Chapter 7

A/N

Hello, everyone! I'm back with another chapter! I know it's been two weeks since I've updated the last one. I'm sorry for the long wait. Anyway, this is officially the last chapter of this story. This is the longest chapter yet. So, enjoy!

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The sun rose high into the sky. As it reached its place, the sun's rays shone through the living room window. Oliver's green eyes opened. The feline yawned, showing his sharp teeth. Then, he got out of his cat bed and stretched, putting his front paws in front of him, and arching his back. His eyes casted on the sleeping fish. He noticed that Dory was snoring and talking in her sleep. The cat chuckled a bit and walked over to her.

Dory snored loudly. Her body was twitching a bit. With her eyes closed, she got up and sleep swam towards the glass. She bumped gently on the glass.

Oliver giggled and rose his body, putting his paws on the desk. He tapped lightly on the glass saying, "Dory wake up."

The forgetful fish got startled. She opened her magenta eyes. "I'm up! I'm up!" She looked at Oliver. "Oh, Oliver, it's you." She looked at the place where she was sleeping at. "Wait... What am I doing here?"

"You were sleep swimming, Dory," Oliver answered.

"Again? Wow, I need to stop doing that."

The feline gave a mrrow of laughter. He sat on his haunches and licked his paw. Then, he wrapped his tail around his front paws. "So, are you ready to escape tonight?"

"I'm escaping tonight? I thought we were supposed to escape yesterday night."

Oliver's eyes widened. "Oh, right! I forgot! I'm sorry."

Dory chuckled. "Looks like I'm not the only one who forgets things."

Oliver chuckled before realizing something. "Dory, you remembered that you were supposed to escape."

"Wow, I did? Yay for me!" she exclaimed.

Angel and Dory's parents woke up as they heard shouting.

Angel yawned and stretched. She saw Dory and Oliver. "Morning, Dory, Oliver."

"Morning," they said.

As Jenny and Charlie went over to their daughter, Angel had a confused look on her face. "Oliver, I thought we were escaping yesterday night."

"We were, but I forgot," he admitted.

"Oh, well I guess we are escaping tonight, then."

"We are. As soon as my owner's are asleep, I'm gonna tell all of you the escape plan."

As if on cue, his owners went downstairs. Hannah saw Oliver and said, "Morning, Oliver!"

Oliver went over to the little girl and rubbed his body against her.

Hannah smiled and petted the feline before sitting down at the table. She waited for her breakfast.

Connor poured cereal and milk in two bowls. He poured orange juice in his and Hannah's cups. First, he carried the bowls to the table, then the cups.

After breakfast, the two siblings placed their backpacks on and headed out the door.

"Now what?" Dory asked.

Angel shrugged. "I don't know."

Deciding to have fun, Dory tickled Angel.

Angel giggled, which turned into laughs when Dory tickled her harder.

"D-Dory! S-stop! Please!" Angel begged.

"Not until you give up." She kept tickling the laughing starfish.

Angel actually had the strength to tickle Dory. "Coochie coochie coo!"

Dory laughed loudly.

Dory's parents giggled. "Should we join them?" Charlie asked.

"Yes, we should," Jenny replied.

The two parents tickled their daughter and Angel. They all chased each other, which made the water slosh around in the tank.

Oliver giggled and watched them in their little tickling and chasing party.

Meanwhile, in the reef, Hank, Destiny, and Bailey were playing catch the shell. If someone catches the shell, they get 2 points. If someone drops the shell, they lose 2 points. The one with the most points wins.

Bailey threw the shell to Destiny, who caught it. "Yes! Another 2 points for me!"

Destiny threw the shell to Hank. Hank caught it, but the shell slipped out of his tentacle.

"Dang it, I lost 2 points," he stated.

Bailey chuckled. "It's ironic that you have the least points. You have the most arms, and Destiny has the most points."

"Haha, very funny," he sarcastically said, rolling his blue eyes.

"Aww, come on, Hank. Be a good sport," Destiny said.

"Well, I don't want to be a good sport!" he yelled.

Destiny's and Bailey's eyes widened in fright.

Hank realized whathe was doing and calmed down. "Sorry, I..." he trailed off. Then, he sighed. "I gotta go now." He swam off.

The whale shark and beluga exchanged glances before following Hank.

Back in the apartment, the small family and the starfish was exhausted.

"I'm so tired," Angel said.

"Me too," Dory said.

"Let's rest for a bit," Charlie suggested.

They all rested, giving themselves a break.

