His Mom's Secret: She's an Alien!

"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 ..."