Commander-Scientist Phyllosto and Lieutenant-Scientist Chordata had become disappointed.  On closer examination of their specie's planet of origin, the animals from which their species had been uplifted from not only weren't the dominant evolved species on the planet, but anything like them had not even become intelligent beyond the level of a normal animal.  There was also little point in trying to uplift the relatively tiny creatures as the world that Phyllosto and Chordata's race had built would be impossible to them to effectively navigate and therefore impossible for them maintain.  They would be forced to see if their genes were, or could be made, compatible with the planet's dominant sentient species.<br/><br/>The leaders of their planet had ruled out making diplomatic relations with this world.  It was decided by the higher ups, that should the situation be as their scientists now found themselves in, that their actions would be covert, at least to that world at large.  They would need to quietly obtain a specimen.<br/><br/>The ship was currently hidden from electronic and audio detection, and was keeping station in an undeveloped region of what the 'humans', what the planet's dominant race called itself in this particular geographical location, called 'New Mexico'.<br/><br/>Looking at the scanners the Scientists found that the humans typically clustered together, some in buildings and others in groups.  Then the scanner picked up an individual human.  The Scientists decided that they could retrieve it, hoping that it was a female, with minimal risk.  Silently, it moved into a position in visual range of the target.<br/><br/>Firstly, they illuminated target, then pulsed a short burst of energy at the it that was modulated to disrupt the use of the target's voluntary muscles for about fifteen human minutes, finally they gently grabbed the target with the tractor beam and moved it to the decontamination chamber.