A/N: - Hiyaz! I am SOOOOOOOOOOO sorry that I have taken so long with the updates but it was my 14th birthday, my grandma's 70th birthday, three concerts, two panto rehearsals, my party, my grandma's dinner and lunch, Christmas shopping and I'm sure you know what other sorts of mayhem Christmas can cause!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, here's chapter 11…enjoy!!!!!!!!
As he neared the place where he had last seen Dory, Marlin was given the biggest shock of his whole life. He could faintly see a red light on the black ball flash faster and faster until…………
It all happened so fast. Marlin was sent flying backwards and could feel blood coming from somewhere. He felt a sharp pain by his stomach and, deep down inside, he knew that Dory, even if she had survived, would probably be injured beyond recovery. He thought he was going to die and he stopped thinking and just let himself drift.
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Meanwhile, Dory had indeed suffered worse. She had seen blood…her own blood…in front of her very own eyes. She could feel herself fading but, as she began to give up, someone lifted her up. Everything went black, and Dory saw no more.
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Marlin, too, had been found. But he was found by friends.
"Ok, Marlin, we're gonna get you to some help. Those wounds look pretty bad."
"But where's…Dory?" Marlin just about managed to stammer.
"You didn't find her?" Bruce whispered, hoarsely.
"No…she was…too far…ahead…"
"Then she id probably dead," tears were welling up in Bruce's eyes but he managed to hold them off while he helped support Marlin, who'd promptly passed out again.
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'Marlin? Bronco? Anyone?'
The darkness was growing thicker.
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Back at the reef, Marlin was bandaged up and beginning to make a recovery – though he seemed to spend much of his time in deep thought.
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"Help me……please?"
Losing track of time and space.
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Nemo awoke from slumber screaming for release…but not his own.
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Fading……
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Nothing could lift the spirits of the FEA.
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Fading……
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The Tank Gang were at a loss for what to do.
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Fading……
No light at the end of the tunnel.
No more chances to make things right.
No time to say good-bye.
No-one to come and reverse things now.
Fading……
A/N: - Sorry it's a bit short but I am so busy and I promise the chapters will get longer in 2004!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!! In case you didn't pick up… '' are thought marks, and * appears every time there's a change of scene!!!! SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER……….and yes, I do know some of the scenarios are extremely corny!!!! Please review but do not correct me on how much I've fleshed chapters out! This isn't because I don't appreciate constructive criticism 'cause I do…it's just that I am havin' a really bad time at the moment and would be very happy if you could save it for 2004!!!!!!!!!........................................Savvy??????????????????????????????????????