In Paris

In the background of a house near the coast off Paris:

Five year old Nicola was playing tag with her pup Pooka when the night began to fall which was weird seeing how it was mid summer. The young girl was a bit scared, but just shrugged it off at first, and continued on with the game suddenly neon green demonic bats started to show up, and encircle the child, and dog. The dog began to bark like crazy,

"Papa!" The young girl yelled from outside. At first the girl's father didn't hear her cry for help, the first dog inside began to bark just as loud as the young pup outside, which caught his attention

"What is it boy?" Dimitri asked looking down at Pooka, Pooka yelp than barked again, running towards the front door of the French house, not quite understanding him, Dimitri stood up from the wooden chair, and opened the back door, Pooka ran out not taking any changes of regret the man followed the dog outside, and at first wasn't able to see his daughter

"Papa!" The young girl screamed as the circle of neon green bats flew in closer to her, and the young pup. Dimitri heard her, and followed the voice to see a circle of demonic green bats encircling his daughter, Dimitri ran in, and grabbed his daughter, and the young pup, as he ran back towards the house, he grabbed the family dog, and bolted inside. After the door was closed, a woman came down she looked at Dimitri

"They found Nicola; Anya" He said as he still held the young girl whom was crying, and trembling in his arms, Anya bit her bottom lip, and peeked thru the red satin curtains, she gasped at what she saw

"That's impossible Dimitri we sent Rasputin back to hell years ago.

"I know I remember"

"Than how? I. . I just don't understand" Anya took their daughter from Dimitri, and held her close trying to calm her down some. Nicola blinked, and looked up at her mother the young girl tears had stopped some. Both parents noticed that their daughter had a few deep wound marks from the earlier demon attack "We might have to move back to Russia." Anya told her husband whom nodded as he walked back from the bathroom with a first aid kit, and cleaned the wounds on Nicola as she sat down upon the counter top as Anya called her grandmother; Marie.

Months later Marie showed up to help her granddaughter move back to Russia. As she helped the move she saw a young child that looked some what like her granddaughter, but seemed to act like Dimitri. The child was running around the house playing tag with a younger pup that looked like Pooka. Anya called to her daughter

"Nicola come, and meet your great grandmother" Nicola sighed, and slowly walked up the flight of stairs to where her mother was. She saw the older woman standing next to her mother "Nicola this is your great grandmother"

"Hello" Nicola said to the older woman shyly Marie knelt down to her great granddaughter's level

"Hello Nicola so tell me how old are you?"

"This many" Nicola held up her left hand which reveled the number five, Anya smiled down at her daughter

"Nicola sweetheart what number is that?" Anya asked her, Nicola looked down at her hand, and began to count

"Its five mama"

"That's right" Nicola beamed, and went to find her father; Dimitri was busy in the backyard

"Papa!" Nicola yelled thinking something was wrong Dimitri ran from the backyard, and almost straight into his own daughter, he saw her once he looked down and saw her lite blue day dress, he picked her up, and swung her around, she giggled

"What is it sweetie?" Dimitri asked her

"I can count now"

"You can well that's great" Nicola smiled than suddenly frowned "What's wrong?"

"Papa, where is Russia, and why do we have to go to it?" She asked, Dimitri sighed

"Russia is another country like France, and your mommy's worried about you if we stay here"

"But why?"

"Mommies, and Daddies worry about the safety of their children darling"

"Oh" Was all Nicola said being confused after that. Anya, and Marie continued to talk about Nicola, and her safety once they were in Russia. As the four of the settled down for the night. Anya gave Nicola a warm glass of milk with a few butterscotch cookies before she went to bed as young Nicola fell to sleep she heard a light tapping of something at her bedroom window, she looked up from her toddler bed, and saw tiny neon green demonic bats flapping against the glass of her bedroom window, closing her grey eyes she hoped they would go away thing it was just a dream after counting to ten under her breath she opened her lite brown eyes, but the neon green demonic bats were still there, and tapping had gotten louder, and louder, she got out of her bed, and walked over to the window to confront the demons

"You're not real batties!" She told them thru the glass of her window, the demonic bats continued on tapping at the window, trying to get at the young Romanov, little by little tiny cracks began to form until one of the biggest neon bats flew into one of the weakest spots on the window, and than all at once the neon green demonic bats flew in attacking her, she tried to fend them off herself, but they clawed at her pale yellow night gown, the young pup snarled, and growled trying to help his young mistress. The barking from the young pup had caused the older family dog to bolt up, and start barking from his side of the two story house this cause the three adults to wake up.

Anya feared the worse as she grabbed a bathrobe, and quickly wrapped it around herself, Dimitri on the other hand didn't even bother with a bedroom robe, after hearing the older Pooka, he raced down the hallway, kicked in his daughter's bedroom door, and saw the same sight he seen those months ago.

"Hold on to me Nicola!" He told his daughter as he grabbed her, Anya, and her grandmother; Marie came running down the grand stair well of the two story house only to see Dimitri holding a sobbing, and bleeding five year old Nicola.

"This has to end now" Marie said looking at her great granddaughter "First thing tomorrow at dawn we leave for Paris, Anastasia"

"At dawn it is" Anya said agreeing with her grandmother.

