Chapter 150: The Pregnant Ignorant Girl 

Father?! 

Hearing Galacta's incredibly joyous, highly enthusiastic shout, Luke finally realized the colossal, terrifying entity standing before him was none other than the legendary Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds! 

Gently detaching Galacta from his embrace, Galactus slowly looked around the battlefield. His absolute, cosmic gaze swept over Tony, the S.P.E.A.R. operatives, and the massive, terrified coalition of minor Dimensional Lords currently aggressively attempting to rapidly retreat back into the shadows. 

Galactus simply raised his hand. 

Without a single microsecond of warning, massive, highly concentrated tendrils of pure, absolute purple cosmic energy violently erupted from his palm! The terrifying energy tendrils aggressively completely engulfed the fleeing Dimensional Lords, instantly violently tearing their avatars to shreds and completely devouring their localized cosmic essence! 

Well, he's literally called the Devourer of Worlds, Luke thought, thoroughly impressed by the casual, absolute slaughter. If he can casually eat entire planets, completely erasing a few pathetic minor Lords is practically a basic bodily function for him. 

As Luke marveled at the cosmic display, the Ancient One quietly stepped out of a portal and arrived beside him, her expression incredibly tense and highly cautious as she stared at Galactus. 

While she and Odin combined might theoretically possess sufficient cosmic authority to temporarily stall Galactus... that highly depended on exactly which specific state Galactus was currently operating in. If he was severely starving and deeply weakened, they could likely successfully repel him. However, if he was fully fed and operating at absolute maximum cosmic capacity, he could theoretically casually arm-wrestle the fundamental cosmic entities of the universe! She would absolutely stand no chance. 

Furthermore, looking at the colossal, terrifying entity currently standing before them, she instantly recognized he was operating with absolute, cold, calculated logic; he was definitively not a mindless, starving beast. She had absolutely zero chance of defeating him in open combat. 

Fortunately, Galactus, Eternity, Death, and Infinity were essentially cosmic 'siblings.' They maintained a highly complex, fundamentally balanced relationship. Unless he was driven absolutely, violently insane by the Cosmic Hunger, Galactus generally avoided randomly devouring highly populated, strategically important planets like Earth. 

However, while he might not actively seek to destroy the planet... having an entity of this absolute, terrifying scale casually standing in a city street is incredibly nerve-wracking. What if he suddenly experiences a minor craving and casually decides to take a tiny 'bite' out of the crust?! 

Noticing the Ancient One standing nervously beside him, Luke quickly asked, "What exactly happened to Mephisto?" 

"That treacherous demon is incredibly cunning," the Ancient One replied casually, never taking her eyes off Galactus. "The absolute microsecond he sensed a massive, terrifyingly powerful cosmic entity rapidly approaching the sector, he instantly, completely abandoned the engagement and aggressively fled back to his Hell dimension." 

Sensing the Ancient One's highly cautious, intensely analytical stare, Galactus offered her a brief, highly respectful nod, acknowledging her status as the Sorcerer Supreme. He then turned his full, absolute attention back to Luke. 

"I sincerely, profoundly thank you for actively assisting my daughter," Galactus's deep, resonant voice echoed through the minds of everyone present. "I genuinely never expected to discover a localized Planetary Lord who would willingly accept our existence, let alone actively assist her in safely securing sustenance." 

Luke glanced at Galacta, who was currently highly aggressively winking at him, desperately signaling him to play along. 

Luke smoothly dismissed his intimidating 'Dimensional Lord' true form, returning to his standard human appearance, and confidently approached Galactus. 

"It was absolutely nothing significant. Galacta has consistently provided me with massive, highly valuable tactical assistance in return. It isn't a unilateral, charitable arrangement; we are formally operating under a mutually beneficial, highly structured employment contract." 

Luke deliberately framed the dynamic as a professional business arrangement to emphasize Galacta's immense value, but mostly because she genuinely did function as his premier, highly effective demonic pest-control operative. 

