“Fire up! GO, Go!” Michael screamed, despaired, charging at Griffin as fast as he could. “Block their vision, Felix!” And that was it. Michael would not risk any more commands. Michael wanted to think about what to do, but he couldn’t even risk disconnected mental leaps. Whether it was true or not, he had to assume that if he didn’t keep his thoughts choked like Billy had taught him to do, Maya would grasp them instead. She could freeze him like she had done the terrorists back in London. Speed Ninja would blitz through everyone if Michael were immobilized. For that reason, Michael smothered his mind with his senses, having no other recourse but to allow his thoughtless instinctual reactions to lead him. Speed Ninja was quick to block his way to Griffin, so Michael tried to go around

