#Ino Anastasia

[venicepearl]

Ino (Greek: Ἰνώ), renamed Aelia Anastasia (died 593) was the Empress consort of Tiberius II Constantine (r. 578–582) of the Byzantine Empire, and Augusta from 578 until her death.

[gremlinvapor]

“Right place right time” Sukuna x Cinderella

Authors note:

This fic can be read on ao3 under the same title.

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Summary: Due to a whim of fate Sukuna gets swept away to 19th century France. While trying to find a way back he meets Cinderella, a poor girl with a hidden talent.

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Prologue “Lost in time”

Somewhere in 19th century France poor Cinderella met her prince. They fell in love, and promptly got married. Exactly one year later during their anniversary celebration, one of the wicked sisters noticed them riding horseback between the greenery. Intrigued, she followed them. There, she witnessed wonders beyond her imagination. Tree stumps turning into chairs, a four layer cake appearing from thin air, and when the Prince and Cinderella arrived, their clothes changed into ballroom attire. All of this done by an elderly woman with a silvery-white wand. The stepsister, Anastasia, looked on in bewilderment “So that’s how Cinderella managed to go to the ball.” She hoped that if she only managed to get the wand, she could change her miserable year for the better. So she carefully slid between the bushes, hoping for a chance to “borrow” the old woman's wand. And within a few minutes,  just like an answer to a prayer, the wand flew  out of the Fairies hand straight ino Anastasia's reach. Not wasting time she grabbed the object and ran back home as fast as she could. 

Unfortunately for her, the Fairy was hot on her trail. The old woman grabbed Anastasia before she could even reach her home.

-Give me back my wand, silly little goose. You don’t know what you’re messing with.-she scolded her, grabbing the wand.

-No chance! I just need it for a short bit, don’t be selfish!-Anastasia pulled back with great force.

Soon their dispute turned into a scuffle. Neither of them wanted to let it up. All the while Anastasia tried to use the wand's magic to help herself. She pulled the wand to the sky. Holding the Fairy back with one leg she exclaimed “Bibbity-bobidy-boo!”. And soon after the young woman kicked the Fairy away, giving herself a chance to escape. She was unaware of it. But the girl managed to transport them both to Japan, though that would be hard to notice since she was running through a forest like any other. During her escape Anastasia bumped into a tall dark figure. While on the ground she glanced up at the man she just ran into. He adjusted his white robe glaring at Anastasia. His unpleasant expression paired with the unusual facial markings on his face struck fear into her.

 Before any of them could react, the Fairy Godmother had finally caught up to Anastasia. In a second attempt at recovering her wand, she jumped at the girl paying no mind to the pink haired man. They tossed around, when suddenly another spell had been cast. This time they’ve been transported back to the same forest near Anastasia’s home. And with a second wave of the wand the Fairy had been turned into stone. Ecstatic, the girl stuffed the wand into the pocket  of her dress. Though the wand was far too long to fit there propelly. She turned to head back to her home, but immediately froze in her tracks. The man in the robe, still standing in front of her. It appears, as if she had taken him with her back in time by mistake. 

-What the hell was that?-he questioned in a low tone.

Anastasia jumped in panic. She dove right past the man, leaving him no chance to catch her. Fighting old women was one thing, but facing off a man two heads taller than her was another. She ran with great speed, only stopping once she finally reached the safety of her house. Out of breath she stumbled towards the nearest chair. While resting she noticed that the house looked a little different. It was way cleaner than it was when she left. She also noticed a faint melody being played on the piano in the music room. Following it there was also an out of tune whistling on the flute.

-Weird…Mother had stopped practicing songs with us since Cinderella left. Why would she be doing it now?-she questioned in confusion- Oh, and Drizella! Did she leave all the dish cleaning in the kitchen for me to finish again?

Anastasia got up from her seat to go check the kitchen. To her surprise everything was put away, making the place look spotless. Confused, she turned to walk out when she noticed Cinderella. There she was, scrubbing the floor with an old rag. Anastasia couldn't believe her eyes. “What is she doing here?” It didn’t make sense to her. After all, she should be having a grand time with her husband right now. And then. A minute later the stepsister had connected the dots. “It’s the wand’s doing! I moved myself back in time.” She stepped a little closer to Cinderella. “And if she’s still here. Well that means the ball hasn't happened yet.”

-Hey, Cinderella!- she yelled to get her atencion.

Startled, the blonde girl turned to Anastasia.

-Do you want something?-she gazed at her sister sheepishly.

-Well, yeah. You have a calendar around? Do you even know what day it is?

-Um, it’s tuesday. Why are you asking?-the blue eyed girl hesitantly answered.

-No, no. I mean the year. Oh, whatever I’ll check myself.

She stepped in front of the wall where the calendar was hung. Just as she thought, it was 1879. The year in which the prince’s ball happened.

-Are you alright? You’re acting a little… well odd?- asked Cinderella.

-I’m fine.- she answered while reaching into her pocket.

She thought that if she turned Cinderella into a mop right now, she could make sure that all her future problems wouldn't happen. Unfortunately for Anastasia the wand vanished from her pocket. In fact it wasn't anywhere near her. Frustrated, she stormed out of the room leaving Cinderella clueless as to what happened.

Chapter 1 “Bewitchment”

After Anastasia’s quick escape, the pink haired gentleman was left alone to wander the forest. The man's name was Ryomen Sukuna, the king of curses. Thinking that he was simply transported to a different part of the forest that he was in previously, he wandered around looking for his opponent. However he soon realised that this was not the case. Upon returning to the spot where the Fairy was enchanted he decided to follow the tracks of the girl that previously escaped him. At that time he also realised that he had been sent to the past. 

Soon he reached a house. The curse looked around the area trying to spot the culprit that caused his predicament. He could have broken in and killed everyone that wouldn’t give him any answers, but he felt out of sorts today. He did however catch a glimpse of the red haired girl, that he met previously, in the window. Seems she would have gone outside if not for his presence. 

Displeased, he lurked around the backyard of the house. His mind, surprisingly dim. Perhaps he was suffering from motion sickness after being thrown back in time? “Would that even be possible?” he thought to himself while approaching the windows. Focusing on the sounds coming from inside he heard:”Darn it! How did I manage to lose the wand?! Oh, and that guy. If he stays outside the house I won’t be able to look for it at all.” 

-So to get back I’ll probably need that stick she was holding.No wonder, after all it did look like a special grade tool.-he spoke to himself while observing the girl pace around the corridor.- Wonder why I haven't heard of it sooner.

Sukuna shifted his atencion on looking for the  presumably lost wand. Unfortunately however he was unsuccessful in his search. After an hour or two he was approached by Cinderella. She couldn’t allow a stranger to destroy the flowerbeds in front of her house after all. 

-Sir! Can’t you see that this is private property?

-What?-Sukuna questioned annoyed. 

-You can’t just dig around in my bushes. Please leave.

Deciding that maybe she could help him in this wild goose chase he attempted to convince Cinderella to help him.

-I’m terribly sorry but you see, I lost something. 

-And so you’re digging around the bushes in front of my house?-her words filled with skepticism.

-Yes! You know, I was hunting in the area but one of my arows mishot in this direction. I already found the arrowhead, but can’t find the arowshaft. -To increase his believability, he pulled out of his pocket a piece of shiny metal he reshaped with his fingers to resemble a sharp end of an arrow.

-But if you have this, why bother finding the rest? It’s just a stick at this point, no?

-You would be right, but the shaft is made out of silver so I can’t afford to lose it. Please if you were to find it, tell me.-Sukuna pleaded with her- I will be around the area until I find it.

-Well…If it’s so important I can send a few of my friends to help you.-the blonde girl thought out loud while picking up a few mice. Her hand delicately scooping them up from the ground.

-They would gladly help in exchange for some cheese of course. 

Amused by the absurdity of the notion the man let out a faint laugh while adjusting his robe.

-Sure. I’ll make it a whole wheel of cheese.