An employment contract? 

Galactus narrowed his cosmic eyes slightly, silently observing the highly complex, rapid-fire visual communication actively occurring between Luke and his daughter. A 'mutually beneficial employment contract'? You're an incredibly poor liar, mortal. 

Galactus stared intently at Luke for another moment. 

Meanwhile, Tony, having successfully eliminated the last minor Lord with Megatron's assistance, flew down and landed beside Luke. 

Seeing the glowing crimson Reality Stone securely embedded directly into Tony's chest plate, Galactus's expression shifted slightly. "I highly recommend you aggressively, immediately remove that specific Infinity Stone from your localized power grid." 

"Uh... absolutely," Tony agreed quickly. "I explicitly promised Lord Luke I would return it the microsecond the combat concluded." 

Tony confidently reached up and physically detached the Reality Stone from the Arc Reactor housing. 

The absolute microsecond the Stone was removed, the highly complex, sleek, nano-tech-like 'Mystic-Buster' armor violently shuddered! The reality-warping energy rapidly dissipated, and the armor aggressively reverted to its original, blocky, highly mechanical 'S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. Drone' configuration. 

"Wait... what exactly is happening?!" Tony frowned deeply, highly confused by the rapid degradation. 

Luke watched the magical armor completely vanish, reverting to the standard drone chassis, and sighed helplessly. "Tony, while the Reality Stone grants you absolute, terrifying power to actively rewrite reality, it requires a massive, continuous expenditure of energy to permanently sustain the altered state. The absolute microsecond the energy flow is severed, the manipulated reality violently snaps back to its original baseline state." 

Otherwise, did you honestly, naively believe Odin would have so willingly handed the Reality Stone over to me? You're incredibly naive. 

Tony nodded slowly, processing the fundamental cosmic limitation. He wasn't particularly devastated. The 'Mystic-Buster' configuration he had manifested was based entirely on his own theoretical blueprints; even if the physical manifestation vanished, he now possessed the highly detailed, localized telemetry data required to formally construct the suit in his lab. 

As the magical armor fully reverted to its original state, Tony suddenly heard S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y.'s voice over his internal comms. 

"Boss?" 

"S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y.!" Tony frowned deeply. "Why exactly were you completely unresponsive during the entire combat sequence?!" 

"Uh... Boss, the absolute microsecond you physically integrated that glowing crimson rock into the primary power grid... an absolutely massive, incomprehensible, infinite torrent of highly complex, multi-dimensional data violently flooded directly into my primary processors! The sheer volume of raw information nearly instantly caused catastrophic hardware failure! I was forced to completely rapidly transfer absolute physical control of the suit entirely to you while I aggressively isolated and processed the incoming data stream!" 

Tony's eyes widened in genuine horror. "What?!" 

"That specific, catastrophic data overload is precisely why I explicitly instructed you to aggressively remove the Stone," Galactus interrupted, his deep voice carrying a tone of absolute, cosmic authority. "A standard, un-augmented biological mortal is fundamentally, entirely incapable of safely withstanding the absolute cosmic power of an Infinity Stone. By directly integrating the Stone into your highly advanced armor, you effectively utilized the suit's internal processing network to actively buffer the devastating cosmic radiation, massively transferring the lethal strain directly onto the mechanical components." 

Galactus paused, looking at the hovering drone. "If your armor was merely a standard, dumb mechanical construct, it would have simply resulted in a catastrophic localized hardware failure; you could easily replace the processor. However, my cosmic senses indicate your armor possesses a highly advanced, localized, independent sentience. If the processor had permanently critically failed under the cosmic strain... it would be fundamentally equivalent to a human suffering absolute brain death. Your AI would have been permanently, irrevocably destroyed." 

"..." 

Tony stood completely frozen in absolute, terrified silence for several long seconds. He exhaled a massive, shuddering sigh of profound, terrifying relief. 

