Simon Alexander Vs Benjamin Carson

The Shadow Vs The Sniper

Hello once again peoples of the Internet. Wa7chface and I have returned to bring you another installment of the Vs Series last time we offered you a take on the old Assassin Vs Juggernaut scenario. Today we have a battle between two different incarnations of the soldier archetype. That being said, we will be examining Benjamin Carson as he is during Chapter Fifty of Team AMBR: Finding Redemption, mainly because that is all Wa7chface is caught up to (we didn't want to delay this any longer, please send complaints to his account.) Hope you enjoy the fight.

Shadows. Watchful, vengeful, forces of nature. Simon Alexander has led a life he never intended to. A son of a doctor who was murdered by the White Fang. After spending nearly 4 years in the Black Fist terror group Simon was found and brought to Beacon by professor Ozpin to reintroduce him to the normal world.

Cunning, adaptable, and utterly ruthless Simon wields what remains of his past as a weapon, becoming a shadow of death. He fights to redeem himself

Raider, Bandit, Thief, Benjamin Carson is all of these and more. The son of the famous outlaw William "Hangman" Carson Ben was born and raised within the Badlands between Vale and Vacuo. Before he was captured by Atlesian forces he became a noted sniper amongst his father's gang, raiding cargo trains containing Dust, weapons, and other supplies.

After surviving Initiation Benjamin was assigned to team AMBR led by the former Red Hand Trapper Joel Ambrose. Acting as the team sniper and 2nd in command.

Remnant Badlands: 300 miles outside Vale

The cargo train had been en route to Vale from Atlas for nearly six days now, and Simon Alexander had gotten bored. He had just finished cleaning his battle-staff for the third time that trip when an explosion rocked the entire train. The Shadow leapt to his feet with Umbra Vigilans in his grip. The White Fang hadn't raided a train in months, which left the bandits within the Badlands as the attackers.

Simon hadn't even opened the door to advance towards the other train cars when the entire train erupted into a mobile firefight. AK- 140s fought the bandits with a combination of blades and bullets, and the raiders responded in kind. Within minutes of the attack the deck was littered with bodies both humanoid and robotic. Simon Alexander carved his way through the carnage, his blades carved through the bandits as the Hunter made his way towards the center car.

Gunfire sounded inside the structure, some kind of burst weapon. Simon triggered the door only to see a raider with a metal arm drive his fist through the last remaining AK-140's chest. Both fighters took a moment to assess their adversary before training their weapons towards the enemy.

Fight

Benjamin and Simon opened fire at the same moment, filling the air with both steel flechettes and hot lead. Each fighter took hits during this initial exchange, their Aura's absorbing the impact. Benjamin ceased firing first to find cover, diving behind a steel crate and reloading his weapon. Simon pressed the advantage, hosing the bandit with withering fire. When his magazine ran dry the weapon automatically ejected the empty container and Simon was able to load another 125 rounds in less than four seconds.

Unfortunately for the Shadow Benjamin took those four seconds to activate his semblance and place two bursts into the center of his chestplate, destroying the bullet resistant plating underneath. The former terrorist responded by throwing a fragmentation grenade behind the crate, forcing the Sniper to dive out before he exploded. When he emerged from cover Simon placed a sustained burst as the bandit returned fire with a 10mm pistol. Instead of repeating this pattern when Benjamin found more cover Simon rushed his position, extending the blades of his battle staff.

When the two soldiers met there was a great ring as the blades of Simon's staff met the raider's prosthetic arm. Using the enhanced strength of the limb Ben parried the initial overhead strike and shot Simon in the chest with his pistol, the explosive round causing his Aura to drop like a stone. In response Simon brought the staff back around with a sweeping blow at Ben's legs.

The bandit lost his balance and was forced to the ground in a crumpled heap. The Shadow tried to bring his machine gun to bear once more only for the Sniper to grab the barrel with his false arm. Channeling his Aura into his arm the outlaw bent the blackened metal by almost sixty degrees. The destruction of his weapon had distracted Simon for long enough to allow Benjamin to kick him in his right knee, forcing the Shadow to join him on the ground.

Both fighters rolled away from their opponent and tried to regain their footing. Ben got up first and fired on the other Hunter. Neither one of them had much Aura left as Simon tanked the rounds. Suddenly the bandit's aim dropped low, his Aura-fueled prosthetic failing without it's power supply. Taking the initiative, Simon leapt to his feet and extended his blades gauntlets. Benjamin managed to free his pistol from the stock when the Shadow was upon him. The Sniper managed to parry the first jab with his pistol, but wasn't as lucky on the second. A black blade embedded itself in Carson's chest, shredding his heart and punching through the spinal column underneath.

As the bandit crumpled to the deck the firefight outside had burned out. Security officers and androids stormed into the center car with their weapons raised. One of them, a Corporal by the markings on his pauldron, saluted him and said. "Sir, all hostiles have been neutralized or routed. The cargo is secure."

Judgeofhunters: So, that was a close one. Simon and Ben were more than a match for each other at range. However we are in agreement that a fight would ultimately be decided in close quarters.

Wa7chface: This is due to the logistics provided by their individual training, experience, and weapons. Simon had been trained as a sniper during his time in the Black Fist terror organization, and would know how to engage such an opponent.

Judgeofhunters: In contrast, Ben does not have very much experience against opponents like Simon, with the exception of Maxine Argus. To put it bluntly, Simon is a different breed than Max. He isn't nearly as reckless and is far better equipped to deal with people like Ben.

Wa7chface: An argument can be made that Ben would target Simon's knee if he knew about the fight beforehand, but the basic assumption behind our series is that neither fighter is prepared to fight beforehand. (Gregory was under orders to destroy a White Fang cell, and only discovered Fidelis when he came into the base after he had cleared out the mooks.)

Judgeofhunters: And Simon's artificial right knee dosen't damage his combative viability nearly as much as a prosthetic limb. Since Ben's arm is specifically powered by his Aura it would fail when said Aura was depleted. Should it fail in the middle of combat he's pretty screwed.

Like last time, let us know what you think. Most of the fun in this in interacting with the community we are a part of. We would like to thank the authors who allow us to use their creations and the support we receive from the fan base.

Enjoy for now. Wa7chface going to be taking a small break for now so that he can get chapter 11 of his own story up. If anyone would like to volunteer to write the next fight scene let me know.

Judgeofhunters

Wa7chface