kingdom hearts iii trials of the keyblade the remake

by prcollins110466

a re-remake of Darius Almighty adaption of KHIII with new friends and enemies, join Sora in his new adventure, as he tries to stop the Keyblade War from consuming the worlds in darkness once again. AU of an AU.

26. Chapter 24 I need a hero

Chapter 24: I need a hero

I do not own kingdom hearts or the properties shown in this fanfic. They belong to the respective owners and the original story is based on the works of Darius Almighty. Kingdom hearts and trials of the keyblade is owned by square Enix, Disney, and Tetsuya Nomura. Please support the official release.

Right. Now for the final conclusion of far far away! Now I've noticed dreamworks' fairy godmother is evil but disney's fairy godmother is good. I hope those two are not related.

With that out of the way, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!

"You look tired," an older Obi-Wan Kenobi said to his apprentice. The once young Anakin Skywalker had grown into a handsome young man. Over the years, he had grown taller and much stronger in the ways of the Force. He now wore the traditional Jedi robes just like his master. "Is something wrong?"

Anakin sighed and looked out at the view. "I don't sleep well anymore," he confessed.

"Because of your mother?" Anakin scowled at the mention of his mother.

"I don't know why I keep dreaming about her. I haven't seen her since I was little."

"Dreams pass in time. So will this one."

"I'd rather much dream of Padmé." It was Obi-Wan's turn to scowl. "Just being with her again is...intoxicating."

"Be Mindful of your thoughts, Anakin, they betray you," his master instructed. "you've made a commitment to the Jedi order. A commitment not easily to be broken. And don't forget she's a politician. And she's one to be trusted."

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"I don't like the idea of hiding," Padmé said, grumpily. She looked exactly the same as Anakin had remembered her years before, as he had committed her face to memory. He stood in her room as she packed her bags.

"don't worry. Now that the council has ordered an investigation it won't take master obi-wan long to find that bounty hunter." Said Anakin who's helping her packed.

"I haven't worked a year to defeat the 'military creation act' not to be here when its fate to be decided." She said frustratedly.

"Sometimes we have to let go of our pride and do what is requested of us," Anakin explained.

"Pride?", she repeated. "Annie, you're young, and don't have a very firm grip on politics. I suggest that you reserve your opinions for some other time."

"Please don't call me that."

"Call you what?"

"Annie..."

"But that's your name, isn't it? That's what I've always called you."

"It's Anakin," he stated. "When you call me Annie it's like I'm a child again...and I'm not."

Padme smiled at him. "I'm sorry, Anakin. It's impossible to deny that you've..." She looked him up and down. "...grown." Anakin smiled back.

"Master Obi-Wan manages not to see it," he said, looking away.

"Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It's the only way we grow."

"Don't get me the wrong idea...," Anakin said. "Obi-Wan is a great mentor, as wise as Master Yoda and as powerful as Master Windu. I am truly thankful to be his apprentice. It's just...although I'm a Padawan learner, in some ways...a lot of ways...I'm ahead of him. I'm ready for the trials. I know I am! He knows it too! But he believes I'm too unpredictable. Other Jedi my age have gone through the trials and made it...I know I started training late...but he won't let me move on!" Padmé gave him a look of pity.

"That must be very frustrating," she said.

"it's worse! He's overly critical! He never listens! He just doesn't understand! It's not fair," Anakin sighed.

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Sora woke up with a pounding headache. He lay on his back in the soft hay as the rays of the morning sun shone through the old wooden barn. Wearily, he tried to remember last night's events. He, Shrek, Donkey, Beast, Mushu and Puss had taken refuge in this barn to escape the storm after the potion they had stolen turned out to be a dud. Then everyone suddenly started passing out. Then pain. Sora remembered a lot of pain after that. Turning his head to the side, Sora saw Beast's cloak. The prince was wrapped so tightly in it that he couldn't see any part of his body. With a large yawn he stood up and looked around the barn.

"Hello?", he called. "Shrek? Mushu? Donkey? Pu-AHH!" Something jumped onto his back, startling him.

"Sorry," Puss said, clinging to his back. "I thought you were a mouse. Need breakfast." Sora glowered at the hit man cat.

"Where is everybody?", he asked. "And what happened last night? It was like an epidemic."

Puss grinned like a Cheshire cat. "Why don't you see for yourself," he said, pointing at a horse stall. Sora gave him an odd look but walked to where he was pointing anyway.

A loud groan from the stall put him on alert. "Shrek?" he called. "Is that you?" Another groan was the only answer he got. Someone stood up in the stall. The person who emerged caused Sora to gasp.

"Anyone get the license number of that carriage?" Shrek groaned emerging from the stall. At least Sora thought it was Shrek. The person who emerged was not an ogre, but a man. A man with a very handsome face. He had brilliant wavy hair and sparkling brown eyes. He was wearing Shrek's clothes, which were hanging from his body. His voice was exactly like the ogre's. Shrek, noticing Sora's stunned expression, said, "What?"

"You...you're...a...," Sora stammered. Shrek gave him a confused look.

"Perhaps you'd like a drink, señor," Puss said, walking up with a pail of water. Shrek gratefully took it.

"Thanks. My head does hurt." Leaning over the pail, he saw the reflection in the water was not his own. "Whoa!", he exclaimed, dropping the pail. He felt the tip of his nose. "Cute button nose?" He brushed his hand through his new shoulder-length hair. "Thick, wavy locks?" His hands grasped his behind. "Taut, round buttocks? I'm...I'm..."

"Gorgeous!" Puss finished.

"That potion really worked," Sora whispered. "Really well! But then...where's Donkey?"

"Who you callin' a donkey?" a familiar voice exclaimed. Everyone turned to the barn doorway. Standing in the doorway was a pure white horse with a flowing white mane which shone in the daylight sun. Standing on its head was Mushu.

"Donkey?" Sora asked.

Shrek took in his new and improved friend. "You're a..."

"Stallion, baby!" Donkey exclaimed as happy as any of them had ever seen.

"Check him out!" Mushu shouted. "He can whinny! Whinny for the people, Donkey!" Donkey reared back and let out an incredible whinny. "Now let's trot!" Donkey took off in a steady trot in a circle, a big smile plastered on his snout.

"That is some quality potion," Shrek muttered. "What's in that stuff? Where's the bottle?"

"I think Beast still has it," Sora said. He walked over to the still snoozing lump under the purple cloak. "Beast? Beast, wake up." He heard a moan escape from the cloak but it was much softer than Beast's normally gruff voice. The lump rolled over, revealing the figure sleeping under the cloak. Sora staggered back. "B-Beast?" Beast was not a beast anymore. The terrible, super strong, slightly scary Keyblader had reverted back to the handsome Prince Adam.

Beast groaned, sitting up and rubbing his head. He paused when he didn't feel the horns sticking from his scalp. Instead he felt silky blond hair in his hands. Wait a minute, hands? No paws? He immediately brought his hands in front of him. No longer were they razor sharp claws but regular human hands that he used to feel his face all over.

