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(The screen shows CNN anchor Thomas Roberts on the screen.  The time of day at this moment is 11:06 AM per the rolling clock at the bottom of the screen.)

"...reports state that this new virus, being called "Degeneration Y" by some accounts, has hit over 50 different cities and towns across America, with no apparent pattern or reason to date.   The only thing that can be confirmed is that only children and young teenagers are being affected by the virus - there have been virtually no reports of anyone over the age of 16 being affected.  Doctors feel that there's a possibility that the onset of certain stages of puberty can make victims immune to the effects, although no scentific evidence exists at this moment.

"Millions of children are currently filling hospitals to overflowing, and reports of some early deaths as a result of the disease are...

(He pauses, looks offscreen for a moment, then continues)

"Excuse me, there's some late breaking news.   In a brief statement to press, the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has stated that representatives of the Justice League, who due to security reasons shall remain nameless, contacted the UN less than 30 minutes ago to request an audience with the UN General Assembly at around 5 PM tonight.  Annan would only state that the address was of major importance and dealt directly with the current crisis, and that the source of the request has been verified as genuine.   We will, of course, have coverage of that meeting, should it occur.

"With us now is Surgeon General of the United States..."

Comments

[12thlevelmind.livejournal.com]

How many working-condition Phantom Zone projectors do we have? And I need to see one immediately. By which I mean "in the next five minutes."

[oracle-watching.livejournal.com]

"One. It's at the Fortress of Solitude--you'll want to speak with Superman."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_man_of_steel_/]

"Superman, here. Querl, what did you have in mind?"

[12thlevelmind.livejournal.com]

The Phantom Zone has no chronal progression native within its sphere; that property kept Lar Gand alive for one thousand years until I could treat his lead poisoning in the 30th century.

If I can examine the Phantom Zone projector, maybe I can replicate a large-array version of it. I don't know how long it'll take us to cure the disease, but if we can put all the children into the Phantom Zone for a few weeks -

[http://users.livejournal.com/_man_of_steel_/]

"Querl, it's a good thought. The problem is that we've used the Phantom Zone as a prison in recent years. And although a recent incident dealt permanently with most of those we had in there...there's no guarantee that there isn't something else currently in there that could cause harm to the kids. We'd need to send an advance team to make sure it was safe and clear...but I even don't know how long that would take."