And here we have another long chapter! Whew...

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The snow had now begun to stick to the ground, making it now hold about an inch of snow. Footprints could be seen in the freshly fallen snow. These footprints belonged to our faithful friends, who were now walking cautiously in the woods.

Each of them had a gun that was loaded and ready to shoot anything that came in their way. They were trying to be as quiet as they could, because the last thing they wanted to do was draw attention to themselves by anyone else who were walking in the woods.

Marlin kept watching his footing, so that he wouldn't step on anymore branches and cause Derek to give him a death glare look. They had to be getting closer, right? How far could she have gone?

His hopes were lifted when he saw a scarf lying under some snow. He stooped down quickly and picked it up. Timothy wasn't wearing a scarf when he left, so this had to be Dory's scarf.

He motioned to the rest of the guys and showed them the scarf. Derek smiled at his find,

"We must be getting close. Keep your eyes open guys, she's around here somewhere…"

Dory was grunting and groaning, trying to get her leg out from underneath this stupid tree root. Her leg moved every so slightly with each tug and pull, but not enough for her to slide out.

She froze when she heard a tree branch snap. She then looked around, hoping it was just some sort of an animal spying on her. Not seeing anything, she continued on with trying to free herself.

Another snap turned her head. She could hear voices getting closer to her now.

"No," she mumbled, "no, no, no… how did he find me so fast?"

She pulled even harder and finally got her leg free. Her hat flew off her head but she didn't care. Limping slightly she began to keep moving.

The wind was treacherous and was blowing her hair in every direction. She kept spitting out her hair from her mouth and kept moving.

She could still hear the voices that had now began calling her name,

"Dory! Dory, answer me!"

She stopped walking and cocked her head. That wasn't her dad's voice…

"Dory! Dory!"

… neither was that. Who was calling her?

"Dory, where are you?"

She turned to where the voices were calling out to her, and she could see in the distance four men walking away from where she was. Though they looked like just regular men, there was one in particular that caught her attention.

It was the orange haired man from her dreams!

She took a few steps towards them and squinted her eyes. The man looked like he was searching frantically for something… or someone.

"Dory!" he started calling out, "Dory please!"

How did he know her name? He knew it in the dreams but this was real life. Does she know him?

Dory began racking her brain for something… anything that could help her realize who he was. Bits and pieces of him began to show, but showed her no avail.

She started banging her head with her hand, "C'mon Dory… think! You know him you know you do! You just need to remember his name…"

There wasn't much time as they were starting to disappear into the woods. She needed more time. There had to be something that could zap something back into her head.

Her head snapped up. Zap?

The electric fence… she was frying up like a piece of toast. There was something holding her back from getting away, so he was there to help her down…

"Dory, everything's going to be okay… I'm going to help you!"

She remembered smiling weakly at him, "Okay Marlin…"

Dory's thoughts came back into reality. It was he! The man she was in love with and married to! The one who stuck with her through thick and thin! One of the only one's who could understand her…

Marlin.

She felt tears beginning to sting her eyes as she started calling out,

"Here! I'm over here! Marlin!"

All the men froze when they heard a familiar voice.

"Duuuude," Crush spoke, "Did you just hear-"

"Marlin! I'm over here! Wait for me!"

They knew that voice right away. It was Dory.

Marlin turned around and in the distance, he saw a familiar blue haired woman, waving her arms and calling out to him. Tears began to break lose when he saw her,

"Dory?" he whispered,

"Wait! I'm here, don't leave me!"

Derek smiled, "Well I'll be..." he looked at Marlin, who was still frozen in the same spot, "what are you waiting for man? Go to her!"

Marlin needed no second bidding. He started running full speed towards her, calling out to her,

"Dory! I'm coming Dory!"

She smiled and started running towards him as well. The pain in her leg slowed her down, but she kept pushing herself forward.

Before she knew it, they both collided with each other and fell into the snow. They both embraced in a tight hug and started crying together. Dory sobbed openly into his coat and held him tightly, not wanting to let go anytime soon.

After embracing for a while, Marlin pulled back and put his hands around her face. His hand gently stroked her injured cheek as he examined her face. What has this man done to her? She looked so thin and weak.

She smiled slightly at him, "Hey…"

He smiled back, "Hi…"

"I somehow knew you'd find me."

"I'll always find you, Dory… always."

Without further delay, he pressed his forehead against hers and kissed her lips. She kissed him back with much passion and love.

A cough and rustling branches made them finally part. Dory looked up at the three others that had finally caught up. She smiled at Gill and Crush, but frowned when she saw Derek.

"Marlin, who's that?" She asked,

"That's your brother, Dory. Remember him?"

She broke free from Marlin and stood up. Still frowning, she slowly walked over to Derek. He stayed in place and let her study him.

Her eyes finally met his and a hopeful smile came upon her face, "Derek…?"

