It had been five days since the passing of King Harold. The whole kingdom was scarred for those days because they had lost their beloved leader. It was still hard on Shrek, Fiona, and Lillian, but they were getting warmed up to the fact that he wasn't coming back.

Fiona had a hard time coming out of her room, and Lillian had a hard time setting up his funeral, which was the day before. Shrek still stayed with Fiona; he cried with her and comforted her, even though he could feel pain from King Harold's death.

Sadly, Lillian hasn't told Shrek that he was the next one in line for king… and Fiona hasn't told him about the baby yet.

That morning, Shrek had woken up before Fiona, and he walked out of the room. He sighed when he closed the door, and when he looked out the large windows, he saw raindrops falling.

Of course it's raining, he thought. He started to walk down the hallway towards the back door of the castle. When he reached the back door, he opened it and walked outside.

He took a deep breath, and let it out. Shrek thought, I just wish everyone would be happy right now, but it is still not possible because the king is dead.

He was in the position where he could see part of the kingdom in his view. He would scan the people walking to King Harold's water grave or doing their normal chores.

He knew he was getting drenched by the rain, so he decided to walk back in the castle. When he closed the door behind him, he saw Donkey and Puss standing right there.

Shrek gasped in shock, and he asked, "What are you two doing? Don't you guys know that it's only 8:30?"

Donkey scoffed, and he said, "Shrek, we wake up whenever we feel like it, no matter what time it is. We don't really care about the time."

Shrek started walking down the hallway, but Donkey and Puss followed him. Shrek asked, "What do you guys want then?"

Puss claimed, "The queen sent us to you. We have been awake for about thirty minutes, but she wanted us to bring you to her."

Shrek stopped, and he faced his friends. He asked, "What does she need from me?"

Donkey said, "Not sure. That's why we went to go get you because we had no idea."

Shrek sighed, and he said, "I really hope nobody died again or something like that." He started to walk towards Queen Lillian's room, and Donkey and Puss exchanged confused looks.

Donkey thought, he's obviously not in a good mood. He is probably upset about the baby or something… I really hope not.

As they walked towards the queen's room, Donkey asked, "What's wrong with you, Shrek? Why are you in such a crappy mood?"

Shrek glanced at Donkey with a frown on his face, and he said, "I am not in a crappy mood, Donkey. I am just upset that Fiona is upset. I don't like it when she's upset, and I'm upset that Dad is dead, even though he hated me at first."

Puss asked, "So Fiona didn't say anything to make you upset?" Shrek thought, what would she have said to make me upset?

Shrek said, "No, Puss. Plus, there is nothing she could say that would make me upset."

Donkey and Puss gave each other confused looks, thinking, she hasn't told him yet?!

Donkey thought, if she doesn't tell him soon, then I will have to tell him myself! He was furious that Fiona hasn't told Shrek about the baby yet… so was Puss.

They continued to walk to Lillian's room, and Donkey asked, "Shrek, I just have to ask, and this is for no specific reason, but what is your opinion on becoming a father right now?"

Shrek then froze in the middle of the hallway, causing Donkey and Puss to collide into the back of him. They collapsed to the ground, and Shrek turned to face them. He asked, "No, Donkey, what is the reason for this question? Don't you think it would be random to ask a man that out of nowhere?"

Donkey and Puss both stood up, and Puss said, "Well, indeed, Boss. It is random, but we're just curious, that's all. So just tell us your opinion."

Shrek said with some frustration, "No! I will not answer that question! It is a stupid question." He turned around, and started walking to Lillian's room again.

Donkey and Puss exchanged angry looks, and they ran up to Shrek. Donkey ran in front of him, causing him to stop, and he said, "Hey, hey, hey, ho, hey! Come on, Shrek. We are just… uh, concerned about your feelings. Just tell us your opinion."

Shrek smiled, and then his smile faded as he said, "No, Donkey. Move out of my way." He walked right by them, and Donkey and Puss frowned at him.

As Shrek walked down the hallway, Donkey yelled, "So you don't want to know the secret Fiona is hiding from you for about two weeks?!"

That made Shrek freeze; he thought, Fiona is keeping a secret from me?! What the hell?!

Shrek turned around, and he had a sad look on his face. He asked, "What? What secret?"

Donkey and Puss smirked at each other, thinking, he doesn't care, so we aren't going to tell him.

Puss said, "No, Boss. If you want to know so bad, you go ask Fiona. We aren't going to spoil it for you. But first, you better see the queen, Boss."

Shrek said, "No, tell me now!" Donkey and Puss turned around and started walking away from him with smirks on their faces.

Shrek started quickly walking in their direction, saying, "Guys, tell me the secret!"

Then, he was stopped by the sound of Lillian's voice calling to him, "Shrek! I need to see you!" Shrek thought, wow; perfect timing.

He turned to face the queen, and he had a smile on his face. He said, "Oh, good morning, Mom. Can I help you with something?"

He thought, please make this quick…

Lillian walked up to him, and gently grabbed his hands. She was smiling at him, and she said, "I will make this very clear, so I need you to listen to me very closely, alright?"

