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Their tiny stowaway woke up from her shock-induced nap a few minutes after they went to Warp and immediately panicked, flailing about in her seat, attempting to escape, before realizing that Nico had locked her in with an electronic lock and not a physical latch. 

She noticed Max before she tried to pick the lock, though, and began to apologize immediately. 

"Commander Keres. I'm really sorry, I am. I just heard that there was a new ship design in the bay, and everyone was busy today on other projects, and there shouldn't have been anyone here, and I didn't know that you were coming to inspect it." She blurted out in one extended breath. 

"Inspect it? We're halfway across the Alliance Galaxies right now on a research mission. Don't worry, we told your mother that we have you in custody, so she won't worry that you've gone missing for the next week." He informed the little girl, who promptly passed out again.