A few years later , Elle was going to be in her first ship . It was called the Minerva 19 . On the day of the departure , Elle was in the ship , ready to take off . The ship blasted off and Elle felt a jolt as the vessel left the ground . Goodbye , Earth … for now . Elle smiled down at her planet as it slowly grew smaller and smaller . After a while in space , Elle felt a lurch . She looked out of the window and saw that she had landed . She motioned to the astronauts with her , Jimny Berry and Rupert Lin . The three dressed in their space suits and stepped out of the spaceship . Elle sucked in her breath . On the planet were cats . Many cats , walking around as if they lived there . Of course , they did live there , but it was surprising nonetheless . Elle walked up to one . She stared at it for ten seconds before walking back to the ship . She and her crewmates got back on and closed the door . The astronauts went to sleep feeling curious and excited . . . .
“ Elle . Wake up . You have school ,” Elle opened her eyes to see Matriarchy staring down at her . “ Matriarchy ? What happened ? I was in space and I saw cats ! Where is Carlos ?” Elle panicked . “ Darling girl , it was only a dream . Who ’ s Carlos ? Never mind . Anyway , you have school . Get dressed .” Matriarchy waited until Elle had left her bedroom , then smiled menacingly . All part of my plan … everything fits into place … And so , Elle realized that she was still only twelve years old . That is the strange tale of Eleanora Buccetti and her mother , Matriarchy .
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