It was working. She was getting nice and riled up. Unlike the Silver Surfer, who was calmer and more calculating -- a dangerous combination -- Stardust was rage and righteousness. While that held its own dangers, it also meant it was easy to rile her to anger and carelessness.

Which could indeed possibly be turned to their advantage. Aside from the sun cannon in orbit she could be led up to be in the path of, there were facilities here with volatile energy cores and high-energy mining equipment, as well as other dangers that had never been cleaned up. There were even undetonated high-energy munitions from the Titan-Braal war, duds that had crashed and never exploded, but still had explosive energy cores.

"You dare! You dare insult my master? Your lips are unworthy to even speak his name!"

Stardust moved to blast at Alexander with her staff, but that was when Superboy started pelting her with rocks, making her aware again that there were people around her. It didn't seem to hurt her but it at least gave Alexander a reprieve so that she didn't get to attack him instantly. And that moment would give them all a chance to attack her first.