Firephage Invasion

The Firephage Invasion refers to a 2 year span during The Age of Anarchy where Firephage was spreading the heaviest.

Preceding Concern
The events of the previous year had led many to fear the Firephage. However, individually, most did not worry about it affecting them in particular, due to the wide amounts of space between planets and systems. Only ships within the quarantine zone were required to be completely cleaned, and in a specific manner. Some ships within a smaller zone were required to clean, but not in any specific manner, and all other ships were recommended to. Unfortunately, people are lazy and lack foresight.

Teleporting Virus
Teleportation grids allowed anyone to transport themselves across a series of grids to almost any place in the United 'Gees Galaxy. However, machines aren't precise enough to teleport just the intended matter. Instead, they are in a contained dome that teleports all the matter within. This can allow for luggage and whatnot to be teleported. However, most machines did not have functions to clean the air, and so, Firephage could teleport if people were stupid about it...and they are...

Ship Carriers
Many ships, especially private ships, couldn't take the "risk" of staying too long, and so, did not follow the procedures. They carried Firephage into space and onto whatever planet they landed on. They could even infect other ships or space stations (though stations had air filters that were advanced enough to work on Firephage). This, combined with the teleportation, caused Firephage to spread much more quickly than what was projected.

Panic
Alongside the power struggle between many groups and Weegee, who was struggling to regain support, small groups attempted to get small militaries up and running. Of course, the lack of a central military and the leader's concern over his throne versus the safety of the galaxy caused a lot of panic. Areas attempted to isolate themselves by disabling or destroying their teleportation grids, and keeping ships away (even blowing them out of the sky if they try to land).