Shrek Forever After Page #18

Gingy:
(down) Where all your wishes come true.

The ogre pondered this for a bit.

Shrek:
Wait a minute. (grins) I can still fix this.

Donkey:
Now, how you gonna do that?

He then set Gingy down.

Shrek:
You know what? I'm gonna give Rumpelstiltskin exactly what he wants. (turns to Gingy) OK, Gingy, tell me about this...

But to his surprise, there were only crumbs and a gumdrop button on the ground. He looked and saw Puss eating something, and it was apparently Gingy. The cat noticed the ogre looking at him, and gave a sheepish look.

Puss:
Were you going to eat that?

Inside the castle, the citizens came with prisoners of theirs, and none of them were Shrek, as the dictator pointed out while pacing and inspecting each one. One citizen even brought in a bag of flour with a scary green face painted on it.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Not Shrek! That is not Shrek! Also not Shrek!

He then saw Butter Pants and his father with a big green creature they captured.

Rumpelstiltskin:
That's not even an ogre, it is a troll! Nice try. (sees next one) And that...

What he saw was Wolf wearing a Shrek head over his own, claiming to be captured by the pigs.

Wolf:
(dryly) Roar.

Rumpelstiltskin:
...is just sad.

He then spotted Pinocchio with his father, dressed in Shrek's clothes and fake ogre ears, with his face painted green and hands tied by a rope that the puppet was holding.

Rumpelstiltskin:
And what is that supposed to be?

Gepetto:
I'm just a frightened old man.

Pinocchio:
Don't listen to him! These ogres are crafty!

Rumpelstiltskin:
That is your father painted green.

Pinocchio:
No, it's Shrek! Honest!

Then his nose grew and hit Rumpelstiltskin in the face, making the deal maker shout in pain as he swatted it out of his face.

Rumpelstiltskin:
(to a witch) Take them away!

The frustrated villain then went to his table.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Can no one bring me Shrek?! Where is he? How hard can it be?!

He angrily pounded on his table like a two-year-old.

Rumpelstiltskin:
I WANT HIM! I WANT HIM! I WANT HIM!

Then the door of the throne room slammed open, and the ogre he wants is there.

Shrek:
Stiltskin!

Rumpelstiltskin jumped up and looked back, seeing Shrek wander through the aisles.

Shrek:
I hear you're looking for me.

Rumpelstiltskin:
All right! Finally! (calls out and looks around) Who turned him in? Who gets the deal of a lifetime?

Shrek:
I do.

He took the 'deal of a lifetime' contract out of Rumpelstiltskin's hand.

Rumpelstiltskin:
What? But--

Shrek:
If I'm turning myself in, I get the deal of a lifetime.

He plucked a feather from Fifi and dipped in the magic ink jar.

Shrek:
That means you have to give me anything I want.

The scared villain leaped onto the table, stopping him signing it.

Rumpelstiltskin:
No, no, no! Only true love's kiss can break your contract! So if you thought you were just gonna (mimicks walking) doot-doot-doot in here and get your life back--

Shrek:
I'm not here to get my life back.

Rumpelstiltskin:
(with a glare) Then what DO you want?

Outside the castle, Donkey and Puss awaited before all ogres of the resistance magically appeared, one by one, an dropped from the sky. Donkey saw Gretched falling towards where Puss was, so he used his teeth to pull the cat out of the way.

Puss:
The ogres. They are all free.

Of course, Donkey noticed that not ALL of them were free.

Donkey:
But where is Shrek?

They all went up to the gates, knowing Shrek was still inside.

Puss:
This is not good.

Back in the throne room, the villagers have left, and Rumpelstiltskin was leading Shrek, who had his hands shackled, to a dungeon room, with four witches encircling the prisoner and pointing their brooms at him.

Rumpelstiltskin:
I don't know. Not much of a storybook ending. (mockingly) The noble Shrek turns himself in to save a bunch of filthy ogres.

Shrek:
All that matters is that they're free, and Fiona is safe.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Awww, I bet Fiona would be really touched to hear that, but, hey, I guess you can tell her yourself.

He and the cackling witches turned to reveal Fiona, shackled as well, struggling to get out.

Shrek:
Fiona!

Both ogres rushed to each other, but the weight of the shackles and chains held them back. They tried breaking free from them to no avail, and Rumpelstiltskin only cackled maniacally as he watched the two ogres struggle to reach each other in failed attempts to his pure wicked amusement.

Shrek:
Stiltskin, we had a deal! You agreed to free all ogres!

Rumpelstiltskin:
(uncaring tone) Oh, yeah. (slyly) But Fiona isn't all ogre, is she?

He gave a smug, evil smirk. Shrek's face faltered as he looked over at Fiona worryingly.

Rumpelstiltskin:
By day, one way, by night, another. Blardy, blardy, blar. Ha ha!

He skipped merrily out of the room in triumph.

Rumpelstiltskin:
(triumphantly) Nobody's smart but me!

He and the laughing witches left the room, closing the doors and leaving the two prisoners alone. Shrek gave a solemn sad look.

Fiona:
That was a really brave thing you did, Shrek. Thank you.

Shrek:
No, you were right. I wasn't there for you. And not just at the Dragon's Keep, but...every day since.

Fiona:
Well...(gives a small sad smile) you're here now.

Outside, Donkey was determined to get inside, but Gretched held him back by the tail.

Donkey:
Let go of me! I have got to save Shrek!

Gretched:
Don't be a fool, mule!

Brogan:
She's right. Rumpel's palace is locked up tighter than Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard.

Cookie:
And that cupboard wasn't guarded by a whole bunch of mean, ugly, nasty witches.

Of course, two witches guarding the palace from above, heard them.

Palace Witch #1:
Hey! We can hear you!

Brogan:
Sorry!

Then the ogres, Donkey and Puss huddled.

Puss:
We must get into the palace.

Donkey:
Man, Shrek and me just busted out of that place!

Brogan:
But how?

Donkey then saw a shield, and it gave him an idea.

Donkey:
The same way we're gonna bust in.

The group huddled in closer together, with the two palace guard witches curious, wondering what they're talking about. A while later, Rumpelstiltskin, with his speech wig back on for some reason (though it looked untidy), walked back in the throne room, as a witch was hoisting up what appeared to be a new big decorative ball like the one from earlier.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Yay! My new pretty ball!

He noticed that something about this ball was different than the previous one.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Didn't it look bigger in the catalogue? I guess it'll have to do.

Once the witches got it up, some other witches poured magic glowing dust in their cauldrons, causing bright, glowing, blue and pink lights to appear. They pointed their cauldrons like spotlights at the big ball, which began reflecting the bright colorful lights off like a disco ball.

Rumpelstiltskin:
Witches, finally, the moment we've all been waiting for. The main event of the evening!

The floors under him began shifting, revealing something. It was Shrek and Fiona still bound in shackles and chained to the walls, with a spotlight shining down on them.

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