"It worked," he whispered. It was not the voice of the Beast that came from his mouth but the voice his former self. "It worked! I'm me! I'm me!" Jumping up, he grabbed the still stunned Sora and danced with him around the barn before moving on to dance with Shrek, all the while raving on about how he was normal and never to be mocked by Jack again.

"Jeez, have a little dignity about it," Puss sighed. Beast paid no attention to him.

"Hold on!" The new Shrek said, breaking free of Beast's grasp. "When did you take the potion?"

Beast grinned sheepishly and reached into his pocket. He pulled out the empty bottle of Happily Ever After potion, having the decency to look guilty. "I'm sorry," he said solemnly. "It's just...what the Fairy Godmother said...it got to me. I may have never been able to change back to normal. What she said got me thinking...would Belle still love me? And then..." He looked down at the empty bottle. "...this plopped into my hands." Puss took the bottle from him and began to study it.

"Beast," Sora said. "Don't you know Belle better than that?"

"I know," he sighed. "Belle has proven that she cares about me time and time again. But...the split second I held the potion in my hands, I doubted her, and myself. But it doesn't matter anymore! Now I'll never become the Beast again.

"Senor!" Puss said, gaining their attention and reading from the empty bottle. "It says here: 'To make the effects of this potion permanent, the drinker must obtain his true love's kiss by midnight!'"

"Midnight?" Shrek repeated. "Why is it always midnight?"

Beast groaned and pulled his long blond hair. "Another kiss by my true love!? Mine isn't even here! So much for saying goodbye to the Beast..." He bowed his head in defeat.

"Alright, so we have our plan," Sora said. "Now all we got to do is get Fiona to kiss you and you'll be set!"

"But first," Donkey said, trotting up and eyeing Shrek's baggy clothes. "We need to get you some new duds!"

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Their plan consisted of them pulling over a carriage that came down the road and stealing the clothes of the passengers. Shrek's new clothes consisted of green tights and a brown top. They also stole a horse that Beast, or Adam as he would now like to be called, could ride back to the castle. Shrek, Sora and Puss rode on Donkey, who's strong new body could now take the weight.

Being on horseback, it took little time to get back to the city. Soon the heroes were riding through the stone slabbed streets with their new appearances. This was a drastic change for Shrek, to go out in public like this in the broad daylight. Usually, any appearance in public would end with him fleeing from an angry mob of people, although it could often end up with them running from him.

This wasn't the case today. People in the streets actually waved at him. They didn't recoil in disgust or anything like that. Men greeted him, women swooned over him, people marveled over the noble steed he rode upon. Donkey loved that! Adam also got his share of admirers. A literal crowd of single and non-single women flocked to his horse to stare at his handsome face and bare chest.

"I could get used to this," Shrek laughed. With a jolt, Donkey galloped off for the castle and Adam urged his horse to keep up, leaving behind the crowd of women. The wind blew through Shrek's beautiful new hair and Donkey's tick mane. Eager to see his wife, Shrek had Donkey speed faster, until finally they crossed over the drawbridge and arrived at the doors.

"Halt! Who goes there?", the guard at the door demanded.

Shrek smiled and answered. "Tell Fiona her husband, Prince Shrek, is here to see her." The guard nodded and set off to find the princess. Sora hopped off of Donkey and headed for the door.

"I'm going to go find Kairi!", he explained. "Good luck, Shrek!"

"You too, Sora!" the former ogre said in support. Sora grinned and set out to find his friend in the castle.

Meanwhile, a certain princess was just waking from her slumber. The sunlight of the new day shone on Fiona's face. Waking up with a pounding headache, she got up and stretched. Wearily she remembered fainting last night just before she was going to go and find Shrek. She hoped she didn't bang her face. She walked over to the mirror to see if there was any damage.

What awaited her at the mirror was not her ogre likeness. To her surprise, she had fair, freckled skin and her body was much more slender then before. This was the face she'd had before she met Shrek. Now it was back. Still shocked, she decided to assess the situation with the utmost calm.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Fiona's scream was heard throughout the castle, alerting Shrek, who was still outside. "Fiona!" Dismounting Donkey, he ran inside.

Fiona heard the shout of her husband from her room. "Shrek?" She ran out of her room, still a little shaken up.

Shrek ran through the grand halls of the castle shouting Fiona's name. His calls echoed through the castle. Unbeknownst to him, Fiona was doing the same with him. Unfortunately they both passed each other using different corridors, still shouting each others name.

Jack Sparrow happened to be walking down the hall Fiona was running down. "Jack!" she exclaimed, stopping in front of the pirate. "Have you seen Shrek?"

Jack looked the woman up and down and smiled mischievously. "I don't believe we've met, love. I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Did you know that this is my castle?" Fiona rolled her eyes and ran off again. After she was out of sight Prince Adam walked around the corner and towards Jack. "And who might you be, mate? Underwear model? Chippendale dancer?", he asked, eyeing his clothing.

Adam smiled evilly. "I'm a notorious pirate hunter that has slain over one hundred captains. Their heads are mounted over my fireplace. I got word that a very stupid pirate by the name of Jack Sparrow was here. Could you point him out to me so that I may do my civic duty?" Jack visibly paled.

"Uh, y-yeah. He went that way. Go get him! He stole my wallet!" Jack whimpered. He then hightailed it out of there was fast as he could. Adam stayed where he was barely containing his laughter. Mushu popped up from under his cloak, laughing loudly.

"How long are you gonna keep that going?" Mushu asked between breaths.

"Oh, I don't know," Adam said slyly. "How long have I known him?"

Shrek burst into Fiona's bedroom, out of breath, having run through the whole castle just to get there. Someone was standing by the window with their back to him, wrapped in a large cloak that covered their body. "Fiona?" he called to the person. No answer. He walked up to the cloak and swung them around. The cloak slipped off revealing who it was.

"Hello, handsome!" Fairy Godmother exclaimed, smiling cruelly.

Fiona's search took her outside where Shrek had been only moments before. She stepped into the courtyard, passing the white horse.

"Fiona!" Donkey exclaimed. Fiona stopped and turned toward Donkey's unmistakable voice.

"Donkey?" she asked, uncertainly.

"The one and only!" the horse said. "Wow! That potion worked on you too, huh?"

"Potion? What potion?"

"Well, Shrek, Beast and I took some magic potion and well...now we're sexy!" he exclaimed, grinning widely. Fiona looked on Donkey's back where a cat in large boots and a hat was now licking himself.

"Shrek?", she said, enquiringly. Puss stopped licking himself and looked Fiona up and down before breaking into a smile similar to Jack Sparrow's.

"For you, my dear..." Puss said, licking his lips. "...I could be." Fiona rolled her eyes again.

"Donkey, where's Shrek?" she asked.

"He went inside looking for you." Fiona frowned and made for inside again.

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"Kairi? Kairi?" Sora called through the castle. "Are you here? If you can hear me, say something! Anybody? Marco...!"

