Prologue
Long ago, a child fell into a Mountain, and befriended the Monsters that lived Underground. That child decided to stay with the Monsters, leaving her life behind. But not all was right in the world, and the child died, leaving behind a grieving family. In the process, the Monster King's Son died, and the entire Race of Monsters went to war with the humans.
Many years later, a group of six friends set out on a journey to the legendary Mount Ebbott. They'd heard the ghost stories surrounding the mysterious peak. A little girl of twelve had climbed up the Mountain, and never returned. Some said that her ghost still haunts the mountain, and no-one ever set foot on its slope again. Until now.
The group was a diverse team, with all backgrounds and ages. A nine-year-old girl who liked to draw, and whose favorite color was light blue or cyan. An African-American lad of twelve, who was studious and shy, and had a pension for taking notes in his notebook. A ballerina, whose parents disapproved of her dancing ambition. A junior chef of nineteen, who wished to become the head of his own restaurant in time. A rebellious teen of sixteen, whose parents were a wrestler and a mechanic. And an apprentice to a police officer, who acted like a vengeful tomboy most of the time.
These six children would get the surprise of their lives as they accidentally fall down a large hole in the mountain. They fell, screaming, to what they thought was their deaths. But, little did they know, they were right, even though all of them survived the fall. None of them were to return to the surface.