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Max was nervous returning to his home which was his father's carriage in the carriage park but he sighed opening the door but relieved that FiFi was asleep as he didn't like her but Rumpel stopped her from hurting him but he cared more about her than Max as the youngster managed to take a few cookies and a glass of milk for a snack as he saw his father return from the store.

"FiFi, Daddy's home!" he said as the goose awoke.

Max saw the goose get excited as he nearly fell over because of her but his father didn't care as he was intent on taking over.

"Hey Max how was school?" Rumpe; asked.

"I-It was good Dad." he replied.

Rumpel was nervous as he knew that he hadn't met the triplets yet but didn't care.

"That's good to know did.

Why don't you go play, okay?

Daddy has work to do." Rumpel answered.

Max sighed as he left the carriage but decided to leave the carriage park but wondered where the triplets lived as he was curious but was a little nervous but wanted to try as maybe his Dad would play with him more if he did.

He then approached the forest but knew it led near Duloc as he knew that the triplets didn't live in Far, Far Away like he did but he then saw that it would be far but worth it.

He knew things would be okay...

In the swamp house, Felicia was playing cards with her brothers as they were still very sick with ogre pox and couldn't play their normal games but she giggled seeing both Farkle and Fergus scratching their pox like dogs but she thought it was funny but Fiona sighed knowing that they weren't supposed to be doing that but Felicia thought it was cute.

"They're not supposed to be doing that honey.

I'll have to put that lotion on them." Fiona said.

Farkle watched as their mother got out a bottle of calamine lotion that their mother had gotten from the chemist as she opened it and putting some on the two ogre males but Felicia thought it was cute but they saw their father enter the house carrying somebody as she saw it was Max.

"Daddy it's okay.

It's not Rumpelstilkin.

It's Max.

He's in our class." Felicia told him.

But Fiona was stunned Max's father would let him wander around the kingdom like this but Shrek understood as they would wait until the boy woke up before talking to him.

He was nervous as Max looked like Rumpel.

But he reminded himself Max was a kid like his own and just looked like Rumpel but he would ask him later when he woke up but Felicia saw her brothers looking at Max remembering they hadn't met him yet.

"He's in our class.

He started today." she said.

They then saw their Mom come in with hot chocolate.

They smiled as they loved it but heard somebody awake.

"It must be Max." Felicia told them.

"Stay here.

Let me and Daddy handle it." she said to them.

They nodded seeing her leave.

Rumpel was amazed that Max had dared to go to the swamp house where the triplets lived but knew he wasn't very happy about being with him but knew he'd get over it but hoped he could befriend the triplets easily but he had a feeling he wanted true friendship and not the trickery he was telling him to do but sighed knowing he'd do it anyway.

He cackled feeding FiFi.

Fiona and Shrek were curious listening to Max explain about himself and where he came from but were even more surprised hearing he was related to Rumpel but they knew this kid wasn't like Rumpel so he could stay here until they could find somebody who would take them in but he hoped his father wouldn't find out but Fiona understood.

"Don't worry honey, your Dad won't set foot here.

We'll make sure of that." Fiona said as Max relaxed.

He didn't know that Felicia had been listening to them as her brothers were asleep already but she was still awake but Shrek sighed seeing her awake and understood knowing she was curious about Max.

"Honey go to bed, okay?

You can talk to Max in the morning." Shrek said.

Felicia understood going back to the bedroom she and her brothers shared but hoped Max was okay as he looked a little scared but knew he'd like it here as she fell asleep herself but Fiona smiled seeing all three kids asleep but was worried for Max knowing that Rumpel was a jerk to him but knew he was safe.

She sighed knowing this was true but she heard Shrek call her into their room.

She then went back into their room but found her husband in bed as she climbed in beside him but they fell asleep instantly.

Max awoke the next morning smelling breakfast from the kitchen as Fiona was making breakfast as usual but his mouth watered seeing pancakes as at his father's carriage, he didn't have a lot at breakfast but Fiona smiled seeing him enter as Felicia smiled seeing him join her at the table but saw his eyes go wide at the pancakes as she laughed.

"Go ahead and eat Max.

You look starved." she said.

Max then put some onto a plate and began eating.

Both Felicia and Fiona seeing him eat ravenously.

"You've never had pancakes before?" Felicia asked him.

The boy shook his head in reply.

"No I haven't.

My Dad normally gives my breakfast to FiFi.

She's his stupid goose." he told her.

"Wow that's rough." Fiona said.

She then left to go check on Felicia's brothers as they were still in bed but they were still ill and meant they couldn't go to school but Felicia didn't mind but knew Max was nervous because being quiet and shy, he didn't really have any friends yet in class but she had an idea as she was getting ready for school but Farkle and Fergus were stunned hearing Max never had pancakes before and that his father always gave his brekfast to their pet goose but Felicia sighed knowing that he just needed a family that would care about him like their parents did about them.