My Little Gunray?

At Separatist Space, the Lucrehulk-class battleship Profiteer was modified to a Confederate Lucrehulk-class battleship as several Vulture Droids flew past the Bridge. Inside the Profiteer's Bridge, Nute Gunray was sitting in his chair as Rune Haako stood next to him as the Bridge was crewed by OOM Pilot Droids.

"Do you think this is a good idea?" Haako asked Gunray. "This planet is in the Outer Rim!"

"Yes I do!" Gunray said. "They can help the Separatist cause before the Republic tries to convince them to join theirs."

Then OOM Commander Battle Droid OOM-9 walked up to the two Neimoidians.

"Ah OOM-9, I'm glad the droids fixed you up," Gunray stated.

"Uh yeah," OOM-9 said very worried. "So why are we heading to this planet called Equestria?"

"Because the Viceroy thinks it's a good idea!" Haako yelled. "We don't want another repeat of Darth Sidious again! What if these ponies are a threat?!"

"Rune! Calm down! I don't think the ponies will hurt us," Gunray stated. "They seem like a friendly species. Now, OOM-9, prepare the Lapiz Cutter!"

"Roger, roger!" the OOM Commander said and then he left to go to the hangar of the Profiteer.

At Equestria, it was sunny and the ponies were doing their normal chores. Fluttershy was feeding the animals, Rainbow Dash was getting rid of clouds, Pinkie was making other ponies laugh, Applejack and Twilight were talking at Twilight's Castle, and Rarity was working on fashion. Inside Carousel Boutique, Rarity was working on her latest fashion design.

"Hmm, needs a little more ribbon," she said.

She went to go grab the ribbon. As she ran to get it, she looked in the sky, and saw a Sheathipede-class transport shuttle escorted by two Vulture-class droid starfighters. Rarity gasped.

"Oh my! What kind of ship is that?!" she yelled.

Fluttershy ran out of her cottage to see the Lapiz Cutter and Rainbow Dash flew with the Vulture Droids.

"Okay, what the heck?" Rainbow said as she looked at the Vulture Droids.

One of the Droid Starfighters popped up his head and faced Rainbow Dash. The Droid spoke in droid speaking: "Hey, what's your name?"

"Uh, I don't understand a word you're saying. Maybe Fluttershy will know," Rainbow said, before taking off.

Then she looked at the Lapiz Cutter as it was descending into Ponyville. The OOM Pilots saw her.

"Huh?" the first OOM-series battle droid said.

"Hi!" the second one greeted.

Rainbow waved and then flew off of the cockpit and went down to join her friends. Twilight and Applejack came out of Twilight's Castle as the rest of the Mane 6 caught up to them. The Lapiz Cutter landed near the Mane 6 and the Vulture Droids transformed into walker mode. The back door of Lapiz Cutter opened as Nute Gunray, Rune Haako, and 2 B1 Battle Droids came out of the Sheathipede.

This is how this place looks?! Haako thought.

Yes. Looks a little different than any other planet I've been to, Gunray thought in his head.

Twilight walked up to Gunray, Haako, and the B1s.

"Hello. I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle, ruler of Ponyville," she introduced herself.

"I'm Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation. This is Settlement Officer Rune Haako of the Trade Federation, and these are 2 B1 Battle Droid escorts," Gunray introduced the Mane 6 to the Confederacy.

"Welcome, Viceroy Gunray!" Twilight greeted them. "These are my friends: Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy,"

Pinkie Pie and Applejack smiled, Rainbow Dash tried to show off, and Rarity and Fluttershy waved. Rarity looked at Gunray, but this time a different way.

"Yes. We came here to discuss business with the leader of Equestria," Gunray told Twilight.

"That question goes to Princess Celestia. I only rule Ponyville," Twilight explained.

"Who's that?" Haako asked quickly.

"Is something wrong with him?" Pinkie asked.

"No, Haako is just cowardly in some cases," Gunray let the ponies know.

"Heh. He's kind like Fluttershy," Rainbow said.

Fluttershy looked at the ground sadly.

"Anyway, Princess Celestia is at Canterlot," Twilight continued.

A B1 Battle Droid walked up to Gunray and Haako.

"It may be up there, sir," the B1 stated as he pointed to Canterlot.