Someone suddenly grabbed his wrist. It was Kairi. She kept a firm grip and pulled Sora along with her as she walked. "There you are!", he said. "I've been looking everywhere for you! I've really got to talk to you." Kairi didn't respond but kept pulling him. "Um, are you okay?" They finally arrived at the Keybladers' bedroom where Kairi opened the door and pulled Sora in. "So you wanted to be alone? That's good, I guess. This is really important-"

Slap

Sora was interrupted, yet again, but this time because Kairi had slapped him across the face. A large red mark was emerging on Sora's cheek. Completely caught off guard, he turned to the furious eyes of Kairi. "What was that for!?"

"Where have you been!?" Kairi raged. Sora had never seen her so angry before. Her eyes were burning with rage. "Do you know how worried I was!? You been gone for over a day!"

"I was helping out a friend!" Sora shouted back. He had never shouted at her before but he was a little sore after being slapped. "What's the big deal anyway!?"

"You just took off like that without telling me, that's the big deal! How could you leave me behind!? We're supposed to be a team, Sora! That's the how we've been able to get this far! I don't want be left behind again!"

"Well, maybe you should have been left behind! You'd be a lot less trouble!" Kairi recoiled as if she had been hit. Her angry eyes began to fill with tears. Sora instantly regretted what he said when he saw those tears

"Well, then don't let me get in your way anymore," she whispered. She then rushed out of the room, sobbing. Sora's insides felt like they were being ripped to shreds. He wished he had a time-machine to go back and stop himself.

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"Fiona! Fiona!" Shrek cried. From the window he saw Fiona enter the castle after just chatting with Donkey.

"Oh, she's certainly sparked into a beautiful woman," Fairy Godmother said, flying around Shrek. "At least you helped her there." Shrek ignored her and made for the door but the talking furniture in the room barred his way. "Are you going so soon? Don't you want to see your wife?" She gestured to the window. Shrek gave her a look but walked to the window nonetheless.

Fiona continued her errant search for her supposed changed husband. She figured he would have headed for her room, so that's where she was heading right now. "Fiona?" an unfamiliar voice called, causing Fiona to stop in her tracks and turn to where it came. Standing on a balcony was the spoiled rotten Prince Charming but, of course, Fiona didn't know who he was, having never met him before. "Fiona, my dear!" Charming said happily.

"Shrek?" Fiona asked.

Charming smiled a knowing smile. "Yes, Fiona. It is me. Your husband. Shrek."

Fiona still looked unconvinced. "What happened to your voice?"

Charming panicked for a moment. "The...potion changed a lot of things, darling!" he covered, slipping over to her side. "But not the way I feel about you."

"Fiona!" Running for them were Fiona's parents with sonic and Mulan. "We heard you scream and...Fiona?" Lillian said, astonished her daughter was back to her original self. King Harold however was looking at her companion.

"Charming?" he said.

"You think so, Dad?" Charming said, sending a message to the King. "I was hoping you'd approve."

"Who are you?" sonic asked rudely.

"Don't you recognize me? Though I suppose you wouldn't. It's me, Shrek!" Everyone gasped at this. King Harold looked very surprised. "Well, what do you think? I did it for you, Fiona." He then wrapped his arms around Fiona in a hug. Fiona reluctantly hugged back, wondering what would drive her husband to make such a drastic change.

"Is that really Shrek?" Mulan whispered to sonic.

sonic frowned. "I don't know. he doesn't look like him. Something's not right." At that moment Jack ran in front them and stopped, slightly panicky and out of breath.

"If you see a blond underwear model running around, I was never here!" He then ran off again, stumbling in his haste. Mulan and sonic looked at each other but shrugged nonchalantly, used to the Jack's usual gibberish.

"Fiona! Fiona!" Shrek hollered pounding on the window. Having overlooked the whole scene from on the balcony and shocked when Fiona hugged the man with the charming face.

"Oh shoot! I don't think they can hear us," Fairy Godmother laughed. Shrek ceased his useless pounding and shouting. He felt his whole world cave in on him when his wife hugged that man.

"I need to see her," he whispered.

"Don't you think you've messed her life up enough?" Fairy Godmother asked.

"I just wanted her to be happy."

"And now she can be. Oh sweetheart, she's finally found the prince of her dreams."

"But look at me," Shrek said gesturing to his new skin. "Look what I've done for her."

Fairy Godmother gave him a look of utmost contempt. "It's time you stopped living in a fairy tale, Shrek. She's a princess, you're an ogre, and no amount of potion is going to change that." Shrek's heart broke then and there. After all he's done for her, after all the hugs and kisses, by the end of the day she was a princess and he...was an ogre.

"But..." Shrek whispered. "...I love her."

"If you really love her...," Fairy Godmother said, with an evil smile. "...you'll let her go." That was it. Shrek heart shattered into pieces. Out the window, Fiona and the man walked off the balcony so he could no longer see her. The Fairy Godmother was right.

People like him never live happily ever after.

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Shrek, Sora, Donkey and Puss all sat at the bar of the Ugly Stepsister's house. Puss had told them it was a great place for depressed souls. That was how everyone was feeling right now. Shrek had lost Fiona, Sora may have lost a friend and Donkey and Puss were sad that their friends were sad. Ugly Stepsister apparently didn't care if a horse sat at her bar. They sipped their glasses of milk in silence.

"It was all just a stupid mistake," Shrek sighed. "I never should have rescued her from that tower."

"I'm no hero," Sora groaned. "Kairi hates me now. I never wanted to leave her behind."

Puss took a swig of the milk he was drinking. "I hate Mondays," he stated.

"I can't believe you guys are just giving up," Donkey scolded, looking between them. "Shrek, you love Fiona. And Sora, you may deny it, but you love Kairi too."

"Doesn't matter now," Sora said sadly.

"Ah-ha!" Captain Hook exclaimed appearing beside Sora and pointing his hook at him. " I knew it was you! You're the boy who helped Peter Pan humiliate me! Well, today I will have my revenge!"

"Not now," Sora sighed. "Can't you see we're having a pity party over here?"

"But... but, I've got my hook out...," Hook stammered. "Oh, alright then..." He walked away, feeling rather rejected.

"Fiona loves that pretty boy, Prince Charming, now," Shrek said dismally. "It's for the best anyway. Mom and Dad approve, and Fiona gets the man she's always dreamed of. Everybody wins."

"Except you," Donkey pressed.

"Yeah, well people like me don't live happily ever after." Donkey shook his head, wondering who put that statement in his head.

As Sora sipped his milk he was bumped in the back by someone in a brown cloak. "Oh! Sorry..." the person said, before he walked up to the Ugly Stepsister. "Is she here?" he asked. Stepsister jerked her thumb to the back room. The cloaked man headed stealthily for the door.

Sora watched the man go, trying to recall where he heard his voice before. "Wasn't that...?"

"The rich King!" Puss realized.

"Fiona's father? Shrek asked, confused. "What's he doing here?"

