History:
A large spaceborne life-form discovered by the Enterprise-D near the Alpha Omicron system in 2367. The craeture was composed of an energy field surrounded by a shell of silicates, actinides, and carbonaceaous chondrites. Enterprise-D personnel had been responsible for the accidental death of Junior's mother, just prior to Junior's birth. Accordingly, Dr. Crusher devised a technique to use the ship's phasers to perform a cesarean section on the mother's body, allowing Junior to live. Shortly after the delivery, the creature physically attached itself to ship's hull, absorbing power directly from ship's systems. Geordi La Forge, with help from visiting engineer Leath Brahms, was able to modify the ship's internal power frequencies to effectively "sour the milk," thereby weaning the child. Junior was last seen, along with other members of its species, in the asteroid belt near Alpha Omicron system.
TNG "Galaxy's Child"
According to Captain Picard, the appellation "Junior" was not to be the creature's official name, but it seems to have stuck.
Star Trek Encyclopedia II
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Junior's Mother
