Chapter 14: Scuba Diver

Sandrastar1: I'll never forget my other stories.

Dory was looking at the humans who watched the other fish. There were two teenagers who were pointing at some fish: it was a boy and a girl. Dory's big, magenta eyes sparkled. She swam up to the humans. Dory's parents quickly noticed. They gasped in fear.

Jenny and Charlie quickly swam up to their daughter. Jenny grabbed her. "Don't get close to the humans, sweetie." They guided Dory back to their home.

Dory got interested when her mother said "humans." "H-humans?" she said curiously.

"Yes, Kelpcake. Humans," Charlie said.

"Humans are tall and short creatures," Jenny explained. "Some humans can take fish away and make them their meal."

Dory's eyes widened. She hugged her mother, worried that she will be taking away.

"I'm sure that the humans won't take you away, honey. Daddy and I are here to protect you." She gave her baby girl a kiss.

Charlie grabbed his wife's fin. Jenny grinned at him. "Your mother's right, Dory," he said before adding, "Some humans can be very cruel. They could hurt other fish by polluting the ocean."

Dory nodded, understanding, Then, her mouth gaped into a yawn. Jenny stroked her daughter before saying, "It's time for all of us to go to bed." She picked up Dory and placed her in her shell crib. She kissed her tired baby. "Goodnight, sweetheart."

Dory yawned again. "Night, Ma Ma."

Her mother smiled and went to her coral cave. "Goodnight, honey." She kissed her husband.

Charlie smiled and kissed her back. "Goodnight, my Jenny."

Jenny's smile grew wider when he said that. They both fell asleep.

Two male humans were talking to each other. "I better go in the tank to check on the fish," one of them said, putting his scuba gear on.

"How long will that take you?" the other one asked.

He shrugged. "I don't know. I think for a while."

"Okay, be careful." He walked away.

"I will." He climbed down the stairs and plunged into the water.

Jenny and Charlie woke up when they heard the splash. "What was that?" Jenny asked, getting out of the coral cave.

"I don't know. Let's go check it out."

"Let me get Dory first." Jenny swam to Dory's shell crib. As she picked up Dory, she woke up.

"Sorry to wake you, sweetie, but Daddy and I just heard a splash. We are gonna go check it out," Jenny explained.

"Kay, Ma Ma."

Jenny swam back to her husband, and they all looked around. Jenny and Charlie's eyes widened when they saw the scuba diver.

Dory's eyes widened, too, but not in a frightened way. "Human!" she exclaimed, swimming up to the human, forgetting what her parents have said about humans.

Her parents instantly caught up to her. "Kelpcake, no! Don't get close to it!" Charlie grabbed her safely in his fins.

The human traveled around the tank, checking all of the other fish.

"We should all go home. I don't want the human to see us," Jenny said.

"Okay, let's go." They all went to their home.

The human stopped swimming when he saw a beta fish. "Ooh, I want this in my aquarium." He got out a bag and quickly scooped up the male betta fish. He screamed at the top of his gills.

Dory and her family noticed the human capturing the poor fish. Charlie quickly gave Dory to Jenny. "Jenny, get inside the house! I'll not let the human take you or Dory."

"But, Charlie." Jenny putted a fin to his. "I don't want the human to take you, either."

Charlie sighed. "You're right. Instead of hiding in the coral cave, we can hide in the kelp."

Jenny nodded, and they all hid inside the kelp.

The human swam to their home. He looked around, but saw nothing.

Dory shook in fear, preparing to cry. "Shh," Jenny said, kissing her daughter.

The human went away and climbed up the stairs. The other male human from earlier noticed this. "Ethan, what do you think you're doing? I said check the fish, not capture one!"

"I want a fish for my aquarium." Ethan looked at the fish.

"If you want one, then just get it from the pet store! I'm very disappointing in you. From now on, you're fired."

"Aww," he frowned before smiling. "Can I keep him?"

He glared at Ethan. "No! Put him back in the water, now!"

"Fine." He placed the betta fish back in the water, setting him free.

"I'm free!" he exclaimed, going back to his home.

"Is everyone alright?" Charlie asked.

"Yes, I'm fine. Are you okay, Dory?"

Dory nodded before yawning.

"Let's go to bed," Jenny said.

They all went to bed, sleeping peacefully with no worries.