I know I've got a lot to catch up on, but THIS one I got excited about. Just read it. I think you'd like it too. ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own Finding Nemo. Pixar does. Also, SOME OF THESE CHAPTERS WILL BE VERY MUCH LIKE SCENES FROM LBT (LAND BEFORE TIME) I DO NOT OWN LBT, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS DOES. IT IS AN AMAZING MOVIE AND I RESPECT AND ENJOY IT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT IT HAS INSPIRED ME TO WRITE THIS FN FANFICTION.
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Chap 1: Nemo's Temptation
Nemo poked his head out of the anemone cautiously and looked around. "Dad?" he called out. For some reason, his dad wasn't at home after Dory had picked him up and school and dropped him off at home. Confused, he swam out of the anemone and called again. "Dad??"
He soon found himself swimming around the neighborhood, searching for Marlin. The strange thing was fish were staring at him in an odd manner. Their gazes fixed on him, their eyes flashing with a sort of suspicion. Even some of the fish that Nemo knew were doing the same before they turned and went back to their own business. A few gave such deep glances that Nemo shuddered and quickened his pace.
Along the way, he stopped and swim up to others. "Hey!" he said. "Have you seen my dad, Marlin?" The fish simply shrugged and shook their heads.
Nemo continued searching and asking for several minutes. Then, just when he was about to give up thinking anyone would help him, he spotted his three school friends not far away. Surely they would help him. They had to.
"Guys!!" he called and rushed up to them, now panting from swimming around so much. "H-Have you seen my dad around??"
The three of them stared at him a little skeptically. "N-No, sorry, Nemo…"
Nemo looked each one in the eye. "Guys, what's going on? W-Why is everyone acting so weird all of the sudden? What is- Hey, wait, where are you going??"
As Tad, Pearl, and Sheldon rushed off, Nemo swerved around in confusion. He was perplexed to see that the reef was suddenly empty. He looked around. "…H-Hello? Anyone?"
"Nemo." a voice rang out.
Nemo spun around. "Huh? Daddy??"
"Nemo!"
"Dad?" Nemo caught a blurred image of his dad in the distance. "Dad!!" he rushed towards the form as fast as he could.
"Nemo!"
"Over here, Dad! I'm coming!"
Suddenly, as he turned to Nemo, Marlin's orange color paled out into silver right in front of Nemo's eyes. The startled young clownfish came to a halt as the body warped suddenly in a long and large form with narrow eyes and razor sharp teeth.
"Nemo!!"
Nemo screamed as the morphed barracuda suddenly roared and lunged at him.
With a sudden jolt, Nemo jumped up from the anemone floor. Looking around frantically, he only saw Marlin sleeping next to him and the golden tendrils wavering, both completely silent and peaceful. Sighing with relief, Nemo dropped back down on the floor. Just a dream…he told himself.
"Nemo!"
A sudden call made Nemo jump up in surprise again. He looked around. His dad was fast asleep on the floor beside him.
"Hey, Nemo!"
"Huh?"
"Out here!"
"Where?"
"Here!"
Nemo poked his head out of the anemone and saw his friend Tad floating right there. "Tad?"
"Shh! I'm not supposed to be here!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"I can't sleep!" the young butterfly fish replied. "Where were you today?"
"Dad and I spent the day over at Dory's."
"You totally missed out on the action! Squirt found the coolest place by the Drop-Off! You've gotta come see it!"
"Now?"
"Shh! Yes, now!"
"No way. In the morning. Nemo said flatly.
"But tomorrow's Monday!"
"So?"
"So, we could get caught, don't ya get it? If we go now, we can get there without getting caught, and nobody would follow us!"
Glancing down, Nemo seemed discouraged. "Well…my dad doesn't want me going to the Drop-Off alone, e-especially at night."
"You won't be alone; you'll be with me! So if we go now, there'll be no one following us, you can come right back and not get in trouble with your dad, and we won't have Sheldon and Pearl slowin' us down! You're the only one that can swim with any purpose! So can ya come? Please?"
Nemo looked at him and thought. After a few minutes, he firmly held his ground. "No." he said. "No, I can't go, Tad!"
"Why not?" Tad teased. "You scared?"
"No!" Nemo spat, annoyed. "But last time I disobeyed my dad, I got kidnapped, remember??"
Tad slapped his forehead. "Good grief, you are SO paranoid! You are NOT disobeying you dad! I already told you."
"…The answer is NO, Tad." Nemo turned and swam back inside the anemone.
After a minute, Tad shrugged and began to swim away, talking to himself. "Oh, well. You'd think after exploring the ocean, he wouldn't be such a wimp… Maybe he's not the hero everyone says he is."
Overhearing Tad's little self-conversation, Nemo frowned. He poked his head out and watched his friend swim off. Then, he glanced back at his dad. After a minute, he darted out of the anemone. "Hey, Tad, wait up!!"
