Putting on the wetsuit and jacket Belle realised what she had got herself into.

Richard was standing next to her, watching her with sad curiosity. The girl fidgeted nervously and looked as if she was about to throw up again. He had forgotten this was her first time in the ocean for over 7 years.

She spun towards him and for the 20th time asked, "are you sure it's safe?"

Richard laughed and patted the four man submarine next to him, "I've been driving this baby for 10 years, working on it for almost 12, it's been tested in NASA and has gone down to the Titanic, what else do you want to know?"

Belle wasn't the slightest bit relieved. In fact, the closer it was to launch the more uptight she became. After an eternity of waiting the other 2 men arrived and Richard turned to her, "Belle?" he spoke quickly, "are you ready to go back to the Santa Heraldo?"

4 hours later the small submarine had ended its slow descent to the ocean floor. At first as the panned the bottom, they saw little apart from a few lone fish and some seaweed. But suddenly, out of nowhere, the dark hull of the boat loomed over their tiny vessel. Belle began to hyperventilate. Richard passed her the water bottle and tried to calm her. Once she was relatively steady they ventured into the torn up side of the vessel. Belle pointed up the towering staircase, "our room," she said in a tiny voice, "was up here."

The small sub wound its way down what seemed like endless corridors of debris and rubble, until they reached room B125. Knocking over the rusted doors they crept cautiously in. Belle gasped. Around the pale greyed room was a slight mist. Beds and cupboards lay strewn around and small fish and animals were living in various holes. Suitcases of Belle and her family's belongings lay scattered and a small rocking horse with 'Lucy' engraved lay broken in half near the sub.

"Take me out," Belle whispered hoarsely, "I wanna go back up."

The crewman at the controls looked at Richard, who slowly nodded, and they began their slow climb back to the surface.

Ohhhhhk I've got the whole story planned out so if you're reading this I'll be posted fairly soon.