The Lucky Penny

[Zapp]

The arm/tentacle/appendage flopped back inside the crate, the entire thing going limp. Slowly, fear turned to fascination and curiosity, and Sydney crept forward to peer over the edge at the creature. It looked so ugly, yet so cute at the same time. Some sort of maternal instinct took over, and the Junker picked up the Nomad in both arms and carried it to the medical station, more an alcove stocked with some meager pharmaceutical supplies and a bed than anything else. She laid it out on the bed, but didn't know what to do. Human drugs surely wouldn't work on an alien, right? The anatomy and physiology is completely different.

So all Sydney could do was scrape up a chair and wait, though she didn't wait terribly long. Soon a beeping sounded throughout the ship, signaling that they were nearing Rochester, and at that she had to abandon her guest for the time being. Careful to close and seal the door, Sydney headed for the cockpit and prepared to transmit a docking request, also planning to pawn off the equipment in that one crate while wondering what goodies the other two held...