The Following Morning At Sunrise

As the sun rose from the behind the hill, Anya got up with the dawn which wasn't like her to do, but she didn't want her daughter to have to suffer any longer than she had to, Dimitri she noticed wasn't in their bed which meant only one thing he must have either slept in their daughter's room on the cot, or was downstairs cooking breakfast already. So she grabbed her bedroom robe, slipped on her slippers, and went downstairs, she noticed that Marie, her husband, and daughter as well as both dogs were down there.

"Papa, mama's up now can we leave?" Nicola asked her father as she slipped her juice, Dimitri turned around to see her wife in the kitchen

"Soon sweetheart, very soon" He told the young girl whom was now frown, and jumped down from her chair which fell after her luckily she moved from the path of the chair. Anya sighed it seemed that chaos would always follow the young Romanov until she was dead. Of course Anya, and her husband Dimitri would make sure that would never happen no matter what after breakfast everyone went upstairs to pack for their trip to Russia.

After everyone was packed, and ready to leave for Russia, Dimitri went to check on his five year old daughter to see if she needed any help with her packing. He noticed she had a long ways to go when it came to packing, but made it quick

"Only pack what you and Pooka jr need we'll ship the rest to Russia ahead of us" Dimitri told his daughter she turned around, and looked up at him with her grey eyes

"Kay" Nicola gently tossed a few of her toys, and other clothing into her 2 medium sized suit cases "Done" She said while trying to hold up her suit cases, Dimitri smiled down at her. He helped her with her 2 suit cases as they walked down the stair case, and met her mother and Marie, in the living room. Once everything was set, and ready the 4 of them plus the 2 dogs headed to the train station, then to a huge ship to set sail for Russia.

On the ship ride Nicola was busy playing with the dogs as her family relaxed for a while the trip to the ship took 3 days in those Nicola had been sick the entire time which concerned Anya. Marie on the other hand was very confused on how her great granddaughter could be getting attacked if the person was already dead. The curse on the Romanov had been broken by Anya when she was 18 with the help of Dmitri whom had been 21 at the time, the curse had ended with Anya seeing how she was the last living member of the Romanov family, but now apparently somehow someone was now after the heir of the Romanov throne.

In Russia:

Almost 3 weeks later the group ended in Russia, Anya got off the ship with Marie whilst Dimitri carried their sleeping 5 yr old daughter in his arms careful not to wake her. Waiting for them in St. Petersburg were Vlad an old friend of Dimitri and the cousin of Marie

"So this must be the young one" Vlad spoke as the duo caught up with the group

"Anastasia Grand duchess its so good to see you after so many years" Sophie said to Anya

" Yes it is Sophie"

"Whose the child?" Sophie asked

"Our daughter Nicola Maria Alexandrea" Dimitri replied to the older woman

"She looks just like you Dimitri" Vlad told his younger friend

"Papa?" Nicola asked, Dimitri looked down at his daughter

"Yes Sweetie?"

" Are we in Russia yet?"

"Yes we're in Russia now"

"That's good" Nicola said before yawning, and going back to sleep in her father's arms. The duo plus the four gathered into the waiting car, and drove to the palace the drive to the palace took about 8 hrs b/c of the harsh weather that was now occurring. It was a blizzard outside and the group was busy chatting about random things from the new Romanov heir to Anya's return, and such after about nine whole hrs of driving the car pulled thru the gates of the Russian palace that was home of the Grand duchess's family.

The 5 adults got out while Nicola was carried inside by her loving, and caring father as he walked inside the palace doors, Nicola yawned, and opened her grey eyes looking around the place

"Here we are Nicola this is your home now, and where you'll grow up, have royal parties, and one day take your mother's place as the ruler of Russia when she's gone and have a family of your own" Nicola gagged

" Gross boys are yucky Papa!" Dimitri just chuckled

"Today maybe, but one day you'll find your very own prince just like your mommy did" He told her, she looked at him, and yawned again

"Will Pooka still be around by the time I'm mama's age?" She asked him getting sleepy now

"Of course he, and Pooka jr will be around to protect you, and so will your mama, and I" Nicola yawned twice more Dimitri took her up stairs, and after helping her get into her night gown, he read her a story, tucked her into to the bed, and said his goodnights, but didn't leave like he would have back in Paris. He waited until she fell into a deep sleep before he left her new bed chamber, and went down stairs to meet up with his wife, Marie, Vlad, Sophie, and both dogs

"Is she sleeping? Marie asked him Dimitri nodded as he picked up her pup, and brought him upstairs for her so she could sleep in peace with out any more demonic nightmares, he gently opened her door, and brought over Pooka jr to her bed the young pup jumped down form his arms, and on to the soft bed, and cuddled up against his young mistress as she slept peacefully, afterwards Dimitri went downstairs, and got ready for bed as well. Anya noticed out of the people in the palace he was the most stressed out

"We'll see you guys in the afternoon, or so" Anya told the trio as he, and Dimitri, and went up, and went to sleep

"I just hope the young one will be better off here than she was in Paris Marie" Sophie said to her cousin

"As do I Sophie we do not need another repeat of what happened to Anastasia; my granddaughter to happen to my great granddaughter"

"Yes your highness" Sophie said to Marie

"I can assure you that nothing will harm Nicola I will make sure of it I will have the royal guards posted everywhere around this palace " Vlad said to Marie. . . . . . .

11 years later