Slap!
The idiot who kept squeezing the trigger of his unloaded blaster spat out half his teeth after just a single slap and his feet took off from the ground upon impact. If Jake hadn't held him firmly in place by grabbing his collar with his other hand, he probably would have ricocheted off the ceiling quite a few times.
The only reason this mad guy was still alive was because he was wearing a helmet. But after such a blow, the metal had caved in, forcing the struck cheek to keep an unnatural shape.
In any case, after a slap like that, the crazed pirate was barely conscious and his grip holding the weapon became loose, letting the blaster slide down to the ground with a metallic noise that jolted him awake.
I still haven't got the answer from the editor about the problem with the tier 2. If it doesn't work, I'll release the 5 chapters I had originally planned this weekend with a normal mass release.