ANGEL FROM THE REEF
CHAPTER 1. HOPE REBORN
Coral lay on the ocean floor Injured but still alive she regained concuousness when she heard a loud noise. She thought for a moment the barracuda was back she saw a huge shadow and tried to swim away but was suddenly surrounded by an invisible barrier. She felt herself being carried away and out of the ocean she was placed in darkness. Then she heard another sound a motor she was on a boat! Coral wondered if Marlin had survived or any of the eggs or if she'd see them again. She fell asleep again still weak. When the female clownfish came too she was in normal water again. She swam but she was trapped in a box. "Where am I? Where's the reef?" She asked. "Hey calm down there miss you'll be okay." A huge blowfish said. "Who are you?" Coral asked. "I'm Bloat and your part of the ever growing tank gang. Hey Gill we have a new one!" Bloat called. Coral saw an intense looking Moorish Idol swim over he was scarred on his right side and his right fin was injured. Coral herself was scarred from her fight with the barracuda her left and right fins had pieces missing from them a big chunk of her dorsal fin and tail fin were gone and she had scars on her body but was still attractive. "I'm Gill this is Bloat and Jaques is around here somewhere. So where you from miss?" Gill finally asked. "My name's Coral and I'm from the ocean." She said. "No kiddin' I was from the ocean too we'll get you home one day Coral I promise." Gill said.
Six years later the three fish had more join them first came Gurgle a neurotic royal gramma, Bubbles a hyperactive yellow tang, then Deb the black and white humbug and Peach the starfish. Many times they tried to escape and failed then one day a newcomer came that would change their lives forever. Coral was sleeping when she heard a splash and a little kid screaming. She woke up and swam over it was a little clownfish but at closer glance he looked familiar somehow. "Hey there it'll be okay little one." She said. "Are you an angle?" He asked. " No I'm Coral and... "Hey there Am I late what'd he use to open?" Nigel the Pelican asked. "Gator Gliden drill." Bubbles said. "He's been favoring that one lately...hello who's this?" Nigel asked Nemo. "New guy." Deb said. " Dentist took him off the reef." Bloat finished. "An outtie from my neck of the woods. Sorry if I ever took a snap fish gotta swim birds gotta eat." Nigel said. The dentist shooed him away. "Aw the picture broke. This here's Darla my niece she'll be 8 this week. Hey little fella say hello to your new mummy. You're her present...oh shh it's a secret." The dentist said to Nemo. At those words Coral for some reason became very concerned for this new child. Nmeo panicked at what the others said about Darla. He got stuck in the tube. "Daddy help me!" He yelled. Coral was the first over followed by the others. "Nobody touch him!" Gill ordered. "No one touch him." He repeated coming into view. "Can you help me?" Nemo asked. "No ya got yourself in you can get yourself out." Gill responded. Coral knew Gill wasn't being cold he'd seen the newcomer had a bad fin like himself but knew that was no excuse. "Alternate wiggling your fins." Gill calmly told Nemo. "I can't I have a bad fin." Nemo whimpered. Gill turned so Nemo could see Gill's own right fin. "Never stopped me just think about what ya need to do." Gill coached. At these words Nemo wriggled fiercly and came free. Coral swam over to the little one. "Are you okay?" She asked. "I'm fine. You sound like dad." Nemo said to Coral. " So kid ya gotta name?" Bloat asked. "Nemo. I'm Nemo. "He said. "Did you say your name is Nemo?" Coral asked. " Yeah my dad named me that he said mom wanted me to be named that. His name's Marlin." Nemo explained. "I knew your father very well and I still miss him I hoped he and at least one of our eggs survived. Nemo I'm your mother." Coral said crying. "Mom!?" Nemo exclaimed. Realsing it was the truth. "Nemo! Oh I'm so glad to here you lived. I won't let that girl take you from me I promise." Coral said. "Wow Coral and Gill from the ocean just like you." Peach said. "Yeah I'm thinkin' tonight we give Coral's kid a proper reception. If that's allright with his mom." Gill replied looking at Coral. "It's okay with me." Coral said. Nemo hugged his newly found mother and wished his father could've been here.
