The trilogy is about a group of people called the Guardians of Time ( the Guard ) , going into history to save the world from the Order of Chaos ( the Order ) , who are trying to history to give themselves more power . The plot of the trilogy consists of the Guardians of Time ( the Guard ) , trying to protect the past , present , and future by traveling into the past to thwart their enemies , the Order of Chaos ( the Order ) , who are trying to change past events to give themselves more power .