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// Ch. 26: The Final Battle 
// Story: Headline and the Power of Friendship (Book 1) 
// by Headline 
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	Headline gave him a few moments to rest as he observes him and then he got up and walked over to the cafe with Headline stealthily behind.
“Listen...” Headline said before they left the bar.”
“You are to go and give him the situation report on your assassins. You are not to tell him about me, only about how the patrol is going. Stall him long enough for me to sneak up behind him and end him, so that you may be relieved of your pain.”
“Thank you.” The bartender responded as he got up and opened the door.
Headline stealthy followed him, and watched as he waited for the precise moment to strike and from what Headline is seeing, they are having a fury fight. This was Headline's chance so he got as close as he got and...
“Don't think I know you are there....Headline!” Keybo a.k.a. Zephyr said as he threw a knife at him.
“Woah!” Headline responded as he dodged.
“You may leave, Zul! I will deal with you later.” Zul, the bartender, left.
“You knew I was coming.” Headline responded.
Suddenly the mane 6 arrived and noticed Headline standing in front of Ponyville Cafe with a strange pony. It did not take long for them to realize who it is. They all went to Pinkie's place to watch high enough yet close enough to hear and watch.
“Of course I knew you were coming. Did you really think you were going to kill me that easily?”
“I guess I should have known better.” Headline realized.
“Yes, you should have.” He responded by unsheathing his blade.
“Before this final battle, I want ask, why did you do all this?”
Meanwhile, the mane 6 are listening as quietly as they can, but Fluttershy is feeling edgy and scared.
“Try to relax Fluttershy.” Twilight said quietly.
“Oh..I...I'm...trying...but...I'm scared...” Fluttershy said in fear.”
“I don't think he plans on dying Fluttershy.” Applejack responded with confidence.
“Shhhh. I wanna watch.” Rainbow Dash said in excitement.
“Well...” Zephyr responded sheathing his sword. “...I guess I can tell you before you die.” He tells him as quietly as he can. “You see, I'm sick and tired of living in a world where everypony revolves around love and peace. There is no anger or rage; I want to help by adding those emotions to everypony in Equestria. You already knew my plan but not what would happen if I succeed and now, you know.”
“You were watching me when I was talking wasn't I?”
“You bet I did.”
“You would cause chaos and you would be there to take over and make things worse. You never cared for anypony but yourself. This feud between our families will end and I will be certain that Equestria will be at peace when I'm done with you. You wanted to use us like you did my father. Zephyr Boxer, I will make sure that this time...it ends.” Suddenly Headline in his biggest stance yet, released his blades.
This gave the mane 6 the realization that this is going to be a dangerous battle.
“Oh no!” Fluttershy yelped.
“Shhh...We can't let Zephyr know we are here.” Rarity said. “But I do like that outfit that Zephyr is wearing and...OH OH OH! That's the suit Headline bought and Headline is wearing it!” Rarity said in joy.
“I thought we were to be quiet?” Pinkie pie said.
“Right...sorry.” Rarity responded.
“You deal with me?” Zephyr responded in laughter. “Ha..ha...ha...Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You better hope I don't kill you so quickly if you are that confident.”
“It's not confidence....it's truth. I made a promise to somepony. I would live and I WILL do just that.”
“Oh...now I can't wait to break your PROMISE!!” Zephyr responded as he drew the first attack.
Headline thought quickly what to do with his attack, as everything slowed down as Headline, in real time, thought of an idea. He would dodge the attack then throw an immediate smoke bomb to trip him as he would drop to the ground. He then would slice his sword arm to end it.
“AHHHHHH!” Zephyr yelled as he came down on him.
Suddenly, Headline dropped a smoke bomb.
“What? I got to get out if I'm to find hi....augh!”
A slice missed his arm but got his chest instead.
“Dang! I missed.” Headline responded.
“MY TURN!” Zephyr said as he leaped again but this time his speed increased, to the point where Headline can't see him.
“What the...AUGHHH!!” As Headline got sliced in the chest and his back along with a bit of his front-right leg.
“Please tell me that is not all you have.” Zephyr said as Headline struggled to get back up.
“I...will...not...LOSE!” Headline yelled as he threw knives at him and pinned him against the wall.
Headlines charged and as he came in to stab, Zephyr broke free from the knives, jumped over him very quickly and stabbed Headline through the back and out the front before Headline could even get his blade to hit the wall.
“NOOOO!!!!” Fluttershy yelled.
“What?” Zephyr said distracted.
“Don't...drop...your...GUARD!” Headline replied by kicking him to the ground even with the injury.
Headline let him get back up and looked at him and had an idea.
“Zephyr.”
“What?”
“Let's end this...here and now. Charge at each other and see who makes the final blow to the death.”
“Hmmm...I was going to kill you slowly, but if you want to die so quickly, I guess I will give you what you want.”
Both of them, stood straight back up, looked at each other, and got ready to charge. Headline quickly looked up at where the mane 6 were watching and nodded to them. Suddenly, they both leaped at each other.
“AHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“AHHHHHHHH!!!!”
Suddenly, the blades reached each other and sliced but what happened?