He could stop them
The room was dark, the sparse furniture lit by the eerie glow of a large computer monitor.
A small dark figure sat sat before the desk. He scrolled through pictures, text documents, absently operating the computer, the light of the monitor glinting off his glasses.
Suddenly his expression changed, his dull eyes widening and gaining an intense focus. He stopped scrolling and stared a photo. Below the photo was a caption with one word.
Janus
“Got you.” the figure licked his lips and smiled.
Suddenly the screen went dark and the figure heard automatic gunfire. He cursed and quickly grabbed the disk drive of the computer, fumbling in the dark.
The door opened and revealed a looming outline, backed by red emergency lights.
“You saw it?” the man in the doorway asked. “Yes.” replied the agitated figure. “Bring him, now.” the man ordered .
The figure dropped the computer equipment he was holding and composed himself as he walked towards another door opposite the doorway lit in red.