- Fluttershy takes it upon herself to treat Princess Celestia's ailing bird without permission.
- Without asking permission, Fluttershy borrows the Princesss sick bird in order to heal it, and the ponies must work together to get it back before she notices.
Fluttershy and her friends are invited to an afternoon Tea with Princess Celestia at Sugar Cube Corner. Also with the Princess is her pet bird, Philomena. However, the Princess' pet looks quite sickly, and unseen by the Princess, Fluttershy takes her back to her cottage.
Fearing that the Princess doesn't have the time to care for her bird, Fluttershy attempts to nurse Philomena back to health. However, each of her attempts does nothing to help.
Twilight Sparkle drops by, and is shocked to find what Fluttershy has done. She is further shocked when the Princess' guards show up at the door, asking if the two have seen the Princess' missing pet.
Fluttershy and Twilight attempt to return Philomena, but she runs off with the two in hot pursuit. They finally corner her at a fountain in town, when the bird suddenly coughs, and falls from the top of the fountain. Fluttershy rushes to catch her, but as she does, Philomena bursts into flames, and turns to ash.
Princess Celestia shows up just then, and Fluttershy confesses to taking Philomena, and shows her the pile of ashes. However, Celestia surprises everyone when she tells Philomena to 'stop playing around.' Suddenly, the pile of ashes turns into a striking red bird, and Celestia explains that Philomena is a Phoenix.
In her own way, Philomena apologizes to Fluttershy, and gives her one of her bright red feathers.
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