Hey! I finally updated! I've been busy, and sorta lazy about writing this! I had to watch parts of Finding Nemo to make sure I got the quotes and settings right! Thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter, and I have over 300 hits already! It encourages me! Well, I'm done! Here's the disclaimer!
Roy E. Disney: Thank you, writer! Disneyfanatic09 doesn't own anything Disney, she just owns Adeline and the main plot! Now, enjoy the chapter!
Aw, may Roy E. Disney rest in peace!
Chapter 4: On the Tip of My Tongue
The drop-off held many terrible memories as the adult clownfish watched his only child swim toward the so called 'butt', but Marlin recognized it as a boat. After he told Nemo there were some things he couldn't do and was talking to his teacher Mr. Ray telling him Nemo should wait a year, one of the students yelled that Nemo was swimming out to sea. He turned and saw Nemo almost there.
"Nemo! What do you think you're doing?" shouted Marlin, getting angrier every inch Nemo was getting closer to the boat. "You'll get stuck out there and I'll have to come get you before any fish does!" Nemo turned around to face the others with a determined look on his face. "Come back here! You come back here now!" His son lifted his normal fin and raised it toward the bottom of the boat. "Stop! Don't you dare! If you put one more fin on that boat…"
He realized that Nemo wasn't listening to him one bit. "Are you listening to me? Don't touch the boat…" Nemo gently tapped the boat. All of the other student's mouths dropped. Sheldon, Tad, and Pearl were surprised Nemo wasn't afraid to do it. Marlin was fuming!
"He touched the butt," whispered Tad to the two next to him.
Marlin screamed at his son, "You paddle your little tail right back here, Nemo!" Nemo hesitantly started to swim back. "That's right; you're in big trouble young man. Do you hear? Big…" Out of the blue, a scuba diver came up from behind Nemo, its breathing heavy and noisy. Everyone screamed, and Nemo turned around, not expecting what he saw.
"Daddy!" yelled Nemo as loud as he could. "Help me!"
"I'm coming, Nemo!" reassured Marlin. As soon as he started to swim out, another diver came up, with an underwater camera in their hands.
Mr. Ray quickly gathered all of his students. "Get under me, kids!" he loudly instructed as he swam away from the scene. Nemo tried to get away, but the diver put a plastic bag over him and carried him up to the surface to his boat.
"Dad! Daddy!" Nemo shouted desperately through the bag.
Marlin tried to get past the diver, but it was preventing him. A bright light flashed from the camera and temporarily blinded Marlin as the diver swam back to the boat. He floated around, his vision blurring. He could still hear his son's pleas for help. All of a sudden, the propeller started and the boat floated away. Marlin's vision came back, and he swam toward the boat as fast as he could. He came close, but the boat sped away.
"Nemo!" frantically screamed Marlin as he watched the boat sped further to the horizon, knowing he couldn't catch up and rescue his only son.
The water was calm with very few fish swimming through the rocks. It was also unusually quiet, except for the school of fish swimming. The silence was disturbed when a blue portal appeared out of nowhere. It swirled around and got bigger as Addie came out of the portal. She opened her eyes, and they were filled with surprise.
Oh great, now I can't breathe, thought Addie. She accidentally thought she was breathing in water, but was surprised she realized she could breathe. How is this possible? She looked down and saw the Disney necklace glow for a second then return to normal. She noticed that she was still in her normal outfit, but now her hair was a wet, dark-brown almost black. She wiped her eyes, but none of her makeup was coming off. Addie swam up to the surface; thankful that she had been swimming since she started gymnastics.
Her head bobbed up out of the blue ocean. All she could see was the blue ocean, continuing on and on. She couldn't see a beach or castle anywhere. So, I guess I'm not in The Little Mermaid. Is this necklace really allowing me to breathe underwater? She reached behind her shoulders and unhooked the necklace, keeping her fingers on the clasp. She went back down and immediately realized she couldn't breathe. Addie swam back up and hooked back her necklace. She swam back to the ocean floor, looking for anybody. The rocks seemed familiar to her. She heard the water moving to her right and saw a school of moonfish swimming toward her. Addie almost didn't see a flash of bright orange and navy blue. I'm in Finding Nemo!
