Helping A Friend In Need
A/N Here's more. Artie's going Garra style in this fic. I might finish this soon but I have another fic idea I'm working on. Let's hope Shrek and the others can help him before they lose him to darkness....
Artie was in the forest shooting magic out of his hands and using new found energy he didn't know he had. After last night, he felt better.
But Ari and Merlin were worried for him. He returned to the castle before they woke up. He got dressed in black pyjamas but his other ones were ripped somehow. He'd no idea the mark on his neck was doing this to him. Merlin needed to talk to him but smiled seeing Shrek and the others around.
"What's going on?" Donkey heard Shrek ask.
"Artie." he answered simply. Shrek understood as he followed him to the castle. Merlin explained what was happening but he hoped he could help before it was too late....
He found Artie alone in the dining room but he looked like he hadn't gotten much sleep in a few days.
".... You don't look too good.
What happened to you? It's like ever since you got that mark, you've acted weird and it's freaking everybody out especially me and we're like brothers." Shrek told him.
"Please you.... don't understand!
He then saw Artie clutch his head in agony as his eyes glowed with purple magic but his ears became pointy.
"Artie.... you okay?" he asked him.
"N-No I-I'm not.
Help me!" he said freaked as he began to change and became a demon.
"This isn't good! The demon is loose in him! I know only one way to help him and it involves Love." Merlin thought seeing Artie back away from them.
"You can't help him now! He belongs to Yana.
We are her pet." Artie hissed as he vanished.....
Merlin was worried but fear was in Shrek's hazel eyes and wouldn't fade.
"Was that Artie?
What..... happened to him?
I've got to help him!" he asked Merlin softly. The elderly wizard understood why he was so worried about Artie.
They were like brothers even if they weren't related.
".... Yes it was but it wasn't his fault. That mark on him was a spell which contained a demon in it which is now in Artie but it can be broken.... through love or somebody who cares about him deeply.... like you." he explained to him softly.
Shrek nodded as he realised how the demon had gotten stronger in Artie.
"I know I care about him but so does Ari and you Merlin. We've got to reawaken the old Artie we love and care about." he thought as he, Ari and Merlin left.
Yana cackled as she entered Far, Far Away and saw Artie waiting for her. He looked unlike himself because he was in a demon but beast like form like a massive furry beast with glowing eyes.
"I see somebody had a makeover. Ready to help me?" she said smiling to him.
"I live to serve only you Queen Yana." Artie replied bowing before her.
Merlin was angry at that as he found them in the town square. He hoped the old Artie was in there fighting for freedom.
"Artie stop!
You don't wanna destroy your kingdom!" Merlin yelled as he appeared out of nowhere.
Yana cackled at that. "So you came to save him?
He's no longer himself. He's my willing servant. Nothing can save him, not even you!" she cackled as she shot magic at him.
"You only got to him because your dark magic played on his sadness of losing Marissa and being lonely! I know deep down inside, Artie's trying to break your spell!" he replied as they kept fighting.
But the demon that was Artie was confused as deep inside Artie began to reawaken.
"Merlin's right! Yana only did this to me because I was depressed about losing Marissa but now the others and the kingdom need me!" he thought as darkness covered him but broke through.
"What's happening to the demon?" Shrek asked curious.
"Artie broke Yana's hold on him. I knew he would." Merlin replied as the demon was destroyed becoming Artie again. The rose mark shattered and fell off his neck. He felt somebody hug him.
It was Shrek.
"It's okay.
We missed ya.
Welcome back." he told him.
Yana growled at that in anger but smiled as she had Ari in her clutches.
"Don't worry I can take care of her!" Ari heard somebody yell. It was Keri.
"W-What're you doing?
They're the reason you're a demon!" Yana told her daughter.
"Wrong Mom. You did this to me. Uncle Merlin helped me realise that...
Goodbye!" she said as bright light engulfed her and her mother.
Merlin heard her scream as she was defeated but caught Keri.....
Artie saw a smile on his face as Keri was no longer a demon.
"You're finally normal like you wished." he whispered as they went back to the castle....