Digger,
Welcome aboard. With that out of the way, I'm gonna tear you a new plothole.
Aren't I a nice guy?
Your idea shows quite a bit of knowledge of AF, even some obscure stuff - you've clearly read more than just the main series.
Unfortunately, I don't think it really works; the power should make them all move very, very far away, and should only be used very high up in the air (never, ever indoors, are you listening X-Men / Alpha Flight v2?). First, they were standing around for all this; second, we saw the bodies, in pretty much the same place. It would be a stretch to say they went far enough to get out of harm's way, then ended up right back where they started (went all the way around the world?).
Also, I don't think it can be used on multiple people, certainly not when he isn't hanging onto them.
- Le Messor
"He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn’t ordered."