Alien- Lethal Electric Prod

 The butt of Adams’s rifle smashed into the thing’s face and knocked it sideways. Bridges’ massive boot pushed it further down as it tried to recover, and the man lowered a lethal looking, two-pronged muzzle against the creature’s torso. He pulled the trigger.

  Instead of exploding, the thing arched its entire body and shrieked, thrashed, and shuddered. It slammed to the ground and twitched, but otherwise did not move. The stench of ozone filled the air, along with an odor like hot metal.
…

  Dread centered around Decker’s heart. The thing was unconscious and still he knew it hated him for reasons he did not understand.
…

  “Is it alive, Bridges?” Manning asked.

  “Shouldn’t be. The shocker’s set to kill.”

  Decker looked at the thing, and shook his head.

  “It’s alive,” he said. “I think it’s starting to wake up.”
…

 Bridges nailed it again, holding the twin contacts against the creature’s skin until they could all see the smoke rising from where the metal had touched. Then he looked at Decker.

  “Is it dead now?”

  “I have no idea. I can’t get anything from it. Maybe that’s a good sign,” he offered.

Sea of Sorrows, Chapter 23