From Riches to Rags and Back Again: Doris, a Barmaid

In the hit box office movie, Shrek 2, Doris the Ugly Stepsister played her debue role as the bartender of the Poison Apple. But how did this stepsister go from a high class mansion to a run of the mill bar. We have uncovered more truths about Doris's secret past.

What happened after Cinderella's "Happily Ever After?"

What you've most likely been told is that Cinderella met Prince Charming and they lived "Happily Ever After." But, that theory has already been disproved. Cinderella did not marry Charming or run away with him. Instead, she opened up a sweatshop high up in the Gum Drop Mountains with seven dwarves to do her bidding. She was sick of being bossed around by her stepmother so she decided to use the dwarves as her outlet. Doris did not like this idea though so she set out to find the hidden sweatshop and stop Cinderella's schemes of using the dwarves to make legwarmers and knee socks. She left on a journey that would take her many weeks and much time. Untill one day when Doris was hiking through the mountains and she saw smoke coming from behind a group of hills. She snuck through the rolling hills untill the factory was visible. but she needed a way inside the facilities. A plan hatched in her head as her eyes fled toward the mighty smoke stacks. Once inside the tremendous building, Doris made her way to the main sewing sector of the sweatshop. She rallied the seven dwarves after disabling the camera system. Doris told them of her escape plan and they quickly obliged to leave with her. But as the dwarves escaped to the rodevue point, Doris confronted her stepsister. She was in her office at the time when Doris broke the down her door. For nearly and hour they bickered on the subject of their past untill Doris was able to talk her sister into closing the shop. When they where leaving the massive facility, Doris gained the upper hand by smacking Cinderella with an iron beam hanging off of one of the walls. She locked her unconscient body in a closet to await the authorities. Afterwards Doris caught up with the dwarves at a cottage hidden in the Lollipop Woods.

The Birth and Death of a Kingdom

With the help of the seven escapees, Doris was able to find a refuge that would accomodate all of them and more. While in the forest one day, Doris stumbled upon a road that led to an emmence castle. It seemed that it had not been in use for nearly a century but with a little elbow grease, it could provide an excellent home. In fact, after months of renovations, the castle was brought up to code and sheltered not only Doris and the seven dwarves, but a small group of outcasts from a nearby kingdom. It was no the best civilization, but it was home. For some time that is. You see, Doris was not the best ruler there was. However, her successor was no better. Perhaps even worse. After nearly five years of reign, a revolt was formed to overthrow Doris. Two hundred knights led by the Wicked Queen, seized control of the knigdom and banished Doris to the forest. She traveled through the forest for about two days, searching for her old cottage. When she finally found it, she was greeted by the seven dwarves, Sleeping Beauty, and three fairies. She told them all to remain safe at the house untill the queen was out of power. Doris left after one night and began her journey to find a bounty hunter. Though she didn't like the idea, she knew she had to do it. While renting a room at a bar near Far Far Away, she came across an old hag that was available for any sort of service. Doris arranged a meeting with her to discuss the matter at stake. The next morning, the old hag left the kingdom with a satchel of gold and a mission in mind. (To learn more about her mission, please refer to the link on the side of the page) Doris remained at the bar for weeks, never returning to the castle. she knew she was not fit to run it, so she didn't bother. She became friends with the bartender of the Poison Apple and shared many fond memories with him. Tragedy soon found Doris and took away her knew friend. With help needed at the bar, she took up his post and spent the next few years at the Poison Apple.

A New Friend

One day, she met a handsome man, his horse, and his feline sidekick, whom she was already familiar with. She felt much attraction to this sorrowful man so she followed him to the castle that he was visiting. She snuck through the crowd at Fiona's ball only to find that this man was married. To cheer herself up, she signed up for a contest after the ball known as Far Far Away Idol. after losing the contest to Simon Cowell, she began mingling with the other contestants. Fiona became friends with Doris and invited her to come to a get-together of her friends at the castle the next day. Doris abandoned her post at the bar to spend more time with her new "friends."

That is how this princess went from Riches to Rags and Back Again