tell he was worrying about something.

"An new threat is loose in the kingdom.

I'm just worried for Carley and Leah.

This new threat wants to destroy friendship." he told her.

She understood as she remembered hearing what Leah had told her.

"I think they'll be okay." she told him.

He nodded but smiled as the eggs were done.

He then went inside but Rose was sitting outside as she wanted to go into the swamp house but didn't want to bother him and his family but decided she should go for now.

"Earth." she said as her troll charm glowed.

She then vanished in a haze of magic.

Meanwhile at the Robert's house, Leah was playing tackle football with David but hoped things in Duloc were okay as she'd had a dream about some dark force wanting to destroy friendship and wondered what they meant but hoped things were okay as David noticed she was distracted as he sighed as they heard their mother call them inside as it was time for lunch but Leah noticed her best friend wasn't there.

"She probably went to Duloc to hang out with Shrek and the others and doing something but I'll go there later just to check as I don't know if Shrek told her about Croatias like Brogan told me but she's fine.

She is the Queen of Aria after all." she thought eating.

"Wanna keep playing?" David asked her.

"No David I need to go somewhere." Leah said.

"Duloc?" David asked.

"Yes but I'll come back." she answered.

He saw her leave as she went upstairs to her room so she could go to Duloc without her Mom seeing because she'd freak or wouldn't believe her but smiled closing the door.

"Duloc." she said wearing her necklace.

She then vanished in a haze of magic...

Brogan was wiping sweat away from his face as he had been training along with the others but saw that Carley was watching them in awe as he sighed knowing she liked watching them train as she thought they were really strong like Shrek and Fiona and wanted to be strong but didn't know how but Cookie saw her leave as she understood but was going to the swamp to help Shrek and Fiona with stuff as Brogan was going with her as she was also pregnant with a child that was her and Brogan's but she was nervous especially about this Croatias stuff but knew the others could defeat him.

They saw Leah and Rose was there playing musketeers with the triplets but smiled as she saw that Shrek had left along with Leah's friend that had been watching them but Fiona wondered what was going on but she was making costumes for the triplets as they wanted to be musketeers like in the stories Uncle Puss but she had wanted them to be pumpkins but the triplets wanted to dress up as something cool this time but she knew that something was wrong.

But Shrek was mad seeing Croatias here attacking him and his best friend but saw Carley shivering as she made a protective shield in front of him as her eyes and being glowed with Dragon Heart Ogreix as the dark sorceror cackled at her.

"Why do this?

You're weak Shrek.

You let a human protect your worthless life!" Croatias cackled.

He was sent flying by a blast of Friendix as they saw Leah show up as she was angry that this guy would hurt her friends like this but she saw him glare as he vanished.

"Are you okay?" they heard Rose ask.

"F-Fine." Carley heard Shrek answer.

It surprised her that he was scared but understood as they went back to the swamp but Rose was wondering how Leah was able to send Croatias off his feet like that but hoped they could stop him.