Chapter 1: General Meets Mane 7
The Confederacy of Independent Systems were headed to Equestria in hyperspace with a navy of 10 Munificent-class star frigates and 2 Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ships. Inside the lead Munificent-class star frigate Force of Commerce , General Grievous, the Kaleesh cyborg and the Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies of the Confederacy, was inside the Bridge of the Munificent with his driver battle droids.
"Are we at Equestria yet?" Grievous asked his drivers.
"No. Not yet," a driver droid responded.
Grievous groaned. It had been a long day since the General had had some rest, as he was running from the Jedi. Grievous needed to land on Equestria so he could relax. He'd already checked the lifeforms and discovered that the most prominent species were ponies. He knew that the ponies wouldn't cause any problems for him...or would they?
"Hurry up!" Grievous commanded.
"Roger, roger," the same driver responded.
The Force of Commerce went faster in hyperspace and then showed up over Equestria with the rest of the Navy. Grievous looked at the planet. It seemed too Earth-like to him.
"We're here," the driver droid told Grievous.
"Get me a shuttle and a landing craft," the General of Confederacy of Independent Systems commanded.
The driver nodded and sent a C-9979 Landing Craft down while Grievous went down to the hangar of the Force of Commerce. When he got there, he saw his personal squad of 2 IG-100 MagnaGuards, 2 B1 battle droids, 1 B2 super battle droid, 1 B2-HA series super battle droid, and 1 OOM command battle droid standing near his Sheathipede-class transport shuttle. The MagnaGuards were named IG-101 and IG-102, the B1s were named STAP Battle and Sparky, the B2 was named Battle's Super, the B2-HA was named Boulder, and the OOM command battle droid was named Super's Battle. Super's Battle, STAP Battle, and Battle's Super are all brothers.
"Sir, your shuttle is ready," IG-101 told the General.
"Thank you. Board the vessel," Grievous commanded.
"But, sir, we don't know what these ponies are like!" STAP Battle told Grievous.
Grievous looked at STAP Battle, confused.
"Yeah! I agree with STAP Battle!" Sparky told Grievous. "We need to make sure the ponies don't attack us!"
"Hmm. Maybe we need to rethink heading into this planet," Battle's Super suggested. "I mean, the ponies could be evil like the clones!"
"I agree. We need to check the ponies out," Boulder said.
"I already sent a landing craft just in case they attack us," Grievous explained to his droids. "I promise that they won't hurt us."
"Yeah, right! Like we've heard that one before!" Super's Battle explained.
Grievous glared at Super's Battle. The OOM command droid backed up from the General. "I mean....yeah! The ponies won't hurt us!"
"Have my legion escort us!" Grievous commanded.
"Roger, roger," Super's Battle responded.
"Board the Sheathipede!" IG-101 yelled.
Then Grievous, Sparky, STAP Battle, Battle's Super, IG-101, IG-102, Super's Battle, and Boulder boarded Grievous's Sheathipede as they launched from the Force of Commerce's hangar. 4 Vulture Droids, standing on top of the Munificent, were named the Grievous Legion. The leader of them was Leader Vulture Droid, and his 2nd-In-Command was Speedy Vulture Droid, and two other members were named Smart Vulture Droid and Cool Vulture Droid. They transformed from walker mode into flight mode and headed towards the Sheathipede-class shuttle. The fleet turned around and blocked Equestria.
On Equestria, everything was fine. In Ponyville, the Mane 7 and Spike were inside the Castle of Friendship talking.
"I can't wait to go home and have fun with my animals," Fluttershy told the Mane 7.
"Yeah. I can't wait to go hang out with Rarity," Spike said, flirting with Rarity.
"Um. Yes. Hang out...." Rarity said, blushing.
"I'm going to head up to Cloudsdale," Rainbow explained. "What are you doing, AJ?"
"I'm goin' to helping Pinkie Pie make apple pie for some new visitors coming in Ponyville. How 'bout you, Starlight?"
"Umm...nothing, really. I'm just going to practice magic lessons with Twilight," Starlight Glimmer said.
"Yup. Today's going to be a good day," Twilight Sparkle explained.
