The best time for a flashback (or a big
time-jump forward) are during a prologue or epilogue. We are almost
wired to accept those as being natural flashbacks and flash-forwards,
because it sets up or concludes something without having to wade
through the time gap in between. Yet using time jumps in a story can
really break up momentum, which is the single biggest complaint
audiences have about this technique. Writers often try their best to
mitigate this problem by carrying questions over from one time period
to the other. Despite this strand of continuity, audiences are
usually going to resent the shift in momentum and the leap away from
the former linear progression of the story. If you intend to use a
flashback or a time jump forward, it is advisable to make sure that
you’ve wrapped up events in the former timeline enough that your
audience won’t resent you for leaving things unfinished. Forcing
your audience to wait on unresolved material is sometimes asking for
too much patience.
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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