Harold, still in his cloak, walked inside the room where he had met the bounty hunter that supposedly completed his assignment in taking care of the ogre. The room was much brighter than last time with the sunlight shining in from the window. Now he could see who he was meeting with, but he almost wished he couldn't. In the room waiting were the Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming.

Harold took off his cloak. "Fairy Godmother. Charming."

"You'd better have a good reason for dragging us here, Harold," Fairy Godmother seethed. "I have to have my dress pressed for the evening." Outside, Shrek, Sora, Donkey and Puss peeked in from the window of the room. All were perplexed as to why King Harold, Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming were in the same room together.

"Well, I'm afraid Fiona isn't exactly...," Harold said, trying to find the right words. "...warming up to Prince Charming."

"FYI, not my fault," Charming scoffed. "I mean, how charming can I be when I'm pretending to be that dreadful ogre?"

"Pretending to be me?" Shrek whispered behind the window. The others continued to listen with growing interest.

"Of course, it's not your fault, dear," Fairy Godmother soothed.

"No, it's nobody's fault," Harold insisted. "Perhaps it's best if we just call the whole thing off?"

"What?" Fairy Godmother and Charming said together.

Harold gulped before continuing. "I'm sorry but you can't force my daughter to fall in love."

"I don't care about your daughter anymore!" Fairy Godmother shouted. Harold and the four spies balked.

"W-What?" Harold stuttered.

Fairy Godmother forced herself to calm down. "Fiona isn't my goal now. Charming is only using her to get to the real prize. That servant girl...Kairi."

"What!" Sora nearly shouted but the others clamped their hands over his mouth before he gave them away.

Harold was shocked. They were playing with Fiona. "But...but why? What's so special about her?"

"I don't know and I don't care. All I know is the person who wants her is willing to pay big! So big that your Kingdom means nothing in comparison." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small pink vial with a red heart painted on. "Have the girl drink this and she'll fall in love with the first man she kisses, which will be Charming." Charming pulled out a breath freshener and sprayed it in his mouth. Outside, Sora was fuming but the others restrained him.

"No...," Harold muttered.

"What did you say?"

"I can't. I won't do it."

"Oh, yes you will!" Fairy Godmother raged. "If you recall, I helped you with your happily ever after! And I can take it all away just as easily!" She waved her star wand before Harold's frightened eyes threateningly. "Is that what you want? Is it?"

Harold eyed the wand that had helped him before, but was now being used to do terrible things to his family. But he couldn't bear for things to go back to the way they used to be. "No," he whispered. Fairy Godmother smirked.

"Good boy. Now we must be leaving. I need to do Charming's hair before the ball. He's so hopeless without me."

"Thank you, Mother," Charming said.

"Mother!?" Donkey exclaimed. Everyone in the room turned to the window at the boisterous shout of the white horse outside. Everybody had been so busy restraining Sora that they forgot who the real loudmouth was.

"Oh...look," Shrek stammered. "A talking horse!" Without further delay they all hopped upon Donkey and rode like the wind away from there. The enraged Fairy Godmother flew out the window and fired blasts of magic after them with her wand but they were soon out of range and heading straight for the city.

"Stop them!" she shouted to the knights that stood outside the house. "Thieves! Bandits! Stop them!"

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Mulan adjusted the strap on her bright orange dress and looked at her self in the full-length mirror. Satisfied, she smiled. "You better get ready, Mushu. We have to get going soon."

"Nah, you go on ahead," Mushu called back. "I'm just gonna watch the crystal ball a little while longer." He slouched in his chair while he flipped through the channels on the crystal ball. "Oh boy, Wheel of Torture!" Mulan sighed.

"Alright. Just don't be to late." With that she walked out the door for the ball. Mushu mumbled a reply and flipped another channel.

Tonight on "Knight's"...

"Oh, this look's good!" Mushu excitedly said. On the round surface of the crystal ball was an overhead shot of a white horse carrying two passengers riding quickly through a forest. "We've got a white bronco heading east into the forest. Requesting backup."

It's time to teach these madcap mammals that their "devil may mare" attitudes just won't fly here.

The image changed to show Shrek, Sora and Puss riding Donkey through the streets while being chased down by several armoured knights on horseback. They're soon cornered against a wall, the knights closing in.

"Why are you grabbing me? Why are you grabbing me?" Donkey cried, as the soldiers held him down. "Help! Police brutality! Police brutality!"

Sora whipped his Keyblade through the knights knocking them around like baseballs. "Get lost! You don't understand! I have to get to-AAAHH!" Sora was cut off when a knight threw a pepper shaker in his eyes. The soldiers piled on top of him while he was incapacitated.

Did someone let the cat out of the bag?

"You capitalist pig-dogs!" Puss hissed. He jumped on a soldiers face and the man ran about screaming. They soon restrained Puss while they searched him.

"Catnip," a knight said pulling a small bag from under Puss' hat.

"That's...uh, not mine," Puss said sheepishly.

Shrek arms were cuffed behind his back as he and the rest were thrown into the back of a wagon. "Find Princess Fiona! Tell her I'm Shrek! I'm her husband, Shrek!" His cries went unheaded as the knights poured pepper in his face.

Mushu watched the whole thing with open-jawed horror. "Well, that ain't good."

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Night came quickly to the land of Far, Far Away. It couldn't have come sooner to the citizens. Everyone flocked to the castle where the celebration of the century was being held. Celebrities from Rapunzel to Hansel and Gretel walked up the red carpet to see the new couple. Confetti and spotlights decorated the skies. Soon, a flying red carriage driven by Kyle touched down before the red carpet. The crowd behind the velvet rope broke into cheers as the Fairy Godmother emerged.

"Hello, Far, Far Way!" she called t the crowd. "Can I get a whoop whoop?"

"WHOOP WHOOP!" the crowd responded.

"Thank you! Thank you! May all your endings be happily ever after!" She continued waving to the audience as she flew up the red carpet towards the celebrations inside.

Inside the castle, King Harold prepared three cups of tea. He pulled out the small potion that the Fairy Godmother had given him. Popping the cap, he poured it into the one intended for Kairi. A small puff of red smoke signaled it was working. Now all he had to do was serve it.

Fiona sat on the windowsill in one of the castle towers that overlooked the red carpet. She had changed from her regular green dress into a more festive white one. Kairi was with her, dressed in beautiful pink dress that Fiona had leant her. There was a knock on the door and Harold entered with a tea tray. "Hello. I hoped you two would be here. How about a cup of tea before the ball?"

"We're not going," Fiona said.

Harold was surprised. "The whole Kingdom's turned out to celebrate your marriage. What about you?" he asked Kairi.

"I just don't feel like celebrating anything right now," Kairi replied, full of melancholy. The King looked between the two sad girls. Somehow he knew that Kairi's sadness was his fault as well.

"That's not my husband down there, Dad," Fiona said, looking out the window to the red carpet where Prince Charming was strutting about and blowing kisses. "I mean, look at him."