The Sheathipede entered the atmosphere. The C-9979 was already above Equestria's surface. Inside the cockpit of the Sheathipede, 2 OOM pilot droids looked at Equestira.
"This is a big place. Where should we land?" the first OOM pilot asked the second.
"I dunno. Ask the General!" the second told the first.
The first OOM droid turned around and looked at Grievous in the passenger section. "Where should we land the shuttle and the landing craft?" he asked.
"Land in the place called....Ponyville," Grievous ordered.
"Roger, roger," the first droid responded.
Super's Battle looked at his brother STAP Battle. "I dunno why Grievous wants to be away from the war. He was once a Kaleesh warrior."
"Because we need new allies and Grievous needs some rest. Once the Malevolence was destroyed, Grievous tries to stay away from the Jedi. They're vicious," STAP Battle explained. "They enslaved and slaughtered Grievous' people."
The C-9979 landing craft headed towards Ponyville. The ponies turned around when they heard loud engine noises overhead. Orange Swirl and Rainbowshine looked at the massive landing craft headed their way.
"Whoa. What's that?!" Orange Swirl asked.
"I dunno. We better warn Twilight and the others!" Rainbowshine told Orange Swirl.
Then the pegasi flew off to the Castle of Friendship. The C-9979 landed in front of the Castle of Friendship. Nothing unloaded yet. Grievous's shuttle landed near the landing craft and opened the doors. Grievous, IG-101, IG-102, Super's Battle, STAP Battle, Battle's Super, Sparky, and Boulder walked out and looked at the massive Castle of Friendship.
"That's a huge castle," IG-102 said.
"Looks kinda cute!" Sparky said.
"Can we conquer the castle?" Super's Battle asked.
"No!" Grievous yelled. "We are here to rest and get new allies for the Confederacy!"
"Yeah. This castle is too small to fit a droid base..." Battle's Super told his other brother.
"Yeah. Now let's find these ponies!" Boulder told the droids.
Grievous and his droid crew walked inside the Castle of Friendship.
Rainbowshine and Orange Swirl flew into the throne room of the Castle of Friendship.
"Princess Twilight Sparkle, come quick!" Rainbowshine yelled.
Twilight looked at Rainbowshine. "What's wrong?"
"A giant spaceship has just landed outside of your castle!" Orange Swirl told Twilight.
"What?!" Pinkie Pie yelled. "There's no giant spaceship outside of Twilight's Castle. Right?"
"Oh my gosh," Fluttershy gasped.
Then there was a knock on the door.
"Who's that?" Applejack asked.
"I dunno. But we have to let them in. Right, Twilight?" Rainbow said.
"Yes. Come in!" Twilight ordered.
Grievous and his droids walked into the throne room. The droids and the Kaleesh gasped.
"So...AWESOME!" Sparky yelled.
"I love this castle!" Battle's Super said.
"Can we conquer it now, General?" Super's Battle begged.
Grievous glared at Super's Battle. He then faced Twilight and the others. "Excuse my droids. They've never been inside a pony castle."
"It's okay," Pinkie Pie said happily.
"Who are you?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yeah. Hey...maybe I'll just force friendships by magically enslaving the entire population of droids!" Starlight thought aloud.
"Hey!" STAP Battle yelled. "That's not nice!"
"I ought to slaughter you for that!" IG-101 threatened.
"Me too!" Super's Battle joined.
"Me three!" Sparky joined. "I oughta rip out your heart for that, pony!"
Everypony gasped. Grievous glared at his hot-tempered droids. "IG-101! Super's Battle! SPARKY!"
"What?! They said they were going to enslave us!" Super's Battle stated.
"But that doesn't give you guys the right to slaughter her," IG-102 pointed out.
"Yeah, but Grievous was enslaved!" IG-101 said.
"Stop bringing memories from the past to the present!" Battle's Super told IG-101. "You weren't supposed to say that."
"Yeah. Especially you, Sparky!" Boulder yelled.
"Fine, fine. We get it!" Sparky said, in an angry tone.
"Excuse my droids for their unpleasant comments. I am General Grievous, former Kaleesh warlord and current Kaleesh Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies," Grievous introduced. "And you all must be ponies and the rulers of Equestria. Right?"