"We'll fly to get there," Gunray stated. "It's much easier than taking your train since we can't fit."

Twilight looked at Gunray. "What kind of species are you?" she asked the Neimoidian.

"I'm a Neimoidian that comes from the planet Neimoidia," Gunray said as he was trying to leave.

The Mane 6 followed Gunray, Haako, and the B1s to the Lapiz Cutter.

"Can we come with you in that cool Sheathipede-class transport shuttle?" Pinkie asked.

Gunray, Haako, and the B1s looked at Pinkie like she was out her mind.

"How did you know the class of our shuttle?" Haako asked.

"Yeah, you're not part of the Trade Federation Droid Army!" one the B1 Battle Droids said. "Wait, are you?"

"No, I'm part of this group and Viceroy, it was just a hunch!" Pinkie chirped.

"You all want to go with me to Canterlot?" Gunray asked.

"We most certainly do," Rarity said. "Also, where did you get that outfit from?"

Gunray looked down at his clothes.

"Umm...it's Neimoidian culture," he said as they headed into the Sheathipede.

"Wait!" Haako yelled. "The shuttle can only fit 6 passengers!"

Gunray faced Haako. "The ponies are smaller than us Rune! They can fit in Lapiz Cutter!"

Then the Mane 6, Gunray, Haako, and the B1s went inside the Lapiz Cutter. The Mane 6 were happy to be in the Sheathipede-class. They looked at passenger section as they sat down in the seats.

"This shuttle seems scary," Fluttershy said.

"Fluttershy, you think everything's scary!" Applejack told Fluttershy as she glared at her.

Nute Gunray walked in the cockpit as the doors of the Lapiz Cutter closed. The OOM Pilot Droids faced the Viceroy.

"Should we take off?" asked one the OOM Pilots.

"Yes, head to that city on the mountainside!" Gunray commanded as he pointed at Canterlot.

"Roger, roger!"

Then Gunray walked back to the passenger section of the Lapiz Cutter. Gunray sat down next to Haako. Rarity jumped up near Gunray and sat next to him.

"Rarity, isn't it?" Gunray asked.

"Yes," she said as she looked at Gunray's wrinkled face.

"Why are you sitting next to me?" he asked.

"Well, I-I can explain!" Rarity freaked out.

What is it with me and Rarity? Gunray thought in his head. She's seems pretty, but why is she hanging out with me a lot?

When the Lapiz Cutter arrived in Canterlot, the Mane 6, Gunray, Haako and the B1 Battle Droids came out and walked to Princess Celestia while the Vulture Droids guarded the shuttle. Inside the Castle, Princess Celestia saw Nute Gunray and Rune Haako escorted by the Mane 6 and the 2 B1 Battle Droids. The Royal Guards stood close to Celestia.

"Twilight, who are these friends you brought with you?" Celestia asked Twilight.

The Mane 6, the Neimoidians, and the B1 Battle Droids bowed to Celestia and then stood up.

"This is Viceroy Nute Gunray and Settlement Officer Rune Haako of the Trade Federation as well as their B1 Battle Droid escorts," Twilight asked Celestia.

Gunray walked up to Celestia. "I'm here to protect your world from the Republic!"

The Mane 6 gasped.

"The Republic?! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!" Rainbow Dash laughed. "That's the funniest thing I ever heard! HAHAAHAHA!!"

Gunray faced Rainbow Dash. "The Republic is dangerous! They're corrupt and they act like they're the good guys when they're selling people into slavery!" he explained.

"That's not good. Did you free the slaves?" Pinkie asked.

"Yes. The battle droids had to stop the Clone Troopers before it was too late. We hate the Republic. That is why we separated from them."

"Oh my gosh. This Republic seems evil!" Rarity said.

"I don't want to be on their side," Fluttershy said very quietly.

"I thought you guys are a Federation?" Twilight asked Gunray.

Gunray faced Celestia again. "We still are. We just joined a confederacy faction," he said sadly.

"Pardon me, but what's a confederacy?" Applejack asked.

Haako turned and looked at Applejack.

"A confederacy is a government that separates from another faction fighting for real causes," Haako explained to the Mane 6 and Celestia. "Some confederacies are evil and some are heroic like the Confederacy of Independent Systems."

"And what is this Confederacy of Independent Systems you speak of?" Celestia asked.

