Grabbing her around the waist, Genis-Vell pulled up and shot into the sky, creating a barrier of energy to lessen the g-forces as she struggled and questioned him once more. "You're holding back! Let's go someplace where we don't have to worry about collateral damage, shall we?"
In seconds they were through the Earth's atmosphere, and Genis let go, putting some space in between them, keeping the barrier up around them, maintaining enough atmosphere for her to breathe and hear him.
"Your heart's not in this fight. And you're not all that remains of the Starheart, are you?"