AN: This is based on the movie cartoon Anastasia with Gundam Wing characters. And is not historical accurate.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or Anastasia

So far:

Relena is Anastasia

Heero is Dmitri

Miliardo is Tatiana

Trezie is Rasputin

Une is Bartok (Rasputin's Bat)

Relena

Miliardo picks ups a well-worn photo album touched the album. He begins to talk. "Once we lived in an enchanted world . . ." He opens the album to reveal a photo of the royal palace in Sanc. "A world of Princes and Princesses and elegant palaces and grand parties . . .That would soon be gone forever . . .."

10 years ago

The royal palace in Sanc at night, blanketed in a beautiful, snow as horse drawn carriages pull up to the front door. Inside the palace graceful aristocrats mingle around the main hall as an orchestra plays. All eyes turn to the glass doors of two elevators, which move down grandly on either side of a beautiful staircase. Through the glass doors we see King Nicolas and his 16-year-old nephew, Miliardo. In the other elevator, Queen Katrina and her three daughters.

Well, all her daughters except. Relena, eight years old and late for the party, rushes down the upstairs hallway followed by a servant (Sonya) 16, who is trying to catch up with Relena to tie a large ribbon in her long, blonde hair. Sonya whisper "Princess Relena - you're late and it's all my fault!" "Don't agonize, Sonya, no one will notice . . ." Just then, Sonya lassoes the ribbon around her hair, stopping Relena with a loud "owwwwwwwww!" All eyes turn to Relena, who once she realizes that she's the center of interest, flashes an impish smile and descends the staircase in majestic style. As the ribbon falls out of her hair and down her back, Relena kicks it to Sonya without breaking stride. Miliardo sees her and can't help but smile.

The music suddenly becomes a thrive of trumpets. Servants open the elevators doors as the royal family steps out and begins a procession through their subjects. Miliardo holds out his arm to Relena as she makes it to Miliardo's side just in time. Relena has a gorgeous but slightly mischievous face, dominated by huge, sapphire, mischievous eyes. She had plenty of energy and self-assurance for a girl her age.

The elegant guests clap their approval as the beautiful and happy Peacecraft family makes their entrance into the ball, they're the pride of all Sanc.

Elegant couples swirls across the dance floor, including Relena dancing gracefully with her cousin. Under a long buffet table, we see Heero, 11, darkly handsome, dressed in ragged servant clothes, with a shock of dark hair that always falls across his eyes as watches the guest jealously. Relena, still waltzing with her cousin, sees him.

Servants cross the room carrying trays of tropical fruit. The guests "Ew" and "ah" at the costly fruit. Relena sees Heero eyeing it hungrily and without misplacing a dance step, she grabs an orange off a tray and tosses it to Heero. He catches it and grins largely at her. Suddenly, a hand grabs Heero and pulls him out from under the table. It's Pagan, the head servant, who pulls Heero into an unlocked wall section. Pagan angrily "You're a servant! On no account forget your position!" Heero insolent "Someday my place will be in there!" Pagan "Never! You're a peasant, Heero! Back in the kitchen." Heero is dragged back to the kitchen.

Miliardo sits in a large throne-like chair next to his uncle. Miliardo is very serious and very noble. He slides over to make room for Relena who sits next to him.

Miliardo "Why were you so behind tonight." Relena "I was showing Sonya something . . ." Miliardo "What were you showing her?" Relena sheepishly "How to read." Miliardo "I thought you were told not to teach your maids any longer." Relena "I know, but I had to because . . ." Relena looks up at Miliardo and sees him smile with pride.

Relena knows she doesn't have to explain. Relena hugs him "Oh, cousin, why do you have to go back to Paris?" Miliardo "It's where I study but I do have something for you . . ." Miliardo reaches from behind the chair and brings out a beautiful music box. Miliardo takes the key, a small silver and enamel flower, on silver neck chain and winds it up. Music begins, he hands Relena the key.

The key bears the inscription "Together in Paris". Relena "Together in Paris! Oh, when can we be "together in Paris?" Miliardo "When you're older . . ." Relena makes an unhappy face. Miliardo laughs. Miliardo "Until then, whenever you hear this song, think of your older cousin and know that I'm thinking about you." Miliardo puts the key around Relena's neck and they hug.

Then, suddenly the lights begin to fade in and out. As people in the ballroom look around bewildered. Then, a whirlwind kicks up, sending everyone off the dance floor, as the whirlwind becomes a tornado. Suddenly, a bat (Une) with huge eyes springs out of the funnel, screeching and swooping over the crowd, causing everyone to duck and cover their heads in fear.