Harold looked guilty for a second. "Yes, he is a bit different. But people change for the one's they love. You'd be surprised how much I changed for your mother."

"Changed? He's completely lost his mind! What did that potion do to him?"

"Why don't you come down to the ball and give him another chance? You might find that you like the new Shrek."

"But it's the old one I fell in love with, Dad," Fiona sighed. "I'd give anything to have him back." Harold felt a huge pang of guilt strike him. Kairi took one of the cups of tea and raised it to her lips.

"Uh, no, Kairi!" Harold said, stopping her from drinking. "That's my tea. Decaf. Otherwise I'm up all night." He gave her another cup. Shrugging, Kairi took it and sipped it politely while Harold watched carefully.

KHKHKHKH

Far on the other side of the city, on the side of a mountain, was a dark fortress; it was the prison for all criminals and lawbreakers of Far, Far Away. The castle could be seen just across the town from this terrible place full of dangerous people.

"Help! Help!" Donkey cried from the tower cell where they were held. They all hung suspended in midair by chains that cuffed their wrists. All of Donkey's legs were chained up so he hung on the side. And as the blood rushed to his head, he coped the best way he could: screaming his head off. "You can't keep us here! I haven't been read my rights! Nobody said I had the right to remain silent!"

"Donkey," Shrek hissed, hanging from his chains. "You do have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity."

Sora's Keyblade was in his hand. He strained his wrist to try and reach his locks but it was no use. He dropped his arms and put away the Keyblade. "We have to stay calm. We've got to figure out how to stop that ball."

"I think I could help you there!" Everyone turned to the barred window. Standing on the sill was everyone's favorite dragon friend.

"Mushu!" Everyone exclaimed. The family guardian grinned and hopped down to Sora's chains.

"Do you know how long it took me to find this place? Man, I told you that you guys would be in chains without me."

"No you didn't," Shrek said.

"Well I meant to." He slid down Sora's chains to the one on his wrists. A concentrated jet of flame from his mouth melted the clasp, freeing Sora's arm. Sora used his free arm to summon the Keyblade and use its magic to unlock his other arm. He freed the others the same way.

"Now we've got to stop that kiss!" Sora said once everyone was free.

"Right," Shrek said, full of determination. "I won't let them play with Fiona like this! And of course..." He looked at Sora. "...you've got to save your girlfriend." Sora nodded, not even bothering with a comment.

"But it's impossible!" Puss exclaimed pointing to the window. Just a few miles away was the castle where bright lights lit the night and music was heard even from where they were. "The castle's guarded. There's a moat and everything!"

Mushu hopped onto the window and looked to the castle. "Well, guys, looks like we're at the dinner table without a pair of chop sticks," he sighed. Sora could only agree with him. How were they going to break into a castle? He stared at the shining castle in the night that Mushu stood beside. It was funny, really. From that standpoint it looked like Mushu was as big as the castle...

That's it!

"Wait a minute!" Sora said reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a necklace. It was another Summoning Charm that he had received in Feudal Japan. This one had the image of two small leathery purple wings. He gripped it tightly in his hand. "I have an idea!"

KHKHKHKH

It was quiet in the city of Far, Far Away. People who decided not to attend the ball at the castle went about their tasks under the evening sky. People walked through the streets, went shopping and ate in the cafe's and restaurants. Nothing interesting was going on.

Boom

The town's citizens stopped what they were doing when they felt the small tremor go through the street.

Boom

Another tremor, slightly larger then the first. People peeked out anxiously from their homes or froze in the streets to try to find the source of the disturbance.

BOOM

Donkey rode through the street with Shrek and Puss on his back. He rode quick and true, straight for the castle. "I'd look out if I were you!" Donkey shouted as he rode past people who stopped in the road. Everyone looked back to where they came from and immediately found the source of the tremors. A huge green dragon with a large round belly was walking down the roads of Far, Far Away. Pink wings that were much to small for his large body sprouted from it's back. A goofy smile was plastered on its face and bushy orange hair was atop his head. And riding on his shoulder was Sora with Mushu on his shoulder. Everybody screamed in the streets, screamed and ran for cover as the dragon stomped down the road.

"There it is, Elliot!" Sora called to the happy dragon. "There's the castle! Go to the castle!" The pink-winged dragon smiled and nodded, following Shrek and the others as he stomped for the castle.

KHKHKHKH

The castle courtyard was decorated beautifully for the ball. Lights were strung up, flowers decorated the walls, and people dined on the feast that was set out. King Harold and Queen Lillian sat in their places of honour: two furnished thrones beside a stage where musicians played a steady melody. Harold was dressed in Kingly garb and wore a metal breastplate like his knights. Lillian was dressed in a beautiful white dress that only a queen could wear.

"I still don't appreciate that cruel little joke you played," Jack Sparrow said. Even he had dressed up for the event. He still wore his regular outfit but also wore a neat little bow tie. He and the other Keybladers sat at their own table, awaiting Shrek and Fiona's arrival.

"Just think of it as payback, Jack," Adam smiled. He still wore his purple cloak but also wore a white shirt and a new set of pants. And all around him women flocked, much to Jack's jealousy. "Don't dish out what you can't take." Jack crossed his arms and pouted.

"Where the heck is Sora?" sonic asked. He hadn't bothered changing but wore a neat little bow tie same as jack sparrow. "I thought you said he came back with you," he said to Adam, who shrugged. Kairi bowed her head, ashamed. Mulan noticed this and shushed the half-demon.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the announcer called through the courtyard. "Presenting Princess Fiona and her new husband, Prince Shrek." The crowd broke into applause as Fiona and Prince Charming, under the guise of Shrek, walked down the steps in the castle. Fiona looked like she didn't want to be there at all, while Charming blew kisses and winked at everyone.

"What are you doing?" Fiona whispered.

"Just trying to play the part, Fiona," Charming replied smiling.

Back with the Keybladers, Adam was puzzled. "That's not Shrek," he stated, looking to Charming. "What's going on?"

Fiona and Charming continued walking and the people kept clapping. "Is that...glitter on your lips?" Fiona asked.

"Cherry flavored," Charming said, licking his lips. "Want a taste?"

"What is with you?" Fiona hissed, tearing her hand away and heading back up the stairs. Charming panicked and sent a pleading look to his mother who flew by the stage.

Fairy Godmother thought an idea and flew for the stage. "Ladies and Gentlemen," she said, using her wand to transform her outfit into a sparkling red dress. She used her wand to amplify her voice over the audience. "I'd like to dedicate this next song to Princess Fiona and Prince Shrek." A spotlight landed on Fiona. She froze in her tracks as all eyes turned to her.

Charming smiled at his mother and turned to Fiona. "Fiona, my princess. Will you honour me with a dance?" Fairy Godmother smirked and began her song.

Where have all the good men gone

And where are all the gods?

"Dance! Dance! Dance!" The audience chanted. Charming held his hand out to Fiona. As the crowd continued chanting and her parents watched with anxious eyes, Fiona had no choice. Reluctantly, she took the hand and their dance began.

