Bon-Bon looked at herself in the mirror. She looked fabulous. Her mane was neat and organized. She had pearly white teeth. She was ready to meet Iron Will. Bon-Bon did think to herself, "I'm still not as pretty as my lovely marefriend of course but I think I can catch a horny minotaur's attention."

Bon-Bon made her way to the Ponyville Gardens. She saw a familiar face on her way: Cherry Berry. The hot-pink colored pony, with a pair of cherries as a cutie mark, seemed to be heading in the same direction. Bon-Bon couldn't stand Cherry. Cherry Berry was a close friend of Lyra's though so Bon-Bon did her best to tolerate the perky showpony who was also likely a total skank.

"Hey Bon-Bon! Omigosh! I am soooo happy to see you! Where is Lyra?"

"Lyra is practicing her music. Big concert coming up."

"That is sooooo awesome!"

Sweet Celestia, Bon-Bon definitely remembered why she didn't go out of her way to set playdates with Cherry Berry. She was so annoying.

"Where's Cherry Fizzy?"

"Oh! My boyfriend, he is totally in Canterlot right now. He is going to become a great movie director someday and super duper rich!"

Super duper? Really? Only Pinkie Pie can say that and still seem likable.

"Oh wow, that's real nice but..."

"Where are you headed?"

"Where are you headed", parroted Bon-Bon.

"Oh, you make me go first. You're so adorable, you know that! I am going to meet Iron Will. He is Equestria's best self-help guru ever! I think he's gonna really help me in the showpony business. Now, you go."

"I am also going to Iron Will's seminar."

"You are!! Wowie wowie wow wow!! That is soooooooo cool! I am totally surprised you're going though. I didn't take you for the kind of pony interested in self-improvement."

Bon-Bon wanted to slap that loud-mouthed bitch so hard but she restrained herself.

"Well, you know. Iron Will is a celebrity after all. Perhaps, this is my only chance in a lifetime to meet him."

"I guess Lyra doesn't feel the same way, huh."

"Nope."

"It's been a while since I seen you. How's your job going?"

"Great. Being an accountant is way more exciting than being a go-go dancer."

"I do the go-go pretty well, huh. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Yes, you do. Now leave me the fuck alone", thought Bon-Bon to herself.

Bon-Bon and Cherry Berry walked into the Ponyville Gardens together and made their way to the front of the audience. Bon-Bon saw a bunch of goats running around. These must have been Iron Will's minions. Iron Will must have thought he was hot shit. Bon-Bon groaned as she saw Cherry Berry standing right next to her.

"Hey Bon-Bon! Maybe, we can both learn something totally cool about assertiveness here!"

"I think I know all there is to know about assertiveness."

"Oh right, you're here as a groupie. I have so many of those all over too. They stick to you like parasprites. I do have to admit. I am so excited to meet this manly minotaur."

"Why? Cherry Fizzy not satisfying you?"

"Huh! No! That is definitely not the case, not all of us are sluts." Cherry Berry giggled loudly.

Shit, thought Bon-Bon, could Cherry Berry be competition?

Bon-Bon saw a familiar pony make her way between Cherry Berry and herself, Fluttershy. She didn't know Fluttershy well, but she knew that she was the shyest and the kindest of the "six ponies who saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon and Discord". Fluttershy was basically a superhero but looked so terrified to be here. Poor pegasus... Fluttershy reminded Bon-Bon a lot of Lyra, except Lyra wasn't as shy, just a tad introverted. "God damn it, brain", thought Bon-Bon, "stop doing this to me. I still love Lyra and not Iron Will. I just you know...yea." Bon-Bon decided she would chat with Fluttershy, maybe Cherry Berry would leave her alone.

Bon-Bon could hear Fluttershy's soft voice say, "Uh.. excuse me."

The next thing Cherry Berry did would seal Bon-Bon's hatred for her. Cherry Berry noticed Fluttershy and quickly gave her a kick to the
back of the crowd.
"Now, that's how you be assertive", said Cherry Berry with a smile.

"Uh yea." Fuck her, what kind of pony does that to Fluttershy?

The music turned on and smoke filled the air. Iron Will must be making his appearance. Bon-Bon could see many of the young mares squealing with joy, including Cherry Berry. However, Bon-Bon would play it cool. She would ensure that Iron Will wanted her and only her.

However, that plan failed when Bon-Bon finally saw Iron Will for real. He was a seven-foot tall minotaur with large horns and yellow eyes. Iron Will was incredibly muscular and wore a tie but no shirt. Iron Will had a shit-eating grin on his face and a hideous comb-over. He thought he could take advantage of anypony in the audience probably. Bon-Bon simultaneously loved and hated him.

