History Fanfic / Ladder

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Buttercup is implied to be about to do this in Chapter 11 [[spoiler: until a hallucination stops her]].

** Blossom tries to create a copy of [[spoiler:Buttercup]] to transplant her memories into. She is unable to kill her and decides to raise her as a little sister named "Ashley". Ashley however turns out to be unstable, which is suggested to be because she was created using [[spoiler:Buttercup's]] ashes, and violently kills the first criminal she encounters. [[spoiler:Under a hour later she kills herself. Even later revivals of Ashley turn out to be hit-or-miss]].

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She's only eleven but Blossom has a maternal relationship with her Ashley (who technically is also her sister). [[spoiler:This is because Blossom created Ashley herself.]]

** Mojo Jojo kills himself in ''Ladder''. The girls originally thought it was trap, however it was real.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. Despite looking exactly like [[spoiler:Buttercup]], the characters remind themselves that Ashley is an individual.

** His want to [[spoiler:bring his daughters back]] causes this in [[spoiler:Professor Utonium]]. He [[spoiler:kills and revives them repeatedly]] in hopes of [[spoiler:them eventually forgetting their traumas]] so they can return to a normal life, and even [[spoiler:killed a man to cover up the fact Bubbles killed Princess]].

** Blossom ends up obsessed with bringing back [[spoiler:Buttercup]] to the point where she becomes reclusive and [[spoiler:accidentally kill herself]]

* KillEmAll: A large portion of the girls RoguesGallery dies in the series. [[spoiler:The Powerpuff Girls themselves die too. Repeatedly.]]

* DeathByDepower: Antidote X [[spoiler:causes the girls to die of injuries they'd normally heal from due to the effects of said antidote taking away their powers]].

* DeathByDepower: Antidote Z [[spoiler:causes the girls to die of injuries they'd normally heal from due to turning off their powers]].

** [[spoiler:Blossom, Bubbles]], and [[spoiler:Buttercup]] all end up dying within months of each other. [[spoiler:Their father refuses to let them stay dead.]]

** The physically five year old Ashley is one. No matter [[spoiler:how many times Professor resets and revives her]], she usually ends up behaving very off. This ranges from violent behavior to [[spoiler:[[ParentalIncest less than]] [[BrotherSisterIncest appropriate]] interactions with Blossom]]. Bubbles believe it's because [[spoiler:she was created with Buttercup's ashes]].

* DemotedToExtra: Though Ms. Bellum is a reoccuring character, the Mayor only appears for [[spoiler:the girls funerals]].

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. However, not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there.

''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession due to a tragedy. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles after events in the previous stories. ''Project Rebreather'' focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again. A fifth story called ''Ashes from Ashes'' was produced to illustrate Professor Utonium's struggles to keep his family alive, leading to his development of Project Rebreather. In the final story, ''Breakdown'', the girls are on the run and must figure out how to stop the Professor's plans.

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. The six stories are: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3858495/1/Ladder Ladder]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463240/1/Unstrung Unstrung]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9777283/1/Crimson-and-White Crimson And White]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11547387/1/Project-Rebreather Project Rebreather]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12180003/1/Ashes-from-Ashes Ashes from Ashes]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12672560/1/Breakdown Breakdown]]''. The ''Ladder'' series has traits of both mystery and horror.

* HeelFaceTurn: Princess stops wanting to be a Powerpuff [[spoiler:after Blossom's death]] and befriends Bubbles.

* SerialKiller: A serial killer named "the Harvester" who targets criminals appears late into the series. He ends up killing Fuzzy Lumpkins, [[spoiler:Princess]], [[spoiler:Sedusa]], and most of the Gangreen Gang. [[spoiler:It turns out the serial killer was Bubbles the entire time]].

!!''Ladder'' contains examples of:

** Chapter 26 of ''Crimson And White'' reveals that the Harvester [[spoiler:is Bubbles]].

* AmazinglyYouthfulMother: She's only eleven but Blossom has a maternal relationship with her Ashley (who technically is her sister). [[spoiler:This is because Blossom created Ashley herself.]]

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there.

''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession due to a tragedy. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles after events in the previous stories. The finale, ''Project Rebreather'', focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again. A fifth story called ''Ashes from Ashes'' was produced to illustrate Professor Utonium's struggles to keep his family alive, leading to his development of Project Rebreather.

** Blossom tries to create a copy of [[spoiler:Buttercup]] to transplant her memories into. She is unable to kill her and decides to raise her as a little sister named "Ashley". Ashley however turns out to be unstable, which is suggested to be because she was created using [[spoiler:Buttercup's]] ashes, and violently kills the first criminal she encounters. [[spoiler:Under a hour later she kills herself]].

