Don't fall into the trap of trying to
shock or stand out just because you think that itself will break
expectations. What I mean is that sometimes we realize that something
we're writing might be predictable, so we throw in an outlandish
twist to try and prevent that. This is probably the greatest way to
lose your audience. It's called breaking the suspension of
disbelief—your audience will go into your story accepting only so
much until you've “Jumped the Shark,” which is a reference to the
finale of the “Happy Days” TV series. In that last episode, the
“cool” character of Fonzie was water skiing in the ocean and when
a dangerous shark was spotted, he jumped over the shark on his water
skis. This was so preposterous that the event itself has become a
phrase assigned to situations where the audience loses their
suspension of disbelief—when an audience can no longer remain
immersed in the fictional material because it has become too far
removed from believability.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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