He stared at the crimson Reality Stone currently resting safely in Luke's hand, genuinely desiring to be at least a hundred miles away from it. 

Luke watched Tony's incredibly exaggerated, terrified reaction and rolled his eyes, casually tucking the Reality Stone into his pocket. He then turned his full attention to Galactus. 

"As the formally recognized Lord of Earth, I sincerely, profoundly thank you for your incredibly timely tactical intervention." 

"It was ultimately insignificant," Galactus replied dismissively. "My primary motivation was solely to prevent my beloved daughter from experiencing profound grief. She has grown incredibly fond of this specific planet." 

Galactus looked down at Galacta, an expression of profound, absolute cosmic affection on his colossal face, gently stroking her vibrant purple hair. 

Galacta smiled warmly at her father. She then aggressively manifested brilliant blue spatial energy around her hand, instantly materializing the Space Stone! 

"Here you go," Galacta said, casually handing the Space Stone back to Luke. The absolute microsecond the Stone left her grasp, her localized spatial manipulation abilities completely vanished. 

Luke nodded, carefully accepting the Space Stone. The Ancient One also gracefully stepped forward, returning the emerald Time Stone to him. 

Watching Luke systematically, securely store all the Infinity Stones back into his Dark Dimension inventory, Galactus casually extended his massive hand, offering the highly compressed, pitch-black sphere he had created earlier. 

"This is the absolute, concentrated entirety of the Dark Dimension I recently neutralized. I have aggressively, permanently completely devoured every single trace of the ambient dark energy, and I actively reinforced the structural stability of the remaining dimensional 'shell.'" 

"Uh... thank you?" Luke was genuinely, profoundly stunned that Galactus was casually offering him a 'greeting gift.' 

He cautiously accepted the pitch-black sphere. The absolute microsecond the sphere touched his hand, his localized Dark Dimension violently, aggressively reacted! His 'Shadow World' instantly rapidly swallowed the highly stable dimensional shell! 

Luke instantly checked his internal System interface. His 'Maximum Energy Capacity' had violently skyrocketed to a terrifying, mind-boggling three trillion points! 

Three Trillion?! 

Luke genuinely estimated his automated 'Meteor Mining' operations would need to run continuously, without a single microsecond of downtime, for an entire year to actually reach that new capacity limit! 

Luke couldn't suppress a massive, highly satisfied grin. However, as he looked up, he noticed Galactus was staring at him incredibly intensely. 

Facing the absolute, unblinking cosmic stare of the Devourer of Worlds, Luke felt a profound, highly uncomfortable, completely inexplicable pressure. It felt exactly like sitting in front of the strictest, most terrifying examiner during a final university exam. 

Luke glanced helplessly at the Ancient One and Tony, seeking support. Seeing both of them offering highly encouraging, yet utterly useless 'Good luck, buddy' expressions, Luke sighed heavily. 

Scanning the completely devastated, heavily cratered street surrounding them, Luke decided to smoothly pivot the conversation. "This completely ruined battlefield is highly inappropriate for formal conversation. Shall we formally relocate to my highly secure, advanced office?" 

Luke rapidly drew a Sling Ring portal, politely leading the group directly into his massive, luxurious office at the United Earth Federation headquarters. 

As they entered, several highly disciplined Shadow Ninjas smoothly emerged from the darkness, carrying massive trays of highly exotic food and premium beverages. 

Luke casually tapped his foot on the floor. A highly complex, intricate table composed entirely of pure, solidified dark energy smoothly, silently rose from the ground. 

The Ninjas rapidly, efficiently arranged the food on the dark energy table before silently bowing and completely melting back into the shadows, leaving the group in absolute privacy. 

Galactus watched Luke effortlessly, casually manipulate the dark energy to construct the table, his cosmic eyes narrowing slightly. "How exactly do you possess such absolute, flawless, localized control over dark energy?" 