Where's the streetwise Hercules

To fight the rising odds?

"Mulan, would you like to dance?" Jack asked, standing and holding out his hand. The surprised Mulan stared at the pirate but took his hand. Jack grinned and pulled her from her seat.

"Yeah, don't worry about me!" sonic called as the two walked away. "I'm fine here! Alone..." he sighs thinking about if amy was here. Meanwhile, Adam was overwhelmed with requests from his groupies, all asking him to dance.

Charming and Fiona twirled around the dance floor gracefully. Everyone stood to the side and watched the new couple begin the dance.

Isn't there a white knight

Upon a fiery steed?

"Since when do you dance?" Fiona asked as they twirled.

"Fiona, my dearest," Charming laughed. "If there's one thing I know, is that love is full of surprises."

Late at night I toss and I turn

And I dream of what I need

Fairy Godmother paused and took a deep breath. "Hit it!" she exclaimed. The band picked up the beat and the dance increased in speed.

I need a hero

Sora's blue eyes shone with determination as Elliot neared the castle. The redhead dragon followed Donkey all the way there as it were a game of tag. Shrek and the others stopped before the moat but Elliot stomped on.

I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night

"Alright, Elliot!" Sora exclaimed. "Let's crash this party!" Elliot made a noise of what Sora could only assume was excitement.

He's gotta be strong

And he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

"Man the catapults!" the soldiers on the walls called. Men rolled out large wooden catapults and loaded them with large flaming ammunition. Carefully, they took aim at the oncoming attacker.

I need a hero

The soldiers let loose one of the catapults, sending a ball of flame hurtling for Sora and Elliot.

I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning light

"Look out!" Sora cried. Elliot didn't listen, too fascinated by the bright shiny light that was coming closer and closer...

He's gotta be sure

And it's gotta soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

The ball of flame hit the dragon square in the chest, making him stagger back and almost step on Shrek riding Donkey. Sora nearly lost his balance but grabbed hold of Elliot's scales before he fell.

Larger than life

Elliot's cheerful face was replaced by one of pure anger. He let out an enraged roar that forced Sora cover his ears. The dragon took a deep breath and shot a ball fire from its mouth straight at the catapult, scattering the knights and turning the machine into a pile of kindling.

"Yeah, alright!" Donkey cheered.

Meanwhile, Fiona and Charming's dance continued with increased intensity. Jack and Mulan also stepped to the beat. Mulan was amazed. Jack may be a boisterous drunk and a lecherous coward, but he was also an amazing dancer. Surprise, surprise.

Somewhere after midnight

In my wildest fantasy

The knights on the wall fired ball after ball at the approaching dragon, now walking through the moat, really ticked off. Sora used his reflega spells to block any that came close to them. Elliot stomped for the castle, unhindered.

Somewhere just beyond my reach

There's someone reaching back for me

"Man the cauldrons!" a knight shouted as Elliot came close to the drawbridge.

Racing on the thunder

And rising with the heat

"Go for it, Elliot!" Sora cheered once they reached the wall. The dragon complied and gripped the drawbridge, forcing it to open with his massive strength. "That's it! Heave!"

"Dragon power!" Mushu exclaimed.

It's gonna take a superman

To sweep me off my feet

Above the dragon, the soldiers lugged a large cauldron that steamed with an unknown liquid. "Heave!" they shouted pouring the contents onto the surprised dragon. It wasn't lava or tar they poured, but dangerously hot milk. The searing white liquid spilled all over Elliot, causing him to cry in pain.

"Sora!" Shrek cried.

Elliot recovered and forced himself back up. Sora and Mushu were thankfully unharmed by the attack. With an angry snarl, Elliot continued the assault.

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above

Out where the lightning splits the sea

Kairi watched Fiona and Prince Charming move about the dance floor. Charming held a rose in his mouth and Fiona still couldn't stand her "new" husband. As Kairi watched them, she didn't notice Kyle sneaking up behind her

I could swear there is someone somewhere

Watching me

"Heave!" Sora shouted as Elliot gripped the drawbridge again opening it little by little.

Through the wind and the chill and the rain

And the storm and the flood

The soldiers poured another vat of searing hot milk that splashed Elliot straight in the face while Sora and Mushu took cover. The green dragon had finally reached his limit, letting go of the drawbridge and falling backwards into the moat. Sora jumped off of him and wedged his Keyblade into the opening Elliot had created. "No!" Sora cried as he watched the dragon fall.

"Nooooo!" Mushu wailed, jumping off Sora and following Elliot as he plunged into the moat with a large splash.

I can feel his approach

Like a fire in my blood

Sora, now enraged at the loss of his friend, climbed onto the Keyblade that was still wedged in the drawbridge. He jumped inside and grabbed the chain supporting bridge.

Back with Kairi, Kyle snuck up behind her and pushed her on the dance floor. Charming spun Fiona out of his grasp and pulled the still surprised Kairi into his grasp. He smiled cruelly and continued his dance with a new partner. Queen Lillian was perplexed as Harold stroked the bridge of his nose, ashamed.

Sora slid down the chain, re-summoning his Keyblade from the wedge. Several knights with drawn swords awaited him at the bottom. He whipped the Keyblade, bouncing it off their heads and knocking them all out. He touched the ground and kicked the gate winch, allowing the drawbridge to fall. It landed just before Shrek, Donkey and Puss so they could now see the grinning Sora who rested his Keyblade on his shoulder.

"Let's go!" he exclaimed. The others cheered.

"No! No! No!" Mushu cried. He stood atop Elliot's chest as they dragon began to sink beneath the water. Elliot began to shimmer and glow, signaling that his summoning time was now over. Before he completely vanished, he flashed Mushu a goofy grin.

"Be...good," he whispered. Donkey rode across the drawbridge and Puss scooped Mushu up with his sword just before Elliot completely vanished. Shrek grabbed Sora as they rode by him and galloped for the party.

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night

More knights emerged to block the doorway to the castle. They drew their swords and awaited their charge. "Donkey?" Shrek said. The noble steed whinnied and bounded over the startled knights, landing on the marble floor and rushing onward. The knights took after them.

And he's gotta be sure

And it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

As they rode down the halls of the castle Puss suddenly jumped off of Donkey. Landing on the floor, he faced the soldiers rushing towards him.

"Puss!" Sora shouted. Donkey skidded to a stop and faced the fencing cat.

"Go! Go!" Puss exclaimed. "Your ladies need you! Go!" Sora and Shrek, touched by Puss' courage and friendship, nodded and rode on. Puss turned back to face the oncoming knights. "Today, I repay my debt," he whispered, taking off his hat.

The soldiers came to stop in front of their intruder as they stared into the most sparkling puppy dog eyes any of them had ever seen. "Awwwwwww!" they all cooed.

Puss' eyes then turned to dangerous slits. "En guard!" He jumped for the soldiers with sword drawn, kicking their faces with his signature boots. The knights snapped out of it and attacked the cat, but he parried, dodged and none could stop him. He was too good.