Twilight was angry at Starlight but focused more on the Kaleesh than the former villainous pony. "I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle, ruler of my Kingdom, Ponyville and the Princess of Friendship," Twilight introduced.
Battle's Super walked near Boulder.
"She doesn't look like she's a Princess," Battle's Super said.
"Or rule Ponyville as a Kingdom," Boulder added.
Grievous stopped. He then realized Twilight was a Princess.
"Bow to the Princess of Friendship!" Grievous commanded his droids.
"Bow to that pony who leads the one that's trying to enslave us?!" Super's Battle asked.
"She's a Princess. Anytime higher ups were on Kalee, I bowed to them, such as the Kaleesh Holyman," Grievous explained. "NOW BOW!"
The droids, angry, followed the General's command and bowed to Twilight and the others. Applejack leaned over to Rarity.
"It doesn't look like these droids respect us," Applejack whispered to Rarity.
"Well, the droids probably don't, but this General Grievous cyborg does," Rarity whispered back.
"These droids are a bunch of tinfoil!" Spike said. "They could be our servants."
Twilight glared at Spike. "Spike! That's very rude of you!" She then faced the Kaleesh and his droids. "You may stand."
Grievous and his droids stood up. Super's Battle glared at Spike. "I've got my eyes on you, dragon!" he told Spike.
"Oh, yeah? We'll see about that," Spike told Super's Battle.
"Anyway," Twilight said. "These are my friends: Spike, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Starlight Glimmer."
Grievous looked at the Mane 7 and Spike. Spike glared at him, Twilight smiled, Applejack smiled, Rarity smiled, Pinkie Pie ran up to him and gave him a huge hug and ran back, Fluttershy blushed, Rainbow Dash gave Grievous a cool smile, and Starlight waved at him, slowly. While he was looking, Fluttershy caught his eye. He never knew that Fluttershy was kinda cute. Rarity was more pretty in his head than cute. He then faced Twilight.
"They...help rule Ponyville?" Grievous asked.
"Yes, we do, dear General!" Rarity said.
"Interesting. Here are my battle droid troops: IG-101, IG-102, Sparky, STAP Battle, Boulder, Battle's Super, and Super's Battle," Grievous introduced his droids.
"Wassup?" STAP Battle said.
"Nuthin' much. You're kinda cool STAP Battle, but not as awesome as me!" Rainbow bragged.
"This will go well," IG-101 groaned.
"What do ya mean, IG-101?" AJ asked.
"I mean with us droids and ponies interacting with each other," IG-101 stated. "That's what I mean, Applejack."
Boulder looked at Pinkie Pie. "Are you named Pinkie Pie because you're pink and you make pies if i recall?" he asked.
"Yup. I'm also very happy and like you battle droids," Pinkie explained.
"We're not just plain servants, Spike!" Sparky yelled.
"Yeah. But Twilight will make you be our servants! Right, Twilight?" Spike said, turning to Twilight.
Twilight glared at Spike again. "SPIKE!"
"What?! I want to be fed," Spike said.
IG-102 looked at Rarity. "Do you do fashion and help out with clothes?" he asked.
"Why, yes. I make clothes for the ponies and take care of my friends," Rarity told the IG-100 MagnaGuard.
"You're also the prettiest," Battle's Super stated.
Rarity blushed. "Why, thank you, Battle's Super. That was flattering."
Grievous stared at Fluttershy. Fluttershy stared back. Grievous didn't know what to say. Neither did Fluttershy.
Fluttershy is cute, but I dunno what to say to her. I don't want to say, "Oh Fluttershy, I love you!" and make her freak out. She could say "No Grievous, I don't return your feelings," or she could say "Yes, Grievous, I love you". I don't know what to do, Grievous thought.
Fluttershy looked at Grievous's faceplate. Grievous looks like an interesting cyborg General. He's half droid, half Kaleesh. A droid mentioned that he was enslaved. Poor Grievous. I do like him, though. I would to tell him "I love you, General Grievous!," but then he'll think about it. He could say "Yes Fluttershy, I love you too," or he could say "No Fluttershy, I don't return your feelings". What to do?!
Grievous and Fluttershy kept thinking about their thoughts on each other.
The End of Chapter 1.
