"It's my mom," Jon said, sounding astonished.
"What about her?" Karyn asked.
"She's an alien. An actual extra-terrestrial alien."
"What? That's impossible. How could she be an alien? I mean, if she were, then you'd be an alien too, right?" Karyn suddenly fell silent and backed away a bit. "You're not an alien, are you?"
"Of course not," Jon said. "Do you really think I'd be this surprised that my mom's an alien if I already was one?"
"I suppose not," Karyn said, her nervousness fading. "But how could she be an alien? I mean, she looks human ..."
"Well, according to what the stone told me ..."
