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Once upon a time... Man could not resolve it's problems 

without resorting to extreme measures. The world could 

not recover easily from the displays demonstrated.

Humanity sheltered in underground vaults, and lived out their lives there. 

In particular, one girl, Eleanor, who was widely known as "Cinder", was 

living in a section of a vault with her stepmother and stepsister. Her 

mother had long since passed and her father ran away and was never 

seen again, so she was confined to the quarters of her step-relatives 

where she cleaned all day and much of the night.

Cinder was very clumsy. She would often slip up in common tasks 

and would never take her time as she wanted to get as much as she 

could done in the shortest amount of time possible.

One day, her fortune changes. It is the leader of the vault's birthday, and he 

announces that he plans to marry one of the ladies going to his birthday dance. 

Cinder is extremely excited, as she is deeply in love with him, and also sees this 

as an opportunity to leave her life of misery.

Cinder's stepmother had other plans for her. She was to clean the 

entire living space before her stepmother and stepsister returned at 

midnight tonight. She would not be going to the party. But Cinder 

would not be discouraged, for she had a plan.

Cinder had her robot, whom she called her "Ferrous" 

Godmother. She would always help her clean and was always at 

her side. She would clean for Cinder, and Cinder would be able 

to go to the dance.

She also made Cinder a beautiful metal dress. She gave her some advice, 

saying "YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR YOUR STEP-RELATIVES. 

THEY WOULD NOT BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU AWAY FROM YOUR 

CLEANING." She wished her good luck with the prince, and away Cinder 

went.

As Cinder excitedly raced down the tight hallways, being as clumsy as 

she was, she tripped, fell, and broke part of her dress off. She was 

disappointed with herself, but she knew that she needed to press on 

and make it to the party.

The leader of the bunker was very well respected. He had assumed 

control of the bunker when his father passed away not long ago. He 

was ambitious to find the love of his life, and he had a feeling in his 

gut that today would be that day.

As she arrived, Cinder noticed the leader glancing about the 

room, with seeking eyes. She ran up to him and introduced 

herself, and the night developed from there.

The two spent most of the night together, talking, dancing, and 

sharing experiences with one another. They never left each 

other's sides, and bonded tightly to one another.

As the leader was about to propose to Cinder, there was a shout 

from the back of the room. Cinder immediately recognized this 

as her stepmother, and bolted from the party, leaving the leader 

in shock and alone.

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