Cinderella's rosy lips shifted into a smile. 

-Wonderful, but please. Refrain from looking around so close to the house. My stepmother and sisters wouldn’t be so understanding.

-Allright, allright, I’ll get out of your hair.-he said while already heading back towards the forest. 

He stepped just far enough so that her bright blue eyes wouldn’t see him. His gaze fixed onto her. She swirled with grace while she scattered around grain for the chickens. Sukuna waited for her to start speaking with the mice once again. By the way they behaved, he suspected that she was using a cursed technique on the rodents.

-Cinderella, where is that dress I asked you for?!-a voice shreked out of the house.

The blonde beauty hastley ran back in to appease whoever was calling for her. This of course caused the king of curses to move once again closer. This time he made sure to keep himself concealed to avoid future confrontation. “So, Cinderella is it?” He thought while observing her movement from the window. She went in all sorts of directions making her sometimes hard to follow. Small critters like mice and birds helping her all over. If not handing her the needed tools, they were doing the tasks instead of her. Sukuna was a hundred percent sure that she was using jujutsu on them, but seemed to be unaware of it. Sukuna’s red eyes dilated in fascination. “If she were to fully realize her power. Now that would be interesting.” Pleased, he retreated to the forest for real this time. Concluding his search for the wand for now.

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I can not describe how funny seeing all the SukunaxCinderella videos on tiktok was, it's a shame that it took me so long to actually post this thing tho.

[avaford2009]

We can get the musical of Like the Clouds, Like the Wind!

Featuring eleven songs written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Here’s the musical actors cast: Ginga: Sally Dworsky

Koryūn: Amick Byram

Kōyō: Michelle Pfeiffer

Seshaamin: Stephanie Beatriz

Tamyūn: Susan Egan

Kakuto: Derek Klena

Kikkyō: Donny Osmond

Iryūda (Heishō): Jonathan Freeman

Konton: Bruno Campos

Empress Kin: Ariana Debose

Taruto-baba: Adassa

Mano: Jonathan Dokuchitz

Ino: Brian Stokes Mitchell

Narrator: Liz Callaway

Eleven songs written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty inculde:

We're Here (Opening Song), sung by Sally Dworsky, Amick Byram, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stephanie Beatriz, Susan Egan, Derek Klena, Donny Osmond, Jonathan Freeman, Bruno Campos, Ariana DeBose, Adassa, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Brain Stokes Mitchell

A Rumor in Inner Palace (Parody of 'A Rumor in St. Petersburg' from "Anastasia"), sung by Michelle Pfeiffer, Stephanie Beatriz, Susan Egan, Derek Klena, Donny Osmond, Ariana DeBose, Adassa, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Brain Stokes Mitchell

At All Costs (Duet Song), sung by Jonathan Dokuchitz and Sally Dworsky

On A Trail We Blaze, sung by Sally Dworsky, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Jonathan Freeman and Bruno Campos

Greetings of the Roomates, sung by Sally Dworsky, Stephanie Beatriz, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Egan

I Know The Answer, sung by Sally Dworsky and Derek Klena

Starting the Rebellion, sung by Jonathan Freeman and Bruno Campos

At All Costs (Reprise) (with Koryūn), sung by Jonathan Dokuchitz, Sally Dworsky and Amick Byram

The Plagues of Egypt/Deliver Us (Villain and Hero Duet Song/The War Song), sung by Sally Dworsky, Amick Byram, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stephanie Beatriz, Susan Egan, Derek Klena, Donny Osmond, Jonathan Freeman, Bruno Campos, Adassa, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Brain Stokes Mitchell

Waiting on a Miracle (Ginga's Song), sung by Sally Dworsky

We're Back Again (Finale Song), sung by Sally Dworsky, Amick Byram, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stephanie Beatriz, Susan Egan, Derek Klena, Donny Osmond, Jonathan Freeman, Bruno Campos, Ariana DeBose, Adassa, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Brain Stokes Mitchell

[yourqueenb]

i named my character "subway" and the li "dominos pizza" because i gave up right there and then.

Lmaooo that’s pretty clever

[cordeliuh]

playbills for sale!

uhhh hey friends, i recently moved and im low on cash money, so i’ve decided to sell some playbills?? heres the list -

Angels in America OBC x3

Hamilton Chicago w/ Miguel Cervantes

Phantom of the Opera w/ Peter Joback

Anastasia OBC

Carousel OBC (previews) (also signed!)

Once on this Island OBC x3

Waitress w/ Sara Bareilles (signed! on her closing night too aw)

Come From Away OBC (signed!)

Dear Evan Hansen OBC (signed by Colton and Rachel Bay Jones)

Waitress w/ Katherine McPhee

Sweeney Todd OOBC

If you’re not interested, a rb would be suuuuuper helpful? I’m broke y’all

hit me up with any questions/offers! thanks!!

[thecutiecollective]

Polina Korovina

IG: CorpseBrige

Represented by INO Management

📷 Anastasia Kuznetsova

[mixelation]

ummm for the sleepover game? (longtime lurker, first time interactor) I have this silly little plot bunny about a Naruto au where everything is just slightly less shitty (most notably, during the kyuubi attack, Kushina lived and Danzo got killed by a fuckin house like the wicked witch in the wizard of oz) and since Kushina's alive, she's balancing being the new hokage and finding others of her clan. You might be able to see where I'm going with this. Basically, Kushina puts out an Anastasia-like call for diaspora Uzumaki, and eventually adopts Karin (I'd like to think at maybe 6 ish?)

I just want her to have a happy childhood and family and clan interactions!? How does baby Karin act around baby Naruto?? What does she think about auntie Kushina? What are her thoughts about their classmates? (I think she'd probably be in the Ino-Sakura Sasuke fanclub we see in the pre-genin days, at least)

As a fellow Karin enthusiast I thought you might enjoy (or frown upon. That's also fine orz)

Karin:

I do think AUs where Karin gets to grow up in Konoha are cool!!! I want there to be more. Would your AU include Nagato?

[bestintheparsec]

Your mutuals as Broadway musicals?

Ok ok whoever sent this knows about my love of musicals/Broadway😉 I tried to pick a song from a different musical for each person, and songs that are easy to follow out-of-context lol. It was hard picking these and I def looked harder than I needed to lol. These are some of my fave songs, so please be gentle with them😌 (again, these aren’t all of my mutuals I was trying to do this quickly so I can get some things done I’m sorry sldkjf)

@hiscyarika: She Used to Be Mine (Waitress) - you like to hit me in my soul with the feels, and this is exactly what this song does to me. This song is beautiful but unexpectedly painful, which is what you always try to do to me😌

@murdermewithbooks: Wait For Me (Hadestown) - because we’ll go to hell and back for each other, old lady😂 This musical has a very dark aesthetic that we both have a bit of, which is why I picked it for you.

@aerynwrites: A Little Fall of Rain (Les Mis) - so I def thought of “Sunshine” when I picked this one for you👀 (for context, this is the part where she dies and he’s holding her lmao thanks for the pain)

@forever-rogue: In a Crowd of Thousands (Anastasia) - Your aesthetic is very ethereal, and your writing is heavenly, just like this song. Also this is the point in the show where they slowly realize they’re falling in love aka me thinking about INO🥺

@haildoodles-writing: Love Will Come and Find Me Again (Bandstand) - sweet, wholesome, pure, fluffy. That’s all I have to say, because that’s everything you are🥺

@dindjarindiaries: These Palace Walls (Aladdin) - once again, you are the master of tenderness. This is my favorite song on the album because it’s dreamy, hopeful, and wonderful, just like you🥰 and if anyone’s gonna be a Disney princess, it’s you!

[grcwingstrcng]

Nic’s down to ship list

How this works!

Use the ctrl + find function and type the name of the muse you’re wanting something with. 

If the ship isn’t listed, it doesn’t mean I’m not willing. 

I did not include all fandoms/muses, particularly from my lesser known fandoms.

Muses are bi unless I specify otherwise.

