Chapter ten:East Australia Current

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Gill: You miss your Dad, don't you, Sharkbait?
Nemo: Yeah.
Gill: Well, you're lucky to have someone out there who's looking for you.
Nemo: He's not looking for me. He's scared of the ocean.
GILL: Peach, any movement?
PEACH: He's had at least four cups of coffee, it's gotta be soon.
GILL: Keep on him.
[Nemo looks at Gill's damaged fin]
Gill:My first escape, landed on dental tools. I was aimin' for the toilet.
NEMO: Toilet?

GILL: All drains lead to the ocean, kid.
NEMO: Wow! How many times have you tried to get out?
GILL: I've lost count. Fish aren't meant to be in a box, kid. It does things to 'ya.
BUBBLES: [giggles] Bubbles!

PEACH: Potty break! Potty break! He just grabbed the Reader's Digest! We have 4.2 minutes.
GILL: That's your cue, Sharkbait.
BLOAT: You can do it, kid.
GILL: You gotta be quick. Once you get in, you swim down to the bottom of the chamber and I'll talk you through the rest.
NEMO: OK.
GILL Go on, it'll be a piece of kelp.
[Nemo takes a deep breath and jumps inside the water filter]
GILL: Nicely done! Can you hear me?
NEMO: Yeah!
GILL: Here comes the pebble.
[Gill spits a pebble into the filter and Nemo catches it]
Gill:Now, do you see a small opening?
NEMO: Uh-huh!

GILL: OK, inside it you'll see a rotating fan. Very carefully, wedge that pebble into the fan to stop it turning.
[Nemo tries to put the pebble in the rotating fan put failed]
Gill:Careful, Sharkbait.
NEMO: I can't do it!
PEACH: Gill, this isn't a good idea.
GILL: He'll be fine. Try again!
NEMO: OK...
GILL: That's it, Sharkbait. Nice and steady.
[Finally, Nemo managed to stop the fan]
NEMO: I got it! I got it!
BLOAT: He did it!
GILL: That's great, kid! Now, swim up the tube and out.
[As Nemo kept nudging out of the filter tube the pebble suddenly
NEMO: Oh, no!!! Gill!! Gill!!

GILL: Sharkbait!!!
BLOAT: Oh, my gosh!!!
GILL: Get him out of there!!!
BUBBLES: Help him!!!
GURGLE: What do we do!? What do we do!?
PEACH: Oh, no!!!
GILL: Stay calm, kid! Just don't panic!!
NEMO: Help me!!!!
GILL: Sharkbait!! Grab hold of this!!
[Nemo tries to grab the plant with his mouth]
NEMO: No!! No!!
GILL: Feed me more!
GURGLE: That's it!!
GILL: Come on, Sharkbait! Grab it!!
[Nemo bites down on the plant]
NEMO: [grunts] I got it!
GILL: Pull!!!
[Everyone finally managed to get Nemo out of the filter and they all pant in relief]
PEACH: Gill, don't make him go back in there.
GILL: No. We're done.
NEMO: [whimpering]
[cut to Marlin who was unconscious on a sea turtles shell]
CRUSH: Dude. Focus, dude. Dude. He lives! Hey, dude!
MARLIN: [groaning] What happened?
CRUSH: Oh, saw the whole thing, dude. First you were like, 'whoa'! And then we were all like, 'whoa'! And then you were like, 'whoa'.
MARLIN: What are you talking about?
CRUSH: You, mini-man. Taking on the jellies. You got serious thrill issues, dude. Awesome!

MARLIN: Oh, my stomach. [moans]
CRUSH: Oh, man. No hurling on the shell, dude, just waxed it.
MARLIN: So, Mr. Turtle...
CRUSH: Dude. Mr. Turtle is my father. Name's Crush.

MARLIN: Crush? Really? OK, Crush, listen I need to get to the East Australian Current. EAC?

CRUSH: [chuckles] Dude, you're riding it, dude! Check it out!
[Marlin turns around to see thousands of sea turtles]
CRUSH:OK, grab shell, dude!
MARLIN: Grab what? [screaming]
CRUSH: Righteous!!! Righteous!!! Yeah!!!
MARLIN: Stop!
CRUSH: So, what brings you on this fine day to the EAC?
MARLIN: Well, Dory and I need to get to Sydney. [gasps] Dory! Is she all right!?

