[Samwise]

Oh, my, it's beautiful.........
Sam looked around himself. He had never seen such a beautiful shade of blue. Just then bubbles appeared in front of his eyes. He looked below him.

Mister Frodo!

But the elder hobbit was going the opposite direction, and it appeared as though he was clawing at the water.

Sam: What in the world......

Popping his head above water and sucking more air into his lungs, he went back under and tried that paddling that Miss Child had taught him. It was slow going, but he didn't stop.

Sam was amazed at how clear the water under there was. He caught sight of Mister Frodo again, and......

What was that?

Some odd thing had a hold of Frodo's ankle. It reminded Sam a bit of Gollum, except--it looked as if this thing had some sort of horns or something all over. Maybe the water was playin' tricks on his eyes.

The thing took Frodo down and down and down until finally, amidst a bunch of rocks, Sam saw a big hole. The thing swam inside.

Sam made ready to follow, when it felt as if something popped inside his ears.

What....?

Then his throat got tight and his chest burned. He needed air!

He tried turning around like he had before, but it was harder than when he was closer to the surface. Why was that?

He tried paddling again. It felt as if his chest were going to explode. An air bubble escaped from his mouth.

No...keep goin, Sam! Keep goin!

In his determination to catch up to Frodo, he had gone too deep. His lungs not only ached for air, but his brain did too. He felt dizzy.

Oh, no.....I'm sorry, Mister Frodo.....I'm sorry.......

He went limp in the water.