New Arrival

"What is that?" The disgusted, flanged voice was distinctly Turian.

"I don't know." Someone else answered. "Looks like an Asari… But deformed?"

"What's that on its head? Is that fur?" The third voice was full of curiosity.

Garrus Vakarian stopped to listen to the voices when he noticed a group of citizens crowded around something. He had been ordered to patrol the docks for his shift that cycle. Curiosity overtaking him, the officer made his way over to the crowd.

The Turian noticed him first.

"Officer." The Turian greeted and respectfully nodded to him. He had orange colony markings with light colored plates. He stepped out of his way so Garrus could see firsthand what all the commotion was about. The C-Sec officer's eyes widened at what saw lying on the ground.

It was an unconscious alien. One that he had never seen before. The voice from before was right, this creature did look like an Asari. It had five fingers, chest bumps, and the same general body shape. But this alien was a different color and had some type of fur growing on its head and even above its eyes.

The alien was lying on its back, its clothing covered in red, likely its blood. The only other species that had red blood were Quarians and Batarians, Garrus remembered. Now that he thought of it, didn't Quarians also have fur that grew on the tops of their heads? It wasn't common knowledge as most everyone never saw a Quarian outside their suits.

Shaking off his wandering mind, Garrus focused back on the alien. Thankfully he could see that it was alive. Its chest rising and falling in slow, deep breaths. Garrus wasn't sure on the extent of its injuries but he knew getting it some help would be the best course of action.

"Did anyone think to call for some medical aid, or have you all lost your wits gawking at the alien?" Garrus growled.

"Uh… Sorry officer. We were just surprised and... I don't think anyone made a call..." An Asari admitted haltingly.

"Clear the area but stay nearby. I'll need to ask you some questions as to what happened here." Garrus commanded. The crowd began to disperse at his order, shooting looks at the alien as they left. Most didn't go too far, wanting to see what would happen next.

"Officer Vakarian here. We have a situation down at the docks. I found an unidentified species of alien but it's wounded and unconscious. Requesting a medic and immediate backup."

"Understood Vakarian. I'll be there with help. ETA five minutes." The voice of his boss crackled in his ear.

Garrus kneeled down beside the alien and pulled out a small bag of medical supplies. He checked its body for for wounds, finding many. The Turian opened the bag and tried to bandage the worst of the inuries. He wanted to make sure she would not bleed out before she could get some help. There was what looked to be a bullet wound on her side but it seemed to have been treated already and then hastily bandaged by some material ripped from her shirt.

As he finished bandaging what he could, Executor Pallin arrived.

His superior quickly took control of the situation, getting the alien on a stretcher and on its way to the nearest hospital. Several Salarian and Asari nurses went with the alien.

Pallin then ordered Garrus to get the witness reports.

"Did you see how the alien came to be here?" Garrus asked one of the citizens from crowd. It was an Asari, but not the same one he had spoken to.

"Yes, actually! My sister and I were passing by when we saw a damaged ship docked over here. Some Krogan and a Turian came out of it. They looked like mercenaries to me. They were carrying something out but when they saw us they just dropped it and ran back to their ship. It left almost immediately after that."

"So they just dropped off the alien and left?"

"Yes. It was very odd. We were too afraid to get close but then we realized the alien wasn't moving. You arrived a few minutes after we finally got the courage to get closer." The Asari replied. "It's so exciting though isn't it? The alien is the first of a whole new species. What do you think they're like?"

"We'll soon see." Garrus hoped this new species wasn't like the Yahg, or even the Batarians.

When questioned, the other witnesses said the same thing to Garrus. It was strange that the Krogans and Turian just left the alien here. They could have probably made a lot of money from it.

"Vakarian!" Pallin's voice stopped him before he could go back into his office.

"Sir?"

"You're going to be on guard duty tonight. You found the alien and we want as few people as possible to know about this."

