A/N: Uhm…I was dragged out with my friend Tanin last week Plaza Movie where her „American Comics in popular culture" class and a friend of ours who by the amount of time he is there should have already moved in there. Well Tanin me and Larissa her teacher had rather fun mostly at Larissa's comment while watching the more adult scene in Archie "kinky sex" and Tanin's to me by an other scene "Do you also see slash" so after al this should really no one wonder why I write this…

P.S.: Sorry if I shouldn't manage to get the feeling of the story right…

I. Unexpected message


Even if the World lived now in peace were the nights cold when Autumn come. The tragedy from three years ago still lived in the memory of the older ones, but only a few remembered that peace was something hard to achieve and impossible to hold up for to long. The human mind was corrupt and when the fear will fully disappear the darkness will return to humankind and twist they souls again to bring back the dark hidden deep in they souls since the beginning of time.

Adrian Veidt knew this also well so was the former hero turned villain/world savior sitting in his palace hidden in the Arctic watching over the world, but till now were his hopes not shattered. Suddenly a shattering sound still broke the noises of the many televisions making the self proclaimed pharaoh stand up from his throne and walk up to the source of the noise. Reaching it a little smile graced the tin lips as a pair of emerald eyes stared guiltily up at him.

"Really Bubastis you should be more careful you could have hurt yourself." Adrian said gently as he picked the red lynx kitten up from between the remains of the shattered vase.

Walking to his working desk he stroke unconsciously through the soft fur of the little creature which he created from the DNS of his own partner probably his only friend actual friend who gives him company. Dr. Manhattan hasn't returned to Earth since he left, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre married nearly a year ago and were expecting they first child. The wedding was rather pleasant and he was the groom's best man, but after the party he returned to his solace hidden away from the world. Reaching his desk and sitting down he suddenly spotted something on his computer, someone has sent him a mail. Clicking on it Adrian started reading through the message which seemed oddly familiar to him.

"As it was expected the Autumn nights are still cold. You should know that as the nights are cold in Autumn as are the souls of humans dark like night. The peace will not stand long only till fear eases. Don't know why Dr. Manhattan has brought me back. Could never figure him out. Both of us saw the wedding a year ago, was nice. No one has changed to much. I will met you in a few days. Hope the Doc gives me more info before that. Say hay to everyone from me when you see them before we met again."

-Rorschach-

Reaching the end of the short mail Adrian could only stare at the computer screen for long minutes, it was Bubastis's worried meowing which brought him finally back.

"How is this possible…" Adrian asked finally.

He knew perfectly that Dr. Manhattan was rather powerful, but raising the death? This was impossible then in that case he could have awakened al those who had died for this peace. Was this some kind of a sick joke? He doubted it somehow, but he would find out eventually even thought when the thought about this meting made him feel strange. The world was still in changing and these changes brought not only answers, but also more questions with them…

To be continued…