A/N: - Here's a short epilogue just to sum up what happened after the adventure. I hope you'll agree that this has been a worth-wile addition to my stories and I hope you've all enjoyed it. This is the fanfic that has caused me the most problems as I hand-wrote it but could never motivate myself to type it up but now, with one last chapter, it is finished and I am glad I pushed myself to finish it.
They made their way back slowly to their homes to check on the damage done, giving each other farewell hugs and all going their separate ways. Dory to her cave, the Tank Gang to their cave and Marlin and Nemo to the anemone. The damage wasn't too bad and most things could be easily repaired or replaced. They awaited the news of Linus' imprisonment anxiously, hoping that the sentence would fit the crime. It had turned out that Marcia had been caught shortly after Linus and was to go to trial at the same time.
Life since Linus' imprisonment was near perfect. Apart from Morris' funeral, nobody felt any sadness for Linus or Marcia or that the whole adventure was over. The two criminals were to have life in prison under the authority of the more relaxed Women's Fish Army, who had seen that forcing fish into the army wasn't necessarily the best way to do things.
The FEA made serious progress and Dory remained a loyal member along with the rest of her converted friends, who had agreed to go with her so she didn't forget the way back. Life couldn't really get any better and everyone was in agreement with each other on one thing; they weren't going to want to go on another adventure for a while. The whole experience had been dramatic, tragic, full of hidden surprises and, at times, even amusing but no-one disagreed when Marlin said that it wasn't all that bad. It was just another of life's many obstacles to put safely behind them and lock away in their memories until the time came to pass on the stories to the next generations…well, it would be locked away in most memories but whether Dory would remember it or not would remain a mystery until the time was right…
A/N: - I have nothing more to say except thank-you to everyone who reviewed this story and I hope the epilogue answered any questions you had about what became of the characters. Thanks again! Luv ya all – Dory's Human Replica xxxx