The yellow dress By bradley higgins Based on Anastasia by 20 century fox Rated pg This is a story about the dream waltz dress and Anastasia’s desire to retrieve it Anastasia and Dimitri are married and have been living in Paris for a year now Anastasia has been crowned Anastasia woke in the night from another dream Dimitri : whats wrong Anastasia : I had another dream about the dress Dimitri : go back to sleep we will talk about it in the morning The next morning Anastasia and Marie talk about the dream Anastasia : I keep dreaming about that yellow dress Marie : I remember it well ,you danced in it a lot Anastasia : I want to go back and get it Marie : that’s crazy , the communists will kill you on sight Dimitri enters with breakfast He sets the tray down Marie : Anastasia wants to go back to Russia Dimitri : why? Anastasia : to find my yellow dress? Dimitri : the one you dreamed about when I met you in the palace? Anastasia : yes Dimitri : what about the communists Anastasia : I don’t think they will bother us Anastasia : the revolution is over they have no reason to harm us Dimitri : we need travel papers Anastasia : I will get them Later she meets Dimitri at the train station Anastasia : okay I have official travel papers here Dimitri : why are we taking the train? Anastasia : word of our journey will reach Russia , they will expect us to come by boat Dimitri: oh , so we will sneak in Anastasia : yes A day later the train is appoarching Petersburg Anastasia is wearing her winter outfit (the one featured in the snowballs at the flea market) Dimitri : no crowds out there Anastasia : good The people in town know that the Grand Duchess Anastasia is coming , but they think she is coming by boat They get off the train and head to the palace Woman : please a few rubbles for some bread Anastasia looks at her , she is old and thin Anastasia : here this should cover it She hands the woman some money and leaves Anastasia and Dimitri enter the old palace Anastasia : people are starving and suffering , just like before Dimitri : they lied , the communists lied about changing everything They enter Anastasia’s room she finds the yellow tiara and shoes , but the dress is gone Anastasia : its gone Dimitri : someone must have taken it to the market They reach the market and begin asked people if they have seen the dress Woman behind stand : I sold it a while back Anastasia : to who ? Womanbs : an old man bought it for his granddaughter with the last of his money Anastasia : where does he leave ? Womanbs : why do you care? Anastasia removes her hat ,the woman recognizes her from drawings and pictures made around town Womanbs : your Anastasia! ,Anastasia pulls out her silver crown and shows it to the woman Womanbs : it was your dress Anastasia : yes it is mine , do you know where he lives The woman whipers in her ear , meanwhile a communist soldier spots Anastasia and heads off in another direction They head to the old man’s home Anastasia knocks , the man answers the door Man : yes what do you want? Anastasia : I am the Grand Duchess Anastasia Man : yes you look like your image in the snow globes at the market , come in They enter Anastasia : I understand you bought a dress for your granddaughter Man : my name is Solvo , my daughter is ill Anastasia visits the girl in her room , she is sick in bed Anastasia : can’t you get a doctor Solvo can’t afford it , the price is too high Dimitri : they don’t have much food Anastasia : I can’t believe this , the government threw mu family out , and said things would be better , those liars! Solvo : is there anything you can do your highness? Anastasia : not in this country There is another knock at the door Solvo answers it , soldiers are waiting Soldier : we bring a message for the Grand Duchess Anastasia , Anastasia : what do you want with me? Soldier : Lenin wants to meet you at the old palace ,alone Anastasia : alright I will go Dimitri : it’s a trick. Anastasia : I will be fine She goes to the palace , Lenin is waiting inside Lenin : welcome your highness Anastasia : your supposed to bow Lenin : I don’t bow to morons Anastasia : what do you what? Lenin : to make peace with you Anastasia : your kind killed my family Lenin : I only knew about it ,I didn’t give the orders Lenin : its simple , you can have all the palaces and propety back that belongs to you Anastasia : and Lenin : you will be called Empress or whatever your title , but you must support communism Anastasia : never , the people are still suffering as before your revolution Lenin : have it your way then Anastasia : I saw a girl who was sick and her father couldn’t even get her looked over by a doctor because he was paid too little Lenin : there is nothing I can do Anastasia : goodbye ,she leaves Later she returns to the house to find Dimitri holding the girl Anastasia : what happened? Dimitri : the soldiers killed her father , after hearing that you wouldn’t go along with Lenin Anastasia : that monster, we have to get her out of this country Dimitri : look what else I found He holds the yellow dress Anastasia : my dress. Anastasia : Riva ,doesn’t have travel papers Anastasia : Dimitri , I would normaly hate you for doing this ,but you have to make her some papers Dimitri : okay let me see the legal ones He makes up some papers They board the train ,and leave Russia again A day later in Paris Sophine and Vlad are waiting at the station when Anastasia and Dimitri get off Sophine : who’s this Anastasia : Riva , she needs to see a doctor Vlad : we can take care of her until she finds a home Dimitri : Lenin had her father killed when Anastasia went against him Severel weeks later at the palace , Riva has recovered and is waiting for Anastasia Anastasia walks out wearing her yellow dress Anastasia : here Riva I made one for you , she hands her a dress similar to her own , but Riva’s size Riva : thanks , for everything Dimitri : we will find you a new home soon Anastasia : want to dance ? Anastasia and Riva dance for awhile ,then Anastasia and Dimitri dance Anastasia : maybe I was supposed to find her , I don’t know Dimitri : dreams are strange sometimes. They kiss The end