This list is only including muses within my own muse’s canon. And I’ve only listed the ships I am ALWAYS willing to do.

I’ve made this so if anyone wants to give it a go, they don’t have to be worried about approaching me, so if you see the ship you like here, know that you can send things in!

As the number of muses on this blog is ridiculous, I’m putting it all under a read more.

12 FOREVER:

Gwen: Todd, Reggie

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:

Andrew: Melinda

Fitz: Jemma, Daisy, Hunter

Hunter: Bobbi, Jemma, Fitz, Daisy

ANASTASIA:

Dimitri: Anya

Vlad: Sophie

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER:

Hakoda: Kya, Ursa

Mai: Zuko, Ty Lee

Ursa: Iroh (don’t @ me), Hakoda

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:

Adam: Belle

Cogsworth: Lumiere

BLEACH:

Gin: Rangiku

Izuru: Rangiku

Kiyone: (Lesbian) Seireitei women.

Nanao: Rangiku

Rangiku: Nanao, Gin, Izuru

Soifon: (Lesbian) Seireitei women. 

Ukitake: Unohana, Shunsui

Urahara: Yoruichi 

Yumichika: Ikkaku, Rangiku

BONES:

Arastoo: (Straight) Cam

Booth: (Straight) Bones, Cam

Daisy: Sweets

DAREDEVIL:

Foggy: Marci, Karen, Matt

Marci: Foggy, Matt, Karen 

Vanessa: Wilson, Wesley, Matt

FROZEN:

 Anna: Kristoff, Hans

Hans: Elsa, Anna

Kristoff: Anna, Elsa

GREY’S ANATOMY / PRIVATE PRACTICE:

Arizona: (Lesbian) Callie, Carina

Callie: Arizona, Penny

Carina: Arizona, Amelia

Charlotte: Cooper, Amelia

Cooper: (Straight) Charlotte

Derek: (Straight) Addison, Meredith

Jake: Addison, Amelia

Sheldon: (Straight) Amelia, Miranda

Teddy: Henry, Tom, Cristina

IT:

Ben, Beverly, Eddie, Stan: Any combination of the losers.

KIM POSSIBLE:

Dr. Drakken: Shego

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS:

Ashe: Tryndamere, Braum, Miss Fortune

MCU:

Pepper: Tony, Bruce, Steve, Natasha, Maria Hill, Rhodey

Tony: Pepper, Rhodey, Bruce

T'Challa: Okoye, Nakia

Vision: Wanda

Mantis: Nebula

Stephen Strange: Christine

Bruce: Tony, Pepper

Carol Danvers: Rhodey

MIRACULOUS LADYBUG:

Adrien: Kagami, Luka, Marinette

Gabriel: Emilie, Nathalie

Emilie: Gabriel, Nathalie

Luka: Marinette, Kagami, Adrien

Nathalie: Gabriel, Emilie

Nooroo: Duusu

Rose: Juleka

Sabrina: Chloé

NARUTO:

Asuma: Kurenai

Kurenai: Asuma, Kakashi, Anko

Chouji: Ino

Shino: Fuu, Kiba, Ino

Ino: Sakura, Chouji, Kiba, Shino

OUAT / OUAT IN WONDERLAND:

Anastasia: Will, Emma, Neal

Cyrus: Alice

Emma: Neal, Graham, Elsa, Mulan

Mulan: Emma, Aurora

Neal: Emma

Nova: Emma, Grumpy

RWBY:

Bartholomew: Peter

Blake: Weiss, Yang, Sun, Ilia

Glynda: Ozpin, James

James: Ozpin, Glynda

Jaune: Pyrrha

Nora: Ren

Ozpin: James, Glynda

Pyrrha: Jaune

Qrow: Clover

Ren: Nora

Roman: Neo

Ruby: Penny

Taiyang: Summer, Raven

Weiss: Blake, Pyrrha

Yang: Blake

SAILOR MOON:

Rei: Usagi, Ami, Makoto, Minako

SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER:

Adora: Glimmer, Mermista

Glimmer: Bow, Adora

Mermista: Sea Hawk, Adora

Perfuma: Bow

Sea Hawk: Mermista

TANGLED:

Cassandra: Rapunzel, Eugene

Lance Strongbow: Cassandra, Adira, Eugene

Rapunzel: Cassandra, Eugene

THE DRAGON PRINCE:

Amaya: Gren, Janai

Claudia: Callum, Rayla

Gren: Corvus, Amaya

Harrow: Sarai, Viren

Rayla: Callum

THE HUNGER GAMES:

Effie: Haymitch, Cinna

Cinna: Effie

THE ROAD TO EL DORADO:

Miguel: Tulio, Chel

Tulio: Miguel, Chel

TROLLHUNTERS:

Barbara Lake: Strickler, Nomura

[bryonygracev-blog]

Olympus Reborn Pilot

Episode 1

Scene 1- Outside Estate, Day 1, Early Evening 

ANASTASIA, an 18 year old girl, in dark clothes and a leather jacket that’s way too big for her, walks up the steps to an abandoned appearing Estate, she opens the front door without knocking and is met with a knife against her throat, held by NIKOLAI, a smartly-dressed 20 year old. 

ANASTASIA 

Now, now I thought we agreed we would stop trying to kill each other. [Lowers knife]

NIKOLAI

[Annoyed]

[Puts knife away] You should have knocked, or at least told us you were on your way back.

ANASTASIA pushes the knife away and follows the sound of people talking to the room to the left of the corridor, when she enters the room appears as it once was last time someone lived at the Estate. The room is bright, decorated in white and gold, a pearl white piano sits in the corner of the room, a young girl sits at the piano playing music, when she stops people clap. The sound dies out, the room fades to how it is now the wallpaper is faded, the piano is covered in dust. NEMO, INO, ANATOLIUS, AIMILIOS and XENIA are leaning against the wall on the left side, they greet ANASTASIA, their friend, with kind smiles. THAIS, ALEXANDRA, HALI and MATTHIAS are standing up straight opposite them, they greet ANASTASIA with worried and cautious looks. The difference in class is apparent in the way they are dressed, ANASTASIA, ANATOLIUS, AIMILIOS, XENIA and INO are dressed in everyday clothes, while THAIS, ALEXANDRA, NEMO, HALI, MATTHIAS and NIKOLAI are smartly dressed in clothes that would cost the others two months of wages. 

MATTHIAS

[Clears throat, everyone turns to look at him] We [gestures to HALI and NIKOLAI] got here early so we could fix the place up, the kitchen now has a fridge, oven and all that and every room has working electric lights.

ANASTASIA

Awesome 

MATTHIAS

Well, we didn’t have time to clean all the rooms, the bed frames are fine but I think we could do with some new mattresses and duvets and anything else people need to make it feel homey.

XENIA 

[Exhausted by the situation they’re stuck in] And what are we supposed to do for tonight?

ALEXANDRA 

We could crash in the living room, you got sofas and a TV right?

HALI

Yeah I’m sure we can find some suitable blankets some where, why don’t we all have a tour of the place?

There’s a moment of awkward silence, no one except HALI is feeling enthusiastic, HALI ignores this and walks out the room gesturing for them to follow him. They all reluctantly follow him.

CUT TO

The kitchen appears as it once was, the kitchen staff is rushing busy at work making tea, the kitchen is loud from the noise of the food being made and the kitchen staff making conversation. The sound dies out, the kitchen staff disappear, now the old kitchen appliances have been replaced by new modern technology, HALI steps into the middle of the kitchen, spinning round to show off the new kitchen, he stops and points at the fridge.

HALI

We also didn’t have time to do a food shop, [rubs the back of his head] so uh takeaway for tonight 

XENIA

[Feeling bad about being snappy before, as it is not normally like her, fakes cheeriness] Sounds good to me I love takeaway 

INO

[Noticing this, and to pretending to be more enthusiastic] You mentioned before that you sorted the rooms out?

