A/N: OH. DEAR. PRIMUS.

So, I checked my email today and got pleasant surprise. Apparently one Mrs. Silverfairy966 liked "The Rose". A lot. She even posted a review saying, and I quote, "Please update. This is a really good story. I love it!"

Well, that got me right in my non-existent heart. Feeling nostalgic for my Keroro Gunso days, I decided to go back and read "The Rose", just so I could laugh at how terrible it is. And it was absolutely abysmal, right up until the 9th or 10th chapter.

Now, touched at the kind comment and amused at what I used to think passed as a good story, I'm here to start afresh. Let's give this another go, shall we?

The Rose (Reboot): Prologue

Have you ever known one of those people?

You know, the ones who hang out on the edges of groups and don't socialize. The ones who probably had something really terrible happen to them, and that's why they're so freakish.

I knew one of those people. And that "something terrible" that happened to her? It was bad. Bad enough that someone has to know. So I'm writing this, so at least you'll know.

Her name was Kurara. And this is the story of the time that she escaped, crashed, made a new friend, died, lived again, and then was happy.

It all started with the King.

King Kazuzu, high ruler of the Planet Teron, and father to young Ms. Kurara, was the one who gave the order .

The order that changed everything.

Continued in Chapter 1. I promise it will be longer.