Chapter 2
Dory swam all the way to her home. She lied down and cried. Tears were streaming down her face. Her parents quickly swam over to her, giving her gentle strokes.
"Oh, sweetie, it's okay. Please don't cry. I'm sure Marlin didn't mean to yell at you," Jenny explained softly.
Charlie nodded in agreement. "Your mother's right, Dory. He was just worried about you."
Dory sniffed, wiping her tears away. She gave a small smile and chuckled. "Well, he's always worried about me. So I don't blame him for that."
Her parents smiled, happy that their daughter is okay. "Do you want us to stay here with you, honey?" Jenny asked.
Dory shook her head. "No, thanks, I'm fine. I'm just gonna rest here for a bit."
"Okay, Kelpcake. Come to us if you need anything." They left, holding fins as they swam away.
Marlin swam back to the reef with Nemo beside him. "What have I done? This is the second time I yelled at her."
"It's okay, Dad," Nemo said, smiling up at his father,"you didn't mean to yell at her. You were just worried about her, that's all. Yet, you always worry about her." He gave a small chuckle.
Marlin glanced down at his son, giving a small smile. He realized that he was right. He always felt like a father figure to Dory. "You're right, son. I was just so worried about her. If anything happens to her, I'll try my best to look out or search for her."
They arrived at the reef. Marlin could see Dory's brain coral. "Nemo, you can go play. I'm going to apologize to Dory."
"Okay, Dad." He swam off towards the anemone to go play.
Marlin smiled at his son before swimming over to Dory's brain coral.
Dory looked up when she saw Marlin. "Hi, Marlin!"
Marlin frowned and sighed. "Look, Dory. I'm really sorry for yelling at you. I was just so worried about you. I thought you were seriously hurt, or worse, dead," he explained to her, giving her an innocent look in his eyes.
"Wait. You yelled at me?" she questioned, looking at him, confused.
He nodded. "Yes, Dory, I did. I shouldn't have done that. I take back everything I said."
"Oh, now I remember! It's okay, Marlin. I forgive you." She got out of her brain coral and hugged Marlin.
Marlin smiled warmly at her. They separated from the hug.
"I'm gonna see what Bailey and Destiny are doing. Bye!" She swam away.
Marlin chuckled. "Bye, Dory." He swam towards the anemone, checking on Nemo.
Dory noticed that Destiny, Bailey, and Hank were talking. She eagerly swam over to them, grinning.
Hank was the first to notice Dory. "Hi, kid!"
"Hi, Hank!" she exclaimed before saying, "Hi, guys!" She waved her yellow fin at them.
"Hi, Dory!" they both said simultaneously.
"What were you guys doing?" she asked curiously.
"We were just talking," Destiny said.
"Okay, cool. Can I chat with you guys?"
"Sure!" Bailey said, happy to chat with his blue fish friend.
Dory beamed, her magenta eyes sparkling. She joined in to chat with them.
It has been a while since she spent time with her friends. They were now playing hide and seek. Hank was it. He carefully searched around, trying to find his friends.
Dory giggled quietly. She was hiding in the sea grass. "He'll never find me here."
Hank looked around, until he saw a huge rock. He looked behind the rock. "Found you guys!"
They both laughed. "Great job, Hank!" Bailey said, impressed.
Hank smiled. "Thank you, now let's find Dory."
Dory stayed in her hiding spot for a few minutes. She saw her friends getting close to the sea grass. Hank spreaded the sea grass with his two tentacles, and exclaimed, "Found her!"
Dory giggled. "Good job! You found me!"
"Thanks, kid." Hank grinned.
Bailey suddenly sensed something, using his echolocation; it was two humans coming towards the reef.
"Uh, guys. We have a problem," he said, frightened a little.
"What is it, Bailey?" Destiny asked.
"There are two humans coming this way!" the beluga whale exclaimed.
"Oh dear," Dory said, looking at the humans.
The humans were taking pictures of different sea creatures. They looked to be about 17-years-old. The two teenagers were white skinned. One of them was wearing blue scuba gear, and the other one was wearing orange scuba gear.
"Those sea creatures look really nice," the one with the blue scuba gear said. He looked at some sea creatures with his camera.
"I agree, Connor," the other teenager said. "Let's take some more pictures. I want to get a good sea animal that I really like. My favorite is the blue tang."
"I like those fish too, Tommy. Let's search for them." They both searched around the reef.
Destiny swam around frantically. "What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?" she repeated.
"Destiny, calm down. It's okay." Bailey putted his fin on her.
Destiny calmed down a little. She let out a breath, looking at the humans. "Well, the humans don't look bad. But, can we hide just in case?"
Hank nodded. "Sure, I want everyone to be safe."
"Okay, I'm gonna tell my parents." Dory swam quickly towards her parents' home.
Connor and Tommy saw the reef where Dory, her parents, and her friends lived in. They saw a coral cave in the distance. Tommy gasped. "I researched some facts about Blue Tangs last night, and it said that blue tangs usually live in coral caves."
"Cool! Let's go to it." They swam towards it.
Dory arrived at her parents' home. "Mom! Dad!" she yelled.
"Honey, what is it?" Charlie asked.
Dory looked at the humans - who were coming this way! Her eyes widened in horror. "They're humans coming towards your home! I-I'm afraid they'll take you away!" she explained.
Jenny and Charlie looked at the humans, then back to their daughter. "Sweetie, it'll be okay. They just want to take a picture of us," Jenny said, stroking her dorsal fin.
Dory shook her head. "Mom, I'm pretty sure they want to take you away." She looked at both of her parents. "I lost you once, I'm not gonna lose you again."
"Oh, Kelpcake." They hugged their daughter affectionately.
Dory smiled, snuggling her parents.
Hank spread the word about the humans to Marlin and Nemo. Marlin's scarlet eyes widened. His mind flashed back. The scuba divers..., Nemo..., he thought. He gave a serious look at his son. "Nemo, get inside the anemone now!" he demanded.
"Okay, Dad." He swam into the anemone, while Hank, Destiny, and Bailey hid.
The two teenagers arrived at the coral cave. Dory trembled in fear. Her parents gave her gentle pats, cooing to her.
Connor gasp. "Oh my gosh! They're three blue tanks in there!"
"Awesome!" Tommy exclaimed.
They both got out their cameras, and took a picture of them. They all yelped a little when the camera flashed. Connor took out a small bag. "This will be great for our school project!"
They gasped. Connor quickly scooped them up. "I got them!"
"Great! You take them home and do some research."
"Okay, let's go." They both swam towards their boat.
"Help!" Dory screamed.
They all saw the humans with Dory and her parents trapped inside the bag.
"Oh my goodness!" Bailey exclaimed.
Marlin facefinned. "Not again."