And he's gotta be strong

And he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

After dancing with Kairi to the rest of the song, Charming pulled her into a low dip. The frightened Kairi watched as Charming closed in for a kiss.

I need a hero

"Kairi!" Sora shouted when they burst into the party. Everyone stopped dancing and turned their eyes to the newcomers. Harold and Lillian rose from their thrones. Adam and sonic rose from their seats. Fairy Godmother gripped her wand in anger until her knuckles turned white.

"Sora?" Kairi said, tearing away from Prince Charming. Donkey rode down to the dance floor and Sora dismounted.

"Fiona?" Shrek called, looking around.

"Shrek?" Fiona called back, breaking through the crowd.

"Shrek?" Lillian asked.

"Kairi!" Sora exclaimed.

"Donkey!" Donkey exclaimed.

Fiona came to her husband and stared into his new face. He smiled at her weakly. That made her break into a radiant smile. "It is you," she whispered, looking into his eyes. Shrek grinned brightly. "But then who's...?" All eyes turned to Prince Charming, who stood there sweating profusely. Fairy Godmother flew overhead, wand crackling with power.

"You all couldn't just leave well enough alone!" she shouted. "That girl is going to make me a queen! And I won't let some gender-confused brat and his freaky friends get in my way!" Suddenly, in several dark flashes, they were surrounded by Heartless Knights.

"Heartless!" Sora and Kairi cried.

"Just in case of emergency!" Fairy Godmother smirked. She raised her wand to strike...

"Oh, no you don't!" Mushu exclaimed, jumping into Shrek's hand. The ogre-man reared back and tossed the dragon straight at the Godmother, clinging it to her face.

"Ahhhh! Get it off! Get if off!" she cried, flying around blindly.

The Heartless closed in around the heroes as the citizens of Far, Far Away screamed in panic and backed away from the monsters of darkness. Mulan and Jack summoned their Hidden Dragon and Follow the Wind Keyblades as the Heartless surrounded them. "Looks like we have to cut the dance short, Jack," Mulan said. "How about we dance to a new tune?"

"I don't know. I have to consult with my brain juice." Jack took a swig of rum. "Okay, now I'm ready!" He raised his Keyblade and swung it at nothing. This was to great effect as the Heartless were swept up in a cyclone of wind. They spun round and round before they were sent flying into the sky. "Well, look at that! Jackie learned a new trick!"

sonic sliced through the Heartless while Adam tried to summon his Keyblade. "Come on! Come on!" he hissed, but it was no use. Without the Beast to fuel his emotions, the Rumbling Rose would not come. As the Heartless closed in around him, he used the only weapon he could find. He grabbed a chair from their table and started crashing it over the Heartless.

Donkey kicked like a mule everywhere the Heartless popped up. There never was a nobler steed than the donkey turned horse. Out of nowhere, Puss in Boots jumped onto Donkey's back, parrying and slashing at any knights that came too close. They were a whirlwind of painful kicks and skillful fencing. "Pray for mercy from, Puss..." Donkey said.

"...and Donkey!" Puss laughed.

Sora fought through the Heartless Knights in an attempt to get to Kairi, who fought in the middle of the chaos with her Keyblade. Shrek punched dents in the Heartless armour and Fiona used amazing martial arts to do them in. They were quite the dynamic duo. Husband and wife, against all odds.

Meanwhile, Fairy Godmother finally got Mushu off of her face, tossing her down to the earth. She raised her wand for them again but Jack sent a blast of wind from his Keyblade, blowing her off course. While she was distracted, sonic leaped into the air and used his sonic speed to knock the wand out of her hand.

"Get the wand!" Shrek hollered. Fairy Godmother dove for her wand but Adam grabbed it from the air and tossed it to Jack. The pirate captain ran around frantically as the fairy bore down on him from the sky. He then tossed it to Mulan.

"I'm open! I'm open!" Donkey shouted. Mulan threw the wand toward the horse, who was all the way on the other side of the courtyard. Donkey ran under it with Puss on his back. Puss hopped on Donkey's head and Mushu jumped on Puss' and, together, Mushu was able to catch the wand.

"Touchdown!" Mushu cheered.

Fairy Godmother seethed with anger and furiously turned to her son. "Do it! She's taken the potion! Kiss her!" Not wanting to make his mother any angrier, Charming grabbed Kairi in his arms and kissed her full on the mouth.

"No!" Sora cried as he cut down the last Heartless. Charming continued the kiss to the surprised Kairi. Sora sunk to his knees. He failed. He lost her. "Kairi..." Fairy Godmother smiled maliciously.

Charming finally pulled away from Kairi, admiring his perfect kissing talents. For a moment, Kairi still looked surprised. But then her features slowly turned to a sparkling smile. Charming smirked, knowing the potion must be working. That is, until Kairi's smile turned to an evil grin. Her Keyblade appeared in her hand and she slammed it right between his legs. Fairy Godmother balked while all the men in the audience winced and covered their own private parts. Charming gave a goofy smile before collapsing to the ground, writhing in pain. Sora watched the whole scene in amazement. Kairi brushed herself off and flashed Sora a smile. Sora smiled back and rushed over to her.

"Kairi...," Sora smiled. "I'm sorry...about before."

Kairi smiled back. "It's okay. It was my fault for overreacting." Sora felt a wave of relief wash over him. Meanwhile, Fairy Godmother flew in front of Harold.

"Harold!" Fairy Godmother seethed at the King. "You were supposed to give her the potion!"

King Harold smiled and shrugged. "I guess I gave her the wrong tea." Fairy Godmother growled and turned to Shrek and Fiona.

"This is all your fault!" she snarled. "You couldn't just go back to your swamp, could you!?"

Meanwhile, Prince Charming had crawled over to Mushu and snatched the star wand from his hand. "Mummy!" he called tossing the wand back to her.

"Mummy?" Fiona repeated. Fairy Godmother caught the wand and charged it up for one final blast straight at Shrek and Fiona.

"I told you," she growled. "Monsters don't live happily ever after!" With a roar she fired a blast of energy for ogre and his princess. Sora wasn't close enough to defend them with a reflega spell and he couldn't get to them in time.

But out of nowhere ran King Harold. He dove between the couple and the blast. The energy hit him right in the stomach and bounced off of the armour that he wore, sending it straight back at the Fairy Godmother. Her own attack struck her head on, turning her into a mass of bubbles. The bubbles all popped and her glasses and wand feel to the ground with 'tink'.

"Mummy?" Charming whimpered.

With the Fairy Godmother gone, everyone crowded around the pile of clothes that had once been King Harold. Of what they could see, nothing remained of him. Fiona began sobbing. "Oh, Dad..."

"Harold..." Lillian choked. Everyone bowed their heads in respect of the King's noble sacrifice. None were more sorry than Shrek. After everything that happened, the King gave his life for Fiona's happiness. There was never a better father.

