Title: The Virus

Author: NickyJean

Summary: Something from Chloe's past comes back to "shock" her. It's a Chlex story. They may not get totally together but there are definite bonding issues.

Disclaimer: I never get to have anything. Once when I was in 2nd grade I tried to claim the Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake but what did I get instead, an Atari…What's up with that… So of course I can't have the Smallville crew…but what can you expect from stinger producers…they never learned to share :-P

A/N This is part script and part action….Let me know if that bothers you….Also I have made Chloe 17 even though to me she seems a lot younger…and this takes place in the middle of 2nd seasons spoilers aside. Also knowing that Chloe moved from Metropolis when she was still in grade school, I had her spending the summers with her not so good influencing much older (5yrs) cousins which is where she met the crew you'll be introduced to in the teaser…Also I'm not that tech smart so a lot of this stuff is completely made up from watching movies like Hackers and Sneakers and let's not forget War Games…(getting the hint on the summary here) Now on with the show…

Teaser: 1998

[We are in a basement surrounded by computer hardware. Several monitors running various operations simultaneously. The flash of color on different screens was the only light in the room and the clicking of keys and blips and beeps the only sound. Our characters include: HiJack the leader of Voices for Freedom a Techno Information Gather that hacks into the corporate giants and exposes their dirty secrets to the Internet and the press and if necessary the long arm of the law. He's about 18 with dark hair and dark eyes. Next we have Lynx. He's the guy that started the group but didn't have the initiative to lead. No one remembers the color of his real hair but right now it's green with yellow stripes but he has striking blue eyes and a stoner attitude. Then enters Rouge: Much like the comic book character that she chose her name after she is a petite, big busted Louisiana Belle that speaks with a southern twang that could melt ice. She died her hair red also to match her namesake and has one noticeable streak of white to highlight her delicate features. Finally we have Clover, a cute kid at the age of 13 and way beyond the skills of most people in the world but equal to those in her group. The blond hair dyed blue she has the smile of a pixie and the energy of a sprite.]

HiJack: I'm in.

[The screen shows Mid Oil Trust]

Lynx: This is so cool man. I can believe this is really going to work. Those pigs are going down man. Down big time.

Clover: We need to find the information on the …Wait firewall, I'm attempting to knock it out.

Rouge: I got you covered, Clove. Following up with a Trojan Horse. That should keep those computer want-a- be's busy.

HiJack: I found the board member notes. Printing them now and forwarding them as planned.

Clover: Wait. There's someone else in here.

Rouge [her face baffled]: What are you talk'ng about?

Clover: I'm tailing him and I'll see what he's up too. [Pause] Oh my God. He is stealing money. He's sending money to off shore account. Hey this is the Virus.

[The Virus has been around the last few years stealing millions of dollars form major corporations but his intentions are so noble as our band of misfits. His fleecing he keeps squirreled away in personal accounts and keeping the money for himself. ]

Clover: What do we do?

HiJack: Why should we do anything. Those money-hungry corporate capitalist pigs deserve to have their pockets picked.

Rouge: Sure but that computer hacking jerk is giving us a bad name.

Clover: Not to mention that it's the workers and the middle class that's going to suffer for this. They might close a plant or something leaving lots of people out of work just so they can please their stockholders.

HiJack: That's what they get for being mindless drones bucking to the man.

Lynx [with a chuckle]: Need I remind you that you are not black so that expression does not apply to you.

[Everyone laughed but Clover, who was clickity-clacking on the keyboard]

Clover: Well he's not getting away with this. [Pause] Damn I can't redirect the money back into the original accounts. [A smile spreads across her face] But I can do this…..

[Montage of computer clacking and screens fading in and out. Techno music in the back ground, we then are focused on a computer screen with an e-mail printed up.

To Whom It May Concern:

This is the Voice o Freedom. We have hacked into your secret board member meetings and retrieved various files. Those files are in relation to the meeting held on October 12, 1997 where your board discussed the purchase of the Fleetmax offer of superior oil tankers. Then the notes go on to point out how you coldly and calculatingly disregarded the offer because a cost analysis proved that projected lawsuits, damage, and public image costs would be $10,000 less with the purchase of knowingly inferior tankers. Proving that the press release issued on January 14, 1998 was a complete and utter shit an and that you were willing to sacrifice the lives of your employees as well as the environment that had the unforgivable misfortune of being in route to sell your contraband. Those files have been forwarded to ALL national newswires and lots of local wires. They have also been sent to those we felt would feel the injustice that you have place upon the world, several national environment groups and many of the families of the deceased employees as well as survivors.

On a completely unrelated note:

While we were in your system we stumbled on the Virus trying to rob you blind. Since his goals were not as noble as ours were, so we tried to stop the transfer. Honest we did but this Virus guy is sneaky with the firewalls and dead end links. We were unable to reroute the money back to those accounts or to any other accounts Mid Oil related. But we weren't about to let this guy get away with it. So we did the next best thing and we routed the money to several worthy charities. I wouldn't try to retrieve it if I were you. The funds will provide good PR for the turbulent times ahead.

Also in concern of the Virus, though, we have a problem with the law we did forward all information concerning this guy to the FBI. We wish you luck with the bad guy but of course we covered our tracks. This guys giving us a bad name with his selfishness and we do hope he's brought to justice.

Sincerely

The Voice of Freedom]

Rouge: You're a real genius there kid.

Clover: Yeah, I know. [Then we are treated to a close up of the child genius only to have it reveal a much younger Chloe Sullivan.]

A/N: So be honest is it really bad, too cliché Please R/R