NOTE: This takes place in the DBU at the end of Z (as far as I'm concerned GT never happened) and in the MU around the time of FF#48. I do not own DragonballZ or Marvel Comics.

Chapter 1: Prologue

"Come on, Goku!"

"I'm not so sure…."

"Come on, how am I supposed to get stronger if you won't train me with your full power?" the young Uub pleaded.

"Well, okay. But only once."

The short, dark – skinned youth smiled in anticipation, as his sensei acknowledged his request.

Suddenly, massive temblors shook the landscape, and hills on the horizon began to crumble. Goku underwent a stunning transformation, as his eyes glowed green and he was enveloped by a fierce yellow aura. His hair, previously an unruly cluster of spikes, now became a flowing golden mane across his back.

"That's amazing!" screamed Uub, apparently oblivious to the powerful shockwaves tearing the landscape apart.

"I think that's enough for now," replied Goku, as he reversed the transformation and the tremors subsided.

"Someday I'm going to be just as strong, just you wait!" Cried out the young warrior.

Meanwhile:

A solitary silver object streaked through hyperspace at a pace even greater than that of light itself. The Silver Surfer, Herald of the almighty Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, used his cosmic senses to scan the galaxy for his master's next meal. He had found a few prospective new worlds, and was about to decide on which one to pick, when he suddenly was distracted by something and focused his complete attention on a small planet halfway down one of the larger arms of the spiral galaxy he was traversing.

"Such incredible power!" he thought. Anything capable of generating that much power would be able to satiate his master's hunger for months! He concentrated his cosmic senses on the planet from which the power surge originated, and discovered that instead of just one powerful being, it harbored over a dozen! In addition, the planet itself was rich with the life energy that Galactus must feed off of to survive. He immediately set course for the planet at maximum speed.