HALI

[Wide grin] Yeah [Rushes out of the room, everyone following behind him, he darts up the stairs, still talking as he does] Everyone has a room on the East side of the house, [gets to the top of the stairs] that way we each get a room with a balcony [walking down the corridor], me,  NIKOLAI, ALEXANDRA, INO, AIMILIOS and ANASTASIA are on the first floor, MATTHIAS, THAIS, XENIA, NEMO and ANATOLIUS are on the second floor, NEMO and ANATOLIUS if you two can manage to put up with each other you two are sharing a room.

NEMO and ANATOLIUS sneer at each other mockingly before cracking into a smile.

NEMO

That’s great thanks HALI

 HALI stops at the end of the corridor and gestures to the room next to them.

HALI

That’s your room Anastasia 

ANASTASIA opens the door, like before the room appears as it once was, everything in the room is pristine and decadent, it’s clear it once belonged to a young woman by the decoration of the room. It then appears as it is now, cold and covered in cobwebs.

ANASTASIA

[Distracted] Please call me Sia

Scene 2- Living Room, Day 1, Evening 

ANASTASIA drops down onto the sofa next to NEMO and ANATOLIUS, HALI gestures silently to ANASTASIA to see if he could sit in the spot next to her, ANASTASIA nods in response. NIKOLAI watches this from the armchair he’s sat on with caution and worry, he has no trust for ANASTASIA and is protective of HALI. AIMILIOS, THAIS, ALEXANDRA and MATTHIAS are sat on the other sofa, INO and XENIA are sat on the floor fiddling with a puzzle.

ANASTASIA

[Dumps her bag in the middle of the room] Before I forget in there is your new birth certificates, passports and you all better know how to drive because I got you drivers licences as well.

They all search through the bag for their new ID’s.

ANATOLIUS

[Grimaces at his photo ID]

 You could have chosen more flattering photos.

NEMO

[Looks at the photo]

Mmmm you look like a psychopath, [ANATOLIUS turns around and glares at NEMO] A very cute psychopath.

THAIS

Hard to look flattering in a photo when you’re not allowed to smile.

ALEXANDRA 

[To THAIS] You are able to not smile?

THAIS 

[Slaps ALEXANDRA’s arm] Nothing wrong with being smiley.

AIMILIOS

Guess this makes it official 

MATTHIAS 

No need to sound so glum 

AIMILIOS goes to say something, ANATOLIUS knowing his friend well sends him a warning look

ANATOLIUS

Milo don’t 

AIMILIOS

[Snaps] What part of the situation is good? We’re here because our home is being attacked, so we’re here stuck with people we don’t trust 

NIKOLAI

Well, we’re going to have to learn how to trust each other.

ANASTASIA 

You had a knife to my throat two minutes ago you idiot.

NIKOLAI

[Sternly]

You didn’t knock.

ANASTASIA 

[Over dramatically, falling back onto NEMO’s lap]

Oh of all the things I have done I don’t think I will ever forgive myself for not knocking on the door to my own house.

INO

I don’t think your dramatics are going to help ANASTASIA.

ANATOLIUS

[Looking up at ANASTASIA] I thought it was funny.

INO

Don’t encourage her.

HALI’s stomach grumbles and everyone turns their attention to him and he blushes.

HALI

Come on let’s order some food, why don’t we stick a movie on, think we can manage to do that without ripping each others throats out?

ANATOLIUS raises an eyebrow at AIMILIOS causing him to crack a smile.

AIMILIOS 

Yeah I think we can manage 

ALEXANDRA

Why don’t we all change and grab some blankets for tonight

SCENE 3- ALEXANDRA’S BEDROOM, DAY I, EVENING

THAIS is leaning against the wall next to the bathroom, talking to ALEXANDRA who is in the bathroom getting changed.

THAIS

NIKOLAI was right, about how we need to work on the whole trust thing.

ALEXANDRA

[Talking from the bathroom]

Don’t tell Nik you said that you’d never hear the end of it.

THAIS

Come on I’m being serious…  it’s not like we can blame them.

ALEXANDRA

[Opening the door and stepping out of the bathroom]

Blame them?

THAIS 

For the rebellion, we can’t exactly blame them for who they are related too.

CUT TO

FLASHBACK- THAIS remembers back to ten years ago, she stands with ALEXANDRA, HALI, NEMO, MATTHIAS and NIKOLAI, they watch as a large group of people no younger than 25 and no older than 40 stand waiting for their judgement. KAIUS, a young man stands in front of the others, being the leader of the rebellion he is first to receive his judgement, the King stands on a podium before them.

KING

Kaius Shade for the crime of treason, you are therefore condemned to exile.

CUT TO

ALEXANDRA

No we can’t, but it’s not like they are not doing the same thing.

HALI O.S

They have a better reason for it 

THAIS and ALEXANDRA turn around in shock, not noticing he had entered the room.

ALEXANDRA

[Shocked] You can’t be serious?

HALI

After certain things have happened [pulls the neck of his shirt to show three gashes across his chest] I’ve come to think that Kaius was right, come on food should be here soon.

The three of them leave the room and come to halt when they here a load of crashes coming from a room at the end of the corridor the crashes continue and then stops, AIMILIOS and ANATOLIUS back out of the room and slowly turn their heads to see HALI, ALEXANDRA and THAIS staring at them.

AIMILIOIS/ANATOLIUS

It’s fine… we can totally fix it

XENIA O.S

[Shouting from downstairs]

Hurry up or we’ll start the movie without you

SCENE 4- GRAVEYARD, DAY 1, EVENING

CZARINA a 12 year old girl, is walking through the graveyard, holding the hood of her raincoat over her head with one hand and a torch in the other. She walks over to a family crypt, which has the surname DRAYCE written above the doorway. CZARINA opens the crypt and takes a look inside, she gets a startled by something scurrying across the floor and jumps back knocking open one of the stone coffins and falling over, cutting her hand. She gets back up and closes the coffin, some of her blood dripping inside. Leave scene focussing on the blood dripping into the coffin.

SCENE 5- ESTATE LIVING ROOM, DAY 1, EVENING

The end credits of the movie are planning, they are all wrapped up in blankets.

HALI 

Whose bright idea was it to watch a horror movie set in abandoned house when we are currently in an abandoned house?

NIKOLAI 

Awe is HALI scared?

HALI throws a pillow at NIKOLAI, NIKOLAI gets up to clear the rubbish outside and stops when he sees Czarina outside from the window

NIKOLAI

[Seriously]

Guys I think there’s someone outside.

HALI

Not funny Nik

NIKOLAI

I’m not joking.

MATTHIAS gets up and looks out the window. 

MATTHIAS 

He’s not [pause as he looks closer], I think it’s a kid.

MATTHIAS rushes outside, and the others run to the front door, they see MATTHIAS ushering the kid, CZARINA, inside so she was out of the rain.

MATTHIAS 

I’ll get you the first aid kit, [leaves]

ALEXANDRA

What are you doing outside alone?

CZARINA 

[Matter of factly]

Went for a walk and got lost, do you have a phone I could borrow I should probably call my sister, mine died.

ALEXANDRA pulls out her phone and hands it to CZARINA

CZARINA 

Hey Nat-

NATALIA O.S

[On the phone]

I’m coming to get you 

CZARINA 

How do you know where I am?

NATALIA O.S

Tracking your phone.

CZARINA

What the hell Nat!

NATALIA O.S

Shouldn’t wander off, is there an adult with you?

CZARINA

Yeah, there’s a bunch of people in the Estate 

NATALIA O.S

Put one of them on the phone 

CZARINA hands the phone over to ALEXANDRA.

ALEXANDRA

Hello

NATALIA 

Hi, I’m Natalia, Czarina’s older sister, I’m really sorry she’s disturbed you, would you mind keeping an eye on her until I get there?

ALEXANDRA

Of course, are you driving over?

NATALIA 

Yes, why?

ALEXANDRA

It’s just, it’s dark and raining and you’re driving across country roads so just be careful.

NATALIA

Will do.

