"I'm just here to talk," Rich, holding up his hand placatingly.

The last time he'd nearly been taken apart by the Surfer. Forget having a chance against Galactus himself.

"I know he's hungry. If you're from the time period I think you are, Annihilus draining him means his appetite is stronger than ever. But this world is choked with refugees that already lost a planet. There are worlds not far from here that are still full of life, even if they have no sentient lifeforms. There are people in this universe even willing to help you find planets ripe with life energy he can feed on that don't have sentient beings on them."

With the threshold gates and some of Brainy's technology, that was easy enough.

"Please, we have a history together. You know that I'm telling the truth about helping him find other places to feed. And I know even Galactus himself is sometimes capable of compassion. I'm not trying to stand in your way or stop him -- I know better than that. All I'm asking for is a little mercy. If he's willing to grant the sentient worlds in this galaxy a reprieve, we can still guarantee his hunger is sated."