8 Neal and Company

CHAPTER Eight Neal and Company Clomp! Clomp! The Ninns tramped through the halls and out of the palace. Sparr went with them. "Eric!" Keeah ran back into the tower. "I was so scared when you didn't follow me." Eric nodded slowly. "I couldn't move," he said. "Sparr saw me, but… he let me go." Keeah's eyes widened. "Eric, we need to get back to the Guardians. Ro will disappear soon, and we'll disappear with it."

第八章尼尔和同伴们！重踏着走!Ninns穿过大厅，走出宫殿。 斯帕尔和他们一起去了。“埃里克!”基娅跑回塔楼。 “你没跟着我，我好害怕。” 埃里克慢慢地点了点头。“我动不了，”他说。 “斯帕尔看到了我，但……他让我走了。” 姬娅睁大了眼睛。“埃里克，我们得回去找守护者。 罗很快就会消失，我们也会随之消失。”

They rushed back to the Guardians' room. The Ninns had gone. Vasa and Bodo were free. "Neal and Julie have gone to see where Sparr is taking the diamonds," Vasa said quickly. "What did you find in the Tower?" Trembling, Keeah handed her paper to them. "Ah, the secrets of Droon's past," Bodo said. Vasa peered over his shoulder and began to translate what Keeah had written. "At the city of Plud, Lord Sparr nearly killed Queen Relna." "But, you see," Bodo went on, "the witch Demither put a curse on Relna. Instead of suffering death, the queen assumed an animal form." Keeah gasped. "An animal? Is it…" "Yes," Bodo said, squinting at the words. "A white bird. A falcon." "I knew it!" Keeah cried, jumping for joy. "That's why the falcon is always there! It's my mother following me, watching over us!" "But Demither told us the queen was in prison," Eric said. "True," Vasa went on. "Such a curse is a kind of prison. But now the queen needs your help if she is ever to be human again. Hers is a dangerous journey, filled with many trials."

他们冲回守卫者的房间。 小矮人已经走了。瓦萨和博多是自由的。 “尼尔和朱莉已经去看斯帕尔把钻石带到哪里去了，”瓦萨很快地说。 “你在伦敦塔里发现了什么？”基娅战战兢兢地把报纸递给他们。 “啊，德鲁恩过去的秘密。”波多说。 瓦萨回过头来，开始翻译基娅写的东西。 “在普拉德城，斯帕大人差点杀了蕾娜王后。” “但是，你知道，”波多接着说，“女巫狄米特对蕾尔娜下了咒。 女王没有死，而是变成了动物。” Keeah气喘吁吁地说。“一个动物?是……”“是的，”波多说，眯着眼睛看那些字。 “一只白色的鸟。猎鹰”。“我就知道！”基娅叫道，高兴得跳了起来。 “这就是为什么猎鹰总是在那儿！”是我妈妈在跟着我，看着我们！”“但狄米特告诉我们王后在监狱里，”埃里克说。 “没错，”瓦萨接着说。“这样的诅咒是一种监狱。 但现在女王需要你的帮助如果她想再次成为人类的话。 她的旅程充满了危险，充满了考验。”

Keeah wiped away a tear. "I will help her." "So will we," said Eric, smiling at the princess. Vasa turned to Eric, "And what did you discover?" Eric gulped as he handed the paper to Vasa. "Sparr saw me, but he just… walked away." Bodo glanced at Vasa, then peered through his spectacles at Eric. "And you have a question." Eric nodded. "Does what Quill writes have to happen? I mean, can the future be changed?" "We won't know that until the future becomes the present," said Bodo. Eric frowned. "But…" Suddenly, Julie and Neal rushed into the chamber. "The diamonds are being loaded into Sparr's airship!" Julie said breathlessly. "He looks like he's leaving the city." "And look at me," Neal said. "I'm getting way worse!" He held up his hands. They were both claws now. "Quickly, Neal, stand here," said Vasa, holding Eric's writing up to the light. Together with Keeah, the Guardians began to mumble strange words. "Timbo… limbo… kookimbo!" Poomff! A huge ball of smoke appeared in the chamber. A moment later, Neal walked out. He looked normal. He held up two normal hands. His sneakers were still ripped, but human toes were sticking out.

