Good day everyone and welcome to a brand-new Mega Man Legends fan-fic.

I shall write and post more chapters after I complete my other fandom's fan-fics. It shall hopefully be next year ^^

Some notes:

1) This story shall be an Alternate Universe story; and is set after Mega Man Legends 2 2) This story might be a Glyde x Denise story; and is completely different to my previous Glyde x Denise stories. Will they get together in the end, or not? Even I don't really know. ;)
Characters (c) CAPCOM Story (c) to me, Steffie

Marmalade Roses: Prologue

It was a beautiful day in Rhyship Island. The sun shone high in the sky as the birds chirped merrily as the rays enveloped them in much-needed warmth. One little bird in particular peeked inside one of the windows of the police station building when it heard a loud shout of anger from an extremely angry woman.

The new chief of police grumbled under her breath as she chucked a piece of paper into her rubbish bin; which is now completely filled with crumbled pieces of paper. The woman nibbled on the back of her pencil while she leaned back against her chair.

"Oh, I really hate doing paperwork. But, the mayor would like the annual report first thing tomorrow morning." the woman sighed in defeat. The auburn-haired woman scratched through the drawers of her desk for more paper when she noticed a mini-cassette tape recorder. It even had a cassette inside. She grinned from ear to ear when a plan formed in her head. She would simply use the tape recorder to record her voice, and she can just ask of the officers to do the paperwork for her!

Taking the tape recorder in her hand, she cleared her throat.

I"Erm, where to begin? Let's see. Mayor Light, a family friend of mine, was elected Mayor of Gold City one year ago today. As he was a well-liked businessman beforehand, everyone was happy that he had won."

"When he was first elected, Mayor Light had sent the more-skilled members of the police and the previous Chief to neighbouring islands, like Kattelox. He explained the reason why he did so was to allow the less-skilled members of the force to develop their skills. When he had discovered that I was the one that had captured Mr. Loath and Glyde, he had appointed me the Chief of police."

"One of the Diggers had found a strange relic in one of the ruins and brought it to his boss. Mayor Light had tested it on one of the prison inmates, and discovered that it completely wipes that person's memories and personality; which he had called a 'tabula rasa' state. Ever since everyone had heard about this strange relic, crime had dropped by eighty-five percent."

"Mayor Light had tasked me with the responsiblity to capture Glyde of the Loath Family without force. He reasoned that if I could capture them both before, surely I could capture the muscle of the group again. He did mention that he would give me hints on how to do so tomorrow morning."

"For my birthday, the Mayor had bought myself a brand-new house, with brand-new furniture, kitchen appliances and the works. When I thanked him, he told me that I must never mention it to anyone; and that I owe him. I don't understand what he meant by that, but I sure hope he didn't expect me to buy him a house back."

"Chief Police Officer Denise Marmalade, signing off." /I

Silence filled the air for a few moments.

"Oh no, I forgot to press the record button."

To Be Continued...