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everything, but does not see it, and returns to the party. Walking home, Shrek encounters Rumpelstiltskin, who offers him a day to feel like a real ogre again, in exchange for a day from Shrek’s childhood which Shrek would not remember in the first place. Suspicious but happy at the prospect of a relaxing vacation, Shrek signs the contract, and abruptly lands in a world where he is still feared by villagers. Shrek enjoys causing ogreish mischief before he sees wanted signs for him and Fiona and discovers that his home has become a deserted tree stump. Shrek is attacked by a group of witches and knocked unconscious. Shrek wakes up in a cage being hauled by an ungroomed Donkey, who does not recognize Shrek. Shrek is brought to Rumpelstiltskin, king of Far Far Away. Rumpelstiltskin reveals that the day Shrek traded away was the day he was born. Since he was never born, Fiona was never rescued, and Queen Lillian and King Harold signed the contract to make "all of their problems disappear", causing them to literally disappear; thus, Rumpelstiltskin took over, and has enslaved the ogre population. Rumpelstiltskin then reveals that when his day is up, Shrek will be erased from existence as well. Shrek steals a broom and escapes with Donkey. Though Donkey is initially afraid of Shrek, he returns when he finds Shrek crying over his daughter Felicia's squeaky ogre doll. Having never seen an ogre cry before, Donkey decides to trust him. Donkey reveals to Shrek the escape clause of Rumpelstiltskin’s contract: if Shrek receives "True Love’s First
Kiss", the contract will be rendered null and void. After not finding Fiona in the tower, the two discover a secret community of ogres led by Fiona. Fiona, who does not recognize Shrek, dismisses his attempts to reconcile with her. Shrek also finds Puss in Boots, now Fiona’s pet who retired from swordsmanship and is fat and lazy. Puss does not recognize Shrek, but he befriends him when he realizes his love for Fiona. Rumpelstiltskin is to lead the nightly ogre hunt, and Fiona plans to ambush him. However, Rumpelstiltskin has hired the Pied Piper, whose magical flute entrances the army of ogres to dance themselves to the castle (to the song "Shake Your Groove Thing"). Puss and Donkey save Fiona and Shrek. Shrek tries to convince Fiona they were meant to be together in another life by revealing details of their life together and begs for