"That guy was right. Laurey and Doctor Manhattan really are having relationship problems. Damn it, if only I'd been in love before... Pah, women would only get in the way of saving the world."
Rorschach looked grim, but he did not urge Second Silk Spectre to get back together with Doctor Manhattan. Instead, he said, "If Doctor Manhattan won't deal with the nuclear war, we will."
"Rorschach, this isn't something we can handle. Besides, King Pharaoh and Doctor Manhattan are researching a new energy source. Once they succeed, nuclear war will be averted."
Nite Owl II said this knowing that even if he were still a superhero, he could not stop something this enormous.
Second Silk Spectre added, "What I said just now was hypothetical. Jon hasn't actually seen that future."
"King Pharaoh?"
Rorschach's eyes flickered. Although he kept finding excuses to convince himself otherwise, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the man was King Pharaoh.
Just then, the President of America's voice came from the television. He announced to the nation that he would not yield to the other side's threats. He had already placed the nuclear missiles on their launch racks, and the other side had to withdraw immediately.
"Fuck."
All three of them cursed at once. The Doomsday Clock could now advance to 11:59. With that announcement, nuclear war could break out at any moment.
They were not the only ones cursing. King Pharaoh was cursing too. He was not in America at the moment, but at the Antarctic Base. Through his communicator, he asked Doctor Manhattan, "Is the reactor still not finished? We're out of time."
Doctor Manhattan's duplicate, who was at the research center, said, "It's just been completed."
With that, Doctor Manhattan's duplicate activated his teleportation and sent the