ALEXANDRA 

[Hangs up the phone, to Czarina]

Why don’t you grab a blanket and warm yourself up while you wait for your sister.

CZARINA 

Thank you,  [walks into the living room] how long have you guys lived here?,  I didn’t know this place wasn’t abandoned anymore, then again I haven’t lived here long

ANASTASIA 

[Hands CZARINA a blanket]

About 5 hours.

CZARINA 

Huh

ANASTASIA 

[Knows she was lying] What were you doing?

CZARINA

Like I said I went for a walk.

ANASTASIA 

Through a graveyard at night?

CZARINA

I didn’t say I was walking through a graveyard.

ANASTASIA 

You left the gate open [points to the window where NIKOLAI first saw the kid]

CZARINA 

Someone from school dared me to go into the graveyard yesterday, when I did I saw a crypt with my surname on it, went back to have a look round.

INO

Find anything?

AIMILIOS 

Don’t say you saw a ghost, you might give HALI a heart attack

HALI

I hate all of you

CZARINA

Just a bunch of coffins

MATTHIAS walks into the room with a first aid kit, sits down next to CZARINA

MATTHIAS 

This is going to sting [begins cleaning the graze on CZARINA’s hand]

There’s a knock at the door.

ANASTASIA 

I’ll get it [gets up to open the door]

ANASTASIA opens the door and ushers NATALIA inside.

NATALIA 

[Angry, but relieved to see CZARINA is safe]

You are so grounded! How the hell could you be so irresponsible!

CZARINA 

I’m fine!

NATALIA 

Just because this time you’re fine means that is safe to wander off on your own like that!

ALEXANDRA looks out of the window and sees that the rain is getting heavier.

ALEXANDRA

It doesn’t look too good out there, [looks back at Natalia and Czarina] look I don’t think it’s safe for you to be driving at night in weather like this, there’s more than enough room in here you are welcome to stay.

ANASTASIA, NIKOLAI, AIMILIOS, ANATOLIUS, INO, HALI, XENIA and THAIS share worried looks.

MATTHIAS 

ALEXANDRA is right

NATALIA 

That is very kind, thank you

CZARINA 

We’re not seriously staying here are we?

NATALIA

Czarnina don’t be rude

CZARINA 

It’s an abandoned house

ANASTASIA

I think we’ve got some spare blankets upstairs, Nikolai would you mind giving me a hand?

Nikolai looks at ANASTASIA curiously, she silently urges him to follow her and he does.

 CUT TO

NIKOLAI and ANASTASIA walk up the stairs, NIKOLAI waits till he knows they are out of ear shot before speaking.

NIKOLAI 

You going to tell me what this is about?

ANASTASIA

I have a bad feeling

NIKOLAI 

About what?

ANASTAISA

About this house, about them

NIKOLAI

Them?

ANASTASIA

[Stops at the top of the stairs]

I cut through the graveyard on my way here, there is only one family crypt and it belongs to the Drayce family 

NIKOLAI

So?

ANASTASIA

So, that’s the family that used to own this house.

NIKOLAI

[Unconvincingly] Ok, it could just be a coincidence, they might not actually be related to them just share the same name 

ANASTASIA

I just think we should look into it, that’s all

NIKOLAI

Ok

SCENE 6- DOORWAY OF THE ESTATE, DAY 2, MORNING

ALEXANDRA is at the front door waving off CZARINA and NATALIA, when the car drives away she shuts the door and turns to everyone waiting around in the living room.

ALEXANDRA 

Alright, MATTHIAS, HALI, INO and XENIA stay here and start cleaning out the rooms, AIMILIOS, NEMO, ANATOLIUS and THAIS why don’t you guys take the moving van and pick out mattresses, duets and whatnot, NIKOLAI and ANASTASIA we are going to go food shopping.

XENIA/INO/AIMILIOS/ANATOLIUS

Yes Ma’am 

SCENE 7- FURNITURE STORE, DAY 2, MORNING

AIMILIOS, ANATOLIUS, NEMO and THAIS walk into the furniture store.

AIMILIOS 

Alrighty, we should get the heavy stuff out of the way first.

NEMO

It’s going to take a hell load of trips to get everything in the moving van.

THAIS

[Tying her hair back] We best crack on then.

SCENE 7- CAR, DAY 2, MORNING 

ALEXANDRA is driving the car, NIKOLAI in the passenger seat and ANASTASIA in the seat behind him.

ALEXANDRA 

So you idiots going to tell me what you were talking about last night?

NIKOLAI

Don’t know what you’re talking about 

ALEXANDRA

Wow, after all the years we’ve known each other you still think you can lie to me, besides you two hate each other. 

ANASTASIA

[Rolls eyes]

I wanted to look into the Drayce family, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a possible Drayce ends up at our house the night we move in.

ALEXANDRA 

Ok. And you couldn’t tell us this together why?

ANASTASIA

[Shrugs]

Didn’t want to ruin the fresh start with my suspicions, not until I found out if they were right or not 

NIKOLAI

[Turns round to face ANASTASIA, curious]

Why did you tell me?

ANASTASIA

Didn’t think it would help with the whole trust thing if I started looking into the Drayce family without telling you, thought you would think I was up to something.

NIKOLAI

Fair, thank you

ANASTASIA looks shocked and goes to make a remark.

NIKOLAI

[Tries to hide smile] Don’t get used to it.

ALEXANDRA

Alright then, we’ll look into it together

SCENE 8- ESTATE BEDROOM, DAY 2 LATE MORNING 

MATTHIAS, INO, HALI and XENIA are dancing around and lip syncing to the music that is on full blast as they clean one of the bedrooms, INO spins XENIA around as they pass each other in the hallway, the guitar solo part of the song comes on and HALI uses his broom as a guitar.

SCENE 9- SHOP, DAY 2 LATE MORNING 

NIKOLAI is leaning forward against the cart as he pushes it along following ANASTASIA down the cereal isle as she picks five boxes of cereal, each one different.

NIKOLAI

Why do we need so much cereal?

ANASTASIA 

INO and XENIA like the healthy bran cereal with fruit, but INO likes one with strawberries and XENIA hates strawberries so I have to get a different one for her, ANATOLIUS likes whatever has the most sugar, and AIMILIOS and NEMO like wheatabix and I got two because we’ve got to feed 11 so…

NIKOLAI

[Finding it interesting that she hasn’t mentioned herself] And you?

ANASTASIA

And me what?

NIKOLAI

What cereal do you like?

ANASTASIA 

[Shrugs] Not much of a breakfast person, will your lot like any of this cereal?

NIKOLAI

Yeah

CUT TO

ALEXANDRA is in the household supplies isle, she’s trying to reach the kitchen roll on the top shelf but can’t reach.

ALEXANDRA

Dammit [checks to see if anyone is seeing] [mutters an incantation, it doesn’t work, she repeats it with more assertiveness and the kitchen roll drops into her hands]

When she turns around she sees someone at the end of the aisle watching her, she scurries off to NIKOLAI and ANASTASIA worried that they saw what happened.

CUT TO

ALEXANDRA rejoins NIKOLAI and ANASTASIA, NIKOLAI sees the worried look on her face.

NIKOLAI 

Alex? What’s wrong?

ALEXANDRA

[Whispering]

I did a spell and I think someone might have saw, so we have to keep our heads down. [Looking over her shoulder, she sees the man who saw them following them down the aisle].

SCENE 10- OUTSIDE THE ESTATE, DAY 2, EARLY AFTERNOON

THAIS, ANATOLIUS, AIMILIOS and NEMO jump out of the moving van, ANATOLIUS and NEMO go to the back to open it, AIMILIOS notices a tattoo like mark on THAIS’ neck, two symbols one being the symbol of APHRODITE and the other something he doesn’t recognise.

AIMILIOS

Aphrodite huh?

THAIS

What?

NEMO

[Opening the front door, shouting]

Hey guys we could use some help getting the stuff in

XENIA, HALI, MATTHIAS and INO are heard rushing down the stairs, they open the front door and begin helping NEMO and ANATOLIUS take the stuff out of the moving van.

