For Superboy, the answer was up, more out of instinct than anything else. But this time, he stayed quiet, not because he lacked commentary (believe him, there was plenty to say), but because he'd noticed something when he launched those rocks at Stardust. Something strange... but possibly useful.

He had only used this power a handful of times before (or so he thought—that wasn't quite right), but he thought he was starting to understand it a little better. Every time he used it, he figured something else out, so while a part of him realized this probably wasn't the best time for experimenting, Superboy touched back down on the ground anyway, hoping the others would be able to keep Stardust sufficiently busy while he worked this out.

Because he'd actually felt those things underground. Somehow. He hadn't been looking before, but when he'd touched the rocks and willed them to move, he'd felt them.

"I just got a crazy idea," he said to himself. He hadn't used his power quite like this before, but if he could blow things up, who said he couldn't bring them up? He wasn't sure how he'd do it, but if he could find a spot where the ground was loose enough, just like that mound of rocks, and if he wanted it bad enough, then maybe...