Shrek Page #17

FIONA:

This is me.

Donkey looks into her eyes as she pets his muzzle, and he quiets

down.

DONKEY:

Princess? What happened to you? You're,

uh, uh, uh, different.

FIONA:

I'm ugly, okay?

DONKEY:

Well, yeah! Was it something you ate?

'Cause I told Shrek those rats was a

bad idea. You are what you eat, I said.

Now - -

FIONA:

No. I - - I've been this way as long

as I can remember.

DONKEY:

What do you mean? Look, I ain't never

seen you like this before.

FIONA:

It only happens when sun goes down.

"By night one way, by day another. This

shall be the norm... until you find

true love's first kiss... and then take

love's true form."

DONKEY:

Ah, that's beautiful. I didn't know

you wrote poetry.

FIONA:

It's a spell. (sigh) When I was a little

girl, a witch cast a spell on me. Every

night I become this. This horrible,

ugly beast! I was placed in a tower

to await the day my true love would

rescue me. That's why I have to marry

Lord Farquaad tomorrow before the sun

sets and he sees me like this. (begins

to cry)

DONKEY:

All right, all right. Calm down. Look,

it's not that bad. You're not that ugly.

Well, I ain't gonna lie. You are ugly.

But you only look like this at night.

Shrek's ugly 24-7.

FIONA:

But Donkey, I'm a princess, and this

is not how a princess is meant to look.

DONKEY:

Princess, how 'bout if you don't marry

Farquaad?

FIONA:

I have to. Only my true love's kiss

can break the spell.

DONKEY:

But, you know, um, you're kind of an

orge, and Shrek - - well, you got a

lot in common.

FIONA:

Shrek?

OUTSIDE:

Shrek is walking towards the windmill with a sunflower in his

hand.

SHREK:

(to himself) Princess, I - - Uh, how's

it going, first of all? Good? Um, good

for me too. I'm okay. I saw this flower

and thought of you because it's pretty

and - - well, I don't really like it,

but I thought you might like it 'cause

you're pretty. But I like you anyway.

I'd - - uh, uh...(sighs) I'm in trouble.

Okay, here we go.

He walks up to the door and pauses outside when he hears Donkey

and Fiona talking.

FIONA:

(os) I can't just marry whoever I want.

Take a good look at me, Donkey. I mean,

really, who can ever love a beast so

hideous and ugly? "Princess" and "ugly"

don't go together. That's why I can't

stay here with Shrek.

Shrek steps back in shock.

FIONA:

(os) My only chance to live happily

ever after is to marry my true love.

Shrek heaves a deep sigh. He throws the flower down and walks

away.

INSIDE:

FIONA:

Don't you see, Donkey? That's just how

it has to be. It's the only way to break

the spell.

DONKEY:

You at least gotta tell Shrek the truth.

FIONA:

No! You can't breathe a word. No one

must ever know.

DONKEY:

What's the point of being able to talk

if you gotta keep secrets?

FIONA:

Promise you won't tell. Promise!

DONKEY:

All right, all right. I won't tell him.

But you should. (goes outside) I just

know before this is over, I'm gonna

need a whole lot of serious therapy.

Look at my eye twitchin'.

Fiona comes out the door and watches him walk away. She looks

down and spots the sunflower. She picks it up before going back

inside the windmill.

MORNING:

Donkey is asleep. Shrek is nowhere to be seen. Fiona is still

awake. She is plucking petals from the sunflower.

FIONA:

I tell him, I tell him not. I tell him,

I tell him not. I tell him. (she quickly

runs to the door and goes outside) Shrek!

Shrek, there's something I want...(she

looks and sees the rising sun, and as

the sun crests the sky she turns back

into a human.)

Just as she looks back at the sun she sees Shrek stomping towards

her.

FIONA:

Shrek. Are you all right?

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