Hank lied down in his house, sighing.

Bailey and Destiny swam up to him.

"Hank, are you alright?" Bailey asked.

"No," Hank grumbled.

"What's wrong?" Destiny questioned.

Hank sighed. "I just miss the kid, that's all."

"Oh. Well, it's okay. We all miss her," Destiny said.

"Without Dory, everything seems different," Hank stated.

"I know," Bailey said, "But, she'll come back."

Hank smiled a little before frowning. "I'm sorry, guys. I was just mad."

Destiny patted him on his tentacle. "It's alright. Now, let's continue playing!"

Time had past slowly in the apartment. The sea creatures just played and talked with Oliver to past time. Before they knew it, Connor and Hannah was home.

Connor headed upstairs to his room and closed the door. Hannah said hi to Oliver and the sea creatures before heading upstairs to her room.

"In a few hours, we'll be escaping," Oliver stated.

Dory smiled. "I'm so excited to see my friends."

Angel smiled as well. "Even though I'm shy, I think I could handle meeting your friends."

Jenny patted Angel's back. "That's good, sweetie."

Angel smiled at her before sighing. She really couldn't wait to get out of here.

A few hours had passed. It was now dark outside. Oliver casted his eyes on his owners eating dinner. He then padded over to the fish tank.

"It's almost time, guys. After they finish dinner, they'll take a shower, watch TV, and the brush their teeth. Then, when they go to bed, I'll be telling you my great escape plan."

"I can't wait," Dory said, looking at her parents, who smiled.

Charlie wrapped his fin around Jenny lovingly. Jenny looked at him and smiled before yawning and placing her head down on his chest.

Charlie chuckled. "I better put Jenny to bed to rest." He carried his wife to bed for a short nap.

The forgetful fish, starfish, and cat watched them. Angel decided to speak up. "So, can you describe what your friends look like?"

Dory shook her head. "I want you to see them for yourself."

"Okay."

Back in the reef, Nemo swam up at the surface. His body came up above the water. His scarlet eyes gazed up at the sparkling stars in the sky. The huge stars reflected the young clownfish's eyes. Nemo closed his eyes and felt the soft breeze against his scales. He opened his eyes and noticed a fish beside him. It was his father.

"Hey, son," he said gently. "What are you doing?"

"Just looking at the stars," he replied.

Marlin looked at the stars, then at his son. As he looked at him, he imagined Dory next to him, looking at the stars. He and Dory sometimes looked at the stars. The stars was beautiful and fascinating.

Marlin spoke up again. "I just wanted to say that dinner's ready. Are you coming?"

"Yeah, I'll be there in a bit," he said, still looking at the stars.

Marlin patted him on the back. "Okay, your dinner will still be there when you get back." He swam away, leaving his son enjoying the stars.

More time had passed in the apartment. It was time. Connor and Hannah went into their rooms and went to bed.

Oliver grinned. "It's time, guys."

"Yay!" Angel and Dory cheered.

"Finally. I really want to go home," Jenny said.

"So do I, dear," Charlie agreed.

"What's the escape plan?" Dory asked.

Oliver sat down on his haunches. "Okay, so, the plan is that I'll pretend to get hurt. So, I'll pretend to scream in pain. When I do that, my owners will wake up and see what's wrong with me. Then, Connor will decide to call the vet. His phone is upstairs, fortunately."

He paused to lick his paw before continuing. "So, I'll get up and you all will have to jump in this plastic bag." He padded over to his cat bed and grabbed the bag in his teeth. He walked back to the tank and dropped the bag.

He continued. "Then, I'll take you all to the beach and place you in the water." The feline licked his back before asking, "Any questions?"

Angel raised her arm.

"Yes?"

"Umm, are you sure it's going to be safe about us jumping out of the tank and getting in the bag? It just seems dangerous."

Oliver sighed. "I know it seems dangerous, but it'll be worth it. Trust me."

Angel nodded, understanding.

"Anyone else?" Oliver inquired.

Charlie raised his fin.

"Yes, Charlie?"

"How do you know where the beach is?"

"Well, my owners took me there, actually. They were playing truth or dare, and Hannah dared Connor to take me to the beach. So, he did it. Hannah decided to tag along with him. And, I have a good memory where places are. Plus, I can see really well in the dark."

Dory's eyes widened. "Wow, awesome! I wish I had a memory like yours."

Oliver chuckled. "You're perfect just the way you are, kid."

Dory smiled when he said, "kid." He reminded her of Hank a little.

