Author's Note

Thank you for all the dislikes, it truly motivates me to try and become a better writer. I see on a lot of stories with straight up hate comments I don't see how that helps anyone lol, so far haven't had any of that on mine.

I'm keeping the chapters short in the hopes I see my mistakes and fix them before another chapter.

Water

Alice stood at the edge of a crumbling bridge, most of the wood boards missing, the few left covered in moss, the rope parts ready to snap at any moment if the amount it was sagging meant anything. But Alice had bigger things to worry about, after he started his daily quest and stupidly started to run randomly through the woods trying to get the ten-mile run done he soon though found himself lost, alone and what seemed to be a huge storm coming from the west. He was hungrier than he's ever been and thirsty to the point of dizziness, on top of that a crazy amount of fog set in keeping him from seeing any more than five feet in front of him.

"I think I can see the other side where the bridge meets, or maybe not?" Alice looked down the gorge, the fog not as thick letting him see around two hundred feet, the bottom still not visible.

"But I'm not about to cross that bridge, I'm not suicidal just yet." Alice turned around stumbling a little he got ready to head in a different direction, but that would be a problem, a hundred eyes stared back at him, yellow like fire.

*Shit I can't fight that many timber wolfs in my state, fuck why didn't the map show me they were so close!* Alice focused on the map, just to see the whole thing gray a small circle around him being the only thing visible. He looked back at the dilapidated bridge not sure if crossing it was as bad an idea. Turning back around stumbling as dehydration through him for a loop.

*I don't think the bridge will hold me let alone a bunch of timber wolfs.* One of the timber wolves jumped at him, Alice brought up his arms the timber wolf bit down on his left wrist. With what strength he had left, pain giving him a boost of adrenalin he slammed it down, exploding it into splinters, the rest of the timber wolfs began to move in.

"Fuck it I rather hit the ground than be eaten alive!" Alice stumbled to the bridge hands on the ropes, he stood there full of hesitation. The wolves did not though, He stumbled forward as one of the timber wolfs bounced off his back howling as it fell into the fog below. Slapping himself to bring him back into focus, he gave a yell jumping from moss-covered board to moss-covered board, the timber wolves tried to follow. The sound of howling and crashing below only pushed Alice to move faster gambling with each step his vision getting worse.

Notification
The "Player" is severely dehydrated.

Notification
Debuff added severe dehydration.

*No shit Sherlock !" Alice got to the last bored, it started to crack as he stood there, a ten-foot gap between him and salvation. The bridge began to shake and sway, growling behind him explaining why. He knew the bridge wouldn't hold, crouching down he put all his strength into his legs. A loud snap was heard as his feet left.

"HOLY SHIT!" His voice cracked with nothing to lubricate it, his arms waving through the foggy air like some scared kid. Rolling to a stop he lay there sprawled on the ground the wind knocked out of him.

Notification

3,369xp earned from combat.

*That was too close.* Alice propped himself up on the cobblestone path below him seeing the bridge disappear into the fog along with the timber wolves, looking around in frustration he still couldn't see any further. He suddenly realized the cobblestone's cold touch. Wasting no time he followed it hoping there would be an old well or waterway. If he learned anything from military training people settle near water even if the town or whatever this led to was abandoned, water should be nearby. Alice ran getting dizzier and dizzier, pushing on he came to a stone wall two big wood doors reinforced with iron stood open walking in he came to a large courtyard with a well sitting in the middle of it. Alice ran up to it a bucket sitting next to it an old rope tied to it, dropping the bucket down he heard a splash, and a smile formed across his face as he pulled it up. He brought the bucket up not bothering to see if it was clean or not and gulped down every drop.

Notification

Severe dehydration was removed.

"Holy shit, now to find food and...." Alice looked down covered in blood from the demon Manticore he killed only hours before.

"Maybe I get clean first......"

Stats
Name: Alice
Level: 26
Xp: 4734/20000
Points: 0

Strength:42
Perception:37
Endurance:41
Charisma:31
Intelligence:36
Agility:41
Luck:30

Buffs:
Happy gods: Permanent
Debuffs:

Growing hunger: Till food is eaten

Time passed: Two days
Location: Ponyville
Time: 13:15

"Twilight, sugar cube I'm sure they're just running late everything's gonna be all right." A smooth southern voice spoke to Twilight.

"Applejack I'm sure your right but I can't stop worrying, Their being late could through the whole schedule off us being in and out of the forest before nightfall is very important. PLUS! THE LONGER WE TAKE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING THAT DEMON COULD GET AWAY WHO KNOWS THE TWO DAYS WE WAIT...." Twilight's worried rant ended when a large white wing wrapped around her.

"Twilight there is no reason to worry me and my sister have arrived." Twilight turned her head towards the voice so familiar, a blush crossed her face as she stared at her loving smile.

"Sorry, Princess Celestia." Twilight hung her head, letting her mentor see her act in such a manner was embarrassing beyond belief.

The rest of the elements giggled at Twilight being Twilight. Luna stood there just happy to be back with her sister, solving demon problems with their best fighters, though demons have gotten stronger, Celestia has grown weak and Luna herself is in no better position to help, her full power is still in recovery. This weakness only being shown to her after the attack on Manehattan, though she and her sister could have handled that beast back during the great war. Celestia has grown weak during her near thousand years of peace still even then they had a hero of the past one who seemed to risk everything for them and wouldn't even accept their praise let alone live. This strange hero took on the whole demon army killed all their generals and over half there forces but in the end, nobody found his body, sadly was believed to have died. Us princesses would handle a couple or more of those Baron of Hells but to need help from simple adventures seemed laughable even more with their only being one.

Rainbow dash flew above everyone taking some kinda victory pose. "ONWARD TO ADVENTURE!"

"Rainbow darling, I think reading all those Daring Do books has gotten to you." Rarity said clearly annoyed at the sudden yelling.

Stats
Name: Celestia
Level: 237
Xp: "NOT A "PLAYER""
Points: "NOT A "PLAYER""

Strength:137
Perception:189
Endurance:110
Charisma:204
Intelligence:227
Agility:103

Luck:80