He let out a relief sigh, "Yes Dory… yes it's me."

She let out a gleeful laugh and hugged him tight. Derek hesitated for a second, but then put his arms around her and rested his head on her shoulder.

"I thought you were dead…" she spoke,

Derek pulled back and kissed her on the forehead, "I thought you were too."

She continued to smile at him as she limped over to Marlin. He took her in another hug and buried his face in her hair.

Derek grinned at this sight. At last his sister has found love. But now wasn't the time for full cheerful reunions.

He picked another gun out of his pocket and spoke, "Alright you two love birds, this scene can wait until later." He then handed the gun to Dory, "right now, we need to move before that monster finds us."

"Oh, a monster am I?"

Everyone turned and gasped. Timothy was leaning up against a tree, his gun right by his side.

Marlin frowned and hid Dory behind him, "You've lost Tim, there're five of us, and only one of you."

Tim snickered, "Such brave words from such a coward."

Derek growled and pointed his gun at Tim, "How dare you! You sir, are a horrible man! How dare you kill our parents, how dare you lie about it and HOW DARE you think that you could get away with holding Dory captive!"

"Why Derek… what a pleasant surprise. I thought you'd be rotting in a sewer system by now."

"It's game over for you Uncle, you are going to come quietly and calmly with us, so we can turn you in. You know you face the death sentence now right?"

Timothy smirked as he brought his gun up, "I think that you guys should be more concerned about your safety now, instead of threating me."

Before another word could be said, a gunshot rang through the forest.

Dory blinked hearing it and was surprised to see Tim unharmed. Unless he was the one that-

Marlin groaned and fell to the ground. Blood started spreading and staining the front of his coat. Dory screamed and fell to the ground next to him.

Derek's face went completely white. Why that no good-

He yelled and shot with his gun. Tim ducked and hid behind a tree. Crush and Gill followed Derek's action but suddenly felt arms grab them from behind.

There were two other men behind them, trying to pin them down to the ground.

While they were fighting them, Derek threw down his empty gun and raced over to Tim. Both men began to wrestle and throw punches. One particular punch caught Derek in his jaw and brought him down. He lied on the ground unconscious.

Tim snickered and went over to retrieve his gun.

Dory gasped at seeing all this and grabbed her gun from the snow. As Tim reached his gun, she stood and called out strongly,

"Stay right where you are, Timothy!"

He turned slowly and chuckled, "Well look at this… it's the brave little princess trying to save the day."

"I aim to, Tim! You'll pay for what you've done."

"Oh… and what do you plan to do?"

Dory took a deep breath and closed her eyes, "This…"

Another gunshot rang in the woods, followed by a 'thump' noise. Dory gulped and opened her eyes. To her horror Timothy was lying still in the snow, his eyes wide open and a single bullet was forever lodged in his skull.

Dory dropped the gun and cried out in pain. Her arm was starting to hurt more and more, and stars were visible in her vision.

She fell to her knees on the ground and crawled over to Marlin. She could still hear him breathing but it was unsteadily.

She placed her head near his and kissed his face, "This is it then…"

His eyes fluttered open, "What do you mean… you're fine right?"

"I don't think so… Marlin, I can't feel half of my body. I'm so cold… and my arm..."

"No Dory… you can't die… I just… got you back…"

"Hey," she kissed him again, "I wouldn't want it any other way… I wanted you beside me and here you are…"

He touched her head, "We can't… this can't… what about Nemo… who's gonna..."

She kissed his hand, "I'm so sorry, Marlin… I wish I could take this all back. I wish you were safe at home with your son… it would've been better that way…"

"No… don't say that. You need to hold on… we need… to hold on a little longer…"

She smiled and snuggled closer to him, "I love you…"

"I love you too…"

They continued to lie in the snow, both in pain, both drifting away.

The last thing Dory saw before losing consciousness was a helicopter… it was flying very low to the ground… maybe too low and it looked like it was landing? She didn't care though; she was with the one she loved once again.

Crush and Gill had just finished when they also saw the helicopter land. Out burst Peach running towards Gill.

Gill gasped and ran over to hug her. He picked her up and twirled her round before planting a kiss on her lips.

"How did you find us?" Gill asked after the kiss,

Peach smiled, "You left out a map and circled this town, it wasn't too hard to find you."

Sirens could now be heard in the woods. Paramedics and police officers were on their way.

Crush made his way over to where Marlin and Dory were lying, "Duuuuudes! They're out cold... literally. I don't know if they're strong enough..."

Gill frowned, "Then there's not much time..."

Dun dun DUN! What'd you think? There's going to probably be two more chapters after this before the ending credits will role. Now, a question for everyone... if it doesn't sound like too much, I might (just might) be able to squeeze out a sequel idea. The question is should I, or should I not? Please let me know via review or PM. Thanks and as always... review! XD