Chapter 4: Attack of the Jelly's

Okay so I wasn't looking forward to the next part. I never liked it when Marlin made Dory feel bad. Then again he was upset he was missing Nemo. Right now we were in an open space and it was probably mid day or so. Since I didn't have my phone I couldn't tell. Anyway, Dory and I were laughing while she kept repeating the address she memorized while Marlin struggled to get the attention of a school of fish. Not having much luck?

He sighed and turned to us. "Ok here's the thing. I thinks it's best if I carry on from here...by myself." He started.

"Marlin..." I growled in warning.

"Okay." Dory said.

"You know alone..."

"Uh huh."

"Without, without, I mean not with you. I don't want you guys with me..." Marlin tried to explain. I crossed my arms and gave a glare.

"Huh?" Dory asked confusion covering her face.

"I don't want to hurt your feelings..."

"You want me to leave?"

"I mean...yes. I just can't afford anymore delays and you two are causing delays. Sometimes it's a good thing, there's a whole kind of fish. They're delay fishes..." Marlin said stumbling upon his words.

"I will use this." I threatened showing him the crowbar and quoting 'Tangled'.

"You mean you don't like me..." Dory squeaked and burst into tears.

"No I like you, it's because I like you I don't want to be with you. It's a complicated emotion." Marlin said. I hugged Dory trying to give her some comfort.

"Don't cry I like you..." He tried again.

"Hey you!" We turned and saw the school of fish. "Ladies is this guy bothering you?" They asked. I slightly wished there were more people like him out there.

"I don't remember...were you?" Dory asked sniffing. "Yes." I said before Marlin could respond.

"No, no, no. Hey do you guys know how I can get to P. Sherman..."

"Look pal, were talking to the ladies, not you. You two like impressions?" They asked. Dory and I nodded.

"Okay just like in rehearsals gentleman." The fish soon formed a swordfish.

"I'm a fish with a nose like a sword..." They hinted.

"Swordfish!" Marlin and I exclaimed.

"Nice work miss. Now, where's the butter?" They asked forming a giant lobster.

"Oh, it's in the tip of my tongue!" Dory said trying to get the answer.

"Lobster!" Marlin coughed. "Saw that!" The fish accused.

"What?" Marlin asked innocently. The fish then formed an octopus.

"Wow you guys must practice a lot." I said I awe. "Aww I'm blushing." The fish said bashfully. "Okay lots of legs and lives in the ocean..."

"Clam!" Dory said without hesitation. "Close enough." The fish said as the formed a pirate ship and sung a shanty. Marlin was not at all happy.

"Would somebody please give me directions!" Marlin yelled in anger.

"Will somebody please give me directions." They mocked making a frowny face on a fish.

"I'm serious."

"Blah, blah, me, me, ma. Blah, blah, blah me, me, me!" The fish said and Dory was just cracking up.

"Thank you." Marlin said in a huff and swam off.

"Oh dear, hey wait up!" Dory said and we swam towards him. "Hey what's the matter?" She asked kindly.

"What's the matter? While they're doing there silly little impressions, I am miles from home. With a fish that can't even remember her own name, and a human!" He exclaimed and I felt a bit offended.

"Bet that's frustrating." Dory commented.

"Meanwhile my son is out there." Marlin said clearly frustrated.

"You're son Chico?"

"Nemo."

"Right got it."

"Well it doesn't matter, because no fish in the entire ocean is gonna help me." He sighed.

"Well I'm helping you." Dory said. "So am I." I said. "Wait right here." Dory said and we started to swim back. I turned to him.

"And for the record, I have no intention of hurting you two." I said and continued on my way.

"What is he bothering you again?" The school asked.

"Oh no, he's a good guy. Go easy on him he just lost his son Fabio."

"Nemo." I corrected.

"Nemo, right thank you, any of you know how to get to P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney?" Dory asked.

"Sydney? Oh sure!" The school soon became the famous Opera house. "Teds got relatives in Sydney, don't you Ted?"

"Sure do!" A fish, I'm assuming was Ted, chimed up.

"Oh hey, they know Sydney!" Dory called, Marlin gasped and swam over. "You wouldn't know how to get there would you?" Dory asked hopefully.

"Well what you wanna do is follow the E.A.C. That's the East Australian Current." They explained and formed an arrow. Geez, how often do they practice?

"Big current can't miss it, it's in that direction." He continued and the arrow shifted slightly. "And you're gonna follow that for, um I don't know about three leagues. That'll take you three right past Sydney!" A few fish came out and outlined the arrow resembling lights. "Ta da!"

"That's great! Dory, Angela you did it!" Marlin said happily as we swam off.

"It was nothing." I said. "Oh please, we're just you're little helpers helping along that's us." Dory said bashfully giving me a playful nudge.

"Well listen fellas thank you!" Marlin said before swimming off into the sea.

"Don't mention it. Just uh loosen up. Okay buddy?" The school formed Marlin again and made him smile.

"Oh you guys really nailed him." Dory said. "You got that right. Thanks again." I said and they went in front of us and formed the trench.

"Wait one more thing. When you get to the trench, swim through it no over it." They warned.

"Trench, through, not over. I'll remember!" Dory said and we swam after Marlin, who didn't hear the warning.

"Hey wait up! Hold up partner! There's something we need to tell you..." Her voice trailed off when she saw the trench.

"Whoa, nice trench! Echo!" She called and her voice moved through the dark trench. "Okay let's go!" Dory said and started swimming off.

"Right behind you!" I called but Marlin swam in front of us and we backed up.

