Chapter 1: Canterlot Is Not A Grievous Place
In Confederacy of Independent Systems space, a single Providence-class carrier/destroyer named the Invisible Hand was stationed there. Onboard the Providence-class ship, Kaleesh cyborg General Grievous, Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies, was on the Hand's Bridge alongside 17 OOM pilot battle droids and Neimoidian Captain Lushros Dofine viewing a massive hologram of Count Dooku.
"General, you have failed numerous times against Jedi Master Kenobi and Shaak Ti," Dooku explained to Grievous.
"I assure you Count, the Jedi have been testing my temper lately," Grievous explained.
"I don't care! You will be punished by going to school, Grievous! You will stay there until you have proven yourself worthy of rejoining the Separatist cause! Understood?"
"But, Count!" Grievous yelled back.
"No buts! You are, like the humans say, 'grounded'. Now go to this Canterlot High School on Earth. If you are somewhere else, San Hill will come and get you General. Lord Sidious wants more victories over the Republic," Dooku explained. "You have your orders! Dooku out!"
The Dooku hologram went out. Grievous growled and then faced Lushros Dofine. "Head to Earth! Find Canterlot High School!" the Kaleesh commanded his captain.
"Yes General! Engage the hyperdrive," Lushros commanded.
"Roger, roger," the first OOM pilot battle droid said.
The Invisible Hand entered hyperspace and headed to Earth.
Grievous was in his room getting his personal IG-100 MagnaGuards IG-101 and IG-102 ready.
"We have to go to this stinking school since the Count wants me to be 'worthy' of the Separatist cause!" Grievous yelled.
"Calm down, sir!" IG-101 said. "We'll assist you!"
"Going to school will be fun, General," IG-102 explained. "You'll meet new friends."
"I have no friends!" Grievous yelled.
"Just check out the school and make some friends!" IG-101 snapped at his General.
Grievous growled and he looked at the inside of his cape. He then saw his collection of lightsabers, the ones he'd stolen from fallen Jedi warriors, in one pocket. He then looked at his other pocket where he had his Samsung Galaxy S5. He pulled it out and looked up Canterlot High School. He saw the exterior of the school. He then chuckled. It looked too happy.
"This is nonsense. Count Dooku wants me to go to this school," Grievous told his IG-100s.
"How does it look?" IG-102 asked.
"It looks weak. But it could be a place for the Separatist to have," Grievous explained.
"Have?" IG-101 questioned Grievous's methods. "Why would we take over a high school?"
"Because we could use it as cover from the Republic. They wouldn't fire at innocent people would they?"
The two MagnaGuards looked at each other and then looked back at their General.
"No, sir," IG-101 explained.
"Then let's get ready to go! We have a school to go to!" Grievous told his IG-100s.
When the Hand arrived over Earth, Grievous's Sheathipede-class transport shuttle launched out of the hangar and headed down to Earth with 4 Droid Tri-Fighter escort. Grievous's shuttle landed infront of Canterlot High. The students looked at the massive Sheathipede.
"What's that?!" Cherry Crash yelled.
"I dunno!" Cloudy Kicks said.
Grievous, IG-101 and IG-102 exited the shuttle as the Tri-Fighters flew on patrol. Grievous looked at the Equestria Girls. They seemed weird looking. He then glanced over at a terrified Cherry Crash and Cloudy Kicks.
"Ahhhhh. Hello there," Grievous introduced. "Who are you?"
Scared of the Kaleesh cyborg, Cherry Crash hesitantly introduced herself. "I-I-I'm Cherry C-C-Crash. W-Who are you...w-w-weird alien?" she said.
Grievous coughed. "Weird alien? I am no weird alien. I'm General Grievous, leader of the Confederacy's Droid Armies. Take me to your principal. I need to sign up for classes," the Kaleesh explained.
"Uhh...s-she's inside the school," Cloudy Kicks told Grievous.
