Topher closed his eyes and concentrated. He could hear the woman screaming about people being hurt, and he could feel Bobbi's worry and Kayla's deep regret and Rose's pain and Doug's general freaking out and ohgodohgodohgodblockitout, Topher!

He punched his hands into the ground, literally trying to ground himself. He could fly up away, expend some energy that way, but that would take him away from Doug, thereby potentially severing his connection with Rachel.

He imagined a cage made from bright green fiery energy, and Animus getting locked in inside of it. After all, Animus couldn't get out.

Things had gone bad enough as it was.