- When Fluttershy becomes tired of being pushed around for too long, she decides to seek some assertiveness training from a self-help guru named Iron Will.
- Fluttershy serves her animal friends some food, but of all of them, it is the little bunny named Angel who throws a tantrum. Angel refuses to eat anything but a specific type of salad in a fancy cookbook. Not wanting him to starve, Fluttershy agrees to make the salad.
Going out to collect ingredients, Pinkie Pie and Rarity notice how unassertive Fluttershy is when it seems that she shies away from confrontation when several other ponies take the things she needs from different stalls in Ponyville. The two give Fluttershy some tips, but she does not utilize them properly.
In the end, Fluttershy is able to obtain every item for the salad, except for a cherry to top the salad off. Even though she tells Angel she's sorry she couldn't get the cherry, the little bunny throws a tantrum and still refuses to eat.
Getting her mail, Fluttershy finds a flier for a self-help seminar. Going to the seminar, she and numerous ponies find it presided over by a minotaur named Iron Will, whose motto is that if any Pony is not completely satisfied with his training, they don't pay. Fluttershy is chosen to demonstrate Iron Will's methods, and soon, she begins to take the self-assertive training to heart.
At first, Pinkie Pie and Rarity are happy that Fluttershy seems to be standing up for herself, but when she starts to get too aggressive, they attempt to intervene. However, they soon find themselves on the receiving end of Fluttershy's aggressiveness, when she puts down their loves of fashion and parties. The two run off crying, and upon stopping to think, Fluttershy feels she has become a monster.
Shortly afterwards, Fluttershy locks herself in her cottage and refuses to come out. Pinkie Pie and Rarity go to see her, but she refuses to open the door to them. Just as they are about to leave, Iron Will shows up to collect his fee, as word has spread that his seminar worked on Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie and Rarity try to stop him, but nothing works.
Eventually, Fluttershy emerges, but shocks everyone when she tells Iron Will that she was not satisfied with his methods. This shocks the minotaur, as he's never had anyone not be satisfied, and he leaves pondering this.
Pinkie Pie and Rarity are happy that Fluttershy was able to stand up for herself, and not get aggressive. As the episode ends, Fluttershy sends a letter to Princess Celestia, telling how she has learned to stand up for herself, but not get carried away about it.
This is finally demonstrated when she prepares a meal for Angel, who again throws a tantrum. However, Fluttershy stands up for herself, and Angel concedes, eating the meal (which he soon enjoys).
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