Iron Will was kissing his own muscles. Bon-Bon chuckled. Cherry Berry was in absolute awe.

Iron Will spoke.

"Welcome, friends! My name is Iron Will, and today is the first day of your new life! I wanna hear you stomp if you're tired of being a pushover!"

Bon-Bon stomped and cheered with the crowd, just enjoying the moment.

"Stomp if you're tired of being a doormat!"

"Stomp if you wanna pay nothing for this seminar!" Wait, what? Cherry Berry looked equally confused, as did the brown-colored stallion next to her.

"That's no joke, friends. Iron Will is so confident that you will be one hundred percent satisfied with Iron Will's assertiveness techniques, that if you are not one hundred percent satisfied, you. Pay. Nothing. But I pity the fool who doubts Iron Will's methods!" The money-minded Bon-Bon thought to herself, "Damn, whatever dumbass sap says that she is 100% satisfied must pay a ton for this thing."

Iron Will then jumped on two of his goat minions and walked right over to Bon-Bon and the stallion next to her. Oh wow.. Iron Will actually used cologne. He smelled nice, not only was he confident but he knew how to be classy. Bon-Bon, at the same time, was terrified.

"You don't doubt me, do you", said Iron Will to the stallion.

"Uh-uh, no sir..", said the stallion.

Bon-Bon could see Cherry Berry bobbing her head up and down like a dumbass. Everypony was except her in fact. Bon-Bon needed to stand out.

"That, my friends, is your first lesson. "Don't be shy; look 'em in the eye." Iron Will winked at Bon-Bon. Yes, she was winning. Iron Will noticed her.

"Now to demonstrate that Iron WIll's techniques will work for anypony. I'm gonna need a volunteer." This was Bon-Bon's chance. She shot her hand up in the air. So did everypony.

She could see some of the goats making their way to the back. Was Bon-Bon not going to get picked? No. This was all just for the show. Bon-Bon would get Iron WIll's interest after the show when it was most important. Bon-Bon didn't even care about how corny the catchphrase was.

"You in the back row!", bellowed Iron Will.

Bon-Bon heard a soft voice say, "Who, me?"

Fluttershy. Bon-Bon chuckled. This should be interesting. Besides, the shy Fluttershy was no competition. Not in the sense that Iron Will wouldn't find her attractive, in fact, Iron Will probably liked that type the best. It was just that Bon-Bon couldn't see Fluttershy having any interest in getting to know Iron Will in an intimate way.

"Yes you! Iron Will wants you onstage!"

"Uh, well...", Fluttershy gulped.

"Now!"

"Okay", Fluttershy said softly. It almost sounded like she was about to cry, the poor thing.

Fluttershy made her way onto the stage and a goat blocked her path.

"Whoaa! He's blocking your path. What are you gonna do about it?", asked Iron Will.

"Um, politely walk around him?", answered Fluttershy hesitantly.

"No."

"Gingerly tip-toe around him?"

"No!"

"Go back home and try again tomorrow?"

Bon-Bon laughed, that sounded exactly like an answer Lyra would give. Iron Will wasn't as amused.

"No! "When somepony tries to block, show them that you rock!"". Iron Will pushed Fluttershy right into the goat who fell to the ground.

"Oh! Sorry."

"Don't be sorry! Be assertive! "Never apologize when you can criticize."." Iron Will cleared his throat and looked down at the goat.

"Why don't you watch where you're going!?", yelled Iron Will.

"Now, you try", said Iron Will with the utmost politeness to Fluttershy. All of these bad boys.. they could change their attitude at the drop of a hat.

Fluttershy looked at the goat. "Uh... next time, get out of the way before... I bump into you, 'cause... I totally won't be sorry when I do!"
Fluttershy stared down the goat in such a terrifying way that even Iron Will couldn't compare.

Iron Will gave a big smile and held up Fluttershy by the arm.

"You see my friends!? If my techniques can work for this shy, little pony, then they can work for anypony!"
Fireworks went off and Bon-Bon could see a smile on Fluttershy's face.
Wow, Iron Will had charisma and he had power.

Could Fluttershy be competition? Just like Cherry Berry? Of course, Cherry Berry was. The little cunt looked like she was going to have an orgasm.

