Welcome, Welcome! This will be a typical "OC travels back in time and lands in the Italian Renaissance" fanfiction. Or will it?

My mother tongue is German, so I apologize for any typos. If you find them you can keep them.
I would like to say in advance, that I live very close to Italy and know that all the stereotypes are not necessarily true, but have some truth to them. I don't have anything against Italian people and against the country! Having said that, ENJOY.

Total Success

My name is Alice. I am an Assassin.
And this is the story of how I fell into a rabbit hole.

Rome, January 2011
The Templars had a vague suspicion of where the apple was located. We were lucky that Lucy Stillman had sent us information about the supposed location. Me and my team were delegated to get there, before they did.

"God… I don't like Italians" I mumbled grumpily, kicking a coke can away, pulling my hoodie over my eyes and leaning against a brick wall. Loud people, pollution and very bad drivers were my only impression of bella italia. Well, to be fair I had only been here for two days so let's not judge to early.

I activated my eagle vision and stared into the night. It would be nice to sit on a roof and look into the sky, but here in the city you couldn't see any stars, and I had better things to do. Finally I noticed a blue silhouette getting closer and closer. Shoving her way through the crowds, Anna finally leaned against the wall right next to me.
"You don't speak any Italian either, do you?" I asked curiously. She shook her head and looked at me with a raised eyebrow. I shrugged "I want some ice cream…" Anna laughed silently and shook her head again. "It's winter, why would you eat ice cream?", "because we're in Italy…obviously!" I answered sarcastically. Our little conversation was over when Sam joined us. I didn't even notice him coming closer.
"Let's go inside." He whispered and led the way. We let the Palazo del Risorgimento behind us and cautiously walked over a parking lot. Sam pointed at a wall and indicated to climb on top of the building. The action was about to start.

My job was to make sure nobody saw us, since my eagle vision was the clearest one. On the roof of the Cortile della Pigna we had a nice view of the Basilica di San Pietro, but we were not here to sightsee. We jumped over some roofs and got to the sistine chapel, our destination. Sam quickly found a accessible window. It was tightly locked, but no problem for a trained assassin. I double checked that nobody was anywhere close, and went inside after Sam and Anna.

Would the apple really be here? I was jittery and my hands were close to shaking. My first mission would be a huge success, and the apple would be back in assassin hands! My lips formed a smirk, then I looked around. The inside of the chapel was indescribably breath-taking. There where frescos everywhere, some of them from Michelangelo, as far as I knew.

I suddenly came across a faint golden shine on one of the paintings on the right side of the chapel and my smile grew. Sam and Anna also seemed to have noticed it. Sam nodded and we climbed up to the wall painting. It showed a group of people in front of a river and some mountains, incredibly detailed. Then I noticed a well hidden assassin crest, appearing between the wrinkles of someone's dress. A soothing golden glow radiated around it and filled my vision completely. It was apparently one of these doors only assassins could find. Anna mumbled some inaudible, astonished sounding words and was about to press in the middle of the symbol when Sam pulled her wrist away from the painting. Before I was able to make an annoyed comment I heard footsteps. I tore my eyes away from the assassin crest and immediately noticed the clearly recognizable red glow of enemies outside the chapel. Dammit.

"Good job, Alice" Sam hissed visibly pissed off, and flicked his wrists to test the release of the hidden blade, and took out a gun. "Go and get the apple" he said and jumped down to the floor of the chapel, turning in the direction of the enemy. "You could have been a little more attentive…" Anna mumbled and pressed the symbol.

The symbol began glowing intensely, and the glow spread, forming weird patterns around the picture, that suddenly vanished. My eyes widened in anticipation, and my breath hitched, as the glowing became less powerful, and revealed a simple cube. "What the…" I reached out to touch it but Anna was faster, and looked at it with a puzzled expression. "It's not the apple, it's a fragment… quick, let's get outa here." She declared and shoved it in her pocket. My heart was racing, both from disappointment and adrenaline, but I nodded, not able to speak a word. When we broke away from the reappearing picture, we were greeted by a very obscure scenario. Sam was lying on the ground. There was no blood, but he was neither moving nor breathing.

"Anna…" I said carefully, and took a step towards him, I didn't see any enemies around. She held me back by my wrist and gave me the cube. She looked me in the eyes for a short time, and I thought to have seen a hint of fear, but she looked away quickly. "If anyone of the Templars comes near, run…okay? Blend with the clouds and call Shaun or Rebecca. Don't get killed and don't lose the fragment, don't come back for us." She mumbled hastily and very fast. She stood up and went to kneel next so Sam. I activated my eagle vision, but I couldn't see anything red although I could clearly feel a presence that was not like minded. A shiver ran down my spine.
"Anna..." I wanted to say, but was interrupted by a gunshot. I had to cover my mouth with my free hand to stifle a cry as Anna sank to her knees.

Where were they? Why couldn't I see them? I started sweating, adrenaline pulsing through my veins. The bullet had only hit Anna's shoulder and she slowly stood up stopping the blood flow with her hand. "Hah" she spit, "you weak-kneed Templars don't even have the guts to show your faces! Even if able to hide your presence, huh?" She looked in my direction for a short moment, clearly wanting me to get out. I released a breath I didn't know I was holding and tried to sneak back to the window we had left open. All of a sudden my instincts told me to duck, and immediately after a bullet hit the picture right above me. I started to run, not missing Anna's stifled cry behind me. I had to force back the tears that formed in the corners of my eyes.

My first mission was a total success. My team dead and the apple had turned out to be a simple fragment. I could already hear the mocking of my brother... if I made it home. I heard that someone followed me and increased my speed. Running over the roofs I didn't dare to look behind me. After what felt like an eternity I noticed a small park with trees and jumped down, using the branches as a ladder. Now I was on the streets, trying to blend within the crowds, while getting away from my pursuer as fast as possible. I must have looked entertaining. A crying – scared to death little girl with a far to big hoodie and torn pants, running down the streets like being chased by the devil, disturbing the Italian nightlife.

I heard curious, as well as angry murmurs as I ran through traffic, jumping over honking cars and scaring cyclists. I felt a breeze on my skin, and guessed I was close to the river Tiber. I noticed a crowded bridge and ran in its direction, slowing my pace since I didn't feel the Templar behind me anymore. I reduce my speed to a walk and finally blended with a group of teenagers walking over the bridge. Then, too quick for anyone to notice I jumped over the railing and hung at a pier with sweaty hands. Only now I felt the cold wind, and heard my heart hammering. Had I lost him?

I hadn't, I realized as I heard the sound of a pistol along scared crys. Or had it been my own? My forearm suddenly burnt like crazy and I felt warm blood trickling down my arms and shoulder. I couldn't hold onto the pier anymore and dropped into the freezing cold water of the Tiber. The dirty water stung in my eyes, so I closed them.

That was the end wasn't it? I could see the email William was going to write to everybody. "We lost contact so Sam's team, and don't know If they had to vanish or if they are killed, I will update you when I have more information"…" I am sorry to confirm that Sam Louis, Anna Davis and Alice Moore were killed by Templars while investigating clues regarding a piece of Eden in the Vatican." I could hear my family mourning, see my friend's tears, but couldn't do anything against it, as I drifted into darkness.

That was the first of many chapters to come! What do you think? Be sure to leave me a review!