Anastasia: Russia's First Czarina

Chapter ten

I look over at Sofia, and she looks emotionally broken, I look at this Antony guy, I think that's his name, well whatever. I try to pull out of his grip, but he's just too strong.

"Where are you taking us", I demand.

"How about you learn to keep your mouth shut," he fires back.

"What does Vladimir want with us?"

"I originally had orders to only bring back the Czarina, but, I thought how good would it be to kidnap the one idiot who destroyed his life."

"I'm not the idiot, and just putting it out there, Vladimir will fail in the end. Good always wins, and evil loses, god hasn't picked him," I say.

"And you think god has chosen you."

"At least I have no intention on killing innocent people."

Men at the doors have lowered their rifles, and opened them. Antonio forcefully pulled me through many corridors which I remember from all those years ago, he lead us to a double door, Tsar's Office. He pushes us through and what I see disgusts me, Vladimir is sitting in the red velvet chair that belonged to my father. I stare at him, as he stares at me. Vladimir gets down on one knee and grips his hand, under my chin, forcing me to look into his cold eyes.

"The Romanov whore," he states with no enthusiasm.

"Antonio. I gave you orders to bring back my wife, so why did you bring her," he yells the last part.

"Sir, I thought if i captured the one remaining Romanov you can decide what to do with the rat."

Vladimir strokes his black beard thoughtfully.

"Antonio. I have never had a general this wise before," he carries on about how happy he is until I look at Sofia, who nods at me. I have grabbed Vladimir's attention.

"Kneel before me," Vladimir yells.

"Why should I?" I clearly state.

"I am your Tsar," he yells again.

"You are no tsar to me, only a coward who begs before the people of Russia. You take their taxes, lives and loved ones. And you expect me to abide with that, well, I shall not. You took away my family from me, and I will never forgive you for that," I say as my rage builds up.

"That's what you don't understand, everything I have done is for Russia, your parents wrote their own death warrant," he screams.

"I will refuse to believe that. need I remind you, that my mother was under the influence of that holy bastard, and father saw goodness in his work, and agreed with my mother."

Sofia stands up too.

"She speaks the truth. All you know how to do is tear peoples lives apart. I had a boyfriend and an seventeen year old son, and you sent them both to an concentration camp," Sofia said with tears pouring down her cheeks.

"I told you to never speak of him," Vladimir screams.

I back away from them, as they start fighting. I put my hand on the table behind me and try to find something I can use as a weapon, my face brightens up as I hold a small screw. I slash it across Vladimir's cheek.

"Do you seriously think you can talk to my friend like that, and sit in my fathers chair and get away with it," I whisper in his ear.

I slash his cheek again, and yell at Sofia to run, as we both reach the door, Vladimir is only starting to gain his senses. We bolt out the door before he could command our next move, I can hear screaming behind me, i'm not looking where i'm going and I bump into something. I see Misha, Boris and Feliks standing in front of me.

"What on earth are you lot doing here," I ask angrily.

"We were, going to save you, but it looks like you had it under control," Feliks grins at me.

"Well, we can't stay here," Misha says.

Since I grew up in this palace my whole life, I literally knew it like the back of my hand, we run back down corridors as gunshots are fired behind us, I have to say i'm actually enjoying this escape route. We reach the main doors again, and run out onto the streets as quickly as we can, and back into the alley, hiding in the shadows.

"That was close," Sofia says panting.

"Your right there," Feliks agrees.

I think hard. I barely escaped a mad man, what I need is a plan. Then a lightbulb appears over my head.

"I've got an idea, it's crazy, but I've got an idea."