The stone slowed down its glide across the floor and stopped next to one of the guards' feet. This particular guard was named Michael Wellman, or just Mike Wellman for short. He saw the stone and recognized it as the one that the cop and then the little girl (who was actually a bit older) were using to ... and this part felt ridiculous, but true ... make wishes. And those wishes were actually granted!
Mike crouched down and picked up the stone. Whatever that cop did to him and the other guards earlier made him unable to move his feet, but he could still move the rest of his body.
"Let go of her!" he heard one of the teenage girls yell. Vic still had his hand around the blond one's neck. He saw the life draining out of her.
He had to do something. "I wish ..." he began to announce, hoping that this would really work.