Grievous glanced around the school. He saw students going in and out of the doors. He then saw Rainbow Dash walking down the steps. He was amazed by her skills of holding a soccer ball on her head. He and his IG-100s walked over to RD. Rainbow Dash took the soccer ball of her head and looked at Grievous.
"Rainbow haired one, might I ask what's your name?" Grievous asked.
Rainbow Dash, freaked out by Grievous's cybernetics, stared at the seven foot cyborg with wide eyes.
"Uh...I-I'm Rainbow Dash, coach of all of Canterlot High's teams. And you're a weird alien, right?"
"Yes," Grievous coughed and then wheezed. "Take me to your female principal."
"Um, I can't just take an alien to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna," Rainbow explained. "They're getting ready for the Friendship Games."
"Friendship Games?! Is this really important?!" IG-101 asked.
"Yeah. It's when Canterlot High goes against Crystal Prep Academy," Rainbow said.
"Crystal Prep Academy?!" IG-102 asked. "Never heard of them!"
"Just take me to your principal. I want to be a student at this school!" Grievous demanded.
Judging by the Kaleesh's body, Rainbow didn't want test Grievous's temper and decided to follow his orders. She opened the door and the Separatists walked in. Grievous saw the school. He looked at the hallway. Several students were walking around. Rainbow faced the General.
"Follow me," Rainbow told Grievous. "I'll take you to Principal Celestia."
Grievous then laughed. He was amused by the name. "Principal Celestia?! That's a weird name."
"Um...okay...." Rainbow said, worried.
Rainbow, Grievous, IG-101, and IG-102 walked by several people. Various kids were terrified of Grievous's cybernetic body. Grievous looked at the kids. They had different color faces, hair, and eyes of course. Grievous, not paying attention looking at his surroundings, bumped into Fluttershy's locker. Grievous fell down on the floor, back first. His MagnaGuards, Rainbow, and Fluttershy looked at the hurt General.
"General, you okay?" IG-101 asked.
Grievous shook his head and looked at 2 long yellow legs. He looked at Fluttershy's green boots, to her yellow legs, to her light green skirt, to her tang top, and to her yellow, cute, and adorable face with pink hair. Her eyes were wide with shock as she looked at him.
"Sorry about that," Grievous apologized.
Fluttershy screamed and then took off running down the hall. She was scared of the Kaleesh's accent. Grievous, confused by Fluttershy's leaving, looked at RD.
"Why did she leave?" Grievous asked.
"Because she's terrified of you just like everyone else in this school," Rainbow Dash explained. "You are a monster."
Grievous glared at Rainbow Dash. "So, you think of me as a monster huh?!" he asked Rainbow, his tone threatening.
"Well, yeah. You're a big hunchback creature with a hacking cough and an intimidating accent," Rainbow rudely explained Grievous's traits.
Still glaring at Rainbow Dash, Grievous got up from the floor. He then grabbed a green lightsaber and ignited it.
"I'm not a monster!" Grievous yelled.
He then ran over to Rainbow Dash and cut her left arm off. Blood flew everywhere and some landed on Grievous's face. Rainbow looked at her arm on the floor and then she then screamed in pain. Grievous wiped the blood off of his faceplate.
"Ghhh...W-What was that for?!" she yelled.
"I'm not a monster! I don't like the way you call my Kaleesh accent 'intimidating'!" Grievous yelled. "That was a warning. Never call me a monster and make fun of my accent again, and you will not suffer."
Grievous then turned off his lightsaber and walked away from the bleeding Rainbow Dash. IG-101 and IG-102 looked at Rainbow Dash's arm and then looked back at the walking away General.
"Sorry for our General's actions. He's had rough times, but here's a replacement arm," IG-102 said.
He pulled out a spare MagnaGuard arm and then tried to put it on Rainbow. IG-101 walked away to catch up with the General.
Grievous looked around the entire school for Fluttershy. He wanted to talk to her and explain himself.
"I need to find that yellow girl. She needs to know I'm not a monster!" Grievous said to himself.
As he was walking, he then met Rarity. Grievous's eyes lit up. He'd never seen someone that beautiful in a long time.
