Peter had barely an instant to react. Rather than gawk over the demon's counter, Peter teleported, the velocity of the throw still propelling him into the air, though without the bone-crushing impact he would have suffered against the machinery. Instead, he caught himself in the air.
"I'm not worried about doing things the hard way," he called back. Both hands aimed downwards, Peter tried to twist the metal under Alastair around those human feet, while drawing the shadows out from the crevace to pull the demon down.