As Lieutenant Data saved Q, the former omnipotent realized his own cowardice compared to these mortal entities, and escaped in a shuttlecraft to lure the Calamarain away from the Enterprise so that others wouldn't be in danger. This noble act ultimately convinced the Continuum to accept Q back as one of them and return his powers, after which he briefly threatened to torment the Calamarain, but under insistence from the other Qs instead transported them away without harm.