Lyla is a sci-fi and UFO fanatic. She firmly (and rightly) believes that extraterrestrials have been messing with terrestrial business for a long time, and wants a piece of the action. Lyla wears a UFO replica hat over her long golden locks; posters of various sci-fi shows cover her walls, and toys of aliens line her shelves. Lyla is quite the obsessee indeed.
Her greatest hopes were fulfilled when an alien invasion force prepared to invade the planet. Their Advance Scout shot the president of the United States, before being knocked out. Lyla happened to be in the crowd at the time, and somehow managed to get to the alien and escape with him before Secret Service could.
She brought the alien back to her home where she cared for him until he awoke. She explained to him who she was and that she wanted to help him.
The F.B.I. knocked on her door, looking for the alien, and she was forced to escape with the Alien Scout through a secret tunnel she’d built in her kitchen for just such an occasion. Fully aware that she was betraying her own species, Lyla helped the Alien Scout get past military forces and into a stealth bomber. Together, they bombed various cities in New Jersey, and flew off into the sunset. (Alien Invasion Series: "Evil Plans")