(Scene goes to Mariel, Frodo, Dandin and Sam climbing a rock face. They come to the top and see the black gate.)

Gollum: The Black Gate of Mordor.

Mariel: Cool!

Dandin: Yes, very interesting. Now what?

Sam: My old Gaffer would have a thing or two to say if he could see us now.

Dandin: Wonder what Gonff would do?

(Armed and armored orcs appear, walking along the top of the Black Gate.)

Sam: Well, I guess we can't get in.

Dandin: We have to be able to get in. No one would continue reading this if we didn't.

Mariel: I'm sure they will.

(Soldiers yell orders in a different language, a large group of foreign soldiers are marching towards the black gate. A horn blares, Gollum cringes and large trolls start to open the gate.)

(Sam climbs further out onto the rocks.)

Sam: I can see a way down.

Dandin: Um…Sam. I'd be careful if I were you.

(The rock that Sam is on gives way and he falls.)

Frodo: Sam! No!

(Frodo follows after Sam. Two soldiers from the group notice the rocks sliding down the hillside and stop to look. Frodo slides down to Sam. He attempts to pull Sam out, but is unsuccessful. The soldiers get closer. Frodo throws his Elvish cloak over them.)

Mariel: Remember when we were buried in the sand in Southwards?

Dandin: Yeah. Why didn't we think of that?

(The soldiers give up and return the group. Frodo takes the cloak off of them and gets Sam out of the gravel. Mariel Dandin and Gollum climbs down to them)

Frodo: Okay, on the count of three, all five of us run in.

Mariel: Agreed. We've got nothing better to do.

Frodo: One, two, three. (They run forward but Gollum pulls Frodo and Sam back. Mariel and Dandin stop.)

Mariel: GOLLUM!!!

Gollum: No, no master, they catch you, they catch you! Don't take it to him. He wants the Precious. Always he's looking for it, and the Precious is wanting to go back to him. But we mustn't let him have it

Frodo: Well we've got to get in to Mordor. (They try to run in again but Gollum pulls them back.)

Gollum: No! There's another way. A secret, a dark way.

Dandin: Oh. Now you tell us.

Sam: Yeah, why haven't you spoken of this before?!?

Gollum: Because Master did not ask.

Mariel: *sighs* stating the obvious.

Sam: I seriously think he's up to something.

Mariel: I seriously think he's crazy.

Frodo: Well, he might be right. Are you saying there's another way into Mordor?

Gollum: Yes. There's a pass, and some stairs, and then…tunnel.

Dandin: Sentence fragment.

Frodo: Well, what do you think?

(The Black Gate closes)

Mariel: Well, it's our only chance now.

(They look at each other)

Sam: Let's go.