He laughed,<em>"you brought backup, super?"</em>Just saying the word 'super' would probably put a few of the cop's friends on edge with him. They'd hold their ground now, but back at the precinct, there would be questions.<br/><br/><em>"If you had brought SpECTRe, I'd be concerned... Instead, you just brought a bunch of witnesses,"</em>he chuckled. He knew the rules, and the police would shoot him, but they weren't going to shoot Sami. He ducked into the building on the other side of him, rather irritated at the fact that he couldn't grab his sniper. The man's abilities weren't overt enough for him to expect the cop not to try to melt his gun again.<br/><br/>That wasn't a major issue though, he still had the baton.<br/><br/>He quickly phased back to where Sami was and grabbed her by the throat with the baton.<br/><br/><em>"They don't know who you are... Just play the hostage, Sami. I know you resent my help, but when this is over, we'll have a nice talk and you can make all the calls then,"</em>he was pleading, not demanding. Considering the odds were clearly against him here, trying to take her with him, whatever was going on, Sami was clearly important to Phantom. Of course, she had no way of knowing why, but he definitely did not have the tone of someone who wanted to hurt her or use her.<br/><br/><em>"Put the guns down now! If not, who knows what I can do to this girl, and all of you. Maybe I'll phase this baton into her throat, and stop your hearts just by putting my hand in your chest. Maybe I've got superstrength and I'll just pop her head off like a bottle cap. Either way, you've all got a second or two to put your guns down before you find out,"</em>he was easily capable of killing her with just enhanced strength. The baton would cave her throat in if he jerked on it with all his might. Not that he wanted to do so, and if they didn't listen, he might have to put on a show.<br/><br/><em>"If they don't put their guns down, the only time I can buy you is to phase my hand into you and make it look like I killed you. So, I hope you play dead convincingly,"</em>he whispered to her again.