Surprise me

"Alright, you should receive a 'package' in about 72 hours.'

--- 72 hours later ---

After a routine trip to the grocery store you return home, pushing the button to open the garage door. As you pull in you are surprised to spot an empty shipping crate, leading you to believe Gwen has not only arrived but is active. Having been gone for over an hour though and not knowing how long she has been active you're afraid she could be anywhere within a few miles or further if she hitchhiked.

All such thoughts fade away when you catch a soft pale hand sticking out from behind your garbage barrels.

"You can come out now, whoever you are." You mutter gently, trying not to provoke her as you get out of your car and close both the car door and the garage door.

"Is it... gone?" A timid feminine voice asks from behind the barrels.

"Is what gone?" You ask, confused.

"The creature. You didn't see it? I thought I could take it down but nothing I did was of any use. It chased me and I hid in here from it. Is it gone?" The anxious voice asks.

You figure she must have been programed to believe she was on the losing end of an alien battle when she awoken, a not so terrible way to be introduced to Gwen. If nothing else you could run with it.

"Oh that thing? Yeah, it's gone. I took care of it. I almost broke a sweat but I don't think it will be coming back any time soon."

"Really?" Gwen asks, a bit surprised. Cautiously she sticks her head out from behind the barrels, "You took care of it all by yourself? That's amazing."