Eventually, Dmitri, Anastasia, and Alexei realized that if they didn't escape, they would all die. Dmitri picked up his rifle as he cautioned the remaining Romanovs to use stealth. The 3 snuck up the stairs and managed to subdue the sole guard who had been left to watch the house. As Dmitri, Alexei, and Anastasia sneaked into the courtyard, they saw that Boris was still holding out against the Bolsheviks. The red guards were firing volley after volley into the forest, but Boris continued to return fire.
"Surrender yourself, White enemy of the people!" Yakov Yurovsky shouted. "You are outgunned and outnumbered." Boris however, did not yield. He continued to fire as Dmitri led the Czarevich and the last grand duchess to the hole in the barrier that he had made to get in.
"All right Alexei, just be careful." Dmitri coached as Alexei gently made his way through the hole.
"You too Anastasia, look out for the splinters." Alexei added as Anastasia stepped over the sharp edges. Once all 3 "enemies of the people" had escaped, they took off running. However, they were not fast enough.
"Comrades, the prisoners are escaping." One of the Bolsheviks shouted. The Reds began taking shots at Dmitri and the Romanovs as they kept running deeper and deeper into the forest. They ran as fast as they could, but the Bolsheviks were in hot pursuit. As they kept running, they heard gunfire coming from the direction they were running towards.
"What's that?" Anastasia asked in fear.
"It must be the White army!" Dmitri shouted. "They must be closer than we thought." They continued to run, but in addition to gunfire, the Whites began firing mortars at the Reds and coincidentally, Dmitri and the Romanov siblings. The 3 tried to outrun their pursuers, but it became increasingly difficult to outrun both the gunfire and the mortar blasts. They continued to push through the brush until a huge mortar blast caught them off guard. They all fell to the ground as Dmitri's leg was crippled by the blast. As Alexei and Anastasia got to their feet, Dmitri struggled to get up.
"Mitya..." Alexei said nervously as they came over to him.
"Come on, we have to keep going." Dmitri said as he tried to get up but failed. He sighed as he realized that he would only slow them down. "You have to go..."
"We're not leaving you." Anastasia insisted.
"Please..." Dmitri begged. Alexei and Anastasia looked at each other and then picked him up. Dmitri put one arm over each shoulder as he limped as fast as he could. They had actually managed to make it a good distance away from the Ipatiev House. As they ran, Dmitri was stunned beyond words. The Czarevich and the last grand duchess of all Russia were risking their lives to save his, a peasant. What had he done to deserve such devotion?
"We're almost to the White army!" Alexei shouted. "I can see them." Alexei and Anastasia began to run even faster as Dmitri began to hobble for all he was worth. As they got closer, Dmitri could indeed see the banners of the White rebel alliance.
"We're saved." Anastasia shouted with joy as all of the sudden, a mortar blast came down on them.
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