"No, bad trench, bad trench. Come on we'll swim over." Marlin said.

"Whoa, whoa there partner. Little red flag going up. Something tells me we should swim through it, not over it." Dory explained.

"Yes right, we should go through." I backed her up.

"Are you two even looking at this thing? It's got 'death' written all over it." Marlin said losing his patience.

"You can't always judge something by the way it looks, I'm sure it's safe." I said shrugging.

"Yeah trust us." Dory pleaded.

"Trust you two?" Marlin asked as if we were joking.

"Yes trust, it's what friends do." Dory said and smiled.

"Look something shiny!" Marlin suddenly cried. "Where?!" Dory asked forgetting about the previous discussion.

"Oh it just swam up the trench. Come on well follow it!" Marlin soda and bolted up. "Okay!" Dory said early following him. I rolled my eyes and reluctantly followed them.

"Wow it sure is clear up here." Dory said in awe. She wasn't wrong it was pretty clear. There had been some clear swimming pools I've seen when I did meets, but this takes the cake.

"It sure is and look at that there's the current. We'll be there in no time." Marlin said like a know it all. Dory was more focused on the little pink jellyfish that came up.

"Hey little guy." She cooed. "And you wanted to go through the trench." Marlin continued.

"I shall call him squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my squishy!" Dory said, excited about her new 'pet'.

"Come here squishy come here you little...OW!" She cried as the little pink blur stung her.

"Dory, that's a jelly fish!" Marlin cried in horror.

"Bad squishy, bad squishy." Dory scolded. "Shoo, shoo, shoo!" Marlin said and I whacked it away with my trusty crowbar.

"Here let me see." Marlin said trying to look at Dory's fin. "No, don't touch it, don't touch it." Dory pleaded.

"Hey it's okay, we just want to look." I said calmly and looked at it. "It looks good to me, and yes I've been stung before." I said before either of them could ask.

"Okay you're gonna be fine, but now we know we don't want to touch these again. Even me and I live in anemone." Marlin explained as he examined Dory's fin and she nodded in agreement of not wanting to touch the jelly's again. Speaking on which they were now surrounding us. Crap.

"Let's be thankful it was a little one." Marlin then noticed the extra company and gasped. Dory did too and we all clung onto each other for dear life.

"Don't move!" Marlin ordered looking desperately for a way to escape. "Gee, if only there was a safer way to get to the current...oh wait...There was!" I exclaimed.

"I'm sorry but this is bad guys..." Marlin said.

"Hey watch this!" Dory cried, we turned and saw that she was bouncing on the top of a jelly. "Boing, boing, boing, you can't catch me!" She sang as she bounced in them.

"Oh my turn!" I exclaimed and started bouncing with my tail. "Guys don't bounce on the tops they...won't sting you." Marlin said and realization hit him. "The tops don't sting you that's it!" He exclaimed.

"Whoo, two in a row beat that!" Dory challenged. I bounced three in a row. "Boom!" I said.

"Okay, guys were gonna play a game." Marlin said. "A game? Ah I love games pick me!" Dory begged. "What'd got?" I asked even though I knew we'd have to jump out of the jelly fish.

"Uh whoever jumps out of these jellyfish wins." Marlin explained.

"Okay!"

"Rules, rules, rules. You can't touch the tentacles, only the tops." Marlin instructed but before he continue Dory got to eager to play.

"Something about tentacles got it, on you're mark get set go!" She exclaimed and took off.

"Hey no fair!" I called playfully and bounced after her. "Whee!" I cried catching up to her. Marlin soon came up to us heavily breathing.

"Okay, we're cheating death here, but we're having fun at the same time. I can do this, just be careful." He said mainly to himself, but Dory and I heard it.

"Yeah careful I don't make you cry when I win!" Dory then burst off at great speed.

"Oh I don't think so!" Marlin challenged. I soon half bounced half swam through the jelly fish and made it out.

"Wahoo! Yeah baby, see that Coach Phil, I made through a swarm of Jelly's yeah!" I said. Coach Phil was one of my swim coaches and he can be tough on us, if only he could see me now. Marlin came out and didn't seem the notice me.

"The clownfish the winner!" He cried. I swan into his view. "Guess again..." Then I trailed off. "Marlin where's Dory?" I asked. Oh no, I can't believe I left her! I knew what was coming and I still left her.

"Oh no..." Marlin said in fear and rushed back in. I tried to follow him but the gap was too small.

"Ug come on." I said trying to swim in but a tentacle got my left arm. "Ow!" I cried and tried to use my crowbar, but I couldn't move them. I panicked and looked around for something. Then, in the current, I saw something moving closer.

Having no other options, I swam over and waved my hands and crowbar around. "Help, over here, somebody!" I cried desperately. The figure came closer and I realized that it was several creatures. I wanted to smack myself. It must be the turtles! I went over to them quickly.

"Hey, what's up you look like you've been through something." A voice said as I got closer. There was about five turtles, all looked concerned.

"Yeah, my friends and I got caught in the jellyfish and now they need help. I can't go after them! Can you help us?" I pleaded.

"Whoa, hey we gotcha dude. Where are they?" He asked gently and I pointed to the Jelly's and saw them come out.

"That's them! Hurry!" I said and we all swam over and two of the turtles allowed Dory and Marlin to land on their shells. I let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much." I said to the turtle who had Marlin. "I'm Angela, what's your name?"

"Nice to meet you Angela. The names Crush."

Authors note:

Yay! Angela finally met Crush. He's a great character I wished me was in Finding Dory more, but some is better then none. Right? Right.