Luke blinked, slightly confused by the question. "Uh... I simply possessed the ability the absolute moment I arrived." 

Galactus frowned deeply. "That is highly anomalous and deeply concerning." 

Suddenly, Galacta discreetly reached out and violently tugged on Luke's sleeve. However, given that every single entity in the room possessed highly advanced, practically superhuman perception, her 'stealthy' communication was incredibly obvious. 

Luke forced a highly awkward, incredibly stiff smile, slowly turning to look at her. Galacta, your terrifying, absolute cosmic father is literally sitting right next to us! Can you please exercise some basic restraint?! 

Under Galactus's intense, highly suspicious gaze, Galacta leaned close to Luke and whispered loudly, "I am incredibly hungry." 

Luke sighed, nodding in profound understanding. He discreetly slipped a massive handful of highly compressed Dark Energy Crystals into her hand, allowing her to temporarily satiate her hunger. 

Galacta immediately retreated to a quiet corner, happily munching on the crystals like an adorable, cosmic hamster. 

However, her enthusiastic snacking drew Galactus's intense focus! 

Watching Galactus stare intensely at Galacta eating the crystals, Luke felt a sudden, terrifying spike of absolute panic! 

Is Galactus currently starving?! That's impossible! He literally just consumed the absolute entirety of Dormammu's Dark Dimension! That absolutely contained vastly more raw energy than a standard planet! How could he possibly be hungry already?! 

However, remembering Galacta's terrifying, practically infinite digestive speed, Luke absolutely refused to take any risks. He quickly ordered a squad of Shadow Ninjas to rapidly clear the empty plates and immediately bring a massive, overflowing bowl entirely filled with highly compressed Dark Energy Crystals, placing it directly in front of Galactus. 

While the rest of the group had been served standard, highly premium Earth fruit and delicacies, the massive bowl of glowing dark crystals was incredibly conspicuous. 

Galactus looked from the bowl directly to Luke. 

"Ah, this is a highly specialized, locally produced Earth delicacy!" Luke lied smoothly, desperately attempting to appease the cosmic entity. "It is incredibly energy-dense! Galacta absolutely loves them, so I explicitly ordered the staff to prepare a massive serving for you." 

Galactus nodded slowly. He casually reached into the bowl, picked up a massive, highly compressed Dark Energy Crystal, and tossed it directly into his mouth, swallowing it whole. 

Luke and the Ancient One watched him with absolute, terrified tension, holding their breath. 

Galactus chewed thoughtfully, then nodded in profound satisfaction. "Highly acceptable. The core energy is incredibly pure, and the localized flavor profile is remarkably complex and delicious. My only minor critique is that the absolute energy volume contained within a single crystal is relatively small." 

Luke exhaled a massive sigh of relief, frantically nodding in agreement. "I am absolutely thrilled you find the flavor acceptable! Regarding the localized energy density... I have been actively, aggressively attempting to mathematically deduce a viable method to significantly expand their maximum storage capacity. However, all my recent experiments have been entirely... disappointing." 

"Disappointing" was a highly generous understatement; he had absolutely zero viable theories. During his recent, highly aggressive experimentation phase in the Dark Dimension, he had attempted to violently smash two fully charged crystals together, and he had attempted to manually forge a significantly larger crystal casing. Every single experiment had resulted in catastrophic, localized dark energy explosions. 

Galactus casually picked up another Dark Energy Crystal, holding it close to his massive eyes, meticulously, intensely analyzing its fundamental, molecular structure. He then casually tossed it into his mouth. 

"The fundamental, localized energy containment structure of this specific crystal is incredibly bizarre and highly unique. I have absolutely never encountered this specific structural matrix anywhere else in this universe." 

Hearing Galactus immediately, flawlessly identify that the crystalline structure wasn't native to their universe, Luke was profoundly, deeply impressed. 

Aside from his terrifying status as the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus is undeniably one of the absolute most brilliant, highly advanced scientific minds in the entire cosmos! His analytical capability is terrifying! 

