"Parasites" - This half of the issue tells the fate of Terrax, who is freed from parasitic control when Annihilus falls. He, Paibok and the Delinquent soon destroy their captors and move on their own. They crash on a world run by the Space Parasite, whom they are asked to destroy. They succeed in this, but do not get the anticipated response from the locals.
"A Death Of Hope" - Stardust reforms from component atoms, as is natural for his/her/its kind. On its way back to Galactus, it encounters the last 53 survivors of its race, who accuse it of betrayal. Stardust denies this, but returns to Galactus anyway. Galactus hungers for more than the Silver Surfer can provide, so Stardust gives him the last surviving Ethereals before falling back into service as herald.
