The Union of Planetary Republics

    Get ready for the newest story to reach The Union of Planetary Republics. Set in the year 2248, this story features an adventure YOU, the READER participate in! That's right! Instead of staying always as the reader, YOU will be called to help complete the adventure! YOU will be the main character. And, because of this new feature, be prepared to explore the world of the Union of Planetary Republics! Be prepared to face enemy Tal'adaar'aan vessels, treacherous space pirates, and the infamous space pirate, Ian Moriarty Lothair!
    You will also meet friendly Spacers, or maybe even meet the Union Flagship, U.S.S. Vladimir! You will be the guide!
    Don't just expect to succeed. Expect to take part in history! The survival of the Union in the face of the Belts will depend on you and you alone.
    Good luck, brave adventurer. You will need it.

Warning!!! Alert! Alert!
Reading of this story in a continuous path will ruin the plot:

    This story is better off when read as it instructs you. Follow a choice link to get you to where you need to go. If you feel more comfortable, bookmark that page and come back later. But, I suggest that you try to get through one adventure at a time. There are many possible endings to the story, and exploring the different choices is half the fun.
    You will have a choice of different paths to take. Each choice will contain a link which can be followed. To make each link easier to understand, and to make the pages less confusing, I will discuss important things now.
    I have built each page with a group of tools which will allow you to navigate with ease through the story. These icons will indicate links to follow, have borders surrounding them to let you know where you need to go or where you've been, and they will also help you get back to this page easily.

This button will take you forward through a particular choice, and each choice will be described next to it. You may only use this to go forward along one story line. If you choose to back up, you will note that the border on this image will be the color of a used link...

This button will take you back one page, so you can try a different choice. However, I suggest you use this ONLY if you make a mistake in your choice...

This button will end your story session completely, by taking you back to this page. Press it only when you are done and you want to leave the story...

This button will take you back to the first page of the story. Press it and it will allow you to restart the story. You will be back on the first page again...

Be careful which story you pick. If you go the wrong way, sometimes the plot of the story will lead you back. Sometimes it won't. But, before you get scared, before you fear failure, remember, it's all just a game, and I have put it here to entertain you. Even if you don't succeed in the main plot, the endings may give you partial success, or you may fail. But the ending you reach doesn't matter. The main focus of this story is for you to HAVE FUN!