Changes: Junior (spaceborne lifeform)

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"Sir. Is the appellation 'Junior' to be the lifeform's official name?"

"No, it is not!"

- Data and Picard (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

The creature known only as Junior was a member of a spaceborne species, existing entirely in the vacuum of space. In 2367, the crew of the USS Enterprise-D first discovered one such solitary creature orbiting the seventh planet of the previously uncharted Alpha Omicron system. The creature's mother was inadvertently killed when minimal-powered phasers were used in self-defense against the creature's aggressiveness.

The reason for the aggressiveness was discovered when scans by Lieutenant Commander Data soon revealed that another distinct energy signature was present within the dead creature. It was about to give birth, and had understandably attacked the encroaching Enterprise as any mother would. Dr. Beverly Crusher was able to use the ship's phasers once again to perform a Caesarean section, removing the newborn from its parent using a thin beam at 3% power. Once free, the newborn immediately imprinted on the Enterprise as its mother, and attached itself to the secondary hull, where it began feeding on power from the fusion generators.

Junior attached — "Junior" attached to the *Enterprise*.

Soon dubbed Junior, it began a steady drain of the ship's energy, which could not be allowed to continue without endangering the ship's life support systems. The crew extrapolated the parent's original course, leading them to a nearby asteroid belt. There, three additional full-grown creatures came out to meet the ship in response to radio emissions from the newborn. The asteroids contained meklinite, a substance which interferes with ships' sensor scans and may explain why the creatures were not previously detected. The asteroids also contained quantities of kefnium, which also comprised an element of the creatures' outer shells and may have been a significant part of their diet.

The crew of the Enterprise was able to remove the newborn from the hull (and "wean" it from its "nursing") by altering their engines' energy signatures to a different wavelength from the space-normal background radiation band of 21 centimeters (in other words, "souring" Junior's milk). As it left its surrogate mother, the other entities welcomed the newborn into their midst, and they all proceeded back into the asteroid field together. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

The studio model was built by Tony Meininger with painted fiber glass. The CGI model was created by Rhythm & Hues.

Star Trek Online identifies Junior's species as Gekli, which inhabit fluidic space and are used as organic spacecraft by cultures preyed upon by the Undine.