The tornado reaches it's peak and explodes in smoke -leaving Trezie standing alone in the middle of the floor. He is of young, but is towering over other men in the room, his most striking feature are his eyes, which at this moment are a striking blue. He is dressed in a flowing black monk's robe with a satin rope tied around his waist. Connected to the rope is a mystical glowing lantern.

King Nicolas gathers his wife to his side. King Nicolas "Trezie! You're alive . . ." Trezie advancing "Despite being shot, poisoned and thrown into an icy river . . YES!" King Nicolas honestly "I had nothing to do with it!" Trezie "You gave the orders!" King Nicolas "I did no such thing!" Trezie "After all I've done for your family – you tried to kill me!!!"

Trezie swings the lantern, wrapping himself in smoke, which seems to grow larger. Eerie moaning noises come from the reliquary. People back away in terror. Trezie "The Peacecraft dynasty ends here! You, your wife and children will all die within the fortnight!" Relena "No!" Relena leaves Miliardo and rushes to stand in front of her father. Still holding her Music Box, Relena's shaking hands are the only thing that gives away her fear. Trezie spins toward the voice.

Relena "We're not afraid of you!" Trezie is furious "You . . . my little princess . . . you'll be so much fun to kill that I'll save you for last!" Twirling the lantern again, the moans grow louder as Une circles around his head. The smoke that emerges seems to have almost a human shape to it.

Trezie "This is the end of the Peacecraft line- forever!" The tornado of smoke begins again, whipping into frenzy and then exploding. The smoke clears and Trezie is gone. As the lights return to normal the Peacecraft family all stand together, and try to look regal and in control once again. Present time. Miliardo. "Some say Trezie ad harnessed all the dark powers of evil and that it was his curse which brought about the end. I will never know for sure. All I do know is that the beauty of our world was soon gone . . . Forever. .

Later that night

A screaming mob, some in uniform, and some not, has crashed into the palace and is heading up the stairs. A few in the mob fire off orange rifle shots.

Relena in bed bolts up, hearing the shots. Her music box is next to her on her nightstand.

In the hallway mass confusion happens as a few servants, who try to stop them from advancing, meet the mob. More shots.

The Peacecraft's still in nightclothes are being rushed down the hallway. Miliardo is next to Relena as Relena stops dead in her tracks. Relena "My music box!" Relena turns around and runs back down the hall. Miliardo tries to stop her. Miliardo "Relena, no!" It's too late; Relena fights her way back into her room, with Miliardo following her.

Relena grabs her music box of her table in her bedroom as Miliardo rushes in. Miliardo "Hurry, cousin!" Loud rifle shots are heard as Heero bursts into the room, closing the door behind him.

Heero "No - this way!" Heero runs to a wall panel and throws his weight against it. It opens, revealing a passageway. He yells "Go! Run!! Out the servant's quarters!" Miliardo, enormously grateful, looks at Heero as he flips his hair out of his face unconsciously. Heero "Go!"

Miliardo goes in as Heero shoves Relena toward the passageway, knocking the music box out of her hand. She reaches for it, but hearing the mob voices growing closer, he pushes her through the panel without it. "Go! Princess."

Miliardo quickly grabs Relena in the passageway and Heero closes the panel just as the mob bursts in. Heero lying to the mob "No one's here! Let's try the next room!" The mob, accepts the word of a peasant boy and rushes out. Heero picks up the music box and looks sadly toward the panel.

The train station, which is under siege by aristocrats trying to board the overcrowded train, and the revolutionaries who are trying to stop them.

A car pulls up right on the tracks behind the caboose as the train starts to pull away. Miliardo and Relena climb out of the car and race for the train, fighting their way through the frenzied and frightened crowd. A shout of "The Princess – let her through!" helps clear the way. Miliardo reaches the train first, then turns to see Relena trying to catch up. "Hurry." Relena "Get on! Miliardo, get on!" He gets on and reach out. Other passengers grab Miliardo as he reaches out to Relena.

Miliardo "Grab my hand!" Relena reaches up and takes Miliardo's hand. "Don't let go! Mil." Then suddenly her small hand is pulled from Miliardo's grasp and falls out of the frame. Miliardo "Relena"!

She stumbles, hitting the ground hard. Miliardo rushes to jump off the train after her, but is caught and held back by the aristocrats passengers as the

train picks up speed.

Relena is rising from the ground, her hand outstretched. But she is suddenly swallowed up by the mob.

Present time

A photo of Relena, at happier time, smiling. Miliardo "I never saw her again." He closes the photo album.