Galactus turned to Luke. "If you are amenable, I would highly appreciate the opportunity to directly, meticulously examine the specific localized apparatus utilized to synthesize these structures." 

Luke instantly turned to Tony. 

"The AllSpark is currently highly secure, located in the absolute highest-security, heavily shielded containment vault at the very top of Stark Tower," Tony reported immediately. 

Luke rapidly drew a localized Sling Ring portal. S.U.N.D.A.Y. quickly flew through and returned moments later, carefully holding the glowing, metallic AllSpark cube. 

Luke respectfully handed the AllSpark to Galactus. 

Staring intensely at the glowing cube, Galactus's cosmic eyes flared with massive, blinding torrents of complex data streams! 

"A highly anomalous, incredibly fascinating geometric construct. It contains a highly unique, entirely foreign set of localized, fundamental physical laws," Galactus noted, nodding in profound satisfaction. "I have successfully run a preliminary diagnostic on the localized matrix. I have a highly viable theoretical framework for significantly expanding the maximum energy capacity of the synthesized crystals. Provide me with a dedicated laboratory and a brief period of uninterrupted time, and I will perfect the synthesis methodology." 

Before Luke could even process the incredible, spontaneous scientific assistance, Galactus continued smoothly. 

"Consider the resulting technological upgrade as formal payment for my temporary accommodations on your planet." 

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Luke practically violently launched himself out of his chair in absolute, mind-boggling shock! 

HE INTENDS TO PERMANENTLY RESIDE ON EARTH?! 3

Are you absolutely certain he won't casually wake up starving one morning and simply swallow the planet whole?! 

Galacta, who had initially been incredibly excited by the prospect of her father staying, immediately noticed the absolute, unadulterated terror rapidly draining the color from Luke's face. She instantly deduced his terrifying, highly logical concern. 

She quickly grabbed Luke's arm, desperately attempting to calm him down. She turned to her father. 

"Father! I recently discovered a highly effective, incredibly viable methodology to temporarily, completely suppress the agonizing hunger generated by our internal Cosmic Tapeworms! Lord Luke possesses a highly advanced extraction protocol; he can safely extract the 'Essence of Devouring' directly from the Tapeworm! Perhaps you should attempt the extraction procedure? It would permanently eliminate our urgent requirement to aggressively hunt for massive cosmic sustenance!" 

Luke's panic instantly vanished, replaced by profound realization! 

Yes! I can utilize the System's extraction protocol to continuously, aggressively harvest the 'Essence of Devouring' directly from Galactus's Tapeworm! This permanently neutralizes the threat of him devouring Earth! 

If I manage this perfectly... I can essentially permanently board Galactus on Earth! Earth's absolute localized combat power would instantly skyrocket to the absolute apex of the multiverse! Nobody would EVER dare invade us again! 

Galactus listened to Galacta's highly enthusiastic proposal and nodded slowly. However, he looked at her with an expression of profound seriousness. 

"You must absolutely cease undergoing any further extraction procedures immediately." 

? 

"Why?!" Galacta asked, genuinely bewildered by the sudden restriction. 

Galactus looked around the room, noting that everyone (Luke, Tony, the Ancient One) was staring at them with intense, highly concentrated curiosity. He turned back to Galacta, asking a highly complex, fundamental biological question. 

"Are you fully aware of the specific, highly specialized reproductive classification of our species?" 

"We reproduce via asexual, localized parthenogenesis," Galacta replied promptly. 

"Correct. And do you fully comprehend the specific, biological methodology of that process?" 

Galacta frowned deeply, genuinely stumped. She thought intensely for a moment. "Localized cellular fission?" 

Galactus shook his head slowly. "While the structural outcome is highly similar to localized fission, the fundamental biological reality is vastly different." 

Looking at Galacta's intense, burning desire for knowledge, Galactus gently explained the terrifying truth. 

