Tased and Beaten

Batman reached for his detonator when a sudden taser blast sent him falling back, involuntarily yelping in pain. Struggling to his feet, he saw three armed mercs rappelling from the building roof. The foremost one fired, and a new taser hit him in the chest, dropping him to his knees where he fought the compulsion to flail like a marionette.

He writhed on the ground, helpless to stop the barrage of fists that slammed into his face and gut. His stomach was burning and he found it nearly impossible to control his body, still shaking wildly from the taser blast. Focusing as best he could, he forced his legs under one of the mercs and pushed. Surprised, the man stumbled back toward the steel door.

Batman’s hand shuddered as he finally pressed the detonator, setting off the explosive gel that was already in place. Even as the explosion took the merc out of the action, it ripped the door’s hinges from the wall.

The explosion startled the other two thugs, giving Batman the few precious seconds he needed to gather all the strength he could. He activated the Batmobile by remote, and heard its weapons system power up as its AI scanned for targets.

Batman: Arkham Knight, Chapter 15