Karyn Is An Alien

When Jon opened his eyes, he saw ... Karyn? "Karyn, what are *you* doing here? I wished for an alien, not *you*." Karyn looked like she had been caught. Then she said "Jon, I *am* an alien." "What?!" "I'm sorry that I've had to lie to you all these years, but I wasn't sure if I could tell you the truth. I wasn't sure how you'd react. But I guess the cat's out of the bag. You know the truth now." "Are you saying that you came from another planet before I knew you?" "Sort of." She sat down. "My family is from a planet fifty light-years from here. When we came to this planet, we ... well ... replaced three humans. A man, a woman, and their daughter." "Are you saying that you *possessed* them?" "Yes. That's what I'm saying." "Let Karyn go, whatever you are," Jon demanded. She stood up and pointed to herself. "*I'm* Karyn, Jon. *I'm* the one that you became best friends with. If I left this body, the girl I'm in wouldn't even *know* you. She wouldn't have any memories of the last ten years." His best friend was an alien? Jon wasn't sure how to take this. After a long pause, Jon asked "Why did you come to this planet?" "I've been waiting a long time to tell you this," Karyn said, sitting back down. "It all started back on my home planet when ..."