"Understood, sir." Garrus responded respectfully but he was a little disappointed. There were a few other cases he needed to work on and had been hoping to get back into them now. Babysitting a potentially hostile new species wasn't something he really wanted to do for the rest of his shift. But he didn't really have a choice.

Officer Vakarian sat beside the alien in the hospital room. He found himself bored. Nothing had happened for hours and the alien had been asleep the entire time.

The salarians examining the alien had revealed that she was female and levo amino based. She had passed out due to blood loss and they had to replenish the fluids in her body. She would heal fine, though with some scars. They had decided to give her a sedative and said she would sleep for the rest of the night.

The female made a sound and Garrus snapped his eyes back to her. She tried to move her arms but her hands had been cuffed above her head. Until they knew how her species reacted to them, it was risky to allow her to move freely.

The alien's eyes remained closed, so she must have been having a nightmare of sorts. Garrus watched as her breathing began to quicken. She was clenching her hands into fists. She made another sound and Garrus noticed a thin stream of red coming from her palms. She must have cut herself.

Garrus hesitated, thinking maybe he should call a doctor. However, instead of doing that, he stood up and neared the bed. The alien struggled in her sleep and her eyes snapped open. Garrus stood stock still in shock. He wasn't sure how she would react. She blinked a few times but her eyes remained unfocused. Slowly they closed once more without noticing him. Through this, her hands remained clenched.

Gently, the Turian grasped her hands in his talons and tried to force her hands to release. When they did not, he tried to do it much for gently. That seemed to do it. The female sighed and went still. She didn't do anything else so Garrus backed off.

The Turian returned to his seat, thinking the alien was very soft.

His shift almost done, Garrus turned around from facing the door to find the alien staring at him. She was awake, aware. The Turian stiffened. The female opened her mouth and said something. Garrus tilted his head curiously, her voice and language strange to him. She sighed then, letting her head flop back onto the bed. She said something again. He guessed she could tell he did not understand her.

He was thankful she had not screamed, yet. He understood that her situation would be terrifying. His kind were not the most friendly looking aliens in the galaxy. An Asari would have likely been the best choice for guard duty, he thought.

Garrus slowly got up, leaving his gun by his seat. He should call the doctor but he was intrigued. He would be forced to leave once the doctors came so this might be his only chance to interact with the new species.

The Turian neared the bed carefully. He did not want to startle the female. He knew she could not understand him but he felt more comfortable when he spoke.

"Are you alright?" Unsurprisingly, she looked blankly at him. He slowly raised his hands and then gestured to her abdomen, where she had been shot. She looked at where he was pointing and shifted her body a bit. He saw her wince. Ah, so she was still sore.

The alien pulled against her bonds, making him shift his attention to her hands.

"No. I can't take them off." Garrus slowly moved his hands and tapped the cuffs, letting them be. She seemed to understand this but did not grow angry as he thought she might. The female seemed to be taking this situation in stride. That was good. Maybe once the rest of her species was found they would not turn out to so bad, after all.

The alien sighed and closed her eyes. She opened them again and said something once more, but to no one in particular. Judging by Asari expressions, the alien looked almost exasperated.

Noticing her hair again, Garrus had the urge to touch it. It looked interesting. He wondered if the alien would mind him doing that. It couldn't hurt to ask, right?

"Uh… Hey." Garrus spoke up. He pointed at her head. "Can I touch this?"

The female frowned, trying to figure out what he wanted. Garrus cautiously moved his hand towards her and gently raked his talons through the fur. It was an interesting experience and not unpleasant.

The alien looked confused but then she smiled. Then she laughed. It was odd how similar her expressions were to the Asari. Maybe they had a common ancestor at one point?

Garrus sheepishly moved his hand back. The female, still smiling, shifted around, trying to get more comfortable.

The Turian waited another few minutes before alerting a staff member that the female was awake.

A review pointed out that humans created medi-gel, oops! I changed it now. Thank you SaintMichael95!