A/N: Thanks for the comments.

Guest - I wouldn't say a really good explanation, but he has told Nia some theories, a couple of which will be discussed later.


"It's ready." Lillian said looking up at Lex.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"I am positive." Lillian assured him.

"Then we should launch."

"My dear Lex, you are letting your hatred of Superman cloud your judgement." Lillian said. "You know now is not the right time."

"I'm sorry. He has cost me so much." Lex said his voice laced with anger. "But you are right, timing is everything and I will not give him the satisfaction of corrupting my thinking into getting the timing wrong."

"I am so proud of you." Lillian smiled as her phone buzzed. As she read the message her smile became even more sickly.

"What is it?" Lex asked.

"The Speaker is heading to the White House with several Secret Service Agents." Lillian said. "It looks like they are making a move on Baker. Which means you are so close to removing Superman. But you must show patience, we must gauge the reaction of the public carefully so you are protected."

"What's your plan?" Lex asked.

"If the public support the Speaker and are outraged by Baker's actions we ensure that the weapon is credited to Baker. If the public side with Baker you swoop in and take the credit you deserve. Either way Baker will be a nobody and Superman will be dead." Lillian smiled.

-00-

"What's going on?" Baker asked when six secret service agents walked into the oval office accompanied by the Speaker.

"Mr President, I am here to remove you from office."

"On what grounds?" Baker asked angrily.

"High crimes and misdemeanours including but not limited to abuse of office, murder and terrorism."

"You can't do that. Even if you persuade the lower house to impeach me the upper house won't. They are too concerned with their own careers."

"Even when they see what you did?" The Speaker asked.

"What I did? I protected this country."

"You wanted to launch a nuclear strike on US soil."

"I never gave the order I was examining options."

"True, instead you instructed Lex Luthor to launch a far more deadly weapon in the hope that Supergirl would stop it at the cost of her own life."

"It was a calculated risk that solved the Supergirl problem."

"And the order to assassinate the brave men and women of our armed forces who were in the room when you talked about nuclear strikes."

"You have no proof I ordered that."

"Only we do, thanks to Lex Luthor."

"You are taking Lex Luthor's word? You are more crazy than him." Baker pointed out.

"No not his word. The evidence he provided. He found your enabler and bought him. Apparently he recorded every conversation he ever had with you."

"He wouldn't." Baker said starting to look unnerved.

"He would. You are welcome to review it from your room, where you must stay until the Senate hearing."

"You can not remove me from office. I am the President." Baker reminded him.

"True and I have known you a very long time and I know how out of character your behaviour is."

"Out of character?" Baker asked.

"Indeed and everyone has seen it, which is why three doctors have signed orders for you to be assessed. Until you have been medically cleared you can not hold the office of President."

"Can't you see what he is doing?" Baker asked the agents. "He is making a play for power. He is abusing the constitution."

"We have our orders. Please come with us." One of the Agents said, clearly uneasy with the situation. Sensing his unease the President said.

"This is a coup. What next? Tanks surrounding the White House?"

"Mr President, this is not a coup and if you are innocent the Senate will find you as such and, once cleared by the doctors, you will return to office."

"I will." Baker said. "And when I do I will crush you."

"If you return to office I will submit my resignation." The Speaker said.

"When I return to office there won't be enough left of you to resign." Baker shot back.

"Due to statements like that, from now on you will be monitored very carefully." The Speaker warned as Baker was escorted to his room.

-00-

As the door shut behind Baker he felt his world begin to collapse, only he then noticed a familiar figure standing by the wall.

"How did you get in here?" Baker asked.

"I told you I have my ways."

"If you got in, you can get me out." Baker said.

"You can't run away. If you do that this ends. You must fight."

"Fight with what?" Baker asked.

"You know what."

"You mean those?"

"You set up the contingency for situations like this." He reminded Baker.

"That's not true, I didn't see this situation happening. But you're right everything has changed so much now." He said as he started to pace.

"Can you activate it from here?"

"Of course I can, I always carry the switch with me." Baker said taking something out of his pocket. "But if I do this the country will never be the same again."

"Would that be such a bad thing?"

"No….no I guess not." Baker said. "But the timing is critical, there is no point activating it now." He reminded the man as he put the device away.

"But when the time comes you'll use it?"

"What other choice do I have?" Baker asked as there was a knock on the door.

"Give me a minute." He barked towards the door before turning back to the man and saying. "You should -" Before he had finished he noticed the man was already gone.

-TBC...


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