A/N: -     HELLO AGAIN!!!! I hope you enjoy this next chapter and I am gonna start wanting some more reviews…the more reviews, the quicker the update!!!! Oh well, enjoy!!!!

    An army of clownfish was heading straight for the school group. They were led by Linus and Marlin guessed that they were all the relatives of Coral and they all wanted revenge.

    The army advanced and attacked everyone, taking fish hostage or knocking them out cold.

"Marlin, help me!" Dory cried.

"Daddy!"

"Mr. Ray!"

"Nemo!"

"Oh-la-la!"

"Sharkbait!"

    The cries were coming thick and fast from all directions. Dory was struggling violently as she was dragged away. Marlin couldn't see Nemo anywhere. When all had settled, he found that Dory and Nemo were the only two taken away and being held to ransom at a very high price. Marlin immediately sped off to find them and was accompanied by Gill and Deb. They soon found where Dory and Nemo were being held and, without a second thought, they entered.

    "Let them go!" Marlin ordered.

"No," one replied, "and for your bad manners…………" the fish punched Dory in the face and slapped Nemo.

"Leave them alone!" Deb blurted out. Both hostages were hit again.

"I'll tell you what,"

"What?"

"I'll let the kid go – if, and only if, you let us kill the lady."

    Marlin was shocked into silence. Paralysed by the choice that lay before him – Dory or Nemo.

"What if I say no??"

"We kill both of them."

"Marlin," Dory stammered, "get Nemo out. It's better that way – otherwise we both die."

    Dory had never been so serious – and it didn't really suit her – but this was an extremely serious matter.

"Dory, no!"

"Please, Marlin."

"O…o…ok," Marlin's eyes were stinging, "let Nemo out."

"Perfect. Now you can watch your blue friend die." The fish sneered, shoving Nemo over to Marlin while Gill and Deb were still stuck in a stunned silence. Their expressions turned to alarm when the two evil fish pulled out two tendrils of anemone and began whipping Dory with them. Marlin turned away. He couldn't bear to watch. Dory was trying to be brave but her whimpers and sniffles were becoming louder and more frequent.

    Marlin dared to look and saw the fish lifting their whips again. In the pit of his stomach, Marlin knew this was it…this would be the death blow.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A/N: - I seem to be putting Dory through a lot and, believe me, it really hurts to do it…but her injury will really hurt Marlin and to choose between Nemo and Dory would be really hard. I also wanted to go deeper into Dory's character and show that she is not just some imbecile but she does actually understand the seriousness of the situation when the need arises.