A/N: - Hi again! It's me! Dory's human replica again! I hope you enjoy this new chapter and thanks to CartoonKid for my newest review! I am really enjoying this now! As you may remember, I left our characters on a cliff-hanger with Nemo wedged between two mysterious spikes so I am here to continue. Here you go! Enjoy!

    A set of razor sharp teeth and a face with indescribably ugly features was rising up in front of them. 'Not again' Marlin thought. It was an angler fish and it was not happy to have a small snack on his back where he couldn't reach it!

    Dory screamed and swam behind Marlin. At the same time Marlin tried to hide behind Dory. This resulted in another head-banging. Nemo screamed again and both Regal Blue Tang and Clownfish snapped out of their semi-conscious dazes.

"Dory, I'll distract him while you try and get Nemo, Ok?"

"Yip!"

"Ready, steady," Marlin whispered, "GO!"

"GO!" Dory repeated, racing after the giant predator fish as it chased Marlin. She was above it in seconds, tugging at Nemo, but before she could pull him free he was jolted away as the angler fish spotted Marlin and began chasing him once more. Dory hurtled after it and caught up when it stopped above an anemone to wait for Marlin to re-emerge. Once again, Dory attempted to pull Nemo free and this time succeeded and her and the young clownfish were thrown into some coral and knocked out by the force of the impact. Now, Marlin was on his own.

    As he weaved in and out of various obstacles, he looked back every so often to check he was still being followed. He no longer had any idea where he was going. He did know one thing, though – that angler fish wouldn't have stayed in wait for them for so long without making a sound or lashing out. They had been set up and Marlin had a good idea who it was that had done it……

    When Dory and Nemo came to, they looked around dazedly. Then, Nemo spotted the hole that his Dad's pursuer had come out of. He swam forward, meaning to go down it, but was grabbed by his tailfin.

"Bingo,"

"Nemo."

"Nemo, you can't go down there. Your Dad will kill me if I let something happen to you!"

    Nemo was touched by Dory's concern but was determined to go down there. He, like his Dad, also thought that they had been set up.

"Sorry, Dory," he sighed, "I have to see what's down there." Nemo said. Dory whimpered and back off. "That's not going to work, Dory," he continued. He was lying to himself. He didn't want to go down there, especially not if he had to be alone. A brainwave struck him as he neared the edge and he called back to Dory, "There's loads of party stuff down here!"

    Nemo was surprised when he took a closer look. It was, in fact, the party storeroom. He was having second thoughts about there being a set-up…………until he heard a sly but worried voice. Dory was at Nemo's side which made him feel slightly better. Hopefully, she'd find – or remember – yet another hidden talent which would be useful to them in some way, though he didn't count on it. Right now, Dory was bobbing up and down excitedly. 'Maybe it's a surprise party!' she thought.

  They were about to pluck up the courage to enter when the angler fish re-appeared. It was looking bitterly satisfied but it didn't go for them. Nemo could've sworn he heard muffled cries for help coming from somewhere so he decided to investigate further.

  He and Dory swam silently into the small, dimly lit cave. Ahead of them, they could just about see the angler fish only this time it was tied down but thrashing violently. It had got tangled up in a trap. 'Stupid animal,' Nemo thought but his feeling of amusement vanished rapidly as he heard that same, sly voice again – only this time it was talking to someone…………

    "First, you corrupt my sister and move away with her,"

"That was her choice. She loved me as I loved her," an all too familiar voice answered back.

"SILENCE! Then, you decide to start a family with her. Then, you let her die. Then, when your son disappears you search the entire ocean to find him and bring him back. Except, you brought someone else back who isn't even a clownfish and have the cheek to show up here with her as well when only you, your son and your wife are invited. You never even told us that Coral was dead before today. What kind of husband are you? I never liked you!"

     Nemo gasped, realising that whoever was down there had caught his father. He glanced at Dory but she just looked as confused as ever. Nemo guessed that the sly voice had belonged to the clownfish that had been making the jokes about Dory – the one they met when they first arrived on this reef.

    Dory had been rather slow to pick up on what was going on. However, when it all clicked into place she darted forward and managed to halt herself just before ramming into the back of the angler fish. She went round it only to be faced with a wall of multicoloured anemones. Nemo had just about managed to catch up at this point and was devising a plan of action.

"Dory, you go back and keep a look-out."

"Okey-dokey."

"Shout down if you see anyone suspicious."

"No problem."

"Ok, then GO!!!!"

    Nemo watched Dory disappear back out of the entrance to the tunnel before turning to face the anemones ahead of him. He was on his own again now. He could hear his mother's brother taunting his Dad even more and felt a ripple of fury. The spiteful fish was now teasing Marlin with comments about Nemo, Dory and the rest of Marlin's friends and family. Determined to rescue his Dad, Nemo edged cautiously forward. This time, it was his turn…………

A/N: - Sorry about that!!!!!!!!!!! I hate leaving things on cliff-hangers but if I didn't it would probably make people lose interest halfway through!!!!!!!!!! I hope you liked this chapter and I just want to re-enforce my statement of there never being any Marlin/Dory romance………..that is just a cruel assumption that Coral's brother is making! Review and make some little fishies very happy! Thank-you!