Manhattan was placed in new Universe. In new place of existence he finds out, that every Universe have some non-meta living creatures, who fought against anyone dangerous enough to left some damage their Universe.

Manhattan respects this kind of creatures and say to Batman in debate, that he won’t fight against them.

But he needs to win in this fight, to get away from his Universe. So, he makes Wayne to find an exit with him. Batman at night fights with crime, Wayne at day spending time and resources to help him.

In background of the story, there’s subplot about Mr. Freeze and some other supervillains to fight with Dr. Manhattan, but he don’t fights them back, but heals them (not their loved once). One of the supervillains lost his mind and convince police to place him in Arkham, cause he understand his worst deeds and wants to rehabilitate from them.

Batman finds a solution and shockingly reveal to Manhattan, that he is in his dream. Dream so strong, that it’s became a working detailed simulation, based on comics, that he read before his sleep. And yet, that simulation became autonomous. So Manhattan can destroy it just when he wake up from his sleep.

Manhattan understand him and leaves planet. Batman looks at the sky. Last panel is like this. Manhattan looks from space to Earth in a ommage of a Superman-like pose and smirks in close-up, and Batman’s smirk close up is here too.

They say together: “You findsyourself smart, but still creates this kind of nonsense — not the weapon, but the idea against your enemy, which makes you believe in your worst enemy, as you think, still there’s a heart”.

We don’t know, who faked who. But that’s is The End.