The show went on a little longer and Bon-Bon heard more of Iron Will's catchphrases and memorized them.
"Attack the day."
"Treat me like a pushover, and you'll get the once over."
"Maybes are for babies!"
"You laugh at me, I wrath at you!"
"Cut in line, I'll take what's mine!"
"You apologize, I penalize!"
"You make me lose, I blow my fuse!"

The catchphrases were admittedly stupid. Lyra was very much right about that. However, Iron Will was confident and probably hung like a horse.

Bon-Bon knew what she needed to do now that the show was over. It was time to talk to Iron Will face-to-face. Bon-Bon gave a deep breath. She was incredibly nervous and hoped those feelings would go away. They didn't, but she found the courage to make her way towards Iron Will.. but... CELESTIA DAMN IT!!!

Bon-Bon could see that Cherry Berry was already chatting away with Iron Will. Cherry Berry was talking on and on. Iron Will even laughed at something she said. Bon-Bon quickly glanced around the room. It looked like that Fluttershy already left. Good unless Iron Will gave Flutters his number, she wouldn't be competition. Maybe Bon-Bon should just go home and tell Lyra how much she loves her. However, Bon-Bon saw something interesting. Did Iron Will just give Cherry a slap on the ass? NO!! Iron Will was not for Cherry Berry. She couldn't let that snide little bitch win.

Bon-Bon put her head up high. She knew what trick she was going to use.

"Come on, Cherry Berry. We should get going. It's awfully late."

Cherry Berry and Iron Will looked at her.

"Ummm.. no", said Cherry Berry.

"Iron Will likes making new friends", said Iron Will.

"So does Bon-Bon", said Bon-Bon.
Where the hell did that come from? She never talked like that.

"I think you should chat with us for a while, do you have anywhere better to be?"

"Oh yes, with my marefriend actually."

"Oh yea, Bon-Bon swings that way", said Cherry Berry.

"Iron Will demands that you and Cherry Berry kiss right now!"

What!?!? No...ugh. It was time to get out of here. But then, Iron Will approached Bon-Bon and whispered in her ear, "I've seen the way you looked at me. Iron Will will show you a good time."

Bon-Bon felt so happy inside. Iron Will liked her. Bon-Bon's fantasy would become a reality.

Bon-Bon looked at Cherry Berry and said seductively, "Come here, beautiful."

Cherry giggled loudly, so damn unattractive. Bon-Bon would have dumped Lyra if she had a stupid laugh like that. Bon-Bon hoped Iron Will didn't turn out to be a troll.

Cherry Berry made her way to Bon-Bon. Their lips touched. Okay, that was it... oh Celestia no... Bon-Bon could feel Cherry Berry's tongue aggressively licking Bon-Bon's lips.

"Come on, Bon-Bon! Iron Will is not excited", shouted Iron Will.

Ugh. This was awful. Bon-Bon opened her mouth to let Cherry Berry's tongue inside. The two began to French kiss.
Cherry wanted to hug Bon-Bon too. Ugh. The two kept on kissing. Bon-Bon had to keep it up. She kept her tongue well inside Cherry Berry's mouth. She didn't take it too aggressively though. Cherry Berry's over-aggressive approach was probably a turnoff to the minotaur anyway. Bon-Bon realized something though. This is sort of what she wanted. Iron Will had forced them to kiss passionately. There was another way to look at this.

Her god demanded that she do this deed. Bon-Bon must make him happy. She suddenly upped the kissing and pushed Cherry Berry to the ground. A minute later, Bon-Bon pulled her tongue out and whispered, "You do taste like cherries."

Cherry Berry looked shocked, no goofy smile on her face, huh?

Bon-Bon could see a large bulge in Iron Will's pants. Perfect, she pleased her god.

"Iron Will is impressed! He wishes for both of you to come with him tonight to his place."

"We will be pleased to", said Cherry Berry, "right, Bon-Bon?"

Bon-Bon nodded.

Bon-Bon wished that Cherry Berry didn't have to join them but that was Iron Will's demand. Wasn't that part of what Bon-Bon wanted, not getting what she wanted but what Iron Will wanted? Bon-Bon could always tell Lyra, "Iron Will made me do it", if she ever found out. Bon-Bon worried about Cherry Berry though. She would probably tell Lyra all on her own every little goddamn detail. Bon-Bon needed to play the "Cherry Fizzy" card before this was all over.

Author's Note

Iron Will takes Bon-Bon and Cherry Berry to the hotel he's staying at and has some fun.
And yes.. part of this chapter is taken directly from "Putting Your Hoof Down".. that dialogue was written by Charlotte Fullerton and Merriwether Williams, not me.