Ethan sat on the terrace, the strange metal piece – the tracker, he instinctively felt – cool against his palm. Its intricate carvings, once just curious lines, now seemed to pulse with a faint inner energy. He'd spent hours turning it over, a silent conversation with its unknown origins. Today, while idly fiddling with a small protrusion on its side, a soft click echoed in the quiet afternoon air.
The metal piece shifted. Its form elongated, segments unfolding and locking into place with a soft hiss, morphing into a sleek, silver wristband that instinctively wrapped around his wrist. A faint blue light pulsed from its surface. Ethan stared, wide-eyed, a thrill of discovery coursing through him. He had activated something.
Just then, a streak of light tore across the sky, moving with impossible speed. It descended rapidly, disappearing beyond the treeline bordering their property. Curiosity, a constant companion in his isolated life, overwhelmed his caution. He had to know what it was.
Slipping out of the house unnoticed, Ethan, in his physically teenage form, moved with an agility that belied his two years. He reached the edge of the woods just as two figures emerged from the trees. They were unlike anything he had ever seen, their forms slender, their skin a soft, shimmering violet, their eyes large and luminous. They moved with an effortless grace, seemingly unconcerned by their surroundings.
"Hey!" Ethan called out, his voice still carrying a hint of youthful uncertainty despite its deeper register.
The two figures stopped, turning towards him with identical expressions of mild surprise. The taller of the two, whose skin had faint, swirling patterns of a darker violet, tilted his head. "Are you… addressing us, earthling?"
His twin, slightly shorter with sharper facial features, took a step forward. "Indeed. It seems you possess a rather… acute perception." He then produced a small, intricate device, pointing it at Ethan. The device hummed softly. "Yes," the shorter alien continued, his luminous eyes widening slightly. "Remarkable. His neutrino content is overflowing… just like Father's."
Ethan's brow furrowed, his mind racing to catch up. "Umm… what's going on?"
The taller alien stepped closer, his gaze intense. "Tell me, human. Do you happen to know my father? He is also… an alien like me