5 Moms and Dads

Five moms and dads. ZEKE JOINED HIS PARENTS in the living room. All three floated upside down in the air, up near the ceiling. "I'm not certain it was wise to show your friends all that Tragas technology," said Xad.

"You're the one who was so obvious when you inspected their clothes!" Quar said. "I think it's all okay," said Zeke. "Harris may still be a little suspicious, but he's the only one." "Well, just be careful, Zeke," said Xad. Zeke rolled his eyes. "It's fine, Xad."

Meanwhile at Harris's house, his parents wanted to hear all about his visit to Zeke's. "I hope you were nice to Zeke," said his mom. "Yeah, no more alien talk," added his dad. "No, no, we just played some games, that's all," said Harris. Games from another planet! he thought. Even if they were kind of fun...

"Did Zeke's parents tell you anything about Tragas?" asked his dad. "I'm still surprised no one has ever heard of it." "It's true. They're our new next- door neighbors, but we know so little about them," said his mom. Harris saw a familiar expression coming across his mom's face. Uh-oh, he thought.

"Why don't we invite Zeke and his parents here for dinner?" asked his mom. "What a great idea!" said his dad. Harris was shocked. The aliens... here?! Zeke is one thing, but the parents with their odd food and their strange questions? I can't believe Mom is serious!

"Roxy can come, too, "his mom added. Hmm, Harris thought. Maybe this isn't a bad thing after all. Maybe seeing Zeke and his parents doing weird stuff at my house, in front of my parents, will be the proof I need to get everyone to realize that Zeke really is an alien. "Sounds good, Mom," said Harris.