CRUSH: Little Blue. She is sub-level, dude.
MARLIN: Dory, Dory! Dory!! Oh, Dory.
[Dory muttering]

Marlin:I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.
DORY: 29, 30! Ready or not, here I come!! There you are! Catch me if you can!! [laughing]
Ariel:I'm gonna get you Dory! Oh hi Marlin I'm glad you're okay.
[Marlin looks around to see how happy all the sea turtles were in their families until suddenly a baby sea turtle accidentally slipped into the current]
SQUIRT; Whoa!!!
MARLIN: Oh, my goodness!!
CRUSH: Kill the motor, dude. Let us see what Squirt does flying solo.

SQUIRT: Whoa!!! That was so cool!! Hey Dad, did you see that?! Did you see me?! Did you see what I did?!
CRUSH: You so totally rock, Squirt! So give me some fin, noggin.
BOTH: Dude!
CRUSH: Intro. Jellyman, Offspring. Offspring, Jellyman.

SQUIRT: Jellies? Sweet.
CRUSH: Totally...
MARLIN: Well, apparently, I must've done something you all likes dude.
SQUIRT: You rock, dude!
[Squirt knocks his head against Marlin's head]
MARLIN: Ow!
Ariel:Awww how cute!
CRUSH: Curl away, my son! It's awesome, Jellyman. Little dudes are just eggs, leave 'em on the beach to hatch, then coo-coo-ca-choo, they find their way back to the big 'ol blue.
MARLIN All by themselves?
CRUSH: Yeah.
MARLIN: But, dude . How do you know when they're ready?
CRUSH: Well, you never really know. But when they'll know, you'll know, you know?
[laughter]

DORY: Hey! Look, everybody!!
SQUIRT: I know that dude. It's the Jellyman!
DORY: Well, go on, jump on him!
TURTLE KIDS: Turtle pile!!!
Ariel:*laughs*Watch out Marlin!
MARLIN: Wait, kids!
[The baby turtles pile on Marlin]
TURTLE KID 1: Are you funny?
Ariel:Kids!
TURTLE KID 2: Where's your shell?
MARLIN: Hold on, I need to breath...!
TURTLE KID 3: Are you running away?
TURTLE KID 4: Did you really cross the jellyfish forest?
TURTLE KID 5: Did they sting you?
MARLIN: One at a time!!
TURTLE KID 6: Mr. Fish, did you die?
ARIEL:Kids ,please give Marlin some room
DORY: Sorry. I was a little vague on the details.
SQUIRT: So where are you going?
MARLIN: Well, you see my son was taken. My son was taken away from me.
ALL: [kids gasping]
DORY: No way!
SQUIRT: What happened?
MARLIN: No, kids. I don't want a talk about it.
KIDS: Come on! Please?
SQUIRT: Please?
Ariel:It's okay Marlin you can tell us how it all happened.
MARLIN: Well, OK. I live on this reef, a long long way from here.

DORY: Oh, boy. This is gonna be good, I can tell.
MARLIN: And my son, Nemo, see he was mad at me. Maybe he wouldn't have done it if I hadn't been so tough on him, I don't know. Anyway, he swam out in the open water to this boat and when he was out there, these divers appeared and I tried to stop them but the boat was too fast. So we swam out in the ocean to follow them...
[later on the word about Nemo began to spread from one part of the ocean to the next]
TURTLE KID: They couldn't stop them. And then Nemo's dad, he swims out to the ocean and they bump into..

SMALL FISH: ...three ferocious sharks! He scares away the sharks by blowing them up!

BIG FISH: Golly, that's amazing!
SMALL FISH: And then dives thousands of...

LOBSTER: ...feet straight down into the dark. It's like wicked dark down there, you can't see a thing. How's it going, Bob? And the only thing that they can see down there..

SWORDFISH: ...is the light from this big horrible creature with razor sharp teeth. Nice parry, old man. And then he has to blast his way...

DOLPHIN: So, these two little fish have been... Searching the ocean for days. On the East Australian Current.

FEMALE BIRD: Which means that he may be on his way here right now. That should put them in Sydney..

MALE BIRD 1: ...Harbor in a matter of days. I mean, it sounds like this guy's gonna stop at..

MALE BIRD 2: ...nothing until he finds his son. I sure hope he makes it.

MALE BIRD 3: That's one dedicated father if you ask me.
[next morning]

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