Shrek nodded with a smile on his face, and Lillian sighed. She said, "You are the next heir to become king of Far Far Away."

Shrek's eyes widened, and he asked, "What?"

Lillian said, "Well, since Harold passed away, you are the next oldest male relative to him, which would make you the next king."

Shrek sighed, and he thought, there is no way in hell I could be king of this kingdom! There has to be another heir!

Shrek protested, "But, Mom, I can't be king of Far Far Away. I am definitely not fit for it. Plus, I am still technically an ogre, and no ogre can run a kingdom. I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do it."

Lillian looked deep in his eyes, and she said, "Please, Shrek. I know you don't think you'd be a good king, but I think everyone would love for you to run this kingdom. Everyone loves you! You'd be such a great king!"

Shrek smiled, and he said, "Well, thank you, but I don't think it would be best. I was not raised in a royal family. There has to be another heir. Anyone!"

Lillian thought, well, I guess we have to go with Artie. Maybe he'll be a decent king… I guess.

She sighed, and she replied, "Well, yes there is."

Shrek's face lit up, and he asked, "Really? Who is he, Mom?" He thought, thank God. Now I don't have to be king!

She smiled, and nodded. Lillian responded, "He is Fiona's teenage cousin, Arthur Pendragon. He is only 15-years-old, so he may not be as mature, but it's worth a shot."

Shrek asked, "Where is he?"

"He's across the sea at a high school called Worcestershire Academy. I was wondering if you could possibly get on a ship tomorrow and go get him…"

Shrek thought, I knew I would have to go get him, but it's better than actually becoming king.

Lillian said, "I already have a viking and a ship ready to sail. He can take you there, and take you back here with Artie."

Shrek smiled and he sighed. He replied, "You know, I will do this for the kingdom, Mom. I will go to Worcestershire and get Arthur. Since it is still morning, I would be fine with leaving today. The sooner the better, right?"

They both chuckled, and Lillian said, "Well, perfect. I will go tell the viking that you are ready to sail there. He should be ready in about thirty minutes or so. So please take the time to gather things you'd like to bring with you."

Shrek nodded, and he said, "You got it, Mom."

"Meet me at the dock in thirty minutes, darling."

Shrek nodded, and then Lillian gave him a kiss on his cheek. They both smiled at each other, and they walked away from each other.

In Fiona's bedroom, Fiona woke up, and she yawned when she sat up. She looked over at the other side of the bed, and she asked, "Shrek?"

She stood up from the bed, and she started heading slowly towards the door in confusion. Suddenly, the door flung open, and Donkey and Puss stormed in.

Fiona gasped, and she said, "Jesus! Have you guys seen Shrek?"

Donkey and Puss had frowns on their faces, and Donkey said angrily, "Well, yes we have seen Shrek, and we wanted to ask you why you haven't told him about the baby yet!"

Fiona's eyes widened in shock, and she asked, "Did you tell him?! Tell me you didn't tell him!"

Puss said, "We didn't, but what we did say was that you had a secret you were hiding from him."

Fiona shrieked, "Why would you guys do that?! You know this is a big thing!"

Donkey confronted her, "Princess! We are tired of you keeping this from him! He deserves to know because he is about to become a parent to this kid! He needs to know now so he doesn't panic when the baby is closer to arriving! You need to tell him now!"

Fiona angrily said, "I know, Donkey! I tried to five days ago, but then Christopher came in telling everyone that my dad died! I was literally in the middle of telling him! So don't get mad at me! There was not another perfect time to tell him! I will tell him!"

Donkey rolled his eyes, and Puss asked, "You are not going to break this promise, right? This needs to be told to Shrek right now."

Fiona sighed, and she said, "I will tell him. I promise you that."

Then, out of nowhere, Shrek came in her room asking, "Tell me what, Fiona?" He had a hint of smart-elec in his voice, which signaled to her that he heard her probably.

Fiona gasped, and Donkey and Puss's gazes immediately fell on Fiona. Their looks said "Tell him now!"

Shrek was giving Fiona a confused look, and Fiona gave Shrek a terrified look. She said nervously, "Oh, hi, honey… I didn't see you come in."

Shrek slightly rolled his eyes, and he went straight to the point. "What secret do you have to tell me, Fiona? I know you love me so much that you wouldn't keep things from me. But now, I am starting to rethink that claim," he said.

Fiona asked, trying to laugh it off, "What are you talking about? I am not hiding anything from you. I wouldn't hide anything from you."

"Ob yeah? Then what is the secret that Donkey is talking about, huh? What's going on?" he asked with a little anger in his voice.

Fiona hesitated; she thought, he's definitely not going to be happy now, no matter if I tell him or not.

He said, "I know you wouldn't keep secrets from me, Fiona." He thought, she's going to have to tell me now. Pressure's on.

Shrek had a small smirk on his face, and Donkey then frustratedly said, "Oh, for God's sake, just tell him already!"

Fiona could feel tears coming up her eyes because she was so scared, more scared than anything she's ever experienced. Then, she closed her eyes, thinking, here I go. I'm going to tell him right now.

"I'm… I'm... pregnant," Fiona said nervously, her eyes glued shut. She couldn't bear to see the look on Shrek's face, so she kept her eyes shut.

