The Truth.

“Tell you that you are half Dakruzarian.”

“Half what?”

“Dakruzarian, native to the planet Rumada.”

“Get out of my house!”

“Oh please, did you never wonder why you have three dotted birthmark on your wrist and your chest?” he smiled, “That is the symbol of the Dakruzar, every boy has them.”

“Its just a birthmark…”

“Oh really…” he grinned wider, “tell me about your mother.”

“I never knew her.”

“Pretty strange that your father wouldn’t tell you much about her wasn’t it? Didn’t have any family on her side did you?”

“Are you seriously claiming that you are an alien?”

“No, I am claiming that you are one too.”

“Please! You look an awful lot like a human to me.” Frank said in disbelief.

“You would be surprised how similar our evolution has been.” Tas noted.

Tas smiled and walked into the next room, he returned holding a silver briefcase. Laying it down on the coffee table, he opened it. A series of holograms and gadgets emerged. Frank went wide-eyed at what he saw; he had never seen such technology.

“Your mother was Dakruzar, we have already done the tests in our ship.”

“Ship?”

“Yes.” He said bluntly, taking out a series of small devices and laying them on the table. “Half-borns are not unheard of but a child born to a Dak mother is highly unusual.”

“My mother was an alien?”

“Yes sir, which makes you half alien.” He smiled, “We will offer you transport to Rumada but first your body must adjust.”

“Adjust?”

“Yes Franklin, adjust. You see, when Dakruzar boys come of age they are allowed to travel between planets, to travel between planets you body must be ready for the journey. So every boy receives his ‘Makmag’. However they usually receive it at 16 but 22 will suffice.” Tas explained, fiddling with some of his gadgets.

“I’m sorry, Makmag?” Frank asked, playing catch-up.

“There is no direct translation between our languages, but the best I can do is ‘Man Injection’” Tas laughed “We took the liberty of giving it to you on the ship.”

“You injected me?”

“Yes, we did. And if you needed proof that you aren’t all human, you would already be dead, the Makmag injection would kill you if you weren’t.” Tas began packing his gadgets again. “The unfortunate tests we did with human males proved that.”

“Alright this is too weird, please leave.”

“Of course,” Tas said politely and headed to the door, “Oh if you do want to keep in touch, press the button on the table.”

He pointed to a gadget still on the table, it was a black box with one round button on top.

Frank stared stunned as the man turned and closed the door behind him. What the fuck was that all about?