Larry plopped into the snow as Amy and Tommy watched him get back on his feet. The three looked around and found snow covering the entire area, complete with hills of different sizes and shapes to boot too. Who knows where the right way to the gem could be.

“So, is this it?” Tommy asked, kicking the snow off the bottom of his shoes.

“Well, what do you think?” Amy retorted.

Tommy wrapped his body and shivered. It felt like he ended up near the Antarctic’s or something.

What is this place? And what would’ve happened if I hadn’t drank that concoction?

“Shall we get going?” Amy asked with confidence.

“But there’s snow everywhere. How will we know where to go?” Tommy wondered.

“Ugh, follow me. I have a hunch on where it might be, but I’m not sure how long it’ll take. Stay close, ok?”

The three trekked through the deep snow. The thick blizzard kicked in as the wind blew through the group’s faces. They covered their faces while walking along. The fog prevented them from seeing from a safe distance.

“Guys, can you see?” Tommy inquired.

“Sort of,” Larry replied, his teeth clattering. “How are we supposed to do this?”

“I know,” Amy said, snapping her fingers and pointing. “We can go up Snowy Bluff Mountain.”

“Uh, what sense does that make?” Larry asked.

“Do you seriously expect this place to make a lick of sense?”

“Well... no?”

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The three found a smaller hill and climbed upon it to see if they could find a better view of the location at hand.

“Hey, I have another question to ask...” Tommy spoke up.

“As long as it’s not suggesting that we take a break in the cold, go right ahead.”

“Why is this place called Fearsome Heights?”

“Ah, you’re about to find out right about… now,” Amy replied, standing proudly at the top of the hill.

The other two soon made it up and joined her as they got a closer look at the Fearsome Hill. It turned out to be an enormous size regarding height and weight. Tommy turned pale, watching the hill in front of him.

“Are you kidding me? We have to climb that!?” Tommy shouted with exasperation.

“Yep,” Amy nodded. “Don’t worry, you got me, we’ll get there in no...” Her voice faded upon realizing the hill herself. “...Well, let’s get there as quickly as possible.”

After a while, Amy, Larry, and Tommy came across a massive hill of snow. Trying to find a decent starting place, Tommy pressed his hand against the deep-cut snow. A glow phased through the flurry as Tommy backed up in fear.

The surrounding area rumbled as some snow toppled off. Then, four podiums rose from the ground, each containing a rectangle-shaped chalk box.

“How did that happen?” Larry questioned.

“Who knows?” Amy replied with a shrug. “But if I had to guess, this might be our chance to get on top of the mountain!”

“Well, in that case, let’s go check on it!” Tommy exclaimed as he dashed over to get closer to the podiums.

Larry placed his hands on his hips and tilted his head in confusion. “Man, how did that boy get far on this journey?”

“Beats me.” Amy shook her head.

Tommy looked at a red box inside a podium. He reached over and picked it up from its spot. The area soon shook again; the ground from below them separated and caused the three to sink to the bottom. It seemed like Amy, Larry, and Tommy got trapped in a large gray box with barely any exits.

“Um, was this what we were supposed to do?” Larry inquired.

“What do you think?” Amy retorted, throwing her arms in the air.

“Hey, what do you suppose this could be?” Tommy asked while holding the red container in his hand.

Amy’s mouth gaped upon seeing the item. “Are you serious? You took that from the podium without knowing what it does or what it could be?!”

“I’m sorry, was just curious, is all. I’ll put this back...”

“Ok, how will you do that?”

“Um, help me get up, please?”

Larry allowed Tommy to get up on his shoulders to give him a boost up back on the snowy terrain. Tommy then walked over to place the red box back on the podium, causing the ground to level back up so Amy and Larry could meet up with him face to face.

“Alright, now that we took care of that, what do we do?” Larry asked while clasping his hands together.