The envious and ambitious Prince Charming joins the villains of the fairytales plotting a coup d';état to become the new king. When Fiona';s father and King of Far Far Away passes away, the clumsy Shrek becomes the immediate successor of the throne. However, Shrek decides to find the legitimate heir Artie in a distant kingdom with his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to be able return to his beloved house in the swamp with the pregnant Fiona.