A B1 Battle Droid walked up to Celestia.

"The Confederacy of Independent Systems, shortened to the CIS and also known as the Separatists or the Separatist Alliance, is a faction against the Galactic Republic trying to end the corruption they started," the B1 explained. "The Trade Federation is a member of the Separatist Alliance and provides them with battle droids, tanks, and droid starfighters."

The Mane 6 were surprised.

"So, every member of the Separatist Alliance knows this?" Rarity asked the B1.

"Yes. We are fighting a war with the Republic. They started it when someone arrived at our droid factory trying to find a bounty hunter," the B1 started. "Then the Separatists had formed and tried to go talk peacefully with the Republic but if they attacked us, we would use our Droid Army to fight back."

"What happened instead?" Pinkie asked.

"The Republic brought a massive Clone Army and attacked our base forcing us to fight. Now countless battle droids have died because of the Republic," the B1 said sadly.

The Mane 6 were depressed. They never heard such a sad back story of a heroic faction. Gunray looked sad and so did the droids.

"Wow, even the droids are sad," Rainbow said sadly.

"Yes. I didn't know that the Viceroy Gunray had such a sad back story," Rarity stated.

Gunray started talking to Celestia again.

"We came here to ask you if we can protect your world from the Republic and have it under Separatist control," he said.

"You can stay here. I have officially joined the Separatist Alliance!" Celestia told Gunray.

The Mane 6 jumped around happy and screaming that they joined the CIS. Rainbow walked up to Haako.

"So, where's the great and mighty Separatist Droid Army?" Rainbow asked.

"We don't have it here yet. We didn't want to put a blockade up before we talked," Haako explained to Rainbow Dash.

Gunray faced Celestia. "Shall I send the Droid Army?" he asked.

"Yes."

The Profiteer arrived out of hyperspace with 2 Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ships. Inside the Profiteer's hangar, C-9979 Landing Crafts were loaded and ready. OOM-9 was in one of the C-9979 Landing Crafts.

"Launch!" OOM-9 commanded.

Then 25 C-9979 Landing Crafts launched escorted by numerous Vulture Droids and a few Hyena Bombers.

At Ponyville, the Neimoidians and the Mane 6 saw the C-9979s and more Vulture Droids.

"Are those the ships that's carrying massive Droid Army?" Twilight asked Gunray.

"Yes," Gunray said politely.

Rainbow Dash saw the Hyena Bombers. "Why do you have bigger Vulture Droids?" she asked.

"Those are Hyena-class bombers,'" Haako explained. "They are very similar to their Vulture Droid brothers."

"I see," Rainbow said as the C-9979 Landing Crafts landed in Ponyville.

The landing crafts opened their doors and several B1 Battle Droids came out. The back doors opened and AATs, MTTs, and Hailfire-class droid tanks came out of the heroic landing craft. The MTTs unloaded 40 B2 Super Battle Droids each and a couple B2-HA series super battle droids. OOM-9 came out with his E-5 Blaster rifle.

"The Army is set up in attack formation," OOM-9 told Gunray.

"My little ponies, this is OOM Commander Battle Droid OOM-9," Gunray introduced. "He's one of the best OOM Commanders!"

"Hi! My name's Pinkie Pie! Come along, OOM-9, let's hang out!" Pinkie said as she dragged OOM-9 into Ponyville.

"Wait! WHAT?!" OOM-9 yelled.

"I think OOM-9's going to have a lot of fun with Pinkie Pie," Haako stated.

Then the Mane 6, Gunray, and Haako, laughed together as OOM-9 was dragged by Pinkie to Sugarcube Corner.

At Sugarcube Corner, OOM-9 and Pinkie were inside getting several cupcakes.

"Uh, Pinkie Pie-" the OOM Commander started.

"You can call me Pinkie for short," she said.

"Pinkie, I can't eat! I'm a Battle Droid Commander! We can eat oil cupcakes!"

Pinkie looked down at the ground, saddened. OOM-9 felt bad.

"Alright Pinkie, I'll eat your cupcakes," he said.

Pinkie's eyes grew as she was happy for the OOM Commander.

"Thanks, OOM-9! You're a good OOM Commander," she said.

"Awww...it's no big deal," he said as he grabbed a cupcake.