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// Ch. 8: The Choice 
// Story: Headline and the Power of Friendship (Book 1) 
// by Headline 
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	2 months later, after the basic Assassin training, Master Zek wanted to meet with Headline and File about something important.
“Congratulations, you both have completed your basic training and can now become Assassins and learn advance training. Starting tomorrow, you will be taught to the highest level.” Master Zek said proudly.
“Excellent.” File said.
“Yeah...great.” Headline said with a fake smile.
“You o.k. Headline?” File said.
“Yeah, just give me some time to myself.”
Quickly, Headline walked outside into the main hall with some of the other Assassins.
“What should I do?” Headline said to himself. “If I stay, I will be learning the best things to keep me and my friends safe, but if I leave, I will abandon the promise made to seek something different. Looks like tomorrow morning will be the choice I make.” He said as he walked back to his house.
The very next morning, File, who had his own home in the plains just outside Ponyville, went down to begin training.
“Master, glad to be here.” File said.
“Where is your brother?” Master Zek asked.
“I don't know, he always walks with me but today he didn't...No.”
“Yes, it seems your brother abandoned us and now knows the secrets of the Assassins. He must not be kept alive. I will give you the first mission as an Assassin to eliminate your brother after you have learned your advance training.” Master Zek said with disappointment.
“I thought killing other ponies is against Equestrian law? Besides, you know I can't kill my brother.”
“It's a poor excuse since you don't know how important this is. So, if you don't do this, your parents are next.”
“What? You can't...”
“Yes we can, you both came here with a promise to keep this a secret and...”
“What if he does?”
“That won't happen, he will tell somepony and that could cause trouble for us.”
“Why?”
“You may understand when the time comes, right now, you are to train so do it.”
File feeling both angry and sad that Headline did not return, went straight to training. The separation between brothers began as Headline looked for some other job.