Star Eater
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"Tell Franklin his uncle Johnny loves him."
They're the last words Johnny will say to his family for a long, long time. It's all a blur, after that. No voices come through the comms, but that's fine, he knows they're in shock. His sister is down for the count, Galactus is still trying to crawl his way out of the portal, and there's nothing anyone can do.
Except him.
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The Silver Surfer doesn't interrupt Johnny's sacrifice, and he ends up very, very far from home.
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- Part 1 of Star Eater
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The Essence of a Star by ExistentialCanadian
Fandoms: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
27 Jul 2025
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Johnny isn't sure how long he's been flying. That's the thing about space, there aren't any reference points to mark the passage of time, or the speed he's flying. He thinks he must be going pretty damn fast, considering the clump of stars he's headed towards look bigger than they had an hour ago. Or what he assumes was an hour ago. Again, it's kind of hard to tell, and his wrist comm is broken to the point that it's trying to tell him it's been three days. As if. He's not even thirsty!
…he is kind of hungry though.
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I wrote a part 2 somehow.
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- Part 2 of Star Eater
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That Burning Thing (called love) by ExistentialCanadian
Fandoms: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
29 Jul 2025
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It was an accident. It was an accident. He was tired, he didn't know the orbiting planet around the old star was inhabited, hadn't cared enough to make sure. None of the stars he'd eaten sustained life, why would this one be any different? The one time his exhaustion overpowers his sense. The one time the black hole that used to be his gut overpowers his desire to get home as soon as possible.
He was just so tired. He didn't mean to steal their sun.
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Shit hits the fan.
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- Part 3 of Star Eater
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Shalla-Bal arrives too late to save Johnny Storm, but maybe she can still bring him home.
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An interlude.
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- Part 4 of Star Eater
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My Hand In Your Hand by ExistentialCanadian
Fandoms: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
13 Aug 2025
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"Johnny."
The word is familiar, but he can't quite grasp its meaning. It is said with intent, a voice outside of his own, not that he's spoken in awhile. Who would he speak to?
"Johnny." The voice calls again, and this time he catches the worry in the tone, the relief, the fear. Why is it afraid? It's such a pretty voice, with the slightest metallic ring. It's nice to listen to, he thinks, even with the fear. He can't remember the last time he heard another voice.
"Open your eyes." The voice says. He isn't sure when he closed them, but he never is these days. The darkness and the light look a lot alike. He obeys the voice, if only because he wishes to know to whom it belongs.
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To be found is to be loved.
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- Part 5 of Star Eater
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My Heart to Your Heart by ExistentialCanadian
Fandoms: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
06 Oct 2025
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"I…I need a second, I think." Johnny says, voice breaking. "…go ahead, warn them for me?"
"Of course." Shalla-Bal replies softly, and she guides her board down into Earth's atmosphere.
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The end :D
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- Part 6 of Star Eater