An OC-Insert Crossover, My first fic!

Terraria/Danmachi.

Unlike the first edition of Dungeon Pickup I'm not going to be playing through a character because I feel that was one of the main causes of my demotivation in writing the story.

This will be the third version of this chapter. It's not a complete rewrite, I just took some of the concepts I didn't like and revamped them while rebuilding the story around the changes.

Here goes!

Lily was lying on her sofa, she had nothing to do. She wanted to be an adventurer but she'd been searching for a familia that would accept her for over a week. Eventually she decided to just give up, guessing that the adventuring life wasn't for everybody.

As the boredom caught up to her she slowly drifted off to sleep…She awoke but not where she had fallen asleep, "Err...Where am I?" she questioned idly.

"Ahh! Hello there! I am here to give you advice on what to do next. It's recommended that you talk with me anytime you get stuck." Said a short blonde haired man, roughly the same height as Lily.

"Eek! You scared me!" Lily exclaimed, surprised at the man's sudden appearance, "Who are you?"

"My apologies, my name is Andrew and I'm to be your guide, I'll be helping you survive in this world. Now, it seems that you have entered the world of Terraria through your dreams, don't worry, if you get hurt here it won't be reflected in the real world, you can however take back the items you gather here to the real world and they will be stored in a pocket dimension from which you can retrieve them at will by saying inventory..." The guide paused momentarily, catching his breath, "Sorry, that was quite a mouthful to say all at once. From now on whenever you go to sleep you will be able to choose whether you come here or sleep properly. I would recommend choosing a healthy balance of the two because while you are here in Terraria, your body is asleep but your mind is not."

Lily stared at him for a minute, a little overwhelmed.

"I recommend you start by using that pickaxe you have there to mine those veins of metal over there popping out of the floor, you'll be able to craft armour and weapons!".

"...OK...Just give me a minute, it's a lot to take in...so...you're telling me that from now on I'll be able to come to a completely different world whenever I go to sleep, and that I can make armour and weapons which I can bring back to the real world? That's...that's just so powerful though! I can do literally anything with this!" Lily didn't even wait for an answer from Andrew but ran off and went to gather resources.

*1 hour later*

"Guidey! Can I call you guidey?" enquired Lily.

The guide looked over his shoulder, "I guess so? Why?"

"Ehh, I just like that name, it has a nice ring to it!" she almost shouted, "Anyway, I came across this weird purple area and a flying head came towards me, it looked like it wanted to eat me! I found some grenades in a little wooden chest though so I threw one at it and kaplooey, there were bits of it EVERYWHERE!" she said, putting her arms out to her sides to exaggerate how 'everywhere' the chunks of flesh had flown.

Andrew looked like he'd seen a ghost, "That sounds like the corruption, however that is better than the crimson, once you get better weapons I suggest you build a little protective hut over there and kill a couple hundred of those creatures, I believe they're called 'Eaters of Souls' and I heard they have a rare chance to drop quite a powerful armour set, ominous I know but they aren't actually that strong, you should be able to take them out quite easily and that armour should have many benefits."

"Wow! Thanks guidey! I'll go there straight-" The guide cut her off.

"I don't think so, the night is very dangerous, it is filled with undead creatures and I would prefer to stay alive even if you don't. You'll need to build a shelter, just a little wooden hut will do, plus the more you build, the more people will arrive such as the merchant who will be able to sell you items, he only arrives once you have collected a certain amount of money however, 50 silver I think it is." the guide explained casually.

Lily checked her pockets, "I got 33 silver from that chest I looted, so close..."

"Don't worry, you'll collect it in no time, most monsters drop at least a little money." He supplied reassuringly. "Now get to building that house! It's getting kinda dark..."

*Queue building montage here*

"Phew! That was hard work! Is this house good enough guidey?" She said catching her breath.

"Nearly, you need a light source inside and then it'll be perfect for a cosy little hut." the guide said, allowing Lily the space to take action and not a moment too soon as they both heard the distance groan of the undead. "Quick, close the door!"

Lily ran over and slammed it shut, "What are you doing!" Exclaimed the shaking guide, "You've probably just woken all the dead for miles around!"

"Oopsie, I could've done it a bit quieter I guess..." She said guiltily

"Oh well, it can't be helped, it is about time for you to return to the real world, remember you can access your items by saying 'Inventory' at any time, see you soon." He said with a smile, and at that she disappeared.

*The Next Morning*

"Whew, that was a strange dream...What did that man say I should do again? Oh yeah, INVENTORY!" A window popped up in front of her and she jumped back, startled. "Wait! That was real?! Well I mean I'm not complaining, this should be really powerful, maybe I'll even get to become an adventurer! I have a weapon now anyway, I don't need a familia, I'll just play solo until I get so good that all the familia will be begging me to join them!" She then pulled out her copper shortsword and proceeded to laugh maniacally until she realized that her window was open, "Oh no!" She said with a bright red blush, "I hope no-one heard that..." She slowly checked out the window, but the streets were empty, "Huh, that's strange, normally the streets are filled with people at this time of day..."

End of Chapter, I'm planning on making a new chapter for each Terraria day then encompassing the real world days with the canon story but from Lily's perspective. The canon story may differ slightly so I don't lose motivation if forced to search for parts of canon I can't fully remember.