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R+R?? PLEEZ?? I promise, I won't let you down on this one!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Finding Nemo. Pixar does. Also, SOME OF THESE CHAPTERS WILL BE VERY MUCH LIKE SCENES FROM LBT (LAND BEFORE TIME) I DO NOT OWN LBT, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS DOES. IT IS AN AMAZING MOVIE AND I RESPECT AND ENJOY IT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT IT HAS INSPIRED ME TO WRITE THIS FN FANFICTION.
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Chap 1: Nemo's Temptation
Nemo poked his head out of the anemone cautiously and looked around. "Dad?" he called out. For some reason, his dad wasn't at home after Dory had picked him up and school and dropped him off at home. Confused, he swam out of the anemone and called again. "Dad??"
He soon found himself swimming around the neighborhood, searching for Marlin. The strange thing was fish were staring at him in an odd manner. Their gazes fixed on him, their eyes flashing with a sort of suspicion. Even some of the fish that Nemo knew were doing the same before they turned and went back to their own business. A few gave such deep glances that Nemo shuddered and quickened his pace.
Along the way, he stopped and swim up to others. "Hey!" he said. "Have you seen my dad, Marlin?" The fish simply shrugged and shook their heads.
Nemo continued searching and asking for several minutes. Then, just when he was about to give up thinking anyone would help him, he spotted his three school friends not far away. Surely they would help him. They had to.
"Guys!!" he called and rushed up to them, now panting from swimming around so much. "H-Have you seen my dad around??"
The three of them stared at him a little skeptically. "N-No, sorry, Nemo…"
Nemo looked each one in the eye. "Guys, what's going on? W-Why is everyone acting so weird all of the sudden? What is- Hey, wait, where are you going??"
As Tad, Pearl, and Sheldon rushed off, Nemo swerved around in confusion. He was perplexed to see that the reef was suddenly empty. He looked around. "…H-Hello? Anyone?"
"Nemo." a voice rang out.
Nemo spun around. "Huh? Daddy??"
"Nemo!"
"Dad?" Nemo caught a blurred image of his dad in the distance. "Dad!!" he rushed towards the form as fast as he could.
"Nemo!"
"Over here, Dad! I'm coming!"
Suddenly, as he turned to Nemo, Marlin's orange color paled out into silver right in front of Nemo's eyes. The startled young clownfish came to a halt as the body warped suddenly in a long and large form with narrow eyes and razor sharp teeth.
"Nemo!!"
Nemo screamed as the morphed barracuda suddenly roared and lunged at him.
With a sudden jolt, Nemo jumped up from the anemone floor. Looking around frantically, he only saw Marlin sleeping next to him and the golden tendrils wavering, both completely silent and peaceful. Sighing with relief, Nemo dropped back down on the floor. Just a dream…he told himself.
"Nemo!"
A sudden call made Nemo jump up in surprise again. He looked around. His dad was fast asleep on the floor beside him.
"Hey, Nemo!"
"Huh?"
"Out here!"
"Where?"
"Here!"
Nemo poked his head out of the anemone and saw his friend Tad floating right there. "Tad?"
"Shh! I'm not supposed to be here!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"I can't sleep!" the young butterfly fish replied. "Where were you today?"
"Dad and I spent the day over at Dory's."
"You totally missed out on the action! Squirt found the coolest place by the Drop-Off! You've gotta come see it!"
"Now?"
"Shh! Yes, now!"
"No way. In the morning. Nemo said flatly.
"But tomorrow's Monday!"
"So?"
"So, we could get caught, don't ya get it? If we go now, we can get there without getting caught, and nobody would follow us!"
Glancing down, Nemo seemed discouraged. "Well…my dad doesn't want me going to the Drop-Off alone, e-especially at night."
"You won't be alone; you'll be with me! So if we go now, there'll be no one following us, you can come right back and not get in trouble with your dad, and we won't have Sheldon and Pearl slowin' us down! You're the only one that can swim with any purpose! So can ya come? Please?"
Nemo looked at him and thought. After a few minutes, he firmly held his ground. "No." he said. "No, I can't go, Tad!"
"Why not?" Tad teased. "You scared?"
"No!" Nemo spat, annoyed. "But last time I disobeyed my dad, I got kidnapped, remember??"
Tad slapped his forehead. "Good grief, you are SO paranoid! You are NOT disobeying you dad! I already told you."
"…The answer is NO, Tad." Nemo turned and swam back inside the anemone.
After a minute, Tad shrugged and began to swim away, talking to himself. "Oh, well. You'd think after exploring the ocean, he wouldn't be such a wimp… Maybe he's not the hero everyone says he is."
Overhearing Tad's little self-conversation, Nemo frowned. He poked his head out and watched his friend swim off. Then, he glanced back at his dad. After a minute, he darted out of the anemone. "Hey, Tad, wait up!!"
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R+R?? PLEEZ?? I promise, I won't let you down on this one!!!