In “Beyond Is situated the Wub”, the crew of the spaceship buys a “wub”, a large pig-like pet from a native martian to consume on the way home. The Wub actually is a sentient becoming capable of smart conversation, empathy, and perhaps telepathy and mind control. When a crew member converses with the amazing Wub, the captain makes a allergy and violent decision that could put the return mission in peril.