After many days of hard riding, Dmitri, Boris, & Volodia finally arrived in the town of Ekaterinburg. After asking around, they learned that the Romanovs had been moved to the home of a wealthy merchant named Ipatiev. When they finally arrived at the house, they tried to get inside, but there were guards all around the perimeter.
"I'll distract them while you & Boris go find the Czar." Volodia said. Dmitri nodded as Volodia ran in front of the gates. "Hey, you red bastards!" He shouted. The guards immediately gave chase as Dmitri & Boris found a weakness in the wooden gates: A rotted plank, they broke it off & managed to get inside. There were a few more guards that they had to sneak past. It was all going smoothly until they ran into a Bolshevik guard. Luckily, before he could say anything, Boris knocked him out cold. After that, Dmitri began looking through the peepholes. In 1 of them, he saw Nicholas & Alexandra.
"Matushka, Batushka." Dmitri said as quietly as he could.
"Mitya!" Alexandra exclaimed as Nicholas opened the door. The former Czar & Czarina embraced Dmitri.
"I'm going to get you out of here. Where are the girls?"
"They're 2 doors down." Nicholas said as they all ran to the girls room. Boris went off by himself to find Volodia. Dmitri opened the door & when the sisters saw him, they gasped.
"Mitya!" All 4 of the Romanov sisters embraced him & Olga covered him in kisses.
"I knew you'd come to save us. The guards said you wouldn't but I knew better." she said. Suddenly, they all heard a cry of pain. It was Alexei. The family all ran to his room & when they opened the door, they saw a guard trying to tear off his golden necklace.
"It's gold you little fool, let it go." The guard said as Alexei continued to struggle. Dmitri instantly leapt on the guard & decked him. Dmitri kept hitting the man over & over until some guards drug him off. The guard got up & wiped the blood off his face.
"You're dead." he said, gazing at Dmitri. Nicholas was enraged.
"That's all you beasts know about, you murder everything. You hurt him & by god..." He got no further before a guard struck him across the face. Everyone was shocked, no one had ever struck a Romanov. Dmitri watched in absolute shock & horror.
"Bring him outside!" the bloodied guard shouted. "We shall execute him later."
"NYET." Olga shouted as she tried to pull him away, but the guards shoved her back. "You will not kill my husband!"" she said as Alexandra held her. As Dmitri was dragged out, he was stopped by Nicholas.
"Take care of Olga." Dmitri said.
"I won't let them hurt you." Nicholas replied.
"I tried so hard to save you Batushka...i'm sorry i failed you." Dmitri said crying. Nicholas himself began to weep.
"Dear God." he said as he embraced Dmitri. Then he looked Dmitri straight in the face. "I won't let them." Nicholas stormed out of the room as Olga began covering her beloved in kisses.
"I'm sorry I couldn't make you happy." Dmitri said, crying harder.
"You did make me happy." Olga wailed as she started clawing the guards. "He is mine! You will not take him from me!" The guards paid no attention & dragged him away. When the guards had gone, Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, & Alexei all sat down on the bed & cried their eyes out. They could've beared any cross, but not this. Dmitri didn't deserve to pay for their sins.
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