Kid Q blasts at the thing that's grabbed Brainy, causing parts of it to wither into dust and die as they're aged a thousand years. She manages to nail the tentacle holding onto Robbie, too, a sphere of quantum energy breaking his fall as he becomes free.

"Freelancer, take out his powers!" Even if that doesn't hurt the squids, it'll keep them from using his powers against them. "Nova, help me lay down cover fire to free Brainy. Justice, take care of Speedball."

Doubletime, I'm giving you your orders over the earplugs so they don't see you coming. After Wash downs his powers, I need you get in there and destroy the tentacles that are strangling Rich. she says over their connection via the telepathic earplugs.