"Is he really...," Sora said.

"Yup," Mushu said solemnly.

Ribbet

"He's croaked," Mushu groaned. Everyone turned to the pile of clothes where something was stirring within the cloth. From underneath Harold's cape emerged a small green frog wearing an even smaller crown. It stared up at the amazed people around him.

"Harold?" Lillian whispered.

"Dad?" Fiona asked.

The frog sighed. "I was hoping that you'd never see me like this," it said, in voice exactly like King Harold's.

"Man," Donkey muttered. "And he gave you a hard time!" he said to Shrek.

"Donkey!" everyone hissed.

"No, no. He's right," Harold said. "I'm sorry, Shrek. I only wanted what was best for Fiona. But I can see now..." He looked at the couple who held each others hands. "...she already has it. Sora, Kairi," he said to the two teens. "I wanted my daughter to be happy so much that I was willing to sacrifice others to make it happen. Can you ever forgive me?"

Sora and Kairi smiled. "We forgive you," Kairi said.

"Yeah, love makes you do crazy things," Sora sighed. Harold smiled.

"Shrek, Fiona," he said to both of them. "Will you accept this old frog's apologies...and my blessing?" Shrek and Fiona gasped in happiness.

"Harold..." Lillian said, touched.

"I'm sorry, Lillian. I wish I could be the man you deserve." Lillian smiled and picked him up.

"You're more a man today then you ever were...warts and all."

"Well isn't that just the weirdest, most beautiful thing you've ever seen?" Jack sighed. Everyone nodded in agreement.

The clock in the courtyard suddenly began to chime. The clock had struck midnight. "Shrek! The Happily Ever After Potion!" Sora exclaimed. "It's midnight!" The former ogre then remembered the potion expiration.

"Fiona," he said taking both his wife's hands. "Is this what you want? To look like this forever?"

"What are you talking about?" Fiona asked.

"If you kiss me now...we can stay like this. Forever." Fiona's eyes widened.

"Oh, joy," Adam grumbled. "They get the option while I have no choice. That is unless my true love pops up all of the sudden." As soon as he said that, he was once again surrounded by women, all saying that they would be his true love. sonic shook his head.

"You would do that for me?" Fiona asked. Shrek nodded exuberantly, causing Fiona to smile. She looked to her mother who held her froggy father and nodded. "I want what every princess wants. To live happily ever after..." Shrek took that as answer enough and leaned in for the kiss. His lips were stopped, though, by Fiona's finger. "...with the ogre I married." Shrek broke him to a radiant grin.

"What ever happens, I must not cry," Puss whispered, before breaking into tears.

The clock bells ceased ringing. Shrek and Fiona suddenly glowed with a bright blue light and began they slowly rise in the air. Donkey and Adam were soon engulfed in the same light and rose to the sky as well. Hair began to grow all over Adam's body and he grew larger until the shirt he wore began to tear at the seams. Horns sprouted from his head and claws grew from his hands.

"Oh no! No! No! No!" Donkey whined as his luscious white coat began to turn grey and he shrank to smaller size.

Shrek and Fiona kissed in midair as their skin turned green and the small ears sprouted from their heads. The couple that went through it all in order to be together. Sora, Kairi and everyone else smiled as they slowly began to come back down to the ground, now back to their ogre selves. No one would have it any other way. They floated down with the returned to normal Donkey and the Beast.

"You know," Beast said once he was in his hairy form again. "No matter how many times that happens, I never get use to it."

Donkey landed back on the ground and looked at his donkey body and sighed. It just wasn't the same. "Hey," Shrek said. "You still look like a noble steed to me." Donkey smiled at his ogre friend.

Sora's Keyblade suddenly appeared in his hand. Not far off, the Fairy Godmother's wand rose to the air glowing with bright light. Sora was once again transported to the heart of the world and locked it up tight with his Keyblade.

"What was that?" Shrek asked in awe.

Sora smiled and turned to them all. "Looks like it's time for us to be going soon."

"You're leaving?" Fiona asked.

"Fraid so, love," Jack shrugged. "It was nice catching up with the new family but this lone wolf must walk back down the path life has set up for him." Everyone groaned at the pirate's sappy speech..

"Sora," Shrek said to the boy. "Thanks for all your help. Good thing we picked you guys up. Now I don't usually take a liking to hitchhikers, but you are one big exception."

Sora grinned. "I didn't do anything, Shrek. You saved Fiona."

"But it was your determination that got me through the hard times. You must really care about your...friend." The ogre winked at the last part, causing Sora to blush. Kairi giggled.

"Hey, people!" Puss called. Everyone turned to the stage where Puss, Donkey and Mushu were now standing with huge grins on their faces. "Aren't we supposed to be having a fiesta?"

"Uno, dos, quatro, hit it!" Mushu cried. The band picked up a tune and everyone cheered. They all headed for the dance floor with excitement. Sora turned to Kairi. Now that the danger was over he now noticed just how beautiful she looked in that dress. He blushed lightly.

"Would...you like to dance?" he asked nervously. Kairi smiled.

"I'd be honoured," she replied. Grabbing his hand, she pulled him onto the dance floor.

The song picked up as Puss, Donkey and Mushu grabbed the microphone. "Hey everybody?" Donkey said to the audience. "You ever seen a donkey, a cat and a dragon sing before?"

DONKEY:

She's into superstitions

Black cats and voodoo dolls

"Sing it, Puss!"

PUSS:

I fell a premonition

That girl's gonna make me fall

"Here we go!" Mushu cheered.

MUSHU:

She's into new sensations

New kicks in the candlelight

ALL THREE:

She's got a new addiction

For every day and night

She'll make you take your clothes off

And go dancing in the rain

She'll make you live her crazy life

But she'll take away your pain

Like a bullet to your brain!

Upside, inside out she's livin la vida loca

She'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca

Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha

She will wear you out livin la vida loca. Come on!

Livin la vida loca

She's livin la vida loca

Everyone at the party danced to the musical stylings of the talking animals and their love of Latin music. Shrek and Fiona danced with the white hot intensity that only those truly in love could do. Interestingly, Sora and Kairi danced with the same intensity. They danced on the stage as the animals sang, and Sora actually did a stage dive. Shrek tried the same thing but the audience parted like the Red Sea and he fell to the stone.

Jack and Mulan cascaded together as Jack pulled and dipped her, smiling down at her wryly. Beast, even after undergoing his transformation, still had his groupies, telling him that he was still beautiful. Beast beamed with pride after that, deciding to dance with all of them. Even sonic loosened up a bit for the party, doing his own little style of a jig.

It was a night none of them would ever forget.

And none of them wanted to.

Upside, inside out, she's livin' la vida loca

She'll push and pull you down, livin' la vida loca

Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha

"Dance!" Mushu laughed.

She will wear you out, livin' la vida loca.

"Come on!" Puss shouted.

Livin' la vida loca

"Sing it one more time now!" Donkey yelled.

Livin' la vida loca

Livin' la vida loca!

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