The strength to carry on
Shrek then watched as Snowgre went into his room. Fiona was asleep on his bed. He smiled as he grabbed some weapons he'd hidden from Igna in his wardrobe. Shrek then knelt beside the bed on his knees. "Fiona. It's me. I came here to free you from that foul witch!" he said as he tried shaking her awake but nothing happened. Snowgre shivered in fear at this. "What's wrong with her? You've got to help her!" Shrek said desperately. He then saw Snowgre put a hand on his shoulder.
"I think Igna put a never ending sleep spell on her but I don't know how to break it! Igna's magic is more powerful than mine. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find a way to help her!" he said as Shrek examined her body. He gasped at the bruises and other injuries all over her body and face. Anger rushed through his body. He promised himself that Igna would pay for hurting the one he loved the most. "You're right Snowg. I can't believe Igna did this to her! " he told him. He then stroked Fiona's hair. "Don't worry honey. Igna's going to pay for this and I'll be back soon!" he said to her as he put on a suit of armour. Donkey wondered how playing an innocent game of Truth or Dare could lead to something like this.
They then entered the main chamber of the castle. Snowgre tensed up for battle. Suddenly he heard a voice that sounded like Snowflake's but wasn't. It was Igna playing games with them. He snarled as Igna appeared in a cloud of mist. She could sense the tension and anger but smiled evilly. "Welcome. Prepare to fight to the death! You're not leaving." She yelled as she fired a blast of magic but it was deflected by something. It was a sword. "Get away from them, you fiend!" a Spanish accented voice hissed at her. It was Puss. He'd heard what was going on and wanted to help his amigos. "Prepare to surrender! My friends and I are ready to take you on!" he yelled as he lunged at her. Snowgre gasped as his cousin and Donkey cheered him on. "You're friends with someone who'd hurt us?" he asked stunned. Shrek smiled at him." Don't worry. He's changed since then." He told him as he joined in the fight and began to fight using a sword himself. "This is for Fiona!" he yelled as he approached Igna. She was lying on the ground weakened for the moment. "Stop! I can undo what I did to your wife on one condition. Are you willing to do it?" she rasped to him.
Shrek then thought about it. Fiona meant the world to him. She was the only thing in the world that made him happy and understood him. He'd do anything if it meant saving her. "Okay I'll do it! Fiona means my whole world and life to me. Without her, I don't know what I'd do." He said bravely. Igna smiled evilly as she got to her feet. "Very well. I shall free her but you must take her place instead!" she cackled cruelly. Suddenly she fired a very powerful blast of magic in his direction. "Get out of there!" Snowgre yelled. Shrek then stared at him. His brown eyes were full of emotion at the minute. They were filled with fear, love and confidence. Puss and Donkey covered their eyes. Suddenly they heard the explosion as it hit their friend. Snowgre watched as he sank to his knees and fell onto his side. "NO!" he yelled, his voice quivering with fear. Igna watched as he ran off into his room. Fiona had just woken up. She saw tears in his eyes. "What's wrong?" she asked nervously. "Your husband. He… He gave himself so you'd be released from that spell." He said softly. Fiona couldn't believe it. Her True Love had given his life up for her. She then followed him into the main chamber. Puss and Donkey were standing by her husband's side. "No! He can't be! He has to come out of it so we can start our family, he just has to." She said silently to him as she knelt down to her husband. She could feel his heart still beating. "It's okay! He's still alive! Igna just put the sleep spell on him." She told them. Snowgre was relieved by this as well as Puss and Donkey. "But where did Igna go?" she asked him curiously.
"I don't know where she went Fi. She could be anywhere." Snowgre told her. Fiona 's body then glowed with that golden glow again. Suddenly Shrek and her disappeared from sight. They then appeared in the swamp in their house. Fiona then saw her True Love shiver and cough slightly. She then felt his forehead. It was very hot and felt like an erupting volcano. "I wish I knew how to wake you up from what Igna did to you." She whispered into his ear as he laid on his side in bed. He was snoring peacefully. But she was unaware of Igna's plans. At the minute she was in Far, Far Away. The people then watched as she entered King Harold and Queen Lillian's castle. "I can use them to get to Fiona! She'll not hurt me as long as I keep her parents as my protective shield." She cackled. King Harold heard his wife scream for help but there wasn't much he could do seeing he was still a frog. Igna then used her magic to make Lillian ugly and a troll. "This is perfect! I can use this to make their daughter suffer." She cackled evilly. "Fiona won't be intmidated by you! She's going to make you rue the day you tried this!" Lillian protested. Igna then appeared by the pond. She grabbed Harold by the the neck and disappeared into the castle. "What's the meaning of this!" he ordered her. "Quiet or you're going to be dinner!" she threatened angrily. He then stopped talking and gulped nervously. Snowgre then appeared in the swamp and ran into the house that belonged to Shrek and Fiona. He was nervous. Puss and Donkey were already inside. "How is he?" he asked Fiona. "He's okay but he's been shivering, coughing and his forehead feels like fire." She told him. This worried him. "Have you found a way to break the spell?" he asked curiously. "Not yet." She said sadly. Puss then got an idea. "Why don't you kiss him? Maybe that might break the sleep spell senorita." He told her. "It's worth a shot. Here goes!" she said as she kissed Shrek on the lips. His eyes opened suddenly. This amazed Snowgre. "I knew Love could break it! I just wasn't so sure." He thought to himself. Fiona watched as her husband closed his eyes again and fell asleep. "Oh no! This isn't good! " he yelled.
"What's wrong with him? I thought my kiss broke it!" she asked him worriedly. "It did but he's sick. Igna gave him ogre flu. It's very bad. It affects your lungs, your breathing, your body. It could end him if we're not careful." He said as he watched his cousin squirm in pain. "What can we do?" Puss asked. "There's a potion I know that can help but to make it, I'm going to need a few things." He told her. Fiona nodded confidently. "Let's do this!" she said as he gave her something. It was a map.
"Do you want us to come?" Donkey asked her. "I'm going to need Puss's help but that's all." She told him. Puss smiled. "Anything for you senorita!" he told her as they walked out the door. "What about me?" Donkey whined. "Stay here with Snowgre until we get back, okay?" she told him. "Okay I'll stay!" he said. "Thanks. I've got to get these before it's too late to save my True Love!" she said. She then kissed Shrek on the lips and left.