Finding Nemo: Chapter One

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 ~6 years later~


It has been nearly 6 years since Savannah's death but no matter how hard Sebrina tried, she couldn't forget about it. Not a single part of that day was forgotten. It ran through Sebrina's head like a movie being played over and over again. She tried and tried to look up at the bright side of things now and then but it only made the pain hurt worse.

It was all her fault...

Sebrina simply sat next to a giant rock with nothing else to do but mope. Fish would swim by and sometimes roll their eyes and not care at all.
Sebrina felt so lost, that she wanted to cry but that would cause attention, which was NOT what she wanted.

"Hey. Are you okay?"

Sebrina looked up and saw a blue tang in front of her with a caring face, which was something that felt new to her.
"Yeah I just...lost something is all," Sebrina explained sadly, not wanting to talk about it. She was hoping for the new fish to leave her alone but the thought slipped when the blue tang only sat next to her.
"You know what, I lost something too but I don't remember what." She said thinking as she t Sebrina.
"I'm Dory." She introduced herself out of free care.
"Sebrina." Sebrina says looking up at Dory.
"What did you lose again?" She asks in wonder, almost completely forgetting where she even was at that moment..
"A friend of mine." Sebrina answers looking down at the sand, wondering why Dory was still sticking around.
"Hey why don't WE be friends?! I would LOVE to be your friend!" Dory cheered, swimming around excitedly.
"Really? W-well you don't HAVE to-" Sebrina mumbled in worry but Dory simply grabbed her fin and swam off, dragging Sebrina along with her.
"Come on! I'll show you around!" Dory shouted gleefully. Sebrina knew she had to give in as she swam with Dory. It was only then id Dory tell Sebrina that she suffered from Short-term memory loss.

A little while later, a loud noise of a speedboat could be heard suddenly. Both Dory and Sebrina looked up just in time to see a white boat zoom by across the surface.
"A WHITE BOAT! It took my SON!" Someone yelled. Concerned, Sebrina and Dory followed the screaming, swimming faster now. However, Sebrina stopped as Dory swam faster ahead. What did he need the boat for and why was he panicking?
"My SON! Help me! PLEASE!" He pleaded. Sebrina's thinking was stopped when Dory bumped into somebody. She and Dory swam down to him. He was a clownfish, of course, but he looked VERY worried.
"There there. It's alright. It'll be okay." Dory tried calming him down to no avail.
"No, no, they took him AWAY! I-i have to find the boat!" Dory gasped as the stranger swam up hurriedly.
"A boat? Hey we've seen a boat!" She told him.
"You HAVE?!" The stranger asked now noticing Sebrina's presence.
"Yeah, and it passed by not too long ago," Sebrina explained to him with a calm gesture.
"A WHITE ONE?!" He asked looking up at the surface, still trying to look for it. there was a small moment of silence between the three of them.
"Hi. I'm Dory." Dory greeted him, forgetting what just happened.
"WHERE?! WHICH WAY?!" The stranger asked getting back to his objective.
"Ooh ooh ooh! It went um-" Dory looked over at Sebrina and she pointed in the direction it went. Sebrina knew she might as well help this guy out. After all, there wasn't really much else to do.
"THIS WAY! IT WENT THIS WAY! FOLLOW ME!" Dory yelled excitedly as she zipped away. Sebrina and the other clownfish followed.
"Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!" He yelled in sweet relief.
"No problem!" Dory said.

They were all swimming around, trying to find the boat this strange guy so desperately needed. Sebrina was almost wanting to ask for this guy's name but knew he had a lot on his mind right then. However, Dory continued to slow down and sway around, minding her own business. Once she spotted the male clownfish behind Sebrina, she swam a little faster. He was confused as he watched Dory continue to swim faster. But when Dory looked back this time, with mere concern as to why she was being followed, she zoomed away! 

Sebrina and the other clownfish tried to keep up with Dory but she swam in and around different obstacles, going so fast it was hard to keep track. They would go around rocks, in between large corals, and finally, into an opening full of sand. Dory immediately stopped and zipped around, acting like she was furious.
"Will you QUIT IT?! We're trying to SWIM here!" She yelled at the clownfish while Sebrina slowly backed up away from him.
"What?!" He asked confused. He had absolutely no idea what Dory was on about but the very moment Sebrina remembered about her problem, Sebrina looked like she was really trying hard not to laugh.
"What, is the ocean not too big enough or something like that?!" Dory asked sarcastically as she swam around him.
"Do you got a PROBLEM buddy? Huh? Huh? Do you? Do you? DO YOU?" She asked once more,swimming closer to the confused male clownfish in anger.
"You want a piece of me? Yeah YEAH! Ooh, I'm scared now! WHAT!" She continued to confuse him and Sebrina finally snickered in response.
"Stop following us okay?!" Dory finally stated in a serious tone, finally letting the poor guy speak.
"What are you TALKING about?! You two are showing me which way the boat went!" The clownfish explained as Sebrina swam up next to Dory, hoping to explain to her that this guy didn't know about her problem and that she had forgotten once more. She was unable to, however, when Dory remembered about the boat that went past.
"A boat? Heeeey! We've seen a boat! It passed by not to long ago! Um, it went um-...THIS way! It went this way! FOLLOW ME!" She yelled and zipped away but before she could go too far, the male clownfish stopped her, now very angry.
"Wait a minute. WAIT A MINUTE! What is going on? You already told me which way the boat was going!" He yelled, hoping to get a clear answer. Sebrina, once again, tried to explain the issue at hand, but didn't have time to speak over them.

"I did? Oh no..."

Dory looked away looking a little ashamed.
"If this is some kind of practical joke it's NOT FUNNY! AND I KNOW FUNNY! I'M A CLOWNFISH!"
Marlin stated in a harsh tone. Finally, Sebrina stepped in, but the wrong words slipped out of her mouth. She managed to speak what was in her thoughts at that moment instead.
"Well, GUESS WHAT, genius? I AM TOO!" Sebrina yelled back, causing the male to get a little startled. Dory got in between them this time.
"No, it's not. I know it's not. I-i'm so sorry...See, I suffer from Short-term Memory loss." Dory explained to him. Both he and Sebrina calmed down.

"Short-term memory loss..."

The guy seemed unamused but Dory and Sebrina nodded in agreement.
"I don't believe this!" He said with a minor chuckle as he swam away but Dory swam in front of him to stop him.
"No, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family!" She explained with a smile but stopped herself at the thought of her family.
"Well...a-at least I THINK it does? Um...Hmm...where are they?" Dory asked herself and looked away with a mumble. It was silent for a good 10 seconds as Dory slowly turned to him, forgetting what she was thinking about once more.

"Can I help you?"

Finally, the male clownfish stated his opinion.
"Something's wrong with you. Really. Y-you two are wasting my time. I have to find my son. He turned and swam away only to be stopped yet again. This time, by a great white shark! The shark smiled sinisterly with a toothy grin.

"Hello..."

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