A/N: Okay, I know that it says there are four chapters and there's really only three. I have no clue why it's doing that, or how to change it. I happened when I uploaded and added chapter 2 for the first time, and it wouldn't show. So I added it again, and it showed up, and so it put that there were three chapters. I even went to try and take it off, but it wasn't there. Chapter 2 only showed up once. So that's the back round on that…

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Chapter 3 – "Off to See the Wizard"

"What happened?"

Nemo's question popped from his mouth the second he saw Dory lying unconscious outside his home. Marlin stood next to his son, looking at Dory. He sighed and told Nemo what happened.

The look on Nemo's face was that of shock, but he didn't say anything.

Marlin looked back down to Dory. He was very worried. He didn't know how much longer Dory could stay like this without any help or something. He didn't even know weather she would need anything at all. Maybe all she needed was a good night's sleep… but maybe not. Marlin had never dealt with this before.

"So what do we do?" Nemo asked.

Marlin replied, "I… I'm not sure. I guess I should ask someone if they know what to do, but I don't know who would know about this kind of thing."

It was quiet for a few seconds and then something clicked in Nemo's head. "Oh, Dad! I remembered something! Sandy Plankton told me that when his mom was sick, his Dad talked to the… Medicine Wizard," he told him.

"Really?" Marlin asked. Nemo nodded. "Well, did he tell you where this wizard is?" Marlin asked. Nemo paused for a moment, and thought very hard, trying to remember.

"Oh, yeah! He said that he lives at Shelter Mountain Reef," Nemo informed. Marlin silently thanked that it wasn't hundreds of miles away. Not that he wouldn't go that distance for Dory's safety, but he didn't think she would last that long (that is, if the whole situation was as serious as Marlin thought).

Yes, Shelter Mountain Reef was only about a daylong trip, and if he left now, he could get there by early evening if he hurried.

"Okay, Nemo," Marlin said, picking up Dory. "Come with me. We're gonna go see Crush, and you're going to stay with him while I go see the wizard," he explained as Nemo swam beside.

Crush had moved to reef about a day after Marlin had returned home. His home was in a large cave that was only a short distance from Nemo's school.

When Marlin and Nemo arrived there, no one was outside. So Marlin called into the entrance, "Crush?"

At first, it was quiet, but then Crush came out of the cave, followed by his son, Squirt. "What's up, Jelly Man?" Crush greeted, then he saw Dory. "What happened to Little Blue?" he then asked.

"She got hurt – Nemo will tell you the whole story. Well, I came to ask for a favor, Crush," Marlin said. Crush grinned. "Ask away, dude."

Marlin chuckled. "I have to go and talk to this… Medicine Wizard so I can help Dory, and I was wondering if you could watch them while I'm gone… Nemo and Dory, I mean."

Squirt's eyes lit up. "Ooh, will you, Dad? Huh, Dad? Please? Let Nemo stay!" he begged, jumping up and down. Crush laughed his Californian laugh and said, "Shaw! I'd be glad to watch the little dude and Blue for ya, man!"

Nemo and Squirt whooped with joy.

"Thanks, Crush. I'll be back in about two days, at the longest," he told the sea turtle. Crush simply nodded.

"Now, you be good, Nemo," Marlin told his son, hugging him goodbye. Returning the hug, Nemo just said, "I will, Dad. Bye."

"Bye, Nemo," Marlin replied. As he left, everyone was waving to him (except Dory, of course), and he waved back. Soon, Crush's cave was out of sight, and Marlin was on his way to Shelter Mountain Reef.

Not long after that, Marlin was unable to see any part of the reef, and he was out in open ocean. He hated being there, despite his attitude change. He guessed it was because it reminded him of everything horrible that had happened, so he couldn't really blame himself.

But no matter how much he despised being there, he knew he didn't have a choice if he wanted to save Dory. He knew there was a fifty-fifty chance of her being just fine the next morning, but Marlin wasn't about to take that chance. Because if he were to, and it turned out that she did need help, but it would be too late because he waited, then he wouldn't never be able to forgive himself.

Dory was the best friend he's had since Coral died, and he wasn't going to let anything bad happen to her if he could help it.

With nothing else to really think about, Marlin looked back at when he had first met Dory. Marlin had first thought that she was crazy. It had been because of her memory problem that had gotten them into trouble, and almost near death situations. And because of this, Marlin couldn't help but not really trust her. But after the incident with the jellyfish, Marlin learned to listen when she said everything was going to be okay.

In the end, they had become very, very close. About as close as you can get, when it comes to friends. In fact, Marlin thought. If we were any closer, than people would think that we loved each other… I mean, we do love each other, but not as more than just friends. We have kind of a brother/sister bond.

Marlin felt that he was doing this for Dory not just because he was her friend, but for another reason. He thought that he really owed her something. Something to pay back for how much she helped him to find Nemo. He had thanked her once, but he knew he had to give her more than that.

One side of him told him that helping her now was just how to thank her. But another side was telling him something else. It was saying that this wasn't enough. He had to give her something that would prove he cared about her. He had to give her something that nobody else in the world could. But what?

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