The Investigation Team Takes a trip to the mountain. What could go wrong!

AU, single point of divergence from canon. This divergence? Taylor's shard landed on Mount Celeste. This is a story about the little girl from Brockton Bay who pulled herself up by her bootstraps and saved the world, but it's not really the same story Wildblow told. For one thing, Mount Celeste doesn't take kindly to the 'conflict drive' shards have. And that's just the start.

Two mountains stood tall. Both were legendary, an impossible climbing challenge. Apparently, there also happened to be magic within each mountain. It is said that few that go to the mountains ever return. Those that do come back changed. Madeline wishes to climb Mount Celeste. Chara wishes to climb Mount Ebott. As they are both on the road to the mountains, disaster strikes.

Badeline needs her other half to give up on this mountain. Snatcher needs his "BFF" to do the same. Sounds like it's time for a contract! What will Madeline and Hat Kid do when their frenemies team up on them? And is there more fine print on that contract than there first appears?

When Ventus attempts to climb Celeste Mountain, the darkest part of him he's trying to overcome takes physical form, and takes great pleasure in tormenting him. For Vanven week, with the prompts "Together", "Phobia" and "Breath".