Keeah擦去了一滴眼泪。“我会帮助她的。” “我们也会的，”埃里克微笑着对公主说。 瓦萨转向埃里克，“你发现了什么？”埃里克把报纸递给瓦萨时咽了口气。 “斯帕尔看到了我，但他就……走开了。” 波多瞥了瓦萨一眼，然后透过眼镜看着埃里克。 “你有问题。” Eric点点头。“羽毛笔写的东西一定要发生吗？” 我的意思是，未来可以改变吗？”博多说：“只有未来变成现在，我们才会知道。” Eric皱起了眉头。“但是……”突然，朱莉和尼尔冲进了房间。 “钻石正装进斯帕尔的飞艇里！”朱莉上气不接下气地说。 “他看起来要离开这座城市了。” “看看我，”尼尔说。 “我变得更糟了！”他举起双手。 它们现在都是爪子了。“快点，尼尔，站在这里，”瓦萨说着，把埃里克写的东西举到灯光前。 守护者们和基娅一起，开始喃喃自语一些奇怪的话。 “Timbo……limbo……kookimbo!”Poomff !一个巨大的烟雾球出现在房间里。 过了一会儿，尼尔走了出去。 他看上去很正常。他举起两只正常的手。 他的运动鞋还是破的，但人的脚趾已经露了出来。

He broke into a smile. "Yes!" he cried. "I am back!" "Me, too!" cried another voice. Everyone turned to see a second Neal emerge from the smoke. "Uh-oh," said Keeah. Two Neals walked around the room. Twins! "Ah, yes," Vasa said. "This is a normal side effect of the spell. Only temporary. Don't worry." The first Neal smiled. "I always thought two Neals were better than one!" "Slap me five, brother!" said the second. Rrrrr! The walls began to shake. "Ro is turning invisible again," Bodo said. "Go. This way is quickest!" He pointed to a secret door in the chamber. "It leads to the square outside," Vasa added. "Good luck to you all! May you find your mother, Princess. And farewell to you, Neal." "Thanks!" said Neal. "Same here!" said the other. Eric, Keeah, Julie, and the two Neals rushed through the door and outside the palace. Clomp! Clomp! The square was crawling with Ninns. They were loading the diamonds into the cargo area of

他突然笑了起来。“是的！”他叫道。 “我回来了！”“我也是！”另一个声音叫道。 每个人都转过身来，看到第二个尼尔从烟雾中出现。 “哦哦，”基娅说。两个尼尔在房间里走来走去。 双胞胎!“啊，是的，”瓦萨说。 “这是咒语的正常副作用。 只是暂时的。别担心。” 第一个尼尔笑了。“我一直认为两个尼尔比一个好！”“打我五个耳光，兄弟！”第二个说。 Rrrrr !墙壁开始摇晃。 “罗又要隐形了，”波多说。 “去。这条路最快！”他指着房间里的一扇暗门。 “它通向外面的广场，”瓦萨补充说。 “祝大家好运！”愿你找到你的母亲，公主。 再见了，尼尔。” “谢谢！”尼尔说。“我也一样！”另一个说。 埃里克、基娅、朱莉和两个尼尔冲进门，跑出了宫殿。 重踏着走!重踏着走!广场上爬满了小精灵。 他们把钻石装进货区

Sparr's silver ship. "We've got to get those back!" Keeah said. "And I've got to find out why Sparr let me go," Eric whispered. "Does anybody have a plan?" Julie asked. "I've got a plan!" boomed a strange, loud voice from the shadows nearby. "How about we form a human wall and blast our way in!" "Wh-wh-who is that?" Keeah whispered. The shadows stirred and out stepped a large man with bright green armor. He had a helmet with horns on it. He carried two wooden clubs. "Whoa!" one Neal mumbled. "A Viking!" said the other. "No, that's my daddy!" Keeah exclaimed, running to the man and giving him a hug. She twirled around. "Meet my father—King Zello!"

斯帕尔的银船。“我们得把它们找回来！”Keeah说。 “我得找出斯帕尔为什么放我走，”埃里克低声说。 “有人有什么计划吗？”朱莉问。 “我有个计划！”一个奇怪的、响亮的声音从附近的阴影里传来。 “不如我们造一道人墙，炸开一条路进来吧！”“那——那——那是谁？”Keeah低声说。 影子动了一下，一个身披亮绿色盔甲的大个子走了出来。 他戴着一顶有角的头盔。 他带着两根木棍。 “哇！”尼尔咕哝道。“维京人！”另一个说。 “不，那是我爸爸！”Keeah喊道，跑向那个人，给了他一个拥抱。 她转过身来。“见见我的父亲——泽洛国王！”