AIMILIOS

Your tattoo [gesturing to the back of her neck], its the symbol of Aphrodite right?

THAIS

I don’t have any tattoos 

AIMILIOS

Well, its definitely not a birthmark on your neck

THAIS

[Panicking]

Take a picture

AIMILIOS takes out his phone and takes a picture of the mark on THAIS’ neck and shows it to her, THAIS panics even more when she realises he’s not joking.

THAIS

Is it pen?

AIMILIOS checks the back of her neck, INO gestures for the others to stop what they are doing when she sees the panic on THAIS’ face.

INO

Is everything ok?

THAIS 

There’s something on my neck

AIMILIOS 

It doesn’t look like pen, it looks like a tattoo

THAIS

I think I would have noticed if I got a tattoo 

INO

Right why don’t we put this down for a se- [looks over at the others and notices a mark on ANATOLIUS', who’s standing next to her, neck] Toli you’ve got one too

ANATOLIUS 

What?

INO

Everyone check each others necks now!

They all check each others necks. AIMILIOS has the symbol of ARES on his neck, ANATOLIUS- APOLLO, INO- ARTEMIS, NEMO- HESTIA, MATTHIAS- HEPHAESTUS, XENIA- HERMES, HALI- POSEIDON, and the same rune like symbol underneath.

SCENE 11- SHOP CAR PARK, DAY 2, EARLY AFTERNOON

ALEXANDRA is driving away from the supermarket, NIKOLAI in the front passenger seat and ANASTASIA sat behind him. ALEXANDRA looks in the rear view mirror and sees the person who saw her doing magic driving in the car behind, she turns left, the opposite way to get home, NIKOLAI and ANASTASIA notice this.

NIKOLAI

What are you doing?

ALEXANDRA

The man that saw me doing magic, they’re behind us 

ANASTASIA 

You just keep driving, we’ll keep an eye on the car

ANASTASIA and NIKOLAI keep their eyes on the left hand rear view mirror, ALEXANDRA keeps driving, getting to the quiet country lanes she speeds up in the hope of losing the car behind them. ANASTASIA’s phone rings, it is INO.

INO

[On the phone]

Check your necks!

ANASTASIA

What?

INO

Check your necks see if there is a tattoo there

ANASTASIA

[Confused]

Ok, [To NIKOLAI and ALEXANDRA] I need to check your necks, [leans over and sees that NIKOLAI has the two symbols, one being the symbol of ZEUS and the same with ALEXANDRA- HERA], [To NIKOLAI] Can you check my neck, see if I’ve got a tattoo

ANASTASIA turns around so NIKOLAI can check her neck, NIKOLAI sees that she has a tattoo, symbol of HADES.

NIKOLAI

Yeah, you do, it looks like the symbol of Hades, I don’t know what the symbol at the bottom is.

ANASTASIA 

[To INO]

Yeah we’ve got them, what’s going on?

INO

Just stay calm and try and get home as soon as you can, we’re setting up defences, let us know when you’re almost home so we can open up the front gate for you.

ANASTASIA

Ok. [INO ends the call] [To ALEXANDRA] Step on it, we’ve got to get home

ALEXANDRA drives faster, the car behind them is still following them.

NIKOLAI

They’re still following us, we need to lose them

ALEXANDRA

[Shouting]

Don’t you think I’m trying!

NIKOLAI 

I me-

ANASTASIA 

No!

NIKOLAI

What?

ANASTASIA 

We could get them hurt

NIKOLAI

And what do you think they want to do to us Anastasia?

ANASTASIA

[Hesitant, scared]

Alexandra?

ALEXANDRA

We can’t let them find us, find the others 

CUT TO

FLASHBACK- ANASTASIA remembers back to ten years ago, the night of the rebellion, her father, KAIUS, kneels before her, tears appearing in his eyes, INO, ANATOLIUS, AIMILIOS and XENIA’s parents stand behind him.

KAIUS 

I have to go

YOUNG ANASTASIA

[Cries] Why?

KAIUS

Because we can’t stand by while people need our help, ok? You fight Anastasia, you hear me? You fight for those that need your help, for the people that cannot protect themselves.

CUT TO

ANASTASIA looks back at NIKOLAI and nods, they turn around so they could see the car following them and they both say the same incantation, lightning hits the front of the car and a shadowy mist flips the car over. Both of them are shocked to see what happened, neither of them expected that to happen. 

ALEXANDRA

What is it, what’s wrong?

NIKOLAI

Nothing just keep driving

SCENE 12- OUSIDE THE ESTATE, DAY 2 AFTERNOON

INO gets a phone call from ANASTASIA, she doesn’t answer just rushes over to the gate and opens it up letting the car in. ANASTASIA, ALEXANDRA and NIKOLAI rush out of the car and get the shopping out, with the help of the others. 

ALEXANDRA

[Says an incantation to change the appearance of the car but nothing happens, repeats it again but nothing happens]

THAIS

What’s wrong? Why isn’t it working?

ALEXANDRA 

Everyone stand around the car 

Everyone gathers around the car. 

ALEXANDRA

Just focus on a [type of car] with the licence plates [licence plates] 

They all stare at the car focusing on the image until the car changes.

XENIA

Come on let’s get the shopping inside

They each grab two bags and head inside.

SCENE 13- KITCHEN, DAY 2, AFTERNOON

All of them minus XENIA are hanging around the kitchen.

AIMILIOS

[Shouting] You did magic!

HALI

Hey!

AIMILIOS

Ok, I know I’m shouting and I’m sorry, actually I’m not going to apologise, what you did was stupid and reckless!

ALEXANDRA

I said I’m sorry!

XENIA walks into the kitchen carrying a large leather-bound book, ignoring the argument taking place.

XENIA 

We’re missing Demeter and Athena

AIMILIOS

What?

XENIA

You my dear have the symbol of Ares on your neck, I have Hermes, Thais Aphrodite, Matthias Hephaestus, Alexandra Hera, Anatolius Apollo, Ino Artemis, Nemo Hestia, Hali Poseidon, Anastasia Hades and Nikolai Zeus

ANASTASIA and NIKOLAI share a look, thinking back to what happened in the car.

AIMILIOS

What is it? [Pause] What is it?

NIKOLAI

We did cause the car to crash, but not the way we intended, lightning hit the car and then this shadowy mist flipped it over

XENIA

Zeus and Hades

THAIS

What about the other symbol?

XENIA

I can’t find it 

THAIS 

What?

XENIA

This book has every symbol of Hecate magic, so-

THAIS 

So it has to be from more modern magic, magic not from [HIDDEN]

XENIA

Exactly 

ANASTASIA

[To NIKOLAI] How much do you want to bet the family that used to live here were witches?

There is a loud banging on the front door, which causes them to jump up in fear. NIKOLAI leads the way, they all steadily walk to the front door, ready for a fight, NIKOLAI opens the door, and sees that it’s only CZARINA and they all sigh in relief. CZARINA is drenched from the rain, it’s dark outside, they all share a confused look as they were outside a couple of minutes ago and it was sunny and only the afternoon. MATTHIAS checks his clock.

MATTHIAS

[Confused] It’s 10pm

They all stare at each other in confusion, almost forgetting that CZARINA was standing there.

CZARINA

[Demands] Where is my sister?

NIKOLAI

What?

CZARINA

Natalia, where is she?

NIKOLAI

I have no idea

CZARINA

She said she was coming here and that was hours ago!

ALEXANDRA

I’m sorry but we haven’t seen her

CZARINA 

That’s her car! 

CZARINA points to the car parked next to theirs, they are all shocked because surely they would have heard the car, or seen NATALIA

INO

We’ve been here all day and we haven’t seen her 

CZARINA 

She said she was coming here.

ALEXANDRA

Why?

CZARINA 

She wanted to know what you did to us

NIKOLAI

What?

CZARINA turns around and lifts her hair up, showing them the tattoo like mark on her neck, the same as theirs, the one at the top being the symbol of ATHENA.