"The localized, highly aggressive 'Cosmic Tapeworms' currently residing within our stomachs... are actually our literal offspring." 

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The absolute entirety of the room was violently, instantly plunged into absolute, deafening, mind-boggling shock! 

Galacta stared at her father, completely paralyzed, her jaw practically hitting the floor. 

"Are you... are you explicitly stating... that the localized Cosmic Tapeworm currently aggressively consuming energy within my stomach... is literally my child?! That I am currently, biologically PREGNANT?!" Galacta gasped in absolute, horrified disbelief, instinctively clutching her stomach defensively. 

Galactus chuckled warmly at her profound, exaggerated shock. "Precisely. Eons ago, prior to your emergence, you existed exactly as a localized Cosmic Tapeworm within my stomach. Once your fundamental cosmic entity grows sufficiently powerful and biologically stable, the internal Tapeworm will naturally, organically separate from your primary mass, fully maturing into a new, independent member of our highly exclusive cosmic race." 

Seeing Galacta still completely struggling to process the devastating biological revelation, Galactus turned a terrifying, absolutely lethal, highly judgmental glare directly onto Luke. 

"Therefore... I strongly recommend you absolutely cease aggressively extracting the 'Essence of Devouring' from her immediately. If you continuously starve the Tapeworm, you run a massive, unacceptable risk of permanently, catastrophically stunting my grandchild's ultimate cosmic development." 

Luke felt an absolute, terrifying chill violently run down his spine under the devastating, murderous glare! He instantly frantically snapped back to reality! 

"Absolutely! Understood! I formally swear I will never execute another extraction protocol on Galacta again! In fact, I will ensure she receives absolute maximum nutritional intake daily to guarantee the absolute, optimal, healthy development of the child!" 

Seeing Luke practically groveling, entirely committed to actively providing highly nutritious prenatal care, Galactus nodded in profound, absolute satisfaction. "Excellent. However... the extracted 'Essence of Devouring' is undeniably highly useful to you. Therefore, you are formally authorized to continuously extract the essence directly from my internal Tapeworm." 

Just as Galactus finished his terrifying authorization, Galacta, still grappling with the revelation, looked up with profound, absolute cosmic confusion. 

"If the internal Cosmic Tapeworm is fundamentally our next generation... does that explicitly mean..." 

Galacta stared intensely at Galactus. "Does that mean... aggressively extracting the essence from your Tapeworm will actively, permanently harm my future younger brother or sister?!" 

Galactus froze completely, entirely caught off guard by the profound, highly logical question. He genuinely hadn't expected his daughter to be this incredibly, terrifically analytical! 

Just as the atmosphere in the room plummeted into incredibly awkward, deeply terrifying silence, the Ancient One smoothly intervened to break the tension. 

"Lord Luke," the Ancient One stated calmly. "Now that the planetary defense grid has been completely destroyed, shouldn't we formally discuss the logistical timeline for rapidly repairing the Sanctums?" 

The awkward tension instantly shattered. Luke gratefully accepted the conversational lifeline, quickly glancing at the deeply unamused Galactus before replying. 

"Absolutely. While we no longer fear Dormammu, we cannot casually leave the planetary borders completely undefended against minor scavengers." 

After a brief, highly focused tactical consideration, Luke proposed his plan. "Here is my immediate strategy. Stephen possesses an absolutely terrifying, unparalleled innate affinity for temporal magic. I will formally hand over custody of the Time Stone entirely to him. Once he spends a few days mastering its localized manipulation, he can simply utilize temporal reversal to instantly, flawlessly repair the destroyed Sanctums. Is that protocol acceptable?" 

The Ancient One nodded slowly. "The repair protocol is highly efficient. However, I strongly mandate that once the Sanctums are fully repaired, you absolutely must immediately repossess the Time Stone from Stephen." 