Shrek's eyes widened, his jaw dropped. He was in utter shock; he did not see this coming. How could I become a father?! I am not fit to be a dad! I never have! I am going to ruin everything! How could she keep this from me?!

Shrek's smirk turned into an angry frown; he was obviously not happy. He asked, "What?! How could you keep this from me?!"

Fiona quickly opened her eyes, and she said tearfully, "I'm sorry! I tried to tell you at your party, but then right when I was about to tell you, Christopher told everyone that my father had passed! I seriously was going to tell you!"

Shrek angrily said, "Yeah, well, you didn't! Something like this, Fiona, shouldn't be kept from me! This is huge! You can't keep this from me! That's just selfish!"

"No it's not, Shrek! I was scared as hell to see your reaction, and I am just as furious as you are right now about this! I didn't expect to be pregnant right now, but I am!" she yelled.

Donkey and Puss backed away from the yelling couple, and Puss mouthed to Donkey, "What the hell did we do?"

Shrek sighed angrily, and he ran a hand through his hair. He turned to face the door, and he said, "Fiona, you know I am not ready to be a father. I am only 25-years-old! I am definitely not fit for it!"

Fiona protested, "Well, if you try, maybe you can become a good father! You can't underestimate yourself! Like always, whenever you get a challenge, you always complain about it and don't find a way to face it! That's why things never work with you!"

Shrek yelled, "That is not true! I am about to take on a big challenge by getting your cousin from across the sea and bringing him back here so he can become king! I was supposed to become king, but I don't want to do it because I'm an ogre! Your cousin would be-!"

"You are not an ogre! Even if you were, that shouldn't be your excuse for things! It's the same excuse for all the things you don't want to do! That's why it was hard for you to fall in love with me! I didn't give a damn what you were! I loved you for who you were! It's annoying when you use the stupid goddamn excuse!" she yelled.

Shrek clenched his fists together, and he sighed angrily. "You know what, Fiona, you go get your cousin. I am going to go away for awhile. I don't want to deal with anyone in your family right now. Including you," he angrily said.

Fiona gasped, along with Donkey and Puss. Puss said, "Boss, you don't mean that…"

Shrek looked at Puss with an angry look on his face, and he said, "Oh, I sure do. I'm not going to get your cousin, Fiona. You go get him. I'm getting out of here."

Fiona asked, "What are you saying, Shrek? You want to stay away from me for a long time or forever?"

"Exactly! I'm going back to the swamp! Don't even think about trying to change my mind because my mind has already changed about you!" he yelled.

Fiona's eyes filled with hot tears; she couldn't be anymore heartbroken. She knew Shrek didn't want her anymore, so she might as well do what he said.

She sadly said, "I-I will go get my cousin. You can stay away from me as long as you'd like."

"Good," he said. Shrek walked towards the door, and Donkey slowly walked behind him. Shrek then faced Donkey and said, "Stay here! I don't want to deal with any of you!"

Donkey lowered his body in sadness, and he said, "But Shrek, you need help."

"No I don't! I can survive on my own!" he claimed. He looked up at his wife and friends one last time with a frown on his face. He turned and opened the door; Shrek said, before slamming the door, "See you in 9 months, Fiona."

Shrek slammed the door, already heading towards the exit of the castle. Fiona, Donkey, and Puss stayed put in the room, still shocked about what just happened.

Donkey looked up at Fiona, and he said, "Princess…"

Fiona's tears spilled down her face, and she said, "Don't. I am just going to go to get Arthur. You guys can come if you want."

Puss said, jumping on her shoulder, "It will be alright, princesa. We will be here for you."

Fiona's hands covered her face, and she started to sob, harder than ever. She thought, I knew this was a bad idea, but he totally overreacted. He's a bastard.

About ten minutes later after sobbing, Fiona walked down to the dock, along with Donkey and Puss. They haven't left her side at all.

Lillian was already waiting down there for her, and she had a smile on her face. She said, "Good morning, Fiona!"

Fiona still had tears spilling from her eyes, and she groaned, "Good morning."

As Fiona got closer, Lillian's smile faded, and she asked, "Darling, what's wrong? What happened?"

She responded, "Shrek… he left."

Lillian gasped, and she asked, "What?! Why?!" She thought, oh no… he probably found out about the baby.

Fiona sobbed, "I kept the baby thing away from him too long, and he was really upset about that. Then, he told me about him becoming king, and how he couldn't do it. I got all mad at him for making excuses about not becoming a good father and king. Then, it just went downhill from there. He said he would see me in 9 months, and he didn't want any part of us for awhile."

Lillian hugged Fiona, and Fiona returned the hug, still sobbing. Lillian said, feeling sympathy for her, "Darling, it will be alright. We will be here for you. Right now, I just need you to go get your cousin, Arthur. The viking will take you to his school and back here."

Fiona looked up at her mother with teared up eyes, and she asked, "What does he look like, Mom?"

"Blonde hair… blue eyes, kind of scrawny looking," she replied.

Fiona sighed, looking back up at the castle. She said, "I will go get him… I will also miss Shrek. I am going to go get him when I come back."