The In-Betweener reveals that he has formed an alliance with the Possessor, Astronomer, and Trader to leave the Magick Realm and destroy Galactus. They strand the Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman within the Magick Realm and travel through the black hole with the power of the Soul Gems. They find Galactus, but the In-Betweener realizes that he can't kill Galactus in this reality. Instead he decides to send him through the black hole to die. The Elders protest this plan, but the In-Betweener commands Death to kill them. Meanwhile in the Magick Realm, the Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman contact Master Order and Lord Chaos to help them return to their home reality so that they can stop the In-Betweener. The two entities expel the Elders from Galactus' body, which revives the world-eater. He declares that the In-Betweener must die.
