An hour later, they were all sitting around the dining room table. Edna and Christoff on one side and Jack and Shelly on the other. Crystal was sitting on the couch giggling at Spark. The symbiot was shifting into the animals that Crystal held up on her cell phone.
“Mom, watch this!” Crystal called out.
They all turned to watch as Spark turned into a unicorn with wings. Crystal’s delighted laughter filled the room when Spark leaned forward and brushed a long tongue up her cheek. Edna’s eyes softened at the flushed face of her granddaughter.
“So, you arrived yesterday from another world, Christoff,” Jack said with a strained smile. “It must have been a long trip.”
“No,” Christoff replied.
Jack swallowed and glanced at Edna. “Surely it must have taken years to get here? I believe I’ve r
