Okay, this is the second to last chapter... :(

ShowHorseGal88: Hee hee... it's also your first time to review on the story itself. XD Glad you're liking it.

Nala32: Oh yeah... he's gone for good!

Hikari-no-Rose: No! Don't hunt me down! Please? I'll give you another chapter!

Swirling Dreams: I know, I had a hard time deciding what to do, but I was like 'eh, they've been through enough... for now'.

sandra: Yes she did, and thank you!

Okay I still do not own FN...

"Is he waking up?"

"I can't tell…"

"Should we poke him?"

"No man! Leave him alone!"

If Marlin wasn't mistaken, those voices belonged to Gill and Derek. The question is, why were they wondering if he's waking up, and what is that annoying beeping?

"Hey! Look he's moving." That definitely sounded like Gill.

"No duh, genius." And that sounded like Derek.

Marlin moaned and moved some more. He gasped when he felt this pain in his shoulder. Why was there pain in his shoulder? And seriously, that beeping was getting really annoying!

"Hey man, come back… come back to the land of the living. We have cookies!"

"Derek…"

Marlin finally opened his eyes and was shocked to see that he was in a really dull room. Wait, isn't this what a hospital room looks like?

"See!" Gill spoke, "I told you he would wake up today!"

He turned his head and saw Gill and Derek hovering over top of him, both wearing relieved smiles.

"Man, we thought we were a goner!" Derek spoke, "You lost a lot of blood and there was almost no hope left for you."

Marlin groaned, "Thanks for your vote of confidence. How long have I been out?"

"About two days, do you know that you sometimes snore?"

"Ugh… why am I here again?"

"Don't you remember?" Gill asked, "You got shot… by Timothy."

As soon as he said that, the memory flooded back into Marlins mind. He sat up quick and winced, "What happened? Where's Dory, is she okay?"

Derek frowned, "She's… okay. She had to go into I.C.U after the surgery."

"What! Surgery?"

"Calm down man, she survived it. She's just taking a little nap now. Just be glad they didn't amputate her arm like they wanted to."

Derek knew he went a bit too far when Marlin's face went white.

"Er… sorry, but I'm sure she'll be fine."

"I have to see her… take me to her now."

Gill kept Marlin from getting up, "No can do, Marlin. You're in no shape to leave this bed. In fact we should probably get the doctor to take a look at you now that you're awake."

"Wait- what happened to Tim? Is he-"

"Dead?" Derek finished, "Yes, he's dead. Dory killed him."

"She what!"

Gill leaned over and whispered in Derek's ear, "I think that's our que to leave…"

After both guys left the room, Marlin moved slowly so he was sitting up again. He then pushed back the covers and put his feet on the cold ground. He didn't care what people said, no one had a right to tell him that he couldn't see his wife.

Dory's eyes fluttered open. It was hard to sleep when people all around her were coughing and throwing up. Not to mention the smell…

But that's not the only thing that's holding her back from some sleep. She was worried about Marlin. The doctors blew off her questions when she asked them how he was. She had no idea of whether he was alive, dying or already dead.

She sighed and touched her injured arm. She had a hard time believing that she almost had to give up her arm. Whatever Tim injected into her, it ended up poisoning almost all of the blood in her arm. She was lucky that it didn't spread to the rest of her body.

She then heard someone knocking on her door. She groaned and flopped back down into the bed. It was probably Gill and Derek, trying to tell her more stale jokes.

She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep when they walked in. She noticed that there was only one set of footsteps, so maybe it was just one of them.

She jumped a little when she felt someone's hand on her head. Wait… she knew that touch…

"Dory?" Marlin spoke softly, "Can you hear me?"

Dory's eyes shot open and she gasped, "You're… you're here! And you're alive!"

Marlin chuckled, "More or less… yeah."

Dory sat up and looked confused, "The doctors… they wouldn't tell me anything about you."

"Probably because they didn't know what to tell you. I just woke up for the first time in two days about ten minutes ago."

"No offence but… you look like crap."

"None taken… you look a little green yourself."

They both smiled at each other and just stared at each other in silence.

Dory finally sighed, "So… any regrets yet?"

"What?" Marlin sat down beside her, "What do you mean?"

"Marlin, because of me… you almost got killed, and because of me you had to come all the way out and find me, and because of me-"

Marlin shook his head and placed two fingers on her mouth, "No, no, no… you got it all wrong, Dory. I almost got myself killed because I loved you so much and wanted to get you back. You cannot blame yourself for any of this, if you want to blame someone, blame Tim."

Dory's eyes grew wide, "I killed him…"

"Which means no one else has to. You did the right thing, sweetheart. You had to defend yourself, and you did. And I'm so happy you did."

He started stroking her cheek and continued on, "I love you, Dory… I always have and always will. And… now that I have you back, I think it's long past time we return home."

Dory smiled up at him, "I think you're right…"

He kissed her head, "Then let's go home…"

Of course, the doctors made them remain a little longer in the hospital, so returning home would have to wait. But they did let Marlin stay in Dory's room. That took some convincing, but after a few growls and threats from Derek… they couldn't say no.

So, the two happy couple continued to mend and heal… under the watchful eyes of Gill and Derek.

Okay, there's going to be an Epilogue chapter and then... that's it! Okay, I'm going to ask again... Should I write a sequel to this story? About their kids and them? I do have an idea and I got one yes to do so, but I'd like more feedback from everyone. Please everyone... REVIEW! XD