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Arthur looks puzzled and turns to <strong>Anza</strong>, "Two worlds?<br />
Do you know about this?"<br />
"Sort of."<br />
Metoo jumps up and down, "Tell them, tell them."<br />
Nous looks at the raccoon and then the kids, "I am the<br />
keeper of planetary balance. I am the Equilibrium."<br />
The kids look quizzically at each other.<br />
"Your planet has received a person and some objects<br />
that belong on your parallel planet."<br />
Andrew begins to interrupt, but Nous makes an ethereal<br />
gesture, which magically silences him.<br />
Nous continues, "There is another planet called Theia,<br />
which is on the other side of the Sun where you cannot<br />
see it. It is like your Earth; <strong>Anza</strong> can tell you more about<br />
Theia another time."<br />
Nous studies the kids' faces, "For now all you need to<br />
know is that a horse with a white saddle and a special<br />
crest was turned into a statue, and a stable boy was<br />
turned into a raven. They were sent to Earth from Theia,<br />
which caused the planets to be out of balance."<br />
The kids look at Nous and each other in bewilderment.<br />
"These objects must be returned before the next February<br />
twenty-ninth or there will be chaos." Nous hesitates<br />
and slowly scans the faces of the puzzled kids, "<strong>Anza</strong> will<br />
need your help to return these items back to their rightful<br />
place in the universe. Think about what I have said. I will<br />
return to the Path of Knowledge when the Chosen One,"<br />
looking at <strong>Anza</strong>, "summons me."<br />
With a gesture, the Stellar Bubble Craft appears in the<br />
sky, swoops in, and stops short of the kids hovering near<br />
Nous. The outer shell doorway opens discharging its silvery