"Hey! Hold it!" shouted a voice, which she recognized as Marlin. He was trying to get the attention of the moonfish, but they continued ignoring them. "I'm trying to talk to you! Fellas, come back here. One quick question. I need to… And they're gone again." He frowned as Dory was coming behind him.
Addie couldn't figure out if she was supposed to interact with the characters, or be an unseen ally. She forgot to ask Mr. Roy before she left. She watched and listened as Dory came closer to Marlin, trying to find the answer.
"P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Why do I have to tell you over and over again? I'll tell you again. I don't get tired of it," she said talking to herself. Addie laughed at the silliness of the fish.
"Ok, all right," started Marlin. Addie started to swim slowly to the two fish, trying to figure out how to introduce herself. She saw Dory turn around to face the other fish. "Here's the thing. I think it's best if I carry on from here…by myself." Addie knew Dory didn't exactly understand what he was saying. "You know, alone. Without, without I mean, not without you. But I don't want you with me." He gave Dory a half-heartily smile. Addie figured she just had to wing it when she introduced herself, swimming faster to the two.
"Huh?" slowly asked Dory, realizing what he was saying.
"Am I…I don't want to hurt your feelings?" corrected Marlin.
"You want me to leave?" sadly asked Dory, sounding like she was sobbing.
"I mean, no, yes," stuttered the father fish. "I just can't afford any more delays and you're one of those fish that cause delays. Sometimes it's a good thing," Marlin tried to cover up his words, but it wasn't working. "There's a whole group of fish. They're delay fish." Addie quietly laughed, not wanting to alert the fish of a human presence.
"You mean, you mean you don't like me," whimpered Dory as she turned around to start crying.
"No, of course I like you," Marlin tried to take it back. "It's because I like you that I don't want to be with you. It's a complicated emotion." She cried even harder. "Oh. Don't cry. I like you."
"You've already done you're damage," informed Addie, winging it. The two fish turned around, and their jaws dropped at the sight of a human.
"AHHHH!" screamed the two as they started to swim away. Addie realized her mistake and tried to swim as fast as she could.
"No wait, I'm here to help you find Nemo!" shouted Addie, hoping that it would get their attention. Dory stopped and started swimming toward her.
"Hey, Marlin, she wants to help find Nemo," said Dory, though she could still here the hurt in her voice.
"Sure she does, or just maybe she wants to capture us like those divers," speculated Marlin.
"No, I'm not like those divers who took Nemo off the drop off," started Addie. "I want to help you get him back! He doesn't deserve to be captured." She thought it would be better off if she didn't tell them where we was exactly. Addie was trying to avoid interfering with the movie too much that it would change things around.
"Well, I don't need any more delays like the ones Dory caused," retorted Marlin. Dory started crying again, and Marlin realized his mistake. Addie looked up and saw the moonfish coming back.
"Hey, you!" shouted the leader of the moonfish, whose voice was provided by John Ratzenberger, who appeared in every Pixar movie in some form or fashion. Marlin and Dory looked up to see moonfish in a circle in front of them. "Lady, is this guy bothering you?"
"Um, I don't remember. Were you?" asked Dory as she looked at Marlin.
"No, no, no, no, no. We were just," began Marlin. "Hey do you guys know how I can get to…?"
"Look pal," responded the moonfish, "we're talking to the lady, not you." A smile grew across the fish faces. "Hey, hey, you like impressions?" Dory sadly nodded her head. "Hey, human girl, you like impressions?" She was surprised that the question was directed at her.
"Um, yeah," said Addie. The moonfish smiled as they changed shape to a swordfish.