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+[[File:Junior is born.jpg|thumb|The birth of Junior]]
-:"''Sir. Is the appellation 'Junior' to be the [[lifeform|lifeform's]] official name?''"<br />
+:"''Sir. Is the appellation 'Junior' to be the [[lifeform]]'s official name?''"<br />
 :"''No, it is not!''"
-:: - '''[[Data]]''' and '''[[Picard]]''' ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
+:: - '''[[Data]]''' and '''[[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]''' ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
+The creature known only as '''Junior''' was a member of a  [[spaceborne species]], existing entirely in the vacuum of [[space]].  In [[2367]], the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} first discovered [[Junior's mother|one such solitary creature]] orbiting the [[seventh planets|seventh]] [[planet]] of the previously uncharted [[Alpha Omicron system]]. The creature's mother was inadvertently killed when minimal-powered phasers were used in self-defense against the creature's aggressiveness.
-[[Image:Junior is born.jpg|thumb|The birth of '''Junior'''.]]
-The creature known only as '''Junior''' is a member of a  [[spaceborne species]], existing entirely in the vacuum of space.  In [[2367]] the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise-D]] first discovered one such solitary creature orbiting the seventh planet of the previously uncharted [[Alpha Omicron system]], where it had inadvertently revealed its presence by emitting an asymmetrical field of intense energy, with unknown radiation signatures.  The creature appeared very streamlined, likening it to a space-going whale or fish, with a tapered body, grayish skin and an orange fringe.  It possessed no obvious eyes or other sensory organs.  Its physical structure was a mass of plasma energy contained within discrete boundaries by an outer covering, or “shell”, of silicates, actinides, and carbonaceous chondrites; however, the starship’s sensors had difficulty further penetrating the interior.  The creature was slightly smaller than a {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} [[starship]], and appeared to communicate through radio transmissions.
+The reason for the aggressiveness was discovered when scans by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] soon revealed that another distinct energy signature was present within the dead creature.  It was about to give birth, and had understandably attacked the encroaching ''Enterprise'' as any mother would.  [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]] was able to use the ship's phasers once again to perform a [[Caesarean section]], removing the newborn from its parent using a thin beam at 3% power.  Once free, the newborn immediately imprinted on the ''Enterprise'' as its mother, and attached itself to the [[secondary hull]], where it began feeding on power from the [[fusion generator]]s.
-When the ''Enterprise'' approached for a closer examination, the creature glowed bright green, then emitted a field of electrical discharges, holding the ship in an energy dampening field.  Radiation levels aboard the ship suddenly began to rise to lethal levels.  ''Enterprise'' returned fire in self defense, but even phasers only set to minimum power proved to be very injurious to the creature’s energy patterns.  With only a single phaser strike, the creature was shortly dead.
+[[File:Junior attached.jpg|thumb|left|"Junior" attached to the ''Enterprise''.]]
-Continued scans by Lieutenant Commander Data soon revealed that another distinct energy signature was present within the dead creature.  It was about to give birth, and had understandably attacked the encroaching ''Enterprise'' as any mother would.  Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]] was able to use the ship’s phasers once again to conduct a Cesarean section, removing the newborn from its parent using a thin beam at 3% power.  Once free, the newborn immediately imprinted on the ''Enterprise'' as its mother, and attached itself to the secondary hull, where it began feeding on power from the fusion generators.
+Soon dubbed Junior, it began a steady drain of the ship's energy, which could not be allowed to continue without endangering the ship's [[life support system]]s.  The crew extrapolated the parent's original course, leading them to a nearby [[asteroid belt]].  There, three additional full-grown creatures came out to meet the ship in response to radio emissions from the newborn.  The [[asteroid]]s contained [[meklinite]], a substance which interferes with ships' sensor scans and may explain why the creatures were not previously detected.  The asteroids also contained quantities of [[kefnium]], which also comprised an element of the creatures' outer shells and may have been a significant part of their diet.
-Soon dubbed Junior, it began a steady drain of the ship’s energy, which could not be allowed to continue without endangering the ship’s life support systems.  The crew extrapolated the parent’s original course, leading them to a nearby asteroid belt.  There, three additional full-grown creatures came out to meet the ship in response to radio emissions from the newborn.  The asteroids contained [[meklinite]], a substance which interferes with ships’ sensor scans and may explain why the creatures were not previously detected.  The asteroids also contained quantities of [[kefnium]], which also comprised an element of the creatures’ outer shells and may have been a significant part of their diet.
-The crew of the ''Enterprise'' was able to remove the newborn from the hull (and “wean” it from its “nursing”) by altering their engines’ energy signatures to a different wavelength from the space-normal background radiation band of 21cm (in other words, “souring” Junior’s milk).  As it left its surrogate mother, the other entities welcomed the newborn into their midst, and they all proceeded back into the asteroid field together.  ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}}).
+The crew of the ''Enterprise'' was able to remove the newborn from the hull (and "wean" it from its "nursing") by altering their engines' energy signatures to a different wavelength from the space-normal background radiation band of 21 centimeters (in other words, "souring" Junior's milk).  As it left its surrogate mother, the other entities welcomed the newborn into their midst, and they all proceeded back into the asteroid field together. ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
+{{bginfo|The [[studio model]] was built by [[Tony Meininger]] with painted fiber glass. The [[CGI]] model was created by [[Rhythm & Hues]].|''[[Star Trek Online]]'' identifies Junior's species as Gekli, which inhabit [[fluidic space]] and are used as organic spacecraft by cultures preyed upon by the [[Species_8472|Undine]].}}
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