Published on Watpad ( MalloryMynatt): June 20th 2018
The snow was falling lightly to the ground during a calm winter morning. Nemo was the first to wake up. He looked out his window and gasped once he saw the snow outside. In a flash, he ran towards his father's room. "Dad! Daddy! It's snowing! It's snowing!" Nemo shouted, excitedly hoping on his dad's bed. Suddenly his door opened and a woman with blue hair tied in a ponytail entered the room. "I heard some noise, what's going on, Marlin?" Marlin groaned and sat up in his bed.
"Nothing, Dory. We're okay." He assured Dory. "Dory! Wanna go outside in the snow?" Nemo asked. "What's snow?" Dory asked. Nemo lead Dory to the window in Marlin's room and moved the curtains for Dory to see the snowfall outside. "It's that." Nemo said, pointing out the window. Dory stared in awe at the fluffy white particles falling. "Wow, it's beautiful!" "Come on! Let's go outside and play in it!" The two were about to run outside before Marlin called out to them. "Hold it, you two!" Nemo and Dory stopped and turned around. "Yeah, Dad?" Nemo asked.
"Wear warmer clothes, and don't stay outside for too long." Marlin ordered. The two nodded. "We will, Marty." "Marlin, and good. Have fun you two." "Yay! Come on, Dory!" Nemo shouted, rushing downstairs, Dory quickly following after. Marlin chuckled and got up from his bed. He went down into the kitchen to make some coffee. 'What am I gonna do with those two.' He thought to himself, smiling.
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Once Dory and Nemo put on their jackets, boots and scarfs, they went out to the backyard and saw the huge blanket of snow. Nemo ran to it, jumped right into the snow and laughed. Dory jumped in as well and they both shared laughs. Nemo started to move his arms and legs up and down. "What are you doing, Chico?" Dory asked. "I'm making a snow angel." "A snow angel?" Nemo stood up.
"Yeah, just move you arms and legs a few times and when you stand up and look down, it'll look like you made an angel." He explained. Dory nodded and moved her arms and legs. She stood up and looked at her snow angel, she giggled. "You're right, it does look like an angel." Dory then looked around and got an idea. She rolled some snow into a small ball and picked it up. "What are you making?" Nemo asked.
Dory then took the snow ball and threw it at Nemo. It hits him in the face, making Dory laugh. She stops laughing when she sees Nemo cry. "Fabio? Are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" Nemo's sobs turn into giggles. "What's so funny?" Dory asks. "I was just messing with you, Dory. I'm not hurt." Dory sighs in relief. Nemo then makes a snow ball as well and throws it at Dory. She laughs and makes more snow balls. "Snow ball fight!" Nemo shouts before making more snow balls to throw at Dory.
The two have been having their snow ball fight for about 20 minutes all the while they shared laughs between one another. While Dory was making another snow ball, she didn't see that there was a big rock in the snow so the rock ended up in the snow ball. She looked around to find where Nemo was hiding, aims and throws the snow ball towards Nemo. When it hits him, the impact knocks him to the ground.
Dory, still thinking it was a game, was laughing. "Gotcha Elmo!" Once she realized Nemo wasn't getting up she approached him. "Bingo? Are you okay?" She asks, trying to shake him awake. There was no response, She started to get worried. "Oh no, what have I done! Don't worry, Harpo. I'm gonna go get your dad. I'll be right back." With that, Dory ran back into the house as fast as she could. "Martin!"
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Meanwhile, Marlin was in the kitchen, taking a sip of his coffee, when Dory busts in through the backyard door. "Marty! It's Lilo! He's not moving! Help!" Dory panics. "Whoa whoa, Dory calm down. What's going on." "Just come outside! Quickly! Fabio's hurt!" Marlin's heart stopped and his eyes widened. Nemo getting hurt was like him being shot multiple times in the chest. "What!?" Within seconds, he grabs his jacket and runs outside.
He finds his son laying unconscious on the snowy ground. Nemo's forehead was bleeding and his breathing was small but still present. Marlin finds a rock next to where he was presumably hit. He turns to Dory and asked what happened. "Um..." Dory tried to remember what happened before she ran inside to get Marlin.
"We were having a snow ball fight... I guess threw a snow ball at him too hard and he hasn't moved since." Dory explains. "If that's the case, then how come there's a rock next to him and his head is bleeding?" "What?" Dory got a closer look and he was right. "Oh no, I guess when I was making that snow ball, a rock ended up in it."
"Dory! You have to pay attention when your making a snow ball!" "I'm so sorry, I-" "Let's just get him to the hospital." Marlin pick up Nemo and goes back inside the house. Dory guiltily follows him inside. Marlin grabs a cloth and places it over Nemo's wound. "Martin, I'm-" "I don't want to hear it, let's just go." Marlin cuts her off and makes his way to his car.
Dory was crushed by his words. The only other time Marlin snapped at her was half a year ago when they were looking for her parents. They just barely escaped a psychopath with one eye, Dory was still running holding Marlin's hand whilst he was holding his son with his other arm. "Dory! Dory, Slow down We're not being chased anymore." "Are you sure?" She asked before bumping into a tree.