"Take a guess?" instructed the moonfish. Addie knew immediately, especially from seeing the movie, but she wanted the movie to play out the way it should.
"Oh, I've seen one of those," answered Dory, but couldn't figure it out.
"I'm a fish with a nose like a sword," hinted the moonfish.
"Wait, wait," said Dory.
"It's a swordfish," answered Marlin. The moonfish started to groan at Marlin.
"Hey clown boy, let the lady guess," retorted the moonfish. Addie was amazed at how quickly they changed to a lobster. "Where's the butter?"
"Oh, it's on the tip of my tongue," replied Dory.
"Lobster," 'coughed' Marlin, wanting to get this charade over with.
"Saw that!" shouted the moonfish. They changed again, this time to an octopus. "Lots of legs! Lives in the ocean!"
"Clam!" Dory excitedly yelled. Addie quietly giggled at the answer.
"Close enough!" replied the moonfish. They shaped themselves as a pirate ship and sang a little song. By this time, Marlin was getting angry, and Addie couldn't blame him.
"Oh, they're good," complimented Dory.
"Will someone please give me directions!" screamed Marlin. The moonfish transformed into a fish that looked like Marlin to mock him.
"Will someone please give me directions?" mocked the moonfish. This is even funnier in person, thought Addie as Dory laughed.
"I'm serious!" said Marlin.
"Blah, blah, blah, me, me, blah!" commented the moonfish. "Blah, blah, blah, me, me, me!" A defeated look came across the father's face.
"Thank you," thanked Marlin in an ungrateful tone. He started to swim away, and Dory looked back.
"Oh dear. Hey!" called Dory as she caught up with Marlin.
"Hey come back!" Addie shouted, catching up to the other two. Dory had already asked Marlin something when she got there.
"What's the matter? While they're doing their silly little impressions I am miles from home with a fish that even remember her own name and a human that claims to want to help me!" explained Marlin. Behind him, the moonfish were mocking him through acting like him.
"Hey, I do want to help!" told Addie, throwing her hands down, causing many bubbles to come up. Marlin just ignored her.
"Oh, I bet that's frustrating," added Dory, not knowing he was talking about her.
"Meanwhile, my son is out there," went on the clownfish.
"Your son Chico?" asked Dory, forgetting again.
"Nemo," corrected Marlin. "But it doesn't matter because no fish in this entire ocean is going to help me!" He started to swim away again.
"Well, I'm helping you," whispered Dory, turning to face him.
"And I'm trying to help you," added Addie. Marlin stopped in his tracks.
"Wait right here, come on human girl," instructed Dory as she and Addie swam to the moonfish. "Guys!"
"Is he bothering you again?" wondered the moonfish.
"No, no, he's a good guy. Go easy on him. He's lost his son Fabio," incorrectly informed Dory.
"Nemo," tweaked Addie.
"Nemo," quickly corrected Dory. "Any of you heard of P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney?"
"Sydney? Oh sure," answered the fish. They quickly changed to the Sydney Opera House and sang a note in an opera voice. "Ted here's got relatives in Sydney. Don't you, Ted?"
"Sure do," quietly said Ted. Addie couldn't see which fish it was.
"Oh! Hey!" called Dory to Marlin. "They know Sydney!" Marlin gasped and swam toward them.
"You wouldn't know how to get there, would you?" Addie asked.
"What you want to do is follow the E.A.C.," informed the moonfish. "That's the East Australian Current." They changed to show a current. "Big current, can't miss it. It's in…that direction." The moonfish made an arrow that pointed behind Dory's right fin. "And then you're gonna follow that for about. I don't know. What do you guys think? About three leagues? That little baby will put you right past Sydney." Soon, they created a blinking arrow.
"That's great! Dory, you did it!" thanked an ecstatic Marlin. He turned to stare at the human girl. "And you to..?"
"Addie," she answered. Marlin hugged her and Dory.
