Chapter 9

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"Anya are you ready to become the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov?" Ryan asked Alise as they walked onstage.

"Ready to find out who I am, but I'm not going to lie to do it," She said turning to face them.

"When the Dowager Empress recognizes you as your granddaughter you'll know your her," Alex said opening a book.

"I wish I had your confidence," Alise said sarcastically.

"Vlyad and I will get a small reward for our efforts and we will all live happily ever after," Alex said walking to Ryan.

"But if she doesn't? If she calls me an imposter like all the other Anastasias?" Alise asked plopping down on a stool.

"Then it would of been a great adventure and we get out of Russian which we have to do rather quickly," Alex said.

"How do you become the person you've forgotten you ever were?" Alise asked.

"Vlyad is going to help you," Alex said lifting Alise and the stool she was sitting in and moving it to center stage.

"Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and imagine another time another world," Ryan said. Alise closed her eyes as Ryan held a book in front of her.

"You were born in a palace by the sea," Ryan sang. Alise looked at the book

"A palace by the sea," Alex sung.

"Could it be?" Alise asked. Alex turned the page.

"Yes, it's so

You rode horseback when you were only three," Ryan

"Horseback riding? Me?" Asked looking at Ryan.

"Horse's name," Alex sung.

"Romeo

You threw tantrums and terrorized the cook

Ha!

How the palace shook," Ryan sung.

"Charming child," Alex sung.

"Wrote the book

But you'd behave when your father gave that look," Ryan sung.

"Imagine how it was

Your long forgotten past," Alex sang

"We've lots and lots to teach you and the time is going fast," They pulled her up.

"Let's see you walk

Head up

Regal bearing," Ryan said as Alise stood. He fixed her posture then

"Now shoulders back and stand up tall

And do not walk, but try to float," He said as Alise walked around stiffly.

"I feel a little foolish

Am I floating?" She asked.

"Like a sinking boat," Alex sung causing Ryan to kick him in the shin.

"You give a bow," Ryan sung bowing to her.

"What happens now?" Alise sung walking back to the pair.

"Your hand receives a kiss," Ryan sung grabbing her hand a kissing it, causing Alise to back up.

"Most of all remember this," They followed her as they sung.

"If I can learn to do it

You can learn to do it," he sung.

"Something in you knows it," Alex sung.

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