XENIA

[To herself] That makes Natalia Demeter

ALEXANDRA

We’ve got them too [Shows CZARINA her mark] we don’t know how we got them either

ANASTASIA 

Maybe she tried the front door but we couldn’t hear her, she could have gone round the back, why don’t we check.

They all move down the corridor to the back of the house, to the room overlooking the garden, there in the middle of the garden is a labyrinth made of hedges, their jaws drop, because that was not there before. 

ANASTASIA

Ino, Alexandra stay with Czarina, call an ambulance just in case

ANASTASIA, NIKOLAI, NEMO, ANATOLIUS, THAIS, AIMILIOS, MATTHIAS, HALI and XENIA rush out the door to the garden, CZARINA goes to run after them but INO and ALEXANDRA hold her back.

CUT TO

ANASTASIA, NIKOLAI, NEMO, ANATOLIUS, THAIS, AIMILIOS, MATTHIAS, HALI and XENIA get to the entrance of the maze there’s three path ways, they split off into three, ANASTASIA, ANATOLIUS and NEMO run left, AIMILIOS, THAIS and XENIA run straight ahead and NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS and HALI run right. 

CUT TO

ANASTASIA, ANATOLIUS and NEMO run through the labyrinth, they hold onto each others hands tightly, fearing what would happen if they let go and lost echoer in the maze. The rain is getting harder, making it more difficult for them to see where they are going.

CUT TO

ALEXANDRA is on the phone to 999.

ALEXANDRA

We need an ambulance at [Address]

CZARINA stares out into the maze, her eyes widen in fear.

CZARINA

There’s something in the maze, there’s something out there 

INO

It’s probably just them 

CZARINA 

No there’s something out there, there’s something with them!

999 Operator O.S

Did she say there is something with them? Do I need to call the police?

CUT TO

NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS and HALI running through the labyrinth, they stop for a second when they get to a crossroad before making a decision as to what direction they should run in.

CUT TO

THAIS slips on the mud and XENIA and AIMILIOS pull her back up, XENIA hesitates.

AIMILIOS 

What?

XENIA

Thought I heard something 

CUT TO

ANASTASIA, ANATOLIUS and NEMO, they almost run past her, but NEMO is able to see her from the corner of his eye, a girl, NATALIA, lying on the floor, he pulls the other two with him as he runs towards her. There NATALIA is lying on the ground in the middle of the maze, NEMO is so focussed on her that it isn’t till ANATOLIUS gets him to look up it is that he notices it, a Minotaur. It stands opposite them, NATALIA lying between them, its eyes glare at them.

ANASTASIA 

[At the top of her voice] Get out of the maze!

AIMILIOS O.S

Anastasia?

ANASTASIA

Get out of the maze!

The Minotaur snarls before turning around and running in the direction AIMILIOS’ voice was coming from, they contemplate going after it but realise they should take care of NATALIA. They rush over to her, ANATOLIUS checks to see a pulse and is relieved to find one.

ANATOLIUS

I think she’s just unconscious 

ANATOLIUS scoops NATALIA up in his arms.

NEMO

We should get her inside

ANASTASIA

If we’re able to find out way out of here 

CUT TO

AIMLIOS, XENIA and THAIS are running back the way they came, the sound of large footsteps and snarling, the Minotaur, is coming from behind them.

AIMLIOS

Don’t look behind you

They turn around a corner and crash into NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS and HALI, who hadn’t heard ANASTASIA’s warning, they all pick themselves up, NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS and HALI notice the scared looks on their faces and are about to question it when the Minotaur approaches around the corner and they no longer have to ask.

HALI

What the-

NIKOLAI grabs a stunned HALI and they run as fast as they can through the maze, AIMILIOS comes up with a plan.

AIMILIOS

I’ve got a plan, just keep running without me 

XENIA/THAIS

What!

AIMILIOS

Just run

When they get to the next split turning, AIMILIOS runs one way and the others run the other, AIMILIOS waits round the corner and sees the Minotaur running after the others. AIMILIOS leans against the hedges as he thinks, hoping his plan would work.

AIMILIOS

[To himself] God of war come on Milo 

AIMILIOS concentrates, trying to summon a sword, hoping that his new magic will work, AIMILIOS closes his eyes to concentrate better, he opens them when a sword appears in his hand. AIMILIOS grins and runs after the Minotaur.

CUT TO

NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS, HALI, XENIA and THAIS are running through the maze, the Minotaur right behind them, it reaches out and slashes at MATTHIAS’s leg, MATTHIAS falls and knocks the others down with them. The look up to see the Minotaur above them its arm is raised to attack again, they are all terrified, HALI mostly as he remembers the last time he was in a situation like this. A sword swings and jams into the side of the Minotaur’s neck, it screams out in pain, it rips the sword and throws AIMILIOS against the hedge. 

XENIA

[To Thais] I’ll distract it.

THAIS nodded, XENIA jumps up, the Minotaur slashes for her but she dodges out of the way, the Minotaur goes to attack her again but XENIA dodges again, taunting the Minotaur. While the Minotaur is distracted, THAIS picks up the sword, she waits, making sure XENIA is out of the way, XENIA sees this and ducks down, THAIS plunges the sword into the back of the Minotaur, it pierces its heart, the Minotaur squirms and THAIS struggles to hold on. The Minotaur lets out one last wail before dropping to the floor. They all share a look of relief. Then the Minotaur disappears, along with the sword still in its back, then the labyrinth disappears, they are standing in the garden. ANASTASIA, ANATOLIUS, NEMO and NATALIA appear where they stood in the maze, ANATOLIUS is carrying NATALIA, they are just as confused. 

NESRIN O.S

First task completed.

They all turn to see NESRIN, she appears in a light silver gown, she looks like an ethereal woman, apart from her eyes, the way she was staring at them scared them,  as soon as she appeared she disappeared.

SCENE 14- OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE ESTATE, DAY 2 EVENING 

NATALIA and CZARINA are sat on the back of an ambulance, a first aid responder is looking over NATALIA, another first aid responder is looking over MATTHIAS who’s sat on the front steps, NIKOLAI and HALI are sat with him, XENIA, THAIS, AIMILIOS, ANATOLIUS and NEMO are standing in the doorway of the house. ANASTASIA, INO and ALEXANDRA are talking to the police.

ALEXANDRA

We had a late night and an early morning trying to sort out the house, in the afternoon we decided to get some sleep, that’s how we didn’t hear Natalia when she got here, it wasn’t till Czarina came looking for her that we found in the garden.

POLICE OFFICER

What was she doing here?

ANASTASIA

They stayed here last night, Czarina was wandering around the graveyard Natalia came to get her and we couldn’t let them drive home in that weather, Natalia thought she left something here last night.

POLICE OFFICER

And what happened to your friend [gestures to Matthias], the 999 operator said they heard someone say someone was out there?

INO

Czarina thought she saw something in the woods, Matthias heard her and went looking, he tripped and gashed his leg, he said there was nothing there.

POLICE OFFICER 

Ok, Czarina and Natalia say the same thing, looks like this was just an accident.

SCENE 15- ANASTASIA’S BEDROOM BALCONY, DAY 2 EVENING 

ANASTASIA, INO, XENIA, ANATOLIUS and AIMILIOS are sat on the balcony ledge, a bottle of vodka between them and each has a glass in their hands.

ANATOLIUS

They’ll be back, Czarina and Natalia, with questions, questions we can’t answer.

INO

Maybe we should, they’re in this with us.

XENIA

Sia? What do you think?

ANASTASIA stares off in the distance, XENIA whacks her leg to get her attention, ANASTASIA turns her attention to them.

ANASTASIA

Sorry what?

INO

What are you thinking about?

ANASTASIA

Nothing

INO

Seriously what is it?

ANASTASIA 

First task. That’s what the woman said, means this is far from being over.