"Hello, there," Grievous said, in a flirty tone. "Who are you?"
Rarity's eyes widened. Scared by the cyborg's body, she slightly waved to Grievous. "I-I'm....Rarity," she introduced.
"You're beautiful for a high school student," Grievous complimented.
"Why, thank you. And who might you be?" Rarity questioned the Kaleesh.
Grievous coughed. "I'm General Grievous, but you can call me Grievie," Grievous said.
"Um...okay, Grievie. Are you applying to Canterlot High?" she asked.
Grievous realized something: he couldn't flirt with a high school student, even if he thought she was pretty. Grievous snapped out of it and then focused on finding Fluttershy.
"Yes. I need to also find a yellow girl with pink pretty hair. Have you seen her?" Grievous asked.
"You mean, Fluttershy? Yes. I've seen her. She just walked into the cafeteria," Rarity told Grievous.
"Thank you, Rarity. I will always come back for you when needed," Grievous told Rarity.
"Um...thank you, Grievie."
Grievous then walked away from Rarity and tried looking for the the cafeteria. IG-101 ran towards Rarity.
"Hey, have you seen Grievous?" IG-101 asked Rarity.
"Yes. He told me to call him Grievie," Rarity thought on this aloud. "Anyway, he's headed towards the cafeteria."
"Thanks!" IG-101 told Rarity and started running down the hallways again.
Inside the cafeteria, Fluttershy was sitting at one of the table by herself, thinking about how "terrifying" Grievous was. Thankfully, lunch hadn't started yet, so she didn't have to worry about a lot of prodding from her friends.
The doors to the cafeteria slammed open. Grievous waked inside the room and saw Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy!" Grievous yelled.
Fluttershy looked up and saw Grievous. She screamed and then tried to run again.
"WAIT!" Grievous said.
Grievous ran and followed Fluttershy. Fluttershy almost made it out of the cafeteria, but Grievous shot his grappling hook and it wrapped around Fluttershy's hand. It stopped her.
"Huh?! HELP! I'M BEING CAPTURED BY THE MONSTER!" Fluttershy screamed.
Grievous walked over to Fluttershy. He released the hook from her and looked at her. "Why did you think I was going to hurt you?" he asked.
"You're a monster. Monsters hurt people!" Fluttershy said.
"I'm not a monster. Don't be afraid, Grievous is here to save the day!" Grievous said. He then chuckled, amused by his joke. "I wanted to tell you this so we won't set off in wrong terms like Rainbow and I did earlier."
"You and Rainbow didn't get along?" Fluttershy asked.
"No. I cut her arm off in rage. I need to control my temper..." the Kaleesh said, reflecting on Dooku's words.
Fluttershy gasped in horror, scared of Grievous's actions. She was furious as well. "You! That was mean and very cruel!"
Grievous, upset at Fluttershy yelling at him, looked at her and put his hands behind his back, worried. "Look, I'm sorry. But Fluttershy, I want you to help control my temper so that won't happen again," Grievous explained.
Fluttershy calmed down and faced the cyborg.
"Oh, alright. Even if you cut off Rainbow's arm, I'll forgive you. You really need someone to calm you down," Fluttershy explained putting her hand on the table. "Sorry if I called you a monster. I didn't know who you were. I'll help calm your anger down for this school. Okay?"
Grievous growled. Controlling his temper would take a while, but he knew it was for the greater good.
"As you wish, Mistress Fluttershy," Grievous said formerly.
"Mistress Fluttershy?" she repeated, confused.
"You are my new mentor in helping me control my anger, right?" Grievous asked.
"Well...yes...but you don't need to call me 'Mistress Fluttershy'," she said.
"Oh. Okay, Fluttershy, we can learn to be calmer but I must get to Principal Celestia," Grievous told her.
"I'll take you to her," she said.
"Very well," Grievous responded, before coughing.
The two walked out of the cafeteria and headed to talk to Principal Celestia.
To be continued...