"So, are you guys ready?" he asked.

"Definitely," Jenny said.

"Okay. Let's do this," the feline said, determined to do the plan.

Oliver pretended to collapse in pain. He yowled loudly, waking his owners.

"Oliver?" Connor got up from bed and rushed downstairs. His sister followed him.

"Oliver, what's wrong?" Hannah asked.

The feline continued to yowl.

Hannah gasped. "Connor, he's in pain!"

"I'll call the vet." He rain upstairs with his sister following him.

Oliver instantly got up and grabbed the bag in his jaws. "Okay, you know what you have to do."

"Do what?" Dory asked.

"We jump out of the tank and land in the bag," Jenny answered.

Dory gulped. "Okay, here's go nothing."

"Okay, on the count of 3, we'll jump," Angel said.

Everyone prepared to jump.

"1... 2... 3!"

The sea creatures jumped out of the tank and landed in the bag.

"We did it!" Dory cheered.

"Perfect," Oliver muffled. "Now, on to the beach."

Oliver walked through the cat door and padded to the beach.

"We're getting closer to home, guys," Charlie stated.

The other three just smiled, waiting to go home.

For about 15 minutes, they arrived at the beach. As Oliver walked, he felt the soft, squishy sand beneath his paws. Oliver setted the bag down.

"We're here, guys!"

"It feels so good to see the ocean again," Dory said.

Oliver smiled before saying, "You can go in there now."

The sea creatures jumped in the water.

"Well, this is goodbye," Oliver said, sadly.

Dory grinned at the feline. "We'll never forget you."

Oliver purred and placed his face in the water. "And, I'll never forget you. All of you."

Everyone hugged Oliver's face.

"You've been such a great friend, Oliver," Charlie said.

Oliver lifted his face out of the water and shook the water off. "Thank you. Now, I gotta go home."

"Alright. Bye, Oliver!" Dory exclaimed.

"Bye everyone!"

They waved at him as they saw him walk away.

Charlie turned to his family and the starfish. "Let's go home."

They all swam home. Angel smiled, waiting to see their friends.

Nemo sighed, looking out at the ocean. He squinted his eyes to see if his friends had returned, but there was no luck. He was about to turn around when he saw a blue tang out of the corner of his eye. The clownfish squinted his eyes again to get a better look. It was Dory, swimming quickly towards him.

Nemo perked up and yelled, "Dory!"

The two friends embraced, hugging each other tightly.

Nemo had tears of joy leaking out of his scarlet eyes. "Dory, you're here."

"Shhh." Dory stroked the young clownfish. "Yes, Nemo, I'm here. I missed you too, buddy."

Nemo sniffed and wiped his tears away. He then saw Dory's parents and a starfish that he doesn't know.

Nemo swam to Jenny and Charlie and hugged them. They smiled and gave him pats on the head and back.

Suddenly, Marlin, Hank, Destiny, and Bailey all came towards them.

"Dory!" they all exclaimed.

"Hi, guys!" Dory swam to them and hugged them.

Her parents swam to them as well and embraced them.

"Dory, we've all missed you and your parents," Marlin said. "Where have you been?"

"It's a long story," Dory replied, winking at her parents and Angel.

"Who's that?" Nemo asked, pointing at Angel.

"Oh, right," Dory swam beside her friend. "Guys, this is Angel, my friend."

"Hi," she said shyly.

"She has been quite the company," Jenny said.

Everyone smiled and waved at her.

"Angel, meet my friends. I mean, my family, the rest of it."

Everyone smiled when she said that.

"You can come over to her and introduce yourselves, but don't overwhelm her. She's shy when it comes to meeting new sea creatures," Dory explained.

"Alright. We should all meet her one at a time," Marlin said.

Moments later, they have all introduced themselves to Angel.

"It is lovely to meet all of you," Angel quietly said.

Destiny smiled at her. "And, it's lovely to meet you."

Suddenly, Nemo yawned. "I'm tired, Dad."

"Okay," he said before turning to everyone. "Let's go to bed, guys."

Everyone headed to their beds, letting sleep overcome them. Dory invited Angel to come sleep with her in her brain coral.

Angel snuggled against Dory, getting comfortable.

Dory yawned before smiling at her. "Welcome to the family, Angel."

Angel grinned before closing her eyes, letting out soft snores.

Dory was really glad to be back home. Her whole family was in the reef with her, sleeping peacefully. After a couple minutes had passed, she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Life couldn't be any better for her.