Quarintine

Games night interrupted

It was a normal Friday evening, there was a game's night the only thing that was different was the location. Instead of Kara's small loft the games were moved to the Luthor penthouse. As the number of people attending increased so did the need for space, there was now Lena, Kara, Nia, Brainy, Sam, J'onn, M'gann and Ruby. Lena as always had outdone herself and there was enough food, wine, beer and scotch to keep them all going for a month, her cupboards and fridge normally bare were all busting at the seams, she had her assistant fill the penthouse with food. By the time everyone was there, there was take out from several of their favorite restaurants and a freezer of ice cream. She knew it was over kill but it was the first time that Lena had hosted and she wanted everyone to feel at home, and know that there was anything they wanted in there. She even went as far as copious amounts of breakfast items just in case people stayed over.

Lena was gracious as everyone came equipped with food and drink also, everyone knew that Lena didn't spend a lot of time at the penthouse and figured that they would need to bring things with them. They all laughed at the amount of food that there was, they all settled into the games, the games night was going well, charades, and trivial pursuit and then Monopoly. It was getting late and they were just finishing with monopoly, a surprisingly heated child's game, Lena had never played before so she was partnered with Sam who cheated, Alex was so competitive she was arguing with everyone, J'onn was a banker as he was considered the most honest. When all of a sudden the TV turned itself on along with every phone, Laptop, and tablet in the room.

The group all looked around Lena was less confused but was a little surprised. She watched as the emergency broadcast started.

"Citizens of the united states of America, we are currently in an unprecedented situation, there is a virus gripping the nation and there is no cure at the current time, it is spreading through homes, cities and in the country alike, it knows no exceptions, the young and elderly alike are at risk, likewise is the alien and human population, there is no preparation in the history of this great nation that has prepared us for this. We are dispatching the military to aid Law enforcement officers, they will be patrolling the streets, to ensure that people stay at home.

Wherever you are at the current time is where you Must stay, the government will be working hard to identify essential workers. Hospital workers and those looking after the vulnerable will need to work on reduced shifts so that they can rest. Aid will be with you in terms of essential staff as soon as possible. Emergency medical care will be provided in the hospitals while trauma centres are being constructed to help with the additional problems.

People who are needed to help fight this problem, they will be permitted to go to work although they will not be able to move freely they will be escorted in and out of restricted areas, everyone else must work from home if they can, every location is now on lockdown, your ability to move about will be derived from the information that we have on your current employment, all farmers, butchers and shops stocking essential items will be operating, but there will be limited availability and you will have items brought to you depending on need.

If you try to leave your home you will be arrested as you are risking everyone, over half the individuals with this virus have died. This is not a request. If you are considered an essential worker you will be contacted, and moved to a location to carry out these positions. If you are found outside during this time you will be detained in a camp with others that are unable to follow the rules, and guarded. You will receive updates daily."

The group rapidly descended into conversation, what virus was out there, what it meant, how they were going to manage, who was going to be called into work. There was a level of panic from some, although far less than in any other household, J'onn could hear, people were panicking and in a state of shock, he missed Marsden. She would have delivered that in a much better way. Kara had got up so she could hear noise outside and went to have a look. Military vehicles were dropping people off all over the city, she could see them. They were all armed and wearing protective gear, whatever was happening was serious.

"How did they hack into everything and turn all the electronics on? I mean that message was everywhere, like they had Myriad"

Alex looked at Kara and raised her brow questioningly, an unspoken question to her sister, there were people here who didn't know about Kara and her secret, but Alex watched to see Kara's reaction. Kara knew that it was safely stored at the fortress and the only people that could get it out of there were her and Clark. She shook her head slowly and looked directly at Alex and then a little more looking at everyone else.

"They were not joking either, the city is on lock down, there are armed soldiers in the street."

Lena was sitting at her Laptop suspiciously quiet, she was analysing something she had that look on her face. Kara noticed, as did Sam and they both converged on the raven haired woman. Looking at her they both asked, "what do you know?"

"Well I have no idea what Myriad is! but this is a success, 87% coverage of National city, and I am looking at the figures for America as a whole and they are getting close to that. The operating system to open and display an emergency message is well I guess you would consider it a virus. I created it, it infiltrates and is dormant except for the reproduction and delivery, every house, every contact, every computer, every digital device is infected. Essentially all it does is activate the device and display the message broadcast on a specific system, it could do more but that is not how I designed it."