Intervention
Time slowed down
Xander's finger squeezed the trigger the moment he heard Walsh's challenge, and she started to show the first signs of surprise as the missile shot towards her.
"That's quite enough of that." A soft voice echoed through the hallway.
Time returned to normal.
The missile stopped in mid air, then turned into a pair of doves that flew of down the corridor.
"I had hoped to see this resolved without my intervention." A man in an expensive looking suit appeared out of nowhere, his arms crossed and an annoyed look on his face, "Now let my daughter go before there is serious trouble."
TBC...