Sam Fisher- Low Charge Shockers

  He drew the SC-20 from his back holster and thumbed the selector to STICKY SHOCKER: LOW. The charge would be enough to paralyze the helmsman for thirty seconds to a minute. He needed the man alive and able to talk.

  He reached up and tested the doorknob--slowly turning it until certain it wasn't locked. The helmsman would be instantly alerted when the door opened, and Fisher had to assume he was well trained and ready to sound the alarm. He took a deep breath, then pushed open the door.

  Surprisingly, the man didn't turn, but instead laughed. "Man . . . It took you long enough."

  What . . . ?

  "Where'd you go for the coffee? Peru?"

  Now the man turned.

  Fisher didn't give him a chance to react. He fired.

  The sticky shocker struck the man in the neck, just below the right ear. Fisher heard a faint sizzle. The man stiffened, then slumped over, his torso hanging toward the deck. The man's limbs, still stimulated by the shocker, continued to twitch. His hand thumped rhythmically against the chair leg.

- Checkmate, Chapter 12