"Jenny and Charlie. Jenny and Charlie! I just remembered their names! We have to keep going. We're so close. Huh?" Dory turned around and saw Marlin aiding Nemo, asking if he was okay. She was too distracted from her finally remembering her parents names that she didn't realize she caused Nemo to get hurt.
"Oh my goodness! Nemo! Are you okay? What happened?" Dory asked, rushing to Nemo's side. "Not now, Dory. Please!" Marlin said, making her back off. She did so, still feeling guilty. A second passed and she forgot what has happened so when she saw Nemo again, she tried to help, but Marlin made her back off again. "I said, 'not now.' You've done enough." He said, getting annoyed.
"I have? Oh no. But I can fix it. I can. I'll go get help." Before she could do anything, Marlin spoke again, with the most harshest words he's even used to her. "You know what you can do, Dory? You can go wait over there. Go wait over there and forget. It's what you do best." Dory's eyes widened and tears started to fall down her face.
"You're right. I don't know why I thought I could do this. Find my family. I can't do this. I'm so sorry. I'll fix it." Dory went off away from the two to go and look for help. And the rest was fate. She knew Marlin apologized multiple times after he said that to her, but it always still haunted her. Like some cruel person possessed Marlin, making him act differently from how he would normally.
When they got to the car, Marlin laid his son down in the back seats. "You're gonna be okay. Just hang in there." He told him, gently closing the door. He got into the driver's seat, Dory sitting next to him in the passengers seat. The whole drive to the hospital was painfully silent. Dory wanted to say something to him or at least apologize but she knew it would make him more mad so she just stayed quiet.
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Once they got to the hospital, a doctor took a look at the impact. He got a small concussion but he's said to survive with only a few cuts and bruises. He was lucky too, he could've been more seriously injured, or possibly even killed if that snow ball was thrown harder.
Nemo was laying in a hospital bed, still unconscious. Marlin looked over his son with despair, while Dory looked extremely regretful. 'If I had just paid attention, none of this would've happened!' She thought. 'I've almost seriously hurt little Chico and it's all my fault' Tears And sobs started to freely fall again. Marlin notices this and sighs. "Dory?" He finally asks her.
"I'm so sorry, Marvin! It's all my fault! I didn't watch what I was doing and it hurt Nemo in the process!" Dory cried, sobbing louder. "Dory-" "I may have almost seriously hurt your own son because of my dumb mind. I don't get how you can even call me a friend still after what had just happened." Marlin sighed once more and finally spoke. "It's okay. I know you tend to forget simple things like safety."
"But I still hurt Nemo. I'm a bad influence." "Dory, no you're not. You just forget sometimes and I understand." Dory wipes a few tears away. "So, you're not mad about me hurting your son?" She asked. "I was upset at first, but I realized he could've had it much worse. And you didn't mean to do it anyway. He's going to be alright, that's all I care about right now."
Dory smiled a bit and hugged Marlin. He was surprised by that sudden move but returns the hug anyway. "I'm sorry I forgot." She mumbled. "Dory, don't ever be sorry about your memory. You can't control it and it's completely understandable. Just try to at least be more careful next time, okay?" Dory let go and nodded. The two suddenly heard Nemo's voice, he's probably woken up.
"Daddy?" "Nemo!" Marlin quickly hugged Nemo. "I'm so glad you're alright, son." "W-What happened?" Nemo asked, sitting up on the hospital bed. "It's all my fault, Fabio." Dory confessed. "We were having a snow ball fight outside and I accidentally hit you with a snow ball that had a rock inside it. If I had just paid attention to my surroundings, none of this would be happening right now. I'm really sorry, Bingo."
Nemo gave Dory a warm smile and hugged her. "It's okay, you didn't mean it." "You don't hate me?" Dory asked. "Of course not. Why would I? You're my best friend." Dory let go of Nemo, new tears present. "Really?" Nemo nods with a toothy grin. Dory brings him and Marlin in for a group hug. They both returned the embrace, sharing a few chuckles.
"Alright, let's see if the doctor will let you go home." Marlin said, letting go and heading out the room. He comes back with the doctor that was treating Nemo. "Well, Nemo, since you only have minor injuries that will go away, you're allowed to go home." Nemo smiled and thanked the doctor. Minutes later the three drove back home. "Hey dad, can me and Dory play outside when we get home?" Nemo asked, making Marlin chuckle.
"I think you two have had enough excitement for one day, or even one week." Both Dory and Nemo aww'd in defeat. "How about I make both of you some hot chocolate?" Dory and Nemo's eyes lit up, they nodded vigorously. Marlin laughed. "Good." "Ooh! I want marshmallows on mine! With whip cream!" Nemo shouted. "You got it, kiddo." "Ooh! Me too! I want marshmallows on... what are we having again?" Dory asked, forgetting their conversation earlier. Marlin and Nemo laughed, Dory soon joining in. "Oh Dory." Marlin said between giggles.