** Mojo Jojo kills himself in ''Ladder''. The girls originally thought it was trap however it was real.

* FamilyThemeNaming: Subverted with Ashley, who doesn't have a name that starts with "B". Blossom likely wanted to distance her from [[spoiler:the memory of Buttercup]].
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Bubbles]] ends up blind in one eye after Mojo shoots her in it. She's still a capable fighter even with being partially-blind.

** Though [[spoiler:Utonium]] refuses to consider it a suicide, [[spoiler:Blossom]] did accidentally kill herself when she tried to saw open her head and bled out. It leans more towards DeathByDespair.

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. Started in 2007, it has officially ended with the fourth installment in 2015 however WordOfGod is certain elements might be expanded upon in the future. The five stories are: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3858495/1/Ladder Ladder]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463240/1/Unstrung Unstrung]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9777283/1/Crimson-and-White Crimson And White]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11547387/1/Project-Rebreather Project Rebreather]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12180003/1/Ashes-from-Ashes Ashes from Ashes]]''. The ''Ladder'' series has traits of both mystery and horror.

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there. ''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession due to a tragedy. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles after events in the previous stories. The finale, ''Project Rebreather'', focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again. A fifth story called ''Ashes from Ashes'' was produced to illustrate Professor Utonium's struggles to keep his family alive, leading to his development of Project Rebreather.

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there. ''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession due to a tragedy. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles after events in the previous stories. The finale, ''Project Rebreather'', focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again. A Fifth story called ''Ashes from Ashes'' was produced to illustrate Professor Utonium's struggles to keep his family alive, leading to his development of Project Rebreather.

** Mojo Jojo kills himself in ''Ladder''. The girls originally think it's a trap but it wasn't.

* InfantImmortality: Completely averted. Several characters under thirteen die.

* KillEmAll: A large portion of the girls RoguesGallery dies in the series [[spoiler:and the Powerpuff Girls themselves die too. Repeatedly.]]

* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. Despite looking exactly like [[spoiler:Buttercup]] the characters remind themselves that Ashley is an individual.

* SerialKiller: A serial killer named "the Harvester" who targets criminals appears. He ends up killing Fuzzy Lumpkins, [[spoiler:Princess]], [[spoiler:Sedusa]], and most of the Gangreen Gang. [[spoiler:It turns out the serial killer was Bubbles the entire time]].

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. Started in 2007, it has officially ended with the fourth installment in 2015 however WordOfGod is certain elements might be expanded upon in the future. The four stories are: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3858495/1/Ladder Ladder]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463240/1/Unstrung Unstrung]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9777283/1/Crimson-and-White Crimson And White]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11547387/1/Project-Rebreather Project Rebreather]]''. The ''Ladder'' series has traits of both mystery and horror.

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there. ''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession due to a tragedy. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles after events in the previous stories. The finale, ''Project Rebreather'', focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again.

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there. ''Unstrung'' takes place before ''Ladder'' and focuses on Blossom as she descends into loneliness and obsession [[spoiler:due to her sisters death]]. The third story, ''Crimson And White'', is about a self-doubting Bubbles [[spoiler:after both her sisters have died]]. The finale, ''Project Rebreather'', focuses on all three girls after waking up from comatose states as they try to piece together their lives again.

* TraumaCongaLine: Bubbles loses [[spoiler:Buttercup]], [[spoiler:Blossom]], [[spoiler:half of her vision]], and [[spoiler:Princess]] in all under a year. That's not even including [[spoiler:her dying herself], [[spoiler:being revived and killed several times]], and [[spoiler:being forced to kill her father]].

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. Starring in 2007, it has officially ended with the fourth installment in 2015 however WordOfGod is certain elements might be expanded upon in the future. The four stories are: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3858495/1/Ladder Ladder]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463240/1/Unstrung Unstrung]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9777283/1/Crimson-and-White Crimson And White]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11547387/1/Project-Rebreather Project Rebreather]]''. The ''Ladder'' series has traits of both mystery and horror.

* DisabledBadass: [[spoiler:Bubbles]] ends up blind in one eye after Mojo shoots her in it. She's still a capable fighter even with being partially-blind.

!!This fanfiction contains examples of:

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. Starring in 2007, it has officially ended with the fourth installment in 2015 however WordOfGod is certain elements might be expanded upon in the future. The four stories are: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3858495/1/Ladder Ladder]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463240/1/Unstrung Unstrung]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9777283/1/Crimson-and-White Crimson And White]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11547387/1/Project-Rebreather Project Rebreather]]''.

The story starts with an eleven-year old Buttercup recovering from a cranial injury she received while on a mission in space. Not soon after returning to school Buttercup begins seeing things that aren't there.

''Ladder'' is the name of a series of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' {{Dark Fic}}s written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1203812/ Unliteration]]. Began in 2007, it has officially ended with the fourth installment in 2015 however WordOfGod is certain elements might be expanded upon in the future.