1 A Friend’s Secret

The alien next door Alien scout

A friend's secret HARRIS WALKER AND HIS FRIEND ZEKE were sprawled out on the floor of Harris's bedroom, reading comic books. Harris loved showing off his collection.

"Now this one is called Invaders From Beyond," Harris said. "It's about these aliens from another dimension who can travel through time and shoot power beams from their eyes that can blow up entire mountains."

Zeke looked at his friend and laughed. "You don't really believe all this stuff is true, do you?" he asked. Harris laughed, too. "Well, you can do some pretty amazing things, can't you?" he asked.

A lot had changed in the friendship between the two next-door neighbors since Zeke finally admitted the truth to Harris—Zeke was an alien from the planet Tragas! "Yeah, but not that amazing," said Zeke. "Traveling through time and blowing up mountains is a bit beyond my skills."

"Okay, so what can you actually do?" Harris asked. "I mean, I know you can float, you can project what you see in your head onto screens, and you can heat stuff up with your hands." "Let's see," Zeke said. "I can also move objects with my mind." The next page in the comic book page turned over all by itself, revealing a picture of an alien lifting an entire building with one hand.