The Secret Agency Backstory - Justin K. Rivers

This is a document I wrote in 2004, I think - as an explanation of the Agency and its backstory. As you can see, it's a bit far out, a bit spacey, but was something that could have been used to draw inspiration from. The idea was to inform the episodes with flavor and allusion to the backstory, so there would be a cohesive "past" connecting things, without ever actually explaining it. Here ya go:

The Agency's Backstory

Far away from Earth, an epic battle raged. The Naroks have nearly triumphed, their parasites spreading and eroding the foundations of civilization, collapsing all resistance. The Directors, a small, ragged collective of nearly extinct races and the last stand against the onslaught of The Naroks, have been defeated. The survivors flee into the farther reaches of the galaxy, resisting covertly, carefully avoiding discovery out of fear of being crushed utterly. They turn their attention to the frontier worlds, thwarting The Narok vanguard and protecting planets such as Earth from the forbearers of invasion.

The Directors came to Earth and made alliances with some enlightened humans, and The Agency was born. But the Directors remain in the shadows, hiding, protecting their identities. Jakob is their perfect front-man, but his exposure to the field is limited, because he alone knows who runs and directs The Agency. If he were captured, all would be lost.

The Naroks cannot be seen in their true form, except under special light. They are otherwise invisible and intangible. The only clue to their presence, which is only occasional and imperceptible at best, is that body temperature can sometimes drop, as the Naroks mind drains the energy fields of those around it. The brief ripples of cold, the sudden shiver in a crowd of warm people, all indicate the passing presence of a Narok. They are among us.

The Naroks are working towards a specific goal, which is still a mystery to The Agency, a goal which is the lynchpin of the undoing of human civilization.

There is a reason that Earth is important. These two warring factions are the result of some ancient bifurcation, a divergence between order and chaos, and with the waning of the Directors, an imbalance has formed which must be corrected. Hidden somewhere on Earth is the secret to righting that imbalance, a secret which both factions are desperate to get their hands on…

THIS BACKSTORY MUST NOT BE DIRECTLY MENTIONED OR EXPLAINED IN THE SERIES. IT SERVES ONLY AS A BACKDROP TO EXPLAIN TO US THE MECHANICS OF OUR UNIVERSE.