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They both fell into deep thought for a moment. Then they said simultaneously, "What would Dory do?"

"Yeah, what would Dory do?" said Nemo, excited.

"She might," said Marlin and he continued to call for her. "Loo-loo! Loo-loo!"

"Well, she'd definitely have an idea of what to do if she were here. I don't know how she does that."

"I miss Dory," said Nemo.

From inside the tank in the gift shop, Marlin called desperately for Becky. "Loo-loo! Loo-loo!"

"She's the one who should be worried about us," said Nemo.

"You're not talking about Becky, are you?" asked Marlin.

"Dad, stop. She's not coming back," said Nemo.

"I don't think she knows, Dad. She just… does."

"Well, then, we'll just have to… think."

"Dad! She's not coming back. Because you made her feel like she couldn't do it," said Nemo. Then he turned away and swam to the bottom of the tank. Marlin swam down to join him.

"Me too," said Marlin with a sigh. He came nose to nose with a blue tang robot fish and pushed it away. "Truth is, I'm just so worried about her."

Nemo cut him off. "Dad. That's 'What would Marlin do?'"

"She would assess her situation, and then she'd evaluate. Then she would analyze her options --"

"Right," said Marlin. "That's what I would do. She wouldn't even think twice," Marlin looked around. "She would just look at the first thing she sees, and --" He looked out through the glass of the tank and saw a series of fountains outside, across a plaza. A jet stream of water appeared to jump from one fountain to the next. An idea popped into Marlin's head, but he sighed -- could they really do that?

"Dory would do it," said Nemo. He knew what Marlin was thinking.

But suddenly, all the jet streams shut off, and they plummeted to the ground. They flipped and flopped on the concrete, helplessly gasping for water.

Marlin took a deep breath and swam to the surface of the water. "Hold on to me!" They leapt out of the tank, bouncing off the top of a nearby stroller, and caught a stream of water as it shot out of the ground.

Like surfers catching wave after wave, the two managed to hop from jet stream to jet stream, making their way across the plaza. It was like flying!

"Happy to see me? I'm happy to see you! I haven't had anyone to talk to in years," said the clam.

"What… would Dory… do," chanted Nemo.

"Wonderful thing, to have a son," said the clam. He paused for a moment, lost in thought.

"Now, why would you want to go? You just landed. Stay a while. Tell me all about yourself."

"Are you okay?" asked Marlin.

A cheery voice piped up behind them. "Who's Dory?"

"Yeah! What would Dory do now?" asked Nemo.

"Just… keep… gasping," said Marlin.

"Course, I didn't have a family. I dated a nice scallop for a while."

Suddenly, a burst of water shot out and carried them high up into the air. All at once, the jet streams had turned on again! Then Marlin and Nemo fell into a shallow outdoor tidal-pool exhibit with a SPLASH!

"Well, I would love to, but my son and I have to get to Quarantine, so --"

"Years? Wow. Well, unfortunately, we can't stay long. We have to go because --"

It was a giant clam, attached to the wall of the tank.

"Oh, boy. Are we happy to see you," said Marlin.

"But scallops have eyes," the clam continued. "And she was looking for something different." The group shared an awkward silence before the clam continued. "I'm kidding! Well, not about scallops having eyes. They do. And they see into your soul and they break your heart. Oh, Shelley! WHHHHYYYY?" The clam broke down into hysterics, crying and whining, as Marlin and Nemo watched uncomfortably.

Marlin turned to Nemo. "Now what would Dory do?"

"Well, that's fascinating," Marlin said.