"Oh please, I'm just you're little helper. Helping along. That's me," said Dory, "and Addie."
"Fellas, thank you," expressed Marlin.
"Don't mention it! Just loosen up, ok, buddy?" suggested the moonfish as they demonstrated a happy Marlin. Marlin happily swan in the correct direction.
"Oh, you guys. You really nailed him," said Dory.
"Bye!" added Addie when she waved at them. She and Dory started to swim off, but the moonfish stopped them.
"Oh, one more thing," corrected the moonfish, changing shape to show a trench. "When you come to this trench, swim through it, not over it."
I'll definitely do that, thought Addie, cause if I join Dory and Marlin, I'll surely be killed.
"Trench, through it, not over it," repeated Dory. "I'll remember! Hey!" Addie and Dory swam fast to catch up to Marlin. "Hey, wait up partner! Hold on! Wait, wait, wait! I gotta tell you something!" The two stopped next to Marlin and looked forward. "Whoa."
In front of them were two large, wide, black rocks that created a trench. No light came into the trench, causing the only color to be seen was black. Addie felt goose bumps come up on her arm. The whole trenched reeked of something.
"Nice trench," commented Dory as it echoed through it. "Hello!" Again, it echoed loudly through the trench. "Ok, let's go!" Dory and Addie started to swim towards it, but Marlin stopped them.
"No, no. Bad trench. Bad trench," corrected Marlin as if he was talking to a baby. "Come on, we'll swim over this thing." He started to swim toward the surface.
"Whoa, partner!" stopped Addie. "Little red flag going up."
"Something's telling me to swim through it, not over it," added Dory, thinking as hard as she could to remember what the moonfish told her. Marlin come back down.
"Are you looking at this thing?" questioned Marlin. "It's got death written all over it."
"I'm sorry, but I really, really, really think we should swim through," told Addie, already knowing the dangers above them.
"And I'm really, really done talking about this. Over we go," instructed Marlin.
"Come on, trust me on this," assured Dory smiling at Marlin.
"Trust you?" asked Marlin.
"Yes, trust," answered Dory. "That's what friends do?"
Marlin's face lit up. "Look!" He shouted and pointed behind Dory. "Something shiny!" Dory turned around.
"Where?" asked Dory, wanting to find the shiny thing.
"It just swam over the trench," instructed Marlin. "Come on, we'll follow it!" He started to swim up again.
"Ok!" shouted Dory as she followed Marlin, both of them forgetting Addie was there.
"Don't worry, I'll see you on the other side," told Addie, but they were already on top. Addie looked toward the trench, swallowed hard, and swam toward the trench.
As she swam, she looked at her surroundings. She could barely see what was on the rocks and was too scared to touch them. She also saw a fish skeleton float to the bottom behind her. It urged her to swim faster toward the open ocean, closer to the EAC. She tried to hear what Dory and Marlin were saying above her, but couldn't make out anything. Addie looked up and saw pink coming down from the surface. Some of them were getting closer toward her. She swam with all her might, thankful that she was on the swim team. Her black Converse shoe grazed the top of a jellyfish as she got out of the trench.
"Finally!" Addie shouted when she made it through. The East Australian Current was hard to miss with it's white outside forming a line through the ocean. Many fish were already riding it. She looked up and saw a horrific sight. Marlin and Dory were just floating in the open, unconscious. "Oh no!"
Addie swam toward them as fast as she could. She held her hand out as Dory landed in her palm. Marlin floated into her other hand as Addie looked toward the current.
Please be there already, pleaded Addie as she swam toward the EAC, hoping to find the familiar face already there.
Well, there you have it! I hope I did a decent job quoting the movie! I'm going to warn you: chapters from here on out will take longer since I'm going to have to watch the movies I'm using and write down all they say, which characters and settings are in which scene! It's going to take a while! It hurts my brain thinking about, but that's what I signed up for when I created this! Well, hit that review button and tell me what you thought! See you next time!