ALEXANDRA O.S

Eleven of us against one of her, I like our odds

They turn to see ALEXANDRA, THAIS, NEMO, NIKOLAI, MATTHIAS and HALI standing there, ALEXANDRA has two wine bottles in hand, THAIS is holding the glasses, they scoot over to make room on the balcony edge. ALEXANDRA, NEMO, THAIS and NIKOLAI sit down, HALI grabs a chair from ANASTASIA’s room for MATTHIAS and helps his sit down gently. HALI looks at the balcony edge cautiously, not liking the idea of sitting on the edge of a fairly high drop.

ANASTASIA 

Don’t worry if you fall we’ll catch you, [mockingly] your majesty 

HALI

Please don’t call me that

ANASTASIA 

[Offering a hand] Promise.

HALI takes her hand and sits on the edge, AIMILIOS offers him the bottle of vodka and reaches to THAIS to hand him a glass, HALI takes the bottle and drinks straight from it, everyone raises their eyebrows at HALI.

HALI

[Lying, to hide the fact that the Minotaur brought back bad memories] 

I really hate heights.

There is a moment of silence as they gaze out at the view.

ALEXANDRA

[Not taking here eyes off the view]

Tomorrow we’ll go to the library, figure out more about the Drayce family, think the secret to all this lies with them.

The scene ends with them staring out at the view.

THE END

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❛ thank goodness for the gossip that gets us through the day ! ❜ (From Ino to Todoko)

anastasia (1997) lyric starters .

“I know, right??” Todoko let out a soft giggle and looked around before focusing her attention back on the other. “Honestly! Gossiping is fun, and people are just too sensitive.” 

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"Rare copper follis from Cherson depicting Maurice, Constantina and their eldest son, Theodosius"

Constantina (Greek: Κωνσταντίνα; c. 560 – c. 605) was the empress consort of Maurice of the Byzantine Empire. She was a daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and Ino Anastasia. Her parentage was recorded in the chronicles of Theophylact Simocatta, Paul the Deacon, and John of Biclaro.

The Georgian Chronicle identifies Constantina as a daughter of Khosrau II. However the Chronicle was compiled in the 13th century and so the contradictory parentage is considered a mistake. Other later accounts make Constantina his mother-in-law through her – most likely fictional – daughter Miriam/Maria.

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Wanna know more about me?

Tagged by @varrix thank you! :3

Pet’s name: My whole fam loves cats so buckle up : The oldest, Holly the great mother, and her 5 children : Mickey, Kiky, Beauty, Minno-chan, Minnie, White Lady and Choky (Beauty’s son) and Jerry the stray that someone left outside our door. Chinese Zodiac: Dog (the irony). Hair/eye color: Jet Black / Dark brown. Orientation: Demi. Ethnicity: Javanese. Fav junk food: My whole fam condemn all junk food, but i’ll try my best to sneak some onion rings and french fries if i’m lucky.   Fav Season: Rainy seasons, since i live in tropical archipelago country. Rain always calm my raging mind every time. Fav Flower/Plant: The classic red rose. Fav Scents: That serene scent every morning after heavy rain in the night. Fav Animals/Birds: Cat, obviously. I also love eagles. Fav Movie: Forever top 3 : Anastasia (1997), LoTR Trilogy, and Shutter Island. Current top 3 : Prisoners (2013) The Great Gatsby, The Prestige. Fav Cartoon: Digimon 2, childhood fav and forever. Psycho-Pass, my current fav.   Fav Book: Woah so many, but mostly classics. "Kokoro” by Natsume Soseki. Fyodor’s “Notes from the underground” and “Crime and Punishment”, “The Great Gatsby”, Every Hannibal books by Thomas Harris, and The Millennium Series by Stieg Larsson (althou this series have so many trigger for me). Special Mentions for “Silent Hill 2″ novel adaptation by Sadamu Yamashita, and Lovecraft’s Myths because they are grotesque and beautiful. Fav Fictional Character:  Current top 10 : Erwin Smith, James Sunderland, Yamanaka Ino, Hannibal Lecter, Levi Ackerman, Izaya Orihara, Tsunemori Akane, Lisbeth Salander, Clarice Starling and Kenny Ackerman of course! Fav classical artist: Music : J. S. Bach and Philip Glass. Art : Caravaggio for his color tones, and Francis Bacon for his skill to deform human figure. Dream Trip: Japan, especially in spring and fall. Their parks and countryside. Blog created: i forgot lol, perhaps three years but i abandon this blog for a long time before and just become active  again in the past 2 months. No. of Followers: 100+

tagging : @baetitan​ and @hexotic​ and @kittyboo8015​ also thanks for all my followers too.

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InO, “Casa Anastasia”: la recensione

Vicentino, classe 1979, quinto album pubblicato ma primo da solista: Andrea Sella, in arte InO, pubblica CASA ANASTASIA, il nuovo album, completamente autoprodotto.

Un disco da cantautore, con una costruzione delle canzoni “vecchio stampo” ma senza ignorare i suoni e gli stili che caratterizzano il presente. Anastasia come la nonna materna, simbolo di affetto e di vicinanza, per un disco capa…

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Great Mazinger Confirmed to Appear in "Mazinger Z / Infinity" Film

The official website for the upcoming new anime film Mazinger Z/Infinity confirmed today on October 10 that Tetsuya Tsurugi and Jun Honoo, the two main characters from the sequel series Great Mazinger, will appear in the story. And of course the title robot Great Mazinger will form a tag-team with Mazinger Z once again. The pilot of Great Mazinger, Tetsuya Tsurugi is voiced by Toshihiko Seki (Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing), and his partner Jun Honoo, who is now having his baby, is played by Ami Koshimizu (Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon Crystal).

  53-year-old Keiji Fujiwara, who had taken hiatus from activities due to illness since August 2016, is also confirmed to voice Count Brocken, a royal subordinate of Dr. Hell. And Azusa Tadokoro and Miku Ito are cast as the members of the Unified Army's fighting idol group Mazin Girls.

  In addition, the two voice cast from the original Mazinger Z anime series, 76-year-old Hiroya Ishimaru

(Koji Kabuto) and 76-year-old Minori Matsushima (2nd voice actress for Sayaka Yumi), are confirmed

to make guest voice appearance.

  Tetsuya Tsurugi

  Jun Honoo

  Great Mazinger

   【NEWS!!】 ファン待望 「グレートマジンガー」堂々参戦決定&熱狂的ファンも大興奮のレジェンドが参戦!進級豪華キャストが勢揃い!! 詳細はこちら！　https://t.co/3acqaj45Tt#マジンガーZ #劇場版マジンガーZ #藤原啓治 #関俊彦 #小清水亜美 http://pic.twitter.com/U5gxDtpFIm

— 劇場版 マジンガーZ 1.13公開 (@mazingerzjp) 2017年10月10日

    The world premiere screening of Mazinger Z/Infinity is scheduled to be held at the 12th International

Rome Film Festival in Italy on October 28. After the event, it will start its theatrical run in Italy from

October 31, then in France from November 22. The film's theatrical release day in its home country

Japan is set for January 13, 2018.

    Trailer 1

  Main Voice Cast:

   Koji Kabuto: Showtaro Morikubo (Shikamaru Nara in Naruto)

 Sayaka Yumi: Ai Kayano (Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day)

 Lisa: Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia in THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)

 Shiro Kabuto: Natsuki Hanae (Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul)

   Boss: Watatu Takagi (Garrod Ran in After War Gundam X)

 Mucha: Kappei Yamaguchi (Ranma Saotome in Ranma 1/2)

 Nuke: Masami Kikuchi (Ino Abbav in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)

   Prime Minister Yumi: Junpei Morita (Buer in Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn)

 Dr. Nossori: Bin Shimada (Paptimus Scirocco in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)

 Dr. Sewashi: Kozo Shioya (Majin Boo in Dragon Ball Super)

   Dr. Hell: Unsho Ishizuka (Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop)

      Source: "Mazinger Z" anime film official website, Twitter

  © Go Nagai/Dynamic Planning MZ Film Partners

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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