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SOMEONE YOU USED TO LOVE

Ricky saw the punch Ben through it was so obvious a blind person could see it and dodge it, but that is where Ricky made his mistake.  In the time Ben was with Vincent he taught him his flaws.  Ben's flaw was he didn't have that much muscle to make an impact on a person.  So if Ben were to fight head to head he would lose without a doubt.  So Vincent taught Ben to counter this flaw by using the weaknesses of his opponent.  These weaknesses extended beyond size, weight, speed, and strength to a trained martial artist like Vincent they extended to a person's mentality. 

 A person who would see Ben would undoubtedly think him weak, and easy prey because of his size and looks.  That is where Ben could gain strength, by using that to his advantage.  Ricky's ego was huge, he always thought himself better than Ben because everyone chose him, and he was so much more attractive, and clever.  But Ben could do what Ricky could not Ben could read, and understand people far better than Ricky.  Ricky had some knowledge of this, but he had no idea how far it went.  Ben could easily tell a person's demeanor or personality from just their eyes which was a gift he got from his mom.  It was that gift that saw something off about Amy which was why he was hesitant too call her until Leo interfered.  Also that gift that made him be cautious of Ricky at all times. Now, it was that gift that let him know Ricky's ego was still inflated and would easily think Ben's first punch was his first attack when it was really a distraction.  

Vincent's first lesson let a gullible person see what you show them, and punish them for not looking at the whole picture.  Ben's first punch Ricky grabbed but the knee to his gut which Ben did by using the grab to get in close really hurt him.  The next attack was designed to ensure Ricky was unable to recover from the first attack, and could not counter.  This was done with an elbow to the side of Ricky's face.  The next attack was a chop to his throat which blocked the airway to ensure the air he lost in the knee attack could not be regained.  With three blows consecutively to key area's of his body Ricky was forced to stumble.  

Despite Ben's small look Ricky underestimated Ben's strength.  Even though the muscles Ben had were small they were hardened.  Ben would never be a big muscular guy like Ricky, Jack, and Omar, but he was still strong as a bull.  Ricky forgot what Ben had been doing for the past six years, living on a ranch forking hey, moving hay bales, herding bulls, repairing fences, riding and controlling huge stallion war horses.  Living in the cold harsh climate of Montana, and before that the hot and furiously cold climate of the Nevada desert.  In truth Ben was his superior even in physicality because of this.

As soon as Ricky went down Ben let years of dealing with the anger, and pain that he endured let loose on Ricky punching him in the face until Omar who saw the altercation rushed over.  Omar saw it all happen, and thought for a minute Ricky would easily take Ben and teach him a lesson.  But when he saw Ricky get shoved the first time, and now being beaten by Ben with John watching in shock and horror as his father is assaulted by Ben he rushed over to intervene.  Omar grabbed Ben from behind, and immediately felt the hardened muscles on Ben's small frame.  It felt like he was trying to pull a piece of iron apart.  In order to stop this he used a choke hold on Ben hoping to get him restrained.  This was yet another bad mistake.  As Ben felt Omar pull him off Ricky the first time he simply shoved him off, but when he felt Omar place his hand around his throat he went into agro mode, and slammed the back of his head against Omar's nose knowing it would break it or cause significant damage.

 As all this was taking place Vincent 3-Jay were getting food for Sarah, when Chloe who saw Ben fighting both Ricky and Omar, came to get them thinking Ben might need help.   However both Vincent and 3-Jay knew if anyone needed help it was Omar and Ricky.  They ran to get Ben and unfortunately so did Sarah.  Ben at the time was punching Omar in the chest and side.  Ricky tried to help, but received a quick kick to his chest by Ben as he came forward.  A strength that Vincent told Ben he had was his height and dexterity.  Ben's long arms, and legs gave him greater reach than most, and if he studied the books on anatomy that Vincent gave him he would know where to hit a person to cause sufficient damage.  Vincent knew this, as he ran up to Ben and grabbed his former student and younger brother.  Ben was his greatest student, because he was eager to learn, and had the will to learn.  It's what Vincent admired about Ben, but after learning of Ben's past he wondered was it right to teach him after discovering the anger, hatred, and resentment Ben had toward Ricky.  When he met Ricky and Omar two days ago he realized he was no match for his little brother they may have had the look of bad asses, but he could tell they had no idea how to fight.   This is where Ben had a tremendous advantage over both.  Now as he saw the situation he had to intervene not to stop Ben from hurting them, but to stop Ben from going to far.