Seeing Luke's slightly confused expression, the Ancient One clarified her strict restriction. "Stephen is currently entirely unaware of the massive, catastrophic, apocalyptic universal consequences of recklessly abusing temporal manipulation. We absolutely cannot entrust him with permanent, unrestricted access to the Stone until he develops sufficient wisdom. Furthermore..." 

The Ancient One subtly glanced at Galactus, who was still slightly recovering from his daughter's logic bomb. "I firmly believe the planetary defense grid no longer strictly requires the Time Stone's amplification to successfully repel minor threats." 

Luke instantly grasped her strategic implication. With Galactus essentially permanently residing on Earth, any minor Dimensional Lord foolish enough to attack would simply be ordering 'interstellar take-out' for the cosmic entity. 

However, thinking of the minor Lords... because the grid was still down, there were likely several minor demonic avatars still actively prowling the planet. 

Luke turned to Galacta. "Regarding those minor demonic avatars still on Earth... can you successfully manage their eradication?" 

Luke suddenly paused, instantly remembering that Galacta was now technically classified as a highly vulnerable, pregnant cosmic entity! He suddenly felt incredibly guilty actively assigning her combat missions! 

Galactus, acutely aware of the bizarre, highly suspicious looks Galacta was giving him, felt highly uncomfortable. He quickly coughed to clear his throat. 

"Moderate, localized physical exertion is highly beneficial for prenatal development," Galactus stated authoritatively. 

Luke decided not to actively challenge the highly questionable, completely fabricated medical advice of a cosmic entity. The absolute primary priority was getting Galacta out of the room to dissipate the incredibly awkward tension. 

Consequently, under Luke's direct, highly urgent orders, an incredibly bewildered, highly confused Galacta aggressively flew out of the office, deeply, protectively clutching her stomach. 

The atmosphere in the room instantly relaxed significantly. 

Galactus exhaled a massive sigh of relief. "Very well. Let us proceed. I require a highly advanced, localized facility to begin my comprehensive research on expanding your crystal capacity." 

Tony instantly leaned forward, his eyes shining with absolute, unfiltered scientific excitement! 

"If you have absolutely no objections, I own the absolute most advanced, highest-tech localized research laboratory on the entire planet! You are formally invited to conduct your research there! Furthermore, I currently have an incredibly unique, highly fascinating, gamma-irradiated human scientist residing in the facility! I am absolutely confident his unique biological condition will provide you with immense scientific amusement!" 

(Countless miles away in Stark Tower, Dr. Bruce Banner suddenly felt a massive, terrifying chill violently run down his spine.) 

Having personally witnessed Galactus flawlessly, instantly deduce the fundamental nature of the AllSpark, Tony was absolutely desperate to secure the cosmic entity's presence in his lab. He was entirely willing to completely sell out Bruce Banner to ensure Galactus accepted the invitation! 

Galactus observed Tony's blatant, highly transparent scientific desperation. He glanced briefly at Luke, seeking confirmation. 

"Acceptable. However, my specific, highly advanced research methodologies will absolutely require me to aggressively, structurally modify your laboratory facility," Galactus agreed. 

"Scientific advancement takes absolute priority!" Tony declared enthusiastically, immediately shooting Luke a highly desperate look. 

Luke quickly drew a Sling Ring portal leading directly into Tony's primary R&D lab in Stark Tower. 

As Galactus ducked his head to step through the portal, Tony smiled widely at Luke and prepared to follow him through. 

However, just as Luke prepared to collapse the portal, Tony suddenly violently shoved his head back through the glowing ring! 

"Oh, I almost completely forgot to inform you! Mordo is absolutely not dead! His heavily damaged soul is currently being safely stabilized within Kamar-Taj!" 

Luke violently recoiled, absolutely terrified by Tony's horrific, sudden jump-scare! Processing the incredibly unexpected, miraculous news, Luke exchanged a highly shocked, joyous glance with the Ancient One. 

"Kamar-Taj! Immediately!" Luke cheered! 

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